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## Definition: ##
In the Old Testament, there are three men with the name Jotham.
In the Old Testament, there were three men with the name Jotham.
* One man named Jotham was the youngest son of Gideon. Jotham helped defeat his older brother Abimelech, who had killed all the rest of their brothers.
* Another man named Jotham was a king over Judah for sixteen years following the death of his father Uzziah (Azariah).
* Like his father, King Jotham obeyed God and was a good king.
* However, he did not remove the places of idol worship and this caused the people of Judah to later turn away from God again.
* However, he did not remove the places of idol worship he caused the people of Judah to later turn away from God again.
* Jotham is also one of the ancestors listed in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the book of Matthew.
(See also: [abimelech](../other/abimelech.md) **·** [ahaz](../other/ahaz.md) **·** [gideon](../other/gideon.md) **·** [uzziah](../other/uzziah.md))