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List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, A–K

January 01, 1970

"List of minor biblical figures" redirects here. For other uses, see List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, L–Z and List of minor New Testament figures.

This article contains persons named in the Bible, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside from some family connections. Here are the names which start with A-K; for L-Z see there.

A edit

Abagtha edit

See also: Abagtha

Abagtha was a court official or eunuch of king Ahasuerus who was commanded along with 6 other officials to parade queen Vashti to go before the king. (Esther 1:10)

Abda edit

See also: Abda (biblical figure)

The name Abda means servant, or perhaps is an abbreviated form of servant of YHWH.[1] There are two people by this name in the Hebrew Bible.

Where the Masoretic Text has Abda, the Septuagint, depending on the location and manuscript, has names such as Abao, Ephra, Edram, Ioreb, Obeb, and Abdias.[3]

Abdeel edit

Abdeel (Hebrew עַבְדְּאֵל "servant of God"; akin to Arabic عبد الله Abdullah[4]) is mentioned in Jeremiah 36:26 as the father of Shelemiah, one of three men who were commanded by King Jehoiakim to seize the prophet Jeremiah and his secretary Baruch.[5] The Septuagint omits the phrase "and Shelemiah son of Abdeel", probably a scribal error due to homoioteleuton.[6]

Abdi edit

The name Abdi (Hebrew עַבְדִּי) is probably an abbreviation of Obediah, meaning "servant of YHWH", according to the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.[7] Easton's Bible Encyclopedia, on the other hand, holds that it means "my servant". The name "Abdi" appears three times in forms of the Bible that are in use among Jews, Protestants, and Roman Catholics. There is also one additional appearance in 1 Esdras, considered canonical in Eastern Orthodox Churches.

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:29: "And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch."[8] This verse, in the King James Version and some other Bibles, is verse 44 of chapter 6.
  2. 2 Chronicles 29:12. "Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah."[8]
  3. Ezra 10:26. "And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah."[8]
  4. 1 Esdras 9:27, where the name appears in the Hellenized form Oabd[e]ios.[9] "Of the sons of Elam: Matthanias and Zacharias and Iezrielos and Obadios and Ieremoth and Elias."[10]

According to Cheyne and Black (1899), the two occurrences in the Books of Chronicles refer to a single individual, and the references in Ezra and 1 Esdras are to a second individual.[11]

Abdiel edit

Abdiel was the son of Guni and the father of Ahi according to 1 Chronicles 5:15. He came from the tribe of Gad; A Gadite who lived in Gilead or in Bashan, and whose name was reckoned in genealogies of the time of Jotham, king of Judah, or of Jeroboam II king of Israel.

Abdon edit

Abdon (Hebrew עַבְדּוֹן from עָבַד "to serve") is the name of four biblical individuals. It is a diminutive form of the name Ebed.[12]

  1. An Abdon in the book of Judges: see the article Abdon (Judges).
  2. The first-born of Gibeon of the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned only in passing in genealogies (1 Chronicles 8:30, 9:36).
  3. Abdon the son of Micah. Josiah sent him, among others, to the prophetess Huldah, in order to discern the meaning of the recently rediscovered book of the law (2 Chronicles 34:20). He is referred to as Achbor in 2 Kings 22:12.
  4. Abdon son of Sashak. He is only mentioned as a name in a genealogy (1 Chronicles 8:23).[13]

In addition to its use as a personal name, the proper name "Abdon" is used for a Levitical city mentioned in Joshua 21:30 and 1 Chronicles 6:74 (6:59 in the New American Bible (Revised Edition)).[14][15]

Abi edit

See Abijah

Abiah edit

See Abijah

Abialbon edit

See Abiel

Abiasaph edit

Abiasaph (Hebrew אֲבִיאָסָף "my father has gathered") was a son of Korah of the Tribe of Levi according to Exodus 6:24, born in Egypt. Ebiasaph is a spelling variation of Abiasaph.

Abida edit

Abida, Abidah or Abeida,[16] a son of Midian and descendant of Abraham and Keturah, appears twice in the Bible, in Genesis 25:4 and 1 Chronicles 1:33.[17] The sons of Abraham's concubines were sent away to the east with gifts from Abraham.[18] The father of Hudino, the great-grandfather of Jethro.

Abiel edit

Abiel (Hebrew אֲבִיאֵל "my father is God") was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:

Abiezer edit

Abiezer or Abieezer is the name of three Biblical characters. The name means "father of help" i.e., helpful. The characters are:

  • The prince of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 1:12).
  • The second of the three sons of Hammoleketh, the sister of Gilead, also called Jeezer (Numbers 26:30). He was the grandson of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 7:18). From his family Gideon sprang (Joshua 17:2; Judges 6:34 and 8:2). In Judges 6:15, Gideon describes his clan, the Abiezrites, as "the weakest in [the tribe of] Manasseh" .
  • One of King David's thirty warriors (2 Samuel 23:27; 1 Chronicles 27:12) a Benjamite from Anathoth.

Abihail edit

Abihail may refer to one of five different people mentioned in the Bible:

  • Abihail the Levite lived during the time of the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness. He was the head of the house of Merari and Levi's youngest son. (Numbers 3:35)
  • Abihail was the wife of Abishur of the tribe of Judah. (I Chronicles 2:29)
  • Abihail, from Gilead of Bashan, was head of the tribe of Gad. (I Chronicles 5:14)
  • Abihail was the daughter of David's brother Eliab. She was married to David's son Jerimoth and became mother of Rehoboam's wife Mahalath. (II Chronicles 11:18)
  • Abihail was the father of Queen Esther and uncle of Mordecai. (Esther 2:15; Esther 9:29

Abihud edit

Abihud was a figure mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8:3 as the son of Bela the son of Benjamin. He is also called Ahihud. Another individual named Abihud is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew as an ancestor of Jesus. But this Abihud is not listed in the Old Testament.

Abijah edit

Abijah (Hebrew אֲבִיָּה "my father is YHWH") is the name of five minor biblical individuals:

  • Abijah,[19] who married King Ahaz of Judah. She is also called Abi.[20] Her father's name was Zechariah; she was the mother of King Hezekiah[21]
  • A wife of Hezron, one of the grandchildren of Judah[22]
  • A son of Becher, the son of Benjamin[23]
  • The second son of Samuel.[24] His conduct, along with that of his brother, as a judge in Beersheba, to which office his father had appointed him, led to popular discontent, and ultimately provoked the people to demand a monarchy.
  • A descendant of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, a chief of the eighth of the twenty-four orders into which the priesthood was divided by David and an ancestor of Zechariah, the priest who was the father of John the Baptist.[25] The order of Abijah is listed with the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Joshua.[26]

This name (possibly) appeared on the Gezer Calendar, a Paleo-Hebrew inscription dating to the 9th or 10th Century BC, making it one of the earliest if not the earliest Yahwistic theophoric names outside the Bible.[27]

Abimael edit

In Genesis 10:28, Abimael (Hebrew אֲבִֽימָאֵ֖ל) is the ninth of the 13 sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem. He is also mentioned in 1 Chronicles 1:22. Abimael means "God is a father."[28]

Abinadab edit

"Abinadab" redirects here. For other uses, see Abinadab (disambiguation).

Abinadab (Hebrew אֲבִינָדָב "my father apportions" or "the father [i.e. god of the clan] is munificent")[29] refers to four biblical characters. Where the Hebrew text reads Avinadav, Greek manuscripts of the Septuagint read Am(e)inadab or Abin.[29] but Brenton's translation of the Septuagint reads "Abinadab".

  1. A man of Kiriath-Jearim, in whose house on a hill the Ark of the Covenant was deposited after having been brought back from the land of the Philistines.[30] "It is most likely that this Abinadab was a Levite".[31] The ark remained in his care for twenty years, guarded by his son Eleazar (not to be confused with Eleazar, the son of Aaron), until it was at length removed by David.[32]
  2. The second of the eight sons of Jesse.[33] He was with Saul in the campaign against the Philistines in which Goliath was slain.[34]
  3. One of Saul's sons, who perished with his father in the battle of Gilboa.[35]

Abinoam edit

See also: Abinoam

Abinoam was the father of Barak the partner of Deborah. He is mentioned in the following passages: Judges 4:6,12 and Judges 5:1,12.

Abiram edit

Abiram was the firstborn of Hiel the Beth-elite mentioned in 1 Kings 16:34.

Abishua edit

Abishua was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals found in the Hebrew Bible.

Abishur edit

According to the Hebrew Bible, Abishur or Abishur ben Shammai was the spouse of Abihail, and the father of Molin and Ahban. He was directly from the tribe of Judah as the son of Shammai the son of Onam the great-great-grandson of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:28–29)

Abital edit

See also: Avital (given name)

In II Samuel 3:4, Abital (Hebrew: אֲבִיטַל ’Ăḇîṭāl) is minor biblical character in the book of Samuel and one of King David's wives. Abital gave birth to David's fifth son, Shephatiah, a minor biblical character.[36][37]

Abitub edit

The name Abitub or Abitob appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, in 1 Chronicles 8:11, where it is used for a character said to be the son of Shaharaim, in a section on the descendants of Benjamin.[38]

Achbor edit

See also: Achbor

Achbor is the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • In the King Lists in the books of Genesis and 1 Chronicles Achbor is the father of Baal-hanan, a king of Edom, but is not actually listed as being king himself although some commentaries assume that he was. See Genesis 36:38; 1 Chronicles 1:49.

In the Books of Kings

  • Son of Michaiah, is one of Josiah's officers, and one of the five men sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire regarding the book of the law newly discovered in the Temple in Jerusalem (2 Kings 22:12, 14). This Achbor is also called Abdon (2 Chronicles 34:20).

This may be the same Achbor who is mentioned as the father of Elnathan in the Book of Jeremiah 26:20–23, and who lived in the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah.

Achsa edit

Achsa or Achsah, was the daughter of Caleb or Chelubai the son of Hezron of the Tribe of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:49) Though she is often identified as the Achsah the daughter of Caleb in the time of Joshua.[39]

Achsah edit

See Achsa

Adah edit

Hebrew: עָדָה‎, Modern: ʿAda, Tiberian: ʿĀḏā; adornment[40]

  1. the first wife of Lamech, and the mother of Jabal and Jubal. (Genesis 4:19–23)
  2. the first wife of Esau, the daughter of Elon the Hittite. It has been suggested by biblical scholars that she is the same person as "Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite", mentioned as a wife of Esau in Genesis 26.[41][42] She bore Esau's firstborn Eliphaz, and became the matriarch of the Edomites. (Genesis 26:34, 36:2–4)

The Order of the Eastern Star considers Adah also to be the name of the daughter of Jephthah, although the Bible does not name her.

Adaiah edit

Adaiah (/əˈdeɪjə/) was the name of 8 biblical individuals:

  • The father of Queen Jedidah the wife of Manasseh, being the maternal grandfather of king Josiah. (2 Kings 22:1) He was a native of Boscath of the lowlands of Judah.
  • A Levite of a Gershonite branch; he was the son of Ethan and father of Zerah making him an ancestor of Asaph. (1 Chronicles 6:41) In 1 Chronicles 6:21, he is called Iddo.
  • A Benjamite, being the son of Shimhi. (1 Chronicles 8:21) Apparently, he is the same with Shema in 1 Chronicles 8:13.
  • A priest listed in 1 Chronicles 9:12 and Nehemiah 11:12. According to Cheyne and Black, it is possible that this same priest should appear in Nehemiah 12:6 or 7, but has been removed by a scribal error that left the name "Jedaiah" in its place.[43]
  • A ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada. (2 Chronicles 23:1)
  • One of the descendants of Bani who married foreign wives. (Ezra 10:29)
  • A descendant of another Bani who also married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:39)
  • A son of Joiarib of the line of Pharez. (Nehemiah 11:5)

Adalia edit

Mentioned only in Esther 9:8, Adalia is the fifth of the Persian noble Haman's ten sons.[44] Adalia was slain along with his nine siblings in Susa. In various manuscripts of the Septuagint, his name is given as Barsa, Barel, or Barea.[44]

Adbeel edit

Adbeel (Hebrew אַדְבְּאֵל "disciplined by God") Nadbeel or Idiba'ilu, was the third son of Ishmael out of twelve. (Genesis 25:13) The name Adbeel is associated with the personal name and northwest tribe in Arabia known as Idiba'ilu. (Kenneth A. Mathews, 2005, p. 361)

Addar edit

Addar, according to the Hebrew Bible, was the son of Bela the son of Benjamin the eponymous founder of the tribe of Benjamin. He is briefly mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8:3.

Ader edit

See Eder

Adiel edit

Adiel may refer to 3 people:

  1. The father of Azmaveth, who was treasurer under David and Solomon, mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 27:25.
  2. A family head of the tribe of Simeon, who participated in driving out the Meunim, mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 4:36.
  3. See Azareel

Adin edit

Adin was the head of a family who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel in Ezra 2:15 8:6. However, according to Nehemiah 7:20, his descendants were 655, that is, completely divergent from the descendants in Ezra as 454. He is also found in Nehemiah 10:16 as one who signed Nehemiah's covenant.

Adina edit

In 1 Chronicles 11:42, Adina (lit. Slender) is listed as one of the "mighty men" of David's army. Adina was the son of a chief of the Reubenites named Shiza.

Adino edit

Adino was an Eznite and one of David's mighty men. (2 Samuel 23:8) He is identified with Jashobeam and the name does not occur in other translations in the Bible. Ginsburg offers a corrected form taken substantially from the parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 11:11: "Jashobeam a son of a Hachmonite, chief of the captains; he lifted up his spear." This is plausible, and is very generally accepted, and eliminates the names Adino and Eznite, which do not occur elsewhere in the Bible. Some of the facts are against this. The Septuagint has the names Adino and Eznite. The Latin finds no proper names in the passage, but so translates the words as to presuppose the Hebrew text as we have it. It may be a case for suspended judgment.[45]

Adlai edit

Adlai is in Hebrew עַדְלָי, meaning "refuge". In 1 Chronicles 27:29, he is the father of Shaphat. He is mentioned only in this verse.

Admatha edit

Mentioned only in Esther 1:14, Admatha is an advisor to Ahasuerus of Persia.[46] According to one theory, the verse has suffered from scribal error, and as it originally stood Admatha was instead Hamdatha, not an adviser to Ahaseurus but the father of Haman.[46]

Adna edit

Adna is the name of two biblical characters.[47]

  • One of the men in the Book of Ezra who took foreign wives.[48] And the son of Pahathmoab.[49]
  • A priest, named as the head of the priestly family Harim in the time of Joiakim.[50]

Adnah edit

Adnah is the name of at least two individuals in the Hebrew Bible.[51]

  1. Adnah, called Ednaas or Ednas in Septuagint manuscripts, is credited with being a commander of 300,000 soldiers in the army of Jehoshaphat.[51] He is found in 2 Chronicles 17:14. His name is spelled with a final He.[51]
  2. Adnah, called Edna in the Septuagint, refers to a member of the Tribe of Manasseh who deserted Saul to support David.[51] His name is spelled with either a final He or else a Heth, depending on the manuscript.[51]

Adonijah edit

Adonijah is the name of 2 minor biblical figures.

  • A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach in the cities of Judah. (2 Chronicles 17:8)
  • A chief of the people. He sealed the covenant to keep God's Laws in the times of Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:16)

Adonikam edit

Adonikam is a Biblical figure, one of those "which came with Zerubbabel" (Ezra 2:13). His "children," or retainers, numbering 666, came to Jerusalem (8:13). The name means, "the Lord is risen up."[52] In the Septuagint, depending on the manuscript and location, the name is given as Adon[e]ikam, Adonikan, Adeikam, Adenikam, Adaneikam or Adoniakaim.[52] In Nehemiah 7:18, his descendants were 667 instead of the previous number 666.

Adriel edit

Adriel was the son of Barzillai the Meholathite, whom Saul gave in marriage his own daughter, Merab. The five sons that sprang from this union were put to death by the Gibeonites. (1 Samuel 18:19; 2 Samuel 21:8–9. Here it is said that Michal bare these five children either that she treated them as if she had been their own mother, or that for "Michal" we should read "Merab," in 1 Samuel 18:19.

Agee edit

Agee was the father of Shammah, who was one of David's mighty men (II Samuel 23:11). Based on interpretations of I Chronicles 11:34 and II Samuel 23:32–33 Agee was either the grandfather of Jonathan or his brother. According to Cheyne and Black, his name is a scribal mistake, and should read "Ela"; he is the same as the Ela mentioned in 1 Kings 4:18.[53]

Ahab edit

Ahab (Hebrew: אָחאַב, which means "brother/father") is the name of at least one minor biblical figure:

  • Ahab, son of Koliah, who, according to Jeremiah 29:21, was labeled a false prophet by YHVH [54]

Aharah edit

See Ehi

Aharhel edit

In 1 Chronicles 4:8, Aharhel (Hebrew אֲחַרְחֵל "behind the rampart") is the son of Harum of the tribe of Judah.

Ahasai edit

See Ahzai, and Meshullam

Ahasbai edit

Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, was the father of Eliphelet, one of King David's Warriors (2 Samuel 23:34).

Ahaz edit

Ahaz was a son of Micah, and great-grandson of Jonathan. (1 Chronicles 8:35, 9:42)

Ahban edit

Ahban was the first son of Abishur and Abihail. He was also the brother of Molid and a Jerahmeelite. He is mentioned in the following passage: 1 Chronicles 2:29.

Aher edit

Aher was a Benjamite and the father of Hushim. (1 Chronicles 7:12) He might be the same as Ahiram and Aharah.

Ahi edit

(Hebrew אֲחִי "my brother")

Ahiah edit

See Ahijah

Ahiam edit

Ahiam is one of David's thirty heroes. He was the son of Sharar (2 Samuel 23:33) or according to 1 Chronicles 11:35 of Sacar, the Hararite.

Ahian edit

Ahian is the name given to a descendant of Manasseh in the tribal genealogies of 1 Chronicles.[55] The name appears only in a single time in the Bible.[56]

Ahiezer edit

Ahiezer is the name of 2 biblical figures:

Ahihud edit

Ahihud is the name of 3 or 2 biblical individuals

  • See Abihud
  • A son of Ehud, of the tribe of Benjamin. He may be the same as the first but the text might be corrupt. (1 Chronicles 8:6–7)
  • Name different in Hebrew, meaning brother of Judah. Chief of the tribe of Asher; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan among the tribe (Numbers 34:27).

Ahijah edit

Ahijah is the name of 7 minor biblical individuals.

