2 Chronicles 10:1--31:21

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

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´)

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

Abijah : the son and successor of King Rehoboam

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

Absalom : the son of David and Maacah

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

Adnah : a commander (Manasseh) of Saul's who defected to David,a commander of 300,000 Judean men under King Jehoshaphat

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

Adoraim : a town restored by Rehoboam 8 km west of Hebron
(31° 30´, 34° 59´)

Adullam : a resident of the town of Adullam
(31° 38´, 35° 0´)

Ahab : son and successor of Omri, king of Israel,son of Kolaiah; a false prophet in the time of King Zedekiah

Ahaz : a son of Jotham; listed as an ancestor of Jesus,son and successor of King Jotham of Judah,son of Micah of Benjamin

Ahaziah : son and successor of Jehu, King of Israel,son and successor of Josiah, King of Judah,youngest son and successor of King Jehoram of Judah

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

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´)

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

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

Amasai : son of Azarel/Adiel; head of the priestly clan of Immer

Amasiah : son of Zichri (Judah); commander in Jehoshaphat's army

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

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

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´)

Amon : a son of Manasseh; the father of Josiah and an ancestor of Jesus,governor of the Town of Samaria under King Ahab,son and successor of King Manasseh,a man who, with his sons, were servants of Solomon

Amoz : father of the prophet Isaiah

Angle : a part of the wall of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

angle : a part of the wall of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

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´)

Asa : a son of Abijah; the father of Jehoshaphat; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Abijam and king of Judah,son of Elkanah; a Levite whose descendants returned from exile

Asahel : son of Zeruiah, David's sister; brother of Joab,a Levite assigned to teach in Judah under Jehoshaphat,a Levite assistant to the temple treasurer under Hezekiah,father of Jonathan who opposed Ezra's policies

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

Ashdod : a town on the western coast of the territory of Judah
(31° 48´, 34° 38´); (31° 48´, 34° 38´)

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

Assyria : a member of the nation of Assyria
(36° 21´, 43° 9´); (36° 21´, 43° 9´)

Athaliah : mother of Ahaziah king of Judah,son of Jeroham; son of Jeroham of Benjamin,father of Jeshaiah (Elam) who accompanied Ezra back from exile

Attai : son of Jarha the Egyptian slave; grandson of Sheshan of Judah,a commander of Saul's from Gad who defected to David,son of Rehoboam and Maacah; grandson of Absalom and Solomon

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

Azaziah : a man of Levi; a lyre player in David's worship team,father of Hoshea, David's deputy over the Ephraimites,an officer over the temple store house under King Hezekiah

Azekah : a town in the western foothills of Judah
(31° 42´, 34° 56´)

Azrikam : son of Neariah, the descendent of Solomon,son of Azel of Benjamin,son of Hashabiah (Merari Levi),the commander of the palace under King Ahaz

Azubah : a woman; the daughter of Shilhi; mother of King Jehoshaphat,wife of Caleb the son of Hezron

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´)

Baasha : the third king 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´)

Ben-hadad : king of Syria during the time of King Asa of Judah,king of Syria during the time of King Ahab of Israel,king of Syria during the time of King Amaziah of Judah;,a title for Syrian kings when Babylon was rising to power

Ben-Hadad : king of Syria during the time of King Asa of Judah,king of Syria during the time of King Ahab of Israel,king of Syria during the time of King Amaziah of Judah;,a title for Syrian kings when Babylon was rising to power

Ben-hail : a prince whom King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law in Judah

Ben-Hail : a prince whom King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law in Judah

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

Beracah : a man of Benjamin who defected to David at Ziklag,a valley perhaps between Tekoa and En-Gedi (OS)

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

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´)

Beth-Zur : a town & district in the hill country of Judah,son of Maon of Judah
(31° 35´, 35° 6´)

Beth-zur : a town & district in the hill country of Judah,son of Maon of Judah
(31° 35´, 35° 6´)

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´)

Chenaanah : father of Zedekiah the false prophet against Jeremiah,son of Bilhan, great grandson of Benjamin son of Israel

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

Conaniah : the chief of the temple store house under King Hezekiah,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time

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´)

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

Dodavahu : father of Eliezer who prophesied against Jehoshaphat

Eden : a place near where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet (NIVsn),son of Joah (Gershon Levi) in King Hezekiah's time,a district along the Euphrates River south of Haran (NIVsn)
(33° 31´, 36° 18´); (32° 35´, 35° 10´); (32° 12´, 35° 16´); (40° 3´, 45° 2´)

