Numbers 15:5-23
Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
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
Numbers 23:6-23
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´)
Balaam
: the son of Beor,son of Beor of Pethor on the Euphrates River
(32° 27´, 35° 16´)
Balak
: a son of Zippor,son of Zippor, King of Moab, who hired Balaam against Israel
(32° 27´, 35° 16´)
Egypt
: descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´);
(30° 6´, 31° 20´)
Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
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
Moab
: resident(s) of the country of Moab
(31° 29´, 35° 46´)
Pisgah
: a mountain of Reuben about 13 km east of the mouth of the Jordan
(31° 45´, 35° 43´)
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´)
Zippor
: father of Balak, king of Moab, who opposed Moses
Zophim
: a field near the top of Mt. Pisgah (ZD)
(31° 46´, 35° 43´)
Numbers 24:1--26:65
Aaron
: a son of Amram; brother of Moses,son of Amram (Kohath Levi); patriarch of Israel's priests,the clan or priestly line founded by Aaron
Abihu
: son of Aaron the high priest
Abiram
: son of Eliab (Reuben); a rebel against Moses,son of Hiel, who died when his father began rebuilding Jericho
Agag
: king of the Amalekites in Samuel's time
Ahiram
: the clan of Ahiram
Ahiramite
: the clan of Ahiram
Amalek
: members of the nation of Amalek
(30° 39´, 34° 50´);
(31° 42´, 35° 12´);
(31° 42´, 35° 12´)
Amram
: son of Kohath son of Levi,an Israelite (Bani) who put away his heathen wife
Ard
: son of Benjamin,son of Bela of Benjamin
Ardites
: members of the clan of Ard
Areli
: son of Gad son of Jacob
Arelites
: members of the clan of Areli
Arod
: son of Gad son of Jacob
Arodite
: a descendant of Arod
Ashbel
: son of Benjamin son of Israel
Ashbelites
: descendants of Ashbel (HBD)
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
Asriel
: son or clan of Gilead of Manasseh,son of Manasseh by his Aramean concubine
Asrielites
: members of the clan of Asriel of Manasseh
Asshur
: a country of northern Mesopotamia
(36° 21´, 43° 9´);
(36° 21´, 43° 9´)
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´)
Balaam
: the son of Beor,son of Beor of Pethor on the Euphrates River
(32° 27´, 35° 16´)
Balak
: a son of Zippor,son of Zippor, King of Moab, who hired Balaam against Israel
(32° 27´, 35° 16´)
Becher
: son of Benjamin son of Israel,son of Ephraim son of Israel
Becherites
: members of the clan of Becher
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´)
Belaites
: members of the clan of Bela
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
Beriah
: members of the clan of Beriah
Beriites
: members of the clan of Beriah
Caleb
: son of Hezron son of Perez son of Judah
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´)
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
Carmites
: members of the clan of Carmi
Cozbi
: daughter of Zur of Midian
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´)
Dathan
: a man who was a son of Eliab of Reuben
Eber
: a son of Shelah; the father of Peleg; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Shelah (Arpachshad Aram Shem Noah),a nation: poetic description of Israel,son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad,son of Elpaal of Benjamin,son of Shashak of Benjamin,a priest and head of the clan of Amok under High Priest Joiakim
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´)
Egypt
: descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´);
(30° 6´, 31° 20´)
Eleazar
: a son of Eliud; the father of Matthan; an ancestor of Jesus.,a chief priest; son of Aaron,son of Abinadab; caretaker of the Ark at Kiriath-Jearim,son of Dodo the Ahohite; one of David's military elite,son of Mahli the Levite,a priest who participated in the dedication of the wall,a priest under Ezra; son of Phinehas,a layman of the Parosh clan who put away his heathen wife
Eliab
: son of Helon; Moses' officer over the tribe of Zebulun,son of Pallu of Reuben; father of Dathan and Abiram,son of Jesse; brother of David,a Levite worship leader in David's time,a Gadite officer of Saul's who defected to David,son of Nahath/Toah/Tohu of Levi; Samuel's great grandfather
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´)
Elonites
: members of the clan of Elon
Ephraim
: the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel
(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
Eran
: members of the clan of Eran
Eranites
: members of the clan of Eran
Eri
: members of the clan of Eri of Gad
Erites
: members of the clan of Eri of Gad
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
Gershon
: the clan of Gershom/Gershon of the tribe of Levi
Gershonites
: 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´)
Gileadite
: member(s) of the clan, or residents of the region of Gilead
(32° 33´, 36° 0´)
Guni
: son of Naphtali of Israel,a man of the tribe of Gad
Gunites
: members of the clan of Guni of the tribe of Gad
Haggi
: son of Gad son of Jacob
Haggites
: members of the clan of Haggi
Hamul
: son of Perez son of Judah
Hamulites
: members of the clan of Hamul
Hanoch
: son of Midian son of Abraham and Keturah,son of Reuben son of Israel
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
Heberites
: members of the clan of Heber
Hebronites
: members of the clan of Hebron
Helek
: a man who was a descendant of Gilead of Manasseh
Helekites
: members of the clan of Helek
Hepher
: the head of a clan of Gileadites; the father of Zelophehad; the son of Gilead,son of Ashhur and his wife Naarah in Moses time,a Mecherathite man who was one of David's military elite,a town of Manasseh 25 km north of Aphek & 25 km south of Dor
(32° 22´, 34° 52´)
Hepherites
: members of the clan of Hepher
(32° 22´, 34° 52´)
Hezron
: members of the clan of Hezron of Reuben
(33° 1´, 35° 34´);
(31° 9´, 35° 3´)
Hezronites
: members of the clan of Hezron of Reuben
(33° 1´, 35° 34´);
(31° 9´, 35° 3´)
Hoglah
: daughter of Zelophehad
Hupham
: a man who founded the Hupham clan of Benjamin
Huphamites
