Jesiah
Textsâš¡ IN BRIEF (SUMMARY)
Jeshiah appears in 1 Chronicles 23:20 as a variant reading for Isshiah, likely resulting from a scribal error or a distinct textual tradition preserved in specific manuscript witnesses.
What is the meaning of Jesiah in the Bible?
Jeshiah appears in 1 Chronicles 23:20 as a variant reading for Isshiah, likely resulting from a scribal error or a distinct textual tradition preserved in specific manuscript witnesses.
TEXTUAL SIGNIFICANCE
Recognizing this variant aids readers in understanding the complexity of biblical manuscript transmission and the existence of minor textual differences between ancient sources.
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