Aramaic
: an ancient Jewish language used in the Old Testament
Ararat
: a mountain, the surrounding land, & a kingdom in the area (39° 42´, 44° 17´)
Arpad
: a town of Syria 40 km north of Aleppo & 100 km east of the Great Sea (35° 8´, 36° 44´)
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
Assyria
: a member of the nation of Assyria (36° 21´, 43° 9´);
(36° 21´, 43° 9´)
Assyrian
: a member of the nation of Assyria (36° 21´, 43° 9´);
(36° 21´, 43° 9´)
Babylon
: a country of Babylon in lower Mesopotamia (32° 32´, 44° 25´);
(32° 32´, 44° 25´);
(32° 32´, 44° 25´);
(30° 57´, 46° 6´)
Baladan
: father of Merodach-Baladan, king of Babylon
David
: a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel
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´)
Elah
: 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
Eliakim
: son of Abiud the son of Zerubbabel over 20generations from David; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Melea, only 4 generations from David; an ancester of Jesus,son of Hilkiah; head of Hezekiah's household,son of Josiah; made king of Judah by Pharaoh Neco,a priest who helped celebrate the completion of the wall
Esar-Haddon
: son and successor of Sennacherib the King of Assyria
Esar-haddon
: son and successor of Sennacherib the King of Assyria
Ethiopia
: a country south of Egypt (21° 57´, 31° 20´);
(21° 57´, 31° 20´);
(32° 49´, 21° 51´);
(32° 49´, 21° 51´);
(32° 49´, 21° 51´)
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´)
Gozan
: a town on the Habor River 100 km ESE of Haran (36° 50´, 40° 4´)
Habor
: a river that flows south past Gozan to the Euphrates River (36° 20´, 40° 47´)
Halah
: a town in upper Mesopotamia (36° 20´, 40° 47´)
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´)
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´)
Hena
: a town on the Euphrates about 300 km NW of ancient Babylon (ZD) (34° 28´, 41° 57´)
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
Hilkiah
: father of Eliakim who was head of King Hezekiah's household,a high priest; son of Shalum /Meshulam,son of Amzi of Levi; forefather of returned exiles,son of Hosah; a Levite gatekeeper,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,a man of Anathoth; father of the prophet Jeremiah
Hoshea
: son of Nun of Ephraim; successor of Moses,son of Azaziah; David's chief officer over the tribe of Ephraim,son of Elah; assassin and successor of King Pekah,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law (31° 9´, 35° 3´)
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
Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
Israelite
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
Ivvah
: a town in Syria (34° 28´, 41° 57´);
(34° 28´, 41° 57´)
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´)
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
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´)
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´)
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´)
Medes
: the inhabitants of Media, a region south and southwest of the Caspian Sea in the Zagros mountains,a people and a nation (34° 47´, 48° 30´)
Merodach-baladan
: son of Baladan; king of Babylon in Hezekiah's time
Merodach-Baladan
: son of Baladan; king of Babylon in Hezekiah's time
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
Nehushtan
: the name applied to the bronze serpent Moses had made.
Nineveh
: a town located on the left bank of the Tigris River in northeastern Mesopotamia (Iraq).,the capital city of Assyria (36° 21´, 43° 9´)
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´)
Telassar
: a town in the middle of the Euphrates (32° 11´, 48° 15´)
Tirhakah
: the king of Ethiopia (Hebrew "Cush" which is the upper Nile region) in the time of Hezekiah
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
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´)