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
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
Jathniel
: son of Meshelemiah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper 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 Meshelemiah
: a Levite gatekeeper in David's time (Asaph Kore) 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 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
Amorites
: members of a pre-Israel Semitic tribe from Mesopotamia Anamim
: a clan of people descended from Egypt son of Ham son of Noah Aram
: the country to the north of Palestine,a country of north western Mesopotamia
(34° 50´, 39° 7´);
(33° 12´, 36° 30´);
(35° 5´, 42° 0´);
(30° 44´, 35° 36´);
(32° 32´, 44° 25´);
(33° 31´, 36° 18´)
Arkites
: members of a Canaanite tribe on the coast of Palestine Arvadites
: a resident of the region of Arvad (34° 51´, 35° 51´)
Asshur
: a country of northern Mesopotamia
(36° 21´, 43° 9´);
(36° 21´, 43° 9´)
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
(31° 41´, 34° 50´);
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)
Caphtorim
: a people who were descendants of Egypt son of Ham son of Noah (35° 10´, 25° 0´)
Casluhim
: a people who were descendants of Egypt son of Ham son of Noah Eber
: a son of Shelah; the father of Peleg; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Shelah (Arpachshad Aram Shem Noah),a nation: poetic description of Israel,son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad,son of Elpaal of Benjamin,son of Shashak of Benjamin,a priest and head of the clan of Amok under High Priest Joiakim Egypt
: descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´);
(30° 6´, 31° 20´)
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 (32° 11´, 48° 15´)
Gether
: son of Aram; (grand)son of Shem son of Noah Girgashite
: members of a clan of Canaan Hamathites
: residents of the town of Hamath Heth
: son of Canaan son of Ham son of Noah Hivite
: a person/people descended from Canaan son of Ham son of Noah Hul
: son of Aram; (grand)son of Shem son of Noah Jebusite
: resident(s) of the town of Jebus (Jerusalem) (31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Joktan
: son of Eber of Shem Lehabim
: a people who were descendants of Egypt (Mizraim) son of Ham son of Noah Lud
: son of Shem son of Noah,a people from Lydia in Eastern Turkey (31° 57´, 34° 53´)
Ludim
: a people who were descendants of Egypt son of Ham son of Noah (31° 57´, 34° 53´)
Meshech
: son of Japheth son of Noah,son of Aram; (grand)son of Shem son of Noah,a country of Arabs, associated with Kedar,a people of Asia Minor (ancient Turkey OS) (46° 0´, 47° 0´)
Naphtuhim
: a people who were descendants of Egypt (Mizraim) son of Ham son of Noah Pathrusim
: a people who were descendants of Egypt son of Ham son of Noah Peleg
: a son of Eber; the father of Reu; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Eber of Shem Philistines
: a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)
Shelah
: the father of Eber; a son of Cainan; an ancestor of Jesus,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Shelah',son of Judah; grandson of Shua the Canaanite,as representing the Hebrew name 'Shelax',son of Arpachshad son of Shem son of Noah,a pool in Jerusalem (31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Shem
: the father of Arphaxad; a son of Noah; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Noah
Sidon
: residents of the town of Sidon
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)
Sinites
: a people descended from Canaan Uz
: son of Aram; (grand)son of Shem son of Noah,son of Milcah and Nahor, brother of Abraham,son of Dishan of Seir,a region in Edom inhabited by the descendants of Uz of Seir (30° 2´, 36° 26´)
Zemarites
: members of a clan descended from Canaan 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
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
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
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
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
Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
Nehemiah
: leader among those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,son of Hacaliah; governor of the returned exiles,son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-Zur
Zerubbabel
: a son of Shealtiel; the father of Abiud; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Pedaiah (Shealtiel?) son of King Jehoiachin
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
Tobiah
: head of a clan of returnees lacking proof of being Israelites,the Ammonite servant who helped Sanballat oppose Nehemiah 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 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
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
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 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 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 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
