List of minor Biblical figures
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This list contains persons named in the Bible
of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections.
el
) ("Servant of God"; akin to Arabic Abdullah
), father of Shelemiah, one of three men that were commanded by King Jehoiakim
to seize the prophet Jeremiah
and his secretary Barukh. The Septuagint omits his name.
", according to the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Easton's Bible Encyclopedia, on the other hand, holds that it means "my servant". The name "Abdi" appears three times in the Bible.
of the house of Levi
according to Exodus 6:24, born in Egypt. Ebiasaph is a spelling variation of Abiasaph.
, a descendant of Shem
. He is also mentioned in . Abimael means "my father is God".
; good, brother of goodness, or father of goodness
out of twelve. The name Adbeel is associated with the personal name and northwest tribe in Arabia known as Idiba’ilu, whom Tiglath-Pileser
conquered in the eighth century. (Kenneth A. Mathews, 2005, p. 361)
The Order of the Eastern Star
considers Adah also to be the name of the daughter of Jephthah, although the Bible does not name her.
. Adalia was slain along with his nine siblings in Susa
.
's army. Adina was the son of a chief of the Reubenites
named Shiza.
of Persia.
(2 Samuel 23:34).
, who serves as court recorder to David
and Solomon
. In , Ahilud is the father of Baana, an official in Solomon's court sent to gather provisions in Taanach
and Megiddo, and Beth Shan.
according to Numbers 26:38.
: אחיסמך "brother of support"), of the tribe of Dan
, was the father of Aholiab
according to Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:34, and Exodus 38:23.
and grandson of Seir
the Horite. In he is called Jaakan
.
. In , Akkub is a son of Elionenai, descendant of Solomon
living in the Kingdom of Judah
around 420 BC
. In , , and , Akkub is a Levite
gatekeeper at the Temple in Jerusalem
after the return from the Babylonian captivity
.
and a descendant of Esau
. In he is called Aliah.
the Horite. In he is called Alian.
during the reign of the evil King Ahaz
.
) was the son of Zichri, a captain under King Jehoshaphat
.
. As a result, Amos is led to prophesy the doom of Amaziah's family, the loss of his land and his death in exile. Jonathan Magonet
has described Amaziah as 'a spiritual leader who believed in his own power and could not risk hearing the word of God'.
in , whose chariot
s were famed for their swiftness. It is rendered in the margin “my willing people,” and in the Revised Version “my princely people.”
, who was the third and chief captain of the host under David
(1 Chronicles 27:6).
man of the family of Merari.
Amendment: Actually the Anah in Genesis 36:2,14,18,25 mentioned above is the same as the Anah, the son of Zibeon in verse 24. In verse 2 and 14 it says, "Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;." Some are confused with this wording and believe that it is saying that Anah is a daughter of Zibeon. In verse 24 it clearly says that Zibeon's two sons were Ajah and Anah. Since the original text does not have a literal word for "grand daughter" the word "bath" was used in both cases. But this sentence is stating that Aholibamah is the daughter of Anah and the "granddaughter" of Zibeon, not that Anah is the daughter of Zibeon.
, was an ancestor of King Saul
and of his commander Abner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Samuel 9)
in Genesis 46:21. It is relatively unusual among Hebrew names for ending in a cluster of two consonants instead of as a segholate.
instructed his followers to greet "those who belong to the household of Aristobulus". Romans 16:10.
, son of Ham according to Genesis 10:18.
named in Genesis. He founded the tribe of Ashbelites. .
according to Numbers 26:31, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:14.
of the house of Levi
according to Exodus 6:24, born in Egypt. It was also the firstborn son of Jehoiachin, King of Judah.
. (Num. 34:26).
(2 Samuel 23:29, 1 Chronicles 11:30).
, an antagonist of Job, according to Job 32:2.
, according to Ezra 2:53.
ite of Rogelim was 80 years old at the time of Absalom
's revolt against King David
. Barzillai supplied provisions for David's army at Mahanaim
(2 Samuel 17:27-29). After the death of Absalom, Barzillai, being an old man, was unable to accompany the king back to Jerusalem, but brought Chimham to David for the return journey (2 Samuel 19:31-37).
Another figure who married one of Barzillai's daughters was called Barzellai as a result (Ezra
2:61; Nehemiah
7:53). In 1 Esdras
5:38, he is called Zorzelleus.
, was an ancestor of King Saul
and of his commander Abner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Samuel 9)
in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer
.
; one of those appointed by Moses
to superintend the division of Canaan
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:22).
:
to Gilgal
after the death of Absalom
. (2 Samuel 19:37-40)
. (Num. 34:21)
, killed along with Haman by the Jews of Persia, according to Esther 9:7.
, as noted in five verses in the Book of Numbers
, beginning with Numbers 1:14.
's wife, Gomer
. Her name means 'doubled cakes'. (Hosea
1:3)
was the father of Shelomith according to Leviticus 24:11. Shelomith's son was stoned
to death for blasphemy
.
according to Genesis 10:27, 1 Chronicles 1:21.
:
's wives and the mother of Ithream according to II Samuel 3:4.
. In he is called Ahahrah, and in he is called Ahiram
.
; one of those appointed by Moses
to superintend the division of Canaan
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:21).
and a prince of the house of Ephraim
according to Numbers 1:10.
) is the wife of Aaron
and sister-in-law of Moses
. Her sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazer and Ithamar. (Exodus 6:23).
; one of those appointed by Moses
to superintend the division of Canaan
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:25).
according to Numbers 1:5.
with King of Judah Jehoiakim
. Despite this close relationship to the king, Elnathan is one of those who, according to opposes Jehoiakim when he cuts up and burns a scroll that had been brought to him, containing Jeremiah
's prophesies of the forthcoming destruction of Judah. Elnathan's father Achbor
was a strong supporter of the earlier reforms of king Josiah
, which may have influenced Elnathan's behaviour - though he had earlier been closely involved in the persecution of the prophet Uriah ben Shemaiah, according to .
of the house of Levi
according to Exodus 6:22, born in Egypt. He was a nephew of Amram
and a cousin of Aaron
, Miriam, and Moses
. He and Mishael were asked by Moses to carry away Nadab's and Abihu's bodies to a place outside the camp. (Leviticus 10:4). In the wilderness of Sinai
he was named chief of the house of Kohath
(Numbers 3:30).
according to Numbers 1:15. He was the father of Ahira
.
. (Num. 34:23).
. He was the owner of the property that included the Cave of Machpelah
, which he sold to Abraham
for four hundred shekels of silver. (Genesis 23:8-17)
according to Numbers 26:36.
ite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas
, son of Eleazar
according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.
, was a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:11.
, was a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:10.
instituted by King David.
was the father of Ammiel
, a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
in chapter 36 of Jeremiah
. His own son Micaiah hears Jeremiah's secretary Baruch
read Jeremiah's prophecies against the nation, and reports to a meeting of the court officials, including his father, nearby. This leads to the scroll being read before king Jehoiakim
, who cuts it up and burns it despite the protestations of Gemariah and Elnathan ben Achbor.
.
, was a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:16.
according to Numbers 1:11. He was the father of Abidan
.
according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:48. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
35:3)
according to Genesis 34
of the Tribe of Judah
according to Genesis 46:12 and Numbers 26:21. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
.
; one of those appointed by Moses
to superintend the division of Canaan
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:23).
:
mentioned at and in . Heber probably should not be confused with the Eber
who was Noah
's descendant.
of the Tribe of Manasseh
according to Numbers 26:30 and Joshua 17:2.
according to Numbers 1:9. He was the father of Eliab.
according to Numbers 26:32 and Joshua 17:2.
or Hetzron is the name of two men in Genesis.
' brother-in-law or father-in-law . The relevant part of Numbers 10:29 reads: "And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law". That of Judges 4:11 reads: "Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses".
was the father of Shaphat, a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:5.
in Genesis 46:21 and Numbers 26:39.
according to Genesis 46:23 and Numbers 26:42. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
, was a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:7.
was the father of Ira, one of King David's Warriors
(2 Samuel 23:26, 1 Chronicles 11:28).
) was a daughter of Haran
, sister of Lot
and Milcah
according to Genesis 11:29. She is sometimes identified as Sarah
.
according to I Samuel 14:49.
according to Genesis 46:17 and Numbers 26:44. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
and Eglah, David's sixth son, according to II Samuel 3:5.
according to Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, and Numbers 26:12, one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
according to Genesis 46:14 and Numbers 26:26. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:48. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
according to Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, and Numbers 26:12. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. Jamin means right hand.
of the Tribe of Manasseh
according to Numbers 26:30.
according to Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, and Numbers 26:12. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
according to Job 42:14. Jemimah was one of three daughters named after Baal
's three daughters.
name which means "for whom a way is prepared", and was the name of two biblical figures:
according to Genesis 10:26, 1 Chronicles 1:20.
according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:49. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
and Milcah
.
according to Genesis 46:17 and Numbers 26:44. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
of the Tribe of Manasseh
, was the father of Gideon according to Judges
6 - 8. His family was poor and lived in Ophrah
. After Gideon tore down the altar of Baal
and cut down the grove, the men of Ophrah sought to kill Gideon. Joash stood against them, saying, "He that will plead for [Baal], let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar."
according to Genesis 46:13, Numbers 26:24 and 1 Chronicles 7:1. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
.
in Beersheba
. However, Joel and Abiah "walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment" prompting the Israelite
s to demand that Samuel give them a king.
. (Num. 34:22)
the priest (2 Samuel 15:27), and served as a messenger during Absalom
's rebellion. (2 Samuel 15:36, 17:17).
was the father of Igal, a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:7.
came to rest when the Philistines sent it away on a driverless ox-drawn cart. (I Samuel 6:14)
who assisted Ezra
in expounding the law to the people. He was also known as Kelaiah.
; one of those appointed by Moses
to superintend the division of Canaan
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:24).
's third daughter , who was born after prosperity had returned to him.
's second daughter
's father . It is also the name of an ancestor of Sallu that settled in Jerusalem after returning from the Babylonian exile .
according to Numbers 3:24. He was the father of Eliasaph.
. His son was Mareshah.
, son of Jokshan
, son of Abraham
by Keturah
. It is often conjectured that he was the head of an Arabian
tribe.
of the house of Levi
according to Exodus 6:17. He was born in Egypt.
was the father of Geuel, a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:15.
of the house of Levi
according to Exodus 6:19, born in Egypt.
of two biblical persons:
.
. He perished along with his father in the battle of Gilboa .
according to Genesis 10:23.
, the founder of an Arabian tribe ; a nomad tribe inhabiting the Arabian desert toward Babylonia.
was an ancestor of Saul
according to I Samuel 10:21.
against Nehemiah
.
, one of the kings of Edom
.
commanded to bring in Vashti
.
, and father of Neri
, .
's two daughters. She was offered to David after his victory over Goliath, but does not seem to have entered heartily into this arrangement . She was at length, however, married to Adriel of Abel-Meholah, a town in the Jordan valley, about 10 miles south of Bethshean, with whom the house of Saul maintained an alliance. She had five sons, who were all put to death by the Gibeonites on the hill of Gibeah
It is also a common feminine name in Israel.
, to whom were sent the sacred vessels belonging to the temple. He took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Neh 3:4).
," ,, elsewhere called Mephibosheth
, the son of Jonathan.
of the family of the Korhites, called also Shelemiah , He was a temple gate-keeper in the time of David
.
.)
, and the mother of King Amon of Judah
(.
, the last king of Edom
.
was the father of Sethur, a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:13.
.
Mishael was a son of Uzziel
of the house of Levi
according to Exodus 6:22, born in Egypt. He was a nephew of Amram
and a cousin of Aaron
, Miriam, and Moses
.
He and Elzaphan were asked by Moses to carry away Nadab’s and Abihu’s bodies to a place outside the camp. (Leviticus 10:4)
Mishael was one of the three Hebrew youths
who were trained with Daniel
in Babylon
(Dan. 1:11, 19). He and his companions were cast into and miraculously delivered from the fiery furnace for refusing to worship the king's idol (3:13-30). Mishael's Babylonian name was Meshach.
, or dedicated to Mithra, i.e., the sun, the Hebrew form of the Persian name Mithridates.
in Genesis 46:21 and Numbers 26:39.
of the house of Levi
according to Exodus 6:19, born in Egypt.
, was a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:14.
and daughter of Elnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem, according 2 Kings 24:8. She was also the mother of King Jehoiachin.
with Ezra
, but were declared ineligible to serve as Kohanim (priests) because they could not prove that their ancestors had been Kohanim. This is recounted in Ezra 2:48,60 and in Nehemiah 7:50, 62, where the number of men is given as 642.
according to Exodus 6:21, born in Egypt. He was a nephew of Amram
and a cousin of Aaron
, Miriam, and Moses
.
and the father of Abner
according to I Samuel 14:50.
defeated the Amorite
s, took the villages of Kenath and renamed it Nobah according to Numbers 32:42.
according to Genesis 10:28, 1 Chronicles 1:22.
according to Numbers 1:13. He was the father of Pagiel.
was a participant in Korah’s rebellion
against Moses
according to Numbers 16:1.
according to Genesis 10:29, 1 Chronicles 1:23.
according to Numbers 1:13.
, was a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:9.
; one of those appointed by Moses
to superintend the division of Canaan
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:26).
. (Num. 34:25).
; one of those appointed by Moses
to superintend the division of Canaan
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:28).
according to Numbers 1:10. He was the father of Gamaliel.
, was the father of On, a participant in Korah’s rebellion
against Moses
according to Numbers 16:1.
, in Joel 1:1.
according to Genesis 46:9, Exodus 6:14 and Numbers 26:5. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
ites before battle.
according to Genesis 46:13 and Numbers 26:23. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
and Milcah
.
's wife according to Exodus 6:25. According to Rashi
this was another name of Jethro
.
7:7). He is also called Reelaiah in Ezra
2:2.
was the father of Palti, a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:9.
ite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas
, son of Eleazar
according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.
ite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas
, son of Eleazar
according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.
, was the father of Ittai, one of King David's Warriors
(2 Samuel 23:29, 1 Chronicles 11:31).
named in Genesis .
A nation named Rosh is also mentioned in Ezekiel 38:2-3; 39:1 "Son of man, set your face toward Gog, the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal; and prophesy concerning him." Also in a variant reading of Isaiah 66:19 (MT) and the Septuagint Jeremiah 32:23.
according to Genesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:9.
according to Genesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:9.
, was the father of Zimri
who was involved in the Heresy of Peor
according to Numbers 25:14.
according to Genesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:9.
according to Genesis 46:14 and Numbers 26:26. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
, was a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:13.
in the matter of the foreign marriages , probably the one present at Ezra's reading of the law , and possibly the Levite chief and overseer . The name might mean "one born on Sabbath
", but more probably is a modification of the ethnic Zephathi (Zephathite), from Zarephathi (Zarephathite). Meshullam and Jozabad, with which Shabbethai's name is combined, both originate in ethnic names. (Encyclopaedia Biblica)
. He had three wives, Hushim, Baara, and Hodesh, according to 1 Chronicles 8:8-9.
, was a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
, was a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:5.
Also the name of one of King David's sons by Bathsheba.
Sharar also known as shararer jat
according to Isaiah 7:3.
His name means "the remnant shall return" and was prophetic; offering hope to the people of Israel, that although they were going to be sent into exile, and their temple destroyed, God remained faithful and would deliverance "a remnant" from Babylon
and bring them back to their land.
.
according to Numbers 1:5. He was the father of Elizur.
, a prince of the Tribe of Asher
. (Num. 34:27).
: שלמיאל) was a son of Zurishaddai and a prince of the house of Simeon
according to Numbers 1:6.
according to Leviticus 24:11, married to an Egyptian. Her son was stoned
to death for blasphemy
.
.
according to Numbers 26:32, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:19.
; one of those appointed by Moses
to superintend the division of Canaan
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:20).
and Abital
, David's fifth son, according to II Samuel 3:4.
according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:49. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
, a brother of David
(1 Samuel 16:9}, and the father of Jonadab
(2 Samuel 13:3).
of the house of Levi
according to Exodus 6:17. He was born in Egypt.
according to Genesis 46:13, Numbers 26:24 and 1 Chronicles 7:1. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer
.
. (Num. 34:24).
. 1 Kings 4:3.
during the days of Esau
. He was a son of Seir the Horite, and his sons were Alvas, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. He is mentioned in .
according to Numbers 26:35 and 1 Chronicles 7:20.
was the father of Gaddiel, a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:10.
was the father of Gaddi, a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:11.
according to Numbers 26:35 and 1 Chronicles 7:25.
26:20-23 as a minor prophet from Kiriath-Jearim
who 'spoke in the name of the Lord against this city and nation just as Jeremiah did'. King Jehoiakim
heard about his activities, and tried to kill him, but Uriah fled to Egypt 'in terror'. Elnathan son of Achbor was sent to return him, and Jehoiakim had him killed when he was brought back to Judah.
named in Ezra 10:36.
was the father of Nahbi, a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:14.
.
. Zabad means gift or endowment.
, of the Tribe of Judah
, was the father of Carmi
and the grandfather of Achan
, according to Joshua 7:1. He was present at the Battle of Jericho
.
, a priest and friend of King Solomon, according to 1 Kings 4:5.
was the father of Shammua, a scout sent to Canaan
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
, was the great-grandfather of King Saul
and of his commander Abner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Samuel 9)
and later of Saul's grandson Mephibosheth
. (2 Samuel 9, 16, 19)
according to Exodus 6:21, born in Egypt. He was a nephew of Amram
and a cousin of Aaron
, Miriam, and Moses
.
and Naamah.
