Genesis 11:27--50:26

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´)

Abida : the son of Midian son of Abraham and Keturah

Abimelech : priest (Eli Ithamar) of Nob, whom Saul killed; Ahimelech I,a priest, Ahimelech II; son of Abiathar son of Ahimelech I,a man who was part of David's fugitive band; a Hittite

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

Abram : the son of Terah of Shem

Achbor : the father of Baal Hanan, King of Edom,son of Micaiah/Micah of Josiah's time

Adah : a woman; one of Lamech's wives, before the flood,daughter of Elon the Hittite; Esau's second wife

Adbeel : the son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar

Admah : a town destroyed with Sodom
(31° 7´, 35° 24´)

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

Ahuzzath : a man who was advisor to king Abimelech in the time of Isaac

Ai : a town of Canaanites in Benjamin
(31° 55´, 35° 15´); (31° 48´, 35° 48´); (31° 55´, 35° 15´); (31° 55´, 35° 15´)

Aiah : son of Zibeon son of Seir,father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine

Akan : son of Ezer of Seir

Allon-bacuth : a place near Bethel
(31° 55´, 35° 13´)

Allon-Bacuth : a place near Bethel
(31° 55´, 35° 13´)

Alvah : a chief of Edom

Alvan : son of Shobal son of Seir; a chief of Edom

Amalek : members of the nation of Amalek
(30° 39´, 34° 50´); (31° 42´, 35° 12´); (31° 42´, 35° 12´)

Amalekites : members of the nation of Amalek
(30° 39´, 34° 50´); (31° 42´, 35° 12´); (31° 42´, 35° 12´)

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

Amorite : members of a pre-Israel Semitic tribe from Mesopotamia

Amorites : members of a pre-Israel Semitic tribe from Mesopotamia

Amraphel : king of Shinar in the days of Abraham

Anah : son of Zibeon the "Hivite"; father of Oholibamah Esau's wife; an Edomite chief, the honorary son of his grandfather Seir the Horite (ZD357,360, DC)

Aner : an Amorite chief who was an ally of Abram,a town in the territory of Manasseh given to the Kohathites
(32° 31´, 35° 12´)

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´)

Aramean : 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´)

Aran : son of Dishan of Seir

Ard : son of Benjamin,son of Bela of Benjamin

Areli : son of Gad son of Jacob

Arioch : king of Ellasar, a town in Mesopotamia,the captain of the Nebuchadnezzar's guard

Arodi : son of Gad son of Jacob

Asenath : daughter of Potiphera, an Egyptian priest; wife of Joseph

Ashbel : son of Benjamin son of Israel

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

Ashteroth-karnaim : a town of Manasseh about 35 km east of the sea of Chinnereth
(32° 49´, 36° 0´); (32° 45´, 36° 0´); (32° 49´, 36° 0´)

Ashteroth-Karnaim : a town of Manasseh about 35 km east of the sea of Chinnereth
(32° 49´, 36° 0´); (32° 45´, 36° 0´); (32° 49´, 36° 0´)

Asshurim : son of Dedan, grandson of Abraham and Keturah

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

Atad : a man who had a threshing floor

Avith : a town; capital of Hadad, king of Edom (OS)
(30° 44´, 35° 36´)

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´)

Basemath : daughter of Elon the Hittite; Esau's second wife,daughter of Ishmael; Esau's third wife and cousin,daughter of Solomon

Becher : son of Benjamin son of Israel,son of Ephraim son of Israel

Bedad : father of Hadad, an Edomite king,

Beer-lahai-roi : name of a well that lies between Kadesh and Bered
(30° 41´, 34° 29´)

Beer-Lahai-Roi : name of a well that lies between Kadesh and Bered
(30° 41´, 34° 29´)

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´)

Beeri : the Hittite father of Judith, Esau's wife,father of Hosea the prophet

Bela : a town near the south end of the Dead Sea,son of Beor; first king of Edom,son of Benjamin son of Israel,son of Azaz; a leader in the tribe of Reuben
(30° 55´, 35° 25´)

