Abdon
: a town of Asher east. of Achzib, given to the Gershonite Levites,a man who was the eleventh judge of Israel,the son of Shashak of Benjamin,son of Je-Iel of Gibeon in Benjamin; great uncle to King Saul,son (descendent) of Micah/Micaiah in King Josiah's time (33° 2´, 35° 10´)
Abiezer
: son of Ammishaddai; Moses' officer over the tribe of Dan,son of Shemaah of Gibeah; chief of Benjamite defecters to David (32° 36´, 35° 17´)
Abihail
: a Levite in Moses' time,wife of Abishur of the tribe of Judah;,the son of Huri of the tribe of Gad,a woman; King David's niece and Rehoboam's wife,the father of Queen Esther and Uncle of Mordecai, a Benjamite
Abishua
: the son of Phinehas I; a chief priest,the son of Bela son of Benjamin
Adaiah
: a woman's name; King Josiah's grandmother,the son of Ethan (Gershom, Levi); ancestor of Asaph,the son of Shimei of Benjamin,son of Jeroham; a priestly leader of those returning from exile,father of Ma-Aseiah, a commander who helped enthrone Joash,an Israelite (Bani) who put away his heathen wife,an Israelite (Binnui) who put away his heathen wife,the son of Joiarib of Judah of pre-exile times,son of Jeroham; head of the priestly clan of Melchijah
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
Ahishahar
: son of Bilhan, great grandson of Benjamin son of Israel
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
Ahuzzam
: son of Ashhur and his wife Naarah in Moses time
Aijalon
: a town 19 km WNW of Jerusalem,a town in the land of Zebulun some 90 km north of Jerusalem (31° 50´, 35° 1´)
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´)
Alemeth
: a town of Benjamin 2 km NE of Anathoth (OS),son of Beker son of Benjamin,son of Jehoaddah (Micah Jonathan Saul Benjamin) (31° 49´, 35° 17´)
Amalekites
: members of the nation of Amalek (30° 39´, 34° 50´);
(31° 42´, 35° 12´);
(31° 42´, 35° 12´)
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
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
Ammihud
: son of Ladan; father of Elishama, Moses' deputy over Ephraim,father of Shemuel, Moses' land distribution officer for Simeon,father of Pedahel, Moses' land distribution deputy for Naphtali,father of Talmai, king of Geshur with whom Absalom stayed,son of Omri (Judah); father of Uthai the returned 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
Amnon
: son of King David and Ahinoam,the son of Shimon of Judah
Amram
: son of Kohath son of Levi,an Israelite (Bani) who put away his heathen wife
Amzi
: son of Zechariah; a priest whose family returned from exile,son of Bani, a member of the temple singer family
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 (31° 48´, 35° 15´)
Anem
: a town of Issachar given to the Gershonites (32° 27´, 35° 18´)
Aner
: an Amorite chief who was an ally of Abram,a town in the territory of Manasseh given to the Kohathites (32° 31´, 35° 12´)
Arah
: a town in northern Palestine belonging to the Sidonians (33° 37´, 35° 26´)
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´)
Aramean
: members of the nation of Syria (34° 50´, 39° 7´);
(33° 12´, 36° 30´);
(35° 5´, 42° 0´);
(30° 44´, 35° 36´);
(32° 32´, 44° 25´);
(33° 31´, 36° 18´)
Aroer
: a town by the Wadi Arnon on the border of Reuben and Gad,a town in the desert of Judah (31° 28´, 35° 49´);
(31° 57´, 35° 54´);
(31° 8´, 34° 59´)
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
Ashan
: a town of Simeon in the western foothills of Judah (31° 48´, 34° 56´)
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
Ashhur
: son of Caleb (Judah) and Ephrathah; uncle to Bezalel
Ashtaroth
: pagan god images of the Canaanite goddess Ashtoreth,a town of Manasseh about 35 km east of the sea of Chinnereth (32° 49´, 36° 0´);
(32° 45´, 36° 0´);
(32° 49´, 36° 0´)
Azariah