.
.
, the second son of Shimei (1 Chronicles 23:10-11). The spelling is according to the Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts have Zina.
according to Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, and Numbers 26:13. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
according to Numbers 1:8. He was the father of Nethaneel
.
") was the son of Abihail
. A Levite
, Zuriel was chief prince of the Merarites at the time of the Exodus
.
is my rock") was the father of Shelumiel, the prince of the Tribe of Simeon
. He is mentioned in this context five times in the Book of Numbers
.
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of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections.
Abdeel
In , Abdeel (Ab'dēObadiah
Obadiah is a Biblical theophorical name, meaning "servant of Yahweh" or "worshipper of Yahweh." It is related to "Abdeel", "servant of God", which is also cognate to the Arabic name "Abdullah". Turkish name Abdil or Abdi. The form of Obadiah's name used in the Septuagint is Obdios; in Latin it is...
el
El (god)
is a Northwest Semitic word meaning "deity", cognate to Akkadian and then to Hebrew : Eli and Arabic )....
) ("Servant of God"; akin to Arabic Abdullah
Abd (Arabic)
Abd is an Arabic word meaning one who is totally subordinated; a slave or a servant.Abid is a given name meaning "worshipper". It is based on the Arabic word "Ibadah", i.e. worship...
), father of Shelemiah, one of three men that were commanded by King Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim .On Josiah's death, Jehoiakim's younger brother Jehoahaz was proclaimed king, but after three months pharaoh Necho II deposed him and replaced him with the eldest son, Eliakim, who adopted the name Jehoiakim and became king at the age of twenty-five...
to seize the prophet Jeremiah
Jeremiah
Jeremiah Hebrew：יִרְמְיָה , Modern Hebrew:Yirməyāhū, IPA: jirməˈjaːhu, Tiberian:Yirmĭyahu, Greek:Ἰερεμίας), meaning "Yahweh exalts", or called the "Weeping prophet" was one of the main prophets of the Hebrew Bible...
and his secretary Barukh. The Septuagint omits his name.
Abdi
The name Abdi is probably an abbreviation of Obediah, meaning "servant of YHWHTetragrammaton
The term Tetragrammaton refers to the name of the God of Israel YHWH used in the Hebrew Bible.-Hebrew Bible:...
", according to the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Easton's Bible Encyclopedia, on the other hand, holds that it means "my servant". The name "Abdi" appears three times in the Bible.
- Chronicles 6:29. "And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch."
- Chronicles 29:12. "Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah."
- Ezra 10:26. "And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah."
Abdon
Abdon is the name of four biblical individuals.- An Abdon in the book of Judges: see the article Abdon (Judges)Abdon (Judges)Abdon , was the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, and was the tenth Judge of Israel mentioned in the Book of Judges. . He was a member of the tribe of Ephraim, and in the biblical account was credited with having forty sons and thirty grandsons. He judged Israel for eight years...
. - The first-born of Gibeon of the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned only in passing in genealogies (1 Chronicles 8:30, 9:36).
- Abdon the son of son of Micah. Josiah sent him, among others, to the prophetess Huldah, in order to discern the meaning of the recently rediscovered book of the law (2 Chronicles 34:20). He is referred to as Achbor in 2 Kings 22:12.
- Abdon son of Sashak. He is only mentioned as a name in a genealogy (1 Chronicles 8:23).
Abiasaph
Abiasaph (meaning: "father of gathering", from abi, son, and asaph, to gather) was a son of KorahKorah
Korah or Kórach Some older English translations, as well as the Douay Bible), spell the name Core, and many Eastern European translations have Korak...
of the house of Levi
Levi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Exodus 6:24, born in Egypt. Ebiasaph is a spelling variation of Abiasaph.
Abiel
Abiel was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:- Son of Zeror, of the tribe of BenjaminTribe of BenjaminAccording to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE, the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes...
, he was the grandfather of King SaulSaul-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
and of his commander Abner. 1 Samuel 9 - An Arbathite, one of King David's WarriorsKing David's WarriorsDavid's Mighty Warriors are a group of biblical characters explicitly singled out by an appendix of the Books of Samuel. The text divides them into the "Three", of which there are three, and "Thirty", of which there are more than thirty...
who was known for his bravery.
Abimael
In , Abimael is the ninth of the 13 sons of JoktanJoktan
Joktan or Yoktan was the second of the two sons of Eber mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His name means "small" or "smallness"....
, a descendant of Shem
Shem
Shem was one of the sons of Noah in the Hebrew Bible as well as in Islamic literature. He is most popularly regarded as the eldest son, though some traditions regard him as the second son. Genesis 10:21 refers to relative ages of Shem and his brother Japheth, but with sufficient ambiguity in each...
. He is also mentioned in . Abimael means "my father is God".
Abitub
AhitubAhitub
Ahitub - brother of goodness = good. A few people in the Bible have this name: The son of Phinehas, grandson of Eli, and brother of Ichabod. On the death of his grandfather Eli he most likely succeeded to the office of high priest, and would have been succeeded by his son Ahijah...
; good, brother of goodness, or father of goodness
- Ahitub, son of Phinehas, grandson of Eli, and brother of IchabodIchabodIchabod is named by the Books of Samuel as the brother of Ahitub. Ichabod is also identified by the Books of Samuel as having been the son of Phinehas, and as having been born on the day that the Ark was taken into Philistine captivity. His mother went into labour due to the shock of hearing that...
. - Ahitub, son of AmariahAmariahAmariah means "said by God" in Hebrew. It was commonly used as a name of priests in the History of ancient Israel and Judah. It appear several times in the Hebrew Bible:#One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar...
and father of ZadokZadok (High Priest)Zadok , was a priest descended from Eleazar the son of Aaron, who aided King David during the revolt of his son Absalom, and was consequently instrumental in bringing King Solomon to throne...
. - Ahitub, a descendant through the priestly line of the first ZadokZadok (High Priest)Zadok , was a priest descended from Eleazar the son of Aaron, who aided King David during the revolt of his son Absalom, and was consequently instrumental in bringing King Solomon to throne...
. He was an ancestor of later high priests who served during the fall of Jerusalem and post-exile. - Ahitub, a Benjamite.
Adbeel
Adbeel, Nadbeel or Idiba’ilu, was the third son of IshmaelIshmael
Ishmael is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, and was Abraham's first born child according to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Ishmael was born of Abraham's marriage to Sarah's handmaiden Hagar...
out of twelve. The name Adbeel is associated with the personal name and northwest tribe in Arabia known as Idiba’ilu, whom Tiglath-Pileser
Tiglath-Pileser III
Tiglath-Pileser III was a prominent king of Assyria in the eighth century BC and is widely regarded as the founder of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Tiglath-Pileser III seized the Assyrian throne during a civil war and killed the royal family...
conquered in the eighth century. (Kenneth A. Mathews, 2005, p. 361)
Adah
; Ornament or Dawn- Adah, the first wife of LamechLamechLamech is a character in the genealogies of Adam in the Book of Genesis. He is the sixth generation descendant of Cain ; his father was named Methusael, and he was responsible for the "Song of the Sword." He is also noted as the first polygamist mentioned in the Bible, taking two wives, Ada and...
, and the mother of JabalJabal (Bible)Jabal is an individual mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in .- Family :Jabal was a descendant of Cain, the son of Lamech and Adah, and the brother of Jubal, half-brother of Tubal-cain and Naamah...
and JubalJubal (Bible)Jubal is an individual mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in .- Family :Jubal was a descendant of Cain, the son of Lamech and Adah, and the brother of Jabal, and half-brother of Tubal-cain and Naamah...
. - Adah, the first wife of EsauEsauEsau , in the Hebrew Bible, is the oldest son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the minor prophets, Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament later references him in the Book of Romans and the Book of Hebrews....
, the daughter of ElonElonIn the Bible, Elon was a Judge of Israel.He followed Ibzan and was succeeded by Abdon. It is said that he was from the Tribe of Zebulun, led Israel for ten years, and was buried in Ajalon in Zebulon .- See also :*Biblical judges*Book of Judges...
the Hittite. It has been suggested by biblical scholars that she is the same person as "Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite" mentioned as a wife of Esau in Genesis 26. She bore Esau's firstborn EliphazEliphazEliphaz was the first-born son of Esau by his wife Adah. He had six sons, one of whom was Amalek, born to his concubine Timna, who was the ancestral enemy of the Israelite people ....
, and became the matriarch of the Edomites.
The Order of the Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star
The Order of the Eastern Star is a fraternal organization that both men and women can join. It was established in 1850 by Rob Morris, a lawyer and educator from Boston, Massachusetts, who had been an official with the Freemasons. It is based on teachings from the Bible, but is open to people of all...
considers Adah also to be the name of the daughter of Jephthah, although the Bible does not name her.
Adalia
In , Adalia is the fifth son of the Persian noble HamanHaman (Bible)
Haman is the main antagonist in the Book of Esther, who, according to Old Testament tradition, was a 5th Century BC noble and vizier of the Persian empire under King Ahasuerus, traditionally identified as Artaxerxes II...
. Adalia was slain along with his nine siblings in Susa
Susa
Susa was an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains about east of the Tigris River, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers....
.
Adina
In , Adina (lit. Slender) is listed as one of the "mighty men" of DavidDavid
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
's army. Adina was the son of a chief of the Reubenites
Tribe of Reuben
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Reuben was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC, the Tribe of Reuben was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government...
named Shiza.
Adlai
In , Adlai is the father of Shaphat, and the grandfather of the prophet Elisha.Admatha
In , Admatha is an advisor to AhasuerusAhasuerus
Ahasuerus is a name used several times in the Hebrew Bible, as well as related legends and Apocrypha. This name is applied in the Hebrew Scriptures to three rulers...
of Persia.
Aharhel
In , Aharhel is the son of Harum of the tribe of Judah.Ahasbai
Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, was the father of Eliphelet, one of King David's WarriorsKing David's Warriors
David's Mighty Warriors are a group of biblical characters explicitly singled out by an appendix of the Books of Samuel. The text divides them into the "Three", of which there are three, and "Thirty", of which there are more than thirty...
(2 Samuel 23:34).
Ahi
- Ahi is the son of AbdielAbdielAbdiel is a biblical name which has been used as the name for a number of fictional characters and as a given name for several notable people...
in 1 Chronicles 5:15 - Ahi is the son of Shomer in 1 Chronicles 7:34
Ahilud
Ahilud is the father of JehoshaphatJehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of the The Kingdom of Judah, and successor of his father Asa. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king...
, who serves as court recorder to David
David
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
and Solomon
Solomon
Solomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
. In , Ahilud is the father of Baana, an official in Solomon's court sent to gather provisions in Taanach
Taanach
Ta'anakh or Taanach is a small village in Israel in Ta'anakh region.Just to the east is a 40 metre high moun which was the site of the biblical city Taanach. 12 Akkadian cuneiform tablets were found here. The main remain visible today is a 11th Century Abbasid palace....
and Megiddo, and Beth Shan.
Ahiram
Ahiram was a son of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
according to Numbers 26:38.
Ahisamach
Ahisamach or Ahisamakh, also Ahis'amach (HebrewHebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: אחיסמך "brother of support"), of the tribe of Dan
Tribe of Dan
The Tribe of Dan, also sometimes spelled as "Dann", was one of the Tribes of Israel. Though known mostly from biblical sources, they were possibly descendants of the Denyen Sea Peoples who joined with Hebrews...
, was the father of Aholiab
Aholiab
In the Hebrew Bible, Aholiab son of Ahisamakh, of the tribe of Dan, worked under Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle and the implements which it housed. He is described in Exodus as a master of carpentry, weaving, and embroidery.- References :...
according to Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:34, and Exodus 38:23.
Ahishar
Brother of song = singer, the officer who was “over the household” of Solomon .Ajah
In and , Ajah is a son of Zibeon. Ajah means hawk. Alternative spelling: Aiah.Akan
In Akan is a son of EzerEzer
Ezzer is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located between Ashdod and Ashkelon near the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 985....
and grandson of Seir
Seir
Seir . It is sometimes used as an alternative term for a goat, as in Seir La'Azazel .* Seir - "Prince" in Ancient Egyptian, a name used by the Egyptians to refer the god of the dead known to the Greeks as Osiris...
the Horite. In he is called Jaakan
Jaakan
Jaakan , meaning "he twists", was one of the sons of Ezer, the son of Seir the Horite ....
.
Akkub
In , Akkub is the head of a family of NethinimNethinim
Nethinim was the name given to the Temple assistants in ancient Jerusalem. The term was applied originally in the Book of Joshua to the Gibeonites who converted during the time of Joshua, later in the Book of Ezra they include the Avdei Shlomo the descendants of...
. In , Akkub is a son of Elionenai, descendant of Solomon
Solomon
Solomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
living in the Kingdom of Judah
Kingdom of Judah
The Kingdom of Judah was a Jewish state established in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. It is often referred to as the "Southern Kingdom" to distinguish it from the northern Kingdom of Israel....
around 420 BC
420 BC
Year 420 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Cincinnatus, Vulso, Medullinus and Atratinus...
. In , , and , Akkub is a Levite
Levite
In Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed to be landowners "because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their inheritance"...
gatekeeper at the Temple in Jerusalem
Temple in Jerusalem
The Temple in Jerusalem or Holy Temple , refers to one of a series of structures which were historically located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, the current site of the Dome of the Rock. Historically, these successive temples stood at this location and functioned as the centre of...
after the return from the Babylonian captivity
Babylonian captivity
The Babylonian captivity was the period in Jewish history during which the Jews of the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon—conventionally 587–538 BCE....
.
Allon
In , Allon is the son of Jedaiah, of the family of the Simeonites, who expelled the Hamites from the valley of Gedor.Alvah
In , Alvah is a chief of EdomEdom
Edom or Idumea was a historical region of the Southern Levant located south of Judea and the Dead Sea. It is mentioned in biblical records as a 1st millennium BC Iron Age kingdom of Edom, and in classical antiquity the cognate name Idumea was used to refer to a smaller area in the same region...
and a descendant of Esau
Esau
Esau , in the Hebrew Bible, is the oldest son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the minor prophets, Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament later references him in the Book of Romans and the Book of Hebrews....
. In he is called Aliah.
Alvan
In , Alvan is the eldest son of Shobal and a descendant of SeirSeir
Seir . It is sometimes used as an alternative term for a goat, as in Seir La'Azazel .* Seir - "Prince" in Ancient Egyptian, a name used by the Egyptians to refer the god of the dead known to the Greeks as Osiris...
the Horite. In he is called Alian.
Amasa
In , Amasa is the son of Hadlai, and one of the leaders of EphraimEphraim
Ephraim ; was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
during the reign of the evil King Ahaz
Ahaz
Ahaz was king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. He is one of the kings mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew....
.
Amasiah
In 2 Chronicles 17:16, Amasiah (meaning burden of JehovahJehovah
Jehovah is an anglicized representation of Hebrew , a vocalization of the Tetragrammaton , the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible....
) was the son of Zichri, a captain under King Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of the The Kingdom of Judah, and successor of his father Asa. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king...
.
Amaziah
In , Amaziah is a priest of Bethel who confronts Amos and rejects his prophesying against king Jeroboam IIJeroboam II
Jeroboam II was the son and successor of Jehoash, , and the fourteenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel, over which he ruled for forty-one years according to 2 Kings . His reign was contemporary with those of Amaziah and Uzziah , kings of Judah...
. As a result, Amos is led to prophesy the doom of Amaziah's family, the loss of his land and his death in exile. Jonathan Magonet
Jonathan Magonet
Rabbi Jonathan Magonet is a British Jewish theologian, Vice-President of the World Union of Progressive Judaism, and a biblical scholar. He is highly active in Christian-Jewish dialogue, and in dialogue between Jews and Muslims...
has described Amaziah as 'a spiritual leader who believed in his own power and could not risk hearing the word of God'.
Amminadib
A person mentioned in the Old TestamentOld Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
in , whose chariot
Chariot
The chariot is a type of horse carriage used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples. Ox carts, proto-chariots, were built by the Proto-Indo-Europeans and also built in Mesopotamia as early as 3000 BC. The original horse chariot was a fast, light, open, two wheeled...
s were famed for their swiftness. It is rendered in the margin “my willing people,” and in the Revised Version “my princely people.”
Ammizabad
Ammizabad was the son of BenaiahBenaiah
Benaiah, son of the priest Jehoiada, was David's general for the army of the Kingdom of Israel and his chief bodyguard . The stories of him follow that he once killed a Egyptian with the Egyptian's own spear and a club. He was also said to have killed a lion in a snowy pit.He was one of David's...
, who was the third and chief captain of the host under David
David
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
(1 Chronicles 27:6).
Amzi
Amzi ('am-tsee') is a masculine Hebrew name meaning "my strength" or "strong." Two individuals with this name are mentioned in the Bible: indicates Amzi as a LeviteLevite
In Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed to be landowners "because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their inheritance"...
man of the family of Merari.
- A son of ZechariahZechariah (biblical)The male given name Zechariah is derived from the Hebrew זְכַרְיָה, meaning "The Lord has remembered." It has been translated into English in many variant forms and spellings, including Zachariah, Zacharias and Zachary....
was named Amzi. He was an ancestor to the LeviteLeviteIn Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed to be landowners "because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their inheritance"...
priest Adaiah , who was one of the Israelite exiles under the direction of NehemiahNehemiahNehemiah ]]," Standard Hebrew Nəḥemya, Tiberian Hebrew Nəḥemyāh) is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work rebuilding Jerusalem and purifying the Jewish community. He was the son of Hachaliah, Nehemiah ]]," Standard Hebrew Nəḥemya, Tiberian Hebrew Nəḥemyāh) is the...
when he returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the city walls.
