Jeush
Jeush [1]
jē´ush ( יעוּשׁ , ye‛ūsh , probably "he protects," "he comes to help"; see Hpn , 109; Kethibh is יעישׁ , ye‛ı̄sh , in Genesis 36:5 , Genesis 36:14; 1 Chronicles 7:10 ):
(1) A "son" of Esau ( Genesis 36:5 , Genesis 36:14 , Genesis 36:18; 1 Chronicles 1:35 ). "The name is thought by some to be identical with that, of an Arabian lion-god Yaġuṯ ..., meaning 'helper,' whose antiquity is vouched for by inscriptions of Thamud" (Skinner, Gen , 432).
(2) A B enjamite ( 1 Chronicles 7:10 ), but probably a Zebulunite. See Curtis, Chronicles, 145 ff.
(3) A descendant of King Saul, the King James Version "Jehush" ( 1 Chronicles 8:39 ).
(4) A G ershonite Levite ( 1 Chronicles 23:10 , 1 Chronicles 23:11 ).
(5) A son of King Rehoboam ( 2 Chronicles 11:19 ).
