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Jotham (; (yo-TAM), " God is perfect" or "God is complete"; ; ) was the youngest of Gideon's seventy sons. He escaped when the rest were put to death by the order of his half-brother Abimelech ( Judges 9:5). When "the citizens of Shechem and the whole house of Millo" were gathered together "by the plain of the pillar" (i.e., the stone set up by Joshua, 24:26; compare Genesis 35:4) "that was in Shechem, to make Abimelech king," from one of the heights of Mount Gerizim he protested against their doing so in the earliest parable, that of the bramble-king. This parable is often repeated at Tu Bishvat and is famous in Israel. His words then spoken were prophetic. There came a recoil in the feelings of the people toward Abimelech, and then a terrible revenge, in which many were slain and the city of Shechem was destroyed by Abimelech (Judg. 9:45). Having delivered his warning, Jotham fled to Beer from the vengeance of Abimelech (9:7-21).
Jotham is the name of two characters in the Hebrew Bible:
- Jotham, son of Gideon
- Jotham of Judah, son of Uzziah
Other people with the first name Jotham:
- Jotham P. Allds, American politician
- Jotham Blanchard, Canadian politician
- Jotham Johnson, American archaeologist
- Jotham Meeker, American missionary
- Jotham Post, Jr., American politician
- Jotham Tumwesigye, Ugandan judge
- Jotham Gay, Nova Scotian political figure
People with the first name Yotam:
- Yotam Halperin, Israeli basketball player
- Yotam Ottolenghi, Israeli chef and restaurant owner
- Yotam Solomon, Israeli fashion designer
- Yotam Ben-Horin, Israeli musician
- Yotam Tepper, Israeli archaeologist
People with the last name Jotham:
- Eustace Jotham, English soldier
Places:
- Jotham W. Wakeman Public School Number 6, school in New Jersey