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Posted by ESC on March 09, 2000

In Reply to: Re: Jumping Jehosophat posted by ESC on March 09, 2000

: : Simple question: what is the origin of the expression and/or who is Jehosophat?

: Jehoshaphat is a Biblical king -- the son of Asa and fourth king of Judah (873-849 BC) but no one knows the origin of the phrase. Or, at least, it's not in any of my reference books. The phrase is just alliterative and the words sound good together. PS Probably the phrase started out as Jumping Jesus and someone thought that was too blasphemous and substituted Jehoshaphat. That's a "Minced oath."