: son of Ahimaaz; grandson and successor of Zadok I,son of Nathan; a priest who was chief of Solomons officers,son and successor of king Amaziah of Judah,son of Ethan son of Zerah of Judah,son of Jehu son of Obed of Judah,son of Johanan; descendant of Meraioth I,son of Hilkiah before the exile; high priest Azariah III,a descendant of Hilkiah the priest,son of Zephaniah/Uriel (Korah Levi); forefather of Samuel,son of Oded; prophet under King Asa,second son of Jehoshaphat; brother of King Jehoram,fifth son of Jehoshaphat; brother of King Jehoram,son of Jeroham; a commander who helped enthrone Joash,son of Obed; a commander who helped enthrone Joash,the priest who confronted Uzziah for offering incense,a chief of Ephraim under Israel's King Pekah,father of Joel (Kohath Levi), who served under Hezekiah,son of Jehallelel (Merari Levi). He served under Hezekiah,chief priest, of Zadok's line, under Hezekiah,son of Maaseiah son of Ananiah; a repairer of Nehemiah's wall,a man who accompanied Zerubbabel back to the land of Judah,a scribe who helped Ezra explain the reading of the Law,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a prince of Judah who led praises to God on the new city wall,son of Hoshaiah; one of the leaders rebelling against Jeremiah,a man exiled from Judah and trained with Daniel in Babylon
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 (31° 45´, 35° 43´);
(31° 45´, 35° 43´);
(31° 45´, 35° 43´);
(31° 45´, 35° 43´)
Baaseiah
: son of Malchijah, of Gershom of Levi; forefather of Asaph
Bani
: a man of Gad; one of David's military elite,son of Shemer (Merari Aaron Levi),a man descended from Perez of Judah,a non-Levite ancestor of men who put away their heathen wives,a non-Levite ancestor of others who put away heathen wives,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law,son of Henadad (Levi); a signer of the pledge to keep the law,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,son of Hashabiah and father of head Levite Uzzi under Nehemiah
Bashan
: a region east of Lake Galilee between Mt. Hermon and Wadi Yarmuk (32° 48´, 35° 56´)
Becher
: son of Benjamin son of Israel,son of Ephraim son of Israel
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´)
Beera
: son of Baal (Reuben); a chieftain exiled by Tilgath-Pilneser
Beerah
: son of Baal (Reuben); a chieftain exiled by Tilgath-Pilneser
Bela
: a town near the south end of the Dead Sea,son of Beor; first king of Edom,son of Benjamin son of Israel,son of Azaz; a leader in the tribe of Reuben (30° 55´, 35° 25´)
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
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
Bered
: a town near Kadesh (OS),son of Shuletha son of Ephraim (30° 41´, 34° 29´)
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-horon
: "twin" towns (Upper & Lower) in the foothills of Ephraim (31° 52´, 35° 7´);
(31° 52´, 35° 7´);
(31° 51´, 35° 7´)
Beth-Horon
: "twin" towns (Upper & Lower) in the foothills of Ephraim (31° 52´, 35° 7´);
(31° 52´, 35° 7´);
(31° 51´, 35° 7´)
Beth-Maacah
: a town; early home of the descendants of Shime-i of Simeon (33° 16´, 35° 34´);
(31° 23´, 34° 56´)
Beth-meon
: a town of Reuben, east of the Jordan (31° 40´, 35° 44´);
(31° 40´, 35° 44´);
(31° 40´, 35° 44´)
Beth-Meon
: a town of Reuben, east of the Jordan (31° 40´, 35° 44´);
(31° 40´, 35° 44´);
(31° 40´, 35° 44´)
Beth-rapha
: son of Eshton; a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC)
Beth-Rapha
: son of Eshton; a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC)
Beth-shean
: a town of Manasseh 5 km west of the Jordan & 25 km south of Lake Galilee (32° 30´, 35° 30´);
(32° 30´, 35° 30´)
Beth-Shean
: a town of Manasseh 5 km west of the Jordan & 25 km south of Lake Galilee (32° 30´, 35° 30´);
(32° 30´, 35° 30´)
Beth-Shemesh
: a town marking the northern boarder of Judah (YC),a town of Issachar in lower Galilee by the boarder of Naphtali,a town of Naphtali in upper Galilee perhaps 25 km west of Hazor (31° 45´, 34° 58´);
(32° 24´, 35° 30´);
(33° 8´, 35° 25´);
(30° 6´, 31° 20´)
Beth-shemesh
: a town marking the northern boarder of Judah (YC),a town of Issachar in lower Galilee by the boarder of Naphtali,a town of Naphtali in upper Galilee perhaps 25 km west of Hazor (31° 45´, 34° 58´);
(32° 24´, 35° 30´);
(33° 8´, 35° 25´);
(30° 6´, 31° 20´)
Bethel
: a town of Benjamin bordering Ephraim 18 km north of Jerusalem (31° 55´, 35° 13´);
(32° 2´, 35° 44´)
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´)
Bezer
: a city of refuge in Reuben, given to the Merarites,son of Zophah of Asher (32° 30´, 36° 29´)
Bileam
: a town of eastern Manasseh assigned to the Levites (32° 27´, 35° 16´)
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´)
Bilhan
: son of Ezer of Seir,son of Jediael son of Benjamin
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
Chenaanah
: father of Zedekiah the false prophet against Jeremiah,son of Bilhan, great grandson of Benjamin son of Israel
