Numbers 25:1--30:16

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

Abarim : a place where the Israelites made an encampment during the Exodus
(31° 45´, 35° 44´)

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

Ahiram : the clan of Ahiram

Ahiramite : the clan of Ahiram

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

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´)

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

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

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

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

Jochebed : wife of Amram

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´)

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´)

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

Meribah : a place at Kadesh-Barnea where Moses struck the rock for water
(30° 41´, 34° 29´); (28° 43´, 33° 50´); (30° 41´, 34° 29´)

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

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

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

Urim : a device to discern divine guidance, used with the "Thummim"

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´)

Zin : a wilderness area
(28° 50´, 33° 25´); (28° 50´, 33° 25´); (30° 41´, 34° 29´); (30° 41´, 34° 29´)

Zur : a king of Midian killed by Moses,son of Jeiel of Benjamin