Category:Jeroham

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Jeroham - Cherished; who finds mercy. (1.) Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1). (2.) The father of Azareel, the "captain" of the tribe of Dan (1 Chronicles 27:22). (3.) 1 Chronicles 12:7; a Benjamite. (4.) 2 Chronicles 23:1; one whose son assisted in placing Joash on the throne. (5.) 1 Chronicles 9:8; a Benjamite. (6.) 1 Chronicles 9:12; a priest, perhaps the same as in Nehemiah 11:12.