Cozeba
: a town; home of certain descendants of Shelah of Judah (31° 42´, 35° 0´)
Daberath
: a town of Issachar given to the Gershonites (32° 41´, 35° 22´)
David
: a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel
Debir
: the Amorite king of Eglon,a town of Judah 14 km SW of Hebron,a border town of Judah, about 16 km east of Jerusalem,a northern border town of Gad, about 80 km NE of Jerusalem (31° 25´, 34° 58´);
(31° 48´, 35° 20´);
(32° 39´, 35° 47´)
Dor
: a coastal town of Canaanites in Manasseh 25 km west of Megiddo (32° 36´, 34° 55´);
(32° 36´, 34° 55´);
(32° 36´, 34° 55´)
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
Ebiasaph
: son of Elkanah and (great grand)son of Korah of Levi
Ehud
: son of Bilhan son of Jediael son of Benjamin; a war chief,son of Gera (Bela Benjamin); a judge of Israel before King Saul
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ephraim
: the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel (31° 57´, 35° 17´)
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´)
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 (31° 22´, 35° 4´);
(31° 22´, 35° 4´)
Ethnan
: son of Ashhur (Judah) and his wife Helah in Moses time
Ethni
: son of Zerah, of Gershom of Levi; ancestor of Asaph
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 (31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(35° 5´, 40° 25´);
(33° 14´, 33° 28´)
Ezbon
: son of Gad son of Jacob,son of Bela son of Benjamin
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
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
Gath
: a town of the Anakim and Philistines in Judah 12 km south. of Ekron (31° 41´, 34° 50´)
Gath-Rimmon
: a town of Dan and the Kohathites probably a few km north of Joppa,a town of Manasseh given to the Kohathites (32° 4´, 34° 52´);
(32° 27´, 35° 16´)
Gath-rimmon
: a town of Dan and the Kohathites probably a few km north of Joppa,a town of Manasseh given to the Kohathites (32° 4´, 34° 52´);
(32° 27´, 35° 16´)
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
Geba
: a town of Judah 8 km north of Jerusalem, 5 km east of Gibeon (SMM) (31° 51´, 35° 15´);
(31° 50´, 35° 11´);
(31° 50´, 35° 11´);
(31° 49´, 35° 13´);
(31° 25´, 35° 7´);
(31° 50´, 35° 11´)
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´)
Gershom
: the clan of Gershom/Gershon of the tribe of Levi
Gershomites
: 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 (31° 52´, 34° 55´)
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 (32° 2´, 35° 43´)
Gog
: a figurative person,son of Shemaiah of Reuben,prince of the people/land of Magog: eschatological (46° 0´, 47° 0´)
Golan
: a city of refuge in Manasseh (Golan), given to the Gershonites (32° 48´, 35° 56´)
Gozan
: a town on the Habor River 100 km ESE of Haran (36° 50´, 40° 4´)
Guni
: son of Naphtali of Israel,a man of the tribe of Gad
Haahashtari
: son of Ashhur and his wife Naarah in Moses time
Habor
: a river that flows south past Gozan to the Euphrates River (36° 20´, 40° 47´)
Harum
: a man who was a descendant of Koz of Judah
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
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
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 (31° 32´, 35° 5´)
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´)
Hermon
: a mountain half way between Damascus and Tyre (33° 24´, 35° 51´)
Heshbon
: a town of south-eastern Judah (31° 48´, 35° 48´);
(31° 12´, 34° 56´)
Hezekiah
: the son of Ahaz who succeeded him as king of Judah; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahaz; king of Judah,forefather of the prophet Zephaniah,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law
Hezron
: members of the clan of Hezron of Reuben (33° 1´, 35° 34´);
(31° 9´, 35° 3´)
Hilen
: a town of highland Judah 16 km NNW of Hebron (OS) (31° 34´, 34° 57´)
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
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
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
Ishvah
: son of Saul whom Abner set up as King after Saul's death,third son of Asher, son of Jacob
Ishvi
: son of Saul whom Abner set up as King after Saul's death,third son of Asher, son of Jacob
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
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´)
Jacan
: son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad
