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People of the Bible

Jonadab

also called Jehonadab

Family

Father
Rechab

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

A son of Rechab, the founder of a tribe who bound themselves by a vow to abstain from wine (Jer. 35:6-19). There were different settlements of Rechabites (Judg. 1:16; 4:11; 1 Chr. 2:55). His interview and alliance with Jehu are mentioned in 2 Kings 10:15-23. He went with Jehu in his chariot to Samaria.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 9 verses

2 Kings
10:15, 10:23
Jeremiah
35:6, 35:8, 35:10, 35:14, 35:16, 35:18, 35:19

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.