  1. One of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:7, RV). In AV (KJV) called "Ahiah."
  2. One of the five sons of Jerahmeel, who was great-grandson of Judah (1 Chr. 2:25).
  3. A Pelonite, one of David's heroes (1 Chr. 11:36); called also Eliam (2 Sam. 23:34).
  4. A Levite having charge of the sacred treasury in the temple (1 Chr. 26:20).
  5. One of Solomon's secretaries (1 Kings 4:3).
  6. Son of Ahitub (1 Sam. 14:3, 18), Ichabod's brother; the same probably as Ahimelech, who was High Priest at Nob in the reign of Saul (1 Sam. 22:11) and at Shiloh, where the Tabernacle was set up. Some, however, suppose that Ahimelech was the brother of Ahijah, and that they both officiated as high priests, Ahijah at Gibeah or Kirjath-jearim, and Ahimelech at Nob.
  7. Father of King Baasha of Israel

Ahikam edit

Ahikam (Hebrew אחיקם, "My brother has risen") was one of the five whom, according to the Hebrew Bible, Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law.[57]

Ahilud edit

Ahilud is the father of Jehoshaphat, who serves as court recorder to David (2 Samuel 8:16) and Solomon (1 Kings 4:3). In 1 Kings 4:12, Ahilud is the father of Baana, an official in Solomon's court sent to gather provisions in Taanach and Megiddo, and Beth Shan.

Ahimaaz edit

Ahimaaz was the name of 2 or 1 biblical individuals.

  • The father of Ahinoam the wife of Saul. (1 Samuel 14:50)
  • Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, was one of Solomon's twelve commissary officers and married Basemath, Solomon's daughter. (1 Kings 4:15) It is possible that he is Ahimaaz, Zadok's son.

Ahiman edit

Ahiman is the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • One of the three giant Anakim brothers whom Caleb and the spies saw in Mount Hebron (Numbers 13:22) when they went in to explore the land. They were afterwards driven out and slain (Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10).
  • One of the guardians of the temple after the exile. (1 Chronicles 9:17)

Ahimelech edit

Not to be confused with Ahimelech.

Ahimelech is the name of 1 minor biblical individual which is referred in 1 Samuel 26:6 as a Hittite, and a companion and friend of David, when he was hiding from Saul in the wilderness.

Ahimoth edit

See Mahath

Ahinadab edit

Ahinadab (Hebrew: אחינדב Akhinadav "my brother Is noble" or "my brother has devoted himself"),[58] son of Iddo, is one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by Solomon to districts of his kingdom to raise supplies by monthly rotation for his household. He was appointed to the district of Mahanaim (1 Kings 4:14), east of Jordan.

Ahinoam edit

There are two references in the Bible to people; who bear that name;

  • A daughter of Ahimaaz; who became a wife of Saul[59] and the mother of his four sons and two daughters, one of whom is Michal, David's first wife.
  • A woman from Jezreel, who became David's second wife, after he fled from Saul, leaving Michal, his first wife, behind,[60] and the mother of Amnon, David's first-born.[61]

Ahio edit

Ahio is the name of 3 biblical individuals.

  • One of the sons of Beriah. (1 Chronicles 8:14)
  • One of the sons of Jehiel the Giebeonite. (1 Chronicles 8:31, 9:37)
  • One of the sons of Abinadab the Levite. He helped carried the Ark of the Covenant with Uzzah, his brother, out of his father's house. (1 Samuel 6:3–4; 1 Chronicles 13:7)

Ahira edit

Ahira was the leader of the tribe of Naphtali mentioned in recording of the census, and was the "hereditary" prince of his tribe who made tribal sacrifices to Yahweh, and commander of his tribe in the march. (Numbers 1:15; 2:29; 7:78,83; 10:27)

Ahiram edit

Ahiram was a son of Benjamin according to Numbers 26:38.

Ahisamach edit

Ahisamach or Ahisamakh, also Ahis'amach (Hebrew: אחיסמך "brother of support"), of the tribe of Dan, was the father of Aholiab according to Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:34, and Exodus 38:23.

Ahishahar edit

Ahishahar is the name given to a third-generation descendant of Benjamin (the eponymous forefather of the Tribe of Benjamin) in 1 Chronicles 7:10. This figure is mentioned nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible.[62]

Ahishar edit

Ahishar (אחישר in Hebrew; meaning Brother of song, or singer), the officer who was "over the household" of Solomon (1 Kings 4:6).

Ahitub edit

Ahitub is the name of several minor biblical figures:

  1. Ahitub, son of Phinehas, grandson of Eli, and brother of Ichabod. (1 Samuel 14:3,22:9–20, 1 Chronicles 9:11)
  2. Ahitub, son of Amariah and father of Zadok. (2 Samuel 8:15–17)
  3. Ahitub, a descendant through the priestly line of the first Zadok. He was an ancestor of later high priests who served during the fall of Jerusalem and after the exile. (2 Chronicles 6:11–12)
  4. Ahitub, a Benjamite. (1 Chronicles 8:11)

Ahlai edit

Ahlai is a name given to two individuals in the Books of Chronicles. In the opinion of Thomas Kelly Cheyne, the name is probably derived from "Ahiel" or a similar name.[63]

Ahoah edit

Ahoah was the son of Bela son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:4)

Aholibamah edit

Aholibamah was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • Was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,[64] son of Seir the Horite.[65] She was one of two Canaanite women who married Esau, the son of Isaac, when he was in his forties. Isaac and his wife Rebecca, however, were greatly opposed to this union.[66] So, according to some Biblical scholars, Esau changed her name to the Hebrew name "Judith", as to pacify his parents.[67]
  • A duke of Edom. (Genesis 36:41)

Ahumai edit

Ahumai was the son of Shobal or Jabath of the Tribe of Judah. He was head of one of the families of the Zorahites. (1 Chronicles 4:2)

Ahuzam edit

See Ahuzzam

Ahuzath edit

See Ahuzzath

Ahuzzah edit

See Ahuzzath

Ahuzzam edit

Ahuzzam or Ahuzam is the name of one of the sons of "Asshur, the father of Tekoa," in a genealogy describing the desceandants of the Tribe of Judah.[68] He is mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 4:6.[69]

Ahuzzath edit

Ahuzzath or Ahuzzah[70] is the name given to an associate of Abimelech, king of Gerar, in Genesis 26:26. According to the Book of Genesis, Ahuzzath accompanied Abimelech when Abimelech went to make a treaty with Isaac. He is mentioned nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible.[71]

Ahzai edit

Ahzai (KJV Ahasai) is a name which appears only in Nehemiah 11:13, where it is mentioned in passing.[72] The verse refers to a priest, called "Amashsai son of Azarel son of Ahzai son of Meshillemoth son of Immer." In the parallel name in 1 Chronicles 9:12, the name "Jahzerah" replaces "Ahzai."[72]

Aiah edit

Aiah (איה "Falcon") was the father of Rizpah, mentioned in 2 Samuel 3:7

Ajah edit

In Genesis 36:24 and 1 Chronicles 1:40, Ajah [איה] is a son of Zibeon. Ajah means hawk. Alternative spelling: Aiah.

Akan edit

Not to be confused with Achan (biblical figure).

In Genesis 36:27 Akan is a son of Ezer and grandson of Seir the Horite. In 1 Chronicles 1:42 he is called Jaakan.

Akkub edit

Akkub was the name of 3 or 4 biblical individuals.

Alameth edit

Alameth is one of the sons of Becher the son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 7:8)

Alemeth edit

Alemeth was the son of Jarah and the father of Azmaveth mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9:42.

Allon edit

In 1 Chronicles 4:37, Allon is the son of Jedaiah, of the family of the Simeonites, who expelled the Hamites from the valley of Gedor.

Almodad edit

Almodad is one of the sons of Joktan according to Genesis 10:26 and 1 Chronicles 1:20. While the Bible has no further history regarding Almodad, this patriarch is considered to be the founder of an Arabian tribe in "Arabia Felix".[73] This is based on the identification of Joktan's other sons, such as Sheba and Havilah, who are both identified as coming from that region.[74]

Alvah edit

In Genesis 36:40, Alvah is a chief of Edom and a descendant of Esau. In 1 Chronicles 1:51 he is called Aliah.

Alvan edit

In Genesis 36:23, Alvan is the eldest son of Shobal and a descendant of Seir the Horite. In 1 Chronicles 1:40 he is called Alian.

Amal edit

Amal was the son of Helem of the tribe of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:35)

Amariah edit

Amariah is the name of 8 or 9 biblical figures.

  • A Levite in the line of Aaron-Eleazar; a son of Meraioth and grandfather of Zadok who lived in David's time. (1 Chronicles 6:7,52)
  • A Levite of the descent of Kohath at the time of the division of the courses of the Levites by David. (1 Chronicles 23:19; 24:23)
  • A Levite in the line of Eleazar a son of Azariah who "executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built". (1 Chronicles 6:10) In Ezra 7:3 he is listed as an ancestor of Ezra.
  • Chief priest and judge "in all matters of Yahweh" appointed by Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 19:11) Could be the same as the previous Amariah.
  • A descendant of Judah in the line of Perez and an ancestor of Ataiah who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile. (Nehemiah 11:4) May be the same as Imri in 1 Chronicles 9:4.
  • A Levite and an assistant of Kore appointed by king Hezekiah for the "oblations of Yahweh" to their brethren. (2 Chronicles 31:15)
  • A son of Bani who married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:42)
  • A priest who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant; he had returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel and was the father of Jehohanan at the time of Joiakim. (Nehemiah 10:3; 12:2,13)
  • An ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah. (Zephaniah 1:1)

Amasa edit

In 2 Chr 28:1–4, Amasa is the son of Hadlai, and one of the leaders of Ephraim (2 Chr 28:12) during the reign of the most wicked King Ahaz.

Amasai edit

Amasai was the name of 3 or 4 biblical figures.

  • A Kohathite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:25,35)
  • Chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin, who rushed to David while an outlaw in Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:18).
  • One of the priests who blew the trumpets before the Ark of the Covenant (1 Chronicles 15:24).
  • Mentioned in 2 Chronicles 29:12, as the father of Mahath, one of the Levites who took a prominent part at the instance of Hezekiah in the cleansing of the temple.

Amashai edit

See Amashsai

Amashsai edit

Amashsai (Amashai in the King James Version) son of Azareel, was appointed by Nehemiah to reside at Jerusalem and do the work of the temple. He merits only one mention in the whole Bible, in Nehemiah 11:13.

Amasiah edit

In 2 Chronicles 17:16, Amasiah (meaning burden of Jehovah) was the son of Zichri, a captain under King Jehoshaphat.

Amaziah edit

See also: Amaziah

Amaziah is the name of 3 minor biblical figures.

  • In Amos 7:10, Amaziah is a priest of Bethel who confronts Amos and rejects his prophesying against king Jeroboam II. As a result, Amos is led to prophesy the doom of Amaziah's family, the loss of his land and his death in exile. Jonathan Magonet has described Amaziah as 'a spiritual leader who believed in his own power and could not risk hearing the word of God'.[75]
  • A son of Hilkiah of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chronicles 6:45).
  • The father of Joshah, the chief of the Simeonites in the time of Hezekiah (1 Chronicles 4:34).

Ami edit

See Amon

Aminadab edit

See Amminadab

Amittai edit

The father of Jonah the prophet, and a native of Gath-hepher (2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1). Mentioned in Islam by Muhammad. When Muhammad was returning from preaching in Ta'if and decided to take shelter in the garden of two leaders, Addas, a lowly servant boy, was sent to offer grapes to Muhammad. When Addas came, Muhammad asked which land he came from. Addas replied he was from Nineveh. Upon receiving this answer, Muhammad exclaimed "The town of Jonah, son of Amittai!" Overjoyed, Muhammad then told Addas how Jonah and he (Muhammad) were prophetic brothers.

Ammiel edit

Ammiel was the name of 4 biblical individuals.

  • One of the spies Moses sent to the land of Canaan. He was also one of the people who perished for their unpleasant report (Numbers 13:12; 14:37).
  • The father of Machir of Lo-debar in whose house Mephibosheth resided (2 Samuel 9:4–5; 17:27).
  • See Eliam
  • One of the sons of Obed-edom the Levite in 1 Chronicles 26:5.

Ammihud edit

Ammihud may refer to a quantity of 5 people in the Hebrew Bible:

  • An Ephraimite. The son of Laadan (son of Tahan, son of Telah, son of Resheph, son of Rephah, son of Beriah, son of Joseph) and father of Elishama (father of Nun, father of Joshua). He is mentioned in Joshua's genealogy in 1 Chronicles 7:23–27.
  • The father of Shemuel, a chief appointed by Moses at the time of the Exodus. (Numbers 34:20)
  • The father of Pedahel, a chief appointed by Moses to rule over the tribe of Naphtali. (Numbers 34:28)
  • The father of Talmai, king of Geshur, to whom Absalom fled for refuge after the murder of Amnon. (2 Samuel 13:37)
  • The son of Omri and father of Uthai, a descendant of Perez son of Judah. (1 Chronicles 9:4)

Amminadab edit

See also: Amminadab

Amminadab was the name of 3 biblical individuals.

Amminadib edit

A person mentioned in the Old Testament in Song of Solomon 6:12, whose chariots were famed for their swiftness. It is rendered in the margin "my willing people," and in the Revised Version "my princely people."

Ammishaddai edit

In the Book of Numbers, Ammishaddai (Hebrew: עַמִּישַׁדָּי ‘Ammīšadāy "people of the Almighty") was the father of Ahiezer, who was chief of the Tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 1:12; 2:25).

This is one of the few names compounded with the name of God, Shaddai.

Ammizabad edit

Ammizabad was the son of Benaiah, who was the third and chief captain of the host under David (1 Chronicles 27:6).

Amnon edit

See also: Amnon

Amnon was one of the sons of Shammai, of the children of Ezra. (1 Chronicles 4:20)

Amok edit

Amok was a chief priest who came to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel and the ancestor of Eber who was priest in the day of Joiakim. (Nehemiah 12:7,20)

Amon edit

Amon was the name of 3 minor biblical individuals.

  • A city governor in the time of Kings Jehoshaphat and Ahab[76]
  • Amon, king of Judah.
  • The head of the "children of Solomon's servants" who returned from captivity; reckoned along with the Nethinim, or temple slaves. Called also Ami. (Nehemiah 7:59; Ezra 7:52)

Amoz edit

Amoz /ˈeɪmɒz/ (Hebrew: אָמוֹץ, Modern: ʼAmōṣ, Tiberian: ʼĀmōṣ), also known as Amotz,[77] was the father of the prophet Isaiah, mentioned in Isaiah 1:1; 2:1 and 13:1, and in II Kings 19:2, 20; 20:1. The word "amoz" means strong

In Rabbinical Tradition, there is a Talmudic tradition that when the name of a prophet's father is given, the father was also a prophet, so that Amoz would have been a prophet like his son. The rabbis of the Talmud declared, based upon a rabbinic tradition, that Amoz was the brother of Amaziah (אמציה), the king of Judah at that time (and, as a result, that Isaiah himself was a member of the royal family). According to some traditions, Amoz is the "man of God" in 2 Chronicles 25:7–9 (Seder Olam Rabbah 20), who cautioned Amaziah to release the Israelite mercenaries that he had hired.

Amram edit

See also: Amram

Amram is minor individual who was one of the sons of Bani that married a foreign wife in Ezra 10:34.

Amzi edit

Amzi ('am-tsee') is a masculine Hebrew name meaning "my strength" or "strong." Two individuals with this name are mentioned in the Bible:

Anah edit

In the Book of Genesis, there are two men and one woman named Anah.

Anaiah edit

Anaiah, a name meaning "Yahweh has answered," appears only twice in the Hebrew Bible, with both appearances in Nehemiah.[78]

  • Ezra, a Jewish reformer, standing up to give a speech, with thirteen other people standing beside him. Anaiah is listed as one of those standing by.[79]
  • The second appearance of the name is in a list of people who signed a covenant between God and the Jewish people.[80]

Anak edit

Anak was the father of Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai in Numbers 13:22

Anamim edit

Anamim (Hebrew: עֲנָמִים, ‘Ănāmīm) is, according to the Bible, either a son of Ham's son Mizraim or the name of a people descending from him. Biblical scholar Donald E. Gowan describes their identity as "completely unknown."[81]

The name should perhaps be attached to a people in North Africa, probably in the surrounding area of Egypt. Medieval biblical exegete, Saadia Gaon, identified the Anamim with the indigenous people of Alexandria, in Egypt.[82]

Anan edit

Anan was one of the Israelites who sealed the covenant after the return from Babylon[83] (Nehemiah 10:26). While "Anan" (which means "Cloud") never became a very common name, a much later person so named – Anan Ben David (c. 715 – c. 795) is widely considered to be a major founder of the Karaite movement of Judaism.

Anani edit

Anani is a name which appears in a genealogy in Chronicles.[84] It refers to a descendant of Zerubbabel. According to the Masoretic Text Anani was born six generations after Zerubbabel. For scholars, this six-generation span after Zerubbabel is the terminus a quo for the date of Chronicles—it implies that Chronicles could not have been written earlier than about 400 BCE.[85] In the Septuagint, Anani is listed as eleven generations removed from Zerubbabel. For scholars who believe that the Septuagint reading for Anani's genealogy is correct, this places the earliest possible date for the writing of Chronicles at about 300 BCE.[85]

Ananiah edit

Ananiah was the father of Maaseiah the father of Azariah was mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah specifically Nehemiah 3:23.

Anath edit

Anath, being described in the Hebrew Bible, was the father of Shamgar, a judge of Israel who slew the Philistines with just using an ox goad. He is mentioned Judges 3:31 and 5:6.

Anathoth edit

Anathoth was the son of Becher the son of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 7:8.

Aner edit

Aner (/ˈeɪnər/; Hebrew: עָנֵר ‘Ānêr ) refers, in the Hebrew Bible, to one of three Amorite confederates of Abram in the Hebron area, who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:13, 24).

Aniam edit

Aniam according to 1 Chronicles 7:19, was one of the sons of Shemida, a Manassehite.

Antothijah edit

See Anthothijah

Anthothijah edit

Anthothijah is a name which appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, in a genealogical section listing descendants of Benjamin.[86][87] It is most likely an adjective used to describe a female person from the town of Anathoth.[87] Manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint give the name as Anothaith, Anathothia, Athein, or Anathotha.[87]

Anub edit

Anub a'-nub (`anubh, "ripe") was the son of Hakkoz or Coz (1 Chronicles 4:8).

Aphiah edit

Aphiah, of the tribe of Benjamin, was an ancestor of King Saul and of his commander Abner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin.[88] A son of Shchorim, the son of Uzziel (descendant of Gera, son of Benjamin) and Matri (ancestor of Matrites and descendant of Belah, son of Benjamin).[citation needed]

Aphses edit

See Happizzez

Appaim edit

Appaim is a minor figure who appears in 1 Chronicles 2:30 and 31. He appears briefly in a genealogy of Jerahmeelites, in which he is the father Ishi, son of Appaim, son of Nadab, son of Shammai, son of Onam, son of Jerahmeel. In manuscripts of the Septuagint, he is called Ephraim, Aphphaim, or Opheim.[89]

Ara edit

Ara was one of the sons of Jether of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:38).

Arad edit

Arad was one of the sons of Beriah (1 Chronicles 8:15).