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
Jahdiel
: head of a big clan in eastern Manasseh in the time of Jotham
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
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
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
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
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 (32° 33´, 35° 19´);
(32° 2´, 35° 44´);
(32° 33´, 36° 0´)
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 (31° 52´, 35° 26´)
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 (32° 33´, 35° 19´);
(32° 2´, 35° 44´);
(32° 33´, 36° 0´)
Jeroboam
: son of Nebat; first king of Israel after it split away from Judah; Jeroboam I,son and successor of Joash/Jehoash, King of Israel; Jeroboam II
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 (31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
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
Jetur
: son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,descendants of Jetur; a clan of Ishmael; the Ituraeans of NT times (33° 24´, 35° 51´)
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
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
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
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
Jokmeam
: a town Ephraim assigned to the Kohathite Levites, possibly in the Jordan Valley 25 km north of Gilgal and 40 km south of Beth-Shan (SMM) (32° 39´, 35° 6´);
(31° 49´, 35° 17´)
Jorai
: son of Abihail; the founding father of one of the clans of Gad
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) (32° 18´, 35° 33´)
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
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
Joshua
: a son of Eliezer; the father of Er; an ancestor of Jesus,the son of Nun and successor of Moses,son of Nun of Ephraim; successor to Moses,a man: owner of the field where the ark stopped,governor of Jerusalem under King Josiah,son of Jehozadak; high priest in the time of Zerubbabel (31° 9´, 35° 3´)
Jotham
: the son who succeeded King Uzziah of Judah; the father of Ahaz; an ancestor of Jesus,the youngest son of Jerubbaal (Gideon),son and successor of King Azariah of Judah,son of Jahdai of Judah
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´)
Kedemoth
: a wilderness area near the town of Kedemoth where Israel made an encampment, probably 10 km east of Dibon in the territory of Reuben,a town of Reuben given to the Merarites, probably 10 km east of Dibon, on the NE branch of the Arnon (31° 38´, 35° 53´)
Kedesh
: a city of refuge in Naphtali, given to the Levite descendants of Gershon; originally a Canaanite town,a town in Issachar given to the GershoniteLevites,a town of south-eastern Judah near the border of Edom (YC) (33° 6´, 35° 32´);
(30° 41´, 34° 29´);
(32° 33´, 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
Kiriathaim
: a town probably on the south slope of Mt. Nebo, 18 km east of the mouth of the Jordan River (SMM),a town of Naphtali near Kedesh assigned to the Gershonites (31° 35´, 35° 42´);
(33° 7´, 35° 9´)
Kohath
: son of Levi; founder of the clan of Kohath,the clan of Kohath
Kohathites
: members of the clan of Kohath of Levi
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
Koz
: a man who was the founder of a clan of Judah; son of Ashhur and Helah
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
Libnah
: a place where Israel encamped,a town in the western foothills of Judah 12 km SE of Gath & 23 km NE of Hebron (31° 33´, 34° 50´);
(31° 48´, 34° 56´)
Libni
: son of Gershom son of Levi,son of Mahli son of Merari son of Levi
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
Meshobab
: head of the large family of Simeon in King Hezekiah's time
Meshullam
: grandfather of Shaphan, King Josiah's secretary,son of Zerubbabel,son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad,son of Elpaal of Benjamin,son of Hodaviah of Benjamin,son of Shephatiah of Benjamin,a high priest; son of Zadok II,son of Meshillemith; a priest,a Kohath Levite overseer of temple restoration for King Josiah,one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,a man who opposed the Jews putting away their heathen wives,a layman of the Bani Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel; a repairer of the wall,son of Besodeiah; a man who helped repair a gate in the wall,a man who stood with Ezra when he publicly read the law to the assembly,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,son of Joed of Benjamin; father of Sallu, a returned exile,a priest and head of the house of Ezra under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah,a priest, head of the house of Ginnethon in Nehemiah's time,a man who was a gate keeper in the time of Nehemiah
