1 Kings 1:1--11:43

Abda : father of Adoniram, Solomon's forced labor boss,a Levite living in Jerusalem in Nehemiah's day

Abel : the second son of Adam and Eve; the brother of Cain,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Hebel' or 'Habel',the second son of Adam,as representing the Hebrew name 'Abel',a town in northern Israel near Dan (OS)
(33° 16´, 35° 34´); (32° 1´, 35° 49´); (32° 21´, 35° 32´); (31° 51´, 35° 38´)

Abiathar : a son of Ahimelech; a high priest and counselor of David,son of Ahimelech (Ahitub I Ithamar Aaron); counselor of David

Abishag : a woman; the Shunammite nurse who attended King David

Abner : a man of Benjamin in Saul and David's time

Absalom : the son of David and Maacah

Achish : the king of Gath in David's time,the king of Gath in Solomon's time

Adonijah : son of David and Haggith,a Levite whom King Jehoshaphat commissioned to teach the law,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law

Adoniram : a man who was in charge of David's forced labor,a man who was in charge of Rehoboam's forced labor

Ahijah : great grandson of Eli; brother of Ahimelech,son of Shisha; secretary of King Solomon,prophet from Shiloh in Jeroboam's time,a man of Issachar; father of Baasha who killed Jeroboam,son of Jerahmeel of Judah,son of Ehud son of Gera of Benjamin,a man from Beth-Pelet; one of David's military elite,a Levite guard of the Temple treasure under David

Ahilud : father of Jehoshaphat and Baana

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

Ahinadab : son of Iddo; food collection officer (Mahanaim) for Solomon

Ahishar : a man who was in charge of King Solomon's palace

Amasa : son of David's sister Abigail and Jether the Ishmaelite,prince of Ephraim under Ahaz

Ammonite : the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon
(31° 57´, 35° 55´)

Ammonites : the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon
(31° 57´, 35° 55´)

Amorites : members of a pre-Israel Semitic tribe from Mesopotamia

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´)

Arab : the entire region of the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula, the land of Edom, and all the land between the Jordan Valley and the Euphrates River (ZD).,a region of desert plains
(31° 27´, 35° 2´); (27° 23´, 37° 42´)

Arabia : the entire region of the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula, the land of Edom, and all the land between the Jordan Valley and the Euphrates River (ZD).,a region of desert plains
(31° 27´, 35° 2´); (27° 23´, 37° 42´)

Argob : an area of Transjordan ruled over by Og king of Bashan (IBD)
(33° 8´, 36° 8´)

Arubboth : a region of lowland Manasseh between Samaria and Carmel (OS)
(31° 40´, 34° 58´)

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

Ashtoreth : a goddess
(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

Baalath : a town in the original territory of Dan
(31° 55´, 35° 3´); (31° 55´, 35° 3´); (32° 2´, 35° 44´)

Baana : son of Rimmon and a Benjamite captain of Ishbosheth's army,a man of Netophah; father of Heled, one of David's mighty men.,a leader returned exiles who pledged to keep God's law

Bahurim : a town of Benjamin 4-5 km NE of Jerusalem (SMM, OS)
(31° 49´, 35° 23´)

Barzillai : a man of Gilead from Rogelim who gave supplies to David,father-in-law of Merab, Saul's daughter; a Meholathite;,head of a clan of returnees lacking proof of being priests

Basemath : daughter of Elon the Hittite; Esau's second wife,daughter of Ishmael; Esau's third wife and cousin,daughter of Solomon

Bashan : a region east of Lake Galilee between Mt. Hermon and Wadi Yarmuk
(32° 48´, 35° 56´)

Bathsheba : daughter of Shua the Canaanite; wife of Judah,daughter of Ammiel/Eliam; the wife David took from Uriah

Bealoth : a town of south-eastern Judah
(31° 9´, 35° 3´); (33° 2´, 35° 6´)

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´)