: members of the clan of Hupham
Iezer
: son of Gilead; founder of a clan of Manasseh
Iezerites
: members of the clan of Iezer (or Abiezer) of Manasseh
Imnah
: son of Asher son of Jacob,father of Kore the Levite in the time of Hezekiah
Imnites
: members of the clan of Imnah
Ishvi
: son of Saul whom Abner set up as King after Saul's death,third son of Asher, son of Jacob
Ishvites
: members of the clan of Ishvi
Israel
: 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
Ithamar
: son of Aaron
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
Jachinites
: members of the clan of Jachin
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
Jahleelites
: members of the clan of Jahleel
Jahzeel
: son of Naphtali
Jahzeelites
: members of the clan of Jahzeel
Jamin
: son of Simeon,son of Ram of Judah,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law
Jaminites
: members of the clan of Jamin
Jashub
: son of Issachar son of Israel,a layman of the Bani clan who put away his heathen wife
Jashubites
: members of the clan of Jashub
Jephunneh
: father of Caleb, Joshua's spy partner,a man of Asher; son of Jether
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´)
Jezer
: members of the clan of Jezer
Jezerites
: members of the clan of Jezer
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
Joshua
: a son of Eliezer; the father of Er; an ancestor of Jesus,the son of Nun and successor of Moses,son of Nun of Ephraim; successor to Moses,a man: owner of the field where the ark stopped,governor of Jerusalem under King Josiah,son of Jehozadak; high priest in the time of Zerubbabel
(31° 9´, 35° 3´)
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´)
Kain
: a town in the hill country of Judah
(31° 30´, 35° 10´)
Kenite
: resident(s) of the southeastern hill country of Judah
Kittim
: son of Javan son of Japheth son of Noah,the island of Cyprus, including its residents and government.
(35° 1´, 33° 12´);
(35° 1´, 33° 12´)
Kohath
: son of Levi; founder of the clan of Kohath,the clan of Kohath
Kohathites
: members of the clan of Kohath of Levi
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
Korahites
: members of the clan of Korah of Levi
Levi
: members of the tribe of Levi
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
Libnites
: members of the clan of Libni
Machir
: son of Manasseh (Joseph); father of Hezron's wife and of Gilead,son of Ammiel at Lo-Debar; Mephibosheth's friend
Machirites
: members of the clan of Machir of Manasseh
Mahlah
: daughter of Zelophehad,son of Hammolecheth of Manasseh
Mahlites
: members of the clan of Mahli
Malchiel
: son of Beriah of Asher
Malchielites
: members of the clan of Malchiel
Manasseh
: the tribe of Manasseh.
Merari
: the clan of Merari of the tribe of Levi
Merarite
: the clan of Merari of the tribe of Levi
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
Miriam
: daughter of Amram the Levite; sister of Moses and Aaron,child of Mered (Judah) and wife Bithiah (Pharaoh's daughter)
Moab
: resident(s) of the country of Moab
(31° 29´, 35° 46´)
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
Mushites
: members of the clan of Mushi
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
Naamites
: members of the clan of Naaman
Nadab
: son of Aaron,son and successor of King Jeroboam,son of Shammai of Judah,son of Jeiel of Benjamin
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
Nemuel
: son of Eliab of Reuben; brother of Dathan, and Abiram,a man who was a descendant of Simeon
Nemuelites
: members of the clan of Nemuel
Noah
: a son of Lamech and the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth,son of Lamech; builder of the ark,daughter of Zelophehad
Nun
: son of Elishama; father of Joshua (Ephraim), Moses' aide
Onan
: the second son of Judah and Bath-Shua
Ozni
: fourth of the seven sons of Gad (OS)
Oznites
: members of the clan of Ozni
Pallu
: son of Reuben son of Israel
Palluites
: members of the clan of Pallu
Peor
: a mountain in Moab NW of Mt. Nebo,a place near Mount Peor where God punished Israel for idolatry
(31° 45´, 35° 43´);
(31° 45´, 35° 43´);
(31° 45´, 35° 43´);
(31° 45´, 35° 43´)
Perez
: a son of Judah and Tamar; the father of Hezron; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Judah and Tamar
Perezite
: a member of the clan of Perez
Phinehas
: son of Eleazar; a chief priest, Phinehas I,a priest; son of Eli; Phinehas II,father of Eleazar, a priest on duty in the days of Ezra
Punites
: members of the clan of Puvah
Puvah
: son of Issachar
Reuben
: the tribe of Reuben
Reubenites
: the tribe of Reuben
Salu
: father of Zimri (Simeon) who tried to lead Israel into sin
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
Seredites
: members of the clan of Sered
Shaul
: the sixth king of Edom,son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman,son of Uzziah of Kohath son of Levi
Shaulites
: members of the clan of Shaul
Shechem
: member of the Shechem Clan and/or resident of Shechem
Shechemite
: 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´)
Shelanites
: members of the clan of Shelah
Shemida
: a man who was a descendant of Gilead of Manasseh
Shemidaites
: members of the clan of Shemida
Shephupham
: son of Benjamin; founder of the Shephupham clan
Sheth
: ancestor of a people mentioned by Balaam (IBD)
Shillem
: the last of the four sons of Naphtali
Shillemites
: members of the clan of Shillem
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´)
Shimronites
: members of the clan of Shimron
Shittim
: final encampment of Israel before crossing Jordan (IBD),a situation of deep involvement,a valley in general
(31° 51´, 35° 38´)
Shuham
: son of Dan; founding father of the Shuham sub-clan of Dan
Shuhamites
: members of the clan of Shuham
Shuni
: son of Gad son of Jacob
Shunites
: members of the clan of Shuni
Shuphamites
: members of the clan of Shupham
Shuthelah
: son of Ephraim son of Joseph,son of Zabad of Ephraim
Shuthelahites
: members of the clan of Shuthelah
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
Simeonites
: the tribe of Simeon
Sinai