Meunim
: a Levite; head of a group of temple servants in Ezra's time,a people who were enemies of Israel
Mibsam
: son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,a man of the tribe of Simeon
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
Miriam
: daughter of Amram the Levite; sister of Moses and Aaron,child of Mered (Judah) and wife Bithiah (Pharaoh's daughter)
Mishma
: son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,a man of the tribe of Simeon; son of Mibsam
Moab
: resident(s) of the country of Moab (31° 29´, 35° 46´)
Moladah
: a town in southern Judah belonging to the tribe of Simeon (31° 9´, 35° 3´)
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
Nahath
: son of Reuel son of Esau,son of Zophai/Zuph (Kohath Levi); forefather of Samuel,an officer of the temple store house under King Hezekiah
Naphish
: son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,a people of some sort (32° 48´, 35° 56´)
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
Neariah
: son of Shemaiah, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,son of Ishi of Simeon
Nebo
: a town in Moab (on the east side of the Jordan),a mountain in Reuben, 15 km east of the mouth of the Jordan River,a town in Judah (IBD).,the Babylonian deity Nabu, son of Bel (Marduk),the forefather of some men who put away their heathen wives (31° 44´, 35° 44´);
(31° 36´, 35° 2´)
Nebuchadnezzar
: the king of Babylon who took Judah into exile
Nemuel
: son of Eliab of Reuben; brother of Dathan, and Abiram,a man who was a descendant of Simeon
Nodab
: a tribe of Arabians (IBD). (32° 48´, 35° 56´)
Nun
: son of Elishama; father of Joshua (Ephraim), Moses' aide
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
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
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
Pelatiah
: son of Hananiah, a descendant of King Jehoiachin,son of Ishi of Simeon,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a prince of the people of Judah whom Ezekiel saw in a vision; son of Benaiah
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
Phinehas
: son of Eleazar; a chief priest, Phinehas I,a priest; son of Eli; Phinehas II,father of Eleazar, a priest on duty in the days of Ezra
Pul
: king of Assyria in the time of Menahem, king of Israel (21° 57´, 31° 20´);
(21° 57´, 31° 20´);
(32° 49´, 21° 51´);
(32° 49´, 21° 51´);
(32° 49´, 21° 51´)
Ramoth
: a city of refuge in Gad (Gilead) given to the Merarites,a town of Simeon possibly 32 km east of Beersheba,a town in Issachar (32° 33´, 35° 19´);
(32° 2´, 35° 44´);
(32° 33´, 36° 0´)
Reaiah
: son of Shobal of Judah,son of Micah of Reuben,a Levite; head of a group of temple servants in Ezra's time
Rehob
: a town of Asher given to the Gershonites,father of Hadadezer, king of Zobah whom David defeated,son of Henadad, a Levite who covenanted to obey God's law (33° 13´, 35° 32´);
(33° 7´, 35° 9´);
(32° 57´, 35° 12´)
Rephaiah
: son of Jeshaiah, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,son of Ishi of Issachar,son of Tola son of Issachar,son of Binea, a descendant of King Saul,son of Hur; ruler of half the district of Jerusalem
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´)
Rimmono
: a town of Zebulun, 26 km ESE of Acco & 20 km west of Tiberias (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´)
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
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) (32° 43´, 35° 28´);
(32° 38´, 34° 56´);
(33° 24´, 35° 51´)
Shaul
: the sixth king of Edom,son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman,son of Uzziah of Kohath son of Levi
Sheba
: son of Raamah son of Cush son of Ham son of Noah,son of Joktan of Shem,son of Jokshan son of Abraham and Keturah,a town that belonged to the tribe of Simeon,son of Bichri (Benjamin) who led a revolt against David,a country in southern Arabia whose queen visited Solomon (OS),son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad (9° 1´, 38° 44´);
