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´)
Abiathar
: a son of Ahimelech; a high priest and counselor of David,son of Ahimelech (Ahitub I Ithamar Aaron); counselor of David
Abigail
: the widow of Nabal; wife of David,daughter of Jesse; sister of King David; wife of Ithra/Jether
Abishai
: the son of Zeruiah, David's sister; brother of Joab Absalom
: the son of David and Maacah
Adoram
: a man who was in charge of David's forced labor,a man who was in charge of Rehoboam's forced labor Ahilud
: father of Jehoshaphat and Baana Ahimaaz
: father of Ahinoam the wife of Saul,a chief priest; son of Zadok I,son-in-law and food collection officer (Naphtali) of Solomon Ahithophel
: a man from Giloh; father of Eliam, the father of Bathsheba
Amasa
: son of David's sister Abigail and Jether the Ishmaelite,prince of Ephraim under Ahaz Ammiel
: a man sent by Moses as a spy,father of Machir who sheltered Mephibosheth after Saul's death,father of Bathshua/Bathsheba, David's wife,a Levite gatekeeper whose descendants returned from exile Ammonites
: the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon
(31° 57´, 35° 55´)
Aram
: 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´)
Archite
: a member of a clan of Canaanites who settled SW of Bethel (OS) Bahurim
: a town of Benjamin 4-5 km NE of Jerusalem (SMM, OS) (31° 49´, 35° 23´)
Barzillai
: a man of Gilead from Rogelim who gave supplies to David,father-in-law of Merab, Saul's daughter; a Meholathite;,head of a clan of returnees lacking proof of being priests 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´)
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
Benjaminite
: the tribe of Benjamin of Israel Bichri
: a man of Benjamin; father of Sheba who was David's opponent Bichrites
: members of the clan of Bichri Cherethites
: a tribe of Philistines in southern Canaan (YC),officers who formed part of David's guard (35° 10´, 25° 0´)
Chimham
: son of Barzillai the Gileadite (31° 42´, 35° 12´)
Cushite
: 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´)
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
En-rogel
: a spring on the boarder of Judah and Benjamin (31° 46´, 35° 14´)
En-Rogel
: a spring on the boarder of Judah and Benjamin (31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Ephraim
: the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel
(31° 57´, 35° 17´)
Gath
: a town of the Anakim and Philistines in Judah 12 km south. of Ekron
(31° 41´, 34° 50´)
Gera
: son of Ehud the judge son of Gera I son Bela son of Benjamin. Geshur
: a town and nation (33° 0´, 36° 25´)
Gibeon
: a town of Benjamin pioneered by Jeiel of Benjamin
(31° 51´, 35° 15´);
(31° 50´, 35° 11´);
(31° 50´, 35° 11´);
(31° 49´, 35° 13´);
(31° 25´, 35° 7´);
(31° 50´, 35° 11´)
Gilead
: a mountainous region east of the Jordan & north of the Arnon to Hermon,son of Machir son of Manasseh; founder of the clan of Gilead,father of Jephthah the judge,son of Michael of the tribe of Gad
(32° 2´, 35° 43´)
Gileadite
: member(s) of the clan, or residents of the region of Gilead (32° 33´, 36° 0´)
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) (31° 51´, 35° 31´);
(32° 42´, 35° 18´);
(31° 51´, 35° 31´);
(32° 1´, 35° 13´);
(32° 48´, 35° 35´)
Giloh
: a town in the hill country of Judah 10 km NW of Jerusalem (31° 37´, 35° 4´)
Gilonite
: a resident of the town of Giloh (31° 37´, 35° 4´)
Gittite
: resident(s) of the town of Gath (31° 41´, 34° 50´)
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´)
Hushai
: father of Baana, Solomon's man for food from Asher and Bealoth
Ira
: King David's personal priest,son of Ikkesh from Tekoa; one of David's military elite,an Ithrite man; one of David's military elite Ishmaelite
: member(s) of the clan of Ishmael Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
Israelite
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel Ittai
: a Gittite man who joined David just before Absalom's rebellion,son of Ribai of Gibeah in Benjamin; one of David's elite Jairite
: a member of the clan of Jair 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 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)
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´)
Jesse
: a son of Obed; the father of David the king and ancestor of Jesus,son of Obed of Judah; father of David
Joab
: son of Zeruiah, David's sister; commander of King David's army,son of Seraiah son of Kenaz of Judah; grand nephew of Caleb of Moses' time,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,ancestor of a family group who returned from exile headed by Obadiah the son of Jehiel
Jonathan
: a man who was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses,son of Saul of Benjamin,son of the high priest Abiathar in David's time,the son of Shime-i, David's brother,son of Shammah/Shagee; one of David's military elite,son of Jada of Judah,son of Uzziah; overseer of the country treasuries for King David,a man who was uncle and counselor of King David,father of Ebed who accompanied Ezra leading the clan of Adin back from exile,a man who opposed Ezra's reforms; son of Asahel,a chief priest; son of Joiada,priest and head of the house of Malluchi under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah,son of Shemaiah of Asaph of Levi; father of Zechariah,a man who was secretary and dungeon keeper for King Zedekiah; son of Kareah
Jordan
: the river that flows from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea,a river that begins at Mt. Hermon, flows south through Lake Galilee and on to its end at the Dead Sea 175 km away (by air)
(32° 18´, 35° 33´)
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´)
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´)
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
Lo-debar
: a town of Gad, probably 15 km NE of Beth-Shan, just across the Jordan (32° 39´, 35° 47´)
Lo-Debar
: a town of Gad, probably 15 km NE of Beth-Shan, just across the Jordan (32° 39´, 35° 47´)
Machir
: son of Manasseh (Joseph); father of Hezron's wife and of Gilead,son of Ammiel at Lo-Debar; Mephibosheth's friend Mahanaim
: a town of Gad 6 km east of Succoth
(32° 12´, 35° 37´)
Mephibosheth
: the crippled son of Jonathan,son of Saul and Rizpah whom the Gibeonites killed
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 Pelethites
: a type of soldier among David's men, perhaps mercenaries (OS). Philistines
: a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)
Rabbah
: a town; the capital of the nation of Ammon. It is now called Amman, the capital of Jordan.,a town in the hill country of Judah
(31° 57´, 35° 55´)
Rogelim
: a town in Gad (Gilead) probably 25 km east of Beth-Shan (SMM) (32° 12´, 35° 37´)
Saul
: the sixth king of Edom,son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman,son of Uzziah of Kohath son of Levi
Sheba
: son of Raamah son of Cush son of Ham son of Noah,son of Joktan of Shem,son of Jokshan son of Abraham and Keturah,a town that belonged to the tribe of Simeon,son of Bichri (Benjamin) who led a revolt against David,a country in southern Arabia whose queen visited Solomon (OS),son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad
(9° 1´, 38° 44´);
(9° 1´, 38° 44´)
Sheva
: a secretary to King David,son of Caleb of Judah, and Maacah his concubine 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 Shobi
: son of Nahash (Ammon); he assisted David's flight from Absolom 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´)
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 Zeruiah
: daughter of Jesse; sister of David; mother of Abishai, Asahel and Joab Ziba
: the chief servant in the house of Saul