Arah edit

Arah is the name of two minor biblical figures. The name may mean "wayfarer."[90]

Aram edit

Aram is the name of 3 biblical individuals.

  • See Ram
  • A son of Kemuel and grandson of Nahor and Milcah(Genesis 22:21).
  • An Asherite and one of the sons of Shamer (1 Chronicles 7:34).

Aran edit

Aran is a Horite, the son of Dishan and brother of Uz (Genesis 36;28; 1 Chronicles 1:42).

Araunah edit

Araunah (Hebrew: אֲרַוְנָה‎ ʾǍrawnā) was a Jebusite mentioned in the Second Book of Samuel, who owned the threshing floor on Mount Moriah which David purchased and used as the site for assembling an altar to God. The First Book of Chronicles, a later text, renders his name as Ornan (אָרְנָן‎ ʾOrnān).

Arba edit

See also: Arba (biblical figure)

Arba (Hebrew: ארבע - literally "Four") was a man mentioned in the Book of Joshua. In Joshua 14:15, he is called the "greatest man among the Anakites." Joshua 15:13 says that Arba was the father of Anak.

Ard edit

Ard (Hebrew ארד) was the tenth son of Benjamin in Genesis 46:21. It is relatively unusual among Hebrew names for ending in a cluster of two consonants instead of as a segholate.

He is either directly or more remotely a son of Benjamin. Numbers 26:38-40 mentions five sons of Benjamin, together with Ard and Naaman, the sons of Bela, Benjamin's oldest son, counting all seven as ancestors of Benjamite families. In 1 Chronicles 8:1-3 Addar and Naaman are mentioned, with others, as sons of Bela, Addar and Ard being apparently the same name with the consonants transposed. In Genesis 46:21 ten sons of Benjamin are counted, including at least the three grandsons, Ard and Naaman and Gera.[94]

Ardon edit

Ardon (ארדון "Bronze") a son of Caleb by Jerioth, 1st Chronicles 2:18

Areli edit

Areli was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:17. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

Argob edit

Argob was one of the men who came with Pekah to smite King Pekahiah mentioned in 1 Kings 15:25.

Aridai edit

Aridai was one of the children of Haman, all of their relatives were slain by the Jews and destroyed five hundred men.[95]

Aridatha edit

Aridatha was a child of Haman executed by the Jews along with his siblings.[95]

Arieh edit

Arieh was the name of one of the officers of King Pekahiah of the house of Manahen when Pekah the son of Remaliah went against the king.

Ariel edit

Ariel was one of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary according to Ezra 8:16.

Arioch edit

Arioch was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals.

  • The king of Eliasar and served as an allie to king Chedorlaomer in his expedition in rebellious tributaries. The tablets recently discovered by Mr. Pinches show the true reading is Eri-Aku of Larsa. This Elamite name meant "servant of the moon-god." It was afterwards changed into Rimsin, "Have mercy, O moon-god."(Genesis 14:1)
  • The captain of Nebuchadnezzar's body-guard. (Daniel 2:4)

Arisai edit

Arisai was one of the children of Haman in accordance to Nehemiah 9:9. The Jews would later slay them fearing for the rise of a new threat unto their people.[96]

Armoni edit

See also: Armoni and Mephibosheth

Armoni was one of the two named sons of Saul by Rizpah. He was delivered by the Gibeonites by David and then hanged. (2 Samuel 21:8–9)

Arnan edit

Arnan was a descendant of David, father of Obadiah, and son of Rephaiah.

Arod edit

See Arodi

Arodi edit

Arodi or Arod was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:17. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

Arza edit

Arza Ar'za (Heb. Artsa', אִרצָא, an Aramaean form, the earth; Sept. ᾿Ωρσά v. r. Α᾿ρσᾶ) was a steward or prefect of the palace at Tirzah to Elah king of Israel, whom Zimri assassinated at his banquet. (1 Kings 16:9) The text is not quite clear, and Arza might have been a servant of Zimri.

Asa edit

Asa, not to be confused with King Asa, was a son of Elkanah a Levite, who dwelt in one of the villages of the Netophathites. (1 Chronicles 9:16)

Asahel edit

See also: Asahel

Asahel was the name of 3 minor biblical individuals.

  • One of the Levites in the reign of Jehoshaphat that went throughout all the cities of Judah instructing the people of the law. (2 Chronicles 17:8)
  • A Levite in the reign of Hezekiah who was in charge of the tithes dedicated to the things of the temple. (2 Chronicles 31:13)
  • A priest and the father of Jonathan in Ezra's time. (Ezra 10:15)

Asahiah edit

See Asaiah

Asaiah edit

Asaiah was the name of 4 biblical individuals.

  • A Levite of the family of Merari and one of those who helped bring the ark from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 6:30; 15:6,11)
  • A leading man of the tribe of Simeon. He was in the incursion which attacked and dispossessed the \MEUNIM\ (which see), or the shepherd people, in the valley of Gedor. (1 Chronicles 4:36)
  • An officer of Josiah, also called Asahiah whom Huldah the prophetess sent for advice regarding the law book found by Hilkiah. (2 Kings 22:12,14)
  • See Maaseiah

Asaph edit

Main article: Asaph (biblical figure)

Asaph is the name of 3 minor biblical individuals.

  • One of the Levites who led the choir (1 Chronicles 6:39) and the 50th chapter of Psalms is attributed to him. He is mentioned along with David as skilled in music, and a "seer" (2 Chronicles 29:30). His so-called 'sons' mentioned in 1 Chronicles 20:14 and Ezra 2:41 were probably his descendants that were poets and musicians who looked upon him as their leader.
  • Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18,37).
  • The "keeper of the king's forest," to whom Nehemiah willed from Artaxerxes a letter that he may give him timber at the temple in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:8).

Asareel edit

Asareel, according to a genealogical passages in the Book of Chronicles, was the son of a figure named Jehaleleel or Jehallelel.[97] Asareel and Jehaleleel are mentioned only briefly, in a section of the genealogies adjacent to the descendants of Caleb, although the relationship between them and the descendants of Caleb is uncertain.[98][99]

Asarelah edit

Asarelah, Asharelah or Jesharelah is one of the sons of Asaph, a musician. (1 Chronicles 25:2)

Asharelah edit

See Asarelah

Ashbel edit

Ashbel (Hebrew, אשבל) is the third of the ten sons of Benjamin named in Genesis. He founded the tribe of Ashbelites.[100]

Ashpenaz edit

Ashpenaz was the chief of the eunuchs serving King Nebuchadnezzar, named in Daniel 1:3 and subsequently referred to later in Daniel 1 simply as "the chief of the eunuchs", who selected Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, sons of the Jewish royal family and nobility, to be taken to Babylon to learn the language and literature of the Chaldeans. It was Ashpenaz who gave Daniel and his companions the names Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego.

Ashriel edit

See Asriel

Ashur edit

Ashur was the posthumous son of Hezron by his wife Abiah. He became the father or 'founder' of the town, Tekoa. (1 Chronicles 2:24; 4:5)

Ashvath edit

Ashvath was of the tribe of Asher, of the family of Japhlet. (1 Chronicles 7:33)

Asiel edit

Asiel is listed as one of the descendants of Simeon in 1 Chronicles 4:35. In the deuterocanonical Tobit 1:1, Tobit's family are descendants of Asiel, of the tribe of Naphtali.

Asnah edit

Asnah was mentioned as the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon as temple servants. His descendants were among the Nethinim. (Ezra 2:50)

Aspatha edit

Aspatha was one of the ten sons of Haman executed by the Jews. (Esther 9:7)

Asriel edit

Asriel was a son of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:31, Joshua 17:2, and 1 Chronicles 7:14.

Asshur edit

Asshur or Ashur was the son of Shem. He went from the land of Shinar and built Nineveh. He probably gave his name to Assyria, which is the usual translation of the word, although the form Asshur is sometimes retained. (Genesis 10:11–12, 22; 1 Chronicles 1:17)

Asshurim edit

Asshurim is mentioned in Genesis 25:3, as one of the sons of Dedan. It is likely that this was the term that refers to the descendants of Dedan. Specific identification is not possible, but some north Arabian tribe is probably meant. They should not be confused, however, with the Assyrians who were descendants of Shem's son Asshur.[101]

Assir edit

There are 2 biblical individuals named Assir:

  • A son of Korah of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:24, born in Egypt. It was also the firstborn son of Jehoiachin, King of Judah. Perhaps there is enough ambiguity here to assume that "Assir" is actually an adjective. The text is too vague to be certain... i.e. 1 Chronicles 3:17. Jehoiachin was the last free king of Judah before being led off to captivity... "prisoner" could be a more descriptive use of "Assir" as opposed to the name of a son. Maybe. According to 1 Chronicles 6 he was the son of Abiasaph instead of being the son of Korah.
  • The firstborn of King Jehoiachin from the tribe of Judah. He is mentioned briefly in 1 Chronicles 3:17 at the time of the Babylonian exile in 587/6 BC.

Atarah edit

Atarah was the wife of Jerahmeel the son of Hezron according to 1 Chronicles 2:26, and was the mother of Onam, and the step-mother of Jerahmeel's firstborns.

Ater edit

Ater was the name of 2 or possibly 1 biblical individual in the time of the Babylonian exile.

  • The head of his 98 descendants who came with Zerubbabel from Babylon. (Ezra 2:16; Nehemiah 7:21) The King James Version translates his name as Ater of Hezekiah while the Revised Edition of 1 Esdras 5:15 has Ater of Ezekias, margin, "Ater of Hezekiah." the King James Version has "Aterezias."[102] The name also appears in (Ezra 2:42; (Nehemiah 7:45), possibly another Ater, but could be the same of number 1. Ater is further mentioned in Nehemiah 10:17, who signed the covenant of Nehemiah.

Athaiah edit

Athaiah the son of Uzziah is a person listed in Nehemiah as a Judahite inhabitant of Jerusalem.[103] The meaning of the name is uncertain.[104]

Athaliah edit

See also: Athaliah

Athaliah was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals.

  • A Benjamite who dwelt at Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 8:26)
  • The father of Jeshaiah who returned with Ezra in Ezra 8:7.

Athlai edit

Athlai, a descendant of Bebai, is listed in the book of Ezra[105] as one of the men who married foreign women. The name is a contraction of "Athaliah."[106] In the equivalent list in 1 Esdras,[107] the name "Amatheis" or "Ematheis" appears in the same place.[106]

Attai edit

Attai was the name of 2 biblical individuals:

  • The son of Jarha and one of the daughters of Sheshan who had no sons but had daughters. He was the father of Nathan the Prophet mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:36.
  • One of the sons of Maacah the daughter of Absalom mentioned in 2 Chronicles 11:20.

Azaliah edit

Azaliah is mentioned in passing as the father of the scribe Shaphan in 2 Kings 22:3 and the copy of the same verse found in 2 Chronicles 34:8. The name means "Yahweh has reserved."[108]

Azaniah edit

Azaniah is mentioned in passing in Nehemiah 10:9 (10 in some Bibles) as the name the father of Levite who signed the covenant of Nehemiah. The name means "Yahweh listened."[109]

Azarael edit

See Azarel

Azarel edit

Azarel (Hebrew: עֲזַרְאֵל), Azareel, or Azarael was the name of 6 biblical individuals found in the Hebrew Bible:

  • A Korahite individual who was one of the mighty men, helpers of the war who came to David to Ziklag. He along with other warriors were described as having armed with arrows. (1 Chronicles 12:6)
  • A musician who played in the temple (1 Chronicles 25:17)
  • The son of Jeroham and the leader over the Tribe of Dan of the hosts of David mentioned in 1 Chronicles 27:22
  • An individual who married "strange wives" and the son of Bani according to Ezra 10:41.
  • The father of Amashai a priest after the exile and the son Ahzai in Nehemiah 11:13
  • An associate of the priest who played the trumpets in the procession when the walls were dedicated. (Nehemiah 12:36)

Azareel edit

See Azarel

Azariah edit

Azariah (Hebrew – עזריהו azaryahu "God Helped"). There are 20 minor biblical figures named Azariah

 
Uzziah getting driven out of the temple by the High Priest Azariah II by Paul Hardy.
  • Azariah the father of Amariah and the son of Meraioth, could possibly be a High Priest since his father and sons are High Priests too. He is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:11 and Ezra 7:3.
  • Azariah (prophet), a prophet (2 Chronicles 15:1–8)
  • Azariah (high priest) high priest of Israel (1 Kings 4:2)
  • Azariah II, another high priest, in the reign of Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:17–20)
  • Azariah the son of Nathan in charge of the district officers with Zabud one of the mighty soldiers of David, Solomon's father was the personal adviser of Solomon.[110]
  • A descendant of Zerah the son of Judah (son of Jacob) mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:8 as the son of Ethan the son of Zerah.
  • A prince of Judah who joined in the procession with Nehemiah in Nehemiah 12:32–33.
  • Azariah the son of Jehu and the father of Helez was a Jerahmeelite mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:38–39.
  • Azariah IV was a descendant of Aaron and the father of Seraiah which became the father of Jehozadak the father of Joshua the High Priest according to 1 Chronicles 6:14.
  • Azariah the son of Jehalelel one of the Levites who arose up mentioned in 2 Chronicles 29:12.
  • Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah who helped rebuilt the temple is mentioned in Nehemiah 3:23–24.
  • Azariah the son of Johanan and chief of the tribe of Ephraim mentioned in 2 Chronicles 28:12.
  • Azariah the son of Hoshaiah along with other men who spoke against Jeremiah saying that his words were wrong to go to Egypt and settle there according to Jeremiah 43:2. Jeremiah describes them as being proud.
  • Azariah the son of Uzziah or Zephaniah and an ancestor of Samuel.
  • One of the Israelites who returned with Zerubbabel in Nehemiah 7:7. He is also called Seraiah.
  • One of the sons of King Jehoshaphat, he was probably one of the brothers that King Jehoram killed.[111]
  • Another son of King Jehoshaphat, he is also called Azariahu in the NIV Bible. He is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 21:2.
  • One of the Levites who instructed the people in the Law while the people were standing there.[112]
  • Two "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part of Jehoiada's campaign to restore the kingship to Joash in 2 Chronicles 23: Azariah, son of Jeroham and Azariah son of Obed.[113]

Azaz edit

Azaz was from the Tribe of Reuben. he was the father of Bela and son of Shema. (1 Chronicles 5:8)

Azaziah edit

Azaziah was the name of 3 biblical individuals.

  • One of the Levitical harpers in the temple. (1 Chronicles 15:21)
  • The father of Hoshea who was made ruler over the Ephraimites. (1 Chronicles 27:20)
  • A individual charge over the temple offerings. (2 Chronicles 31:13)

Azbuk edit

Azbuk was the father of Nehemiah, the ruler of the half-district Beth Zur, and made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes. (Nehemiah 3:16)

Azel edit

Azel was the son of Eleasah and the father of 6 children: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan according to 1 Chronicles 9:43–44.

Azgad edit

Azgad is the name of a Levite who signed Ezra's covenant.[114] The name means "Gad is strong."[115]

Aziel edit

See Jaaziel.

Aziza edit

Aziza was a layman who is from the family of Zattu that married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:27) He is also called Zardeus in 1 Esdras 9:28.

Azmaveth edit

Azmaveth was the name of 4 biblical individuals.

  • One of David's mighty warriors and a native of Bahurim and possibly a Benjamite. (2 Samuel 23:31; 1 Chronicles 11:33)
  • A descendant of Mephibosheth. (1 Chronicles 8:36; 9:42)
  • The father of Jeziel and Pelet which were skilled Benjamite archers or slingers that joined David in Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 10:3)
  • Overseer of the treasures of David. (1 Chronicles 27:25)

Azriel edit

Azriel was the name of 3 biblical individuals.

  • The head of a house of the half tribe of Manasseh in Jordan. He is a man of renown. (1 Chronicles 5:24)
  • A Naphtalite and ancestor of Jerimoth the head of David's census. (1 Chronicles 27:19)
  • The father of Seraiah the officer of the time of Jehoiakim. (Jeremiah 36:26)

Azrikam edit

Azrikam was the name of 4 biblical individuals

  • A son of Neariah and a descendant of Zerubbabel.
  • One of the six sons of Azel in 1 Chronicles 8:38.
  • A Levite mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9:14.
  • Prefect of the house of Ahaz who slained by Zichri, in the successful attempt to evade Judah by Pekah. (2 Chronicles 28:7)

Azubah edit

Azubah was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • The wife of Caleb son of Hezron. (1 Chronicles 2:18–19)
  • The wife of King Asa and mother of Jehoshaphat. She was the daughter of Shilhi. (1 Kings 22:42; 2 Chronicles 20:31)

Azur edit

See Azzur

Azzan edit

Azzan (Hebrew עַזָּן "strong") was the father of Paltiel, a prince of the Tribe of Issachar. (Num. 34:26).

Azzur edit

Azzur was the name of 3 biblical individuals named in the Hebrew Bible.

  • The father of the false prophet Hananiah, who disputes Jeremiah's prophecy. (Jeremiah 28:1) Hananiah's death was predicted by Jeremiah, and later, in 2 months the prediction was fulfilled. Also called Azur
  • One of the Israelites who signed Nehemiah's covenant in Nehemiah 10:17.
  • The father of Jaazeniah, one of the princes who gave a wicked counsel to the city of Jerusalem. (Ezekiel 11:1) His name may also be translated as Azur in the King James Version.

B edit

Baal edit

See also: Ba'al

Baal (Hebrew: בַּעַל baal) was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals.

  • A Benjamite, the son of Jehiel. (1 Chronicles 8:30; 9:36)
  • A Reubenite and son of Reaiah and father of Beerah whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites. (1 Chronicles 5:5)

Baal-hanan edit

Baal-hanan was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • A king of Edom, being the son of Achbor in Genesis 36:38–39. He is also mentioned in the king's list in 1 Chronicles 1:49–50 and succeeded Saul, and he himself was succeeded by Hanan.

His native city is not given. For this and other reasons, Joseph Marqaurt supposes that "son of Achbor" is a duplicate of "son of Beor" in Genesis 36:2, and that "Baal-hanan" in the original manuscripts is given as the name of the father of the next king, Hadar.[116]

  • A gardener of "the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains" in the service of David. Of the city of Geder. (1 Chronicles 27:28)

Baana edit

Baana was the name of 3 or 2 biblical figures:

  • A man who accompanied Zerubbabel from captivity (Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 10:27) Possibly the same as Nehemiah 7:7.
  • The father of Zadok the builder (Nehemiah 3:4).

Baanah edit

"Baanah" redirects here. For the pedestrian trail in Helsinki, Finland, see Baana.

(Hebrew: בַעֲנָא)

  • One of Ish-bosheth's army captains (2 Samuel 4:2)
  • Baanah the Netophathite was the father of Heleb, one of King David's Warriors (2 Samuel 23:29, 1 Chronicles 11:30).
  • Baanah the son of Ahilud, was one of Solomon's twelve regional administrators, having jurisdiction over Taanach, Meggido, and Beth-shean (1 Kings 4:12).
  • Baanah the son of Hushai, was one of Solomon's twelve regional administrators, having jurisdiction over Asher and Aloth (1 Kings 4:16).