: a mountain located either between the gulfs of Suez and Akaba or in Arabia, east of Akaba,a mountain; the place where the law was given to Moses
(28° 32´, 33° 58´)
Tahan
: son of Ephraim; founding father of the Tahan clan of Ephraim,son of Telah of Ephraim
Tahanites
: members of the clan of Tahan
Tirzah
: daughter of Zelophehad,a town of Manasseh 10 km NE of Shechem
(32° 16´, 35° 17´)
Tola
: son of Issachar,son of Puah (Dodo Issachar); the judge who succeeded Abimelech
Tolaites
: members of the clan of Tola
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
Zebulunites
: the tribe of Zebulun
Zelophehad
: son of Hepher of Machir of Manasseh
Zephon
: son of Gad son of Jacob
Zephonites
: members of the clan of Zephon
Zerah
: members of the clan of Zerah of Simeon,members of the clan of Zerah of Judah
Zerahites
: members of the clan of Zerah of Simeon,members of the clan of Zerah of Judah
Zimri
: son of Salu (Simeon); a chief Phinehas slew for his rebellion,the man who assassinated and succeded Elah, King of Israel,son of Zerah son of Judah,son of Jehoaddah of Benjamin,a land and its people
(32° 11´, 48° 15´)
Zur
: a king of Midian killed by Moses,son of Jeiel of Benjamin
Nehemiah 11:1--12:47
Aaron
: a son of Amram; brother of Moses,son of Amram (Kohath Levi); patriarch of Israel's priests,the clan or priestly line founded by Aaron
Abda
: father of Adoniram, Solomon's forced labor boss,a Levite living in Jerusalem in Nehemiah's day
Abijah
: the son and successor of King Rehoboam
Adaiah
: a woman's name; King Josiah's grandmother,the son of Ethan (Gershom, Levi); ancestor of Asaph,the son of Shimei of Benjamin,son of Jeroham; a priestly leader of those returning from exile,father of Ma-Aseiah, a commander who helped enthrone Joash,an Israelite (Bani) who put away his heathen wife,an Israelite (Binnui) who put away his heathen wife,the son of Joiarib of Judah of pre-exile times,son of Jeroham; head of the priestly clan of Melchijah
Adna
: a commander (Manasseh) of Saul's who defected to David,a commander of 300,000 Judean men under King Jehoshaphat
Adullam
: a resident of the town of Adullam
(31° 38´, 35° 0´)
Ahitub
: chief priest Ahitub I; son of Phinehas II son of Eli,chief priest Ahitub II; son of Amariah I (WZ-466),chief priest, Ahitub III; son of Amariah II
Ahzai
: son (grandson) of Meshillemoth (Immer Aaron Levi)
Aija
: a town 2-3 km SE of Bethel
(31° 55´, 35° 15´);
(31° 48´, 35° 48´);
(31° 55´, 35° 15´);
(31° 55´, 35° 15´)
Akkub
: son of Eli-O-Enai (Hananiah Zerubbabel David Judah); Akkub I,a Levite who was chief gate keeper under Nehemiah; Akkub II,a chief Temple Servant under Nehemiah; Akkub III,a Levite scribe who helped Ezra explain the law; Akkub IV
Amariah
: a Levite (Hebron Kohath); founder of a sub-clan of Hebron,the chief priest, Amariah I; son of Marioth I; 1100 BC,son of Azariah II; chief priest under Jehoshaphat; Amariah II,a Levite temple assistant to Kore under King Hezekiah; 725 BC,son of King Hezekiah; 700 BC,an Israelite (Binnui) who put away his heathen wife; 458 BC,a priestly leader who returned with Zerubbabel 537 BC (NIVsn),son of Shephatiah of Judah
Amashsai
: son of Azarel/Adiel; head of the priestly clan of Immer
Amok
: priestly leader who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Amzi
: son of Zechariah; a priest whose family returned from exile,son of Bani, a member of the temple singer family
Ananiah
: father of Maaseiah, father of Azariah, a wall repairman,a town of Benjamin on the east slope of the Mount of Olives
(31° 49´, 35° 13´)
Anathoth
: a town of Benjamin 10 km NE of Jerusalem, given to the priests,son of Becher, a Benjamite,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law
(31° 48´, 35° 15´)
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
Athaiah
: son of Uzziah (Judah); a returned exile in Jerusalem
Azarel
: a man of Benjamin who defected to David at Ziklag,chief of the 11th division of singers under David,son of Jeroham; chief of the tribe of Dan under David,an Israelite (Binnui) who put away his heathen wife,son of Ahzai; a returned exile priest musician
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
Azekah
: a town in the western foothills of Judah
(31° 42´, 34° 56´)
Azmaveth
: a town of Benjamin 7 km NNW of Jerusalem
(31° 50´, 35° 15´);
(31° 50´, 35° 15´)
Azrikam
: son of Neariah, the descendent of Solomon,son of Azel of Benjamin,son of Hashabiah (Merari Levi),the commander of the palace under King Ahaz
Bakbukiah
: a Levite worship leader who lead a group from the exile
Bani
: a man of Gad; one of David's military elite,son of Shemer (Merari Aaron Levi),a man descended from Perez of Judah,a non-Levite ancestor of men who put away their heathen wives,a non-Levite ancestor of others who put away heathen wives,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law,son of Henadad (Levi); a signer of the pledge to keep the law,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,son of Hashabiah and father of head Levite Uzzi under Nehemiah
Baruch
: son of Zabbai and a priest repairer of the wall who also pledged to keep the law,son of Col-Hozeh of Judah,son of Neriah; Jeremiah's secretary
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´)
Benjamin
: the tribe of Benjamin of Israel
Beth-gilgal
: a town near Jerusalem (OS)
(33° 31´, 36° 18´);
(31° 51´, 35° 31´);
(32° 35´, 35° 10´);
(32° 12´, 35° 16´);
(40° 3´, 45° 2´);
(32° 42´, 35° 18´);
(31° 51´, 35° 31´);
(32° 1´, 35° 13´);
(32° 48´, 35° 35´)
Beth-Gilgal
: a town near Jerusalem (OS)
(33° 31´, 36° 18´);
(31° 51´, 35° 31´);
(32° 35´, 35° 10´);
(32° 12´, 35° 16´);
(40° 3´, 45° 2´);
(32° 42´, 35° 18´);
(31° 51´, 35° 31´);
(32° 1´, 35° 13´);
(32° 48´, 35° 35´)
Beth-Pelet
: a town of south-eastern Judah
(31° 12´, 34° 56´)
Beth-pelet
: a town of south-eastern Judah
(31° 12´, 34° 56´)
Bethel
: a town of Benjamin bordering Ephraim 18 km north of Jerusalem
(31° 55´, 35° 13´);
(32° 2´, 35° 44´)
Bilgah
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's Sanctuary,priest and leader who pledged to obey God's law