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´)

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

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

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

Elijah : a prophet from the 9th century B.C.,a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead to Israel in King Ahab's time,son of Jeroham of Benjamin,a priest of the Harim clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani Elam 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

Elishaphat : son of Zichri; a commander who helped make Joash king

Elizaphan : son of Parnach, Moses' land distribution deputy for Zebulun,son of Uzziel son of Kohath son of Levi

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

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

En-Gedi : an oasis town in the desert of Judah by the Dead Sea

En-gedi : an oasis town in the desert of Judah by the Dead Sea

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

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

Ephron : son of Zohar the Hittite who sold a cave to Abraham,a mountain on the border of Judah and Benjamin (OS),a town on the south. border of Benjamin and about 5 km NE of Jerusalem
(31° 40´, 35° 2´); (31° 57´, 35° 17´)

Etam : a place where the Israelites made an early encampment
(31° 44´, 35° 3´); (31° 22´, 34° 51´); (31° 41´, 35° 10´)

Ethiopian : a man of Ethiopia,a member of the nation of Ethiopia
(21° 57´, 31° 20´); (21° 57´, 31° 20´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´)

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´)

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´)

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´)

Gederoth : a town in the western foothills of Judah
(31° 49´, 34° 46´)

Gerar : a town of Judah 15 km SE of Gaza
(31° 23´, 34° 33´)

Gershonites : the clan of Gershom/Gershon of the tribe of Levi

Gibeah : 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´)

Gimzo : a town 20 km SE of Joppa and 20 km south of Aphek (SMM)
(31° 55´, 34° 56´)

Gur-Baal : a place inhabited by Arabs

Gur-baal : a place inhabited by Arabs

Hadlai : father of Amasa who helped send Judean war captives home

Hadoram : son of Joktan of Shem,son of king Tou or Toi of Hamath,the head of forced labor under King Rehoboam

Hanani : son of Heman the Levite; worship leader under Heman and David,a prophet in the time of Asa King of Judah; father of Jehu,a priest of the Immer clan who put away his heathen wife,a man related to Nehemiah who was an administrator in Jerusalem; brother of Nehemiah,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah dedicate Nehemiah's wall

Hananiah : son of Heman the Levite; worship leader under Heman and David,a man who was one of King Uzziah's commanders,son of Azzur; a false prophet of Zedekiah's from Gibeon,father of Zedekiah, a prince of Judah in the time of Jehoiakim,grandfather of Irijah the sentry who falsely accused Jeremiah; the father of Shelemiah,son of Shashak of Benjamin,a man of Judah who served Nebuchadnezzar with Daniel in Babylon,son of Zerubbabel,a layman of the Bebai clan who put away his heathen wife,a man who made perfume and helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem; son of Shelemiah,governor of the castle and over Jerusalem under Nehemiah,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a priest and head of the clan of Jeremiah under Joiakim

Hazael : a king of Syria

Hazazon-tamar : an oasis town in the desert of Judah by the Dead Sea
(31° 23´, 34° 56´); (31° 27´, 35° 23´)

Hazazon-Tamar : an oasis town in the desert of Judah by the Dead Sea
(31° 23´, 34° 56´); (31° 27´, 35° 23´)

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´)

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

Hinnom : a man and a valley

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

Ijon : a town in the north of Israel, 10 km north of Abel-Beth-Maacah
(33° 19´, 35° 36´)

Imlah : father of Micaiah the prophet of God in the time of Ahab

Imnah : son of Asher son of Jacob,father of Kore the Levite in the time of Hezekiah

Isaiah : a son of Amoz; a prophet active in Judah from about 740 to 701 B.C.,son of Amoz; a major prophet in the time of Hezekiah

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

Ismachiah : officer of the temple treasures under King Hezekiah

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

Jabneh : a town between Joppa and Ashdod on the NW border of Judah (OS)
(31° 51´, 34° 44´); (32° 42´, 35° 30´); (31° 51´, 34° 44´)

Jahaziel : one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag,a priest trumpeter who escorted the ark into Jerusalem,third son of Hebron,son of Zechariah (Asaph Levi); a prophet under Jehoshaphat,father of Shecaniah who led the Zattu Clan back from exile