Baara edit

Baara was one of the three wives of Shaharaim, according to 1 Chronicles 8:8.

Baaseiah edit

Baaseiah (Hebrew:באשעיה Meaning: the Lord is bold) was a Gershonite Levite as the son of Michael and the father of Malkijah according 1 Chronicles 6:25. He was also an ancestor of Asaph the seer or poet.

Bakbakkar edit

Bakbakkar, according to the Hebrew Bible, was a Levite dwelling in the villages of the Netophathites, and later carried captive into Babylon. (1 Chronicles 9:15) He is also one of the descendants of Asaph.

Bakbuk edit

Bakbuk (meaning: "bottle" perhaps onomatopoetic), was the ancestor of the children of Bakbuk who were among the Nethinim and returned from Babylon (Ezra 2:51; Nehemiah 7:53).

Bakbukiah edit

Bakbukiah was the name of 2 biblical figures.

  • A Levite who dwelt in Jerusalem who returned from captivity (Nehemiah 11:17); perhaps the same in Nehemiah 12:9.
  • A porter keeping watch of the store house of the gates (Nehemiah 12:25).

Bakkuk edit

See Bakbuk

Bani edit

Bani was the name of 16 individuals in the Hebrew Bible.

  • A Gadite and one of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:36).
  • A Levite, who's son was appointed to service at the tabernacle at David's rule (1 Chronicles 6:46).
  • A Judahite who's son lived in Jerusalem after the exile (1 Chronicles 9:4).
  • See Binnui
  • One who took a strange wife, along with his brothers being the son of Bani (Ezra 10:34,38).
  • Son of Bani, a Levite and builder (Nehemiah 6:17).
  • Instructed the people in Ezra's time (Nehemiah 8:7).
  • Three Levites mentioned in connection with temple worship at Ezra's time (Nehemiah 9:4,5).
  • A Levite to sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:13).
  • A leader of a people who also signed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:14).
  • The father of Uzzi who led as an overseer in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:22).

Barachel edit

Barachel was a Buzite, and was the father of Elihu, an antagonist of Job, according to Job 32:2.

Bariah edit

Bariah was a descendant of the royal family of Judah, being one of the three sons of Shemaiah (1 Chronicles 3:22).

Barkos edit

Barkos was a painter who was the father of some of the Nethinim, according to Ezra 2:53.

Baruch edit

See also: Baruch ben Neriah

Baruch was the name of 3 minor biblical individuals.

  • The son of Zabbai, who helped in rebuilding the Wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:20).
  • A priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:6).
  • The son of Col-hozeh, a descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah (Nehemiah 11:5).

Barzillai edit

"Barzillai" redirects here. For the given name, see Barzillai (given name).

Barzillai [ברזלי "Iron-like"] was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • The Gileadite of Rogelim was 80 years old at the time of Absalom's revolt against King David. Barzillai supplied provisions for David's army at Mahanaim (2 Samuel 17:27–29). After the death of Absalom, being an old man, he was unable to accompany the king back to Jerusalem, but brought Chimham to David for the return journey (2 Samuel 19:31–37).
  • Another figure who married one of Barzillai's daughters was called Barzellai as a result (Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63). In 1 Esdras 5:38, he is called Zorzelleus.

Basemath edit

Hebrew: Sweet-smelling or Sweet-smile

  1. Basemath, wife of Esau, and daughter of Elon the Hittite (Genesis 26:34). She is thought to be identical to or a sister to Adah who is mentioned in Genesis 36.[117]
  2. Basemath, another wife of Esau, daughter of Ishmael, sister to Nebajoth and mother of Reuel (Genesis 36:3). She is thought by some scholars to be the same as Mahalath of Genesis 28.
  3. Basemath, the daughter of Solomon; a wife of Ahimaaz. (1 Kings 4:15)

Bavai edit

Bavai (bawway; Septuagint Codex Alexandrinus, Benei; Codex Vaticanus, Bedei; the King James Version Bavai, "wisher"), was mentioned as one of those who helped rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem.[118]

Bazlith edit

Bazlith or Bazluth was the ancestor who's descendants were among the Nethinim, and returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 7:54; Ezra 2:52)

Bazluth edit

See Bazlith[119]

Bealiah edit

Bealiah (בְּעַלְיָה, Be‘alyah) or Baalyah, a Benjamite, was one of David's thirty heroes who went to Ziklag, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 12:5. The name derives from Baal and Jah, and according to the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) means "Yahweh is Lord."[120]

Bebai edit

Bebai was the name of 3 biblical individuals.

  • Ancestor of those who returned with Ezra, to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:11). His descendants were 623 which returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:11). Nehemiah 7:6, gives the number of 628. Most of his descendants married foreign wived (Ezra 10:28).
  • Father of Zechariah and a descendant of Bebai (Ezra 8:11).
  • Chief of the people who signed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:15).

Becher edit

Becher was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:

  • The second of ten sons of Benjamin according to Genesis 46:21 and 1 Chronicles 7:6
  • A son of Ephraim according to Numbers 26:35. His descendants were referred to as Bachrites.

Bechorath edit

Becorath, son of Aphiah, of the tribe of Benjamin, was an ancestor of King Saul and of his commander Abner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Samuel 9)

Becorath edit

See Bechorath

Bedad edit

Bedad was the father of Hadad of Edom, (Genesis 36:35). In 1 Chronicles 1:46, either he, his son or both defeated the Midianites in Moab and their city was named Avith.

Bedan edit

Bedan was the name of 2 biblical figures.

Bedeiah edit

Bedeiah is a descendant of Bani who married a foreign wife (Ezra 10:35).

Beera edit

Beera was a son of Zophah and from the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:37).

Beerah edit

Beerah was one of the princes of Reuben whom Tiglath-Pileser III carried away (1 Chronicles 5:6).

Beeri edit

Beeri was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • The father of the prophet Hosea (Hosea 1:1). Jewish tradition says that he only uttered a few words of prophecy, and as they were insufficient to be embodied in a book by themselves, they were incorporated in the Book of Isaiah, viz., verses 19 and 20 of the 8th chapter. As such, Beeri is considered a prophet in Judaism.[122]
  • The father of Judith wife of Esau (Genesis 26:34).

Beker edit

See Becher.

Bela edit

Hebrew: בלע BeLa' "Crooked"

Bela was the name of three individuals mentioned in the Bible:

  • Bela ben Beor, an Edomite king according to Genesis 36:32 and 1 Chronicles 1:43
  • (also "Belah") The first of ten sons of Benjamin according to Genesis 46:21, Numbers 26:38, and 1 Chronicles 7 and 8.
  • A son of Azaz according to 1 Chronicles 5:8

Belah edit

See Bela

Ben edit

See Jaaziel

Ben Abinadab edit

Ben Abinadab (Hebrew בנ אבינדב BeN ,'aḄYNaDaḄ "My Father is Liberal"), was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was over Dor, and he was married to Taphath, a daughter of Solomon. I Kings 4:11 (RSV).

Ben-Ammi edit

Ben-Ammi (Hebrew בן־עמי for "son of my people"[123]) was the son of Lot and his youngest daughter. He became the father of the Ammonites (see Genesis 19:36–38).

Ben Deker edit

Ben Dekar (Hebrew בנ דקר BeN DeQeR "Son of Pick"), was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was over Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan. I Kings 4:9 (RSV).

Ben Geber edit

Ben Geber (Hebrew בנ גבר BeN GeḄeR "Son of He-Man"), was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was responsible for Ramoth-Gilead and Argob (1 Kings 4:13).

Ben-hail edit

Ben-hail (Hebrew: Ben-Cha'yil, בֶּןאּחִיַל, son of strength, i.e. warrior; Sept. translates οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν δυνατῶν), was one of the princes sent by king Jehoshaphat throughout the Kingdom of Judah, as to fulfill the king's reformation.

Ben-hanan edit

Ben-hanan was the son of Shimon in the line of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:20).

Ben Hesed edit

Ben Hesed (Hebrew בנ חסד ben hesed "Son of Grace"), was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was over Aruboth, Sochoh, and Hepher. I Kings 4:10 (RSV).

Ben Hur edit

Ben Hur (Hebrew בנ חור Ben Hur "Son of Hur") was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was over Ephraim. I Kings 4:8 (RSV).

Ben-Zoheth edit

Ben-Zoheth was a descendant of Judah being a descendant of Ishi (1 Chronicles 4:20).

Benaiah edit

Benaiah was the name of 12 minor biblical individuals.

  • A Pirathonite, and one of David's mighty men who was chief of the course in the 11th month, numbering 24,000 (2 Samuel 23:30; 1 Chronicles 11:31; 27:14).
  • Chief over the house of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:36).
  • A Levite appointed as a singer with "psalteries set to Alamoth" (1 Chronicles 15:18,20; 16:5).
  • A priest who was appointed by Yahweh to blow the trumpet before the Ark of the Covenant (1 Chronicles 15:24; 16:6).
  • The father of Jehoiada (1 Chronicles 27:34). Possibly the same as the prominent Benaiah.
  • An ancestor of Jahaziel of the house of Asaph (2 Chronicles 20:14).
  • An overseer in the service of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:13).
  • Four different men who married foreign wives (Ezra 10:25,30,35,43).
  • The father of Pelatiah seen in the visions of Ezekiel the prophet (Ezekiel 11:1,3).

Beninu edit

Beninu was a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:13–14).

Benjamin edit

Benjamin was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals.

  • A Benjamite being the son of Bilhan, and the head of the family of warriors (1 Chronicles 7:10).
  • One of the sons of Harim, who married a foreign wife (Ezra 10:32).

Beno edit

Beno was the son of Merari and from Jaaziah 1 Chronicles 24:26–27.

Beor edit

Beor was the name of 2 biblical figures.

  • The father of king Bela of Edom who was one of the kings of Edom who reigned "before there reigned any king over the children of Israel" (Genesis 36:31–32; 1 Chronicles 1:43).
  • The father of Balaam who in Jewish Tradition is venerated as a prophet (Numbers 22–24; 31:8; Joshua 13:22).[124] He and other men who were fathers of notable prophets is also mentioned and commemorated.

Berachah edit

Berachah was one of the Benjamite warriors who joined David in Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:3).

Beraiah edit

Beraiah was the son of Shimhi, chief man of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:21).

Berechiah edit

Berechiah was the name of 7 biblical figures.

  • The father of the prophet Zechariah and son of Iddo (Zechariah 1:1; 11:7). Also called Jeberechiah or Jeberekiah in Isaiah 8:2.
  • One of the sons of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:19–20).
  • The father of Asaph the seer (1 Chronicles 6:39; 15:17).
  • An inhabitant of Jerusalem and a Levite (1 Chronicles 9:16)
  • The doorkeeper for the ark in David's time (1 Chronicles 15:23).
  • One of the heads of the tribe of Ephraim (2 Chronicles 28:12).
  • The father of Meshullam the builder during Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 3:4,30; 6:18).

Beriah edit

Beriah is the name of four different biblical individuals:

  • One of Asher's four sons, and father of Heber and Malchiel.[125]
  • A son of Ephraim (1 Chr. 7:20–23), born after the killing of Ephraim's sons Ezer and Elead, and so called by his father "because disaster had befallen his house."[126] He was the father of Rephah, the ancestor of Joshua son of Nun son of Elishama.
  • A Benjamite, son of Elpaal. He and his brother Shema expelled the Gittites, and were patriarchs to the inhabitants of Ajalon. His sons were Michael, Ishpah and Joha. (1 Chr. 8:13)
  • A Levite, the son of Shimei. He was jointly patriarch of a clan with his brother Jeush. (1 Chr. 23:10–11)

Bered edit

Bered was the son of Shulethah, being the grandson of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:20).

Beri edit

Beri was the son of Zophah of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:36).

Besai edit

Besai was the ancestor of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:49; Nehemiah 7:52).

Besodeiah edit

Besodeiah was the father of another Meshullam, who was another builder (Nehemiah 3:6).

Beth-rapha edit

Beth-rapha was a descendant of Judah being the son of Eshton (1 Chronicles 4:12).

Bethuel edit

Main article: Bethuel

Bethuel was the youngest son of Nahor and Milcah. Nephew of Abraham and father of Rebecca and Laban (Genesis 22:21–23).

Beth Zur edit

Beth Zur is mentioned in (1 Chr. 2:45) as the son of Maon the son of Shammai. He is also a Jerahmeelite.

Bezai edit

Bezai was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • A chief who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:18).
  • His 323 descendants (Nehemiah 2:17) or 324 (Ezra 7:23) returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem.

Bezalel edit

Bezalel was an architect who constructed the ark in connection with the tabernacle in the wilderness, he was engaged principally in works of metal, wood, and stone; while Aholiab, who was associated with him and subordinate to him, had the charge of the textile fabrics (Exodus 31:2; 35:30; 36:1–2; 38:22).

Bezaleel edit

Bezaleel was one of the descendants of Pahath-Moab guilty of intermarriage (Ezra 10:30).

Bezer edit

Bezer was from the tribe of Asher being the son of Zophah (1 Chronicles 7:37).

Bichri edit

Bichri was a Benjamite being the father of Sheba who led an insurrection against king David; whom Joab and his army pursued and lob his head over the town's wall (2 Samuel 20:1).

Bidkar edit

Bidkar (Hebrew: בדקר) was an officer of the Israelite king Jehu. Jehu ordered Bidkar to throw the body of the king he usurped, Jehoram, into the field of Naboth, fulfilling prophecy. II Kings 9:25

Bigtha edit

See Biztha

Bigthana edit

Bigthana (Hebrew: בִּגְתָן, בִּגְתָנָא Bīgṯān, Bīgṯānāʾ) was a eunuch of king Ahasuerus who in the Greek Septuagint translation of the Bible, they were known as Gabatha (Koine Greek: Γαβαθά καὶ Θαρρα). Bigthan's name is also spelled "Bigtan" or "Bigthana". It is a Persian name which means "Gift of God".[127] He and Theresh were planning to kill the king whom Mordecai warned Ahasuerus of.

Bigvai edit

The name Bigvai occurs several times in Ezra-Nehemiah (Ezra 2:2, 14, 8:14, Nehemiah 7:7, 19 and 10:16).[128] That refers to 3 people. In the last of these he is one of the "leaders of the people".[129] By 408 B.C. the Elephantine papyri show that Sanballat was the governor of Samaria, and Bigvai the governor of Jerusalem but Wright says that "it is not suggested that any of these [referred to in Ezra-Nehemiah] is the man who later became governor.[128]

Bilgah edit

Bilgah was allocated the fifteenth division of priestly service when lots were drawn in 1 Chronicles 24.

Bilhan edit

Bilhan was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • A Horite chief dwelling in Mount Seir (Genesis 36:27; 1 Chronicles 1:42).
  • A Benjamite being the son of Jediael and father of Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar (1 Chronicles 7:10).

Bilshan edit

Bilshan, one of the important men who came with Zerubbabel from Babylon. (Ezra 2:2;Nehemiah 8:7) In 1 Esdras 5:8 he is called Beelsarus. According to Rabbinical Literature, the name Bilshan is improper, but a surname to the preceding name Mordecai. The latter was given this epithet because of his linguistic attainments.[130]

Bimhal edit

Bimhal was one of the sons of Japhlet in the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:33).

Binea edit

Binea was the son of Moza and the father of Rephaiah or Rapha. He is mentioned in two passages: 1 Chronicles 8:37 and 1 Chronicles 9:43.

Binnui edit

Binnui was the name of 4 biblical individuals.

  • A Levite, father of Noadiah and living in the time of Ezra (Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 12:8).
  • One of the descendants of Pahath-Moab guilty of intermarriage and Balnuus of 1 Esdras 9:31 (Ezra 10:30). He was also called Bani who was also mentioned being intermarried (Ezra 10:38).
  • The son of Henadad who built the part of wall of Jerusalem; he also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 3:24; 10:9). He is identical with Bavvai son of Henadad mentioned in Nehemiah 3:18 which is either a corrupt version of Binnui. Or is a Levitical house which Bavvai was a chief. Nehemiah 10:9 supports this theory as Binnui is a leader and besides, the names in these verses are obviously of priests and Levites.
  • One of the heads who went with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 7:15; Ezra 2:10).

Birsha edit

Birsha is the king of Gomorrah in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.

Bishlam edit

Bishlam was one of the three foreign colonists who wrote a complaint letter against the Jews to Artaxerxes (Ezra 4:7). The Septuagint renders Bishlam as en eirene, "in peace," as though it were a phrase rather than a proper name; this is clearly or possibly an error.

Biztha edit

Biztha was the second of the seven eunuchs of Artaxerxes; it may be possible that the name is derived from the Persian besteh, "bound," hence, "eunuch" (Esther 1:10).

Bocheru edit

Bocheru was one of the 6 sons of Azel. He is mentioned two times in the Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles 8:38 and 1 Chronicles 9:44.

Bohan edit

Bohan was mentioned in Joshua 15:6; 18:17 as who's stone served as a boundary mark from Judah to Benjamin. He is neither mentioned in the lists of Reuben's sons. Some suggest he was the one who set that rock.[131]

Bukki edit

Bukki was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • A prince of the tribe of Dan; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe (Num. 34:22).
  • A son of Abishua, father of Uzzi, and a priest from the line of Aaron (1 Chronicles 6:5,51; Ezra 7:4).

Bukkiah edit

Bukkiah was a Kohathite Levite being one of the sons of Heman one of the musicians of the first temple (1 Chronicles 25:4,13).

Bunah edit

Bunah is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:25 as a son of Jerahmeel.

Bunni edit

Bunni was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • A Levite living in the time of described as "Standing on the stairs of the Levites were" (Nehemiah 9:4).
  • The father of Hashabiah whose descendant, Shemaiah the Levite inhabited the newly recovered city Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:15).

Buz edit

Buz was the name of 2 biblical individuals.

  • The second son of Nahor and Milcah (Genesis 22:21). Elihu, the Book of Job's antagonist was his prominent descendant (Job 32:2).
  • One of the chiefs of the tribe of Gad (1 Chronicles 5:14).

Buzi edit

Buzi (Hebrew: בּוּזִי, Būzī) was the father of Ezekiel and priest of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 1:3). Ezekiel, like Jeremiah, is said to have been a descendant of Joshua by his marriage with the proselyte Rahab (Talmud Meg. 14b; Midrash Sifre, Num. 78).

C edit

Calcol edit

See Chalcol

Caleb edit

See also: Caleb (son of Hezron)

This is about the Caleb mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 2:18. For the better-known Caleb son of Jephunneh, see Caleb.

Canaanitish Woman edit

The Canaanitish Woman can refer to one unnamed biblical individual.

  • The mother of Shaul, son of Simeon. She was a Canaanite of Canaan whom Simeon was married to, it is unclear whether she was the mother of the other sons of Simeon (Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15).

