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
Abdi
: a Levite of Merari's clan; forefather of Ethan and Kish.,an Israelite descended from Elam who put away his heathen wife 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´)
Abishua
: the son of Phinehas I; a chief priest,the son of Bela son of Benjamin Ahimaaz
: father of Ahinoam the wife of Saul,a chief priest; son of Zadok I,son-in-law and food collection officer (Naphtali) of Solomon 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 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´)
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´)
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 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
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´)
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
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´)
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´)
Benjamin
: the tribe of Benjamin of Israel
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-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´)
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´)
Bukki
: son of Abishua; a chief priest,son of Jogli, Moses' land distribution deputy for Dan Caleb
: son of Hezron son of Perez son of Judah
Daberath
: a town of Issachar given to the Gershonites
(32° 41´, 35° 22´)
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´)
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 Ephraim
: the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel
(31° 57´, 35° 17´)
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´)
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´)
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-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´)
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´)
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´)
Golan
: a city of refuge in Manasseh (Golan), given to the Gershonites
(32° 48´, 35° 56´)
Hammon
: a town in Asher (OS),a town of Naphtali given to the Gershonites (33° 7´, 35° 9´)
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 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´)
Heshbon
: a town of south-eastern Judah
(31° 48´, 35° 48´);
(31° 12´, 34° 56´)
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
Hukok
: a town on the border of Zebulun and Naphtali (32° 52´, 35° 29´);
(32° 57´, 35° 12´)
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
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 Jahzah
: a town of Reuben given to the Merarites (31° 30´, 35° 55´);
(31° 30´, 35° 55´)
Jattir
: a town in the hill country of Judah (31° 24´, 35° 4´)
Jazer
: a town on the east side of the Jordan (31° 56´, 35° 43´)
Jephunneh
: father of Caleb, Joshua's spy partner,a man of Asher; son of Jether 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´)
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´)
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´)
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´)
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´)
Kishi
: son of Abdi of Merari and of Levi Kohath
: son of Levi; founder of the clan of Kohath,the clan of Kohath Kohathites
: members of the clan of Kohath of Levi Levi
: members of the tribe of Levi
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
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´)
Mahanaim
: a town of Gad 6 km east of Succoth
(32° 12´, 35° 37´)
Mahli
: son of Merari son of Levi; Mahli I,son of Mushi son of Merari son of Levi; Mahli II Malluch
: a priest and leader under Zerubbabel Manasseh
: the tribe of Manasseh.
Mashal
: a town in Asshur assigned to the Gershomite Levites (33° 2´, 35° 10´)
Mepha-Ath
: a town of Reuben given to the Merarites (31° 51´, 35° 56´)
Meraioth
: son of Zerahiah; chief priest Meraioth I,a chief priest, Meraioth II; son of Ahitub III,a priest at the close of the exile (YC) Merari
: the clan of Merari of the tribe of Levi Merarite
: the clan of Merari of the tribe of Levi Moses
: a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law
Mushi
: son of Merari son of Levi 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
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 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´)
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´)
Reuben
: the tribe of Reuben
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´)
Shechem
: member of the Shechem Clan and/or resident of Shechem
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 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 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
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´)
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 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 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
Zerahiah
: son of Uzzi; a chief priest,father of Eliehoenai, post-exile leader of the Pahath-Moab Clan 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