Ben-abinadab : an officer of Solomon's over the food supply from Naphath-Dor

Ben-Abinadab : an officer of Solomon's over the food supply from Naphath-Dor

Ben-deker : an officer of food supplies for King Solomon

Ben-Deker : an officer of food supplies for King Solomon

Ben-geber : an officer of food supplies from Ramoth-Gilead for King Solomon

Ben-Geber : an officer of food supplies from Ramoth-Gilead for King Solomon

Ben-Hesed : an officer of food supplies from Arubboth for King Solomon

Ben-hesed : an officer of food supplies from Arubboth for King Solomon

Ben-Hur : an officer of food supplies from Ephraim for King Solomon

Ben-hur : an officer of food supplies from Ephraim for King Solomon

Benaiah : son of Jehoiada; commander of King Solomon's army,son of Jehoiada of Pirathon in Ephraim; one of David's elite,head of a large influential family of Simeon in Hezekiah's time,a Levite worship leader in David's time,a priest in David's time,father of Jehoiada, one of king David's counselors,son of Jeiel; a priest under Jehoshaphat,a man who was a temple helper in the time of Hezekiah,a layman of the Parosh clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Pahath-Moab clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Nebo clan who put away his heathen wife,the father of Pelatiah, a wicked counselor exposed by Ezekiel

Benjamin : the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

Benjaminite : the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

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-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´)

Boaz : son of Salma of Judah,one of 2 principal pillars in Solomon's temple

Bul : the 8th month of Jewish calendar

Cabul : a town in Asher, SE of Acco (OS),a region of 20 "worthless" cities that Solomon gave Hiram
(32° 51´, 35° 12´); (32° 51´, 35° 12´)

Calcol : son of Zerah son of Judah

Canaanites : the region ofeast Mediterranean coastal land from Arvad (modern Lebanon) south to Gaza,the coast land from Mt. Carmel north to the Orontes River
(31° 41´, 34° 50´); (33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Chemosh : a pagan god; the national god of Moab

Cherethites : a tribe of Philistines in southern Canaan (YC),officers who formed part of David's guard
(35° 10´, 25° 0´)

City of David : the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah

city of David : the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah

Damascus : a city-state in Syria, located near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS),a town near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS)
(33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Dan : residents of the town of Dan; members of the tribe of Dan,the tribe of Dan as a whole; the descendants of Dan in Israel
(33° 14´, 35° 39´); (31° 45´, 34° 59´)

Darda : a man known for his wisdom in the time of Solomon; son of Mahol

David : a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel

Edom : resident(s) of the region of Edom
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Edomite : resident(s) of the region of Edom
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Egypt : descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Ela : 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 :

Eliada : father of Rezon, king of Damascus in Solomon's time,son of David born in Jerusalem,a Benjamite commander under Jehoshaphat

Elihoreph : son of Shisha; secretary for King Solomon

Elon-Beth-Hanan : a town or region possibly Aijalon 19 km WNW of Jerusalem
(31° 51´, 35° 6´)

Eloth : a town near Ezion-Geber on the Red Sea where Israel encamped
(29° 31´, 35° 0´); (29° 31´, 35° 0´)

En-rogel : a spring on the boarder of Judah and Benjamin
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

En-Rogel : a spring on the boarder of Judah and Benjamin
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Ephraim : the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel
(31° 57´, 35° 17´)

Ephraimite : a resident of the territory of Ephraim
(31° 57´, 35° 17´)

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´)

Ethanim : 7th month of Hebrew calendar

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´)

Ezion-geber : a port town on gulf of Aqabah
(29° 45´, 35° 1´)

Ezion-Geber : a port town on gulf of Aqabah
(29° 45´, 35° 1´)

Ezrahite : a descendant of Ezrah

Gath : a town of the Anakim and Philistines in Judah 12 km south. of Ekron
(31° 41´, 34° 50´)