Ben-ammi : son of Lot; younger brother of Moab; patriarch of the Ammonites

Ben-Ammi : son of Lot; younger brother of Moab; patriarch of the Ammonites

Ben-Oni : son of Jacob and Rachel

Ben-oni : son of Jacob and Rachel

Benjamin : the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

Beor : the father of the prophet Balaam.,father of Bela king of Edom,father of Balaam the prophet

Bera : king of Sodom in Abraham's time

Bered : a town near Kadesh (OS),son of Shuletha son of Ephraim
(30° 41´, 34° 29´)

Beriah : members of the clan of Beriah

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´)

Bethuel : son of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham; Bethuel was the father of Rebecca,a town; early home of the descendants of Shime-i of Simeon
(32° 2´, 35° 44´)

Bilhah : Rachel's maid; third wife of Jacob; mother of Dan and Naphtali,a town of Simeon and Judah inhabited by the clan of Shime-i
(31° 14´, 34° 50´)

Bilhan : son of Ezer of Seir,son of Jediael son of Benjamin

Birsha : king of Gomorrah in Abraham's time

Bozrah : a town of Edom,a town of Moab
(30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 30´, 36° 29´)

Buz : son of Milcah and Nahor the brother of Abraham,a man of the tribe of Gad,a people possibly descended from Buz of Nahor
(26° 37´, 37° 55´)

Canaan : the region ofeast Mediterranean coastal land from Arvad (modern Lebanon) south to Gaza,the coast land from Mt. Carmel north to the Orontes River
(31° 41´, 34° 50´); (33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Canaanite : residents of the region of Canaan
(31° 41´, 34° 50´); (33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Canaanites : the region ofeast Mediterranean coastal land from Arvad (modern Lebanon) south to Gaza,the coast land from Mt. Carmel north to the Orontes River
(31° 41´, 34° 50´); (33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Carmi : son of Zimri (Zerah Judah); father of Achan of Moses time,son of Hezron (Perez Judah); ancestor of Bezalel of Moses time,son of Reuben son of Jacob

Ched-Or-Laomer : king of Elam in the time of Abraham

Cheran : son of Dishan of Seir

Chesed : son of Milcah and Nahor, brother of Abraham

Chezib : a town in the western foothills of Judah
(31° 42´, 35° 0´)

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´)

Deborah : Rebekah's nurse,wife of Lappidoth; prophetess and judge of Israel

Dedan : an island off the southwest coast of Asia Minor in the Mediterranean Sea,an island on the south coast of Turkey, 170 km NE of Crete
(26° 37´, 37° 55´); (36° 26´, 28° 13´)

Dinah : daughter of Jacob and Leah

Dinhabah : a town of Bela, king of Edom
(30° 20´, 35° 31´)

Dishan : son of Seir

Dishon : son of Seir; a Horite chief,son of Anah, (grand)son of Seir

Dothan : a town 25 km north. of Shechem (OS)
(32° 25´, 35° 10´)

Dumah : son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,a town in the hill country of Judah,the country of Edom SW of the Dead Sea
(31° 26´, 34° 58´); (27° 23´, 37° 42´)

Ebal : son of Shobal son of Seir,a mountain north of Mt. Gerizim overlooking Shechem,son of Joktan, grandson of Shem

Eder : a place with a watch tower,a town of south-eastern Judah,son of Beriah of Benjamin,son of Mushi son of Merari son of Levi
(31° 42´, 35° 12´); (31° 11´, 34° 58´)

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´)

Egyptians : descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Ehi : son of Benjamin son of Israel

El-bethel : a place identified with the town of Luz where Jacob met God
(31° 55´, 35° 13´)

El-Bethel : a place identified with the town of Luz where Jacob met God
(31° 55´, 35° 13´)

El-Elohe-Israel : a place, a named altar, (also entered after Eleazar below),a named altar (also entered after El-Bethel above)

El-Paran : a place (town?) at edge of the wilderness, see Gen. 21:21,a town on the wilderness border of the land of Seir
(29° 9´, 33° 32´)

El-paran : a place (town?) at edge of the wilderness, see Gen. 21:21,a town on the wilderness border of the land of Seir
(29° 9´, 33° 32´)

