Ahaz
: a son of Jotham; listed as an ancestor of Jesus,son and successor of King Jotham of Judah,son of Micah of Benjamin
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´)
Amasa
: son of David's sister Abigail and Jether the Ishmaelite,prince of Ephraim under Ahaz Assyria
: a member of the nation of Assyria
(36° 21´, 43° 9´);
(36° 21´, 43° 9´)
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
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-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´)
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´)
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´)
Ephraim
: the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel
(31° 57´, 35° 17´)
Gederoth
: a town in the western foothills of Judah (31° 49´, 34° 46´)
Gimzo
: a town 20 km SE of Joppa and 20 km south of Aphek (SMM) (31° 55´, 34° 56´)
Hadlai
: father of Amasa who helped send Judean war captives home 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
Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
Jehizkiah
: son of Shallum (Ephraim) 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´)
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´)
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 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´)
Meshillemoth
: father of Berechiah of Ephraim,son of Immer; ancestor of Amashsai, a post-exilic priest Negeb
: geographical region: South country (30° 17´, 34° 12´)
Philistines
: a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)
Samaria
: residents of the district of Samaria
(32° 16´, 35° 11´)
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 Shephelah
: the western foothills of the central ranges of Israel (IBD) (31° 46´, 34° 51´)
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´)
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´)
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´)