Gaza : a city A Philistine town 5 km east of the Mediterranean and 60 west of Hebron,a town on the western coast of the territory of Judah,a town and the region it controled
(31° 31´, 34° 26´)

Gebal : a nation of people who oppressed Israel,a town of Phoenicia 30 km north. of Beirut, later called Byblos
(34° 7´, 35° 38´)

Gebalites : residents of the town of Gebal
(34° 7´, 35° 38´)

Geber : son of Uri; Solomon's deputy for food from Gilead

Genubath : son of Edomite prince Hadad and princess Tahpenes of Egypt

Gera : son of Ehud the judge son of Gera I son Bela son of Benjamin.

Gezer : a town of Ephraim 25 km SE of Joppa & 12 km NW of Beth-Shemesh
(31° 52´, 34° 55´)

Gibeon : a town of Benjamin pioneered by Jeiel of Benjamin
(31° 51´, 35° 15´); (31° 50´, 35° 11´); (31° 50´, 35° 11´); (31° 49´, 35° 13´); (31° 25´, 35° 7´); (31° 50´, 35° 11´)

Gihon : a river in the Garden of Eden,a spring just southeast of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

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´)

Gileadite : member(s) of the clan, or residents of the region of Gilead
(32° 33´, 36° 0´)

Hadad : eighth and last king of Edom

Hadadezer : son of Rehob; King of Zobah defeated by David

Haggith : wife of David; mother of Adonijah

hamath : a town of Syria on the Orontes between Aleppo and Damascus (OS)
(35° 8´, 36° 44´); (33° 7´, 35° 9´); (35° 8´, 36° 44´); (34° 18´, 36° 55´)

Hamath : a town of unknown location
(35° 8´, 36° 44´); (33° 7´, 35° 9´); (35° 8´, 36° 44´); (34° 18´, 36° 55´)

Hazor : a town 15 km north of Chinnereth, the NW shore of Galilee,a town of south-eastern Judah,a town of south-eastern Judah 20 km south of Hebron (OS),a town of Ephraim 25 km north of Jerusalem,a collective name for some semi-namadic Arabs as distinct from the bedoin of the desert (OS)
(33° 1´, 35° 34´); (30° 41´, 34° 29´); (31° 9´, 35° 3´); (31° 49´, 35° 12´); (31° 9´, 35° 3´)

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´)

Hiram : son of Bela son of Benjamin,king of Tyre in David and Solomon's time,son of a man of Tyre and a woman of Naphtali

Hittite : a person/people living in the land of Syro-Palestine

Hivite : a person/people descended from Canaan son of Ham son of Noah

Horeb : a mountain; the place where the law was given to Moses
(28° 32´, 33° 58´)

Hushai : father of Baana, Solomon's man for food from Asher and Bealoth

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

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

Jachin : son of Simeon,a pillar of Solomon's temple,a priest leader of one of the first clans to return from exile,chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary

Jair : son of Segub son of Hezron of Judah,a man of Gilead who judged Israel twenty-two years,son of Shime-i son of Kish of Benjamin; father of Mordecai,the father of Elhanan, who slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath
(32° 2´, 35° 43´); (32° 2´, 35° 43´)

Jebusite : resident(s) of the town of Jebus (Jerusalem)
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Jehoiada : a chief priest; father of Benaiah, head of David's body guard,chief priest under Athaliah and Joash,a prince of the house of Aaron who defected to David with his men,a man who was a counselor of King David,a chief priest in the time of Jeremiah,son of Eliashib the high priest in Nehemiah's time

Jehoshaphat : the son and successor of king Asa of Judah; the father of Jehoram; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahilud; a recorder for King Solomon,an officer over collecting food supplies for King Solomon from Issachar; son of Paruah,son of Asa; King of Judah,son of Nimshi; father of King Jehu of Israel,a situation ("valley") of being judged (OS)

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

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´)

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

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

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´)

