JEUSH

(Jeʹush) [perhaps, God comes to help].

1. A son of Esau by his Hivite wife Oholibamah. Jeush was born in Canaan, but later the family moved to Edom.—Gen. 36:2, 5-8, 14, 18; 1 Chron. 1:35.

2. A descendant of Benjamin; a warrior and founder of a tribal family.—1 Chron. 7:6, 10.

3. A Gershonite Levite; son of Shimei. As both Jeush and his brother Beriah had very few sons, their descendants in David’s time merged to form one paternal house.—1 Chron. 23:7, 10, 11.

4. The first-named son of King Rehoboam by his wife Mahalath. Because Rehoboam loved a different wife more, Jeush was passed up in the royal succession.—2 Chron. 11:18-23.

5. A Benjamite; one of King Saul’s descendants.—1 Chron. 8:33, 39.