Kareah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Jeremiah 40:8,13,15,16

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Father of Johanan and Jonathan. (See JOHANAN; JONATHAN.)

Holman Bible Dictionary

Jeremiah 40:840:1340:15-16Jeremiah 41:1141:13-1441:16Jeremiah 42:142:8Jeremiah 43:243:4-52 Kings 25:23

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

KAREAH (‘bald’). Father of Johanan, No. 1 .

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Father of Johanan and Jonathan. Jeremiah 40:8-16; Jeremiah 41:11-16; Jeremiah 42:1,8; Jeremiah 43:2-5 . Called CAREAH in 2 Kings 25:23 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Kare'ah. (bald). The father of Johanan and Jonathan, who supported Gedaliah's authority and avenged his murder. Jeremiah 40:8; Jeremiah 40:13; Jeremiah 40:15-16; Jeremiah 41:11; Jeremiah 13-14; Jeremiah 41:16; Jeremiah 42:1; Jeremiah 42:8; Jeremiah 43:2; Jeremiah 43:4-5. (B.C. before 588).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ka - rē´a ( קרח , ḳārēaḥ , "bald head"): The father of Johanan and Jonathan, who after the fall of Jerusalem joined Gedaliah at Mizpah ( 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8 ).

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Kare'dch, קָרֵח , bald; Sept. Κάρηε v. r. Καριέ or Καρεέ; in 2 Kings 25:23, Καριέ v. r. Καρήθ, Auth.Vers. Careah?'), the father of Johanan and Jonathan, who attached themselves for a time to the loyal party under Gedaliah, the Babylonian governor of Jerusalem (Jeremiah xl, 8, 13, 15, 16; 41:11, 13 14 16; xlii, 1, 8; xliii, 2, 4, 5). B.C. ante 588.