Abiel
: the grandfather of King Saul and Abner,a man who was one of David's military elite; an Arbathite
Abijah
: the son and successor of King Rehoboam
Ammonite
: the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon
Ammonites
: the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon
Aphiah
: a man of Benjamin who was an ancestor of King Saul
Becorath
: son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite; forefather of King Saul
Beer-Sheba
: a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah
Beer-sheba
: a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah
Benjamin
: the tribe of Benjamin of Israel
Benjaminite
: the tribe of Benjamin of Israel
Benjaminites
: the tribe of Benjamin of Israel
Bethel
: a town of Benjamin bordering Ephraim 18 km north of Jerusalem
Bezek
: a town of Ephraim west of Beth-Horon (OS),a town of Manasseh between Shechem and Beth-Shan (OS)
Egypt
: descendants of Mizraim
Egyptians
: descendants of Mizraim
Ephraim
: the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel
Gibeah
: a town of Judah 8 km north of Jerusalem, 5 km east of Gibeon (SMM)
Gibeath-Elohim
: a town of Judah 8 km north of Jerusalem, 5 km east of Gibeon
Gibeath-elohim
: a town of Judah 8 km north of Jerusalem, 5 km east of Gibeon
Gilgal
: a place where Israel encamped between Jericho and the Jordan,a town between Dor and Tirza in the territory of Ephraim (YC),a town just north of Joppa, originally a military base (YC),a place 12 miles south of Shechem now called Jiljiliah (YC)
Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
Jabesh
: a town of Gilead 20 km SE of Beth-Shan,father of king Shallum
Jabesh-gilead
: a town of Gilead 20 km SE of Beth-Shan
Jabesh-Gilead
: a town of Gilead 20 km SE of Beth-Shan
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
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
Kish
: the father of King Saul,son of Abiel of Benjamin; father of Saul,son of Jeiel of Benjamin; uncle of Kish the father of Saul,second son of Mahli (Merari Levi); recognized by King David as the only son through whom Mahli's clan was built,son of Abdi; one of the Levites of Merari that King Hezekiah assigned to supervise the cleansing of the temple,a man who was an ancestor of Mordecai; the father of Shimei
Matrites
: members of the clan of Matri
Mizpah
: a town of Moab
Nahash
: the Ammonite that besieged Jabesh-Gilead in Saul's time,king of Ammon and King David's ally.,sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab; grandmother of Amasa
Philistines
: a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
Rachel
: a daughter of Laban; wife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjamin,Jacob's favorite wife
Ramah
: a town 8 km north of Jerusalem,a town of Simeon,a town of Benjamin 9 km north of Jerusalem and 8 km south of Bethel (OS),a town on the border of Asher (OS),a town of Ephraim 10 km SE of Aphek, and 25 km east of Joppa,a town in Gilead 50-60 km east of Beth-Shan
Samuel
: son of Ammihud; Moses' land distribution deputy for Simeon,son of Tola son of Issachar
Saul
: the sixth king of Edom,son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman,son of Uzziah of Kohath son of Levi
Shaalim
: a region; the highlands of Ephraim
Shalishah
: a highland region of Ephraim 20 km WSW of Shechem (OS)
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
Zelzah
: a town in the southern border of Benjamin near Rachel's tomb (ZD)
Zeror
: son of Becorath of Benjamin; ancestor of Saul
Zuph
: son of Elkanah I (Kohath Levi); forefather of Samuel,a district of uncertain location