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

Elam : son of Shem son of Noah,a country east of the Tigris and Babylon in the territory of Media,son of Shashak of Benjamin,son of Meshelemiah; a Levite gatekeeper,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon; Elam I,forefather of exile returnees with Zerubbabel; Elam II,forefather of returnees headed by Jeshaiah,forefather of Shecaniah who had to put away his heathen wife,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,a priest who helped Nehemiah dedicate the new wall of Jerusalem
(32° 11´, 48° 15´)

Eldaah : son of Midian son of Abraham and Keturah

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

Eliphaz : son of Esau,a man of Teman who was a friend of Job

Ellasar : a town in Mesopotamia
(37° 3´, 40° 59´)

Elon : father of Basemath/Adah, the Hittite wife of Esau,son of Zebulun son of Israel,a town in the territory of Dan somewhere west of Jerusalem,a judge of Israel of the tribe of Zebulun
(31° 58´, 35° 6´)

Emim : a tall people who lived east of the Jordan before Israel came

Enaim : a town in the western foothills of Judah
(31° 47´, 34° 54´)

Enmishpat : an oasis 100 km south of Gaza & 120 km NNW of Ezion-Geber
(30° 41´, 34° 29´)

Ephah : concubine of Caleb, son of Hezron of Judah,son of Jahdai of Judah,son of Midian son of Abraham and Keturah,a people descended from Ephah, & Midian of Abraham and Keturah
(28° 55´, 34° 54´)

Epher : son of Midian son of Abraham and Keturah,son of Ezrah a descendant of Judah,head of a clan in eastern Manasseh in the time of Jotham

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

Ephrath : member(s) of the clan of Ephrathah
(30° 39´, 34° 50´); (31° 42´, 35° 12´); (31° 42´, 35° 12´)

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´)

Er : a son of Joshua; the father of Elmadam; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Judah by the daughter of Shua the Canaanite,son of Shelah the son of Judah

Eri : members of the clan of Eri of Gad

Esau : a son of Isaac and Rebekah,son of Isaac & Rebekah; Jacob's elder twin brother,a people (and nation) descended from Esau, Jacob's brother
(30° 44´, 35° 36´)

Esek : son of Eleasah of Benjamin
(31° 23´, 34° 33´)

Eshban : son of Dishon of Seir

Eshcol : brother of Mamre and Aner, Amorites who were allies of Abraham,a valley near Hebron, presumably where Eshcol once lived

Euphrates : a large river which joins the Tigris river before flowing into the Persian Gulf,a river flowing from eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (35° 5´, 40° 25´); (33° 14´, 33° 28´)

Ezbon : son of Gad son of Jacob,son of Bela son of Benjamin

Ezer : son of Seir; the father of Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan,father of Hushah; a descendant of Hur of Judah;,son of Ephraim son of Joseph,chief of the Gadites who joined David in the wilderness,son of Jeshua; ruler of Mizpah; wall rebuilder,a priest who helped celebrate the completion of the wall

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

Gaham : son of Reumah and Nahor, brother of Abraham

Galeed : a monument of stones
(32° 33´, 36° 0´)

Gatam : son of Eliphaz son of Esau

Gera : son of Ehud the judge son of Gera I son Bela son of Benjamin.

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

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

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´)

Girgashite : members of a clan of Canaan

Goiim : a country defeated by Abraham,a country or town defeated by Joshua

Gomorrah : an ancient city known for its sin whose ruins are said to be visible from the Masada,a town destroyed with Sodom by burning sulphur
(31° 9´, 35° 28´)

Goshen : a region in Egypt,a region of Egypt in the eastern part of the Nile delta,a town in the hill country of Judah
(30° 43´, 31° 48´); (31° 27´, 34° 55´)

Guni : son of Naphtali of Israel,a man of the tribe of Gad

Hadad : eighth and last king of Edom

Hadar : eighth and last king of Edom

Hagar : wife of Abraham used figuratively of her son Ishmael and his descendants,Sarah's Egyptian maid

Haggi : son of Gad son of Jacob

Ham : a man and nation; son of Noah,a country occupied by the descendants of Ham
(31° 57´, 35° 55´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Hamor : the father of Shechem.,father of Shechem whose people Simeon and Levi destroyed

Hamul : son of Perez son of Judah

Hanoch : son of Midian son of Abraham and Keturah,son of Reuben son of Israel

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´)

