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Jakeh
Jakeh was the father of Agur, whose words are recorded in Proverbs 30 of the Old Testament. His name appears only once in the Bible, in Proverbs 30:1.
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- AgurPeople
Agur is the figure credited with the words of Proverbs 30 in the Old Testament. He is introduced only as "the son of Jakeh," and Scripture records nothing else about his life.
- Proverbs 30Bible
Proverbs 30 contains the words of Agur the son of Jakeh. It consists of questions about the Creator, a declaration of the purity of God's word, a prayer asking for neither poverty nor riches, and observational sayings grouped in the pattern of "three things, yea, four."
- IthielPeople
Ithiel is a biblical figure named, together with Ucal, in Proverbs 30:1 as one of those to whom Agur the son of Jakeh addressed his proverbs.
- UcalPeople
Ucal is an Old Testament figure named in Proverbs 30:1, together with Ithiel, as one to whom Agur delivered his sayings. He appears only once in the Bible, and nothing is known of his life.
- Proverbs 30:5–6Bible Verses
A passage among the sayings of Agur that declares the word of God pure and trustworthy and warns against adding anything to it. It is frequently cited in discussions of the sufficiency and inerrancy of Scripture and of revelation outside Scripture.