Jether in the Bible
Meaning: he that excels
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Jether » An ishmaelite who married david's sister
Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah [my sister] did to me, and what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner and to Amasa the son of Jether, [both of] whom he murdered; avenging the blood of war in [a time of] peace. And he put the [innocent] blood of war [of Abner and Amasa] on his belt that was around his waist, and on his sandals on his feet.
The Lord will return his bloody deeds upon his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and honorable than he and killed them with the sword, without my father David knowing: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
Abigail gave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
Jether » An ishmaelite who married david's sister » Called » Ithra
Absalom put Amasa in command of the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Israelite, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash, [the half sister of David and] the sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
Jether » Chief » Asher
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
Jether » A son of ezra
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bithia daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took: she conceived and gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
Jether » A son of jada
The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died childless.
Jether » Son of gideon, "was afraid" to kill the midianite kings
So [to humiliate them] Gideon said to Jether his firstborn, “Stand up, and kill them!” But the youth did not draw his sword, because he was afraid, for he was still [just] a boy.