en_tw/bible/names/jotham.md

# Jotham #

## Definition: ##

In the Old Testament, there were three men with the name Jotham.

* One man named Jotham was the youngest son of Gideon. Jotham helped defeat his older brother Abimelech, who had killed all the rest of their brothers.
* Another man named Jotham was a king over Judah for sixteen years following the death of his father Uzziah (Azariah).
* Like his father, King Jotham obeyed God and was a good king.
* However, by not removing the places of idol worship he caused the people of Judah to later turn away from God again.
* Jotham is also one of the ancestors listed in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the book of Matthew.

(See also: [Abimelech](../names/abimelech.md), [Ahaz](../names/ahaz.md), [Gideon](../names/gideon.md), [Uzziah](../names/uzziah.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [2 Chronicles 26:21](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/26/21)
* [2 Kings 15:05](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/15/05)
* [Isaiah 01:1](rc://en/tn/help/isa/01/1)
* [Judges 09:5-6](rc://en/tn/help/jdg/09/05)

## Word Data: ##

* Strong's: H3147
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			`## Definition: ##`

			`In the Old Testament, there were three men with the name Jotham.`

			`* One man named Jotham was the youngest son of Gideon. Jotham helped defeat his older brother Abimelech, who had killed all the rest of their brothers.`
			`* Another man named Jotham was a king over Judah for sixteen years following the death of his father Uzziah (Azariah).`
			`* Like his father, King Jotham obeyed God and was a good king.`
			`* However, by not removing the places of idol worship he caused the people of Judah to later turn away from God again.`
			`* Jotham is also one of the ancestors listed in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the book of Matthew.`

Relinked proper names to proper directory. 2017-08-30 17:24:31 +00:00			`(See also: [Abimelech](../names/abimelech.md), [Ahaz](../names/ahaz.md), [Gideon](../names/gideon.md), [Uzziah](../names/uzziah.md))`
Plural, past tense, special forms: moved names to new directory 2017-08-29 15:53:09 +00:00
			`## Bible References: ##`

Correct handling of book names starting with numeral 2018-05-04 22:54:13 +00:00			`* [2 Chronicles 26:21](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/26/21)`
Re-do update to tW for tN verse-specific links 2018-05-07 17:06:47 +00:00			`* [2 Kings 15:05](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/15/05)`
Updates for real searches of terms from file headers 2018-05-08 08:53:16 +00:00			`* [Isaiah 01:1](rc://en/tn/help/isa/01/1)`
Re-do update to tW for tN verse-specific links 2018-05-07 17:06:47 +00:00			`* [Judges 09:5-6](rc://en/tn/help/jdg/09/05)`
Plural, past tense, special forms: moved names to new directory 2017-08-29 15:53:09 +00:00
Fixed atx header spacing 2017-11-29 19:05:45 +00:00			`## Word Data: ##`
Plural, past tense, special forms: moved names to new directory 2017-08-29 15:53:09 +00:00
			`* Strong's: H3147`