Jekuthiel
Divided Kingdom
Tribe of Judah(?)
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Jekuthiel was the son of Mered and the father (ie founder) of Zanoah, as recorded in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles.
Jekuthiel was a son of Mered and Jehudijah, listed in 1 Chronicles 4:18 as the founder (literally 'father') of Zanoah, a town in the Shephelah of Judah. The term 'father' in this genealogical context typically denotes the founder or chief citizen of a settlement. Zanoah is mentioned in Nehemiah 3:13 as a town whose inhabitants helped repair the Valley Gate during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls, suggesting the settlement Jekuthiel founded persisted into the post-exilic period.