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|A king of Judah ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/17/1#1 2 Nephi 17:1])
|An ancient Judahite personal name ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/17/1#1 2 Nephi 17:1])
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For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.
'''JOTHAM''' (from the Hebrew ''yô-tham'', "the Lord is perfect") is the name of an ancient Judahite king, the father of '''[[AHAZ]]''' and the son of '''[[UZZIAH]]''', mentioned once in the Isaiah section of the Book of Mormon but not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon.


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Revision as of 19:22, 15 November 2011

Biblical PN 1. An ancient Judahite personal name (2 Nephi 17:1)

JOTHAM (from the Hebrew yô-tham, "the Lord is perfect") is the name of an ancient Judahite king, the father of AHAZ and the son of UZZIAH, mentioned once in the Isaiah section of the Book of Mormon but not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon.