Aaron
: a son of Amram; brother of Moses,son of Amram (Kohath Levi); patriarch of Israel's priests,the clan or priestly line founded by Aaron
Abiathar
: a son of Ahimelech; a high priest and counselor of David,son of Ahimelech (Ahitub I Ithamar Aaron); counselor of David
Abiel
: the grandfather of King Saul and Abner,a man who was one of David's military elite; an Arbathite
Abiezer
: son of Ammishaddai; Moses' officer over the tribe of Dan,son of Shemaah of Gibeah; chief of Benjamite defecters to David
Abihu
: son of Aaron the high priest
Abijah
: the son and successor of King Rehoboam
Abinadab
: the Levite who received the ark back from the Philistines,the son of Jesse, David's brother,the son of Saul of Benjami
Abishai
: the son of Zeruiah, David's sister; brother of Joab
Abner
: a man of Benjamin in Saul and David's time
Abraham
: a son of Terah; the father of Isaac; ancestor of the Jewish nation.,the son of Terah of Shem
Adiel
: the head of an influential family of Simeon in Hezekiah's time,son of Jahzerah; a priest whose descendants returned from exile,the father of Azmaveth, King David's treasurer
Adina
: the son of Shiza of Reubenite; one of David's military elite
Adlai
: the father of Shaphat, David's chief herdsman in the valleys
Adnah
: a commander (Manasseh) of Saul's who defected to David,a commander of 300,000 Judean men under King Jehoshaphat
Adullam
: a resident of the town of Adullam
Ahiam
: son of Sharar the Hararite; one of David's military elite
Ahiezer
: son of Ammishaddai; Moses' officer over the tribe of Dan,son of Shemaah of Gibeah; chief of Benjamite defecters to David
Ahijah
: great grandson of Eli; brother of Ahimelech,son of Shisha; secretary of King Solomon,prophet from Shiloh in Jeroboam's time,a man of Issachar; father of Baasha who killed Jeroboam,son of Jerahmeel of Judah,son of Ehud son of Gera of Benjamin,a man from Beth-Pelet; one of David's military elite,a Levite guard of the Temple treasure under David
Ahilud
: father of Jehoshaphat and Baana
Ahimelech
: priest (Eli Ithamar) of Nob, whom Saul killed; Ahimelech I,a priest, Ahimelech II; son of Abiathar son of Ahimelech I,a man who was part of David's fugitive band; a Hittite
Ahio
: son of the Levite Abinadab in David's time,son of Beriah of Benjamin,son of Jeiel of Benjamin
Ahithophel
: a man from Giloh; father of Eliam, the father of Bathsheba
Ahitub
: chief priest Ahitub I; son of Phinehas II son of Eli,chief priest Ahitub II; son of Amariah I (WZ-466),chief priest, Ahitub III; son of Amariah II
Ahlai
: son of Sheshan of Judah,father of Zabad one of David's mighty men
Ahohite
: a member of the clan of Ahoh (OS)
Alameth
: a kind of song
Amalek
: members of the nation of Amalek
Amariah
: a Levite (Hebron Kohath); founder of a sub-clan of Hebron,the chief priest, Amariah I; son of Marioth I; 1100 BC,son of Azariah II; chief priest under Jehoshaphat; Amariah II,a Levite temple assistant to Kore under King Hezekiah; 725 BC,son of King Hezekiah; 700 BC,an Israelite (Binnui) who put away his heathen wife; 458 BC,a priestly leader who returned with Zerubbabel 537 BC (NIVsn),son of Shephatiah of Judah
Amasai
: son of Azarel/Adiel; head of the priestly clan of Immer
Ammiel
: a man sent by Moses as a spy,father of Machir who sheltered Mephibosheth after Saul's death,father of Bathshua/Bathsheba, David's wife,a Levite gatekeeper whose descendants returned from exile
Amminadab
: A son of Ram; the father of Nahshon and an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ram (Judah); father of Nahshon, Moses' deputy over Judah,son of Kohath son of Levi,a man of Levi; head of the clan of Uzziel under David
Ammizabad
: son of Benaiah and commander under King David
Ammonite
: the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon
Ammonites
: the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon
Amram
: son of Kohath son of Levi,an Israelite (Bani) who put away his heathen wife
Amramites
: members of the clan of Amram son of Kohath
Anathoth
: a town of Benjamin 10 km NE of Jerusalem, given to the priests,son of Becher, a Benjamite,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law
Aram-maacah
: the region of the Arameans around Maacah
Aram-Maacah
: the region of the Arameans around Maacah
Arbathite
: a resident of the town of Beth-Arabah of Judah and Benjamin
Archite
: a member of a clan of Canaanites who settled SW of Bethel (OS)
Ariels
: a nickname for a very fierce warriors, "lion of God".
Aroerite
: a resident of the town of Aroer
Asahel
: son of Zeruiah, David's sister; brother of Joab,a Levite assigned to teach in Judah under Jehoshaphat,a Levite assistant to the temple treasurer under Hezekiah,father of Jonathan who opposed Ezra's policies
Asaiah
: King Josiah's servant,head of a large influential family of Simeon in Hezekiah's time,son of Haggiah the Levite,a man (Shelah Judah) who returned from exile with his family,chief of the sons of Merari the Levite under David
Asaph
: father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder,son of Berechiah the Levite; music minister under David,father of Zichri; a Levite ancestor of some returnees,an official over the (Persian) king's forest in Judah
Asharelah
: son of Asaph the Levite; worship leader under Asaph and David
Asher
: a tribe of Israel that came from Asher; son of Jacob and Zilpah,the man; son of Jacob and Zilpah,a tribe of Israel or its land
Ashterathite
: a resident of the town of Ashteroth
Attai
: son of Jarha the Egyptian slave; grandson of Sheshan of Judah,a commander of Saul's from Gad who defected to David,son of Rehoboam and Maacah; grandson of Absalom and Solomon
Azarel
: a man of Benjamin who defected to David at Ziklag,chief of the 11th division of singers under David,son of Jeroham; chief of the tribe of Dan under David,an Israelite (Binnui) who put away his heathen wife,son of Ahzai; a returned exile priest musician
Azaziah
: a man of Levi; a lyre player in David's worship team,father of Hoshea, David's deputy over the Ephraimites,an officer over the temple store house under King Hezekiah
Aziel
: a Levite worship leader in David's time
Azmaveth
: a town of Benjamin 7 km NNW of Jerusalem
Azriel
: a head of one of the clans of East Manasseh,father of Jeremoth, David's chief officer over Naphtali,the father of Seraiah, one of King Jehoiakim's officials
Baal
: a pagan god,a title of a pagan god,a town in the Negeb on the border of Simeon and Judah,son of Reaiah son of Micah; a descendant of Reuben,the forth son of Jeiel, the Benjamite
Baalah
: a town 12 km WNW of Jerusalem, bordering Judah, Benjamin & Dan,a hill on the NW frontier of Judah, 10 or so km NW of Ekron,a town in the Negeb on the border of Simeon and Judah
Baanah
: son of Rimmon and a Benjamite captain of Ishbosheth's army,a man of Netophah; father of Heled, one of David's mighty men.,a leader returned exiles who pledged to keep God's law
Baharum
: a town in Benjamin near Anathoth, 7 km NNE of Jerusalem (OS)
Bealiah
: a man of Benjamin who defected to David at Ziklag
Beeliada
: son of David born in Jerusalem
Beer-Sheba
: a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah
Beer-sheba
: a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah
Beeroth
: a resident(s) of the town of Beeroth
Benaiah
: son of Jehoiada; commander of King Solomon's army,son of Jehoiada of Pirathon in Ephraim; one of David's elite,head of a large influential family of Simeon in Hezekiah's time,a Levite worship leader in David's time,a priest in David's time,father of Jehoiada, one of king David's counselors,son of Jeiel; a priest under Jehoshaphat,a man who was a temple helper in the time of Hezekiah,a layman of the Parosh clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Pahath-Moab clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Nebo clan who put away his heathen wife,the father of Pelatiah, a wicked counselor exposed by Ezekiel
Benjamin
: the tribe of Benjamin of Israel
Benjaminite
: the tribe of Benjamin of Israel
Benjaminites
: the tribe of Benjamin of Israel
Beno
: a Levite of the clan of Merari
Beracah
: a man of Benjamin who defected to David at Ziklag,a valley perhaps between Tekoa and En-Gedi (OS)
Berechiah
: son of Meshullam; a descendant of Jehoiachin, king of Judah,son of Shimea (Levi); father of Asaph, David's song leader,son of Asa; a Levite who led his clan back from exile,a Levite porter for the ark in David's time,son of Meshillemoth, a man of Ephraim in the time of Pekah 741 BC (YC),son of Meshezabel; father of Meshullam a wall repairman,son of Iddo; father of Zechariah the prophet
Beriah
: members of the clan of Beriah
Bethlehem
: a town 8 km south of Jerusalem,a town of Zebulun 10 km west of Nazareth and 15 km SW of Cana SMM,a town of Judah 8 km south. of Jerusalem
Beyond the Euphrates
: the region of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates
beyond the Euphrates
: the region of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates
Bilgah
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's Sanctuary,priest and leader who pledged to obey God's law
Bukkiah
: son of Heman (Levi); worship leader under Heman and King David
Canaan
: the region ofeast Mediterranean coastal land from Arvad (modern Lebanon) south to Gaza,the coast land from Mt. Carmel north to the Orontes River
Carmel
: a woman resident of the town of Carmel
Chelub
: a man who was a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC),father of Ezri, supervisor of King David's plowmen
Chenaniah
: a man who was the director of worship music in David's time,a man of the Izharites whom David appointed as a civil official
Cherethites
: a tribe of Philistines in southern Canaan (YC),officers who formed part of David's guard
Chidon
: a place or person who had a threshing floor
City of David
: the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah
city of David
: the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah
Cun
: a town in the kingdom of Zobah, north. of Damascus (OS)
Damascus
: a city-state in Syria, located near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS),a town near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS)
Dan
: residents of the town of Dan; members of the tribe of Dan,the tribe of Dan as a whole; the descendants of Dan in Israel
Danites
: residents of the town of Dan; members of the tribe of Dan,the tribe of Dan as a whole; the descendants of Dan in Israel
David
: a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel
Delaiah
: son of Eli-O-Enai (Hananiah Zerubbabel David Judah),chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,head of a clan of returnees lacking proof of being Israelites,son of Mehetabel; father of Shemaiah who tempted Nehemiah,son of Shemaiah; a prince of Judah under Jehoiakim
Dodai
: grandfather of Tola the judge--before Saul's time,son of Ahohi; one of David's military elite,father of Elhanan, one of David's military elite from Bethlehem
Dodo
: grandfather of Tola the judge--before Saul's time,son of Ahohi; one of David's military elite,father of Elhanan, one of David's military elite from Bethlehem
Eder
: a place with a watch tower,a town of south-eastern Judah,son of Beriah of Benjamin,son of Mushi son of Merari son of Levi
Edom
: resident(s) of the region of Edom
Edomite
: resident(s) of the region of Edom
Egypt
: descendants of Mizraim
Egyptians
: descendants of Mizraim
Elam
: son of Shem son of Noah,a country east of the Tigris and Babylon in the territory of Media,son of Shashak of Benjamin,son of Meshelemiah; a Levite gatekeeper,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon; Elam I,forefather of exile returnees with Zerubbabel; Elam II,forefather of returnees headed by Jeshaiah,forefather of Shecaniah who had to put away his heathen wife,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,a priest who helped Nehemiah dedicate the new wall of Jerusalem
Eleazar
: a son of Eliud; the father of Matthan; an ancestor of Jesus.,a chief priest; son of Aaron,son of Abinadab; caretaker of the Ark at Kiriath-Jearim,son of Dodo the Ahohite; one of David's military elite,son of Mahli the Levite,a priest who participated in the dedication of the wall,a priest under Ezra; son of Phinehas,a layman of the Parosh clan who put away his heathen wife
Elhanan
: son of Jaare-Oregim "the Bethlehemite", or Jair,son of Dodo of Bethlehem; one of David's military elite
Eliab
: son of Helon; Moses' officer over the tribe of Zebulun,son of Pallu of Reuben; father of Dathan and Abiram,son of Jesse; brother of David,a Levite worship leader in David's time,a Gadite officer of Saul's who defected to David,son of Nahath/Toah/Tohu of Levi; Samuel's great grandfather
Eliahba
: a man who was one of David's military elite from Sha-Albon
Eliashib
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,son of Eli-O-Enai, (Hananiah Zerubbabel David),high priest in the days of Nehemiah,a Levite singer who agreed to put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Zattu clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani clan who put away his heathen wife,a chief priest; son of Joiakim
Eliathah
: son of Heman the Levite worship leader for Heman and King David
Eliehoenai
: son of Meshelemiah (Levi); forefather of returnees from exile,head of the Pahath-Moab clan group of returnees from exile; son of Zerahiah
Eliel
: son of Toah/Nahath/Tohu of Levi; Samuel's great grandfather,head of a large clan in eastern Manasseh in the time of Jotham,son of Shime-i of Benjamin,son of Shashak of Benjamin,a Mahavite man; one of David's military elite,a Mezobaite man; one of David's military elite,an officer from Gad who defected to David in the wilderness,chief of the Levite clan of Hebron under King David,an officer over the temple store house under King Hezekiah
Eliezer
: a son of Jorim; the father of Joshua; an ancestor of Jesus,Abraham's servant from Damascus,son of Moses,son of Becher son of Benjamin,a priest in David's time,son of Zichri; David's chief officer over the Reubenites,son of Dodavahu of Mareshah who prophesied against Jehoshaphat.,one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,a priest of the Jeshua clan who put away his heathen wife,a man who put away his heathen wife; a Levite,a layman of the Harim clan who put away his heathen wife
Elihu
: son of Tohu/Toah/Nahath; a Levite from Ephraim,a commander from Manasseh who defected to David,son of Shemaiah (Levi); a gatekeeper,brother of David and his chief officer over the tribe of Judah,son of Barachel the Buzite of the family of Ram; friend of Job
Eliphal
: son of Ur; one of David's military elite
Eliphelehu
: a Levite worship leader in David's time
Elishama
: son of Ammihud of Ephraim; Moses' deputy over Ephraim,Elishama I; son of David,son of David; Elishama II,son of Jekamiah of Judah,grandfather of Ishmael who killed Gedaliah; the father of Nethaniah,a man who was the secretary of King Jehoiakim,a priest whom King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law in Judah
Elishua
: son of David born in Jerusalem
Elizaphan
: son of Parnach, Moses' land distribution deputy for Zebulun,son of Uzziel son of Kohath son of Levi
Elkanah
: son of Assir of Kohath son of Levi,a man of Ephraim; father-in-law of Ruth the Moabitess; son of Jeroham,son of Shaul (Joel) of Kohath son of Levi,son of Ahimoth (Mahath) of Kohath son of Levi,son of Jeroham of Kohath son of Levi,a Levite whose descendants returned from exile; the father of Asa,a man of Benjamin who defected to David at Ziklag,a Levite porter for the ark in David's time,lieutenant commander of the palace of King Ahaz
Elnaam
: father of Jeribai and Joshaviah, two of David's military elite
Elpelet
: a son of David born in Jerusalem
Eluzai
: a man of Benjamin who defected to David at Ziklag
Elzabad
: a Gadite officer who defected to David in the wilderness,son of Shemaiah; a Levite whose descendants returned from exile
Ephraim
: the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel
Ephraimites
: the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel
Ethan
: a wise man, an Ezrahite, in Solomons time,son of Zerah son of Judah; the father of Azariah,son of Zimmah, of Gershom of Levi; ancestor of Asaph; the father of Adaiah,son of Kishi (Merari Levi); a worship leader in David's time
Euphrates
: a large river which joins the Tigris river before flowing into the Persian Gulf,a river flowing from eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf
Ezbai
: father of Naarai, one of David's military elite
Ezer
: son of Seir; the father of Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan,father of Hushah; a descendant of Hur of Judah;,son of Ephraim son of Joseph,chief of the Gadites who joined David in the wilderness,son of Jeshua; ruler of Mizpah; wall rebuilder,a priest who helped celebrate the completion of the wall
Ezri
: son of Chelub; King David's chief cultivator
Gaash
: a mountain of Ephraim south of Timnath-Serah, 20 km ESE of Joppa,a region known as "The Brooks of Gaash"
Gad
: the tribe of Israel descended from Gad, the son of Jacob,the man; the son of Jacob and Zilpah,the tribe of Gad in Israel,a prophet and long time advisor to King David
Gadites
: the tribe of Gad as a whole
Gamul
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary
Gareb
: an Ithrite man who was one of David's military elite,a hill near Jerusalem
Gath
: a town of the Anakim and Philistines in Judah 12 km south. of Ekron
Gedaliah
: son of Ahikam son of Shaphan,son of Jeduthun (Levi); worship leader under Jeduthun and David,a priest of the Jeshua clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Amariah (Hezekiah); grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet,son of Pashhur; a prince under King Zedekiah
Gederah
: a lowland town of Judah; home of clan of potters (Shelah Judah)
Gederite
: a resident of the town of Geder
Gedor
: a town in Judah 11 km north of Hebron and 7 km east of Keilah (SMM),a town in Benjamin,son of Jeiel of Benjamin,son of Penuel, a descendant of Hur of Judah,son of Jered son of Mered of Judah,a town taken over by the Simeonites in Hezekiah's time
Gershom
: the clan of Gershom/Gershon of the tribe of Levi
Gershonites
: the clan of Gershom/Gershon of the tribe of Levi
Gezer
: a town of Ephraim 25 km SE of Joppa & 12 km NW of Beth-Shemesh
Gibeah
: a town of Judah 8 km north of Jerusalem, 5 km east of Gibeon (SMM)
Gibeon
: a town of Benjamin pioneered by Jeiel of Benjamin
Gibeonite
: resident(s) of the town of Gibeon
Giddalti
: son of Heman the Levite; worship leader under Heman and David
Gilead
: a mountainous region east of the Jordan & north of the Arnon to Hermon,son of Machir son of Manasseh; founder of the clan of Gilead,father of Jephthah the judge,son of Michael of the tribe of Gad
Gittite
: resident(s) of the town of Gath
Gizonite
: a resident of the town of Gizah or Gizon
Goliath
: a Philistine giant from Gath,a Philistine giant from Gath killed by Elhanan.
Hachmoni
: father of Jehiel who was an attendant of King David's sons
Hachmonite
: a member of the clan of Hachmoni
Hadadezer
: son of Rehob; King of Zobah defeated by David
Hadoram
: son of Joktan of Shem,son of king Tou or Toi of Hamath,the head of forced labor under King Rehoboam
Hagri
: father of Mibhar, one of David's military elite
Hagrite
: a member of the clan of Haggi (probably descendants of Hagar)
Hakkoz
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,head of a clan of returnees lacking proof of being priests,father of Uriah, during the exile
hamath
: a town of Syria on the Orontes between Aleppo and Damascus (OS)
Hamath
: a town of unknown location
Hanan
: son of Shashak of Benjamin,son of Azel of Benjamin,son of Maacah; one of David's military elite,a Levite; head of a group of temple servants in Ezra's time,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law,son of Henadad, a Levite who signed the pledge to obey the law,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a man of God who had a room in the temple; son of Igdaliah
Hanani
: son of Heman the Levite; worship leader under Heman and David,a prophet in the time of Asa King of Judah; father of Jehu,a priest of the Immer clan who put away his heathen wife,a man related to Nehemiah who was an administrator in Jerusalem; brother of Nehemiah,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah dedicate Nehemiah's wall
Hananiah
: son of Heman the Levite; worship leader under Heman and David,a man who was one of King Uzziah's commanders,son of Azzur; a false prophet of Zedekiah's from Gibeon,father of Zedekiah, a prince of Judah in the time of Jehoiakim,grandfather of Irijah the sentry who falsely accused Jeremiah; the father of Shelemiah,son of Shashak of Benjamin,a man of Judah who served Nebuchadnezzar with Daniel in Babylon,son of Zerubbabel,a layman of the Bebai clan who put away his heathen wife,a man who made perfume and helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem; son of Shelemiah,governor of the castle and over Jerusalem under Nehemiah,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a priest and head of the clan of Jeremiah under Joiakim
Hanun
: son and successor of Ammonite King Nahash in David's time,son of Zalaph; a repairman of the wall next to the East Gate,a repairman of the Valley Gate in the city wall
Happizzez
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary
Haran
: a town of upper Mesopotamia,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Haran',son of Terah; brother of Abraham,a Levitical chief of the descendants of Ladan under King David; son of Shimei,as representing the Hebrew name 'Xaran', beginning with a velar fricative,son of Caleb of Judah and Ephah his concubine
Hararite
: a resident of the region of Harar
Harim
: a chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,the forefather of certain men who put away their heathen wives,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law
Harod
: a town and a spring
Haruphite
: a resident of the town of Haruph
Hashabiah
: son of Amaziah of Levi; father of Malluch,a Merari Levite whose descendants returned from exile,son of Jeduthun the Levite leader under Jeduthun and King David,overseer of King David's work west of the Jordan River,son of Kemuel; David's chief officer over the Levites,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,a Levite descendant of Merari who led recruits to Ezra,a layman of the Parosh clan who put away his heathen wife,ruler of Keilah who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem,son of Henadad, a Levite who contracted to obey God's law,son of Bunni of Levi,son of Mattaniah of Asaph of Levi,priest and head of the house of Hilkiah,a chief of the Levites in Nehemiah's time
Hashem
: a Gizonite man who was one of David's military elite
Haziel
: a Levitical chief of the descendants of Ladan under King David
Hebron
: a valley and town of Judah 25 km west of the dead sea,son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Mareshah of Judah
Hebronites
: members of the clan of Hebron
Heldai
: a man who was one of David's military elite,a chief of the priests who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Heled
: son of Baanah of Netophah; one of David's military elite
Helez
: a Paltite man; one of David's military elite,son of Azariah of Judah
Hepher
: the head of a clan of Gileadites; the father of Zelophehad; the son of Gilead,son of Ashhur and his wife Naarah in Moses time,a Mecherathite man who was one of David's military elite,a town of Manasseh 25 km north of Aphek & 25 km south of Dor
Hezir
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law
Hezro
: a man from Carmel who was one of David's military elite
Hilkiah
: father of Eliakim who was head of King Hezekiah's household,a high priest; son of Shalum /Meshulam,son of Amzi of Levi; forefather of returned exiles,son of Hosah; a Levite gatekeeper,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,a man of Anathoth; father of the prophet Jeremiah
Hiram