Jecoliah : mother of Azariah, king of Judah

Jeduthun : a Levite whose descendants returned from exile

Jehallelel : a man who was a descendant of Judah,father of Azariah (Levi), chief temple cleaner under Hezekiah

Jehiel : son of Heman the Levite in Hezekiah's time

Jehizkiah : son of Shallum (Ephraim)

Jeho-Shabeath : daughter of Joram and sister of Ahaziah, kings of Judah

Jehoaddan : mother of king Amaziah of Judah

Jehoahaz : son and successor of Jehu, King of Israel,son and successor of Josiah, King of Judah,youngest son and successor of King Jehoram of Judah

Jehohanan : 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

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

Jehonathan : a Levite whom King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law in the cities of Judah,priest and head of the house of Shemaiah under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah

Jehoram : a son of Jehoshaphat; the father of Uzziah; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Toi or Tou, king of Hamath,son and successor of King Jehoshaphat of Judah,second son and second successor of King Ahab of Israel,son of Jeshaiah; a Levitical chief treasurer whose descendants returned from exile

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)

Jehozabad : son of Shomer; servant and assassin of Joash, King of Judah,son of Obed-Edom; a Levite gatekeeper whose descendants returned from exile,a commander of the Benjamin division of Jehoshaphat's army

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

Jehuel : son of Heman the Levite in Hezekiah's time

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

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

Jeruel : a place in the wilderness SE of Tekoa (OS)
(31° 34´, 35° 24´)

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´)

Jerushah : daughter of Zadok; mother of King Jotham of Judah
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Jeshanah : a town 9 km NNE of Bethel & 7 km SSW of Shiloh
(31° 58´, 35° 13´)

Jeshua : chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a man a Levite assistant to Kore in managing the free will offerings of the temple under King Hezekiah,a chief priest and leader among those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel; son of Jozadak; father of Joiakim,father of Jozabad, a Levite on duty in the time of Ezra,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,the father of Ezer who helped to repair the wall,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law; son of Kadmiel,son of Nun; successor of Moses,son of Azaniah; a Levite leader who signed the covenant to obey God's law,a town of Judah
(31° 9´, 35° 3´)

Jesse : a son of Obed; the father of David the king and ancestor of Jesus,son of Obed of Judah; father of David

Jeuel : 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

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

Jezreel : a resident of the town or region of Jezreel
(31° 32´, 35° 5´); (32° 33´, 35° 19´); (32° 33´, 35° 19´)

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

Joram : a son of Jehoshaphat; the father of Uzziah; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Toi or Tou, king of Hamath,son and successor of King Jehoshaphat of Judah,second son and second successor of King Ahab of Israel,son of Jeshaiah; a Levitical chief treasurer whose descendants returned from exile

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

Jozabad : a man of Gederah; one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag,two commanders from Manasseh who defected to David in Ziklag,an officer in charge of the temple store house under King Hezekiah,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,son of Jeshua; a Levite on duty in the time of Ezra,a man who put away his heathen wife; a priest descended from Pashhur,a man who put away his heathen wife; a Levite,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law,a chief Levite who helped supervise the outside work on the house of God in Nehemiah's time

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´)

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

Kohathites : members of the clan of Kohath of Levi

Korahites : members of the clan of Korah of Levi

Kore : son of Ebiasaph; a Levite gatekeeper whose descendants returned from exile,son of Imnah; keeper of the gate, and overseer of free will offerings under Hezekiah

Lachish : a town of Judah 23 km west of Hebron & 40 km north of Beersheba (SMM)
(31° 33´, 34° 50´)

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

Levite : member of the tribe of Levi

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

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

levitical : 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´)

Libyans : residents of Libya
(21° 57´, 31° 20´); (21° 57´, 31° 20´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´)

Ma-Aseiah : a Levite worship leader in David's time,son of Adaiah; a commander who helped enthrone King Joash,a man who was a recruiting officer for King Uzziah's army,son of King Ahaz,a man who was governor of Jerusalem under King Josiah,a priest descended from Jeshua who put away his heathen wife,a priest descended from Harim who put away his heathen wife,a priest descended from Pashhur who put away his heathen wife,a layman of Pahath-Moab clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Ananiah; father of Azariah who helped repair the wall,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law,an chief who signed the covenant to keep the law of Moses,son of Baruch of Judah; a returned exile in Jerusalem,son of Ithiel of Benjamin,a priest who helped celebrate the completion of the wall,father of Zephaniah the priest in the time of Jeremiah,a false prophet in the time of King Zedekiah of Judah,son of Shallum, a gate keeper under King Jehoiakim

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

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.)