(9° 1´, 38° 44´)
Shechem
: member of the Shechem Clan and/or resident of Shechem
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´)
Shema
: a town of south-eastern Judah,son of Hebron of Judah,son of Joel; a leader in the tribe of Reuben,son of Elpaal of Benjamin,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly (31° 9´, 35° 3´)
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
Shemer
: the man from whom King Omri bought the hill of Samaria,son of Mahli, great grandson of Merari son of Levi,son of Heber of Asher
Shemida
: a man who was a descendant of Gilead of Manasseh
Shemuel
: son of Ammihud; Moses' land distribution deputy for Simeon,son of Tola son of Issachar
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
Shimron
: son of Issachar son of Israel,a town of Zebulun 17 km west of Mt. Tabor & 14 km north of Megiddo (32° 42´, 35° 12´)
Shiphi
: son of Allon; head of a large influential family of Simeon
Shobal
: son of Seir,son of Hur; (grand)son of Judah
Shomer
: Moabite mother of Jehozabad who helped murder King Joash,son of Heber of Asher
Shua
: daughter of Heber of Asher,the Canaanite father-in-law of Judah
Shual
: a region of Benjamin not far from Ophrah and Michmash,son of Zophah of Asher (31° 57´, 35° 17´)
Shuhah
: a man who was a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC)
Shuppim
: son of Ir of Benjamin,a Levite gate keeper in David's time
Shuthelah
: son of Ephraim son of Joseph,son of Zabad of Ephraim
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´)
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
Syrian
: members of the nation of Syria (34° 50´, 39° 7´);
(33° 12´, 36° 30´);
(35° 5´, 42° 0´);
(30° 44´, 35° 36´);
(32° 32´, 44° 25´);
(33° 31´, 36° 18´)
Taanach
: a town of Manasseh given to the Kohathites, 7 km SSE of Megiddo (32° 31´, 35° 12´)
Tabor
: a mountain on the border between Issachar, Zebulun and Naphtali,a place near Bethel where there was a notable oak tree (OS),a town of Zebulun near Issachar given to the Merarites (32° 41´, 35° 23´);
(32° 40´, 35° 19´);
(31° 55´, 35° 13´)
Tahan
: son of Ephraim; founding father of the Tahan clan of Ephraim,son of Telah of Ephraim
Tahath
: an encampment,son of Assir II of Kohath son of Levi,son of Bered (Shuthelah Ephraim); grandfather of Tahath II,son of Eleadah (Tahath Bered Shuthelah Ephraim); Tahath II (30° 19´, 35° 24´)
Tarshish
: son of Javan son of Japheth son of Noah,son of Bilhan, great grandson of Benjamin son of Israel,one of the seven princes of Persia under Ahasuerus,a region known for its ports friendly to the ships of Israel,A ship built strong and equiped for long range trading. (36° 57´, -7° 37´)
Tehinnah
: son of Eshton; a descendant of Caleb of Judah (DC)
Tekoa
: resident(s) of the town of Tekoa (31° 38´, 35° 12´)
Uzzi
: son of Bukki; a chief priest,son of Tola son of Issachar,son of Bela son of Benjamin,son of Michri of Benjamin whose descendants returned from exile,son of Bani of Asaph; Levite overseer in Nehemiah's time,a priestly head of the house of Jedaiah under Joiakim
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
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
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
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´)
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
Zephaniah
: the second high priest in the time of Zedekiah of Judah,son of Tahath of Kohath son of Levi,son of Cushi (Hezekiah Judah); minor prophet under King Josiah,father of Josiah, post-exile keeper of the temple treasures
Zerah
: members of the clan of Zerah of Simeon,members of the clan of Zerah of Judah
Zerahiah
: son of Uzzi; a chief priest,father of Eliehoenai, post-exile leader of the Pahath-Moab Clan
Zereth
: son of Ashhur and his wife Helah in Moses time
Zethan
: son of Bilhan;, great grandson of Benjamin son of Israel
Zia
: son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad
Ziklag
: a town in SE Judah; home of the Shime-i Clan of Simeon (31° 22´, 34° 52´)
Zimmah
: son of Jahath of Gershom son of Levi,son of Shimei of Gershom of Levi; ancestor of Asaph,father of Joah (Gershon Levi), a temple cleaner under Hezekiah
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