Anah
In the Book of Genesis, there are two men and one woman named Anah.- In , Anah is a daughter of Zibeon, and her daughter AholibamahAholibamahAholibamah , is a minor biblical person in the Book of Genesis....
is a wife of EsauEsauEsau , in the Hebrew Bible, is the oldest son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the minor prophets, Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament later references him in the Book of Romans and the Book of Hebrews....
. - In and , Anah is a son of SeirSeirSeir . It is sometimes used as an alternative term for a goat, as in Seir La'Azazel .* Seir - "Prince" in Ancient Egyptian, a name used by the Egyptians to refer the god of the dead known to the Greeks as Osiris...
and a brother of Zibeon chief of the HoritesHoritesHorites or Horim were a cave-dwelling people mentioned in the Torah inhabiting areas around Mount Seir. They have been identified with Egyptian references to Khar , which concern a southern region of Canaan...
. Some authorities claim this is a tribal name, not a personal name. - In and , Anah is a son of Zibeon, and is famed for discovering hot springs.
Amendment: Actually the Anah in Genesis 36:2,14,18,25 mentioned above is the same as the Anah, the son of Zibeon in verse 24. In verse 2 and 14 it says, "Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;." Some are confused with this wording and believe that it is saying that Anah is a daughter of Zibeon. In verse 24 it clearly says that Zibeon's two sons were Ajah and Anah. Since the original text does not have a literal word for "grand daughter" the word "bath" was used in both cases. But this sentence is stating that Aholibamah is the daughter of Anah and the "granddaughter" of Zibeon, not that Anah is the daughter of Zibeon.
Aphiah
Aphiah, of the tribe of BenjaminTribe of Benjamin
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE, the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes...
, was an ancestor of King Saul
Saul
-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
and of his commander Abner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Samuel 9)
Ard
Ard was the tenth son of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
in Genesis 46:21. It is relatively unusual among Hebrew names for ending in a cluster of two consonants instead of as a segholate.
Areli
Areli was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:17. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.Aristobulus
Aristobulus is apparently the patriarch of a household; Paul of TarsusPaul of Tarsus
Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...
instructed his followers to greet "those who belong to the household of Aristobulus". Romans 16:10.
Arodi
Arodi or Arod was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:17. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.Arvadite
The Arvadite was one of the descendants/sons of CanaanCanaan (Bible)
Canaan, according to the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, was a son of Ham and grandson of Noah.- Descendants of Canaan:According to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 , Canaan was the ancestor of the Canaanite tribes who occupied the ancient Land of Canaan: all the territory from Sidon to...
, son of Ham according to Genesis 10:18.
Ashbel
Ashbel (meaning=flowing) is the third of the ten sons of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
named in Genesis. He founded the tribe of Ashbelites. .
Asriel
Asriel was a son of ManassehManasseh (tribal patriarch)
Manasseh or Menashe was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Manasseh was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
according to Numbers 26:31, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:14.
Assir
Assir was a son of KorahKorah
Korah or Kórach Some older English translations, as well as the Douay Bible), spell the name Core, and many Eastern European translations have Korak...
of the house of Levi
Levi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Exodus 6:24, born in Egypt. It was also the firstborn son of Jehoiachin, King of Judah.
Azzan
Azzan was the father of Paltiel, a prince of the Tribe of IssacharTribe of Issachar
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Issachar was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes...
. (Num. 34:26).
Baanah
Baanah the Netophathite was the father of Heleb, one of King David's WarriorsKing David's Warriors
David's Mighty Warriors are a group of biblical characters explicitly singled out by an appendix of the Books of Samuel. The text divides them into the "Three", of which there are three, and "Thirty", of which there are more than thirty...
(2 Samuel 23:29, 1 Chronicles 11:30).
Baara
Baara was one of the three wives of Shaharaim, according to 1 Chronicles 8:8.Barachel
Barachel was a Buzite, and was the father of ElihuElihu (Job)
Elihu is a character in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Job. According to the Book of Job, Elihu is one of Job's friends, descended from Nahor...
, an antagonist of Job, according to Job 32:2.
Barkos
Barkos was a painter who was the father of some of the NethinimNethinim
Nethinim was the name given to the Temple assistants in ancient Jerusalem. The term was applied originally in the Book of Joshua to the Gibeonites who converted during the time of Joshua, later in the Book of Ezra they include the Avdei Shlomo the descendants of...
, according to Ezra 2:53.
Barzillai
Barzillai the GileadGilead
In the Bible "Gilead" means hill of testimony or mound of witness, , a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, situated in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar-Sahadutha, which carries the same meaning as the Hebrew . From its mountainous character...
ite of Rogelim was 80 years old at the time of Absalom
Absalom
According to the Bible, Absalom or Avshalom was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom...
's revolt against King David
David
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
. Barzillai supplied provisions for David's army at Mahanaim
Mahanaim
Mahanaim is a place near Jabbok, beyond the Jordan River, mentioned a number of times by the Bible. The precise location of Mahanaim is very uncertain, the Biblical data being inconclusive. Although two possible sites have been identified, the one most widely accepted lies about ten miles east of...
(2 Samuel 17:27-29). After the death of Absalom, Barzillai, being an old man, was unable to accompany the king back to Jerusalem, but brought Chimham to David for the return journey (2 Samuel 19:31-37).
Another figure who married one of Barzillai's daughters was called Barzellai as a result (Ezra
Book of Ezra
The Book of Ezra is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Originally combined with the Book of Nehemiah in a single book of Ezra-Nehemiah, the two became separated in the early centuries of the Christian era...
2:61; Nehemiah
Book of Nehemiah
The Book of Nehemiah is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Told largely in the form of a first-person memoir, it concerns the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem by Nehemiah, a Jew who is a high official at the Persian court, and the dedication of the city and its people to God's laws...
7:53). In 1 Esdras
1 Esdras
1 Esdras , Greek Ezra, is an ancient Greek version of the biblical Book of Ezra in use among ancient Jewry, the early church, and many modern Christians with varying degrees of canonicity and a high historical usefulness....
5:38, he is called Zorzelleus.
Basemath
Hebrew: Sweet-smelling or Sweet-smile- Basemath, wife of Esau, and daughter of Elon the Hittite . She is thought to be identical to or a sister to Adah who is mentioned in Genesis 36 .
- Basemath, another wife of Esau, daughter of IshmaelIshmaelIshmael is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, and was Abraham's first born child according to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Ishmael was born of Abraham's marriage to Sarah's handmaiden Hagar...
, sister to Nebajoth and mother of Reuel . She is thought by some scholars to be the same as MahalathMahalathMahalath was the third mentioned wife of Esau, a daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebajoth. Esau took Mahalath from the house of Ishmael to be his wife, after seeing that his Canaanite wives displeased his father, Isaac...
of Genesis 28. - Basemath, the daughter of SolomonSolomonSolomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
; a wife of AhimaazAhimaazAhimaaz was son and successor of Zadok in the office of high priest . On the occasion of the revolt of Absalom he remained faithful to David, and was of service to him in conveying to him tidings of the proceedings of Absalom in Jerusalem...
.
Becher
Becher was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:- The second of ten sons of BenjaminBenjaminBenjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
according to Genesis 46:21 and 1 Chronicles 7:6 - A son of EphraimEphraimEphraim ; was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
according to Numbers 26:35. His descendants were referred to as Bachrites.
Bechorath
Bechorath, son of Aphiah, of the tribe of BenjaminTribe of Benjamin
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE, the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes...
, was an ancestor of King Saul
Saul
-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
and of his commander Abner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Samuel 9)
Bela
Bela was the name of three individuals mentioned in the Bible:- Bela ben BeorBela ben BeorIn the chronology of Edomite kings in Genesis 36, Bela ben Beor is the first of the apparently elective kings. The time of his reign are unknown....
, an EdomEdomEdom or Idumea was a historical region of the Southern Levant located south of Judea and the Dead Sea. It is mentioned in biblical records as a 1st millennium BC Iron Age kingdom of Edom, and in classical antiquity the cognate name Idumea was used to refer to a smaller area in the same region...
ite king according to Genesis 36:32 and 1 Chronicles 1:43 - (also "Belah") The first of ten sons of BenjaminBenjaminBenjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
according to Genesis 46:21, Numbers 26:38, and 1 Chronicles 7 and 8. - A son of Azaz according to 1 Chronicles 5:8
Beno
Beno was the son of Merari and from Jaaziah 1 Chronicles 24:26-27.Beriah
Beriah is the name of four different biblical individuals:- One of AsherAsherAsher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
's four sons, and father of Heber and Malchiel. - A son of EphraimEphraimEphraim ; was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
, born after the killing of Ephraim's sons Ezer and Elead, and so called by his father "because it went badly with his house." - A Benjamite, son of Elpaal. He and his brother Shema expelled the Gittites, and were patriarchs to the inhabitants of Ajalon. His sons were Michael, Ishpah and Joha.
- A LeviteLeviteIn Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed to be landowners "because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their inheritance"...
, the son of ShimeiShimeiShimei is the name of a number of persons referenced in the Hebrew Bible and Rabbinical literature.*The second son of Gershon and grandson of Levi...
. He was jointly patriarch of a clan with his brother Jeush.
Bigtha
Bigtha is one of the eunuchs who served King Xerxes in .Birsha
Birsha is the king of GomorrahSodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah were cities mentioned in the Book of Genesis and later expounded upon throughout the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and Deuterocanonical sources....
in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer
Chedorlaomer
Chedorlaomer "a handful of sheaves", was a king of Elam according to the Hebrew Bible book of Genesis Chapter 14. He ruled fourteen years, from the East in southwestern Persia, occupying the regions east of the Jordan river, in the days of Abram...
.
Bukki
Bukki was a prince of the tribe of DanTribe of Dan
The Tribe of Dan, also sometimes spelled as "Dann", was one of the Tribes of Israel. Though known mostly from biblical sources, they were possibly descendants of the Denyen Sea Peoples who joined with Hebrews...
; one of those appointed by Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
to superintend the division of Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:22).
Carmi
Carmi refers to two individuals mentioned in the BibleBible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
:
- The fourth son of ReubenReuben (Bible)According to the Book of Genesis, Reuben or Re'uven was the first and eldest son of Jacob with Leah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Reuben.-Etymology:...
according to Genesis 46:9, Numbers 26:6, and 1 Chronicles 5:3. - The son of Zabdi, grandson of ZerahZerahZerah or Zérach refers to five different people in the Hebrew Bible.-The Cushite:...
of the Tribe of JudahTribe of JudahAccording to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Judah was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes....
, and the father of AchanAchan (Bible)Achan , also called Achar, is a figure mentioned by the Book of Joshua in connection with the fall of Jericho and conquest of Ai.According to the narrative of Joshua chapter 7, Achan pillaged an ingot of gold, a quantity of silver, and a costly garment, from Jericho; the text states "But all the...
, according to Joshua 7:1. He was present at the Battle of JerichoBattle of JerichoThe Battle of Jericho is an incident in Bible's Book of Joshua, the first battle of the Israelites during their conquest of Canaan. According to the narrative, the walls of Jericho fell after Joshua's Israelite army marched around the city blowing their trumpets.- Spying on Jericho:Before crossing...
.
Chimham
Chimham accompanied King DavidDavid
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
to Gilgal
Gilgal
Gilgal is a place name mentioned by the Hebrew Bible. It is a matter of debate how many of the places named Gilgal are identical.-The Gilgal associated peacefully with Joshua:...
after the death of Absalom
Absalom
According to the Bible, Absalom or Avshalom was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom...
. (2 Samuel 19:37-40)
Chislon
Chislon was the father of Elidad, a prince of the Tribe of BenjaminTribe of Benjamin
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE, the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes...
. (Num. 34:21)
Dalphon
Dalphon was one of the ten sons of HamanHaman (Bible)
Haman is the main antagonist in the Book of Esther, who, according to Old Testament tradition, was a 5th Century BC noble and vizier of the Persian empire under King Ahasuerus, traditionally identified as Artaxerxes II...
, killed along with Haman by the Jews of Persia, according to Esther 9:7.
Delaiah
Deliah is the name of several biblical persons:- Son of Shemaiah, and officer to King Jehoiakim of Judah. He was one of the officers present at the delivery of a scroll sent by Jeremiah, and one of those who asked the king not to burn the scroll. (ibid. )
- Son of Elioenai, a descendant of the royal Davidic lineDavidic lineThe Davidic line refers to the tracing of lineage to the King David referred to in the Hebrew Bible, as well as the New Testament...
through JeconiahJeconiahJeconiah "; ; ), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin , was a king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon in the 6th Century BCE and was taken into captivity. Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible. After many excavations in Iraq, records of Jeconiah's...
. - The head of a family that came up from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel, that was unable to give its ancestral genealogy.
- Son of Mehetabel and father of Shemaiah. He is probably identical to the previous entry.
Deuel
Deuel was the father of Eliasaph and the leader of the Tribe of GadTribe of Gad
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Gad was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC, the Tribe of Gad was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government existed,...
, as noted in five verses in the Book of Numbers
Book of Numbers
The Book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible, and the fourth of five books of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch....
, beginning with Numbers 1:14.
Diblaim
Diblaim was the mother of the prophet HoseaHosea
Hosea was the son of Beeri and a prophet in Israel in the 8th century BC. He is one of the Twelve Prophets of the Jewish Hebrew Bible, also known as the Minor Prophets of the Christian Old Testament. Hosea is often seen as a "prophet of doom", but underneath his message of destruction is a promise...
's wife, Gomer
Gomer
Gomer was the son of Japheth in the Hebrew Bible.Gomer may also refer to:*Gomer *GOMER , in medical slang, an undesirable patient*Gomer Press, a printing and publishing company in Wales...
. Her name means 'doubled cakes'. (Hosea
Book of Hosea
The Book of Hosea is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. It stands first in order among what are known as the twelve Minor Prophets.-Background and Content:...
1:3)
Dibri
Dibri of the house of DanDan (Biblical figure)
According to the Book of Genesis, Dan was the fifth son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was Bilhah's first son. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Dan. In the biblical account, Dan's mother is described as Rachel's handmaid, who becomes one of Jacob's wives...
was the father of Shelomith according to Leviticus 24:11. Shelomith's son was stoned
Stoning
Stoning, or lapidation, is a form of capital punishment whereby a group throws stones at a person until the person dies. No individual among the group can be identified as the one who kills the subject, yet everyone involved plainly bears some degree of moral culpability. This is in contrast to the...
to death for blasphemy
Blasphemy
Blasphemy is irreverence towards religious or holy persons or things. Some countries have laws to punish blasphemy, while others have laws to give recourse to those who are offended by blasphemy...
.
Diklah
Diklah was a son of JoktanJoktan
Joktan or Yoktan was the second of the two sons of Eber mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His name means "small" or "smallness"....
according to Genesis 10:27, 1 Chronicles 1:21.
Dodo
Dodo (possibly meaning "beloved") is a name given to three persons in the BibleBible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
:
- A descendant of IssacharIssacharIssachar/Yissachar was, according to the Book of Genesis, a son of Jacob and Leah , and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar; however some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
(JudgesBook of JudgesThe Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its title describes its contents: it contains the history of Biblical judges, divinely inspired prophets whose direct knowledge of Yahweh allows them to act as decision-makers for the Israelites, as...
10:1). - An Ahohite, father of EleazarEleazar (son of Dodo)Eleazar was one of the Three Mighty Warriors and an officer under David, according to 2 Samuel and 2 Chronicles. His father was Dodai or Dodo, and he was a Benjamite through his ancestor Ahoah....
, who was one of DavidDavidDavid was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
's three mighty men who were over the thirty. (2 SamuelBooks of SamuelThe Books of Samuel in the Jewish bible are part of the Former Prophets, , a theological history of the Israelites affirming and explaining the Torah under the guidance of the prophets.Samuel begins by telling how the prophet Samuel is chosen by...
23:9; 1 ChroniclesBooks of ChroniclesThe Books of Chronicles are part of the Hebrew Bible. In the Masoretic Text, it appears as the first or last book of the Ketuvim . Chronicles largely parallels the Davidic narratives in the Books of Samuel and the Books of Kings...
11:12) - A man from BethlehemBethlehemBethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism...
, and father of ElhananElhanan son of DodoThe Biblical Elhanan was the son of Dodo . He was a member of King David’s elite fighters known as The Thirty.- Interpretation :...
, who was one of David's thirty heroes (2 Samuel 23:24).
Eglah
Eglah was one of DavidDavid
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
's wives and the mother of Ithream according to II Samuel 3:4.
Ehi
In , Ehi is the third son of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
. In he is called Ahahrah, and in he is called Ahiram
Ahiram
Ahiram or, more correctly, Ahirom was a Phoenician king of Byblos Ahirom is not attested in any other Ancient Oriental source. He became famous only by his Phoenician inscribed sarcophagus which was discovered in 1923 by the French excavator Pierre Montet in tomb V of the royal necropolis of Byblos...
.
Elasah
Elasah (meaning 'made by God') was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:- The son of ShaphanShaphanShaphan is a scribe or court secretary mentioned several times in the Old Testament .-Biblical account:...
, who was chosen by King Zedekiah of Judah to be one of the two messengers to take Jeremiah's letter to NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnezzarNebuchadnezzar was the name of several kings of Babylonia.* Nebuchadnezzar I, who ruled the Babylonian Empire in the 12th century BC* Nebuchadnezzar II , the Babylonian ruler mentioned in the biblical Book of Daniel...
(JeremiahBook of JeremiahThe Book of Jeremiah is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, following the book of Isaiah and preceding Ezekiel and the Book of the Twelve....
29:3) - One of the sons of Pashur who was rebuked for marrying a foreign women (EzraBook of EzraThe Book of Ezra is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Originally combined with the Book of Nehemiah in a single book of Ezra-Nehemiah, the two became separated in the early centuries of the Christian era...
10:18-19)
Eliasaph
Eliasaph was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:- The son of Deuel and the prince of the Tribe of GadTribe of GadAccording to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Gad was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC, the Tribe of Gad was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government existed,...
according to Numbers 1:14. - The son of Lael and the chief of the house of GershonGershonAccording to the Torah, Gershon was the eldest of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Gershonites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in biblical times. The Gershonites were charged with the care of the outer tabernacle including components such as the tent and its...
according to Numbers 3:24.
Elidad
Elidad was a prince of the tribe of BenjaminTribe of Benjamin
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE, the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes...
; one of those appointed by Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
to superintend the division of Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:21).
Elionenai
Elionenai was a descedant of David. He was the father of Akkub, and son of Neariah.Elishama
Elishama was a son of AmmihudAmmihud
Ammihud - people of glory; i.e., "renowned."* The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, at the time of the Exodus .* Num. 34:20.* Num. 34:28.* The father of Pedahel, a prince of the Tribe of Naphtali. Ammihud - people of glory; i.e., "renowned."* The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, at...
and a prince of the house of Ephraim
Ephraim
Ephraim ; was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
according to Numbers 1:10.
Elishaphat
Elishaphat was one of the "captains of hundreds" associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne .Elisheba
Elisheba ("God is my oath", cognate to the name ElizabethElizabeth (Biblical person)
Elizabeth is also spelled Elisabeth or Elisheva...
) is the wife of Aaron
Aaron
In the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, Aaron : Ααρών ), who is often called "'Aaron the Priest"' and once Aaron the Levite , was the older brother of Moses, and a prophet of God. He represented the priestly functions of his tribe, becoming the first High Priest of the Israelites...
and sister-in-law of Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
. Her sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazer and Ithamar. (Exodus 6:23).
Elizaphan
Elizaphan was a prince of the tribe of ZebulunTribe of Zebulun
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Zebulun was one of the Tribes of Israel....
; one of those appointed by Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
to superintend the division of Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:25).
Elizur
Elizur was a son of Shedeur and a prince of the House of ReubenTribe of Reuben
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Reuben was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC, the Tribe of Reuben was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government...
according to Numbers 1:5.
Elnathan
Elnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem was the father of Nehushta. Nehushta conceived JeconiahJeconiah
Jeconiah "; ; ), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin , was a king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon in the 6th Century BCE and was taken into captivity. Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible. After many excavations in Iraq, records of Jeconiah's...
with King of Judah Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim .On Josiah's death, Jehoiakim's younger brother Jehoahaz was proclaimed king, but after three months pharaoh Necho II deposed him and replaced him with the eldest son, Eliakim, who adopted the name Jehoiakim and became king at the age of twenty-five...
. Despite this close relationship to the king, Elnathan is one of those who, according to opposes Jehoiakim when he cuts up and burns a scroll that had been brought to him, containing Jeremiah
Jeremiah
Jeremiah Hebrew：יִרְמְיָה , Modern Hebrew:Yirməyāhū, IPA: jirməˈjaːhu, Tiberian:Yirmĭyahu, Greek:Ἰερεμίας), meaning "Yahweh exalts", or called the "Weeping prophet" was one of the main prophets of the Hebrew Bible...
's prophesies of the forthcoming destruction of Judah. Elnathan's father Achbor
Achbor
Achbor is a name that means "gnawing" and is, by extension, used as the word for "mouse"...
was a strong supporter of the earlier reforms of king Josiah
Josiah
Josiah or Yoshiyahu or Joshua was a king of Judah who instituted major reforms. Josiah is credited by most historians with having established or compiled important Jewish scriptures during the Deuteronomic reform that occurred during his rule.Josiah became king of Judah at the age of eight, after...
, which may have influenced Elnathan's behaviour - though he had earlier been closely involved in the persecution of the prophet Uriah ben Shemaiah, according to .
Elon
Elon was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:- A son of ZebulunZebulunZebulun was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers, the sixth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun...
according to Genesis 46:14 and Numbers 26:26. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. - ElonElonIn the Bible, Elon was a Judge of Israel.He followed Ibzan and was succeeded by Abdon. It is said that he was from the Tribe of Zebulun, led Israel for ten years, and was buried in Ajalon in Zebulon .- See also :*Biblical judges*Book of Judges...
, one of the judges of Israel.
Elzaphan
Elzaphan was a son of UzzielUzziel
According to the Torah, Uzziel |El]] is my strength or God is my strength) was the father of Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri, and was a son of Kohath and grandson of Levi, consequently being the brother of Amram and uncle of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses...
of the house of Levi
Levi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Exodus 6:22, born in Egypt. He was a nephew of Amram
Amram
In the Book of Exodus, Amram Arabic عمران Imran, is the father of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam and the husband of Jochebed.-In the Bible:In addition to being married to Jochebed, Amram is also described in the Bible as having been related to Jochebed prior to the marriage, although the exact...
and a cousin of Aaron
Aaron
In the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, Aaron : Ααρών ), who is often called "'Aaron the Priest"' and once Aaron the Levite , was the older brother of Moses, and a prophet of God. He represented the priestly functions of his tribe, becoming the first High Priest of the Israelites...
, Miriam, and Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
. He and Mishael were asked by Moses to carry away Nadab's and Abihu's bodies to a place outside the camp. (Leviticus 10:4). In the wilderness of Sinai
Biblical Mount Sinai
The Biblical Mount Sinai is the mountain at which the Book of Exodus states that the Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God...
he was named chief of the house of Kohath
Kohath
According to the Torah, Kohath was one of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Kohathites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times; in some apocryphal texts such as the Testament of Levi, and the Book of Jubilees, Levi's wife, Kohath's mother, is named as...
(Numbers 3:30).
Enoch
In , Enoch is the firstborn son of Cain and the father of Irad. Cain named the city of Enoch after his son.Enan
Enan was a member of the house of NaphtaliNaphtali
According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the...
according to Numbers 1:15. He was the father of Ahira
Ahira
Ahira, meaning Brother of evil or unlucky or my brother is friend, was an Old Testament character. He was chief of the tribe of Naphtali at the Exodus ....
.
Ephod
Ephod was the father of Hanniel, a prince of the Tribe of ManassehTribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph....
. (Num. 34:23).
Ephron
Ephron, son of Zohar, lived in Mamre among the children of HethBiblical Hittites
The Hittites and children of Heth are a people or peoples mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. They are listed in Book of Genesis as second of the twelve Canaanite nations, descended from one Heth...
. He was the owner of the property that included the Cave of Machpelah
Cave of the Patriarchs
The Cave of the Patriarchs or the Cave of Machpelah , is known by Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham or Ibrahimi Mosque ....
, which he sold to Abraham
Abraham
Abraham , whose birth name was Abram, is the eponym of the Abrahamic religions, among which are Judaism, Christianity and Islam...
for four hundred shekels of silver. (Genesis 23:8-17)
Eran
Eran was a son of Shuthelah of the Tribe of EphraimTribe of Ephraim
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim was one of the Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh together with Ephraim also formed the House of Joseph....
according to Numbers 26:36.
Eri
In Eri ("watchful") is the son of Gad. He was the progenitor of the Erites.Evi
Evi was one of five MidianMidian
Midian , Madyan , or Madiam is a geographical place and a people mentioned in the Bible and in the Qur'an. It is believed to be in northwest Saudi Arabia on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba and the northern Red Sea...
ite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas
Phinehas
-Biblical figures:*Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the High Priest*Phinehas, son of the High Priest Eli. He was a priest at Shiloh, and died when the Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant-Other :*Pinchas, the 41st weekly Torah portion....
, son of Eleazar
Eleazar
Eleazar , was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second Kohen Gadol - succeeding his father Aaron. He was a nephew of Moses.-Life:...
according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.
Ezbon
Ezbon is the name of two people mentioned in the Bible:- A son of Gad . In his name is given as Ozni, whose descendants constitute the Oznite clan.
- A son of BenjaminBenjaminBenjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
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Ezrah
Ezrah is the father of Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon, grandfather (through Mered) of Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah, and great-grandfather (through Ishbah) of EshtemoaGaddi
Gaddi, the son of Susi of the House of ManassehTribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph....
, was a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:11.
Gaddiel
Gaddiel, the son of Sodi of the house of ZebulunZebulun
Zebulun was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers, the sixth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun...
, was a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:10.
Gamul
Gamul was head of the twentieth of twenty-four priestly divisionsPriestly divisions
The priestly divisions or sacerdotal courses are ritual work groups in Judaism originally formed during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE as documented in the biblical passage of 1 Chronicles 24. These priests were all descendants of Aaron, known also as Aaronites. Aaron had four...
instituted by King David.
Gemalli
Gemalli of the house of DanDan (Biblical figure)
According to the Book of Genesis, Dan was the fifth son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was Bilhah's first son. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Dan. In the biblical account, Dan's mother is described as Rachel's handmaid, who becomes one of Jacob's wives...
was the father of Ammiel
Ammiel
Ammiel means "people of God."# One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan . He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report ....
, a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
Gemariah
Gemariah is one of the sons of ShaphanShaphan
Shaphan is a scribe or court secretary mentioned several times in the Old Testament .-Biblical account:...
in chapter 36 of Jeremiah
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, following the book of Isaiah and preceding Ezekiel and the Book of the Twelve....
. His own son Micaiah hears Jeremiah's secretary Baruch
Baruch ben Neriah
Baruch ben Neriah was the scribe, disciple, secretary, and devoted friend of the Biblical prophet Jeremiah. According to Josephus, he was a Jewish aristocrat, a son of Neriah and brother of Seraiah ben Neriah, chamberlain of King Zedekiah of Judah.Baruch wrote down the first and second editions of...
read Jeremiah's prophecies against the nation, and reports to a meeting of the court officials, including his father, nearby. This leads to the scroll being read before king Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim .On Josiah's death, Jehoiakim's younger brother Jehoahaz was proclaimed king, but after three months pharaoh Necho II deposed him and replaced him with the eldest son, Eliakim, who adopted the name Jehoiakim and became king at the age of twenty-five...
, who cuts it up and burns it despite the protestations of Gemariah and Elnathan ben Achbor.
Gera
In Gera is the fourth of ten sons of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
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- Gera is also the name of the father of ShimeiShimeiShimei is the name of a number of persons referenced in the Hebrew Bible and Rabbinical literature.*The second son of Gershon and grandson of Levi...
(2 Samuel 19:16) - Gera is also the name of two of the sons of Bela (see above), making both nephews of the earlier Gera.
- Gera is also the name of the father of EhudEhudEhud ben‑Gera is described in the biblical Book of Judges as a judge who was sent by God to deliver the Israelites from Moabite domination.-Biblical narrative:...
, a "Benjamite, a man left-handed" - Book of JudgesBook of JudgesThe Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its title describes its contents: it contains the history of Biblical judges, divinely inspired prophets whose direct knowledge of Yahweh allows them to act as decision-makers for the Israelites, as...
, 3:15.
Geuel
Geuel, the son of Machi of the Tribe of GadTribe of Gad
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Gad was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC, the Tribe of Gad was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government existed,...
, was a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:16.
Gideoni
Gideoni was a member of the house of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
according to Numbers 1:11. He was the father of Abidan
Abidan
Abidan - Publishers of Educational and Inspirational BooksAbidan , son of Gideoni, was a judge and head of the tribe of Benjamin at the time of the exodus.* References: , , , and * Meaning: My father God has judged...
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Guni
Guni was a son of NaphtaliNaphtali
According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the...
according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:48. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Gideon
Gideon was, according to Judges 6:11 the son of Joash the Abiezrite. He defeated the Midianites.Habazziniah
Habazziniah was the head of a family of Rechabites (JeremiahBook of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, following the book of Isaiah and preceding Ezekiel and the Book of the Twelve....
35:3)
Haggi
Haggi was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:15. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.Hakkoz
Hakkoz is the name of two or three biblical individuals:- Head of the seventh of twenty-four priestly divisionsPriestly divisionsThe priestly divisions or sacerdotal courses are ritual work groups in Judaism originally formed during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE as documented in the biblical passage of 1 Chronicles 24. These priests were all descendants of Aaron, known also as Aaronites. Aaron had four...
created by King David. - Head of a family of priests after the Babylonian exile. Unable to prove their lineage, the family lost its priesthood status.
- Father of Uriah and grandfather of Meremoth, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. He is probably identical to the previous entry.
Hamor
Hamor was the father of Shechem. Shechem defiled DinahDinah
According to the Hebrew Bible, Dinah was the daughter of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and Leah, his first wife. The episode of her abduction and violation by a Canaanite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi, commonly referred to as "The Rape of...
according to Genesis 34
Hamul
Hamul was a son of PharezPharez
According to the Book of Genesis, Pharez/Pיrez was the son of Tamar and of Judah, and was the twin of Zerah. The text argues that he was called Perez because he was the first twin to be born, and thus had breached the womb...
of the Tribe of Judah
Tribe of Judah
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Judah was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes....
according to Genesis 46:12 and Numbers 26:21. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Hananiah
Hananiah was a descendant of David, the father of Jeshaiah, and the son of ZerubbabelZerubbabel
Zerubbabel was a governor of the Persian Province of Judah and the grandson of Jehoiachin, penultimate king of Judah. Zerubbabel led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian Captivity in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia . The date is generally thought to...
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Hanniel
Hanniel Prince of the tribe of ManassehTribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph....
; one of those appointed by Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
to superintend the division of Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:23).
Haran
Haran, or Aran (Hebrew הָרָן) refers to three minor biblical people in the Hebrew BibleHebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
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- HaranHaranHaran or Aran is a figure in Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. Haran was born in Ur Kaśdim , the son of Terah and thus a descendant of Shem. Haran's brothers were Abram/Abraham and Nahor...
, son of TerahTerahTerah or Térach is a biblical figure in the book of Genesis, son of Nahor, son of Serug and father of the Patriarch Abraham, all descendants of Shem. He is mentioned in the Hebrew bible and the New Testament.-Genesis narrative:...
, from Ur of the Chaldees. He fathered Lot, MilcahMilcahMilcah was thedaughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor in Genesis.Milcah was a woman of ancient Mesopotamia and an ancestor of the patriarch Jacob. Milcah was born to Haran, who had another daughter, Iscah. This Haran seemed to be different from Haran, Abraham's brother, who had a son, Lot...
and IscahIscahIscah is Hebrew for Jessica. Iscah was daughter of Haran, and sister or half-sister of Lot and Milcah.The name Iscah is mentioned only once throughout the entire Hebrew Bible, found in Genesis 11:29....
. - Haran, son of CalebCalebCaleb is a male given name. A character called Caleb is named in both the Bible and Quran.-Caleb:When the Hebrews came to the outskirts of Canaan, the land that had been promised to them by God, after having fled slavery in Egypt, Moses sent twelve spies into Canaan to report on what was...
, a descendant of JacobJacobJacob "heel" or "leg-puller"), also later known as Israel , as described in the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, the New Testament and the Qur'an was the third patriarch of the Hebrew people with whom God made a covenant, and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, which were named after his descendants.In the...
, and EphahEphahEphah was one of Midian's five sons as listed in the Hebrew Bible. The son of Abraham, Midian's five sons were Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida, and Eldaah...
his mother. Father of Gazez. - Haran, son of ShimeiShimeiShimei is the name of a number of persons referenced in the Hebrew Bible and Rabbinical literature.*The second son of Gershon and grandson of Levi...
, a LeviteLeviteIn Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed to be landowners "because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their inheritance"...
who lived in the age of King DavidDavidDavid was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
that had some important religious or political role.
Harim
Harim was the name of three biblical patriarchs:- Head of the third of twenty-four priestly divisionsPriestly divisionsThe priestly divisions or sacerdotal courses are ritual work groups in Judaism originally formed during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE as documented in the biblical passage of 1 Chronicles 24. These priests were all descendants of Aaron, known also as Aaronites. Aaron had four...
instituted by King David. - Head of a non-priestly family, with 320 members, which returned with ZerubbabelZerubbabelZerubbabel was a governor of the Persian Province of Judah and the grandson of Jehoiachin, penultimate king of Judah. Zerubbabel led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian Captivity in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia . The date is generally thought to...
. Eight members of this family were found to have married gentile women, whom they divorced. Harim's son Malchijah was one of those who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem, including the Tower of the Furnaces. His seal was on the renewed covenant with God made by the Babylonian returnees. - Head of a priestly family, with 1017 members, which returned with ZerubbabelZerubbabelZerubbabel was a governor of the Persian Province of Judah and the grandson of Jehoiachin, penultimate king of Judah. Zerubbabel led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian Captivity in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia . The date is generally thought to...
. Five members of this family were found to have married gentile women, whom they divorced. His seal was also on the renewed covenant. The head of his family at the time of the return was Adna.
Heber
Heber or Chéver is the grandson of the patriarch AsherAsher
Asher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
mentioned at and in . Heber probably should not be confused with the Eber
Eber
Eber is an ancestor of the Israelites, according to the "Table of Nations" in and . He was a great-grandson of Noah's son Shem and the father of Peleg born when Eber was 34 years old, and of Joktan. He was the son of Shelah a distant ancestor of Abraham...
who was Noah
Noah
Noah was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs. The biblical story of Noah is contained in chapters 6–9 of the book of Genesis, where he saves his family and representatives of all animals from the flood by constructing an ark...
's descendant.
Helek
Helek was a son of GileadGilead
In the Bible "Gilead" means hill of testimony or mound of witness, , a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, situated in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar-Sahadutha, which carries the same meaning as the Hebrew . From its mountainous character...
of the Tribe of Manasseh
Tribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph....
according to Numbers 26:30 and Joshua 17:2.
Helon
Helon was a member of the house of ZebulunZebulun
Zebulun was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers, the sixth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun...
according to Numbers 1:9. He was the father of Eliab.
Hepher
Hepher was a son of ManassehManasseh (tribal patriarch)
Manasseh or Menashe was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Manasseh was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
according to Numbers 26:32 and Joshua 17:2.
Hezron
HezronHezron
Hezron is a name which occurs several times in the Hebrew Bible.* A plain in the south of Judah, west of Kadesh-barnea .* One of the sons of Reuben ....
or Hetzron is the name of two men in Genesis.
- In , Hezron is a son of ReubenReuben (Bible)According to the Book of Genesis, Reuben or Re'uven was the first and eldest son of Jacob with Leah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Reuben.-Etymology:...
and the founder of the Hezronites. - In , Hezron is grandson of JudahJudah (Biblical figure)Judah was, according to the Book of Genesis, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Judah. Biblical scholars, such as J. A...
and the son of PharezPharezAccording to the Book of Genesis, Pharez/Pיrez was the son of Tamar and of Judah, and was the twin of Zerah. The text argues that he was called Perez because he was the first twin to be born, and thus had breached the womb...
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Hobab
Hobab was MosesMoses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
' brother-in-law or father-in-law . The relevant part of Numbers 10:29 reads: "And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law". That of Judges 4:11 reads: "Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses".
Hori
Hori of the house of SimeonSimeon (Hebrew Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
was the father of Shaphat, a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:5.
Huppim
Huppim or Hupham was the ninth son of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
in Genesis 46:21 and Numbers 26:39.
Hushim
Hushim or Shuham was a son of DanDan (Biblical figure)
According to the Book of Genesis, Dan was the fifth son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was Bilhah's first son. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Dan. In the biblical account, Dan's mother is described as Rachel's handmaid, who becomes one of Jacob's wives...
according to Genesis 46:23 and Numbers 26:42. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Igal
Igal, the son of Joseph of the house of IssacharIssachar
Issachar/Yissachar was, according to the Book of Genesis, a son of Jacob and Leah , and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar; however some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
, was a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:7.
Ikkesh
Ikkesh the TekoiteTuqu'
Tuquʿ is a Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate, located 12 km southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Tuqu' had a population of 8,881 in 2007.The town is a part of the 'Arab al-Ta'amira cluster, along with Za'atara, Beit...
was the father of Ira, one of King David's Warriors
King David's Warriors
David's Mighty Warriors are a group of biblical characters explicitly singled out by an appendix of the Books of Samuel. The text divides them into the "Three", of which there are three, and "Thirty", of which there are more than thirty...
(2 Samuel 23:26, 1 Chronicles 11:28).
Imla
Imla the (im'la; "full"). The father of Micaiah, which latter was the prophet who ironically foretold the defeat of the allied kings of Judah and Israel against Ramoth-gilead (2 Chron 18:7-8). In the parallel passage (1 Kings 22:8-9) his name is written Imlah.Irad
In , Irad is the son of Enoch, the grandson of Cain and the father of Mehujael.Iscah
Iscah or Jesca (JessicaJessica (given name)
Jessica is a female given name.The oldest written record of the name with its current spelling is found as the name of a character in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock...
) was a daughter of Haran
Haran
Haran or Aran is a figure in Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. Haran was born in Ur Kaśdim , the son of Terah and thus a descendant of Shem. Haran's brothers were Abram/Abraham and Nahor...
, sister of Lot
Lot (Bible)
Lot is a man from the Book of Genesis chapters 11-14 and 19, in the Hebrew Bible. Notable episodes in his life include his travels with his uncle Abram ; his flight from the destruction of Sodom, in the course of which Lot's wife looked back and became a pillar of salt; and the seduction by his...
and Milcah
Milcah
Milcah was thedaughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor in Genesis.Milcah was a woman of ancient Mesopotamia and an ancestor of the patriarch Jacob. Milcah was born to Haran, who had another daughter, Iscah. This Haran seemed to be different from Haran, Abraham's brother, who had a son, Lot...
according to Genesis 11:29. She is sometimes identified as Sarah
Sarah
Sarah or Sara was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac as described in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. Her name was originally Sarai...
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Ishui
Ishui was a son of SaulSaul
-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
according to I Samuel 14:49.
Isui
Isui or Jesui was a son of AsherAsher
Asher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
according to Genesis 46:17 and Numbers 26:44. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Ithream
Ithream was the son of DavidDavid
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
and Eglah, David's sixth son, according to II Samuel 3:5.
Jachin
Jachin was a son of SimeonSimeon (Hebrew Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, and Numbers 26:12, one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Jahleel
Jahleel was a son of ZebulunZebulun
Zebulun was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers, the sixth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun...
according to Genesis 46:14 and Numbers 26:26. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Jahzeel
Jahzeel was a son of NaphtaliNaphtali
According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the...
according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:48. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Jamin
Jamin was a son of SimeonSimeon (Hebrew Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, and Numbers 26:12. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. Jamin means right hand.
Jalon
Jalon was one of four sons of Ezrah, and the uncle of Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah (father of Eshtemoa).Jarha
Jarha was an Egyptian slave of Sheshan who was married to Sheshan's daughter according to 1 Chronicles 2:34-35.Jeezer
Jeezer was a son of GileadGilead
In the Bible "Gilead" means hill of testimony or mound of witness, , a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, situated in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar-Sahadutha, which carries the same meaning as the Hebrew . From its mountainous character...
of the Tribe of Manasseh
Tribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph....
according to Numbers 26:30.
Jemuel
Jemuel was a son of SimeonSimeon (Hebrew Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, and Numbers 26:12. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Jemimah
Jemimah, meaning "Dove" was a daughter of JobJob (Biblical figure)
Job is the central character of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible. Job is listed as a prophet of God in the Qur'an.- Book of Job :The Book of Job begins with an introduction to Job's character — he is described as a blessed man who lives righteously...
according to Job 42:14. Jemimah was one of three daughters named after Baal
Baal
Baʿal is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" that is used for various gods who were patrons of cities in the Levant and Asia Minor, cognate to Akkadian Bēlu...
's three daughters.
Jephunneh
Jephunneh (יְפֻנֶּה) is a biblicalBible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
name which means "for whom a way is prepared", and was the name of two biblical figures:
- The father of CalebCalebCaleb is a male given name. A character called Caleb is named in both the Bible and Quran.-Caleb:When the Hebrews came to the outskirts of Canaan, the land that had been promised to them by God, after having fled slavery in Egypt, Moses sent twelve spies into Canaan to report on what was...
the spy, who appears to have belonged to an Edomitish tribe called Kenezites, from KenazKenazKenaz or Knaz - hunter - is the name of several persons in the Hebrew Bible. קְנָז "Hunter", Standard Hebrew Knaz, Tiberian Hebrew Qənaz / Qənāz...
their founder. See (NumbersBook of NumbersThe Book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible, and the fourth of five books of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch....
13:6 etc.; Num. 32:12 etc.; Josh 14:14 etc.; 1 Chr 4:15.) (BCE 1530.) - A descendant of AsherAsherAsher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
, eldest of the three sons of JetherJetherJether is a name mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible. It means: surplus; excellence.#Father-in-law of Moses , called elsewhere Jethro.#The oldest of Gideon's seventy sons ....
. (1 ChroniclesBooks of ChroniclesThe Books of Chronicles are part of the Hebrew Bible. In the Masoretic Text, it appears as the first or last book of the Ketuvim . Chronicles largely parallels the Davidic narratives in the Books of Samuel and the Books of Kings...
7:38.) (BCE 1017.)
Jerah
Jerah was a son of JoktanJoktan
Joktan or Yoktan was the second of the two sons of Eber mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His name means "small" or "smallness"....
according to Genesis 10:26, 1 Chronicles 1:20.
Jeshaiah
Jeshaiah may refer to multiple figures in the Bible:- A descendant of David, the father of Rephaiah, and the son of Hananiah in 1 Chronicles 3:21.
- One of eight sons of Jeduthun in 1 Chronicles 25:3.
Jezer
Jezer was a son of NaphtaliNaphtali
According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the...
according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:49. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Jidlaph
Jidlaph was the son of NahorNahor
Nahor, Nachor, or Naghor may refer to three different names in the Hebrew bible: two biblical people, who were both descendants of Shem, and one biblical place named after one of these descendants....
and Milcah
Milcah
Milcah was thedaughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor in Genesis.Milcah was a woman of ancient Mesopotamia and an ancestor of the patriarch Jacob. Milcah was born to Haran, who had another daughter, Iscah. This Haran seemed to be different from Haran, Abraham's brother, who had a son, Lot...
.
Jimnah
Jimnah or Jimna was a son of AsherAsher
Asher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
according to Genesis 46:17 and Numbers 26:44. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Joash
Joash, an AbiezriteAbiezrite
According to historical and Biblical sources, an Abiezrite was a descendant of Abiezer, the son of Gilead, not the Abiezer of King David's day ....
of the Tribe of Manasseh
Tribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph....
, was the father of Gideon according to Judges
Book of Judges
The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its title describes its contents: it contains the history of Biblical judges, divinely inspired prophets whose direct knowledge of Yahweh allows them to act as decision-makers for the Israelites, as...
6 - 8. His family was poor and lived in Ophrah
Ophrah
Ophrah is a name in the Hebrew Bible meaning "a fawn", given to:* A city of Benjamin ; probably identical with Ephron and Ephraim , the modern Palestinian city of Taybeh. The Israeli settlement of Ofra is close to the site as well....
. After Gideon tore down the altar of Baal
Baal
Baʿal is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" that is used for various gods who were patrons of cities in the Levant and Asia Minor, cognate to Akkadian Bēlu...
and cut down the grove, the men of Ophrah sought to kill Gideon. Joash stood against them, saying, "He that will plead for [Baal], let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar."
Job
Job or Jashub was a son of IssacharIssachar
Issachar/Yissachar was, according to the Book of Genesis, a son of Jacob and Leah , and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar; however some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Genesis 46:13, Numbers 26:24 and 1 Chronicles 7:1. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Jobab
Jobab is the name of at least five men in the Hebrew BibleHebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
.
- A son of JoktanJoktanJoktan or Yoktan was the second of the two sons of Eber mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His name means "small" or "smallness"....
according to Genesis 10:29 and 1 Chronicles 1:23. - Jobab ben ZerahJobab ben ZerahJobab ben Zerah was a king of ancient Edom, according to Genesis 36. He succeeded Bela ben Beor in the apparently elective kingship of the Edomites. He ruled from Bozrah. He was succeeded by Husham....
, a King of Edom according to Genesis 36:33 and 1 Chronicles 1:44. - King of Madon, one of the kings who fought against Israel in Joshua 11.
- A son of Shaharaim and Hodesh according to 1 Chronicles 8:9.
- A son of Elpaal according to 1 Chronicles 8:18.
Joel son of Samuel
Joel son of Samuel was the firstborn son of the prophet Samuel. According to I Samuel chapter 8, Joel and his brother Abiah were appointed by Samuel to be judgesBiblical judges
A biblical judge is "a ruler or a military leader, as well as someone who presided over legal hearings."...
in Beersheba
Beersheba
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....
. However, Joel and Abiah "walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment" prompting the Israelite
Israelite
According to the Bible the Israelites were a Hebrew-speaking people of the Ancient Near East who inhabited the Land of Canaan during the monarchic period .The word "Israelite" derives from the Biblical Hebrew ישראל...
s to demand that Samuel give them a king.
Jogli
Jogli was the father of Bukki, a prince of the Tribe of DanTribe of Dan
The Tribe of Dan, also sometimes spelled as "Dann", was one of the Tribes of Israel. Though known mostly from biblical sources, they were possibly descendants of the Denyen Sea Peoples who joined with Hebrews...
. (Num. 34:22)
Joiarib
Joiarib ("God will contend") is the name of two biblical persons:- Ancestor of Maaseiah the son of Barukh, who was one of those to resettle Jerusalem after the return from Babylonia.
- The head of a family of priests at the time of the return from Babylonia. He was one of the "men of understanding" sent by EzraEzraEzra , also called Ezra the Scribe and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible he returned from the Babylonian exile and reintroduced the Torah in Jerusalem...
to Iddo in order to procure men to minister in the Temple. His son was Jedaiah, one of the priests to resettle Jerusalem. The head of the family at the time of Joiakim was Mattenai.
Jonathan son of Abiathar
Jonathan was a son of AbiatharAbiathar
Abiathar , in the Hebrew Bible, son of Achimelech or Ahijah, High Priest at Nob, the fourth in descent from Eli and the last of Eli's House...
the priest (2 Samuel 15:27), and served as a messenger during Absalom
Absalom
According to the Bible, Absalom or Avshalom was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom...
's rebellion. (2 Samuel 15:36, 17:17).
Joseph
Joseph of the house of IssacharIssachar
Issachar/Yissachar was, according to the Book of Genesis, a son of Jacob and Leah , and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar; however some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
was the father of Igal, a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:7.
Joshua the Bethshemite
Joshua the Bethshemite was the owner of the field in which the Ark of the CovenantArk of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant , also known as the Ark of the Testimony, is a chest described in Book of Exodus as solely containing the Tablets of Stone on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed...
came to rest when the Philistines sent it away on a driverless ox-drawn cart. (I Samuel 6:14)
Julia
Julia was a Christian woman at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutations in , supposed to be the wife of Philologus.Kelita
Kelita ("Small/Petite") was a LeviteLevite
In Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed to be landowners "because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their inheritance"...
who assisted Ezra
Ezra
Ezra , also called Ezra the Scribe and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible he returned from the Babylonian exile and reintroduced the Torah in Jerusalem...
in expounding the law to the people. He was also known as Kelaiah.
Kemuel
Kemuel Prince of the tribe of EphraimTribe of Ephraim
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim was one of the Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh together with Ephraim also formed the House of Joseph....
; one of those appointed by Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
to superintend the division of Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:24).
Keren-happuch
Keren-happuch, sometimes spelled Kerenhappuch ("horn of the face-paint" or "cosmetic-box"), is the name of JobJob (Biblical figure)
Job is the central character of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible. Job is listed as a prophet of God in the Qur'an.- Book of Job :The Book of Job begins with an introduction to Job's character — he is described as a blessed man who lives righteously...
's third daughter , who was born after prosperity had returned to him.
Keziah
Keziah ("Cinnamon") is the name of JobJob (Biblical figure)
Job is the central character of the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible. Job is listed as a prophet of God in the Qur'an.- Book of Job :The Book of Job begins with an introduction to Job's character — he is described as a blessed man who lives righteously...
's second daughter
Kolaiah
Kolaiah ("voice of Jehovah") is the name of AhabAhab
Ahab or Ach'av or Achab in Douay-Rheims was king of Israel and the son and successor of Omri according to the Hebrew Bible. His wife was Jezebel....
's father . It is also the name of an ancestor of Sallu that settled in Jerusalem after returning from the Babylonian exile .
Lael
Lael ("Of God") was a member of the house of GershonGershon
According to the Torah, Gershon was the eldest of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Gershonites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in biblical times. The Gershonites were charged with the care of the outer tabernacle including components such as the tent and its...
according to Numbers 3:24. He was the father of Eliasaph.
Laadah
Laadah or Ladah was a son of Shelah and a grandson of JudahJudah (Biblical figure)
Judah was, according to the Book of Genesis, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Judah. Biblical scholars, such as J. A...
. His son was Mareshah.
Leummim
Leummim was the third son of DedanDedan
The word Dedan means "low ground". The people are called Dedanim or Dedanites.In the Bible, it can refer to either:* A son of Raamah . His descendants are mentioned in Isaiah 21:13, Ezekiel 25:13 and Ezekiel 27:15...
, son of Jokshan
Jokshan
Jokshan ; most probably Josephus' Jazar. According to the Bible he was the second son of Abraham and his concubine Keturah, whom he wed after the death of Sarah...
, son of Abraham
Abraham
Abraham , whose birth name was Abram, is the eponym of the Abrahamic religions, among which are Judaism, Christianity and Islam...
by Keturah
Keturah
According to the Hebrew Bible, Keturah or Ketura was the woman whom Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites, married after the death of his wife, Sarah. Keturah bore Abraham six sons, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah....
. It is often conjectured that he was the head of an Arabian
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula is a land mass situated north-east of Africa. Also known as Arabia or the Arabian subcontinent, it is the world's largest peninsula and covers 3,237,500 km2...
tribe.
Levi
Levi was the name of two minor figures mentioned in the Bible:- The great-great-grandfather of JesusJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
; son of Melchi and father of Matthat. - Another ancestor of Jesus.
Libni
Libni was a son of GershonGershon
According to the Torah, Gershon was the eldest of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Gershonites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in biblical times. The Gershonites were charged with the care of the outer tabernacle including components such as the tent and its...
of the house of Levi
Levi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Exodus 6:17. He was born in Egypt.
Lois
Lois was the mother of Eunice and grandmother of Timothy.Maaseiah
- One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark ,
- One of the "captains of hundreds" associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne
- The "king's son," probably one of the sons of king Ahaz, killed by Zichri in the invasion of Judah by Pekah, king of Israel
- One who was sent by king Josiah to repair the temple . He was governor (Heb. sar, rendered elsewhere in the Authorized Version "prince," "chief captain," chief ruler") of Jerusalem.
- The father of the priest Zephaniah ,
- The father of the false prophet Zedekiah
- a priest, the father of NeriahNeriahNeriah is the father of Baruch and Seraiah ben Neriah, mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah of the Hebrew Bible. He is mentioned in Jeremiah 32:12 and 51:59.-Talmud:The Talmud lists him and his sons Seraiah ben Neriah and Baruch as prophets...
,
Maasiai
Hebrew for "Worker of Jehovah", one of the priests resident at Jerusalem at the CaptivityMaaziah
- Head of the twenty-fourth priestly coursePriestly divisionsThe priestly divisions or sacerdotal courses are ritual work groups in Judaism originally formed during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE as documented in the biblical passage of 1 Chronicles 24. These priests were all descendants of Aaron, known also as Aaronites. Aaron had four...
in David's reign. - Also, A priest
Machbanai
Hebrew for "Clad with a mantle, or bond of the Lord", one of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the wildernessMachi
Machi of the Tribe of GadTribe of Gad
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Gad was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC, the Tribe of Gad was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government existed,...
was the father of Geuel, a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:15.
Mahalath
Hebrew: sickness, a company of dancers, or a harp- MahalathMahalathMahalath was the third mentioned wife of Esau, a daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebajoth. Esau took Mahalath from the house of Ishmael to be his wife, after seeing that his Canaanite wives displeased his father, Isaac...
, one of the wives of Esau, and a daughter of Ishmael . Thought to be the same as Basemath of Genesis 36. - Mahalath, a daughter of JerimothJerimothJerimoth in the Hebrew Bible is the name of eight men:*In 1 Chronicles 7:7, Jerimoth is a son of Bela.*In 1 Chronicles 7:8, Jerimoth is a son of Becher....
and AbihailAbihailAbihail may refer to one of five different people mentioned in the Bible:# Abihail the Levite lived during the time of the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness. He was the head of the house of Merari and Levi's youngest son....
; the wife of king RehoboamRehoboamRehoboam was initially king of the United Monarchy of Israel but after the ten northern tribes of Israel rebelled in 932/931 BC to form the independent Kingdom of Israel he was king of the Kingdom of Judah, or southern kingdom. He was a son of Solomon and a grandson of David...
.
Mahali
Mahali (also Mahli) was a son of MerariMerari
According to the Torah, Merari was one of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Merarites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times; the Hebrew word Merari means sad/bitter...
of the house of Levi
Levi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Exodus 6:19, born in Egypt.
Mahath
Hebrew for "Grasping"- A Kohathite Levite, father of ElkanahElkanahElkanah is a Hebrew name meaning "God has purchased" and may refer to several persons in the Bible called Elkanah:* Elkanah , father of Samuel.* A Levite, ancestor of a certain Berechiah....
- Another Kohathite Levite, of the time of HezekiahHezekiahHezekiah was the son of Ahaz and the 14th king of Judah. Edwin Thiele has concluded that his reign was between c. 715 and 686 BC. He is also one of the most prominent kings of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible....
Mahazioth
Heb. "Visions", a Kohathite Levite, chief of the twenty-third course of musicians ,Maher-shalal-hash-baz
Maher-shahal-has-baz ("Hurry to spoil!" or "He has made haste to the plunder!") was the second mentioned son of the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 8.1-4). The name is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria.Mahlah
Mahlah (“infirmity,” “a harp”, or “pardon”) is the nameName
A name is a word or term used for identification. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. A personal name identifies a specific unique and identifiable individual person, and may or may not include a middle name...
of two biblical persons:
- One of the daughters of Zelophehad, who with her four sisters brought a claim regarding inheritance before MosesMosesMoses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
. ' onMouseout='HidePop("70044")' href="/topics/Gilead">GileadGileadIn the Bible "Gilead" means hill of testimony or mound of witness, , a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, situated in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar-Sahadutha, which carries the same meaning as the Hebrew . From its mountainous character...
's sister Hammolecheth and great-granddaughter of ManassehManasseh (tribal patriarch)Manasseh or Menashe was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Manasseh was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
. She had two siblings, Ishhod and AbiezerAbieezerAbieezer - father of help; i.e., "helpful." The second of the three sons of Hammoleketh, the sister of Gilead. He was the grandson of Manasseh . From his family Gideon sprang . He was also called Jeezer . One of David's thirty warriors Abieezer - father of help; i.e., "helpful." (1.) The second...
.
Mahol
Heb. "Dance", the father of four sons who were inferior in wisdom only to SolomonSolomon
Solomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
.
Malchiel
Malchiel was a son of Beriah according to Genesis 46:17 and Numbers 26:45. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.Malchi-shua
Heb. "King of help", one of the four sons of SaulSaul
-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
. He perished along with his father in the battle of Gilboa .
Mallothi
Heb. "My fulness", a Kohathite Levite, one of the sons of Heman the Levite , and chief of the nineteenth division of the temple musiciansMalluch
Heb. "Reigned over, or reigning."- A Levite of the family of MerariMerariAccording to the Torah, Merari was one of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Merarites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times; the Hebrew word Merari means sad/bitter...
- A priest who returned from Babylon ,,
Mash
Mash was a son of AramAram, son of Shem
Aram is a son of Shem, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 of the Hebrew Bible, and the father of Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash. The Book of Chronicles confirms Aram as one of Shem's sons, confirming Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash, as also on the list of Shem's descendants. Aram son of Shem is ...
according to Genesis 10:23.
Massa
Hebrew for a type of gift, one of the sons of IshmaelIshmael
Ishmael is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, and was Abraham's first born child according to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Ishmael was born of Abraham's marriage to Sarah's handmaiden Hagar...
, the founder of an Arabian tribe ; a nomad tribe inhabiting the Arabian desert toward Babylonia.
Matri
Matri, of the Tribe of BenjaminTribe of Benjamin
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE, the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes...
was an ancestor of Saul
Saul
-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
according to I Samuel 10:21.
Matthat
"Gift of God", possibly also translated as Matthan.- The son of Levi, and father of HeliGenealogy of JesusThe genealogy of Jesus is described in two passages of the Gospels: Luke 3:23–38 and Matthew 1:1–17.* Matthew's genealogy commences with Abraham and then from King David's son Solomon follows the legal line of the kings through Jeconiah, the king whose descendants were cursed, to Joseph, legal...
, great grandfather to JesusJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity... - Son of another Levi
Mehetabeel
Mehetabeel ("Whom God benefits" or "God causes good") was the father of Delaiah, and grandfather of Shemaiah, who joined SanballatSanballat the Horonite
Sanballat the Horonite or Sanballat I was a Samaritan leader and official of the Persian Achaemenid Empire who lived in the mid to late fifth century BC...
against Nehemiah
Nehemiah
Nehemiah ]]," Standard Hebrew Nəḥemya, Tiberian Hebrew Nəḥemyāh) is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work rebuilding Jerusalem and purifying the Jewish community. He was the son of Hachaliah, Nehemiah ]]," Standard Hebrew Nəḥemya, Tiberian Hebrew Nəḥemyāh) is the...
.
Mehetabel
Mehetabel ("Whom God benefits" or "God causes good") was the wife of HadadHadad
Haddad was a northwest Semitic storm and rain god, cognate in name and origin with the Akkadian god Adad. Hadad was often called simply Ba‘al , but this title was also used for other gods. The bull was the symbolic animal of Hadad. He appeared as a bearded deity, often shown as holding a club and...
, one of the kings of Edom
Edom
Edom or Idumea was a historical region of the Southern Levant located south of Judea and the Dead Sea. It is mentioned in biblical records as a 1st millennium BC Iron Age kingdom of Edom, and in classical antiquity the cognate name Idumea was used to refer to a smaller area in the same region...
.
Mehujael
In Mehujael is a descendant of Cain, the son of Irad and the father of Methusael.Mehuman
Faithful, one of the eunuchs whom AhasuerusAhasuerus
Ahasuerus is a name used several times in the Hebrew Bible, as well as related legends and Apocrypha. This name is applied in the Hebrew Scriptures to three rulers...
commanded to bring in Vashti
Vashti
Queen Vashti is the first wife of King Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther, a book included in the Hebrew Bible and read on the Jewish holiday of Purim. She is banished for her refusal to appear at the king's banquet, and Esther is chosen to succeed her as queen. In the Midrash, Vashti is described...
.
Melchi
"My king" The son of AddiAddi
Addi is a Tigrinya term meaning "village" derived from the Ge'ez word "Ad" meaning "son." The word can be found in many village and city names in Tigray Region, Ethiopia and Tigre and Tigrinya-speaking Eritrea....
, and father of Neri
Neri
Neri or Néri may refer to:*Neri River, a river in Ethiopia*Neri, a main character in the series Ocean Girl*Neri di Bicci, artistPeople with the surname Neri:*Neri...
, .
Melech
King, the second of Micah's four sons ), and thus grandson of Mephibosheth. Also related to a southwest Asian god, see MelechMoloch
Moloch — also rendered as Molech, Molekh, Molok, Molek, Molock, or Moloc — is the name of an ancient Semitic god...
Melea
Fullness, the son of Menan and father of Eliakim, in the genealogy of our Lord .Melzar
Probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, i.e., chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court , who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths.Merab
"Increase", or "Majority", the eldest of SaulSaul
-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
's two daughters. She was offered to David after his victory over Goliath, but does not seem to have entered heartily into this arrangement . She was at length, however, married to Adriel of Abel-Meholah, a town in the Jordan valley, about 10 miles south of Bethshean, with whom the house of Saul maintained an alliance. She had five sons, who were all put to death by the Gibeonites on the hill of Gibeah
It is also a common feminine name in Israel.
Meraioth
"Rebellions",- Father of Amariah, a priest of the line of Eleazar , . It is uncertain if he ever was the high priest.
- A priest who went to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel . He is called Meremoth in Neh 12:3.
Meremoth
"Exaltations, heights", a priest who returned from Babylon with ZerubbabelZerubbabel
Zerubbabel was a governor of the Persian Province of Judah and the grandson of Jehoiachin, penultimate king of Judah. Zerubbabel led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian Captivity in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia . The date is generally thought to...
, to whom were sent the sacred vessels belonging to the temple. He took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Neh 3:4).
Merib-baal
Meaning "Contender with BaalBaal
Baʿal is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning "master" or "lord" that is used for various gods who were patrons of cities in the Levant and Asia Minor, cognate to Akkadian Bēlu...
," ,, elsewhere called Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth was the name of two men of the family of Saul, who is stated in the books of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible to have been the first king of ancient Israel:...
, the son of Jonathan.
Meshelemiah
"Friendship of Jehovah", a LeviteLevite
In Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed to be landowners "because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their inheritance"...
of the family of the Korhites, called also Shelemiah , He was a temple gate-keeper in the time of David
David
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
.
Meshillemoth
"Requitals". (1.) The father of Berechiah . (2.) A priest, the son of Immer .Meshullam
Meshullam, meaning "befriended", was the name of eleven biblical individuals. (See MeshullamMeshullam
Meshullam is a Biblical masculine name meaning "Befriended". In the Old Testament the name Meshullam was borne by eleven characters:# One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time of Jotham .# Grandfather of Shaphan, "the scribe," in the reign of Josiah ....
.)
Meshullemeth
"Friend", the wife of King Manasseh of JudahManasseh of Judah
Manasseh was a king of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the only son of Hezekiah with Hephzi-bah. He became king at an age 12 years and reigned for 55 years. Edwin Thiele has concluded that he commenced his reign as co-regent with his father Hezekiah in 697/696 BC, with his sole reign beginning in...
, and the mother of King Amon of Judah
Amon of Judah
Amon was the king of Judah who succeeded his father Manasseh of Judah on the throne according to the Bible. His mother was Meshullemeth, daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. He was married to Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath....
(.
Methusael
In Methusael is a descendant of Cain, the son of Mehujael and the father of Lamech.Mezahab
"Water of gold", the father of Matred ,, and grandfather of Mehetabel, wife of HadarHadad (Bible)
Multiple Biblical characters with the names Hadad or Hadar existed. Ishmael had a son that is referred to by both names; the last king of Edom also has both alternative names. One Hadad ben Bedad was an earlier king of Edom....
, the last king of Edom
Edom
Edom or Idumea was a historical region of the Southern Levant located south of Judea and the Dead Sea. It is mentioned in biblical records as a 1st millennium BC Iron Age kingdom of Edom, and in classical antiquity the cognate name Idumea was used to refer to a smaller area in the same region...
.
Mibhar
"Choice", a Hagarene, one of David's warriors ; called also Bani the Gadite .Mibsam
"Fragrance"- One of Ishmael's twelve sons, and head of an Arab tribe .
- A son of SimeonSimeon (Hebrew Bible)According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
.
Michael
Michael of the house of AsherAsher
Asher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
was the father of Sethur, a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:13.
Michri
"Prize of Jehovah" or "Selling", a Benjamite, the father of UzziUzzi
Uzzi is a biblical name meaning "the Lord is my strength".People with this name:biblical:* , the son of Bukki, a descendant of Aaron * , a grandson of Issachar...
.
Mijamin
Mijamin or Miamin ("from the right hand") is the name of three persons mentioned in the Bible:- The head of the sixth of twenty four priestly divisionsPriestly divisionsThe priestly divisions or sacerdotal courses are ritual work groups in Judaism originally formed during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE as documented in the biblical passage of 1 Chronicles 24. These priests were all descendants of Aaron, known also as Aaronites. Aaron had four...
set up by King David. - A chief priest who returned from Babylon with ZerubbabelZerubbabelZerubbabel was a governor of the Persian Province of Judah and the grandson of Jehoiachin, penultimate king of Judah. Zerubbabel led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian Captivity in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia . The date is generally thought to...
, who signed the renewed covenant with God. In the time of Joiakim his family had joined with that of Moadiah, and was led by Piltai. He was also called Miniamin. - A non-priestly Mijamin son of Parosh is mentioned in as one of those who divorced a gentile wife, and sacrificed a ram in atonement.
Mikloth
"Staves" or "Looking Down".- An officer under Dodai, in the time of David and SolomonSolomonSolomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
. - A Benjamite ,, .
Milaiai
"Eloquent", a Levitical musician who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.Mishael
This was the name of two biblical men.Mishael was a son of Uzziel
Uzziel
According to the Torah, Uzziel |El]] is my strength or God is my strength) was the father of Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri, and was a son of Kohath and grandson of Levi, consequently being the brother of Amram and uncle of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses...
of the house of Levi
Levi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Exodus 6:22, born in Egypt. He was a nephew of Amram
Amram
In the Book of Exodus, Amram Arabic عمران Imran, is the father of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam and the husband of Jochebed.-In the Bible:In addition to being married to Jochebed, Amram is also described in the Bible as having been related to Jochebed prior to the marriage, although the exact...
and a cousin of Aaron
Aaron
In the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, Aaron : Ααρών ), who is often called "'Aaron the Priest"' and once Aaron the Levite , was the older brother of Moses, and a prophet of God. He represented the priestly functions of his tribe, becoming the first High Priest of the Israelites...
, Miriam, and Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
.
He and Elzaphan were asked by Moses to carry away Nadab’s and Abihu’s bodies to a place outside the camp. (Leviticus 10:4)
Mishael was one of the three Hebrew youths
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego are characters in the biblical Hebrew book of Daniel Chapters 1 – 3, known for their exclusive devotion to God. In particular, they are known for being saved by divine intervention from the Babylonian execution of being burned alive in a fiery furnace...
who were trained with Daniel
Daniel
Daniel is the protagonist in the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible. In the narrative, when Daniel was a young man, he was taken into Babylonian captivity where he was educated in Chaldean thought. However, he never converted to Neo-Babylonian ways...
in Babylon
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
(Dan. 1:11, 19). He and his companions were cast into and miraculously delivered from the fiery furnace for refusing to worship the king's idol (3:13-30). Mishael's Babylonian name was Meshach.
Misham
"Their cleansing" or "their beholding", a Benjamite, one of the sons of Elpaal (.Mishmannah
"Fatness", one of the Gadite heroes who gathered to David at Ziklag (.Mithredath
Meaning given by MithraMithra
Mithra is the Zoroastrian divinity of covenant and oath. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth, and the guardian of cattle, the harvest and of The Waters....
, or dedicated to Mithra, i.e., the sun, the Hebrew form of the Persian name Mithridates.
- The "treasurer" of King Cyrus ., a Persian officer in SamariaSamariaSamaria, or the Shomron is a term used for a mountainous region roughly corresponding to the northern part of the West Bank.- Etymology :...
Mnason
"Reminding, or remembrancer". A Christian of Jerusalem with whom Paul lodged (. He was apparently a native of Cyprus, like Barnabas (, and was well known to the Christians of Caesarea (. He was an "old disciple" (R.V., "early disciple"), i.e., he had become a Christian in the beginning of the formation of the Church in Jerusalem.Moza
"A going forth."- One of the sons of Caleb .
- The son of Zimri, of the posterity of Saul ,.
Muppim
Muppim or Shuphim was the eighth son of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
in Genesis 46:21 and Numbers 26:39.
Mushi
Mushi was a son of MerariMerari
According to the Torah, Merari was one of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Merarites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times; the Hebrew word Merari means sad/bitter...
of the house of Levi
Levi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Exodus 6:19, born in Egypt.