Carkas edit

Carkas or Carcas is one of the seven eunuchs whom Ahasuerus summoned to parade queen Vashti (Esther 1:10).

Carmi edit

Carmi refers to two individuals mentioned in the Bible:

Carshena edit

Carshena or Karshena is a name which appears in a list of high-ranking officials in the court of king Ahasuerus in Esther 1:14. It is derived from the Persian warkačīnā, meaning "wolfish".[132]

Chalcol edit

Chalcol, the brother of Darda (Hebrew כלכל kalkol – the same consonants with different vowel points (kilkayl) mean "maintain") is listed in 1 Kings 4:31 as an example of a very wise man who is, nevertheless, not as wise as Solomon. Another person with the same Hebrew name (though spelled Calcol in the King James Version) is listed in 1 Chronicles as the son of Zerah, the son of Judah (son of Jacob).[133]

Chelal edit

See Kelal.

Chelluh edit

Chelluh, Cheluhi, or Cheluhu is the name given in Ezra 10:35 for one of the men who married foreign women.[134]

Chelub edit

Two individuals by the name of Chelub are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

  • A descendant of Judah, called "brother of Shuhah" in 1 Chronicles 4:11, in a genealogical passage listing descendants of Judah. According to the Encyclopaedia Biblica (1899), this "Chelub" is the biblical figure better known as Caleb.[135]
  • An Ezri son of Chelub was an overseer of agricultural work in the time of king David according to 1 Chronicles 27:26.

Chelubai edit

See #Caleb

Chesed edit

See Kesed

Chenaanah edit

Chenaanah is the name of two biblical figures.

  • In a genealogical section of Chronicles concerned with the Tribe of Benjamin, a Chenaanah son of Bilhan is mentioned.[136]
  • The false prophet Zedekiah is called "son of Chenaanah".[137]

Chenani edit

Chenani was one of the men mentioned in Nehemiah 9:4, in connection with the constitution of "congregation." If the names represent houses or families, eight Levitical houses probably sang some well-known psalm on this occasion.

Chenaniah edit

Chenaniah, according to Chronicles, was a Levite leader in the time of David.[138] The Hebrew text is unclear as to whether he was in charge of something to do with singing or with the carrying of the ark.[139]

Cheran edit

Cheran or Keran was the son of Dishon the Horite (Genesis 36:26; 1 Chronicles 1:41).

Chileab edit

Main article: Chileab

Chileab (Hebrew: כִלְאָב, Ḵīləʾāḇ) also known as Daniel, was the second son of David, King of Israel, according to the Bible. He was David's son with his third wife Abigail, widow of Nabal the Carmelite, and is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3:1, and 2 Samuel 3:3. Unlike the other of David's three elder sons, Amnon, Absalom, and Adonijah who were important characters in 2 Samuel, Chileab is only named in the list of David's sons and no further mention is made of him. Though being the second son,...

Chimham edit

Chimham, Chimhan [140] or Kimham [141] was a servant nominated by Barzillai to accompany King David to Gilgal during his return to Jerusalem after the death of Absalom. (2 Samuel 19:37–40)

The name also refers to a place near Bethlehem where Johanan regrouped before departing to Egypt.[142]

Chislon edit

Chislon was the father of Elidad, a prince of the Tribe of Benjamin. (Num. 34:21)

Col-hozeh edit

Col-hozeh was the father of Shallum (Nehemiah 3:15), who was the official of Mizpah at the time, and head of the repairs to certain walls and fountains. He is further mentioned as the father of Baruch though it is not explicitly mentioned that Baruch's brother was Shallum, distinguishing this Col-hozeh from the previous (Nehemiah 11:5).

Conaniah edit

Conaniah also called Konaniah may be the name of 2 individuals:

  • A Levite, placed over the tithes (2 Chronicles 35:9.
  • A Levite, appointed with his brother, Shimei, by Hezekiah and Azariah the priest, to be the overseer to the tithes to the temple (2 Chronicles 31:12–13).

Concubine, Aramitess edit

The concubine, Aramitess was the mother of Machir, the father of Gilead, she was the concubine of Ashriel (1 Chronicles 7:14).

Coz edit

Coz or Koz was the son of Helah and father of Anub and Hazzobebah (1 Chronicles 4:8).

Cushi edit

Cushi was the name of 2 biblical individuals found in the Hebrew Bible.

  • The father of Shelemiah, and so as the great-grandfather of Jehudi who later joined Jeremiah and Baruch in the request of the men to read the scrolls of Jeremiah to the king's direct advisors. Some point afterwards, Jehoiachim demolishes the scroll by casting it to a pit of fire. (Jeremiah 36:14)
  • The father of the Prophet Zephaniah in Zephaniah 1:1; he was also the son of Gedaliah which was the son of Amariah the son of Hezekiah.

Another unnamed biblical figure called "the Cushite" is found in 2 Samuel 18:21 as a messenger from Joab who brought tidings to David, after the death of Absalom whom Joab killed. Shortly after David mourns for his beloved son. (2 Samuel 18:21–32) The King James Version translates his name as Cushi as a term for an Ethiopian descent.

D edit

Dalaiah edit

See Delaiah

Dalphon edit

Dalphon (Hebrew דַּלְפוֹן "to weep") was one of the ten sons of Haman, killed along with Haman by the Jews of Persia, according to Esther 9:7.

Dara edit

See Darda

Darda edit

Darda (Hebrew דַּרְדַּע) was one of the exemplars of wisdom than whom Solomon was wiser.[143] In 1 Chronicles 2:6, his name is misspelled as "Dara."[144]

Darkon edit

Darkon was the ancestor of his descendants who were among the servants of Solomon who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:56; Nehemiah 7:58).

Dathan edit

Main article: Dathan

Dathan along with Korah and Abiram, being the son of Eliab rebelled against Moses (Numbers 16:1). He was sent to Sheol by Yahweh cause of his disobedience (Numbers 26:9).

Daughter of Machir edit

The Daughter of Machir was an unnamed biblical figure mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:21, she was the daughter of Machir the son of Manasseh and one of the wives of Hezron who bore him Segub which became the father of Jair.

Daughter of Meshullam edit

The Daughter of Meshullam is an unnamed biblical individual whom Johanan, Tobiah's son married; her father was Meshullam (Nehemiah 6:18).

Daughter of Putiel edit

The Daughter of Putiel is an unnamed biblical individual whom Eleazar the son of Aaron married and bore him Phinehas (Exodus 6:15).

Daughter of Shechaniah edit

The Daughter of Shechaniah is a biblical figure unnamed and married to Tobiah, she was daughter to Shechaniah son of Arah, whom her father was widely respected; affecting her husband as feared (Nehemiah 6:18).

Daughter of Shuah edit

The Daughter of Shuah is an unnamed figure married to Judah, son of Jacob; she was the daughter of Shuah who bore Judah, Er, Onan and Shelah (Genesis 38:2). The reference to Judah's wife in Genesis 38:12 refers to her as the "daughter of Shuah", or "bat-Shuah" in Hebrew. This has led some to take Bat-Shuah (and variants) as her actual name.[145] A midrashic tradition says her name was Aliyath.[146] Bat-Shuah is also an alternative name for Bathsheba, wife of Judah's descendant, King David.[147]

Debir edit

Debir was a king of Eglon, slain by Joshua and his valiant men, he camped before Gibeon and warred against it with the other kings, they hid in a cave and was hunged later (Joshua 18:1–26).

Deborah edit

See also: Deborah (Judge)

Deborah appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wet nurse of Rebecca (Genesis 35:8). She is first mentioned by name in the Torah when she dies in a place called Alon Bachot (אלון בכות), "Tree of Weepings" (Genesis 35:8), and is buried by Jacob, who is returning with his large family to Canaan. According to Rashi, Deborah was sent by Laban to care for his sister Rebecca when the latter went to marry Isaac (Genesis 24:59).

Dedan edit

Dedan (Hebrew:דְּדָן‎) may refer to 2 biblical characters.

  • A son of Raamah, son of Cush the son of Ham (Genesis 10:7; 1 Chronicles 1:9). His descendants is further mentioned in Isaiah 21:13, Ezekiel 27:15. They probably settled among the sons of Cush, on the northwest coast of the Persian Gulf (aka Arabian Gulf) and their descendants are likely among the Arabs of today.
  • The son of Jokshan, the son of Abraham through Keturah and his sons, Leummim, Letushim and Asshurim (Genesis 25:3; 1 Chronicles 1:32).

Delaiah edit

Delaiah (דליהו "drawn out by YHWH").[148] is the name of several biblical persons:

  • Kohenic family, one of the Twenty-four Priestly divisions
  • Son of Shemaiah, and officer to King Jehoiakim of Judah. He was one of the officers present at the delivery of a scroll sent by Jeremiah, (Jer. 36:12) and one of those who asked the king not to burn the scroll. (ibid. 36:25)
  • The head of a family that came up from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel, that was unable to give its ancestral genealogy. (Ezr. 2:60, Neh. 7:62)
  • One of the sons of Elioenai, a descendant of the royal Davidic line through Jeconiah. (1 Chronicles 3:24). He lived after the exile and was a descendant of Zerubbabel as a 3x great-grandson.
  • Son of Mehetabel and father of Shemaiah. (Neh. 6:10) He is probably identical to the previous entry.

Deuel edit

Deuel (Hebrew דְּעוּאֵל) was the father of Eliasaph the leader of the Tribe of Gad, as noted in four verses in the Book of Numbers: Numbers 1:14; 7:42,47; 10:20. However, in Numbers 2:14 this Eliasaph is called "the son of Reuel."

Diblaim edit

Diblaim (Hebrew דִּבְלָיִם "cakes of pressed figs") was the father of the prophet Hosea's wife, Gomer. His name means 'doubled cakes'. (Hosea 1:3)

Dibri edit

Dibri, a Danite, was the father of Shelomith, according to Leviticus 24:11. Shelomith's son was stoned to death by the people of Israel for blasphemy following Moses' issue of a ruling[149] on the penalty to be applied for blasphemy.

Diklah edit

Diklah was a son of Joktan according to Genesis 10:27, 1 Chronicles 1:21.

Dishan edit

For the given name, see Dishan (given name).

Dishan (Hebrew דִּישׁוֹן dishon) was the youngest son of Seir the Horite. (Genesis 36:21)

Dishon edit

Dishon may refer to 2 biblical individuals.

  • The fifth son of Seir (Genesis 36:21; 1 Chronicles 1:38). In the original of Ge 36:26, where his four sons are mentioned, the name is, by some transposition, DISHAN, which our translators (following the Sept. and the parallel passage 1Ch 1:41) have correctly changed to "Dishon."
  • A child of Anah (Genesis 36:25; 1 Chronicles 1:41).

Dodavahu edit

Dodavahu or Dodavah, according to Chronicles, was the father of Eliezer, a prophet.[150]

Dodo edit

Dodo (Hebrew דּוֹדוֹ dodo "his beloved" or "his uncle" from דּוֹד dod meaning "beloved" or "father's brother") is a name given to three persons in the Bible:

Dumah edit

Dumah was one of the sons of Ishmael (Genesis 17:20; 1 Chronicles 1:30). Some scholars identify Dumah with the ancient city of Duma in modern Saudi Arabia.[151]

E edit

Ebal edit

Ebal may refer to 2 biblical figures:

  • A son of Shobal, a descendant of Seir the Horite, he was a relative to the Esauites in Genesis 36:23.
  • See Obal

Ebed edit

  • The father of Gaal, mentioned in Judges 9.
  • The son of Jonathan, one of the heads of household who returned from the Babylonian exile in the Book of Ezra (Ezra 1:6).

Ebed-melech edit

Ebed-melech (Hebrew: עבד-מלך eved-melekh "servant of a king"[152]), an Ethiopian eunuch, intervened with king Zedekiah on behalf of Jeremiah[153]

Eber edit

Eber was the name of 5 biblical individuals of the Hebrew Bible.

  • The third generation from Shem and the founder of the Hebrew race. The son of Salah and the father of Peleg. His named can be derived from the term Hebrew. (Genesis 10:24; 11:14)
  • One of the seven heads of the descendants of Gad in 1 Chr 5:13.
  • A benjaminite and the oldest of the three sons of Elpaal mentioned in 1 Chr 8:12.
  • A benjaminite and one of the heads of the families of the tribe in Jerusalem. v.22
  • A head of the family of Amok after the exile. (Nehemiah 12:20)

Ebiasaph edit

See Abiasaph

Eden edit

Eden may refer to the Garden of Eden or the singular person named Eden described in 2 Chr 29:12 as the son of Joah and one of the Levites who sanctified the Temple of the Lord by assisting in reforming the public worship of the sanctuary in the time of Hezekiah. In (2 Chronicles 31:15), Eden along with other people appointed, helped assisted Kore faithfully in the towns of the priests, distributing to their fellow priests according to their divisions, old and young alike.

Eder edit

Eder was a Benjaminite chief (Ader in the King James Version) (1 Chronicles 8:15)

Eglah edit

Eglah was one of David's wives and the mother of Ithream, according to II Samuel 3:4.

Ehi edit

In Genesis 46:21, Ehi is the third son of Benjamin. In 1 Chronicles 8:1 he is called Aharah, and in Numbers 26:38 he is called Ahiram.

Ehud edit

Further information: Ehud

Ehud was one of the sons of Bilhan in a Benjamite clan (1 Chronicles 7:10).

Eker edit

Eker was one of the sons of Ram the firstborn son of Jerahmeel the brother of Ram. He is mentioned in (2 Chronicles 2:27).

Eladah edit

Eladah was the son of Tahath and father of another Tahath, a descendant of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:20).

Elah edit

See also: Elah (king)

Elah is the name of 5 minor biblical individuals.

  • Elah was the father of King Hoshea of Israel (2 Kings 17:1, 18:1)
  • Elah was the name of an Edomite clan {the name of an eponymous chieftain} mentioned in Genesis 36:31–43.
  • Elah was the second son of Caleb the son of Jephunneh (1 Chronicles 4:15).
  • Elah was the father of Shimei comissary of Solomon (1 Kings 4:18).
  • Elah was a Benjamite and son of one of the chiefs, Uzzi (1 Chronicles 9:8) Of the tribes where the country was settled.

Elasah edit

Elasah or Eleasah (Hebrew: אלעשה meaning 'made by God') was the name of four individuals mentioned in the Bible:

  • The son of Shaphan, who was chosen by King Zedekiah of Judah to be one of the two messengers to take Jeremiah's letter to Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 29:3) He was probably the brother of Ahikam, who had taken Jermiah's part at the time of his arrest after the temple sermon [154]
  • One of the sons of Pashur who was rebuked for marrying a foreign woman (Ezra 10:18–19)
  • The son of Helez, a Jerahmeelite (1 Chronicles 2:39–40). He is called "Eleasah" in the King James Bible.[155]
  • A descendant of Saul according to 1 Chronicles 8:37. He is called "Eleasah" in the King James Bible.[155]

Eldaah edit

Eldaah appears as one of the sons of Midian (son of Abraham) in Genesis 25:4 and 1 Chronicles 1:33.

Elead edit

Elead appears in 1 Chronicles 7:21 as the name of a man who, along with his brother Ezer, is killed by farmers near Philistine the city of Gath. It is unclear whether Elead is intended by the Chronicler as the son or a later descendant of Ephraim, and it is likewise uncertain whether this Elead is the same figure as the Eleadah mentioned in the previous verse.[156]

Eleasah edit

See Elasah.

Eliada edit

Eliada (rendered once as Eliadah by the King James Bible) is the name of three individuals in the Hebrew Bible.

  • The son of David, who was originally called Beeliada.[157]
  • A Benjamite captain in the time of king Jehoshaphat.[158]
  • The father of Rezon the Syrian, spelled "Eliadah" in the King James Version.

Eliadah edit

See Eliada.

Eliezer edit

Eliezer, son of Dodavahu edit

See Dodavahu

Eliphal edit

Eliphal son of Ur is listed as one of David's Mighty Warriors in 1 Chronicles 11:35. In the corresponding place in Samuel's version of the list (2 Samuel 23:34), he is called "Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maachathite." According to the Encyclopaedia Biblica, the name "Eliphal" (Hebrew 'lypl ) is copyist's error for "Eliphelet" ( 'lyplt ) caused by dropping the final letter in the name.[159][160]

Eliphelet edit

Eliphelet is a Hebrew name meaning "God is a deliverance." [159] It is the name of several figures in the Hebrew Bible, and appears under several spellings.[159][161]

  • Eliphelet is the name given to a son of David in 2 Samuel 5:16, and 1 Chronicles 3:8 and 14:7. Due to a textual error, Chronicles records Eliphelet twice, as if it were the name of two different sons of David.[159]
  • Eliphal, son of Ur (2 Samuel 23:34) or Ahasbai (1 Chronicles 11:35), is listed as one of David's Mighty Warriors. The Encyclopaedia Biblica claims that "Eliphal" is likely a scribal error for "Eliphelet."[159]
  • Eliphal son of Eshek appears in a genealogy of the Tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:39).
  • An Eliphelet is named among the "descendants of Adonikam," one of the groups that returned with Ezra from the Babylonian captivity according to Ezra 8:13.
  • An Eliphelet, one of the "descendants of Hashum," is listed as one of the men who married foreign women according to Ezra 10:33.

Eliasaph edit

Eliasaph was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:

Eliathah edit

Eliathah is the name given in 1 Chronicles 25:4 to one of the "fourteen sons" of Heman. According to 25:27, he gave his name to one of the twenty-four classes of temple singers.

Elidad edit

Elidad was a prince of the tribe of Benjamin; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe (Numbers 34: 21).

Elienai edit

Elienai, one of the nine sons of Shimei, appears in a genealogical passage as a descendant of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 8:20. The consonants which make up the Hebrew name are only in this one passage read as Elienai; elsewhere the pronunciation is Elioenai.[162]

Elihoreph edit

Elihoreph (Hebrew אליחרף) was a scribe in King Solomon's court. He was a son of Shisha and brother of Ahiah. (I Kings: 4:3) The name means "'my God repays,' or 'my God is the giver of the autumn harvest.'"[163]

Elijah edit

Elijah (Hebrew: אליה) was the name of three minor biblical individuals beside from the famous prophet Elijah.

  • One of the sons of Jeroham according to 1 Chronicles 8:27.
  • One of the descendants of the Harim, of the tribe of Levi who had married strange wives in the guiltiness of intermarriage. (Ezra 10:21)
  • A descendant of Elam, of the priestly line who is also listed as being guilty of intermarriage in Ezra 10:26.

Elimelech edit

Elimelech was the husband of Naomi. Together they had two sons, Mahlon and Chilion. He was originally a resident of Bethlehem before moving to Moab with his family, where he died (see Ruth 1:1–3). All of his property was later purchased by Boaz (see Ruth 4:9).

Elioenai edit

Elioenai is the name of several minor persons found in the Hebrew Bible.

