{
  "id": "dict_002954",
  "term": "Jetur",
  "slug": "jetur",
  "letter": "J",
  "entry_type": "biblical_proper_name",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Jetur is a biblical proper name used for an Ishmaelite son and, by extension, the people descended from him.",
  "simple_one_line": "Jetur is an Ishmaelite name found in genealogical and historical passages of Scripture.",
  "tooltip_text": "Biblical proper name for one of Ishmael’s sons and the related Ishmaelite group.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Ishmael",
    "Hagrites",
    "Naphish",
    "Nodab",
    "Genealogy",
    "Chronicles"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Ishmaelite",
    "tribes of Arabia",
    "biblical names"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Jetur is a biblical proper name that first appears as one of Ishmael’s sons and later as the name of an Ishmaelite people group.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "Type: biblical proper name; Main references: Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:31; 1 Chronicles 5:19.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Listed among Ishmael’s sons in Genesis and Chronicles. • In 1 Chronicles 5:19, the name is associated with a neighboring Ishmaelite group in conflict with Israel. • The term is genealogical and historical rather than doctrinal."
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Jetur appears in Scripture as one of Ishmael’s sons and as the name associated with an Ishmaelite group. It functions as a biblical proper name in genealogical and historical contexts rather than as a theological concept.",
  "description_academic_full": "Jetur is a biblical proper name found in the genealogies of Ishmael’s descendants and later in a historical notice involving Ishmaelite groups. Genesis 25:15 and 1 Chronicles 1:31 list Jetur among Ishmael’s sons, while 1 Chronicles 5:19 places Jetur among neighboring peoples connected with Israel’s tribal history. The name is therefore best treated as a person-and-people entry: first a descendant of Ishmael, and then the clan or people associated with that ancestor. Scripture does not present Jetur as a doctrinal term, so the entry should be read as part of the Bible’s historical and genealogical record.",
  "background_biblical_context": "In Genesis, Jetur appears in the list of Ishmael’s sons, showing the fulfillment of God’s word that Ishmael would become a great people. In Chronicles, the name reappears in a historical setting that reflects the tribal and regional landscape known to Israel.",
  "background_historical_context": "Jetur likely refers not only to an individual ancestor but also to a clan or people group descended from him. In the biblical world, such names could function both personally and collectively, identifying a family line, tribe, or territory.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "Ancient Jewish readers would have understood Jetur within the larger Ishmaelite genealogies that trace related peoples in the biblical record. The name belongs to the Bible’s nation- and clan-list framework rather than to later doctrinal reflection.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Genesis 25:15",
    "1 Chronicles 1:31",
    "1 Chronicles 5:19"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "Genesis 16:10-12",
    "Genesis 17:20"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "Hebrew: יְטוּר (Yetur), a proper name traditionally rendered Jetur.",
  "theological_significance": "Jetur has limited direct theological significance, but it contributes to the Bible’s witness that God governs the rise of peoples and preserves historical memory through genealogies.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "As a proper name, Jetur is descriptive rather than conceptual. Its value lies in identifying a real person or people group in the biblical record, not in expressing an abstract doctrine.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not treat Jetur as a theological term. The passage in 1 Chronicles may refer to the person, the clan, or the territory associated with the name, so the exact historical scope should not be overstated.",
  "major_views_note": "Most readers and reference works treat Jetur as both an Ishmaelite son and, by extension, the clan descended from him. The precise force of the name in 1 Chronicles 5:19 is not fully certain, but the collective sense is natural in context.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "No direct doctrine is attached to the name itself. Any theological use should remain limited to general truths about God’s providence over nations and his faithfulness in history.",
  "practical_significance": "Jetur reminds readers that Scripture values genealogies, nations, and peoples as part of God’s historical ordering of the world.",
  "meta_description": "Jetur is a biblical proper name for an Ishmaelite son and related people group, mentioned in Genesis and Chronicles.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/jetur/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/jetur.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}