: son of Bela son of Benjamin,king of Tyre in David and Solomon's time,son of a man of Tyre and a woman of Naphtali
Hittite
: a person/people living in the land of Syro-Palestine
Hosah
: a town in Asher south of Tyre,a Merari Levite gatekeeper; his descendants returned from exile
Hoshea
: son of Nun of Ephraim; successor of Moses,son of Azaziah; David's chief officer over the tribe of Ephraim,son of Elah; assassin and successor of King Pekah,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law
Hotham
: son of Heber of Asher,a man; father of Shama and Jeiel of Aroer
Hothir
: son of Heman the Levite worship leader under Heman and David
Huppah
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary
Hurai
: a man from "The Brooks of Gaash"; one of David's military elite
Hushai
: father of Baana, Solomon's man for food from Asher and Bealoth
Hushathite
: a resident of the town of Hushah
Ibhar
: son of David
Ibri
: a Levite of the clan of Merari
Iddo
: father of Ahinadab, Solomon's deputy for food from Mahanaim,son of Joah of Gershom son of Levi,son of Zechariah; chief over Manasseh in Gilead under David,a prophet who wrote about the times of Solomon,grandfather of the prophet Zechariah; father of Berekiah,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,a leader of the Jews in Casiphia of Babylon
Ikkesh
: a man of Tekoa; father of Ira, one of David's military elite
Ilai
: a man who was an Ahohite; one of David's military elite
Immer
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary; father of Meshillemoth,a town of Babylon where Israeli exiles once lived,father of Zadok who helped rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,father of Pashhur the priest in Jeremiah's time
Ira
: King David's personal priest,son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; one of David's military elite,an Ithrite man; one of David's military elite
Ishmaelite
: member(s) of the clan of Ishmael
Ishmaiah
: a man of Gibeon who joined him at Ziklag
Ismaiah
: a man of Gibeon who joined him at Ziklag
Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
Issachar
: the tribe of Israel that came from his Jacob's son Issachar,son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Issachar,the tribe of Issachar in Israel,son of Obed-Edom
Isshiah
: son of Izrahiah of Issachar; a clan chief under David,a Korahite man who defected to David at Ziklag,second born son of Uzziel (Kohath Levi),chief of the Rehabiah sub-clan (Amram Kohath Levi) under David
Ithai
: a Gittite man who joined David just before Absalom's rebellion,son of Ribai of Gibeah in Benjamin; one of David's elite
Ithamar
: son of Aaron
Ithmah
: a Moabite man who was one of David's military elite
Ithrite
: member(s) of a clan of Judah in Kiriath-Jearim
Izhar
: son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Ashhur (Judah) and his wife Helah in Moses time
Izharites
: members of the clan of Izhar
Izrahite
: a member of an otherwise unknown clan called Izrah
Izri
: head of a division of Levite musicians in King David's time
Jaasiel
: a Mezobaite man who was one of David's military elite,son of Abner; David's chief officer over the tribe of Benjamin
Jaaziah
: a Levite listed with the descendants of Merari
Jaaziel
: a Levite worship leader in David's time
Jachin
: son of Simeon,a pillar of Solomon's temple,a priest leader of one of the first clans to return from exile,chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary
Jacob
: the second so of a pair of twins born to Isaac and Rebeccaa; ancestor of the 12 tribes of Israel,the nation of Israel,a person, male,son of Isaac; Israel the man and nation
Jahath
: son of Reaiah of Judah,son of Libni of Gershom son of Levi,firstborn son of Shimei son of Gershon son of Levi,chief of Shelomoth and Izhar clans (Kohath Levi) under David,a Merari Levite overseer of temple repairs under Josiah
Jahaziel
: one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag,a priest trumpeter who escorted the ark into Jerusalem,third son of Hebron,son of Zechariah (Asaph Levi); a prophet under Jehoshaphat,father of Shecaniah who led the Zattu Clan back from exile
Jair
: son of Segub son of Hezron of Judah,a man of Gilead who judged Israel twenty-two years,son of Shime-i son of Kish of Benjamin; father of Mordecai,the father of Elhanan, who slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath
Jakim
: son of Shime-i of Benjamin,chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary
Japhia
: king of Lachish in Joshua's time,a place marking part of the border of Zebulun,son of David
Jashobeam
: son of Zabdiel; a Hachmonite (Perez Judah); an elite soldier,one of the Benjamite men who defected to David at Ziklag
Jathniel
: son of Meshelemiah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper
Jazer
: a town on the east side of the Jordan
Jaziz
: a Hagrite man who was over David's flocks
Jebus
: a town of Jebusites that became Jerusalem
Jebusite
: resident(s) of the town of Jebus (Jerusalem)
Jedaiah
: son of Shimri; ancestor of a large influential family of Simeon,son of Harumaph; a builder on the wall of Jerusalem,chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,son of Joiarib/Jehoiarib; a priest who returned with Zerubbabel,a priest who returned with Zerubbabel
Jediael
: son of Benjamin son of Israel,son of Shimri; one of David's military elite;,one of Saul's commanders from Manasseh who defected to David,son of Meshelemiah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper
Jeduthun
: a Levite whose descendants returned from exile
Jehdeiah
: son of Shubael (Amram Kohath Levi),a Meronothite man in charge of David's she asses
Jehezkel
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary
Jehiel
: son of Heman the Levite in Hezekiah's time
Jehieli
: son of Ladan (Levi) and temple treasurer under King David
Jehohanan
: son of Kareah; a militia leader who rallied to Gedaliah,son of King Josiah,son of Eli-O-Enai, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,a high priest; son of Azariah I,a Benjamite man who defected to David at Ziklag,Gadite officer who defected to David in the wilderness,a man of Ephraim; father of Azariah, who opposed Israel's taking Judeans captive,son of Hakkatan; head of a family group descended from Azgad who returned from exile,a Levite leader during the time of Nehemiah,son of Eliashib; a chief priest
Jehoiada
: a chief priest; father of Benaiah, head of David's body guard,chief priest under Athaliah and Joash,a prince of the house of Aaron who defected to David with his men,a man who was a counselor of King David,a chief priest in the time of Jeremiah,son of Eliashib the high priest in Nehemiah's time
Jehoiarib
: a priest who was leader of one of the first clans to return from exile,chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary
Jehoshaphat
: the son and successor of king Asa of Judah; the father of Jehoram; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahilud; a recorder for King Solomon,an officer over collecting food supplies for King Solomon from Issachar; son of Paruah,son of Asa; King of Judah,son of Nimshi; father of King Jehu of Israel,a situation ("valley") of being judged (OS)
Jehozabad
: son of Shomer; servant and assassin of Joash, King of Judah,son of Obed-Edom; a Levite gatekeeper whose descendants returned from exile,a commander of the Benjamin division of Jehoshaphat's army
Jehu
: son of Hanani who prophesied against King Baasha of Israel,son of Nimshi who killed King Joram and took his place as king of Israel,son of Obed of Judah,son of Joshibiah; head of a large influential family of Simeon in King Hezekiah's time,a man of Anathoth; one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag
Jeiel
: a descendant of Shelah of Judah, who returned from exile with his family,one of the Levites of Elizaphan that King Hezekiah assigned to supervise the cleansing of the temple,head of a family group descended from Adonikam who returned from exile
Jekameam
: a Levitical chief of the descendants of Hebron son of Kohath, under King David.