  • An Elioenai appears in 1 Chronicles 3:23–24: the son of Neariah, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Shecaniah, a descendant of king Jeconiah.
  • A clan leader in the Tribe of Simeon, according to 1 Chronicles 4:36.
  • Elioenai son of Becher, a descendant of the Tribe of Benjamin according 1 Chronicles 7:8.
  • A descendant of Pashhur, one of the priests listed as having married foreign women (Ezra 10:22).
  • A descendant of Zattu, also listed with those who had foreign wives (Ezra 10:27).
  • A priest involved in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem according to Nehemiah 12:41. This may be the same as the descendant of Passhur (above).[164]
  • Elioenai or Elihoenai, son of Meshelemiah, son of Korah (1 Chronicles 26:3).
  • Elioenai or Elionenai was a descendant of David. He was the father of Akkub, and son of Neariah.

Elishama edit

Elishama (Hebrew: אלישמע my God heard) was the name of several biblical characters, including:

  • Elishama, a son of Ammihud, a prince of the house of Ephraim and one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel, according to Numbers 1:10.
  • Elishama the scribe (Jeremiah 36:12)
  • Elishama, son of David, born in Jerusalem, mentioned in the second Book of Samuel (2 Samuel 5:16)

Elishaphat edit

Elishaphat, son of Zichri, was one of the "captains of hundreds" associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne 2 Chronicles 23:1.

Elisheba edit

Elisheba ("God is my oath", cognate to the name Elizabeth) is the wife of Aaron and sister-in-law of Moses. Her sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazer and Ithamar. (Exodus 6:23).

Elizaphan edit

Elizaphan was a prince of the tribe of Zebulun; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe (Num. 34:25).

Elizur edit

Elizur was a son of Shedeur and a prince of the House of Reuben according to Numbers 1:5, and one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel. He appears only in the Book of Numbers, in five verses (1:5; 2:10; 7:30, 35; 10:18).[165]

Elnaam edit

Elnaam, according to 1 Chronicles 11:46, was the father of Jeribai and Joshaviah, two of David's Mighty Warriors.

Elnathan edit

Elnathan (Hebrew אלנתן Elnathan "God gave") is a Hebrew name found in 2 Kings, Jeremiah and Ezra.

According to 2 Kings 24:8, Elnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem was the father of Nehushta. Nehushta was the mother of King Jeconiah, whose father was King Jehoiakim. Despite this close relationship to the king, Elnathan was one of those who, according to Jeremiah 36:25 opposed Jehoiakim when he cut up and burnt a scroll that had been brought to him, containing Jeremiah's prophesies of the forthcoming destruction of Judah. Elnathan's father Achbor was a strong supporter of the earlier reforms of King Josiah, which may have influenced Elnathan's behavior,[166] although according to Jeremiah 26:20–23 he had earlier been closely involved in the persecution of the prophet Uriah ben Shemaiah.

In Ezra 8:16, the name Elnathan occurs three times:

Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, which were teachers. (Revised Version)

Donna Laird proposes that the repetition of "Elnathan", and the similarity between the names "Jarib" and "Joiarib", indicate a copyist's accidental repetition.[167]

Elon edit

Elon (Hebrew: אֵילֹן, Modern: Elon, Tiberian: 'Êlōn, "Oak") was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:

  • A son of Zebulun according to Genesis 46:14 and Numbers 26:26. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
  • Elon, one of the judges of Israel.

Elpaal edit

Elpaal is a name mentioned briefly in 1 Chronicles 8, in a genealogy of the Tribe of Benjamin.[168] He is recorded as the son of a woman named Hushim, the wife of a man named Shaharaim. The relationship between Shaharaim and Benjamin is not spelled out by the Chronicler. Elpaal is recorded as the father of people who included the builders or ancestors of the towns of Ono, Lod, and Ajalon.

Elpalet edit

See Eliphelet (biblical figure)

Elpelet edit

See Elpelet

Eluzai edit

Eluzai, in 1 Chronicles 12:6,[169] is the name of a Benjamite warrior who joined the forces of David at Ziklag. The name may have meant "God is my refuge."[170]

Elzabad edit

Elzabad is the name of two biblical figures.

  • Elzabad appears ninth in a list of eleven warriors from the Tribe of Gad who, according to 1 Chronicles 12:12, joined forces with David "at the stronghold in the wilderness."
  • Elzabad, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Obed-edom, is listed as a Korahite porter in 1 Chronicles 26:7.

Elzaphan edit

Elzaphan was a son of Uzziel of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:22, born in Egypt. He was a nephew of Amram and a cousin of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses. He and Mishael were asked by Moses to carry away Nadab's and Abihu's bodies to a place outside the camp. (Leviticus 10:4). In the wilderness of Sinai he was named chief of the house of Kohath (Numbers 3:30).

Enan edit

Enan is mentioned several by way of reference to his son, "Ahira the son of Enan," who according to the Book of Numbers was the tribal leader of the Tribe of Naphtali in the time of the wilderness wanderings following the Exodus.[171]

Enoch edit

See also: Enoch (son of Cain)

In Genesis 4:17–18, Enoch is the firstborn son of Cain and the father of Irad. Cain named the city of Enoch after his son.

Enan edit

For the place-name containing Enan, see Hazar Enan.

Enan was a member of the house of Naphtali according to Numbers 1:15. He was the father of Ahira.

Ephlal edit

Ephlal is the name given to a Jerahmeelite found a genealogy in 1 Chronicles.[172] He is identified as the son of Zabad, the son of Nathan, the son of Attai, the son of Jarha, the son-in-law of Sheshan, the son of Ishi, the son of Appaim, the son of Nadab, the son of Shammai, the son of Onam, the son of Jerahmeel. In various manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint, the name is found in the forms Aphamel, Aphamed, and Ophlad. Stanley Arthur Cook (1899) suggested that the name might originally have been either an abbreviated form of Eliphelet, or else the name "Elpaal."[173]

Ephod edit

Ephod was the father of Hanniel, a prince of the Tribe of Manasseh. (Num. 34:23).

Ephron edit

Ephron the Hittite, son of Zohar, lived in Mamre among the children of Heth. Abraham comes to the Hittites, which are strangers to him, and asks them to sell him a property that he can use as a burial site. The Hittites, flattering Abraham by calling him a mighty prince says that he can choose whichever tomb he wants (Genesis 23:1–8). Abraham then asks them to contact Ephron son of Zohar who owns the cave of Machpelah which he is offering to buy for "the full price". Ephron slyly replies that he is prepared to give Abraham the field and the cave within, knowing that that would not result in Abraham having a permanent claim on it.[174] Abraham politely refuses the offer and insists on paying for the field. Ephron replies that the field is worth four hundred shekels of silver and Abraham agrees to the price without any further bargaining.[174] He then proceeded to bury his dead wife Sarah there (Genesis 23:9–20).

Er edit

Er (Hebrew: אה Observant) was the name of several biblical characters, including:

Eran edit

Eran (Hebrew: עֵרָן‎, romanized: /ˌɛrˈɑːn/ err-AHN, lit. 'vigilant') was a son of Shuthelah of the Tribe of Ephraim, according to Numbers 26:36.[citation needed]

Eri edit

In Genesis 46:16 Eri (עֵרי "watchful") is the son of Gad. He was the progenitor of the Erites. (Numbers 26:16)

Eshek edit

Eshek is a name which appears only once in the Hebrew Bible, in a genealogy of the Tribe of Benjamin.[176][177] The text of Chronicles identifies him as the brother of Azel.

Ethnan edit

Ethnan, the son of Ashur the father of Tekoa, is a figure who appears in a genealogy of the Tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 4:7. He may be included in the genealogy to represent Ithnan, a Judahite city mentioned in Joshua 15:23.[178]

Ethni edit

See Ethni.

Evi edit

Evi was one of five Midianite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas, son of Eleazar according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.

Ezbon edit

Ezbon is the name of two people mentioned in the Bible:

Ezrah edit

Ezrah is the father of Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon, grandfather (through Mered) of Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah, and great-grandfather (through Ishbah) of Eshtemoa (1 Chr. 4:17)

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Gaddi edit

Gaddi, the son of Susi of the House of Manasseh, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:11.

Gaddiel edit

Gaddiel, the son of Sodi of the house of Zebulun, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:10.

Gaham edit

Gaham, was the second son of Nahor through his concubine, Reumah. Nothing else is known about this individual except for a certain genealogy in Genesis 22:24.

Gamaliel edit

Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur was leader of the tribe of Manasseh, one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel, mentioned several times in the Book of Numbers.

Gamul edit

Gamul (Hebrew: גָמוּל; "rewarded" or "recompense") was head of the twentieth of twenty-four priestly divisions instituted by King David.[179]

Gatam edit

Gatam is a name which appears in Genesis and Chronicles in a genealogy of the Edomites. In Genesis 36:11 and 1 Chronicles 1:36, Gatam is described the "son" of Eliphaz, the son of Esau (who is according to the Bible the forefather of the Edomites). In the passages which describe Gatam as a "son" of Eliphaz, he is listed alongside his "brothers": Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Kenaz according to Genesis; a similar but slightly larger list of brothers in Chronicles (Chronicles includes Amalek as a brother of Gatam). However, in Genesis 36:16, Gatam and Amalek (along with a previously unmentioned Korah) are described not as individual sons but as "clans" of Eliphaz.[180]

Gazez edit

In the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible, two individuals by the name of Gazez appear in 1 Chronicles 2:46. However, the Peshitta includes only one Gazez, and at least one biblical scholar has suggested that the second Gazez may have been included in the Masoretic Text by mistake.[181]

1. Gazez was the son of Haran, grandson of Caleb, a descendant of Jacob. His paternal grandmother was Ephah, wife of Caleb. (1 Chronicles 2:46)

2. Gazez was a brother of Caleb, and uncle of 1. Gazez. (1 Chronicles 2:46)

Geber edit

Geber (Hebrew: גבר, geber), son of Uri, was one of King Solomon's regional administrators; his territory was Gilead. (First Kings 4:19)

Gemalli edit

Gemalli of the house of Dan was the father of Ammiel, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.

Gemariah edit

Gemariah (Hebrew: גמריה) is the name of at least two biblical characters:

  • Gemariah son of Shaphan in chapter 36 of Jeremiah. His own son Micaiah hears Jeremiah's secretary Baruch read Jeremiah's prophecies against the nation, and reports to a meeting of the court officials, including his father, nearby. This leads to the scroll being read before king Jehoiakim, who cuts it up and burns it despite the protestations of Gemariah and Elnathan ben Achbor.[182]
  • Gemariah son of Hilkiah, one of the envoys whom King Zedekiah sent to Babylonia (Jeremiah 29:3) Nothing else is known of him; he was hardly the brother of Jeremiah, whose father was also named Hilkiah.[154]

Genubath edit

Genubath (Hebrew: גנבת genubat "Stolen" [183]) is mentioned in I Kings 11:20 as the son born to Hadad the Edomite and the sister of Queen Tahpenes, Pharaoh's wife.

Gera edit

Hebrew: גרא Gera'

  • In Genesis 46:21 Gera is the fourth of ten sons of Benjamin.
  • Gera is also the name of the father of Shimei (2 Samuel 19:16)
  • Gera is also the name of two of the sons of Bela (see above), making both nephews of the earlier Gera. (1 Chronicles 8:3,5)
  • Gera is also the name of the father of Ehud, a "Benjamite, a man left-handed" – Book of Judges, 3:15.

Geuel edit

Geuel, the son of Machi of the Tribe of Gad, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:16.

Ginath edit

Ginath is a name which is mentioned only in passing in a narrative describing the struggle for kingship between Omri and Tibni.[184] Tibni is referred to in 1 Kings 16:21 and 22 as "son of Ginath," which taken literally, could be read as implying that a person named Ginath was Tibni's father.[184] However, the Encyclopaedia Biblica suggests that the term "Ginath" is a place-name or clan-name, so that "Tibni son of Ginath" has the meaning "Tibni of Ginath."[184]

Gideoni edit

Gideoni (Hebrew: גִּדְעֹנִי) was a member of the tribe of Benjamin according to Numbers 1:11. He was the father of Abidan, a tribal chief. He is mentioned five times in the Book of Numbers, with each reference stating his relation to Abidan (Num 1:11, Num 2:22, Num 7:60, Num 7:65, Num 10:24.)[185] His name is variously understood as meaning "one with a disabled hand," "a youth," or "one who cuts down trees."[185]

Giddalti edit

Giddalti was one of the sons of Heman the Levite (1 Chronicles 25:4), and chief of the twenty-two division of the temple musicians 1 Chronicles 25:29. He was also a Kohathite Levi.

Gilalai edit

Gilalai is the name of a priest who participated as a musician in a procession led by Ezra.[186][187]

Ginnethoi edit

Ginnethoi or Ginnethon (Hebrew גִּנְּתוֹן 'Ginnĕtôi' Meaning: gardener) was one of the priest who sealed the covenant according to Nehemiah 10:6 and perhaps the same as Nehemiah 12:16.

Gishpa edit

Gishpa, (KJV Gispa) was one of two leaders of the Nethinim who lived in Ophel, according to Nehemiah 11:21. There are no other mentions of the name anywhere else in the Bible.[188]

Guni edit

Guni was a son of Naphtali according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:48. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

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Haahashtari edit

Haahashtari or Ahashtari was one of the sons of Naarah, one of the two wives of Asshur (1 Chronicles 4:6). Because the name is used to refer to a family of Judahites who descend from Judah via Ashhur, Thomas Kelly Cheyne believed that the name "Haahashtari" arose from a confusion between Ha-Ashhuri ("the Ashhurite") with the obscure term ahashtranim which appears in Esther 8:10.[189]

Habaiah edit

Habaiah (also called Hobaiah or Obdia) was the name given to a priestly family mentioned in Ezra 2:61: the b'ne habayah (literally "sons/descendants of Habaiah").[190][191] Along with the families Hakkoz and Barzillai, the Habaiah family were priests whose names were not registered in the official genealogical records.[192] As a result, Ezra ruled that their rights to serve as priests would be restricted until such time as a high priest could decide, using the oracular Urim and Thummim, whether they had divine approval to serve as priests.[193]

The name "Habaiah" means "Yahweh hides" or "Yahweh protects," and appears in manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint in the forms Labeia, Obaia, Odogia, Ebeia, Ab(e)ia, Obbeia, and Obdia. [191]

Habazziniah edit

Habazziniah or Habaziniah was either the head of a family of Rechabites (Jeremiah 35:3), or else a place name for the location that a Rechabite lived.[194] According to Cheyne and Black, it may have been a scribal error where the name "Kabzeel," a place in the territory of Judah, was originally intended."[194]

Hachmoni edit

Hachmoni or Hakmoni is mentioned in passing in 1 Chronicles 27:32, which records that his son Yechiel, a scribe, tutored David's sons.[195]

Hadadezer edit

According to I Kings 11:23, Hadadezer (Hebrew: הדדעזר hadad'ezer "Hadad helps"[196]) was king of Zobah.

Haddad edit

Haddad the Edomite was an adversary of Solomon (I Kings 10:14).

Hadlai edit

Hadlai is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 28:12 as an Ephraimite, and the father of Amasa. In manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint, his name is given as Choab, Addi, or Adli.[197]

Hagab edit

Hagab (also Agaba, Accaba) is identified as the ancestor of a family of Nethinim, or temple assistants, who returned from the Babylonian exile.[198] They appear in a list with other returnees in Ezra 2:46, but are omitted in the corresponding place in Nehemiah 7:48. A Hellenized version of this name appears in a similar context in 1 Esdras 5:30.[198] In the New Testament, a prophet who appears in Acts 11:28 and 21:10 is named Agabus, a variant on the name Hagab.[198]

Hagab is a different character from Hagabah, which appears in the preceding verse.

Hagabah edit

Hagabah (also Hagaba, Graba, or Aggaba) is identified as the ancestor of a family of Nethinim, or temple assistants, who returned from the Babylonian captivity. They appear in a list with other returnees in Ezra 2:45, Nehemiah 7:48, and 1 Esdras 5:29.[199]

Haggiah edit

Haggiah, of the tribe of Levi through Merari, is described in 1 Chronicles 6:30 being the son of Shimea and the father of Asaiah, one of the last contemporaries of David.

Haggi edit

Haggi was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:15. He was one of the 70 persons to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

Hajehudijah edit

See Jehudijah.

Hakkatan edit

Hakkatan (also Acatan, Akatan), meaning "the small one," is listed as the father of Johanan, a leader of the descendants of Azgad in Ezra 8:12 and 1 Esdras 8:38.[200] Other than these two verses, the name Hakkatan appears nowhere in the Bible.[200]

Hakkoz edit

Hakkoz is the name of two or three biblical individuals:

  • Head of the seventh of twenty-four priestly divisions created by King David. (1 Chr. 24:10)
  • Head of a family of priests after the Babylonian exile. Unable to prove their lineage, the family lost its priesthood status. (Ezr. 2:61, Neh. 7:63)
  • Father of Uriah and grandfather of Meremoth, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. (Neh. 3:4, 3:21) He is probably identical to the previous entry.

Hallohesh edit

Hallohesh or Halohesh is a name which is used twice in the Bible.[201] In a list of workers building the wall of Nehemiah, a man named "Shallum son of Hallohesh" is mentioned as having a leadership role.[202] Also in the Book of Nehemiah, a person named Hallohesh is recorded as affixing his seal (an ancient form of signature) to Ezra's covenant between God and the people living around Jerusalem.[203]

Thomas Kelly Cheyne believed that the name Hallohesh was a miswritten version of the name Hash-shilhi, (Shilhi).[201]

Hammedatha edit

Hammedatha was an Agagite and the father of Haman (see Esther 3:1).

Hammoleketh edit

Hammoleketh or Hammolecheth is the sister of Machir, the eponymous ancestor of the tribe or clan of Machir (biblical region) Machir, which is reckoned as a part of the tribe of Manasseh in 1 Chronicles 7. The name appears to mean "she who reigns" if it is not a scribal error for some other name, such as Beth-Milcah.[204]

Hammelech edit

Hammelech, in the King James Version is the name of the father of Jerahmeel (Jeremiah 36:26), and it is the name of the father of Malkijah (Jeremiah 38:6). In a number of more recent translations, the Hebrew ha-melekh is taken as the common noun "the king" instead of the proper noun "Hammelech."[205]

Hamor edit

Hamor was the father of Shechem. Shechem defiled Dinah, according to Genesis 34

Hamul edit

Hamul was a son of Pharez of the Tribe of Judah according to Genesis 46:12 and Numbers 26:21. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

Hamutal edit

Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah and, the wife of King Josiah who bore him Jehoahaz and Zedekiah. She is mentioned in the following passages: 2 Kings 23:31, 2 Kings 24:18 and Jeremiah 52:1.

Hanameel edit

Hanameel or Hanamel (Hebrew: חנמאל, which means "Grace From God"),[206] a cousin of Jeremiah from whom the latter bought a field at Anathoth in Jeremiah 32:5–16.

