Jether in the Bible
Meaning: he that excels
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Jether » An ishmaelite who married david's sister
"Moreover, you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me when he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner son of Ner and to Amasa son of Jether, and he murdered them and put the blood of war in [a time of] peace. He put the blood of war on the leather belt that was on his waist and on the sandals which were on his feet.
Yahweh will return his blood on his head, because he fell upon two men, more righteous and better than he, and he killed them with the sword, even though my father did not know it; [namely] Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
And Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa [was] Jether the Ishmaelite.
Jether » An ishmaelite who married david's sister » Called » Ithra
Absalom had appointed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. Now Amasa [was] the son of a man whose name [was] Ithra the Israelite, {who had married} Abigail the daughter of Nahash the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.
Jether » Chief » Asher
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.
Jether » A son of ezra
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And she became pregnant with Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
Jether » A son of jada
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether died without children.
Jether » Son of gideon, "was afraid" to kill the midianite kings
And he said to Jether, his firstborn, "Get up, kill them." But the boy did not draw his sword, for he was afraid because he [was] still a boy.