Nahbi
Nahbi, the son of Vophsi of the house of NaphtaliNaphtali
According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the...
, was a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:14.
Neariah
"Neariah" was a descendant of David, and father of Elionenai. He was the son of Shemaiah.Nehushta
Nehushta was the wife of King JehoiakimJehoiakim
Jehoiakim .On Josiah's death, Jehoiakim's younger brother Jehoahaz was proclaimed king, but after three months pharaoh Necho II deposed him and replaced him with the eldest son, Eliakim, who adopted the name Jehoiakim and became king at the age of twenty-five...
and daughter of Elnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem, according 2 Kings 24:8. She was also the mother of King Jehoiachin.
Nekoda
Nekoda was the ancestor of 652 Jews who returned from BabyloniaBabylonia
Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia , with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as a major power when Hammurabi Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as...
with Ezra
Ezra
Ezra , also called Ezra the Scribe and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible he returned from the Babylonian exile and reintroduced the Torah in Jerusalem...
, but were declared ineligible to serve as Kohanim (priests) because they could not prove that their ancestors had been Kohanim. This is recounted in Ezra 2:48,60 and in Nehemiah 7:50, 62, where the number of men is given as 642.
Nemuel
Nemuel was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:- The son of Eliab of the Tribe of ReubenTribe of ReubenAccording to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Reuben was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC, the Tribe of Reuben was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government...
according to Numbers 26:9. - Jemuel, a son of SimeonSimeon (Hebrew Bible)According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
.
Nepheg
Nepheg was a son of Izhar of the house of LeviLevi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Exodus 6:21, born in Egypt. He was a nephew of Amram
Amram
In the Book of Exodus, Amram Arabic عمران Imran, is the father of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam and the husband of Jochebed.-In the Bible:In addition to being married to Jochebed, Amram is also described in the Bible as having been related to Jochebed prior to the marriage, although the exact...
and a cousin of Aaron
Aaron
In the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, Aaron : Ααρών ), who is often called "'Aaron the Priest"' and once Aaron the Levite , was the older brother of Moses, and a prophet of God. He represented the priestly functions of his tribe, becoming the first High Priest of the Israelites...
, Miriam, and Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
.
Ner
Ner was an uncle of SaulSaul
-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
and the father of Abner
Abner
In the Book of Samuel, Abner , is first cousin to Saul and commander-in-chief of his army...
according to I Samuel 14:50.
Nereus
Nereus was a Christian mentioned with his unnamed sister in with other saints to whom Paul the apostle sent greetings and salutations.Nobah
Nobah, of the Tribe of ManassehTribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph....
defeated the Amorite
Amorite
Amorite refers to an ancient Semitic people who occupied large parts of Mesopotamia from the 21st Century BC...
s, took the villages of Kenath and renamed it Nobah according to Numbers 32:42.
Obal
Obal, also Ebal, was a son of JoktanJoktan
Joktan or Yoktan was the second of the two sons of Eber mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His name means "small" or "smallness"....
according to Genesis 10:28, 1 Chronicles 1:22.
Obil
Obil was an Ishmaelite, a keeper of camels in the time of David, according to 1 Chronicles 27:30.Ocran
Ocran was a member of the house of AsherAsher
Asher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
according to Numbers 1:13. He was the father of Pagiel.
On
On, the son of Peleth, of the Tribe of ReubenTribe of Reuben
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Reuben was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC, the Tribe of Reuben was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government...
was a participant in Korah’s rebellion
Korach (parsha)
Korach or Korah is the 38th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Numbers...
against Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
according to Numbers 16:1.
Ophir
Ophir was a son of JoktanJoktan
Joktan or Yoktan was the second of the two sons of Eber mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His name means "small" or "smallness"....
according to Genesis 10:29, 1 Chronicles 1:23.
Ozem
Ozem is a Hebrew name meaning strong, which applies to two people in the Bible.- A brother of DavidDavidDavid was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
, and the sixth son of JesseJesseJesse, Eshai or Yishai, is the father of the David, who became the king of the Israelites. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" ....
. - A son of JerahmeelJerahmeelThe name Jerahmeel appears several times in the Tanakh. It means "He will obtain mercy of God" or "God pities" or "May God have compassion".-Bearers of the name:There are probably three distinct persons of that name in the Tanakh...
.
Pagiel
Pagiel was a son of Ocran and a prince of the house of AsherAsher
Asher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
according to Numbers 1:13.
Palti
Palti, the son of Raphu of the house of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
, was a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:9.
Paltiel
Paltiel Prince of the tribe of IssacharTribe of Issachar
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Issachar was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes...
; one of those appointed by Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
to superintend the division of Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:26).
Parnach
Parnach was the father of Elizaphan, a prince of the Tribe of ZebulunTribe of Zebulun
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Zebulun was one of the Tribes of Israel....
. (Num. 34:25).
Pedahel
Pedahel Prince of the tribe of NaphtaliTribe of Naphtali
The Tribe of Naphtali was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes...
; one of those appointed by Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
to superintend the division of Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:28).
Pedahzur
Pedahzur was a member of the house of ManassehTribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph....
according to Numbers 1:10. He was the father of Gamaliel.
Peleth
Peleth, of the Tribe of ReubenTribe of Reuben
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Reuben was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BC, the Tribe of Reuben was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes. No central government...
, was the father of On, a participant in Korah’s rebellion
Korach (parsha)
Korach or Korah is the 38th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Numbers...
against Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
according to Numbers 16:1.
Pethuel
Pethuel, the father of JoelJoel (prophet)
Joel was a prophet of ancient Israel, the second of the twelve minor prophets and the author of the Book of Joel. He is mentioned by name only once in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, in the introduction to his own brief book, as the son of Pethuel...
, in Joel 1:1.
Phallu
Phallu or Pallu was a son of ReubenReuben (Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Reuben or Re'uven was the first and eldest son of Jacob with Leah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Reuben.-Etymology:...
according to Genesis 46:9, Exodus 6:14 and Numbers 26:5. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Phurah
Phurah was a servant of Gideon in Judges 7. Gideon takes Phurah with him to spy on the MidianMidian
Midian , Madyan , or Madiam is a geographical place and a people mentioned in the Bible and in the Qur'an. It is believed to be in northwest Saudi Arabia on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba and the northern Red Sea...
ites before battle.
Phuvah
Phuvah or Pua was a son of IssacharIssachar
Issachar/Yissachar was, according to the Book of Genesis, a son of Jacob and Leah , and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar; however some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Genesis 46:13 and Numbers 26:23. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Pildash
Pildash was the son of NahorNahor
Nahor, Nachor, or Naghor may refer to three different names in the Hebrew bible: two biblical people, who were both descendants of Shem, and one biblical place named after one of these descendants....
and Milcah
Milcah
Milcah was thedaughter of Haran and the wife of Nahor in Genesis.Milcah was a woman of ancient Mesopotamia and an ancestor of the patriarch Jacob. Milcah was born to Haran, who had another daughter, Iscah. This Haran seemed to be different from Haran, Abraham's brother, who had a son, Lot...
.
Putiel
Putiel was the father of EleazarEleazar
Eleazar , was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second Kohen Gadol - succeeding his father Aaron. He was a nephew of Moses.-Life:...
's wife according to Exodus 6:25. According to Rashi
Rashi
Shlomo Yitzhaki , or in Latin Salomon Isaacides, and today generally known by the acronym Rashi , was a medieval French rabbi famed as the author of a comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, as well as a comprehensive commentary on the Tanakh...
this was another name of Jethro
Jethro
In the Old Testament or the Hebrew Bible, Jethro |Shu-ayb]]) is Moses' father-in-law, a Kenite shepherd and priest of Midian. He is also revered as a prophet in his own right in the Druze religion, and considered an ancestor of the Druze.-In Exodus:...
.
Raamiah
Raamiah ("thunder of the Lord") is one of the princes who returned from the Exile (Neh.Book of Nehemiah
The Book of Nehemiah is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Told largely in the form of a first-person memoir, it concerns the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem by Nehemiah, a Jew who is a high official at the Persian court, and the dedication of the city and its people to God's laws...
7:7). He is also called Reelaiah in Ezra
Book of Ezra
The Book of Ezra is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Originally combined with the Book of Nehemiah in a single book of Ezra-Nehemiah, the two became separated in the early centuries of the Christian era...
2:2.
Rabmag
Rabmag is the name of two figures in the Bible:- The AssyriaAssyriaAssyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
n "Rab-mugi" — a "chief physician" who was attached to the king of BabylonBabylonBabylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
(Jeremiah 39:3,13). - The title of one of SennacheribSennacheribSennacherib |Sîn]] has replaced brothers for me"; Aramaic: ) was the son of Sargon II, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria .-Rise to power:...
's officers sent with messages to HezekiahHezekiahHezekiah was the son of Ahaz and the 14th king of Judah. Edwin Thiele has concluded that his reign was between c. 715 and 686 BC. He is also one of the most prominent kings of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible....
and the people of Jerusalem demanding the surrender of the city. He was accompanied by a "great army;" but his mission was unsuccessful (II Kings 18:17-19:13 and Isaiah 36:12-37:13).
Rephaiah
Rephaiah, a descendant of David was the father of Arnan and the son of Jeshaiah.Raphu
Raphu of the house of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
was the father of Palti, a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:9.
Reba
Reba was one of five MidianMidian
Midian , Madyan , or Madiam is a geographical place and a people mentioned in the Bible and in the Qur'an. It is believed to be in northwest Saudi Arabia on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba and the northern Red Sea...
ite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas
Phinehas
-Biblical figures:*Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the High Priest*Phinehas, son of the High Priest Eli. He was a priest at Shiloh, and died when the Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant-Other :*Pinchas, the 41st weekly Torah portion....
, son of Eleazar
Eleazar
Eleazar , was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second Kohen Gadol - succeeding his father Aaron. He was a nephew of Moses.-Life:...
according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.
Rekem
Rekem was one of five MidianMidian
Midian , Madyan , or Madiam is a geographical place and a people mentioned in the Bible and in the Qur'an. It is believed to be in northwest Saudi Arabia on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba and the northern Red Sea...
ite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas
Phinehas
-Biblical figures:*Phinehas, son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the High Priest*Phinehas, son of the High Priest Eli. He was a priest at Shiloh, and died when the Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant-Other :*Pinchas, the 41st weekly Torah portion....
, son of Eleazar
Eleazar
Eleazar , was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second Kohen Gadol - succeeding his father Aaron. He was a nephew of Moses.-Life:...
according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.
Rephael
In , Rephael was one of Shemaiah's sons. He and his brethren, on account of their "strength for service," formed one of the divisions of the temple porters.Ribai
Ribai, a Benjamite of GibeahGibeah
Gibeah is a biblical site identified by archaeologists as a hill in Jerusalem, on the outskirts of the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood, known as Tell el-Ful.-Etymology:...
, was the father of Ittai, one of King David's Warriors
King David's Warriors
David's Mighty Warriors are a group of biblical characters explicitly singled out by an appendix of the Books of Samuel. The text divides them into the "Three", of which there are three, and "Thirty", of which there are more than thirty...
(2 Samuel 23:29, 1 Chronicles 11:31).
Rosh
Rosh is the seventh of the ten sons of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
named in Genesis .
A nation named Rosh is also mentioned in Ezekiel 38:2-3; 39:1 "Son of man, set your face toward Gog, the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal; and prophesy concerning him." Also in a variant reading of Isaiah 66:19 (MT) and the Septuagint Jeremiah 32:23.
Sabtah
Sabtah was a son of CushBiblical Cush
Cush was the eldest son of Ham, brother of Mizraim , Canaan and the father of Nimrod, and Raamah, mentioned in the "Table of Nations" in the Genesis 10:6 and I Chronicles 1:8...
according to Genesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:9.
Sabtechah
Sabtechah was a son of CushBiblical Cush
Cush was the eldest son of Ham, brother of Mizraim , Canaan and the father of Nimrod, and Raamah, mentioned in the "Table of Nations" in the Genesis 10:6 and I Chronicles 1:8...
according to Genesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:9.
Sachar
Sachar was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:- One of DavidDavidDavid was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
's heroes 1 Chronicles 11:35; also called Sharar 2 Samuel 23:33. - A son of Obed-edomObed-Edom'OBED-EDOM' HEBREW: "Worshiper of Edom" / servant of Edom.# "The Gittite" , a Levite of the family of the Korhites,. He had taken up residence in Judah, perhaps as a convert to the religion of David, who had many followers among the Gittites...
the Gittite, and a temple porter 1 Chronicles 26:4.
Salu
Salu, of the house of SimeonSimeon (Hebrew Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
, was the father of Zimri
Zimri (prince)
Zimri was the Prince of the Tribe of Simeon during the time of the Israelites in the desert. At Shittim he took part in the Heresy of Peor, taking as a paramour a Midianite woman, Cozbi...
who was involved in the Heresy of Peor
Heresy of Peor
The heresy of Peor is an event related in the Torah at Numbers 25:1-15. Back references to the event occur in Numbers 25:18 and 31:16, Deuteronomy 4:3, Joshua 22:17, Hosea 9:10; Psalm 106:28...
according to Numbers 25:14.
Seba
Seba was a son of CushBiblical Cush
Cush was the eldest son of Ham, brother of Mizraim , Canaan and the father of Nimrod, and Raamah, mentioned in the "Table of Nations" in the Genesis 10:6 and I Chronicles 1:8...
according to Genesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:9.
Sered
Sered was a son of ZebulunZebulun
Zebulun was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers, the sixth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun...
according to Genesis 46:14 and Numbers 26:26. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Sethur
Sethur, the son of Michael of the house of AsherAsher
Asher , in the Book of Genesis, is the second son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the founder of the Tribe of Asher.-Name:The text of the Torah argues that the name of Asher means happy/blessing, implying a derivation from the Hebrew term osher ; the Torah actually presents this in two variations—beoshri...
, was a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:13.
Shabbethai
Shabbethai, a Levite who helped EzraEzra
Ezra , also called Ezra the Scribe and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible he returned from the Babylonian exile and reintroduced the Torah in Jerusalem...
in the matter of the foreign marriages , probably the one present at Ezra's reading of the law , and possibly the Levite chief and overseer . The name might mean "one born on Sabbath
Biblical Sabbath
Sabbath in the Bible is usually a weekly day of rest and time of worship. The Sabbath is first mentioned in the Genesis creation narrative. The seventh day is there set aside as a day of rest—the Sabbath. It is observed differently in Judaism and Christianity and informs a similar occasion in...
", but more probably is a modification of the ethnic Zephathi (Zephathite), from Zarephathi (Zarephathite). Meshullam and Jozabad, with which Shabbethai's name is combined, both originate in ethnic names. (Encyclopaedia Biblica)
Shaharaim
Shaharaim, a member of the house of BenjaminBenjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
. He had three wives, Hushim, Baara, and Hodesh, according to 1 Chronicles 8:8-9.
Shammua
Shammua, the son of Zaccur of the house of ReubenReuben (Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Reuben or Re'uven was the first and eldest son of Jacob with Leah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Reuben.-Etymology:...
, was a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
Shaphat
Shaphat, the son of Hori of the house of SimeonSimeon (Hebrew Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
, was a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:5.
Also the name of one of King David's sons by Bathsheba.
Sharar also known as shararer jat
Shearjashub
Shearjashub, the first-mentioned son of IsaiahIsaiah
Isaiah ; Greek: ', Ēsaïās ; "Yahu is salvation") was a prophet in the 8th-century BC Kingdom of Judah.Jews and Christians consider the Book of Isaiah a part of their Biblical canon; he is the first listed of the neviim akharonim, the later prophets. Many of the New Testament teachings of Jesus...
according to Isaiah 7:3.
His name means "the remnant shall return" and was prophetic; offering hope to the people of Israel, that although they were going to be sent into exile, and their temple destroyed, God remained faithful and would deliverance "a remnant" from Babylon
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
and bring them back to their land.
Sheconiah
Sheconiah was a descendant of David, father of Shemaiah, and son of ObadiahObadiah
Obadiah is a Biblical theophorical name, meaning "servant of Yahweh" or "worshipper of Yahweh." It is related to "Abdeel", "servant of God", which is also cognate to the Arabic name "Abdullah". Turkish name Abdil or Abdi. The form of Obadiah's name used in the Septuagint is Obdios; in Latin it is...
.
Shechem
Shechem was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:- A prince of ShechemShechemShechem was a Canaanite city mentioned in the Amarna letters, and is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as an Israelite city of the tribe of Manasseh and the first capital of the Kingdom of Israel...
who defiled DinahDinahAccording to the Hebrew Bible, Dinah was the daughter of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and Leah, his first wife. The episode of her abduction and violation by a Canaanite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi, commonly referred to as "The Rape of...
according to Genesis 34 - A son of ManassehManasseh (tribal patriarch)Manasseh or Menashe was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Manasseh was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
according to Numbers 26:31, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:19.
Shedeur
Shedeur was a member of the house of ReubenReuben (Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Reuben or Re'uven was the first and eldest son of Jacob with Leah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Reuben.-Etymology:...
according to Numbers 1:5. He was the father of Elizur.
Shelomi
Shelomi was the father of AhihudAhihud
Ahihud - brother of union. A son of Bela, the sonof Benjamin . Name different in Hebrew, meaning father of Judah. Chief Slaveof the tribe of Asher; one of those appointed by Moses to...
, a prince of the Tribe of Asher
Tribe of Asher
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Asher! was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes...
. (Num. 34:27).
Shelumiel
Shelumiel (HebrewHebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: שלמיאל) was a son of Zurishaddai and a prince of the house of Simeon
Simeon (Hebrew Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Numbers 1:6.