Jonathan : a man who was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses,son of Saul of Benjamin,son of the high priest Abiathar in David's time,the son of Shime-i, David's brother,son of Shammah/Shagee; one of David's military elite,son of Jada of Judah,son of Uzziah; overseer of the country treasuries for King David,a man who was uncle and counselor of King David,father of Ebed who accompanied Ezra leading the clan of Adin back from exile,a man who opposed Ezra's reforms; son of Asahel,a chief priest; son of Joiada,priest and head of the house of Malluchi under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah,son of Shemaiah of Asaph of Levi; father of Zechariah,a man who was secretary and dungeon keeper for King Zedekiah; son of Kareah

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

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´)

Kidron : a brook and its valley,a brook and valley between Jerusalem and the Mt. of Olives
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Kue : a region of mountains in SW Turkey
(36° 55´, 34° 53´)

Lebanon : a mountain range and the adjoining regions (IBD)
(33° 45´, 35° 35´)

Levites : relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred

Maacah : members of the clan of Maacah
(33° 12´, 36° 30´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´)

Mahanaim : a town of Gad 6 km east of Succoth
(32° 12´, 35° 37´)

Mahol : father of wise men Heman, Calcol, and Darda in Solomon's time

Makaz : a town in the second district of Solomon
(31° 52´, 34° 58´)

Manasseh : the tribe of Manasseh.

Megiddo : a town and a plain of Manasseh
(32° 35´, 35° 10´)

Midian : resident(s) of the region of Midian
(31° 24´, 35° 6´); (28° 55´, 34° 54´)

Milcom : a pagan god, the national deity of the Ammonites (IBD)

Millo : a section of Jerusalem just north of the "City of David"
(33° 31´, 36° 18´); (32° 35´, 35° 10´); (32° 12´, 35° 16´); (40° 3´, 45° 2´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Moab : resident(s) of the country of Moab
(31° 29´, 35° 46´)

Moabite : a female descendant of Moab
(31° 29´, 35° 46´)

Molech : the national pagan god of the Ammonites (IBD)

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

Naphath-Dor : a region around the town of Dor on the coast W of Megiddo
(32° 36´, 34° 55´); (32° 36´, 34° 55´); (32° 36´, 34° 55´)

Naphath-dor : a region around the town of Dor on the coast W of Megiddo
(32° 36´, 34° 55´); (32° 36´, 34° 55´); (32° 36´, 34° 55´)

Naphtali : region/territority and the tribe of Israel,the son of Jacob and Bilhah,the tribe of people descended from Naphtali,the territory of the people of Naphtali

Nathan : a son of David; the father of Mattatha; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of David and Bathsheba,brother of Joel in David's army; a prophet,father of Igal, one of David's military elite; a man from Zobah,father of Azariah and Zabud, priestly officials of King Solomon,son of Attai of Judah,brother of Joel, one of David's military elite,one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife

Nebat : a man of Ephraim; father of king Jeroboam

Ner : a man of Benjamin; father of Kish, the father of King Saul

Og : king of Bashan whom Israel defeated.

Ophir : son of Joktan of Shem,a region in southern Arabia known for its gold
(22° 0´, 77° 0´)

Paran : a wilderness of East central Sinai peninsula (IBD)
(29° 9´, 33° 32´)

Paruah : father of Jehoshaphat, Solomon's deputy for food from Issachar

Pelethites : a type of soldier among David's men, perhaps mercenaries (OS).