Havilah : son of Cush son of Ham son of Noah,son of Joktan of Shem,a region encircled by the Pishon River,a place whose exact position is unknown
(30° 8´, 35° 13´)

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´)

Hazo : son of Milcah and Nahor, brother of Abraham

Heber : son of Beriah of Asher,the Kenite husband of the woman Jael who killed Sisera,son of Mered of Judah by his Jewish wife,son of Elpaal of Benjamin

Hebrew : a person descended from Heber; an ancient Jew; a Hebrew speaking Jew,any Jew, but particularly one who spoke the Hebrew language

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´)

Hemdan : son of Dishan of Seir

Hezron : members of the clan of Hezron of Reuben
(33° 1´, 35° 34´); (31° 9´, 35° 3´)

Hirah : a man of Adullam with whom Judah stayed

Hittite : a person/people living in the land of Syro-Palestine

Hivite : a person/people descended from Canaan son of Ham son of Noah

Hobah : a place north of Damascus to which Abraham pursued his enemies
(33° 30´, 36° 28´)

Hori : son of Lotan son of Seir,father of Shaphat, the Simeonite that spied in Canaan

Horite : resident(s) of the region of Mount Seir

Huppim : son of Ir of Benjamin

Husham : third king of Edom

Hushim : son of Dan son of Jacob,a people; descendants of Aher of Benjamin,the wife which Shaharaim of Benjamin divorced

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

Iram : a chief of Edom

Iscah : daughter of Haran

Ishbak : son of Abraham and Keturah

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

Ishmaelite : member(s) of the clan of Ishmael

Ishvah : son of Saul whom Abner set up as King after Saul's death,third son of Asher, son of Jacob

Ishvi : son of Saul whom Abner set up as King after Saul's death,third son of Asher, son of Jacob

Israel : a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

Israelite : 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

Ithran : son of Dishan of Seir,son of Zophah of Asher

Jabbok : a river flowing west into the Jordan River 40 km north of the Dead Sea
(32° 11´, 35° 40´)

Jachin : son of Simeon,a pillar of Solomon's temple,a priest leader of one of the first clans to return from exile,chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary

Jacob : the second so of a pair of twins born to Isaac and Rebeccaa; ancestor of the 12 tribes of Israel,the nation of Israel,a person, male,son of Isaac; Israel the man and nation

Jahleel : son of Zebulun

Jahzeel : son of Naphtali

Jalam : son of Esau and Oholibamah

Jamin : son of Simeon,son of Ram of Judah,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law

Jebusite : resident(s) of the town of Jebus (Jerusalem)
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Jegar-Sahaduthah : a monument of stones
(32° 33´, 36° 0´)

Jemuel : son of Simeon

Jetheth : a chief of Edom

Jetur : son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,descendants of Jetur; a clan of Ishmael; the Ituraeans of NT times
(33° 24´, 35° 51´)

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

Jezer : members of the clan of Jezer

Jidlaph : son of Milcah and Nahor, brother of Abraham

Jobab : son of Joktan of Shem,son of Zerah; second king of Edom,King of Madon; an enemy of Joshua,a man of Benjamin; son of Shaharaim and Hodesh,son of Elpaal of Benjamin

Jokshan : son of Abraham and Keturah

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´)

Judith : wife of Esau; daughter of Beeri the Hittite

Kadesh : an oasis 100 km south of Gaza & 120 km NNW of Ezion-Geber, where Israel made an encampment
(30° 41´, 34° 29´); (34° 33´, 36° 31´)

Kadmonites : residents of the region east of Judah

Kedar : son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,a people descended from Ishmael's son Kedar
(27° 23´, 37° 42´)

Kedemah : son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar

Kemuel : son of Nahor, Abraham's brother; father of Aram,son of Shiphtan; a leader that Moses assigned to sub-divide the land allotted to the tribe of Ephraim,a man of Levi in Saul and David's time

Kenaz : son of Eliphaz son of Esau,a chief of Edom,a descendant of Jephunneh of Judah; brother to Caleb the friend of Joshua; father of Othniel,son of Elah of Jephunneh of Judah