Binnui
: a Levite whose son (or descendant), Noadiah returned from exile,a layman of the Pahath-Moab clan who put away his heathen wife,forefather of certain men who put away their heathen wives.,a man of the clan of Henadad who helped repair the wall,a man whose descendants returned from exile with Zerubbabel,a man of Levi who returned with Zerubbabel from exile
Bunni
: a man of Levi who helped Ezra explain the law to the people,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,a man of Levi whose descendant Shemaiah returned from Exile
City of David
: the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah
city of David
: the capital of Israel, on the border of Benjamin and Judah
Col-hozeh
: father of the Shallum who helped build the wall of Jerusalem
Col-Hozeh
: father of the Shallum who helped build the wall of Jerusalem
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
David
: a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel
Dibon
: a town in Moab near where Israel encamped,a town in the Negeb of southeastern Judah
(31° 29´, 35° 46´);
(31° 11´, 34° 58´);
(31° 11´, 34° 58´)
Dung Gate
: a named town gate
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Eber
: a son of Shelah; the father of Peleg; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Shelah (Arpachshad Aram Shem Noah),a nation: poetic description of Israel,son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad,son of Elpaal of Benjamin,son of Shashak of Benjamin,a priest and head of the clan of Amok under High Priest Joiakim
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´)
Eleazar
: a son of Eliud; the father of Matthan; an ancestor of Jesus.,a chief priest; son of Aaron,son of Abinadab; caretaker of the Ark at Kiriath-Jearim,son of Dodo the Ahohite; one of David's military elite,son of Mahli the Levite,a priest who participated in the dedication of the wall,a priest under Ezra; son of Phinehas,a layman of the Parosh clan who put away his heathen wife
Eli-O-Enai
: son of Neariah, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,head of an influential clan of Simeon in King Hezekiah's time,son of Becher son of Benjamin,a priest of the Pashhur clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Zattu clan who put away his heathen wife,a priest who played the trumpet at the dedication of the wall
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
Eliashib
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,son of Eli-O-Enai, (Hananiah Zerubbabel David),high priest in the days of Nehemiah,a Levite singer who agreed to put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Zattu clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani clan who put away his heathen wife,a chief priest; son of Joiakim
En-rimmon
: a spring & town of Simeon and Judah, 14 km north of Beer-Sheba
(34° 21´, 36° 23´);
(31° 22´, 34° 51´);
(31° 22´, 34° 51´);
(31° 56´, 35° 17´);
(34° 21´, 36° 23´);
(32° 46´, 35° 19´);
(32° 46´, 35° 19´)
En-Rimmon
: a spring & town of Simeon and Judah, 14 km north of Beer-Sheba
(34° 21´, 36° 23´);
(31° 22´, 34° 51´);
(31° 22´, 34° 51´);
(31° 56´, 35° 17´);
(34° 21´, 36° 23´);
(32° 46´, 35° 19´);
(32° 46´, 35° 19´)
Ephraim
: the tribe of Ephraim as a whole,the northern kingdom of Israel
(31° 57´, 35° 17´)
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
Ezra
: a man of Judah; probably the son of Hodiah
Gabbai
: a Benjamite leader who lived in Jerusalem
Galal
: a Levite who was leader of a group that returned from exile,son of Jeduthun; a Levite whose descendants returned from exile
Geba
: a town of Judah 8 km north of Jerusalem, 5 km east of Gibeon (SMM)
(31° 51´, 35° 15´);
(31° 50´, 35° 11´);
(31° 50´, 35° 11´);
(31° 49´, 35° 13´);
(31° 25´, 35° 7´);
(31° 50´, 35° 11´)
Gilalai
: a Levite musician who helped Zechariah dedicate Nehemiah's wall
Ginnethon
: priest leader among those who returned from exile
Gishpa
: a Levite over the temple servants in the time of Nehemiah
Gittaim
: a town of Benjamin 20 km SE of Joppa & 12 km north. of Ekron (SMM)
(31° 57´, 34° 57´)
Hadid
: a town of Judah about 6 km NE of Lod and 12 km south of Aphek
(31° 57´, 34° 57´)
Haggedolim
: the father of Zabdiel, an overseer of priests under Nehemiah
(33° 14´, 33° 28´)
Hananel
: a tower on the wall of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Hanani
: son of Heman the Levite; worship leader under Heman and David,a prophet in the time of Asa King of Judah; father of Jehu,a priest of the Immer clan who put away his heathen wife,a man related to Nehemiah who was an administrator in Jerusalem; brother of Nehemiah,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah dedicate Nehemiah's wall
Hananiah
: son of Heman the Levite; worship leader under Heman and David,a man who was one of King Uzziah's commanders,son of Azzur; a false prophet of Zedekiah's from Gibeon,father of Zedekiah, a prince of Judah in the time of Jehoiakim,grandfather of Irijah the sentry who falsely accused Jeremiah; the father of Shelemiah,son of Shashak of Benjamin,a man of Judah who served Nebuchadnezzar with Daniel in Babylon,son of Zerubbabel,a layman of the Bebai clan who put away his heathen wife,a man who made perfume and helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem; son of Shelemiah,governor of the castle and over Jerusalem under Nehemiah,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a priest and head of the clan of Jeremiah under Joiakim
Harim
: a chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,the forefather of certain men who put away their heathen wives,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law
Hashabiah
: son of Amaziah of Levi; father of Malluch,a Merari Levite whose descendants returned from exile,son of Jeduthun the Levite leader under Jeduthun and King David,overseer of King David's work west of the Jordan River,son of Kemuel; David's chief officer over the Levites,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,a Levite descendant of Merari who led recruits to Ezra,a layman of the Parosh clan who put away his heathen wife,ruler of Keilah who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem,son of Henadad, a Levite who contracted to obey God's law,son of Bunni of Levi,son of Mattaniah of Asaph of Levi,priest and head of the house of Hilkiah,a chief of the Levites in Nehemiah's time
