Jotham
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Jotham is a biblical figure, the youngest son of Gideon (Jerubbaal), known for delivering a prophetic parable against his brother Abimelech in the Book of Judges.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| addressedTo | leaders of Shechem ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of Judges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
divine justice
ⓘ
legitimacy of kingship ⓘ retribution ⓘ |
| childOf |
Gideon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerubbaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToPlace |
Mount Gerizim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ophrah NERFINISHED ⓘ Shechem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | youngest son of Gideon ⓘ |
| genreOfSpeech | wisdom literature motif ⓘ |
| givenName | Jotham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather |
Gideon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerubbaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
parable of the trees
ⓘ
prophetic parable against Abimelech ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locationOfSpeech | near Shechem ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
YHWH is perfect
ⓘ
YHWH is upright ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | moral commentator on events in Judges 9 ⓘ |
| opposed | Abimelech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| role | prophetic voice against unjust kingship ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Christian Old Testament
ⓘ
Tanakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siblingOf | Abimelech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceText | Judges 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokeAgainst |
fratricide committed by Abimelech
ⓘ
unfaithfulness of Shechem ⓘ |
| spokeAt | Mount Gerizim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivedEvent | massacre of Gideon’s sons at Ophrah ⓘ |
| traditionallyViewedAs | righteous remnant of Gideon’s house ⓘ |
| usedLiteraryForm |
fable
ⓘ
parable ⓘ |
| warned | men of Shechem ⓘ |
| warnedAbout | consequences of making Abimelech king ⓘ |
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