Kenite : resident(s) of the southeastern hill country of Judah

Kenizzite : resident(s) of the region of Judah before conquest

Keturah : Abraham's second wife

Kiriath-arba : a city of refuge in the hill country of Judah, 30 km SSW of Jerusalem
(31° 32´, 35° 5´)

Kiriath-Arba : a city of refuge in the hill country of Judah, 30 km SSW of Jerusalem
(31° 32´, 35° 5´)

Kohath : son of Levi; founder of the clan of Kohath,the clan of Kohath

Korah : a man who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron.,son of Esau and Oholibamah,son of Eliphaz son of Esau,son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Hebron of Judah,son of Izhar (Amminadab) son of Kohath son of Levi

Laban : son of Bethuel; brother of Rebecca; father of Leah and Rachel; uncle and father-in-law of Jacob,a town in Moab
(31° 48´, 34° 56´)

Le-Ummim : son of Dedan, grandson of Abraham and Keturah

Leah : daughter of Laban; wife of Jacob; mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah

Letushim : son of Dedan, grandson of Abraham and Keturah

Levi : members of the tribe of Levi

Lot : a son of Haran; nephew of Abraham,son of Haran son of Terah; nephew of Abraham

Lotan : son of Seir; Eliphaz' brother-in-law

Luz : a town of Canaanites about 20 km north of Jerusalem later named Bethel by the Israelites,a town established in the land of the Hittites by a refugee from old Luz
(31° 55´, 35° 13´); (37° 0´, 36° 34´)

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

Mach-Pelah : a place, (a field with a cave)
(31° 31´, 35° 6´)

Machir : son of Manasseh (Joseph); father of Hezron's wife and of Gilead,son of Ammiel at Lo-Debar; Mephibosheth's friend

Magdiel : a chief of Edom

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.)

Mahanaim : a town of Gad 6 km east of Succoth
(32° 12´, 35° 37´)

Malchiel : son of Beriah of Asher

Mamre : a place where Abraham camped, probably a few km north of Hebron,an Amorite chief who was Abraham's ally, with Eshcol and Aner
(31° 32´, 35° 5´)

Manahath : son of Shobal son of Seir,a town 6 km SW of Jerusalem
(31° 45´, 35° 10´)

Manasseh : the tribe of Manasseh.

Masrekah : a town and royal city of Edom
(30° 44´, 35° 36´)

Massa : son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,a tribe of people in Arabia (OS)

Matred : daughter of Mezahab; mother of Mehetabel the queen of Edom

Medan : son of Abraham and Keturah

Mehetabel : wife of King Hadar of Edom; daughter of Matred,grandfather of Shemaiah, who tried to distract Nehemiah

Melchizedek : the king of Salem who blessed Abraham and received his tithe,king of Salem who blessed Abraham and received his tithe

Merari : the clan of Merari of the tribe of Levi

Mesopotamia : the country between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers,the region between (and around) the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Mezahab : a man who was a patriarch of a royal clan of Edom

Mibsam : son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,a man of the tribe of Simeon

Mibzar : a chief of Edom

Midian : resident(s) of the region of Midian
(31° 24´, 35° 6´); (28° 55´, 34° 54´)

Midianite : resident(s) of the region of Midian
(31° 24´, 35° 6´); (28° 55´, 34° 54´)

Milcah : daughter of Haran; wife of Nahor,daughter of Zelophehad

Mishma : son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,a man of the tribe of Simeon; son of Mibsam

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´)

Mizzah : son of Reuel son of Esau

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

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

Moreh : place of a notable oak tree near Shechem,a hill about 10 km south of Mt. Tabor (OS)
(32° 12´, 35° 16´); (32° 37´, 35° 21´)

Moriah : a land and mountain
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Muppim : son of Benjamin

Naaman : a commander of the army of the king of Syria in Elisha's time,son of Benjamin,son of Bela son of Benjamin,son of Ehud son of Gera of Benjamin

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

Nahor : a son of Serug; the father of Terah; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Serug of Shem; father of Terah,son of Terah; brother of Abraham,town in Mesopotamia

Naphish : son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,a people of some sort
(32° 48´, 35° 56´)

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

Nebaioth : son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,the descendants of Ishmael
(30° 19´, 35° 27´)