Hassenuah
: a man of Benjamin; father of Judah the administrator
Hasshub
: son of Azrikam; a Levite whose descendants returned from exile,son of Pahath-Moab who helped rebuild part of the wall of Jerusalem,a man who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law
Hattush
: son of Shemaiah, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,son of Shemaiah son of Shecaniah of David,a priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Hazaiah
: son of Adaiah of Shiloh
Hazar-shual
: a town in southern Judah belonging to the tribe of Simeon
(31° 12´, 34° 56´)
Hazar-Shual
: a town in southern Judah belonging to the tribe of Simeon
(31° 12´, 34° 56´)
Hazor
: a town 15 km north of Chinnereth, the NW shore of Galilee,a town of south-eastern Judah,a town of south-eastern Judah 20 km south of Hebron (OS),a town of Ephraim 25 km north of Jerusalem,a collective name for some semi-namadic Arabs as distinct from the bedoin of the desert (OS)
(33° 1´, 35° 34´);
(30° 41´, 34° 29´);
(31° 9´, 35° 3´);
(31° 49´, 35° 12´);
(31° 9´, 35° 3´)
Helkai
: priest over the house of Meraioth under Joiakim and Nehemiah
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
Hinnom
: a man and a valley
Hoshaiah
: a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,father of Azariah, a commander under Gedaliah
Iddo
: father of Ahinadab, Solomon's deputy for food from Mahanaim,son of Joah of Gershom son of Levi,son of Zechariah; chief over Manasseh in Gilead under David,a prophet who wrote about the times of Solomon,grandfather of the prophet Zechariah; father of Berekiah,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,a leader of the Jews in Casiphia of Babylon
Immer
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary; father of Meshillemoth,a town of Babylon where Israeli exiles once lived,father of Zadok who helped rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,father of Pashhur the priest in Jeremiah's time
(36° 21´, 43° 9´)
Israel
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
Israelite
: a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel
Ithiel
: son of Jeshaiah of Benjamin,a man who was perhaps Agur's student (NIVfn)
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
Jaddua
: one of the leaders who signed the covenant to keep the law,a chief priest; son of Jonathan
Jarmuth
: a town of Judah 23 km NW of Hebron & 21 km west of Bethlehem,a town of Issachar
(31° 42´, 34° 58´);
(32° 33´, 35° 19´)
Jedaiah
: son of Shimri; ancestor of a large influential family of Simeon,son of Harumaph; a builder on the wall of Jerusalem,chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,son of Joiarib/Jehoiarib; a priest who returned with Zerubbabel,a priest who returned with Zerubbabel
Jeduthun
: a Levite whose descendants returned from exile
Jehohanan
: 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
Jehonathan
: a Levite whom King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law in the cities of Judah,priest and head of the house of Shemaiah under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah
Jekabzeel
: a town in the Wilderness of Judah, 13 km east of Beer-Sheba
(31° 11´, 34° 58´)
Jeremiah
: a prophet of Judah in 627 B.C., who wrote the book of Jeremiah,a man of Libnah; father of Hamutal, mother of Jehoahaz, king of Judah,head of an important clan in eastern Manasseh in the time of Jotham,a Benjamite man who defected to David at Ziklag,the fifth of Saul's Gadite officers who defected to David in the wilderness,the tenth of Saul's Gadite officers who defected to David in the wilderness,a man from Anathoth of Benjamin; son of Hilkiah the priest; a major prophet in the time of the exile,an influential priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel, who later signed the covenant to obey the law, and who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,one of Saul's Gadite officers who defected to David in the wilderness
Jeroham
: son of Eliab (Eliel) of Kohath son of Levi,head of a clan of Benjamin,a man of Benjamin whose descendants returned from exile,son of Pelaliah of Pashhur; a priest whose descendants returned from exile,a man of Gedor; father of Joelah and Zebadiah who defected to David,a man of Dan in Saul and David's time,father of Azariah, a military commander who helped Jehoiadah put Joash on the throne of Judah
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´)
Jeshaiah
: son of Hananiah, a descendant of King Jehoiachin,son of Jeduthun the Levite and worship leader under Jeduthun and King David,son of Rehabiah; a Levitical chief treasurer whose descendants returned from exile,son of Athaliah; head of a family group descended from Elam who returned from exile,a Levite of Merari who led recruits to Ezra,a man of Benjamin; ancestor of Sallu, who lived in Jerusalem in Nehemiah's time
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´)
Jezrahiah
: leader of the singers who dedicated Nehemiah's wall
Joed
: son of Pedaiah of Benjamin
Joel
: a son of Pethuel and a prophet to Judah,son of Samuel of Kohath son of Levi,head of a large influential family of Simeon in King Hezekiah's time,a powerful leader among the descendants of Reuben,a chief of the tribe of Gad,son of Azariah (Uzziah) of Kohath; one of the Levites that King Hezekiah assigned to supervise the cleansing of the temple,son of Izrahiah of Issachar,brother of Nathan; one of David's military elite,a Levitical chief of the descendants of Ladan under King David,son of Ladan and temple treasurer under King David,son of Pedaiah; David's chief officer over the tribe of Manasseh,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Nebo,a man who lived in Jerusalem in Nehemiah's time; son of Zichri,son of Pethuel; a prophet who wrote the book of Joel