Shelomith
Shelomith was a daughter of Dibri of the house of DanDan (Biblical figure)
According to the Book of Genesis, Dan was the fifth son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was Bilhah's first son. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Dan. In the biblical account, Dan's mother is described as Rachel's handmaid, who becomes one of Jacob's wives...
according to Leviticus 24:11, married to an Egyptian. Her son was stoned
Stoning
Stoning, or lapidation, is a form of capital punishment whereby a group throws stones at a person until the person dies. No individual among the group can be identified as the one who kills the subject, yet everyone involved plainly bears some degree of moral culpability. This is in contrast to the...
to death for blasphemy
Blasphemy
Blasphemy is irreverence towards religious or holy persons or things. Some countries have laws to punish blasphemy, while others have laws to give recourse to those who are offended by blasphemy...
.
Shemeber
Shemeber is the king of Zeboiim in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against ChedorlaomerChedorlaomer
Chedorlaomer "a handful of sheaves", was a king of Elam according to the Hebrew Bible book of Genesis Chapter 14. He ruled fourteen years, from the East in southwestern Persia, occupying the regions east of the Jordan river, in the days of Abram...
.
Shemida
Shemida was a son of ManassehManasseh (tribal patriarch)
Manasseh or Menashe was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Manasseh was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
according to Numbers 26:32, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:19.
Shemuel
Shemuel Prince of the tribe of SimeonSimeon (Hebrew Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
; one of those appointed by Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
to superintend the division of Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
amongst the tribe (Num. 34:20).
Shephatiah
Shephatiah was the son of DavidDavid
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
and Abital
Abital
Abital or Avital is a Hebrew female name.It translates as father of dew i.e., "fresh".The grammatically correct translation of the name is dew is my father. ab-i means my father, -i is possessive pronoun for "my"....
, David's fifth son, according to II Samuel 3:4.
Shillem
Shillem was a son of NaphtaliNaphtali
According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the...
according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:49. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Shimeah
Shimeah or Shammah was a third son of JesseJesse
Jesse, Eshai or Yishai, is the father of the David, who became the king of the Israelites. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" ....
, a brother of David
David
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
(1 Samuel 16:9}, and the father of Jonadab
Jonadab
Jonadab is the name of two men in the Hebrew Bible:*In 2 Samuel 13:3 Jonadab son of Shimeah is described as a 'very shrewd man' . He suggests to Amnon the plan he uses to seduce Tamar....
(2 Samuel 13:3).
Shimi
Shimi was a son of GershonGershon
According to the Torah, Gershon was the eldest of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Gershonites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites in biblical times. The Gershonites were charged with the care of the outer tabernacle including components such as the tent and its...
of the house of Levi
Levi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Exodus 6:17. He was born in Egypt.
Shimron
Shimron was a son of IssacharIssachar
Issachar/Yissachar was, according to the Book of Genesis, a son of Jacob and Leah , and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar; however some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Genesis 46:13, Numbers 26:24 and 1 Chronicles 7:1. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Shimshai
Shimshai was a scribe who was represented the peoples listed in Ezra 4:9-10 in a letter to King Artaxerxes.Shinab
Shinab is the king of AdmahAdmah
Admah was one of the pentapolis of the Vale of Siddim. It was destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah. It is supposed by some to be the same as the "Adam" of Joshua 3:16, the name of which still lingers in Damieh, a ford of the Jordan river....
in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer
Chedorlaomer
Chedorlaomer "a handful of sheaves", was a king of Elam according to the Hebrew Bible book of Genesis Chapter 14. He ruled fourteen years, from the East in southwestern Persia, occupying the regions east of the Jordan river, in the days of Abram...
.
Shiphtan
Shiphtan was the father of Kemuel, a prince of the Tribe of EphraimTribe of Ephraim
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Ephraim was one of the Tribes of Israel. The Tribe of Manasseh together with Ephraim also formed the House of Joseph....
. (Num. 34:24).
Shisha
Shisha was the father of Elihoreph and Ahijah, who were secretaries to King SolomonSolomon
Solomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
. 1 Kings 4:3.
Shobal
Shobal was a Horite chief in the hill country of SeirSeir
Seir . It is sometimes used as an alternative term for a goat, as in Seir La'Azazel .* Seir - "Prince" in Ancient Egyptian, a name used by the Egyptians to refer the god of the dead known to the Greeks as Osiris...
during the days of Esau
Esau
Esau , in the Hebrew Bible, is the oldest son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the minor prophets, Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament later references him in the Book of Romans and the Book of Hebrews....
. He was a son of Seir the Horite, and his sons were Alvas, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. He is mentioned in .
Shuni
Shuni was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:15. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.Shuthelah
Shuthelah was a son of EphraimEphraim
Ephraim ; was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
according to Numbers 26:35 and 1 Chronicles 7:20.
Sodi
Sodi of the house of ZebulunZebulun
Zebulun was, according to the Books of Genesis and Numbers, the sixth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Zebulun...
was the father of Gaddiel, a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:10.
Susi
Susi of the house of ManassehTribe of Manasseh
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Manasseh was one of the Tribes of Israel. Together with the Tribe of Ephraim, Manasseh also formed the House of Joseph....
was the father of Gaddi, a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:11.
Tahan
Tahan was a son of EphraimEphraim
Ephraim ; was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
according to Numbers 26:35 and 1 Chronicles 7:25.
Tola
Tola was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:- A son of IssacharIssacharIssachar/Yissachar was, according to the Book of Genesis, a son of Jacob and Leah , and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar; however some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Genesis 46:13, Numbers 26:23 and 1 Chronicles 7:1. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. - Tola (Judge of Israel), one of the judges of Israel.
Uel
In : "Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel."Uri
Uri is mentioned 7 times, 6 of which indicate that another figure is the "son of Uri". The meaning of the name in English is "my light", "my flame" or "illumination".- Uri (Hebrew: אוּרִי) is mentioned in Exodus 31 and 1 ChroniclesBooks of ChroniclesThe Books of Chronicles are part of the Hebrew Bible. In the Masoretic Text, it appears as the first or last book of the Ketuvim . Chronicles largely parallels the Davidic narratives in the Books of Samuel and the Books of Kings...
2 as a member of the Tribe of JudahTribe of JudahAccording to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Judah was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes....
. He is the son of HurHur (Bible)Hur was a companion of Moses and Aaron in the Hebrew Bible. He was a member of the Tribe of Judah. His identity remains sketchy in the Torah itself, but it is elaborated in rabbinical commentary.Other individuals named Hur are also mentioned in the Bible....
(Hebrew:חור) and the father of BezalelBezalelIn Exodus 31:1-6, Bezalel |transcribed]] as Betzalel and most accurately as Beẓal'el), is the chief artisan of the Tabernacle. Elsewhere in the Bible the name occurs only in the genealogical lists of the Book of Chronicles, but according to cuneiform inscriptions a variant form of the same,...
(Hebrew:בצלאל). - Another Uri (Hebrew: אווּרִי), a porterPorter (carrier)A porter, also called a bearer, is a person who shifts objects for others.-Historical meaning:Human adaptability and flexibility early led to the use of humans for shifting gear...
, is mentioned in EzraBook of EzraThe Book of Ezra is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Originally combined with the Book of Nehemiah in a single book of Ezra-Nehemiah, the two became separated in the early centuries of the Christian era...
10 as one of those who have taken "strange wives."
Uriah ben Shemaiah
Uriah ben Shemaiah is mentioned in JeremiahBook of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, following the book of Isaiah and preceding Ezekiel and the Book of the Twelve....
26:20-23 as a minor prophet from Kiriath-Jearim
Kiriath-Jearim
Kiriath-Jearim "city of woods" - was a city in the Land of Israel mentioned 18 times in the Hebrew Bible. It was also referenced by the names Kiriath-Ba'al, Ba'alah and Ba'ale-Judah....
who 'spoke in the name of the Lord against this city and nation just as Jeremiah did'. King Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim
Jehoiakim .On Josiah's death, Jehoiakim's younger brother Jehoahaz was proclaimed king, but after three months pharaoh Necho II deposed him and replaced him with the eldest son, Eliakim, who adopted the name Jehoiakim and became king at the age of twenty-five...
heard about his activities, and tried to kill him, but Uriah fled to Egypt 'in terror'. Elnathan son of Achbor was sent to return him, and Jehoiakim had him killed when he was brought back to Judah.
Vaniah
Vaniah, meaning nourishment, or weapons, of the Lord; one of many sons of BaniBani
Gurbani is the term used by Sikhs to refer to any compositions of the Sikh Gurus. Gurbani is composed of two words: 'Gur' meaning 'the Guru's' and 'bani' meaning 'word'....
named in Ezra 10:36.
Vophsi
Vophsi of the house of NaphtaliNaphtali
According to the Book of Genesis, Naphtali was the second son of Jacob with Bilhah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the...
was the father of Nahbi, a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:14.
Zaavan
Zaavan (za'-a-van or za'-awan) ("terror, trembling"), son of Ezer, was a Horite chief in the Land of EdomEdom
Edom or Idumea was a historical region of the Southern Levant located south of Judea and the Dead Sea. It is mentioned in biblical records as a 1st millennium BC Iron Age kingdom of Edom, and in classical antiquity the cognate name Idumea was used to refer to a smaller area in the same region...
.
Zabad
Zabad is the name of seven men in the Hebrew BibleHebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
. Zabad means gift or endowment.
- In 1 Chronicles 2:36-37, Zabad is a member of the Tribe of JudahTribe of JudahAccording to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Judah was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes....
, the family of HezronHezronHezron is a name which occurs several times in the Hebrew Bible.* A plain in the south of Judah, west of Kadesh-barnea .* One of the sons of Reuben ....
and the house of Jahahmeel. He was the son of Nathan and the father of Ephlal. - In 1 Chronicles 7:21, Zabad is an EphraimEphraimEphraim ; was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan...
ite of the family of Shuthelah. He was the son of Tanath and the father of Suthelah. - In 1 Chronicles 11:41, Zabad is one of King David's mighty men. He is the son of Ahlai.
- In 2 Chronicles 24:26, Zabad is one of two servants of King JoashJehoash of JudahJehoash or Joas , sometimes written Joash or Joás , was the eighth king of the southern Kingdom of Judah, and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah. His mother was Zibiah of Beersheba ....
who kill him in his bed. He is the son of Shimeath, an Amonite woman. In 2 Kings 12:21 this same man seems to be called Jozachar . His fellow conspirator is Jehozabad , the son of Shomer . - In EzraBook of EzraThe Book of Ezra is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Originally combined with the Book of Nehemiah in a single book of Ezra-Nehemiah, the two became separated in the early centuries of the Christian era...
10:27,33,34, three men named Zabad are listed as having taken foreign wives, whom EzraEzraEzra , also called Ezra the Scribe and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra. According to the Hebrew Bible he returned from the Babylonian exile and reintroduced the Torah in Jerusalem...
persuades them to send away.
Zabdi
Zabdi, son of ZerahZerah
Zerah or Zérach refers to five different people in the Hebrew Bible.-The Cushite:...
, of the Tribe of Judah
Tribe of Judah
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Judah was one of the Tribes of Israel.Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes after about 1200 BCE, Joshua allocated the land among the twelve tribes....
, was the father of Carmi
Carmi
Carmi is a biblical name and may also refer to:*Carmi, Illinois, in White County, Illinois, United States**Carmi-White County High School, a high school located in Carmi...
and the grandfather of Achan
Achan (Bible)
Achan , also called Achar, is a figure mentioned by the Book of Joshua in connection with the fall of Jericho and conquest of Ai.According to the narrative of Joshua chapter 7, Achan pillaged an ingot of gold, a quantity of silver, and a costly garment, from Jericho; the text states "But all the...
, according to Joshua 7:1. He was present at the Battle of Jericho
Battle of Jericho
The Battle of Jericho is an incident in Bible's Book of Joshua, the first battle of the Israelites during their conquest of Canaan. According to the narrative, the walls of Jericho fell after Joshua's Israelite army marched around the city blowing their trumpets.- Spying on Jericho:Before crossing...
.
Zabud
Zabud (zā´ bed, meaning "gift"), son of NathanNathan (Prophet)
Nathan the Prophet was a court prophet who lived in the time of King David and Queen Bathsheba. He came to David to reprimand him over his committing adultery with Bathsheba while she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite whose death the King had also arranged to hide his previous transgression.His...
, a priest and friend of King Solomon, according to 1 Kings 4:5.
Zaccur
Zaccur of the house of ReubenReuben (Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Reuben or Re'uven was the first and eldest son of Jacob with Leah. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Reuben.-Etymology:...
was the father of Shammua, a scout sent to Canaan
Canaan
Canaan is a historical region roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and the western parts of Jordan...
prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.
Zeror
Zeror, son of Bechorath, of the tribe of BenjaminTribe of Benjamin
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE, the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes...
, was the great-grandfather of King Saul
Saul
-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
and of his commander Abner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Samuel 9)
Ziba
Ziba was a servant of SaulSaul
-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
and later of Saul's grandson Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth was the name of two men of the family of Saul, who is stated in the books of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible to have been the first king of ancient Israel:...
. (2 Samuel 9, 16, 19)
Zichri
Zichri was a son of Izhar of the house of LeviLevi
Levi/Levy was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi ; however Peake's commentary suggests this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Exodus 6:21, born in Egypt. He was a nephew of Amram
Amram
In the Book of Exodus, Amram Arabic عمران Imran, is the father of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam and the husband of Jochebed.-In the Bible:In addition to being married to Jochebed, Amram is also described in the Bible as having been related to Jochebed prior to the marriage, although the exact...
and a cousin of Aaron
Aaron
In the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, Aaron : Ααρών ), who is often called "'Aaron the Priest"' and once Aaron the Levite , was the older brother of Moses, and a prophet of God. He represented the priestly functions of his tribe, becoming the first High Priest of the Israelites...
, Miriam, and Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
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Zillah
In Zillah is a wife of Lamech and the mother of TubalcainTubal-cain
Tubal-cain is an individual mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in . He was a descendant of Cain, the son of Lamech and Zillah, and the brother of Naamah.-Name:...
and Naamah.
Ziphah
In , Ziphah (zī´fe) is mentioned as a son of Jehaleleel, a descendant of JudahJudah (Biblical figure)
Judah was, according to the Book of Genesis, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Judah. Biblical scholars, such as J. A...
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Ziphion
Ziphion or Zephon is a son of Gad , and was the progenitor of the Zephonites . There may be a connection with the angel ZephonZephon (angel)
In the Book of Enoch, Zephon, also Zepho was an angel, sent by the archangel Gabriel together with Ithuriel, to find out the location of Satan after his Fall....
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Zithri
In , Zithri ("the Lord protects"), a Levite, was the son of Uzziel.Ziza
Ziza (or Zizah) was a GershoniteGershonite
The Gershonites were one of the four main divisions among the Levites in Biblical times. The Bible claims that the Gershonites were all descended from the eponymous Gershon, a son of Levi, although biblical scholars regard this as a postdictional metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness...
, the second son of Shimei (1 Chronicles 23:10-11). The spelling is according to the Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts have Zina.
Zohar
Zohar or Zerah was a son of SimeonSimeon (Hebrew Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, and Numbers 26:13. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Zuar
Zuar was a member of the house of IssacharIssachar
Issachar/Yissachar was, according to the Book of Genesis, a son of Jacob and Leah , and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Issachar; however some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an aetiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
according to Numbers 1:8. He was the father of Nethaneel
Nethaneel
Nethaneel - נתנאל "Gift of/is God", Standard Hebrew Nətanʾel, Tiberian Hebrew Nəṯanʾēl# The son of Zuar, chief of the tribe of Issachar at the Exodus .# One of David's brothers ....
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Zuriel
Zuriel ("My Rock is GodTetragrammaton
The term Tetragrammaton refers to the name of the God of Israel YHWH used in the Hebrew Bible.-Hebrew Bible:...
") was the son of Abihail
Abihail
Abihail may refer to one of five different people mentioned in the Bible:# Abihail the Levite lived during the time of the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness. He was the head of the house of Merari and Levi's youngest son....
. A Levite
Levite
In Jewish tradition, a Levite is a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi. When Joshua led the Israelites into the land of Canaan, the Levites were the only Israelite tribe that received cities but were not allowed to be landowners "because the Lord the God of Israel himself is their inheritance"...
, Zuriel was chief prince of the Merarites at the time of the Exodus
The Exodus
The Exodus is the story of the departure of the Israelites from ancient Egypt described in the Hebrew Bible.Narrowly defined, the term refers only to the departure from Egypt described in the Book of Exodus; more widely, it takes in the subsequent law-givings and wanderings in the wilderness...
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Zurishaddai
In , Zurishaddai ("ShaddaiShaddai
Shaddai was a late Bronze Age Amorite city on the banks of the Euphrates river, in northern Syria, as well as the name, or a signifying epithet of a West Semitic deity, whose name was attached by the Hebrews to that of El as one of the names of God in Judaism....
is my rock") was the father of Shelumiel, the prince of the Tribe of Simeon
Simeon (Hebrew Bible)
According to the Book of Genesis, Simeon was, the second son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Simeon. However, some Biblical scholars view this as postdiction, an eponymous metaphor providing an etiology of the connectedness of the tribe to others in the Israelite...
. He is mentioned in this context five times in the Book of Numbers
Book of Numbers
The Book of Numbers is the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible, and the fourth of five books of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch....
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See also
- List of burial places of biblical figures
- List of biblical names
- List of major biblical figures
- List of minor biblical tribes