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

Nile : a river that flows north through Egypt to the Mediterranean 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´)

Ohad : son of Simeon

Oholibamah : daughter of Zibeon of Seir; wife of Esau

Omar : son of Eliphaz son of Esau

On : a town of Egypt near Cairo, having the temple of the sun god Ra,son of Peleth of Reuben in Moses' time
(30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Onam : son of Shobal son of Seir,son of Jerahmeel of Judah, and his wife Atarah

Onan : the second son of Judah and Bath-Shua

Paddan : the plains region between and around the Tigris and Euphrates
(36° 51´, 39° 1´); (36° 51´, 39° 1´)

Paddan-Aram : the extreme upper end of Mesopotamia inhabited by the Arameans
(36° 51´, 39° 1´); (36° 51´, 39° 1´)

Paddan-aram : the extreme upper end of Mesopotamia inhabited by the Arameans
(36° 51´, 39° 1´); (36° 51´, 39° 1´)

Pallu : son of Reuben son of Israel

Paran : a wilderness of East central Sinai peninsula (IBD)
(29° 9´, 33° 32´)

Pau : a town in Edom; capital of king Hadad/Hadar; location unknown
(30° 44´, 35° 36´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´)

Peniel : a town on the brook Jabbok 7 km east of Succoth,father of Gedor; a descendant of Hur of Judah,son of Shashak of Benjamin
(32° 11´, 35° 42´); (32° 11´, 35° 42´)

Penuel : a town on the brook Jabbok 7 km east of Succoth,father of Gedor; a descendant of Hur of Judah,son of Shashak of Benjamin
(32° 11´, 35° 42´); (32° 11´, 35° 42´)

Perez : a son of Judah and Tamar; the father of Hezron; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Judah and Tamar

Perizzite : a people of ancient Canaan in the later territory of Ephraim

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

Phicol : a commander of the Philistine army under Abimelech, king of Gerar, in Abraham's time

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

Pildash : son of Milcah and Nahor, brother of Abraham

Pinon : a chief of Edom

Potiphar : a man who bought Joseph; captain of Pharaoh's guard

Potiphera : priest of On, in Egypt; father of Asenath, Joseph's wife

Puvah : son of Issachar

Rachel : a daughter of Laban; wife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjamin,Jacob's favorite wife

Rameses : a town in the east Nile delta, from where the Exodus began (IBD),a district in the east Nile delta, allotted to the Israelites
(30° 35´, 32° 11´); (30° 47´, 31° 50´)

Rebekah : daughter of Bethuel, nephew of Abraham

Rehoboth : a town of Assyria built by Nimrod
(31° 4´, 34° 35´); (30° 53´, 35° 53´); (36° 21´, 43° 9´)

Rephaim : a tall ancient people in the land east of the Jordan,a fertile valley on the boundary of Judah and Benjamin (OS)
(32° 48´, 35° 56´)

Reuben : the tribe of Reuben

Reuel : son of Esau and Ishmael's daughter Basemath,a man of Midian; father-in-law to Moses,father of Eliasaph, leader of Gad in the time of Moses,son of Ibnijah of Benjamin whose offspring returned from exile

Reumah : concubine of Nahor; co-wife with Milcah, Rebekah's mother

Rosh : son of Benjamin

Salem : the city of Jerusalem,a town where Melchizedek lived
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Salt Sea : the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan River
(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´)

Samlah : the fifth king of Edom

Sarah : the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac,daughter of Terah; wife of Abraham

Sarai : a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife

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´)

Serah : daughter of Asher

Sered : members of the clan of Sered

Shammah : son of Reuel son of Esau,son of Jesse, older brother of King David,son of Agee the Hararite; one of David's military elite,a man from Harod who was one of David's military elite,a Hararite man; one of David's military elite

Shaul : the sixth king of Edom,son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman,son of Uzziah of Kohath son of Levi

Shaveh : a valley or plain near Jerusalem

Shaveh-kiriathaim : a region: plains of Kiriathaim (NASB margin)
(31° 35´, 35° 42´)

Shaveh-Kiriathaim : a region: plains of Kiriathaim (NASB margin)
(31° 35´, 35° 42´)

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´)