Jerahmeel
: son of Hezron of Judah,son of Kish (Mahli Merari Levi); founder of the Jerahmeel sub-clan which was chief of the clan of Kish as recognized by King David,son of Hammelech
Jeremiah
: a prophet of Judah in 627 B.C., who wrote the book of Jeremiah,a man of Libnah; father of Hamutal, mother of Jehoahaz, king of Judah,head of an important clan in eastern Manasseh in the time of Jotham,a Benjamite man who defected to David at Ziklag,the fifth of Saul's Gadite officers who defected to David in the wilderness,the tenth of Saul's Gadite officers who defected to David in the wilderness,a man from Anathoth of Benjamin; son of Hilkiah the priest; a major prophet in the time of the exile,an influential priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel, who later signed the covenant to obey the law, and who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,one of Saul's Gadite officers who defected to David in the wilderness
Jeremoth
: son of Beriah of Benjamin,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Elam,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Zattu,son of Becher son of Benjamin,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Bani,a Levitical chief of the descendants of Mushi son of Merari, under King David,leader of the 15th division of Levites in David's time,son of Azriel; David's chief officer over the tribe of Naphtali
Jeriah
: chief of the Hebronites and overseer of religious affairs for King David east of the Jordan
Jeribai
: son of Elnaam and one of David's military elite
Jericho
: a town five miles west of the Jordan and 15 miles northeast of Jerusalem,a town of Benjamin 11 km NW of the mouth of the Jordan River
Jerijah
: chief of the Hebronites and overseer of religious affairs for King David east of the Jordan
Jerimoth
: son of Bela son of Benjamin,one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag,son of Mushi son of Merari son of Levi,son of Heman the Levite and worship leader under Heman and King David,son of King David and father-in-law of King Rehoboam,an officer in charge of the temple store house under King Hezekiah
Jeroham
: son of Eliab (Eliel) of Kohath son of Levi,head of a clan of Benjamin,a man of Benjamin whose descendants returned from exile,son of Pelaliah of Pashhur; a priest whose descendants returned from exile,a man of Gedor; father of Joelah and Zebadiah who defected to David,a man of Dan in Saul and David's time,father of Azariah, a military commander who helped Jehoiadah put Joash on the throne of Judah
Jerusalem
: the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
Jeshaiah
: son of Hananiah, a descendant of King Jehoiachin,son of Jeduthun the Levite and worship leader under Jeduthun and King David,son of Rehabiah; a Levitical chief treasurer whose descendants returned from exile,son of Athaliah; head of a family group descended from Elam who returned from exile,a Levite of Merari who led recruits to Ezra,a man of Benjamin; ancestor of Sallu, who lived in Jerusalem in Nehemiah's time
Jesharelah
: son of Asaph; a Levite worship leader in the time of King David
Jeshebe-Ab
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary
Jeshua
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a man a Levite assistant to Kore in managing the free will offerings of the temple under King Hezekiah,a chief priest and leader among those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel; son of Jozadak; father of Joiakim,father of Jozabad, a Levite on duty in the time of Ezra,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,the father of Ezer who helped to repair the wall,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law; son of Kadmiel,son of Nun; successor of Moses,son of Azaniah; a Levite leader who signed the covenant to obey God's law,a town of Judah
Jesse
: a son of Obed; the father of David the king and ancestor of Jesus,son of Obed of Judah; father of David
Jeush
: son of Esau and Oholibamah,son of Bilhan, great grandson of Benjamin son of Israel,son of Eshek of Benjamin,a Levitical chief of the descendants of Shimei, son of Gershon, under King David,son of Rehoboam
Jeziel
: son of Azmaveth; one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag
Joab
: son of Zeruiah, David's sister; commander of King David's army,son of Seraiah son of Kenaz of Judah; grand nephew of Caleb of Moses' time,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,ancestor of a family group who returned from exile headed by Obadiah the son of Jehiel
Joah
: son of Asaph; record keeper of King Hezekiah,son of Zimmah one of the Levites of Gershon whom, along with his son Eden, King Hezekiah assigned to supervise the cleansing of the temple,son of Obed-Edom; a Levite gatekeeper whose descendants returned from exile,son of Joahaz; record keeper of King Josiah
Joash
: son of Becher son of Benjamin,head of the stores of oil under king David,father of Gideon,son of King Ahab of Israel,son and young successor of Ahaziah, King of Judah; father of Amaziah,son and successor of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel,a descendant of Shelah of Judah,son of Shemaah of Gibeah; one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag
Joel
: a son of Pethuel and a prophet to Judah,son of Samuel of Kohath son of Levi,head of a large influential family of Simeon in King Hezekiah's time,a powerful leader among the descendants of Reuben,a chief of the tribe of Gad,son of Azariah (Uzziah) of Kohath; one of the Levites that King Hezekiah assigned to supervise the cleansing of the temple,son of Izrahiah of Issachar,brother of Nathan; one of David's military elite,a Levitical chief of the descendants of Ladan under King David,son of Ladan and temple treasurer under King David,son of Pedaiah; David's chief officer over the tribe of Manasseh,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Nebo,a man who lived in Jerusalem in Nehemiah's time; son of Zichri,son of Pethuel; a prophet who wrote the book of Joel
Joelah
: son of Jeroham of Gedor; one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag
Joezer
: one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag
Joha
: son of Beriah of Benjamin,son of Shimri; one of David's military elite
Johanan
: son of Kareah; a militia leader who rallied to Gedaliah,son of King Josiah,son of Eli-O-Enai, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,a high priest; son of Azariah I,a Benjamite man who defected to David at Ziklag,Gadite officer who defected to David in the wilderness,a man of Ephraim; father of Azariah, who opposed Israel's taking Judeans captive,son of Hakkatan; head of a family group descended from Azgad who returned from exile,a Levite leader during the time of Nehemiah,son of Eliashib; a chief priest
Jonathan
: a man who was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses,son of Saul of Benjamin,son of the high priest Abiathar in David's time,the son of Shime-i, David's brother,son of Shammah/Shagee; one of David's military elite,son of Jada of Judah,son of Uzziah; overseer of the country treasuries for King David,a man who was uncle and counselor of King David,father of Ebed who accompanied Ezra leading the clan of Adin back from exile,a man who opposed Ezra's reforms; son of Asahel,a chief priest; son of Joiada,priest and head of the house of Malluchi under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah,son of Shemaiah of Asaph of Levi; father of Zechariah,a man who was secretary and dungeon keeper for King Zedekiah; son of Kareah
Joram
: a son of Jehoshaphat; the father of Uzziah; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Toi or Tou, king of Hamath,son and successor of King Jehoshaphat of Judah,second son and second successor of King Ahab of Israel,son of Jeshaiah; a Levitical chief treasurer whose descendants returned from exile
Jordan
: the river that flows from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea,a river that begins at Mt. Hermon, flows south through Lake Galilee and on to its end at the Dead Sea 175 km away (by air)
Joseph
: the husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus,a Jewish man from Arimathea in whose grave the body of Jesus was laid,two different men listed as ancestors of Jesus,a man nominated with Matthias to take the place of Judas Iscariot as apostle,a son of Jacob and Rachel; the father of Ephraim and Manasseh and ruler of Egypt,a brother of Jesus; a son of Mary,a man who was a companion of Paul,son of Jacob and Rachel; patriarch of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh,a tribe, actually two tribes named after Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,father of Igal, of Issachar, who helped spy out Canaan,son of Asaph the Levite; worship leader under Asaph and King David,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Binnui,priest and head of the house of Shebaniah under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah
Joshaphat
: a Mithnite; one of David's military elite,a priest in David's time
Joshaviah
: son of Elnaam; one of David's military elite
Joshbekashah
: son of Heman the Levite and worship leader under Heman and King David
Jozabad
: a man of Gederah; one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag,two commanders from Manasseh who defected to David in Ziklag,an officer in charge of the temple store house under King Hezekiah,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,son of Jeshua; a Levite on duty in the time of Ezra,a man who put away his heathen wife; a priest descended from Pashhur,a man who put away his heathen wife; a Levite,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law,a chief Levite who helped supervise the outside work on the house of God in Nehemiah's time
Judah
: the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall
Kabzeel
: a town in the Wilderness of Judah, 13 km east of Beer-Seba
Kemuel
: son of Nahor, Abraham's brother; father of Aram,son of Shiphtan; a leader that Moses assigned to sub-divide the land allotted to the tribe of Ephraim,a man of Levi in Saul and David's time
Kish
: the father of King Saul,son of Abiel of Benjamin; father of Saul,son of Jeiel of Benjamin; uncle of Kish the father of Saul,second son of Mahli (Merari Levi); recognized by King David as the only son through whom Mahli's clan was built,son of Abdi; one of the Levites of Merari that King Hezekiah assigned to supervise the cleansing of the temple,a man who was an ancestor of Mordecai; the father of Shimei
Kohath
: son of Levi; founder of the clan of Kohath,the clan of Kohath
Korah
: a man who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron.,son of Esau and Oholibamah,son of Eliphaz son of Esau,son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Hebron of Judah,son of Izhar (Amminadab) son of Kohath son of Levi
Korahites
: members of the clan of Korah of Levi
Kore
: son of Ebiasaph; a Levite gatekeeper whose descendants returned from exile,son of Imnah; keeper of the gate, and overseer of free will offerings under Hezekiah
Kushaiah
: father of Ethan, a Levite responsible for some of the worship music under King David
Ladan
: son of Tahan of Ephraim,son of Gershom/Gershon son of Levi
Lahmi
: brother of Goliath; the Gittite whom Elhanan killed
Levi
: members of the tribe of Levi
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
Ma-Aseiah
: a Levite worship leader in David's time,son of Adaiah; a commander who helped enthrone King Joash,a man who was a recruiting officer for King Uzziah's army,son of King Ahaz,a man who was governor of Jerusalem under King Josiah,a priest descended from Jeshua who put away his heathen wife,a priest descended from Harim who put away his heathen wife,a priest descended from Pashhur who put away his heathen wife,a layman of Pahath-Moab clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Ananiah; father of Azariah who helped repair the wall,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law,an chief who signed the covenant to keep the law of Moses,son of Baruch of Judah; a returned exile in Jerusalem,son of Ithiel of Benjamin,a priest who helped celebrate the completion of the wall,father of Zephaniah the priest in the time of Jeremiah,a false prophet in the time of King Zedekiah of Judah,son of Shallum, a gate keeper under King Jehoiakim
Maacah
: members of the clan of Maacah
Maaziah
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Machbannai
: a Gadite officer who defected to David in the wilderness
Maharai
: a man: one of David's military elite from Netophah
Mahavite
: a member of Eliel's clan (ZD)
Mahazi-Oth
: son of Heman the Levite and worship leader under Heman & David
Mahli
: son of Merari son of Levi; Mahli I,son of Mushi son of Merari son of Levi; Mahli II
Malchijah
: an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Malkiyah',son of Ethni, of Gershom of Levi; ancestor of Asaph,a priest whose descendants returned from exile; father of Pashhur,chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a layman of the Parosh Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Harim Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Harim; a repairer of the walls of Jerusalem,son of Rechab; one who repaired the Dung Gate,a man who was a goldsmith and helped repair the wall,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly,a priest who helped celebrate the completion of the wall,as representing the Hebrew name 'Malkiram',son of King Jehoiachin
Mallothi
: son of Heman the Levite and worship leader under Heman & David
Manasseh
: the tribe of Manasseh.
