Genesis 28:1--30:43

Abraham : a son of Terah; the father of Isaac; ancestor of the Jewish nation.,the son of Terah of Shem

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´)

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

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´)

Bethel : a town of Benjamin bordering Ephraim 18 km north of Jerusalem
(31° 55´, 35° 13´); (32° 2´, 35° 44´)

Bethuel : son of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham; Bethuel was the father of Rebecca,a town; early home of the descendants of Shime-i of Simeon
(32° 2´, 35° 44´)

Bilhah : Rachel's maid; third wife of Jacob; mother of Dan and Naphtali,a town of Simeon and Judah inhabited by the clan of Shime-i
(31° 14´, 34° 50´)

Canaanite : residents of the region of Canaan
(31° 41´, 34° 50´); (33° 33´, 35° 21´)

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´)

Dinah : daughter of Jacob and Leah

Esau : a son of Isaac and Rebekah,son of Isaac & Rebekah; Jacob's elder twin brother,a people (and nation) descended from Esau, Jacob's brother
(30° 44´, 35° 36´)

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

Haran : a town of upper Mesopotamia,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Haran',son of Terah; brother of Abraham,a Levitical chief of the descendants of Ladan under King David; son of Shimei,as representing the Hebrew name 'Xaran', beginning with a velar fricative,son of Caleb of Judah and Ephah his concubine
(36° 51´, 39° 1´)

Ishmael : son of Abraham and Hagar,father of Zebadiah, governor of Judah under Jehoshaphat,son of Azel of Benjamin,son of Jehohanan,a priest of the Pashur clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Nethaniah; a militia leader who assasinated Gedaliah

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

Jacob : the second so of a pair of twins born to Isaac and Rebeccaa; ancestor of the 12 tribes of Israel,the nation of Israel,a person, male,son of Isaac; Israel the man and nation

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´)

Laban : son of Bethuel; brother of Rebecca; father of Leah and Rachel; uncle and father-in-law of Jacob,a town in Moab
(31° 48´, 34° 56´)

Leah : daughter of Laban; wife of Jacob; mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah

Levi : members of the tribe of Levi

Luz : a town of Canaanites about 20 km north of Jerusalem later named Bethel by the Israelites,a town established in the land of the Hittites by a refugee from old Luz
(31° 55´, 35° 13´); (37° 0´, 36° 34´)

Mahalath : daughter of Ishmael; wife of her cousin Esau,grand-daughter of David; wife of Rehoboam,a musical term (perhaps 'a sad tone' NASB marg.)

Nahor : a son of Serug; the father of Terah; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Serug of Shem; father of Terah,son of Terah; brother of Abraham,town in Mesopotamia

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

Nebaioth : son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,the descendants of Ishmael
(30° 19´, 35° 27´)

Paddan-Aram : the extreme upper end of Mesopotamia inhabited by the Arameans
(36° 51´, 39° 1´); (36° 51´, 39° 1´)

Paddan-aram : the extreme upper end of Mesopotamia inhabited by the Arameans
(36° 51´, 39° 1´); (36° 51´, 39° 1´)

Rachel : a daughter of Laban; wife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjamin,Jacob's favorite wife

Rebekah : daughter of Bethuel, nephew of Abraham

Reuben : the tribe of Reuben

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

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´)

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

Zilpah : Leah's maid