Mahath : son of Amasai (Kohath Levi), Hezekiah's chief temple restorer,officer in charge of the temple store house under King Hezekiah

Manasseh : the tribe of Manasseh.

Mareshah : town in the western foothills of Judah,son of Caleb son of Hezron of Judah,son of Laadah; great grandson of Judah
(31° 36´, 34° 54´)

Mattan : a priest of Baal which Joash had executed,father of Shephatiah who reported Jeremiah to the king

Mattaniah : son and secondary successor of King Josiah,son of Mica/Micaiah; a Levite of Asaph,son of Heman the Levite and worship leader under Heman & David,an Asaph Levite supervisor of temple restoration of Hezekiah's,a layman of the Elam Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Zattu 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,ancestor of Hanan, assistant treasurer under Nehemiah

Merari : the clan of Merari of the tribe of Levi

Meshillemoth : father of Berechiah of Ephraim,son of Immer; ancestor of Amashsai, a post-exilic priest

Meunites : a people who were enemies of Israel

Micaiah : son of Imlah; prophet of Israel in the time of King Ahab,father of Achbor/Abdon whom King Josiah used as a messenger,mother of King Abijah / Abijam of Judah,a prince King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,a priest trumpeter who helped dedicate the finished wall,son of Gemariah son of Shaphan

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

Miniamin : a Levite who helped Kore manage temple offerings for Hezekiah,a priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Mizpah : a town of Moab
(32° 33´, 36° 0´); (33° 16´, 35° 34´); (31° 49´, 35° 10´); (31° 49´, 35° 10´); (31° 33´, 34° 50´); (31° 10´, 35° 42´)

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

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

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

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

Naamah : daughter of Lamech; sister of Tubal-Cain,the Ammonitess wife of Solomon; mother of Rehoboam,a town in the western foothills of Judah
(31° 52´, 34° 52´)

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

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

Negeb : geographical region: South country
(30° 17´, 34° 12´)

Nethanel : son of Zuar; Moses' officer over the tribe of Issachar,son of Jesse of Judah; brother of David,a priest in David's time,a Levite and father of the scribe Shemaiah in David's time,son of Obed-Edom; a Levite gatekeeper,a prince King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,a priest of the Pashhur Clan who put away his heathen wife,a priest and head of the house of Jedaiah under Joiakim,a Levite musician who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall

Nethaniah : father of Ishmael who killed Gedaliah; son of Elishama,son of Asaph the Levite; worship leader under Asaph & David,a Levite King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,son of Shelemiah; father of Jehudi in the days of Jehoiakim

Nimshi : father of Jehu, king of Israel

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

Obed : a son of Boaz and Ruth; the father of Jesse; the grandfather of David; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Boaz of Judah; father of Jesse, the father of David,son of Ephlal of Judah,a man who was one of David's military elite,son of Shemaiah; a Levite gatekeeper,father of Azariah who helped put Joash on the throne of Judah

Obed-Edom : a man to whom King David gave charge of the ark,a Levite worship leader and porter for the ark in David's time,a man of Gath in whose care David left the ark,a man taken away with the treasures of the temple

Obed-edom : a man to whom King David gave charge of the ark,a Levite worship leader and porter for the ark in David's time,a man of Gath in whose care David left the ark,a man taken away with the treasures of the temple

Oded : father of Azariah, a prophet in King Asa's time,an Israelite prophet in the time of King Pekah

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

Ophel : a sector of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Pekah : son of Remaliah; king of Israel

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

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
(31° 53´, 35° 12´); (33° 6´, 35° 18´); (32° 56´, 35° 22´); (31° 49´, 35° 10´); (32° 33´, 36° 0´)

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´)

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

Remaliah : father of King Pekah, from Gilead

Samaria : residents of the district of Samaria
(32° 16´, 35° 11´)

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´)

Seir : a mountain and adjoining land,a man from the highlands of Seir (OS); father-in-law of Esau
(30° 44´, 35° 36´)

