Ahasuerus
: king of Persia after Darius
Aramaic
: an ancient Jewish language used in the Old Testament Artaxerxes
: a man who usurped the Persian throne 552-551BC (ZD74),a Persian king who must have reigned before 516BC (ZD74),King of Persia about 460-440BC (ZD74)
Assyria
: a member of the nation of Assyria
(36° 21´, 43° 9´);
(36° 21´, 43° 9´)
Babylonians
: members of the nation of Babylon (32° 32´, 44° 25´);
(32° 32´, 44° 25´);
(32° 32´, 44° 25´);
(30° 57´, 46° 6´)
Benjamin
: the tribe of Benjamin of Israel
Bishlam
: a man who was an opponent to Zerubbabel's rebuilding the temple Cyrus
: the Persian king of Babylon known as Cyrus the Great (OS)
Darius
: king of Persia after Cyrus and Artaxerxes Smerdis; Darius I,son of Ahasuerus; Darius II the Mede,king of Persia after Darius II; Darius III the Persian Elamites
: members of the clan of Elam; residents of the region of Elam (32° 11´, 48° 15´)
Erech
: a town in Lower Mesopotamia on the Euphrates River (32° 19´, 45° 38´)
Esar-Haddon
: son and successor of Sennacherib the King of Assyria Esar-haddon
: son and successor of Sennacherib the King of Assyria Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
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´)
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´)
Jew
: the people descended from Israel (31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
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´)
Mithredath
: a man who was treasurer of Cyrus, King of Persia,a man who was an opponent to Zerubbabel's rebuilding the temple Osnappar
: grandson of Sennacherib; king of Assyria Persia
: citizen(s) of Persia
(34° 47´, 48° 30´)
Persian
: citizen(s) of Persia (34° 47´, 48° 30´)
Rehum
: a priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,a man who was one of Ezra's local adversaries,son of Bani; a Levite who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law Samaria
: residents of the district of Samaria
(32° 16´, 35° 11´)
Shimshai
: father of (Zabad?) who had Artaxerxes stop the work on the temple Susa
: capital city of Elam and winter home of the Persian kings (OS)
(32° 11´, 48° 15´)
Tabeel
: a man who was an opponent to Zerubbabel's rebuilding the temple,an official from Damascus in the time of King Ahaz of Judah Zerubbabel
: a son of Shealtiel; the father of Abiud; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Pedaiah (Shealtiel?) son of King Jehoiachin