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
Joiakim
: son of Jeshua; high priest in Ezra and Nehemiah's time
Joiarib
: one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,son of Zechariah of Judah,priest and leader among those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel; signer of the contract to obey Moses' law
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
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
Jozabad
: a man of Gederah; one of the Benjamites who defected to David at Ziklag,two commanders from Manasseh who defected to David in Ziklag,an officer in charge of the temple store house under King Hezekiah,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,son of Jeshua; a Levite on duty in the time of Ezra,a man who put away his heathen wife; a priest descended from Pashhur,a man who put away his heathen wife; a Levite,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law,a chief Levite who helped supervise the outside work on the house of God in Nehemiah's time
Jozadak
: father of Jeshua the priest in the time of Ezra
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´)
Kadmiel
: a Levite whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,son of Henadad; a signer of the covenant to obey God's law
Kallai
: priest and head of the house of Sallai under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah
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´)
Kolaiah
: son of Ma-Aseiah of Benjamin,father of Ahab, a false prophet in Jeremiah's time
Lachish
: a town of Judah 23 km west of Hebron & 40 km north of Beersheba (SMM)
(31° 33´, 34° 50´)
Levi
: members of the tribe of Levi
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred
Lod
: a town founded by Shemed son of Elpaal of Benjamin, 7 km SE of Joppa
(31° 57´, 34° 53´);
(31° 57´, 34° 53´)
Ma-Aseiah
: a Levite worship leader in David's time,son of Adaiah; a commander who helped enthrone King Joash,a man who was a recruiting officer for King Uzziah's army,son of King Ahaz,a man who was governor of Jerusalem under King Josiah,a priest descended from Jeshua who put away his heathen wife,a priest descended from Harim who put away his heathen wife,a priest descended from Pashhur who put away his heathen wife,a layman of Pahath-Moab clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Ananiah; father of Azariah who helped repair the wall,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law,an chief who signed the covenant to keep the law of Moses,son of Baruch of Judah; a returned exile in Jerusalem,son of Ithiel of Benjamin,a priest who helped celebrate the completion of the wall,father of Zephaniah the priest in the time of Jeremiah,a false prophet in the time of King Zedekiah of Judah,son of Shallum, a gate keeper under King Jehoiakim
Maai
: a Levite musician who helped Zechariah dedicate Nehemiah's wall
Mahalalel
: son of Kenan,a man who was a descendent of Perez of Judah
Malchijah
: an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Malkiyah',son of Ethni, of Gershom of Levi; ancestor of Asaph,a priest whose descendants returned from exile; father of Pashhur,chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a layman of the Parosh Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Harim Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Harim; a repairer of the walls of Jerusalem,son of Rechab; one who repaired the Dung Gate,a man who was a goldsmith and helped repair the wall,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly,a priest who helped celebrate the completion of the wall,as representing the Hebrew name 'Malkiram',son of King Jehoiachin
Malluch
: a priest and leader under Zerubbabel
Malluchi
: a priest and leader under Zerubbabel
Mattaniah
: son and secondary successor of King Josiah,son of Mica/Micaiah; a Levite of Asaph,son of Heman the Levite and worship leader under Heman & David,an Asaph Levite supervisor of temple restoration of Hezekiah's,a layman of the Elam Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Zattu 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,ancestor of Hanan, assistant treasurer under Nehemiah
Mattenai
: a layman of the Hashum Clan who put away his heathen wife,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Bani,priest head of the house of Joiarib under High Priest Joiakim
Meconah
: a town
(31° 22´, 34° 51´)
Meraiah
: a priest; head of the Seraiah Clan under High Priest Joiakim
Meraioth
: son of Zerahiah; chief priest Meraioth I,a chief priest, Meraioth II; son of Ahitub III,a priest at the close of the exile (YC)
Meremoth
: son of Uriah the priest,a layman of the Bani Clan who put away his heathen wife,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Meshezabel
: father of Berekiah and grandfather of Meshullam who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem.,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law
Meshillemoth
: father of Berechiah of Ephraim,son of Immer; ancestor of Amashsai, a post-exilic priest
Meshullam
: grandfather of Shaphan, King Josiah's secretary,son of Zerubbabel,son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad,son of Elpaal of Benjamin,son of Hodaviah of Benjamin,son of Shephatiah of Benjamin,a high priest; son of Zadok II,son of Meshillemith; a priest,a Kohath Levite overseer of temple restoration for King Josiah,one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,a man who opposed the Jews putting away their heathen wives,a layman of the Bani Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel; a repairer of the wall,son of Besodeiah; a man who helped repair a gate in the wall,a man who stood with Ezra when he publicly read the law to the assembly,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,son of Joed of Benjamin; father of Sallu, a returned exile,a priest and head of the house of Ezra under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah,a priest, head of the house of Ginnethon in Nehemiah's time,a man who was a gate keeper in the time of Nehemiah