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

Shecaniah : son of Obadiah of Zerubbabel of David,the chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a Levite assistant manager of temple offerings under Hezekiah,son of Jahaziel; post-exile leader of the Zattu Clan,son of Jehiel of the clan of Elam,father of Shemaiah, a wall rebuilder and guard of the east gate,son of Arah; father-in-law of Tobiah, Nehemiah's enemy,priestly leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Shechem : member of the Shechem Clan and/or resident of Shechem

Shelomith : a Levitical chief of the clan of Ladan under King David; son of Shimei a Gershonite,a clan; the leading sub-clan of the Izhar clan of Kohath Levi,son of Zichri (Rehabiah Eliezer Moses Amram Kohath Levi)

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

Shemariah : one of the Benjamite men who defected to David at Ziklag,son of Rehoboam and Mahalath,a layman of the Harim Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife

Shemiramoth : a Levite worship leader in David's time,a Levite whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah

Shephatiah : son of David and Abital,son of Reuel of Benjamin whose descendants returned from exile,one of the Benjamite men who defected to David at Ziklag,son of Maacah; David's chief officer over the Simeonites,son of King Jehoshaphat,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,leader of "Solomon's Servants" Clansmen back from exile,forefather of a clan returned from exile headed by Zebadiah,son of Ma-Halalel of Judah,son of Mattan; a prince who charged Jeremiah with treason

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

Shilhi : father of Azubah the mother of king Jehoshaphat

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

Shimeath : a woman of Ammon; mother of Jozacar (Jehozabad NIV), a murderer of Joash (OS)

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

Shimrith : father of Jehozabad, one of the assassinators of king Joash

Shishak : the king of Egypt in the time of Solomon

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

Sukkiim : Libyan auxiliaries in the Egyptian army (IBD)

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´)

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´)

Tekoa : resident(s) of the town of Tekoa
(31° 38´, 35° 12´)

Tilgath-pilneser : the king of Assyria in the time of Menahem and Pika

Tilgath-Pilneser : the king of Assyria in the time of Menahem and Pika

Timnah : a hill town of Judah near Beth-Shemesh and the Dan border
(31° 47´, 34° 54´); (31° 41´, 35° 2´)

Tobadonijah : a Levite whom King Jehoshaphat sent to teach around Judah

Tobijah : a Levite whom King Jehoshaphat sent to teach around Judah,a chief of the priests who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Uriel : son of Tahath; chief of the Kohath clan of Levi under David,grandfather of King Abijah / Abijam of Judah

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

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

Zaham : son of Rehoboam and Mahalath

Zebadiah : son of Beriah of Benjamin,son of Elpaal of Benjamin,son of Jeroham of Gedor (Benjamin) who defected to David,son of Meshelemiah; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper,son of Asahel, the brother of Joab,a Levite whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,son of Ishmael; governor of the clan of Judah under Jehoshaphat,son of Michael who lead the Shephatiah clan back from exile,a priest of the Immer Clan who put away his heathen wife

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

Zedekiah : son of Chenaanah; a false prophet in the kingdom of King Ahab,son of King Josiah; made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar,son of King Jehoiachin,a signer of the covenant to obey the law with Nehemiah,son of Maaseiah; a false prophet in the time of King Jehoiachin,son of Hananiah; a prince of Judah in the time of Jehoiakim

Zemaraim : a town of Benjamin,a mountain in Ephraim
(31° 54´, 35° 27´)

Zephathah : a valley leading down to the plains from the town of Mareshah

Zerah : members of the clan of Zerah of Simeon,members of the clan of Zerah of Judah

Zibiah : mother of Jehoash

Zichri : son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Shime-i of Benjamin,son of Shashak of Benjamin,son of Jeroham of Benjamin,son of Asaph (Shimei Gershom Levi),son of Joram (Shubael Moses Levi),a man of Reuben in Saul and David's time; father of Eliezer, the officer over the Reubenites,father of Amasiah, high commander under King Jehoshaphat,father of Elishaphat, a commander who helped enthrone Joash,a man of the military elite of Ephraim under King Pekah,father of Joel, an overseer in Jerusalem in Nehemiah's time,priestly head of the Abijah clan under High Priest Joiakim

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´)

Ziz : a mountain ascent
(31° 34´, 35° 24´)

Ziza : a chief of the Shimei clan (Gershon Levi) under King David

Zorah : a town in the western foothills of Judah
(31° 45´, 34° 58´)