Manassites
: the tribe of Manasseh.
Mattaniah
: son and secondary successor of King Josiah,son of Mica/Micaiah; a Levite of Asaph,son of Heman the Levite and worship leader under Heman & David,an Asaph Levite supervisor of temple restoration of Hezekiah's,a layman of the Elam Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Zattu Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Pahath-Moab Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani Clan who put away his heathen wife,ancestor of Hanan, assistant treasurer under Nehemiah
Mattithiah
: son of Shallum (Korah Levi) when exiles were returning,a Levite worship leader in David's time,son of Jeduthun the Levite worship leader under King David,a layman of the Nebo Clan who put away his heathen wife,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly
Mecherathite
: a resident of the town of Mecharah (ZD)
Medeba
: a town and a plain
Merari
: the clan of Merari of the tribe of Levi
Meronothite
: a resident of the town of Meronoth near Gibeon
Meshelemiah
: a Levite gatekeeper in David's time (Asaph Kore)
Mesopotamia
: the country between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers,the region between (and around) the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mezobaite
: a people possibly originating in Zoba NE of Israel
Mibhar
: son of Hagri; one of David's military elite
Micah
: a man of Ephraim who made an ephod,son of Shime-i of Reuben,son of Merib-Baal of Benjamin,first born son of Uzziel son of Kohath,father of Abdon/Achbor whom King Josiah used as a messenger,the prophet of Moresheth under Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Michael
: a chief angel; an archangel,father of Sethur, of Asher, who helped spy out Canaan,son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad,son of Jeshishai of the tribe of Gad,son of Baaseiah, of Gershom of Levi; ancestor of Asaph,son of Izrahiah of Issachar,son of Beriah of Benjamin,one of Saul's commanders from Manasseh who defected to David,a man of Issachar in Saul and David's time. The father of Omri, who was the officer over the tribe of Issachar.,son of king Jehoshaphat,father of Zebadiah who lead the Shephatiah Clan back from exile,an angel
Michal
: daughter of Saul; wife of David
Mijamin
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a layman of the Parosh Clan who put away his heathen wife,priest and leader of some returnees from exile with Zerubbabel
Mikneiah
: a Levite worship leader in David's time
Millo
: a section of Jerusalem just north of the "City of David"
Mishmannah
: a Gadite officer who defected to David in the wilderness
Mithnite
: indicating an unknown place of origin (OS)
Moab
: resident(s) of the country of Moab
Moabite
: a female descendant of Moab
Moses
: a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law
Mushi
: son of Merari son of Levi
Naarai
: son of Ezbai; one of David's military elite
Nadab
: son of Aaron,son and successor of King Jeroboam,son of Shammai of Judah,son of Jeiel of Benjamin
Naharai
: a man from Beeroth who was Joab's armor-bearer
Nahash
: the Ammonite that besieged Jabesh-Gilead in Saul's time,king of Ammon and King David's ally.,sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab; grandmother of Amasa
Naphtali
: region/territority and the tribe of Israel,the son of Jacob and Bilhah,the tribe of people descended from Naphtali,the territory of the people of Naphtali
Nathan
: a son of David; the father of Mattatha; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of David and Bathsheba,brother of Joel in David's army; a prophet,father of Igal, one of David's military elite; a man from Zobah,father of Azariah and Zabud, priestly officials of King Solomon,son of Attai of Judah,brother of Joel, one of David's military elite,one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife
Nepheg
: son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi,son of David
Ner
: a man of Benjamin; father of Kish, the father of King Saul
Nethanel
: son of Zuar; Moses' officer over the tribe of Issachar,son of Jesse of Judah; brother of David,a priest in David's time,a Levite and father of the scribe Shemaiah in David's time,son of Obed-Edom; a Levite gatekeeper,a prince King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,a priest of the Pashhur Clan who put away his heathen wife,a priest and head of the house of Jedaiah under Joiakim,a Levite musician who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall
Nethaniah
: father of Ishmael who killed Gedaliah; son of Elishama,son of Asaph the Levite; worship leader under Asaph & David,a Levite King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,son of Shelemiah; father of Jehudi in the days of Jehoiakim
Netophathite
: resident(s) of the town of Netophah
Nogah
: son of David
Obadiah
: a man who was in charge of king Ahab's household,son of Arnan, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,son of Izrahiah of Issachar,son of Azel of Benjamin,son of Shemaiah; a Levite leader of a group of returned exiles,a Gadite officer who defected to David in the wilderness,a man of Zebulun in Saul and David's time,a prince King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,son of Jehiel; head of the Joab Clan group of returnees,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a gatekeeper in the time of Nehemiah
Obed
: a son of Boaz and Ruth; the father of Jesse; the grandfather of David; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Boaz of Judah; father of Jesse, the father of David,son of Ephlal of Judah,a man who was one of David's military elite,son of Shemaiah; a Levite gatekeeper,father of Azariah who helped put Joash on the throne of Judah
Obed-Edom
: a man to whom King David gave charge of the ark,a Levite worship leader and porter for the ark in David's time,a man of Gath in whose care David left the ark,a man taken away with the treasures of the temple
Obed-edom
: a man to whom King David gave charge of the ark,a Levite worship leader and porter for the ark in David's time,a man of Gath in whose care David left the ark,a man taken away with the treasures of the temple
Obil
: an Ishmaelite man who was in charge of king David's camels
Omri
: the next king of Israel after Zimri committed suicide,son of Becher son of Benjamin,son of Imri of Judah,son of Michael; David's chief officer over Issachar
Ophir
: son of Joktan of Shem,a region in southern Arabia known for its gold
Ornan
: a Hittite man who was a native of Jebus, later called Jerusalem
Othni
: son of Shemaiah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper
Othniel
: son of Kenaz of Judah; son-in-law to his uncle Caleb
Pas-Dammim
: a place in Judah between Soco and Azekah; 10-15 km east of Gath
Pas-dammim
: a place in Judah between Soco and Azekah; 10-15 km east of Gath
Pedaiah
: a man of Rumah; father of Zebidah, the mother of King Jehoiakim,son of King Jehoiachin,a man of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Saul and David's time,a man who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem; son of Parosh,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly,son of Kolaiah of Benjamin; a returned exile
Pelet
: father of On, a Reubenite who joined a rebellion against Moses,son of Jonathan of Judah
Pelethites
: a type of soldier among David's men, perhaps mercenaries (OS).
