Jaroah

GileadEnglish

A man from the tribe of Gad living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.14.

Jaroah is briefly mentioned in1 Chronicles 5:14as part of a genealogy of the tribe of Gad. He is listed as the son of Gilead, who was a descendant of Gad, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. No further information is provided about Jaroah's life or his role within the tribe of Gad. The genealogy in this chapter traces the descendants of Gad, focusing on the families that settled in the region of Gilead. Jaroah's mention in the genealogy suggests that he was an ancestor of some of the Gadite families that lived in this area.