Mica
: son of Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul,son of Zichri; a Levite whose descendants returned from exile,son of Henadad, a Levite; a signer of the covenant,son of Zabdi in the time of the exiles' return
Micaiah
: son of Imlah; prophet of Israel in the time of King Ahab,father of Achbor/Abdon whom King Josiah used as a messenger,mother of King Abijah / Abijam of Judah,a prince King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,a priest trumpeter who helped dedicate the finished wall,son of Gemariah son of Shaphan
Michmash
: a town of Benjamin 12 km north of Jerusalem
(31° 52´, 35° 16´);
(31° 52´, 35° 16´)
Mijamin
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a layman of the Parosh Clan who put away his heathen wife,priest and leader of some returnees from exile with Zerubbabel
Milalai
: a Levite musician who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall
Miniamin
: a Levite who helped Kore manage temple offerings for Hezekiah,a priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Moadiah
: a priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Moladah
: a town in southern Judah belonging to the tribe of Simeon
(31° 9´, 35° 3´)
Neballat
: a town of Benjaminites 7 km NE of Lydda (OS)
(31° 59´, 34° 57´)
Nehemiah
: leader among those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,son of Hacaliah; governor of the returned exiles,son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-Zur
Nethanel
: son of Zuar; Moses' officer over the tribe of Issachar,son of Jesse of Judah; brother of David,a priest in David's time,a Levite and father of the scribe Shemaiah in David's time,son of Obed-Edom; a Levite gatekeeper,a prince King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,a priest of the Pashhur Clan who put away his heathen wife,a priest and head of the house of Jedaiah under Joiakim,a Levite musician who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall
Netophathite
: resident(s) of the town of Netophah
(31° 44´, 35° 13´)
Nob
: a town 5 or 6 kilometers NE of Jerusalem
(31° 47´, 35° 13´)
Obadiah
: a man who was in charge of king Ahab's household,son of Arnan, a descendant of Hananiah, Zerubbabel and David,son of Izrahiah of Issachar,son of Azel of Benjamin,son of Shemaiah; a Levite leader of a group of returned exiles,a Gadite officer who defected to David in the wilderness,a man of Zebulun in Saul and David's time,a prince King Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,son of Jehiel; head of the Joab Clan group of returnees,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a gatekeeper in the time of Nehemiah
Old Gate
: a gate into Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Ono
: a town founded by Shemed son of Elpaal of Benjamin
(32° 1´, 34° 51´)
Ophel
: a sector of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Pashhur
: son of Malchijah; a priest whose children returned from exile,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,son of Immer; priest, temple chief, and Jeremiah's enemy,son of Malchiah in the time of Jeremiah
Pedaiah
: a man of Rumah; father of Zebidah, the mother of King Jehoiakim,son of King Jehoiachin,a man of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Saul and David's time,a man who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem; son of Parosh,a man who stood with Ezra when he read the law to the assembly,son of Kolaiah of Benjamin; a returned exile
Pelaliah
: son of Amzi; a priest whose descendants returned from exile
Perez
: a son of Judah and Tamar; the father of Hezron; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Judah and Tamar
Persian
: citizen(s) of Persia
(34° 47´, 48° 30´)
Pethahiah
: chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,son of Meshezabel (Zerah Judah); King's Judean affairs advisor
Piltai
: a priest and head of the house of Ginnethon and Meshullam (Miniamin and Moadiah families NIV)
Ramah
: a town 8 km north of Jerusalem,a town of Simeon,a town of Benjamin 9 km north of Jerusalem and 8 km south of Bethel (OS),a town on the border of Asher (OS),a town of Ephraim 10 km SE of Aphek, and 25 km east of Joppa,a town in Gilead 50-60 km east of Beth-Shan
(31° 53´, 35° 12´);
(33° 6´, 35° 18´);
(32° 56´, 35° 22´);
(31° 49´, 35° 10´);
(32° 33´, 36° 0´)
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
Sallai
: a Benjamite leader who lived in Jerusalem
Sallu
: son of Meshullam of Benjamin; a leader who returned from exile,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Seraiah
: secretary of King David,a high priest; son of Azariah III,son of Tanhumeth; a militia leader who rallied to Gedaliah,son of Kenaz son of Jephunneh of Judah,son of Asiel; ancestor of a large influential family of Simeon,priest leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel,son of Hilkiah; head of the priestly clan of Immer in Jerusalem,son of Azriel; a prince in the time of Jehoiakim,son of Neriah; quartermaster deported to Babylon with Zedekiah
Shabbethai
: a Levite who objected to Israel's putting away heathen wives,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law,a Levite supervisor for rebuilding the temple under Nehemiah
Shammua
: son of Zaccur of Reuben; the spy sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan,son of David and Bathsheba,father of Abda, a Levite returned from exile,priestly head of the house of Bilgah under High Priest Joiakim
Shealtiel
: a son of Neri; the father of Zerubbabel; an ancestor of Jesus,son of King Jehoiachin; father of Zerubbabel who was the governor of Judah
Shebaniah
: a priest in David's time,son of Henadad; a signer of the covenant to obey God's law,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,son of Henadad (Levi); a signer of the covenant to obey the law
Shecaniah
