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
Ahuzzam
: son of Ashhur and his wife Naarah in Moses time
Ain
: a place marking part of the north-eastern boarder of Israel,a town of Simeon in the western foothills of Judah (34° 21´, 36° 23´);
(31° 22´, 34° 51´);
(31° 22´, 34° 51´);
(31° 56´, 35° 17´);
(34° 21´, 36° 23´);
(32° 46´, 35° 19´);
(32° 46´, 35° 19´)
Amaziah
: son of Joash; king of Judah,a prince of Simeon under Hezekiah,son of Hilkiah (Merari Levi),pagan priest of Bethel under Jeroboam who opposed Amos
Amnon
: son of King David and Ahinoam,the son of Shimon of Judah
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
Ashan
: a town of Simeon in the western foothills of Judah (31° 48´, 34° 56´)
Ashhur
: son of Caleb (Judah) and Ephrathah; uncle to Bezalel
Asiel
: forefather of a large influential family of Simeon
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 (31° 45´, 35° 43´);
(31° 45´, 35° 43´);
(31° 45´, 35° 43´);
(31° 45´, 35° 43´)
Beer-Sheba
: a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah (31° 14´, 34° 50´)
Beer-sheba
: a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah (31° 14´, 34° 50´)
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
Beth-Ashbea
: a town; home of the descendants of Laadah of Judah (33° 31´, 36° 18´);
(32° 35´, 35° 10´);
(32° 12´, 35° 16´);
(40° 3´, 45° 2´)
Beth-ashbea
: a town; home of the descendants of Laadah of Judah (33° 31´, 36° 18´);
(32° 35´, 35° 10´);
(32° 12´, 35° 16´);
(40° 3´, 45° 2´)
Beth-biri
: a town; early home of the descendants of Shime-i of Simeon (31° 23´, 34° 56´)
Beth-Biri
: a town; early home of the descendants of Shime-i of Simeon (31° 23´, 34° 56´)
Beth-Maacah
: a town; early home of the descendants of Shime-i of Simeon (33° 16´, 35° 34´);
(31° 23´, 34° 56´)
Beth-rapha
: son of Eshton; a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC)
Beth-Rapha
: son of Eshton; a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC)
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 (31° 42´, 35° 12´);
(32° 44´, 35° 11´)
Bethuel
: son of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham; Bethuel was the father of Rebecca,a town; early home of the descendants of Shime-i of Simeon (32° 2´, 35° 44´)
Bilhah
: Rachel's maid; third wife of Jacob; mother of Dan and Naphtali,a town of Simeon and Judah inhabited by the clan of Shime-i (31° 14´, 34° 50´)
Carmi
: son of Zimri (Zerah Judah); father of Achan of Moses time,son of Hezron (Perez Judah); ancestor of Bezalel of Moses time,son of Reuben son of Jacob
Chelub
: a man who was a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC),father of Ezri, supervisor of King David's plowmen
Cozeba
: a town; home of certain descendants of Shelah of Judah (31° 42´, 35° 0´)
David
: a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel
Elah
: a chief of Edom,the valley where David killed Goliath,son and successor of Baasha, king of Israel (about 900 BC),father of Hoshea, the last king of Israel about 700 BC,son of Caleb the son of Jephunneh of Judah,son of Uzzi (Michri Benjamin) who led his clan back from exile
Eli-O-Enai
: son of Neariah, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,head of an influential clan of Simeon in King Hezekiah's time,son of Becher son of Benjamin,a priest of the Pashhur clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Zattu clan who put away his heathen wife,a priest who played the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
Epher
: son of Midian son of Abraham and Keturah,son of Ezrah a descendant of Judah,head of a clan in eastern Manasseh in the time of Jotham
Ephrathah
: a town of the descendants of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah,wife of Hezron of Judah; mother of Hur (30° 39´, 34° 50´);
(31° 42´, 35° 12´);
(31° 42´, 35° 12´)
Er
: a son of Joshua; the father of Elmadam; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Judah by the daughter of Shua the Canaanite,son of Shelah the son of Judah
Eshtemoa
: a town of Judah 15 km south. of Hebron, given to the Kohathites,a man of Judah; son of Ishbah of Ezrah and of Hodiah (31° 22´, 35° 4´);
(31° 22´, 35° 4´)
Eshton
: son of Mehir; a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC)
Etam
: a place where the Israelites made an early encampment (31° 44´, 35° 3´);