Perizzite : a people of ancient Canaan in the later territory of Ephraim

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

Philistines : a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Ramoth-Gilead : a town in Gilead 50-60 km east of Beth-Shan
(32° 33´, 36° 0´)

Ramoth-gilead : a town in Gilead 50-60 km east of Beth-Shan
(32° 33´, 36° 0´)

Red Sea : the ocean between Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula,the sea between Egypt and Arabia
(33° 14´, 33° 28´); (30° 5´, 31° 13´); (27° 5´, 34° 46´); (31° 32´, 35° 28´); (27° 5´, 34° 46´); (31° 32´, 35° 28´); (31° 1´, 33° 51´)

Rehoboam : a son of Solomon; the father of Abijah; an ancestor of Jesus,son and successor of King Solomon

Rei : a man who was one of David's military elite

Rezon : son of Eliada; fugitive from Hadadezer king of Zobah

sea : the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan River,the Mediterranean Sea,the Persian Gulf south east of Babylon,the Red Sea
(33° 14´, 33° 28´); (30° 5´, 31° 13´); (27° 5´, 34° 46´); (31° 32´, 35° 28´); (27° 5´, 34° 46´); (31° 32´, 35° 28´); (31° 1´, 33° 51´)

Shaalbim : a town of Amorites 5 km NW of Aijalon & 7 km ENE of Gezer
(31° 52´, 34° 58´)

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´)

Sheol : the place of the dead

Shephelah : the western foothills of the central ranges of Israel (IBD)
(31° 46´, 34° 51´)

Shiloh : a town having the Tent of Meeting in the time of Judges (IBD)
(32° 3´, 35° 17´)

Shilonite : resident of Shiloh, or descendant of Shelah of Judah. (OS)

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

Shisha : father of Elihoreph and Ahijah, secretaries for King Solomon

Shishak : the king of Egypt in the time of Solomon

Shunammite : a resident of the town of Shunem

Sidonians : residents of the town of Sidon
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Sihon : the king of the Amorites in Moses time

Socoh : a town in the western foothills of Judah, 25 km SW of Jerusalem (OS),a town in Solomon's third district 25 km NW of Shechem (OS),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

Succoth : a place where the Israelites camped as they left Egypt,a town of Gad in the Jordan Valley opposite Shechem
(32° 11´, 35° 37´); (30° 37´, 32° 15´)

Syria : 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´)

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´)

Tahpenes : a title of the queen of Egypt

Tamar : the daughter-in-law of Judah; the mother of Judah's sons Perez and Zerah; an ancestor of Jesus,daughter-in-law to Judah; mother of Zerah and Perez,daughter of King David,daughter of Absalom,a town of Judah 60 km SE of Beersheba & 35 km SSW of the Dead Sea
(34° 33´, 38° 15´); (34° 33´, 38° 15´); (31° 1´, 35° 3´)

Taphath : daughter of Solomon

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´)

Tiphsah : a town on the Euphrates River 550 km NNW of Jerusalem
(32° 6´, 35° 14´); (32° 6´, 35° 14´); (32° 9´, 35° 7´); (35° 50´, 38° 43´); (32° 10´, 35° 10´)

Tyre : a resident of the town of Tyre
(33° 16´, 35° 11´)

Uri : son of Hur of Judah,father of Geber, Solomon's administrator for the land of Gilead,a Levite gatekeeper who put away his heathen wife

Zabud : 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

Zarethan : a town of Gad on the Jordan east bank about 7 km south of Succoth,a town of Ephraim 19 km NW of Bethel & 17 km ESE of Aphek
(32° 16´, 35° 34´); (32° 13´, 35° 16´); (32° 16´, 35° 34´); (32° 16´, 35° 34´)

Zeredah : a town of Gad on the Jordan east bank about 7 km south of Succoth,a town of Ephraim 19 km NW of Bethel & 17 km ESE of Aphek
(32° 16´, 35° 34´); (32° 13´, 35° 16´); (32° 16´, 35° 34´); (32° 16´, 35° 34´)

Zeruah : mother of Jeroboam I of Israel

Zeruiah : daughter of Jesse; sister of David; mother of Abishai, Asahel and Joab

Zion : one of the hills on which Jerusalem was built; the temple area; the city of Jerusalem; God's people,a town and citidel; an ancient part of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Ziv : 2nd month of the Jewish calendar

Zobah : a region in central Syria (ZD)
(34° 18´, 36° 55´)