: son of Obadiah of Zerubbabel of David,the chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a Levite assistant manager of temple offerings under Hezekiah,son of Jahaziel; post-exile leader of the Zattu Clan,son of Jehiel of the clan of Elam,father of Shemaiah, a wall rebuilder and guard of the east gate,son of Arah; father-in-law of Tobiah, Nehemiah's enemy,priestly leader of some who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Sheep Gate
: the gate in the wall of Jerusalem on northeastern corner,a gate into Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
sheep gate
: the gate in the wall of Jerusalem on northeastern corner,a gate into Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Shemaiah
: a prophet in the days of Rehoboam,son of Shecaniah (Hananiah Zerubbabel David Judah),forefather of Ziza, a prince of the tribe of Simeon,son of Joel of Reuben,son of Hasshub; a Levite leader of some returned exiles,son of Galal; a Levite whose descendants returned from exile,son of Elizaphan (Kohath Levi),son of Nethanel, a Levite and scribe in David's time,son of Obed-Edom; a pre-exile Levite gatekeeper,a Levite whom Jehoshaphat sent to teach the law around Judah,a Levite leader of the Jeduthun Clan in Hezekiah's time,a Levite manager of temple offerings under King Hezekiah,a chief officer of the house of God in Josiah's time,a leader of the Adonikam Clan back from exile,one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,a priest of the Harim Clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Harim Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Shecaniah; keeper of the East Gate under Nehemiah,son of Delaiah son of Mehetabel; an agent of Nehemiah's enemies,son of Mattaniah; priestly leader among the returned exiles,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a priest who helped dedicate the wall,father of a prophet (Uriah?) from Kiriath-Jearim that Jehoiakim executed,a deceived leader in exile who demanded Jeremiah's execution,father of Delaiah, a prince of Judah in the time of Jehoiakim
Shephatiah
: son of David and Abital,son of Reuel of Benjamin whose descendants returned from exile,one of the Benjamite men who defected to David at Ziklag,son of Maacah; David's chief officer over the Simeonites,son of King Jehoshaphat,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,leader of "Solomon's Servants" Clansmen back from exile,forefather of a clan returned from exile headed by Zebadiah,son of Ma-Halalel of Judah,son of Mattan; a prince who charged Jeremiah with treason
Sherebiah
: a Levite leader, recruiter, and teacher under Ezra,son of Henadad, a Levite; a signer of Nehemiah's covenant
Shilonite
: resident of Shiloh, or descendant of Shelah of Judah. (OS)
Solomon
: the tenth son of David; the father of Rehoboam; an ancestor of Jesus; the third king of Israel.,son of David and Bath-Sheba; successor of King David
Talmon
: a Levite; head of a group of gatekeepers in Ezra's time
Tower of Hananel
: a specific tower on the northern wall of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Tower of the Hundred
: a specific tower on the northern wall of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Tower of the Ovens
: a specific tower on the western wall of Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Unno
: a Levite singer who returned with other exiles
Uzzi
: son of Bukki; a chief priest,son of Tola son of Issachar,son of Bela son of Benjamin,son of Michri of Benjamin whose descendants returned from exile,son of Bani of Asaph; Levite overseer in Nehemiah's time,a priestly head of the house of Jedaiah under Joiakim
Uzziah
: a son of Jehoram; the father of Jotham; an ancestor of Jesus.,son and successor of king Amaziah of Judah,son of Uriel of Kohath son of Levi,father of Jonathan, the head of country treasuries under David,a priest of the Harim Clan who put away his heathen wife,son of Zechariah; father of Athaiah of Judah, a returned exile
Water Gate
: a gate into Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´);
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)
Zabdi
: son of Zerah of Judah; grandfather of Achan,son of Shime-i of Benjamin,a Shiphmite man whom David put in charge over his wineries,son of Asaph (Shimei Gershom Levi)
(32° 11´, 48° 15´)
Zabdiel
: father of Jashobeam, a supervisor of David's labour force,son of Haggedolim
Zaccur
: father of Shammua, the Reubenite who spied in Canaan,son of Hammuel of the tribe of Simeon,a Levite of the clan of Merari,son of Asaph (Shimei Gershom Levi),a leader among the Bigvai Clan who returned from exile,son of Imri; one who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem,son of Henadad, a Levite who contracted to obey the law,son of Mattaniah; father of Hanan, assistant treasurer
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
Zanoah
: a town in the western foothills of Judah,a town in the hill country of Judah,son of Jekuthiel son of Mered of Judah
(31° 43´, 35° 0´);
(31° 22´, 35° 0´)
Zeboim
: a town and valley inhabited by Benjamites after the exile
(31° 6´, 35° 28´)
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
Zerah
: members of the clan of Zerah of Simeon,members of the clan of Zerah of Judah
Zerubbabel
: a son of Shealtiel; the father of Abiud; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Pedaiah (Shealtiel?) son of King Jehoiachin
Zichri
: son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Shime-i of Benjamin,son of Shashak of Benjamin,son of Jeroham of Benjamin,son of Asaph (Shimei Gershom Levi),son of Joram (Shubael Moses Levi),a man of Reuben in Saul and David's time; father of Eliezer, the officer over the Reubenites,father of Amasiah, high commander under King Jehoshaphat,father of Elishaphat, a commander who helped enthrone Joash,a man of the military elite of Ephraim under King Pekah,father of Joel, an overseer in Jerusalem in Nehemiah's time,priestly head of the Abijah clan under High Priest Joiakim
Ziha
: a Levite; head of a group of temple servants in Ezra's time,head men of the temple servants in the time of Nehemiah
Ziklag
: a town in SE Judah; home of the Shime-i Clan of Simeon
(31° 22´, 34° 52´)
Zorah
: a town in the western foothills of Judah
(31° 45´, 34° 58´)