(31° 22´, 34° 51´);
(31° 41´, 35° 10´)
Ethnan
: son of Ashhur (Judah) and his wife Helah in Moses time
Ezem
: a town of the clan of Shime-i of Simeon in southern Judah (32° 2´, 35° 44´)
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
Ezrah
: a man of Judah; probably the son of Hodiah
Ge-Harashim
: a group of craftsmen, founded by Joab son of Seraiah of Judah
Ge-harashim
: a group of craftsmen, founded by Joab son of Seraiah of Judah
Gederah
: a lowland town of Judah; home of clan of potters (Shelah Judah) (31° 49´, 34° 46´)
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 (31° 37´, 35° 4´);
(31° 49´, 34° 46´)
Haahashtari
: son of Ashhur and his wife Naarah in Moses time
Heber
: son of Beriah of Asher,the Kenite husband of the woman Jael who killed Sisera,son of Mered of Judah by his Jewish wife,son of Elpaal of Benjamin
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 (32° 22´, 34° 52´)
Hezron
: members of the clan of Hezron of Reuben (33° 1´, 35° 34´);
(31° 9´, 35° 3´)
Hodiah
: a man of Judah,son of Henadad; a Levite,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law
Hormah
: a town of Simeon about 10 km east of Beersheba (30° 52´, 34° 37´)
Hur
: a man who was a special assistant to Moses and Aaron,a king of Midian killed by Moses,son of Caleb and Ephrathah; father of Salma; elder of Bethlehem
Hushah
: son of Ezer and descendant of Hur of Judah
Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
Izhar
: son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Ashhur (Judah) and his wife Helah in Moses time
Jaakobah
: head of an influential family of Simeon in King Hezekiah's time
Jabez
: a town known for its scribes descended from Salma of Judah,head of a family in Judah (31° 42´, 35° 12´)
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
Jamin
: son of Simeon,son of Ram of Judah,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law
Jamlech
: head of a large clan of Simeon in King Hezekiah's time
Jarib
: son of Simeon,one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,a priest of the Jeshua clan who put away his heathen wife
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
Jehallelel
: a man who was a descendant of Judah,father of Azariah (Levi), chief temple cleaner under Hezekiah
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
Jekuthiel
: son of Mered of Judah by his Jewish wife
Jephunneh
: father of Caleb, Joshua's spy partner,a man of Asher; son of Jether
Jeshohaiah
: head of a large influential family of Simeon in King Hezekiah's time
Jesimiel
: head of a large influential family of Simeon in Hezekiah's time
Jether
: son of Gideon, the judge,an Ishmaelite man married to Abigail, David's sister; father of Amasa,son of Jadah of Judah,son of Ezrah a descendant of Judah,father of some of David's military elite of the tribe of Asher
Jewish
: the people descended from Israel (31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Jezreel
: a resident of the town or region of Jezreel (31° 32´, 35° 5´);
(32° 33´, 35° 19´);
(32° 33´, 35° 19´)
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
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
Joshah
: son of Amaziah; head of a large influential family of Simeon in King Hezekiah's time
Joshibiah
: son of Seraiah; ancestor of a large influential family of Simeon
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´)
Keilah
: a town and district in the western foothills of Judah,a man who was a descendant of Hodiah of Judah (31° 36´, 35° 0´)
Kenaz
: son of Eliphaz son of Esau,a chief of Edom,a descendant of Jephunneh of Judah; brother to Caleb the friend of Joshua; father of Othniel,son of Elah of Jephunneh of Judah
Koz
: a man who was the founder of a clan of Judah; son of Ashhur and Helah
Ophrah
: a town of Benjamin on the border of Ephraim, 4 km ENE of Bethel,a town of Manasseh, possibly 7 km NW of Jezreel,son of Meonothai of Judah (31° 57´, 35° 17´);
(32° 36´, 35° 17´)
Othniel
: son of Kenaz of Judah; son-in-law to his uncle Caleb
Paseah
: son of Eshton; a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC),a Levite; head of a group of temple servants in Ezra's time,father of Joiada who repaired the Old Gate of Jerusalem
Penuel
: a town on the brook Jabbok 7 km east of Succoth,father of Gedor; a descendant of Hur of Judah,son of Shashak of Benjamin (32° 11´, 35° 42´);