Hananiah edit

Hananiah (Hebrew: חנניה, which means "My Grace is the Lord")[206] is the name of several biblical characters:

  • Hananiah son of Zerubbabel, the father of Jeshaiah, was a descendant of David.
  • Hananiah son of Azur, a prophet in the time of king Zedekiah. He prophesied a return from the exile in Babylon within two years and was denounced by Jeremiah as a false prophet as a result. He died within a year of the denunciation.[207]
  • Hananiah, appointed by Nehemiah, jointly with Hanani, to be responsible for the security of Jerusalem after its walls had been rebuilt. Nehemiah described him as "a faithful man [who] feared God more than many".[208]

Hanniel edit

Hanniel Prince of the tribe of Manasseh; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe (Num. 34:23).

Hanoch edit

Hanoch is the name of two biblical figures:[209]

  1. A son of Midian, the eponymous forefather of the Midianites.[210]
  2. A son of Reuben, the eponymous forefather of the Tribe of Reuben.[211]

According to Cheyne and Black, the presence of this clan name in the genealogies of Reuben and Midian may indicate that the clan Hanoch was considered a part of the Tribe of Reuben but had a Midianite origin.[209]

Happizzez edit

Happizzez or Aphses was a priest who fell on the eighteenth lot out of the twenty-four lots ordained by David for the temple service. (1 Chr 24:15)

Haran edit

Haran or Aran refers to three minor characters in the Hebrew Bible:

  1. Haran (Hebrew: הָרָן – Hārān), son of Terah, from Ur of the Chaldees. He fathered Lot, Milcah and Iscah. (Genesis 11:27–29)
  2. Haran (Hebrew: חָרָן – Ḥārān), son of Caleb, a descendant of Jacob, and Ephah his mother. Father of 1.Gazez, and brother of 2.Gazez. (1 Chronicles 2:46)
  3. Haran (Hebrew: הָרָן – Hārān), son of Shimei, a Levite who lived in the age of King David and played one of the important religious or political roles set out in 1 Chronicles 23:1–9.

Harbona edit

Harbona or Harbonah is the name given for one of the eunuchs of king Ahasuerus in Esther 1:10 and 7:9.[212]

Hareph edit

Hareph, according to 1 Chronicles 2:51, was a descendant of Caleb and the father of Beth-gader.[213] The name "Hareph" in this case may refer to a group of people otherwise referred to by the term Hariphite.[214]

Harhaiah edit

Harhaiah, in the Masoretic Text of Nehemiah 3:8, is mentioned in passing, as being the father of Uzziel, a man responsible for the repair of part of the wall of Jerusalem. The awkward phrasing of the verse suggested to Stanley A. Cook (1899) that there had been some scribal mishandling of the verse, and that the verse originally did not contain the name "Harhaiah."[215]

Harhas edit

Harhas, according to 2 Kings 22:14 and 2 Chronicles 34:22, was an ancestor of Shallum, the husband of the prophetess Huldah. However, where the Book of Kings has "Harhas," the Book of Chronicles reads "Hasrah."[216][217]

Harim edit

"Harim" redirects here. For the city in Syria, see Harem, Syria.

Harim (Hebrew: חָרִם; "destroyed" or "dedicated to God") was the name of three biblical patriarchs:

  • Head of the third of twenty-four priestly divisions instituted by King David. (1 Chr. 24:8)
  • Head of a non-priestly family, with 320 members, which returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezr. 2:32, Neh. 7:35) Eight members of this family were found to have married gentile women, whom they divorced. (Ezr. 10:31) Harim's son Malchijah was one of those who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem, including the Tower of the Furnaces. (Neh. 3:11) His seal was on the renewed covenant with God made by the Babylonian returnees. (Neh. 10:28)
  • Head of a priestly family, with 1017 members, which returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezr. 2:39, Neh. 7:42) Five members of this family were found to have married gentile women, whom they divorced. (Ezr. 10:21) His seal was also on the renewed covenant. (Neh. 10:6) The head of his family at the time of the return was Adna. (Neh. 12:152)

Harnepher edit

Harnepher appears only once in the Bible, in 1 Chronicles 7:36, in a passage which surveys the descendants of Asher.[218] The name may be of Egyptian origin, meaning "Horus is good."[218]

Harum edit

Harum is recorded as the father of Aharhel in 1 Chronicles 4:8, which lists him as an ancestor of several clans in the Tribe of Judah.

Harumaph edit

Harumaph is listed as the father of Jedaiah, a man responsible for making repairs to a part of Nehemiah's wall. He is only mentioned once in the Bible, in Nehemiah 3:10.[219]

Haruz edit

Haruz (Hebrew: חרוז) was the father of Queen Meshullemeth. According to 2 Kings 21:19 he was a citizen who dwelt in the land of Jotbah.

Hasadiah edit

Hasadiah is listed as one of the sons of Zerubabel in 1 Chronicles 3:20, and is therefore a member of the royal lineage of the Judahite kings.

Hashabiah edit

Hashabiah is a biblical name which appears frequently for individuals mentioned both before and after the Babylonian captivity.[220]

Because the name often appears in lists without any detailed description, it is sometimes difficult to tell whether different verses that use the name are referring to the same Hashabiah or to distinct persons.[220] The following list of nine individuals is the number listed in the Encyclopaedia Biblica, although the encyclopedia does not claim that precisely nine people of this name are mentioned:

  1. A Levite of the Merarite group, mentioned 1 Chronicles 6:45 (verse 30 in some Bibles).
  2. Hashabiah son of Bunni, a Merarite Levite listed as living in Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 9:14 and Nehemiah 11:15.
  3. A leader of a large group of people in the time of David.[221]
  4. A musician, one of the musicians appointed by David for the musical service of the Temple.[222]
  5. Hashabiah son of Kemuel, identified as the leader of the Levites in the time of David.[223]
  6. A Levite leader in the time of Josiah.[224]
  7. A Levite identified as having signed the covenant between Ezra and God.[225]
  8. A ruler listed as one of the people responsible for repairing the wall of Jerusalem in Nehemiah 3:17.
  9. The ruler of the clan of Hilkiah, according to Nehemiah 12:21.

Hashabnah edit

Hashabnah is the name given for one of the men who signed the covenant between the people of Judah and God in Nehemiah 10:25 (verse 26 in some Bibles). According to Cheyne and Black, the name is likely a miswritten form of "Hashabniah."[226]

Hashub edit

Hashub is mentioned in passing as the father of Shemaiah, a Levite who is listed among those living in Jerusalem after the end of the Babylonian captivity.[227]

Hashubah edit

Hashubah is listed as one of the children of Zerubabel, the governor of Yehud Medinata.[228]

Hasrah edit

Hasrah, according to 2 Chronicles 34:22, is the name of an ancestor of Shallum, the husband of the prophetess Huldah. However, where the Book of Chronicles has "Hasrah", 2 Kings 22:14 has "Harhas".[217]

Hassenaah edit

The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate during the reconstruction of the walls of Jerusalem under the repair programme led by Nehemiah.[229]

Hasupha edit

Hasupha (Hashupha in the King James Version) is the name of a clan or family of Nethinim (temple assistants) listed in Nehemiah 7:46 and Ezra 2:43.

Hathach edit

Hathach or Hatach is the name of one of the eunuchs of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther. He acts as a messenger between Esther and Mordecai.[230]

Hathath edit

Hathath is only mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:13, in a genealogical passage where he is the son of Othniel, the son of Kenaz.[231]

Hattil edit

The descendants of Hattil (also called Agia or Hagia) are listed in Ezra 2:57 and Nehemiah 7:59 as a group of people returning from the Babylonian captivity (see Ezra–Nehemiah). They are categorized by Ezra as being descendants of "Solomon's servants" (see Nethinim). In the Greek text of 1 Esdras 5:34, a closely related work, Hattil is referred to as Agia or Hagia.[232]

Hazaiah edit

Hazaiah is a figure mentioned in passing in Nehemiah 11:5 as an ancestor Maaseiah, a notable leader of the Tribe of Judah in Yehud Medinata.[233]

Hazo edit

Hazo was the fifth son of Nahor and Milcah (Genesis 22:22).

Heber edit

Heber or Chéver (Hebrew: חֶבֶר / חָבֶר, Modern Ḥéver / Ḥáver Tiberian Ḥéḇer / Ḥāḇer, "friend", "connected") is a name referring to two persons.

Hebron edit

Hebron: see 1 Chronicles 2:42–43

Hel edit

Hel was a son of Gilead of the Tribe of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:30 and Joshua 17:2.

Helah edit

Helah was the one of the two wives of Ashur the son of Hezron mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:5. Ashur's sons through Helah his wife were: Zereth, Jezoar and Ethnan.[234]

Heldai edit

Heldai is the name of two biblical figures.[235] According to the Encyclopaedia Biblica, it should most likely be given alternate vowels as Holdai or Huldai.[235]

  1. Heldai son of Baanah the Netophathite is listed as one of David's Mighty Warriors, and also in a list of military leaders given in 1 Chronicles 27:15. He is called "Heled" in 1 Chronicles 11:30, and "Heleb" in 2 Samuel 23:29.[235]
  2. A Jew living in Babylonia, mentioned in Zechariah 6:10. He is called Helem in Zechariah 6:14.[235]

Helez edit

There are two biblical figures named Helez:

  • A Jerahmeelite; the father of Eleasah and the son of Azariah mentioned in ( 1 Chronicles 2:39).
  • A captain in the seventh week mentioned in ( 1 Chronicles 27:10).

Helkai edit

Helkai is a name used in Nehemiah 12:15, in a list of priestly clan leaders in the "days of Joiakim."[236] The text refers to Helkai as leading a clan named Meraioth. According to the Encyclopaedia Biblica, the name is an abbreviated form of "Hilkiah."[237]