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

Shelah : the father of Eber; a son of Cainan; an ancestor of Jesus,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Shelah',son of Judah; grandson of Shua the Canaanite,as representing the Hebrew name 'Shelax',son of Arpachshad son of Shem son of Noah,a pool in Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Shemeber : the king of Zeboiim in Abraham's time

Sheol : the place of the dead

Shepho : son of Shobal son of Seir

Shiba : name of a well
(31° 14´, 34° 50´)

Shillem : the last of the four sons of Naphtali

Shiloh : a town having the Tent of Meeting in the time of Judges (IBD)
(32° 3´, 35° 17´)

Shimron : son of Issachar son of Israel,a town of Zebulun 17 km west of Mt. Tabor & 14 km north of Megiddo
(32° 42´, 35° 12´)

Shinab : the king of Admah in Abraham's time

Shinar : a region including Babylonia and Babel, Erech, and Accad (OS)
(32° 32´, 44° 25´)

Shobal : son of Seir,son of Hur; (grand)son of Judah

Shua : daughter of Heber of Asher,the Canaanite father-in-law of Judah

Shuah : son of Abraham and Keturah

Shuni : son of Gad son of Jacob

Shur : the wilderness region in the NW part of the Sinai isthmus
(30° 14´, 33° 14´)

Siddim : a valley somewhere at the southern end of the Dead Sea

Sidon : residents of the town of Sidon
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)

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

Sitnah : name of a well
(31° 23´, 34° 33´)

Sodom : an ancient town somewhere in the region of the Dead Sea that God destroyed with burning sulphur,a town 25 km south of Gomorrah and Masada
(31° 11´, 35° 23´)

Succoth : a place where the Israelites camped as they left Egypt,a town of Gad in the Jordan Valley opposite Shechem
(32° 11´, 35° 37´); (30° 37´, 32° 15´)

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´)

Tahash : son of Reumah and Nahor, brother of Abraham

Tamar : the daughter-in-law of Judah; the mother of Judah's sons Perez and Zerah; an ancestor of Jesus,daughter-in-law to Judah; mother of Zerah and Perez,daughter of King David,daughter of Absalom,a town of Judah 60 km SE of Beersheba & 35 km SSW of the Dead Sea
(34° 33´, 38° 15´); (34° 33´, 38° 15´); (31° 1´, 35° 3´)

Tebah : son of Reumah and Nahor the brother of Abraham
(33° 55´, 36° 9´)

Tema : son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar,a land (and its people)
(27° 37´, 38° 33´)

Teman : son of Eliphaz son of Esau,a chief of Edom,a town or region of Edom
(30° 12´, 35° 43´)

Temanite : resident(s) of the region of Teman

Terah : the son of Nahor; the father of Abraham; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Nahor of Shem,a place where Israel made an encampment
(30° 19´, 35° 24´)

Tidal : the king of Goiim defeated by Abraham

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

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

Tola : son of Issachar,son of Puah (Dodo Issachar); the judge who succeeded Abimelech

Ur : a town of lower Mesopotamia about 230 km SE of old Babylon,father of Eliphal / Eliphelet, one of David's military elite
(30° 57´, 46° 6´)

Uz : son of Aram; (grand)son of Shem son of Noah,son of Milcah and Nahor, brother of Abraham,son of Dishan of Seir,a region in Edom inhabited by the descendants of Uz of Seir
(30° 2´, 36° 26´)

Zaavan : son of Ezer of Seir

Zaphenath-paneah : Joseph's Egyptian name given him by Pharaoh

Zaphenath-Paneah : Joseph's Egyptian name given him by Pharaoh

Zeboiim : a town destroyed along with Sodom by raining hot sulphur
(31° 7´, 35° 24´)

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

Zepho : son of Eliphaz son of Esau

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

Zibeon : the Hivite grandfather-in-law of Esau,son of Seir

Zilpah : Leah's maid

Zimran : son of Abraham and Keturah

Ziphion : son of Gad son of Jacob

Zoar : a town at the south end of the Dead Sea
(30° 55´, 35° 25´)

Zohar : father of Ephron the Hittite from whom Abraham bought land,son of Simeon

Zuzim : a tall ancient people who lived east of the Jordan