Pelonite
: a resident, possibly, of Beth-Pelet (OS)
Perez
: a son of Judah and Tamar; the father of Hezron; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Judah and Tamar
Perez-uzzah
: a place where God killed Uzzah when he touched the ark.
Perez-Uzzah
: a place where God killed Uzzah when he touched the ark.
Pethahiah
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,son of Meshezabel (Zerah Judah); King's Judean affairs advisor
Peullethai
: son of Obed-Edom; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper
Philistines
: a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
Pirathon
: a resident of Pirathon in Ephraim, 11 km WSW of Shechem
Rabbah
: a town; the capital of the nation of Ammon. It is now called Amman, the capital of Jordan.,a town in the hill country of Judah
Ramathite
: a resident of the town of Ramah
Rehabiah
: son of Eliezer (Moses Amram Kohath Levi).
Rephael
: son of Shemaiah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper
Rephaim
: a tall ancient people in the land east of the Jordan,a fertile valley on the boundary of Judah and Benjamin (OS)
Reubenite
: a member of the tribe of Reuben
Reubenites
: the tribe of Reuben
Ribai
: father of Ithai; one of David's elite from Gibea of Benjamin
Romamti-ezer
: son of Heman the Levite worship leader under Heman and David
Romamti-Ezer
: son of Heman the Levite worship leader under Heman and David
Sachar
: father of Ahiam, one of David's military elite,son of Obed-Edom; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper
Samuel
: son of Ammihud; Moses' land distribution deputy for Simeon,son of Tola son of Issachar
Satan
: a person, male (evil angelic),an angel that has rebelled against God
Saul
: the sixth king of Edom,son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman,son of Uzziah of Kohath son of Levi
Semachiah
: son of Shemaiah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper
Seorim
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary
Sha-Albon
: a town of Amorites 5 km NW of Aijalon & 7 km ENE of Gezer
Shagee
: father of Jonathan, one of David's military elite
Shallecheth
: one of the gates of Jerusalem
Shama
: son of Hotham the Aroerite; one of David's military elite
Shamhuth
: an Izrahite man; one of David's military elite
Shamir
: a town in the hill country of Judah,a town in the hill country of Ephraim,chief son of Micah (Uzziel Kohath Levi)
Shammoth
: a man who was one of David's military elite
Shammua
: son of Zaccur of Reuben; the spy sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan,son of David and Bathsheba,father of Abda, a Levite returned from exile,priestly head of the house of Bilgah under High Priest Joiakim
Shaphat
: son of Hori of Simeon; the spy sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan,father of the prophet Elisha,son of Shemaiah, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,a chief of the tribe of Gad,son of Adlai; David's chief shepherd over the valley herds
Sharon
: a region of large coastal plain in northern Palestine,rich coastal plain in North Palestine (IBD),the unsettled plains country (IBD)
Sharonite
: a resident of the region of Sharon
Shavsha
: secretary of king David
Shebaniah
: a priest in David's time,son of Henadad; a signer of the covenant to obey God's law,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,son of Henadad (Levi); a signer of the covenant to obey the law
Shebuel
: son of Gershom (Moses Amram Kohath Levi),son of Heman (Korah Izhar Kohath Levi)
Shecaniah
: son of Obadiah of Zerubbabel of David,the chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a Levite assistant manager of temple offerings under Hezekiah,son of Jahaziel; post-exile leader of the Zattu Clan,son of Jehiel of the clan of Elam,father of Shemaiah, a wall rebuilder and guard of the east gate,son of Arah; father-in-law of Tobiah, Nehemiah's enemy,priestly leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Shelemiah
: a Levite who had charge of the east gate in David's time,a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife,father of Hananiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem,a priestly treasurer over the storehouses under Nehemiah,son of Cushi in Jehoiakim's time; grandfather of Jehudi,son of Abdeel; an officer of King Jehoiakim of Judah,father of Jehucal, messenger of King Zedekiah to Jeremiah,son of Hananiah; father of Irijah, Zedekiah's sentry
Shelomith
: a Levitical chief of the clan of Ladan under King David; son of Shimei a Gershonite,a clan; the leading sub-clan of the Izhar clan of Kohath Levi,son of Zichri (Rehabiah Eliezer Moses Amram Kohath Levi)
Shelomoth
: a Levitical chief of the clan of Ladan under King David; son of Shimei a Gershonite,a clan; the leading sub-clan of the Izhar clan of Kohath Levi,son of Zichri (Rehabiah Eliezer Moses Amram Kohath Levi)
Shemaah
: father of Ahiezer and Joash, Benjamites who defected to David
Shemaiah
: a prophet in the days of Rehoboam,son of Shecaniah (Hananiah Zerubbabel David Judah),forefather of Ziza, a prince of the tribe of Simeon,son of Joel of Reuben,son of Hasshub; a Levite leader of some returned exiles,son of Galal; a Levite whose descendants returned from exile,son of Elizaphan (Kohath Levi),son of Nethanel, a Levite and scribe in David's time,son of Obed-Edom; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper,a Levite whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,a Levite leader of the Jeduthun Clan in Hezekiah's time,a Levite manager of temple offerings under King Hezekiah,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,a leader of the Adonikam Clan back from exile,one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,a priest of the Harim Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Harim Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Shecaniah; keeper of the East Gate under Nehemiah,son of Delaiah son of Mehetabel; an agent of Nehemiah's enemies,son of Mattaniah; priestly leader among the returned exiles,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a priest who helped dedicate the wall,father of a prophet (Uriah?) from Kiriath-Jearim that Jehoiakim executed,a deceived leader in exile who demanded Jeremiah's execution,father of Delaiah, a prince of Judah in the time of Jehoiakim
Shemariah
: one of the Benjamite men who defected to David at Ziklag,son of Rehoboam and Mahalath,a layman of the Harim Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife
sheminith
: a musical term: an 8 stringed lyre or 'down an octave' (NASBfn)
Sheminith
: a musical term: an 8 stringed lyre or 'down an octave' (NASBfn)
Shemiramoth
: a Levite worship leader in David's time,a Levite whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah
Shephatiah
: son of David and Abital,son of Reuel of Benjamin whose descendants returned from exile,one of the Benjamite men who defected to David at Ziklag,son of Maacah; David's chief officer over the Simeonites,son of King Jehoshaphat,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,leader of "Solomon's Servants" Clansmen back from exile,forefather of a clan returned from exile headed by Zebadiah,son of Ma-Halalel of Judah,son of Mattan; a prince who charged Jeremiah with treason
Shephelah
: the western foothills of the central ranges of Israel (IBD)
Shihor
: the river channel of the NE limits of the Nile delta
Shime-i
: son of Gershon/Gershom son of Levi,the son of Gera of Benjamin,son of Jesse (Judah); father of Jonathan who killed a giant,a man who was a friend of kings David and Solomon,son of Ela, Moses' land distribution deputy for Benjamin,son of Pedaiah son of King Jehoiachin,son of Zaccur of Simeon,son of Gog of Reuben,son of Libni of Merari of Levi,the head of a clan of Benjamin; son of Elpaal?,a man who was a descendant of Ladan/Libni son of Levi (WZ),son of Jeduthun (Levi); worship leader under Jeduthun and David,a man of Ramoth; David's supervisor of vineyards,son of Heman (David's seer) of Samuel of Kohath of Levi,an officer of the temple store house under King Hezekiah,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Hashum Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Kish; founding father of the clan of Shime-i of Benjamin
Shimea
: son of Jesse; David's brother,son of David and Bathsheba,son of Michael, of Gershom of Levi; ancestor of Asaph,son of Jesse (Judah); father of Jonathan who killed a giant
Shimri
: son of Shemaiah; ancestor of a clan of Simeon,father of Jediael and Joha, two of David's military elite,son of Hosah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper,a Levite of Elizaphan who helped cleanse the temple