(32° 11´, 35° 42´)
Perez
: a son of Judah and Tamar; the father of Hezron; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Judah and Tamar
Pharaoh
: the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Abraham's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Joseph's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who refused to let Israel leave Egypt,the title of the king of Egypt whose daughter Solomon married,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in the time of Isaiah,the title Egypt's ruler just before Moses' time
Reaiah
: son of Shobal of Judah,son of Micah of Reuben,a Levite; head of a group of temple servants in Ezra's time
Rimmon
: a town of Simeon and Judah, 14 km north of Beer-Sheba,a town of Zebulun 26 km ESE of Acco & 20 km west of Hamath,a rock; a prominent landmark in Benjamin, 6 km east of Bethel,a man of Benjamin from Beeroth; father of Baanah and Rechab,a pagan god of storms (34° 21´, 36° 23´);
(31° 22´, 34° 51´);
(31° 22´, 34° 51´);
(31° 56´, 35° 17´);
(34° 21´, 36° 23´);
(32° 46´, 35° 19´);
(32° 46´, 35° 19´)
Saraph
: a man who was a descendant of Shelah of Judah
Seraiah
: secretary of King David,a high priest; son of Azariah III,son of Tanhumeth; a militia leader who rallied to Gedaliah,son of Kenaz son of Jephunneh of Judah,son of Asiel; ancestor of a large influential family of Simeon,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,son of Hilkiah; head of the priestly clan of Immer in Jerusalem,son of Azriel; a prince in the time of Jehoiakim,son of Neriah; quartermaster deported to Babylon with Zedekiah
Sha-Araim
: a town of Simeon in the lowlands of Judah (31° 42´, 34° 53´);
(31° 16´, 34° 28´)
Shallum
: son of Jabesh; the assassin and successor of king Jeroboam,son of Tikvah; husband of Huldah the prophetess under Josiah,son of Sismai of Judah,son of King Josiah,son of Shaul son of Simeon,a high priest; son of Zadok II,son of Naphtali,son of Kore the Levite; a chief temple Porter under Nehemiah,father of Jehizkiah, chief minister of King Pekah,a Levite gatekeeper who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Hallohesh, ruler of part of Jerusalem under Nehemiah; helped repair the walls of Jerusalem,son of Col-Hozeh; ruler of the Mizpah district under Nehemiah and helped Nehemiah repair Jerusalem's gates,father of Hanamel; uncle of the prophet Jeremiah,father of Ma-Aseiah, temple gate keeper in Jeremiah's time
Shammai
: son of Onam of Judah,son of Mered of Judah and Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh
Shaul
: the sixth king of Edom,son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman,son of Uzziah of Kohath son of Levi
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´)
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
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
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
Shiphi
: son of Allon; head of a large influential family of Simeon
Shobal
: son of Seir,son of Hur; (grand)son of Judah
Shuhah
: a man who was a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC)
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
Soco
: son of Heber son of Mered of Judah,a town in the hills of Judah, about 15 km SW of Hebron (OS) (31° 40´, 34° 58´);
(31° 40´, 34° 58´);
(31° 25´, 34° 58´)
Tehinnah
: son of Eshton; a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC)
Tekoa
: resident(s) of the town of Tekoa (31° 38´, 35° 12´)
Temeni
: son of Ashhur and his wife Naarah in Moses time
Tolad
: a town of Simeon in south-eastern Judah (32° 2´, 35° 44´)
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
Zanoah
: a town in the western foothills of Judah,a town in the hill country of Judah,son of Jekuthiel son of Mered of Judah (31° 43´, 35° 0´);
(31° 22´, 35° 0´)
Zerah
: members of the clan of Zerah of Simeon,members of the clan of Zerah of Judah
Zereth
: son of Ashhur and his wife Helah in Moses time
Ziklag
: a town in SE Judah; home of the Shime-i Clan of Simeon (31° 22´, 34° 52´)
Ziph
: son of Jehallelel a descendant of Judah (31° 28´, 35° 7´);
(31° 9´, 35° 3´)
Ziphah
: son of Jehallelel a descendant of Judah (31° 28´, 35° 7´);
(31° 9´, 35° 3´)
Ziza
: a chief of the Shimei clan (Gershon Levi) under King David