Shiphmite
: a resident, probably, of Shepham in Judah (ZD)
Shitrai
: the Sharonite man whom David made head over the herds of Sharon
Shiza
: a man of Reuben; father of Adina, one of David's military elite
Shobab
: son of David and Bath-Sheba,son of Caleb --son of Hezron of Judah-- and Azubah, his wife
Shoham
: a Levite of the clan of Merari
Shophach
: the commander of the Syrian army which opposed David
Shubael
: the elder son of Gershom (Moses Amram Kohath Levi),the head of the 13th class of singers
Shuppim
: son of Ir of Benjamin,a Levite gate keeper in David's time
Sibbecai
: a man who was one of David's military elite from Hushah
Sidonians
: residents of the town of Sidon
Simeon
: a son of Jonas and brother of Andrew; an apostle of Jesus Christ,a man who was one of the apostles of Christ and also called 'the Zealot',a brother of Jesus,a man who was a well-know victim of leprosy who had been healed by Jesus (NIV note),a man from Cyrene who was forced to carry the cross of Jesus,a Pharisee man in whose house Jesus' feet were washed with tears and anointed,the father of Judas Iscariot,a man who was a sorcerer in Samaria and who wanted to buy the gifts of the Spirit,a man who was a tanner at Joppa and with whom Peter was staying when Cornelius sent for him
Simeonites
: the tribe of Simeon
Sippai
: a Philistine giant at Gezer slain by one of David's men
Solomon
: the tenth son of David; the father of Rehoboam; an ancestor of Jesus; the third king of Israel.,son of David and Bath-Sheba; successor of King David
Syria
: the country to the north of Palestine,a country of north western Mesopotamia
Syrian
: members of the nation of Syria
Tebaliah
: son of Hosah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper
Tekoa
: resident(s) of the town of Tekoa
Tekoite
: resident(s) of the town of Tekoa
Tibhath
: a town in the kingdom of Zobah east of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains
Tizite
: a resident of the unidentified town of Tiz or Toz (OS)
Tou
: king of Hamath and friend of king David
Tyre
: a resident of the town of Tyre
Tyrian
: a resident of the town of Tyre
Unni
: a Levite singer who returned with other exiles
Ur
: a town of lower Mesopotamia about 230 km SE of old Babylon,father of Eliphal / Eliphelet, one of David's military elite
Uriah
: the husband of Bathsheba with whom David committed adultery,a Hittite man who was one of David's military elite,the high priest who served under King Ahaz of Judah,father of Meremoth the priest who received the temple vessels,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly,son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim
Uriel
: son of Tahath; chief of the Kohath clan of Levi under David,grandfather of King Abijah / Abijam of Judah
Uzzah
: son Abinadab, the Levite who kept the ark for David,son of Shimei, a Levite of the clan of Merari
Uzzia
: an Ashterathite; one of David's military elite
Uzziah
: a son of Jehoram; the father of Jotham; an ancestor of Jesus.,son and successor of king Amaziah of Judah,son of Uriel of Kohath son of Levi,father of Jonathan, the head of country treasuries under David,a priest of the Harim Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Zechariah; father of Athaiah of Judah, a returned exile
Uzziel
: son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Ishi of Simeon who helped destroy the Amalekites,son of Bela son of Benjamin,son of Heman the Levite; worship leader under Heman and David,a Levite leader of Jeduthun Clan in the time of Hezekiah,son of Harhaiah; a goldsmith who helped rebuild the wall
Uzzielites
: members of the clan of Uzziel
Zabad
: son of Nathan of Judah,son of Tahath II of Ephraim,son of Ahlai; one of King David's military elite,son of Shimeath the Ammonitess; one who conspired against King Joash,a layman of the Zattu Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman from the Hashum Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Nebo Clan who put away his heathen wife
Zabdi
: son of Zerah of Judah; grandfather of Achan,son of Shime-i of Benjamin,a Shiphmite man whom David put in charge over his wineries,son of Asaph (Shimei Gershom Levi)
Zabdiel
: father of Jashobeam, a supervisor of David's labour force,son of Haggedolim
Zaccur
: father of Shammua, the Reubenite who spied in Canaan,son of Hammuel of the tribe of Simeon,a Levite of the clan of Merari,son of Asaph (Shimei Gershom Levi),a leader among the Bigvai Clan who returned from exile,son of Imri; one who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem,son of Henadad, a Levite who contracted to obey the law,son of Mattaniah; father of Hanan, assistant treasurer
Zadok
: a son of Azor; the father of Akim; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahitub II; high priest Zadok I in David's time,father of Jerusha, who was the mother of King Jotham,the chief priest Zadok II; son of Meraioth II,a man who was one of David's military elite from Aaron's clan,son of Baana; one of those who helped rebuild the wall,son of Immer; one of those who helped rebuild the wall,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a Levite who served as Nehemiah's scribe
Zebadiah
: son of Beriah of Benjamin,son of Elpaal of Benjamin,son of Jeroham of Gedor (Benjamin) who defected to David,son of Meshelemiah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper,son of Asahel, the brother of Joab,a Levite whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,son of Ishmael; governor of the clan of Judah under Jehoshaphat,son of Michael who lead the Shephatiah clan back from exile,a priest of the Immer Clan who put away his heathen wife
Zebulun
: the tribe of Israel that came from Zebulun whose territory was in Galilee,the man; son of Jacob and Leah,the tribe of Zebulun,the territory of the tribe of Zebulun
Zechariah
: the father of John the baptist,a son of Berekiah, a righteous man who was killed by the Jewish authorities,son and successor of King Jeroboam,father of Abi, the mother of King Hezekiah,a leader of the tribe of Reuben,son of Meshelemiah; a door keeper for the tent of meeting,son of Jeiel and Maacah of Gibeon,a Levite gate keeper and harpist in David's time,a priest and trumpeter in David's time,son of Isshiah (Uzziel Kohath Levi),son of Hosah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper,a man of Manasseh in Gilead in Saul and David's time,a prince whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,son of Benaiah (Asaph Levi),son of King Jehoshaphat,son of Jehoiada the priest; a prophet,a man who influenced King Uzziah for good,a Levite (Asaph) who helped Hezekiah cleanse the temple,a Levite (Kohath) who helped King Josiah restore the temple,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,son of Berechiah; a priest; writer of the book of Zechariah,leader among the Parosh clansmen who returned from exile,son of Bebai; leader among Bebai clansmen returned from exile,a lay man of the Elam Clan who put away his heathen wife,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly,son of Amariah of Judah,a descendant of Shelah,son of Pashhur; a priest whose descendants returned from exile,son of Jonathan (Asaph Levi),son of Jeberechiah; a witness to Isaiah's prophesy
Zelek
: an Ammonite man who was one of David's military elite
Zerahites
: members of the clan of Zerah of Simeon,members of the clan of Zerah of Judah
Zeri
: son of Jeduthun the Levite
Zeruiah
: daughter of Jesse; sister of David; mother of Abishai, Asahel and Joab
Zetham
: son of Ladan (Levi) and temple treasurer under King David
Zichri
: son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Shime-i of Benjamin,son of Shashak of Benjamin,son of Jeroham of Benjamin,son of Asaph (Shimei Gershom Levi),son of Joram (Shubael Moses Levi),a man of Reuben in Saul and David's time; father of Eliezer, the officer over the Reubenites,father of Amasiah, high commander under King Jehoshaphat,father of Elishaphat, a commander who helped enthrone Joash,a man of the military elite of Ephraim under King Pekah,father of Joel, an overseer in Jerusalem in Nehemiah's time,priestly head of the Abijah clan under High Priest Joiakim
Ziklag
: a town in SE Judah; home of the Shime-i Clan of Simeon
Zillethai
: son of Shime-i of Benjamin,a commander from Manasseh who defected to David in Ziklag
Zina
: a chief of the Shimei clan (Gershon Levi) under King David
Zion
: one of the hills on which Jerusalem was built; the temple area; the city of Jerusalem; God's people,a town and citidel; an ancient part of Jerusalem
Zizah
: a chief of the Shimei clan (Gershon Levi) under King David
Zobah
: a region in central Syria (ZD)