Helon edit

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List of minor biblical figures redirects here For other uses see List of minor Hebrew Bible figures L Z and List of minor New Testament figures This literature related list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2021 This article contains persons named in the Bible specifically in the Hebrew Bible of minor notability about whom little or nothing is known aside from some family connections Here are the names which start with A K for L Z see there Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L Z next page See also ReferencesA editAbagtha edit See also Abagtha Abagtha was a court official or eunuch of king Ahasuerus who was commanded along with 6 other officials to parade queen Vashti to go before the king Esther 1 10 Abda edit See also Abda biblical figure The name Abda means servant or perhaps is an abbreviated form of servant of YHWH 1 There are two people by this name in the Hebrew Bible An Abda mentioned in passing when Solomon set Adoniram son of Abda in charge of forced labor for Solomon s building projects 1 Kings 4 6 The forced labor is referred to by the word levy in the Revised Version and tribute in the King James Version A Levite of the family of Jeduthun Nehemiah 11 17 also called Obadiah 1 Chronicles 9 16 He was the son of Shammua and served in Jerusalem under Nehemiah 2 Where the Masoretic Text has Abda the Septuagint depending on the location and manuscript has names such as Abao Ephra Edram Ioreb Obeb and Abdias 3 Abdeel edit Abdeel Hebrew ע ב ד א ל servant of God akin to Arabic عبد الله Abdullah 4 is mentioned in Jeremiah 36 26 as the father of Shelemiah one of three men who were commanded by King Jehoiakim to seize the prophet Jeremiah and his secretary Baruch 5 The Septuagint omits the phrase and Shelemiah son of Abdeel probably a scribal error due to homoioteleuton 6 Abdi edit The name Abdi Hebrew ע ב ד י is probably an abbreviation of Obediah meaning servant of YHWH according to the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 7 Easton s Bible Encyclopedia on the other hand holds that it means my servant The name Abdi appears three times in forms of the Bible that are in use among Jews Protestants and Roman Catholics There is also one additional appearance in 1 Esdras considered canonical in Eastern Orthodox Churches 1 Chronicles 6 29 And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari Ethan the son of Kishi the son of Abdi the son of Malluch 8 This verse in the King James Version and some other Bibles is verse 44 of chapter 6 2 Chronicles 29 12 Then the Levites arose Mahath the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah of the sons of the Kohathites and of the sons of Merari Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of Jehallelel and of the Gershonites Joah the son of Zimmah and Eden the son of Joah 8 Ezra 10 26 And of the sons of Elam Mattaniah Zechariah and Jehiel and Abdi and Jeremoth and Elijah 8 1 Esdras 9 27 where the name appears in the Hellenized form Oabd e ios 9 Of the sons of Elam Matthanias and Zacharias and Iezrielos and Obadios and Ieremoth and Elias 10 According to Cheyne and Black 1899 the two occurrences in the Books of Chronicles refer to a single individual and the references in Ezra and 1 Esdras are to a second individual 11 Abdiel edit Abdiel was the son of Guni and the father of Ahi according to 1 Chronicles 5 15 He came from the tribe of Gad A Gadite who lived in Gilead or in Bashan and whose name was reckoned in genealogies of the time of Jotham king of Judah or of Jeroboam II king of Israel Abdon edit Abdon Hebrew ע ב ד ו ן from ע ב ד to serve is the name of four biblical individuals It is a diminutive form of the name Ebed 12 An Abdon in the book of Judges see the article Abdon Judges The first born of Gibeon of the tribe of Benjamin mentioned only in passing in genealogies 1 Chronicles 8 30 9 36 Abdon the son of Micah Josiah sent him among others to the prophetess Huldah in order to discern the meaning of the recently rediscovered book of the law 2 Chronicles 34 20 He is referred to as Achbor in 2 Kings 22 12 Abdon son of Sashak He is only mentioned as a name in a genealogy 1 Chronicles 8 23 13 In addition to its use as a personal name the proper name Abdon is used for a Levitical city mentioned in Joshua 21 30 and 1 Chronicles 6 74 6 59 in the New American Bible Revised Edition 14 15 Abi edit See Abijah Abiah edit See Abijah Abialbon edit See Abiel Abiasaph edit Abiasaph Hebrew א ב יא ס ף my father has gathered was a son of Korah of the Tribe of Levi according to Exodus 6 24 born in Egypt Ebiasaph is a spelling variation of Abiasaph Abida edit Abida Abidah or Abeida 16 a son of Midian and descendant of Abraham and Keturah appears twice in the Bible in Genesis 25 4 and 1 Chronicles 1 33 17 The sons of Abraham s concubines were sent away to the east with gifts from Abraham 18 The father of Hudino the great grandfather of Jethro Abiel edit Abiel Hebrew א ב יא ל my father is God was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible Son of Zeror of the tribe of Benjamin he was the grandfather of King Saul and of his commander Abner 1 Samuel 9 An Arbathite one of King David s Warriors who was known for his bravery 1 Chronicles 11 32 Abiezer edit Abiezer or Abieezer is the name of three Biblical characters The name means father of help i e helpful The characters are The prince of the tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus Numbers 1 12 The second of the three sons of Hammoleketh the sister of Gilead also called Jeezer Numbers 26 30 He was the grandson of Manasseh 1 Chronicles 7 18 From his family Gideon sprang Joshua 17 2 Judges 6 34 and 8 2 In Judges 6 15 Gideon describes his clan the Abiezrites as the weakest in the tribe of Manasseh One of King David s thirty warriors 2 Samuel 23 27 1 Chronicles 27 12 a Benjamite from Anathoth Abihail edit Abihail may refer to one of five different people mentioned in the Bible Abihail the Levite lived during the time of the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness He was the head of the house of Merari and Levi s youngest son Numbers 3 35 Abihail was the wife of Abishur of the tribe of Judah I Chronicles 2 29 Abihail from Gilead of Bashan was head of the tribe of Gad I Chronicles 5 14 Abihail was the daughter of David s brother Eliab She was married to David s son Jerimoth and became mother of Rehoboam s wife Mahalath II Chronicles 11 18 Abihail was the father of Queen Esther and uncle of Mordecai Esther 2 15 Esther 9 29 Abihud edit Abihud was a figure mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8 3 as the son of Bela the son of Benjamin He is also called Ahihud Another individual named Abihud is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew as an ancestor of Jesus But this Abihud is not listed in the Old Testament Abijah edit Abijah Hebrew א ב י ה my father is YHWH is the name of five minor biblical individuals Abijah 19 who married King Ahaz of Judah She is also called Abi 20 Her father s name was Zechariah she was the mother of King Hezekiah 21 A wife of Hezron one of the grandchildren of Judah 22 A son of Becher the son of Benjamin 23 The second son of Samuel 24 His conduct along with that of his brother as a judge in Beersheba to which office his father had appointed him led to popular discontent and ultimately provoked the people to demand a monarchy A descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron a chief of the eighth of the twenty four orders into which the priesthood was divided by David and an ancestor of Zechariah the priest who was the father of John the Baptist 25 The order of Abijah is listed with the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Joshua 26 This name possibly appeared on the Gezer Calendar a Paleo Hebrew inscription dating to the 9th or 10th Century BC making it one of the earliest if not the earliest Yahwistic theophoric names outside the Bible 27 Abimael edit In Genesis 10 28 Abimael Hebrew א ב ימ א ל is the ninth of the 13 sons of Joktan a descendant of Shem He is also mentioned in 1 Chronicles 1 22 Abimael means God is a father 28 Abinadab edit Abinadab redirects here For other uses see Abinadab disambiguation Abinadab Hebrew א ב ינ ד ב my father apportions or the father i e god of the clan is munificent 29 refers to four biblical characters Where the Hebrew text reads Avinadav Greek manuscripts of the Septuagint read Am e inadab or Abin 29 but Brenton s translation of the Septuagint reads Abinadab A man of Kiriath Jearim in whose house on a hill the Ark of the Covenant was deposited after having been brought back from the land of the Philistines 30 It is most likely that this Abinadab was a Levite 31 The ark remained in his care for twenty years guarded by his son Eleazar not to be confused with Eleazar the son of Aaron until it was at length removed by David 32 The second of the eight sons of Jesse 33 He was with Saul in the campaign against the Philistines in which Goliath was slain 34 One of Saul s sons who perished with his father in the battle of Gilboa 35 Abinoam edit See also Abinoam Abinoam was the father of Barak the partner of Deborah He is mentioned in the following passages Judges 4 6 12 and Judges 5 1 12 Abiram edit Abiram was the firstborn of Hiel the Beth elite mentioned in 1 Kings 16 34 Abishua edit Abishua was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals found in the Hebrew Bible Abishua a High Priest of Israel being the son of Phinehas and the father of Bukki He is attested in several extra biblical sources such as Flavius Josephus who suggested that Abishua succeeded his father as High Priest of Israel A Benjaminite The son of Bela and the grandson of Benjamin the eponymous founder of the tribe of Benjamin 1 Chronicles 8 4 Abishur edit According to the Hebrew Bible Abishur or Abishur ben Shammai was the spouse of Abihail and the father of Molin and Ahban He was directly from the tribe of Judah as the son of Shammai the son of Onam the great great grandson of Judah 1 Chronicles 2 28 29 Abital edit See also Avital given name In II Samuel 3 4 Abital Hebrew א ב יט ל Ăḇiṭal is minor biblical character in the book of Samuel and one of King David s wives Abital gave birth to David s fifth son Shephatiah a minor biblical character 36 37 Abitub edit The name Abitub or Abitob appears only once in the Hebrew Bible in 1 Chronicles 8 11 where it is used for a character said to be the son of Shaharaim in a section on the descendants of Benjamin 38 Achbor edit See also Achbor Achbor is the name of 2 biblical individuals In the King Lists in the books of Genesis and 1 Chronicles Achbor is the father of Baal hanan a king of Edom but is not actually listed as being king himself although some commentaries assume that he was See Genesis 36 38 1 Chronicles 1 49 In the Books of Kings Son of Michaiah is one of Josiah s officers and one of the five men sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire regarding the book of the law newly discovered in the Temple in Jerusalem 2 Kings 22 12 14 This Achbor is also called Abdon 2 Chronicles 34 20 This may be the same Achbor who is mentioned as the father of Elnathan in the Book of Jeremiah 26 20 23 and who lived in the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah Achsa edit Achsa or Achsah was the daughter of Caleb or Chelubai the son of Hezron of the Tribe of Judah 1 Chronicles 2 49 Though she is often identified as the Achsah the daughter of Caleb in the time of Joshua 39 Achsah edit See Achsa Adah edit Hebrew ע ד ה Modern ʿAda Tiberian ʿAḏa adornment 40 the first wife of Lamech and the mother of Jabal and Jubal Genesis 4 19 23 the first wife of Esau the daughter of Elon the Hittite It has been suggested by biblical scholars that she is the same person as Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite mentioned as a wife of Esau in Genesis 26 41 42 She bore Esau s firstborn Eliphaz and became the matriarch of the Edomites Genesis 26 34 36 2 4 The Order of the Eastern Star considers Adah also to be the name of the daughter of Jephthah although the Bible does not name her Adaiah edit Adaiah eˈdeɪje was the name of 8 biblical individuals The father of Queen Jedidah the wife of Manasseh being the maternal grandfather of king Josiah 2 Kings 22 1 He was a native of Boscath of the lowlands of Judah A Levite of a Gershonite branch he was the son of Ethan and father of Zerah making him an ancestor of Asaph 1 Chronicles 6 41 In 1 Chronicles 6 21 he is called Iddo A Benjamite being the son of Shimhi 1 Chronicles 8 21 Apparently he is the same with Shema in 1 Chronicles 8 13 A priest listed in 1 Chronicles 9 12 and Nehemiah 11 12 According to Cheyne and Black it is possible that this same priest should appear in Nehemiah 12 6 or 7 but has been removed by a scribal error that left the name Jedaiah in its place 43 A ancestor of Maaseiah one of the captains who supported Jehoiada 2 Chronicles 23 1 One of the descendants of Bani who married foreign wives Ezra 10 29 A descendant of another Bani who also married a foreign wife Ezra 10 39 A son of Joiarib of the line of Pharez Nehemiah 11 5 Adalia edit Mentioned only in Esther 9 8 Adalia is the fifth of the Persian noble Haman s ten sons 44 Adalia was slain along with his nine siblings in Susa In various manuscripts of the Septuagint his name is given as Barsa Barel or Barea 44 Adbeel edit Adbeel Hebrew א ד ב א ל disciplined by God Nadbeel or Idiba ilu was the third son of Ishmael out of twelve Genesis 25 13 The name Adbeel is associated with the personal name and northwest tribe in Arabia known as Idiba ilu Kenneth A Mathews 2005 p 361 Addar edit Addar according to the Hebrew Bible was the son of Bela the son of Benjamin the eponymous founder of the tribe of Benjamin He is briefly mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8 3 Ader edit See Eder Adiel edit Adiel may refer to 3 people The father of Azmaveth who was treasurer under David and Solomon mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 27 25 A family head of the tribe of Simeon who participated in driving out the Meunim mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 4 36 See Azareel Adin edit Adin was the head of a family who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel in Ezra 2 15 8 6 However according to Nehemiah 7 20 his descendants were 655 that is completely divergent from the descendants in Ezra as 454 He is also found in Nehemiah 10 16 as one who signed Nehemiah s covenant Adina edit In 1 Chronicles 11 42 Adina lit Slender is listed as one of the mighty men of David s army Adina was the son of a chief of the Reubenites named Shiza Adino edit Adino was an Eznite and one of David s mighty men 2 Samuel 23 8 He is identified with Jashobeam and the name does not occur in other translations in the Bible Ginsburg offers a corrected form taken substantially from the parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 11 11 Jashobeam a son of a Hachmonite chief of the captains he lifted up his spear This is plausible and is very generally accepted and eliminates the names Adino and Eznite which do not occur elsewhere in the Bible Some of the facts are against this The Septuagint has the names Adino and Eznite The Latin finds no proper names in the passage but so translates the words as to presuppose the Hebrew text as we have it It may be a case for suspended judgment 45 Adlai edit Adlai is in Hebrew ע ד ל י meaning refuge In 1 Chronicles 27 29 he is the father of Shaphat He is mentioned only in this verse Admatha edit Mentioned only in Esther 1 14 Admatha is an advisor to Ahasuerus of Persia 46 According to one theory the verse has suffered from scribal error and as it originally stood Admatha was instead Hamdatha not an adviser to Ahaseurus but the father of Haman 46 Adna edit Adna is the name of two biblical characters 47 One of the men in the Book of Ezra who took foreign wives 48 And the son of Pahathmoab 49 A priest named as the head of the priestly family Harim in the time of Joiakim 50 Adnah edit Adnah is the name of at least two individuals in the Hebrew Bible 51 Adnah called Ednaas or Ednas in Septuagint manuscripts is credited with being a commander of 300 000 soldiers in the army of Jehoshaphat 51 He is found in 2 Chronicles 17 14 His name is spelled with a final He 51 Adnah called Edna in the Septuagint refers to a member of the Tribe of Manasseh who deserted Saul to support David 51 His name is spelled with either a final He or else a Heth depending on the manuscript 51 Adonijah edit Adonijah is the name of 2 minor biblical figures A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach in the cities of Judah 2 Chronicles 17 8 A chief of the people He sealed the covenant to keep God s Laws in the times of Nehemiah Nehemiah 10 16 Adonikam edit Adonikam is a Biblical figure one of those which came with Zerubbabel Ezra 2 13 His children or retainers numbering 666 came to Jerusalem 8 13 The name means the Lord is risen up 52 In the Septuagint depending on the manuscript and location the name is given as Adon e ikam Adonikan Adeikam Adenikam Adaneikam or Adoniakaim 52 In Nehemiah 7 18 his descendants were 667 instead of the previous number 666 Adriel edit Adriel was the son of Barzillai the Meholathite whom Saul gave in marriage his own daughter Merab The five sons that sprang from this union were put to death by the Gibeonites 1 Samuel 18 19 2 Samuel 21 8 9 Here it is said that Michal bare these five children either that she treated them as if she had been their own mother or that for Michal we should read Merab in 1 Samuel 18 19 Agee edit Agee was the father of Shammah who was one of David s mighty men II Samuel 23 11 Based on interpretations of I Chronicles 11 34 and II Samuel 23 32 33 Agee was either the grandfather of Jonathan or his brother According to Cheyne and Black his name is a scribal mistake and should read Ela he is the same as the Ela mentioned in 1 Kings 4 18 53 Ahab edit Ahab Hebrew א חא ב which means brother father is the name of at least one minor biblical figure Ahab son of Koliah who according to Jeremiah 29 21 was labeled a false prophet by YHVH 54 Aharah edit See Ehi Aharhel edit In 1 Chronicles 4 8 Aharhel Hebrew א ח ר ח ל behind the rampart is the son of Harum of the tribe of Judah Ahasai edit See Ahzai and Meshullam Ahasbai edit Ahasbai the son of the Maachathite was the father of Eliphelet one of King David s Warriors 2 Samuel 23 34 Ahaz edit Ahaz was a son of Micah and great grandson of Jonathan 1 Chronicles 8 35 9 42 Ahban edit Ahban was the first son of Abishur and Abihail He was also the brother of Molid and a Jerahmeelite He is mentioned in the following passage 1 Chronicles 2 29 Aher edit Aher was a Benjamite and the father of Hushim 1 Chronicles 7 12 He might be the same as Ahiram and Aharah Ahi edit Hebrew א ח י my brother Ahi is the son of Abdiel in 1 Chronicles 5 15 Ahi is the son of Shomer in 1 Chronicles 7 34 Ahiah edit See Ahijah Ahiam edit Ahiam is one of David s thirty heroes He was the son of Sharar 2 Samuel 23 33 or according to 1 Chronicles 11 35 of Sacar the Hararite Ahian edit Ahian is the name given to a descendant of Manasseh in the tribal genealogies of 1 Chronicles 55 The name appears only in a single time in the Bible 56 Ahiezer edit Ahiezer is the name of 2 biblical figures The son of Ammishaddai was the leader of the tribe of Dan and one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel mentioned in several places in the Book of Numbers One of David s mighty warriors which was chief of David s amry who joined him in war in Ziklag He was also the son of Shemaah 1 Chronicles 12 3 Ahihud edit Ahihud is the name of 3 or 2 biblical individuals See Abihud A son of Ehud of the tribe of Benjamin He may be the same as the first but the text might be corrupt 1 Chronicles 8 6 7 Name different in Hebrew meaning brother of Judah Chief of the tribe of Asher one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan among the tribe Numbers 34 27 Ahijah edit Ahijah is the name of 7 minor biblical individuals One of the sons of Bela 1 Chr 8 7 RV In AV KJV called Ahiah One of the five sons of Jerahmeel who was great grandson of Judah 1 Chr 2 25 A Pelonite one of David s heroes 1 Chr 11 36 called also Eliam 2 Sam 23 34 A Levite having charge of the sacred treasury in the temple 1 Chr 26 20 One of Solomon s secretaries 1 Kings 4 3 Son of Ahitub 1 Sam 14 3 18 Ichabod s brother the same probably as Ahimelech who was High Priest at Nob in the reign of Saul 1 Sam 22 11 and at Shiloh where the Tabernacle was set up Some however suppose that Ahimelech was the brother of Ahijah and that they both officiated as high priests Ahijah at Gibeah or Kirjath jearim and Ahimelech at Nob Father of King Baasha of Israel Ahikam edit Ahikam Hebrew אחיקם My brother has risen was one of the five whom according to the Hebrew Bible Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection with the discovery of the book of the law 57 Ahilud edit Ahilud is the father of Jehoshaphat who serves as court recorder to David 2 Samuel 8 16 and Solomon 1 Kings 4 3 In 1 Kings 4 12 Ahilud is the father of Baana an official in Solomon s court sent to gather provisions in Taanach and Megiddo and Beth Shan Ahimaaz edit Ahimaaz was the name of 2 or 1 biblical individuals The father of Ahinoam the wife of Saul 1 Samuel 14 50 Ahimaaz in Naphtali was one of Solomon s twelve commissary officers and married Basemath Solomon s daughter 1 Kings 4 15 It is possible that he is Ahimaaz Zadok s son Ahiman edit Ahiman is the name of 2 biblical individuals One of the three giant Anakim brothers whom Caleb and the spies saw in Mount Hebron Numbers 13 22 when they went in to explore the land They were afterwards driven out and slain Joshua 15 14 Judges 1 10 One of the guardians of the temple after the exile 1 Chronicles 9 17 Ahimelech edit Not to be confused with Ahimelech Ahimelech is the name of 1 minor biblical individual which is referred in 1 Samuel 26 6 as a Hittite and a companion and friend of David when he was hiding from Saul in the wilderness Ahimoth edit See Mahath Ahinadab edit Ahinadab Hebrew אחינדב Akhinadav my brother Is noble or my brother has devoted himself 58 son of Iddo is one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by Solomon to districts of his kingdom to raise supplies by monthly rotation for his household He was appointed to the district of Mahanaim 1 Kings 4 14 east of Jordan Ahinoam edit There are two references in the Bible to people who bear that name A daughter of Ahimaaz who became a wife of Saul 59 and the mother of his four sons and two daughters one of whom is Michal David s first wife A woman from Jezreel who became David s second wife after he fled from Saul leaving Michal his first wife behind 60 and the mother of Amnon David s first born 61 Ahio edit Ahio is the name of 3 biblical individuals One of the sons of Beriah 1 Chronicles 8 14 One of the sons of Jehiel the Giebeonite 1 Chronicles 8 31 9 37 One of the sons of Abinadab the Levite He helped carried the Ark of the Covenant with Uzzah his brother out of his father s house 1 Samuel 6 3 4 1 Chronicles 13 7 Ahira edit Ahira was the leader of the tribe of Naphtali mentioned in recording of the census and was the hereditary prince of his tribe who made tribal sacrifices to Yahweh and commander of his tribe in the march Numbers 1 15 2 29 7 78 83 10 27 Ahiram edit Ahiram was a son of Benjamin according to Numbers 26 38 Ahisamach edit Ahisamach or Ahisamakh also Ahis amach Hebrew אחיסמך brother of support of the tribe of Dan was the father of Aholiab according to Exodus 31 6 Exodus 35 34 and Exodus 38 23 Ahishahar edit Ahishahar is the name given to a third generation descendant of Benjamin the eponymous forefather of the Tribe of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 7 10 This figure is mentioned nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible 62 Ahishar edit Ahishar אחישר in Hebrew meaning Brother of song or singer the officer who was over the household of Solomon 1 Kings 4 6 Ahitub edit Ahitub is the name of several minor biblical figures Ahitub son of Phinehas grandson of Eli and brother of Ichabod 1 Samuel 14 3 22 9 20 1 Chronicles 9 11 Ahitub son of Amariah and father of Zadok 2 Samuel 8 15 17 Ahitub a descendant through the priestly line of the first Zadok He was an ancestor of later high priests who served during the fall of Jerusalem and after the exile 2 Chronicles 6 11 12 Ahitub a Benjamite 1 Chronicles 8 11 Ahlai edit Ahlai is a name given to two individuals in the Books of Chronicles In the opinion of Thomas Kelly Cheyne the name is probably derived from Ahiel or a similar name 63 The first is either the son or daughter of a Jerahmeelite man named Sheshan 63 The second is the father or mother of Zabad who is listed as one of David s Mighty Warriors in 1 Chronicles 11 41 63 Ahoah edit Ahoah was the son of Bela son of Benjamin 1 Chronicles 8 4 Aholibamah edit Aholibamah was the name of 2 biblical individuals Was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite 64 son of Seir the Horite 65 She was one of two Canaanite women who married Esau the son of Isaac when he was in his forties Isaac and his wife Rebecca however were greatly opposed to this union 66 So according to some Biblical scholars Esau changed her name to the Hebrew name Judith as to pacify his parents 67 A duke of Edom Genesis 36 41 Ahumai edit Ahumai was the son of Shobal or Jabath of the Tribe of Judah He was head of one of the families of the Zorahites 1 Chronicles 4 2 Ahuzam edit See Ahuzzam Ahuzath edit See Ahuzzath Ahuzzah edit See Ahuzzath Ahuzzam edit Ahuzzam or Ahuzam is the name of one of the sons of Asshur the father of Tekoa in a genealogy describing the desceandants of the Tribe of Judah 68 He is mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 4 6 69 Ahuzzath edit Ahuzzath or Ahuzzah 70 is the name given to an associate of Abimelech king of Gerar in Genesis 26 26 According to the Book of Genesis Ahuzzath accompanied Abimelech when Abimelech went to make a treaty with Isaac He is mentioned nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible 71 Ahzai edit Ahzai KJV Ahasai is a name which appears only in Nehemiah 11 13 where it is mentioned in passing 72 The verse refers to a priest called Amashsai son of Azarel son of Ahzai son of Meshillemoth son of Immer In the parallel name in 1 Chronicles 9 12 the name Jahzerah replaces Ahzai 72 Aiah edit Aiah איה Falcon was the father of Rizpah mentioned in 2 Samuel 3 7 Ajah edit In Genesis 36 24 and 1 Chronicles 1 40 Ajah איה is a son of Zibeon Ajah means hawk Alternative spelling Aiah Akan edit Not to be confused with Achan biblical figure In Genesis 36 27 Akan is a son of Ezer and grandson of Seir the Horite In 1 Chronicles 1 42 he is called Jaakan Akkub edit Akkub was the name of 3 or 4 biblical individuals In Ezra 2 45 Akkub is the head of a family of Nethinim In 1 Chronicles 3 24 Akkub is a son of Elionenai a descendant of Solomon living in the Kingdom of Judah In 1 Chronicles 9 17 Ezra 2 42 Nehemiah 7 45 and Nehemiah 11 19 Akkub is listed as one of the Levite gatekeepers of Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian captivity A Levite who assisted Ezra in expounding the law Nehemiah 8 7 Alameth edit Alameth is one of the sons of Becher the son of Benjamin 1 Chronicles 7 8 Alemeth edit Alemeth was the son of Jarah and the father of Azmaveth mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9 42 Allon edit In 1 Chronicles 4 37 Allon is the son of Jedaiah of the family of the Simeonites who expelled the Hamites from the valley of Gedor Almodad edit Almodad is one of the sons of Joktan according to Genesis 10 26 and 1 Chronicles 1 20 While the Bible has no further history regarding Almodad this patriarch is considered to be the founder of an Arabian tribe in Arabia Felix 73 This is based on the identification of Joktan s other sons such as Sheba and Havilah who are both identified as coming from that region 74 Alvah edit In Genesis 36 40 Alvah is a chief of Edom and a descendant of Esau In 1 Chronicles 1 51 he is called Aliah Alvan edit In Genesis 36 23 Alvan is the eldest son of Shobal and a descendant of Seir the Horite In 1 Chronicles 1 40 he is called Alian Amal edit Amal was the son of Helem of the tribe of Asher 1 Chronicles 7 35 Amariah edit Amariah is the name of 8 or 9 biblical figures A Levite in the line of Aaron Eleazar a son of Meraioth and grandfather of Zadok who lived in David s time 1 Chronicles 6 7 52 A Levite of the descent of Kohath at the time of the division of the courses of the Levites by David 1 Chronicles 23 19 24 23 A Levite in the line of Eleazar a son of Azariah who executed the priest s office in the house that Solomon built 1 Chronicles 6 10 In Ezra 7 3 he is listed as an ancestor of Ezra Chief priest and judge in all matters of Yahweh appointed by Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 19 11 Could be the same as the previous Amariah A descendant of Judah in the line of Perez and an ancestor of Ataiah who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile Nehemiah 11 4 May be the same as Imri in 1 Chronicles 9 4 A Levite and an assistant of Kore appointed by king Hezekiah for the oblations of Yahweh to their brethren 2 Chronicles 31 15 A son of Bani who married a foreign wife Ezra 10 42 A priest who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant he had returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel and was the father of Jehohanan at the time of Joiakim Nehemiah 10 3 12 2 13 An ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah Zephaniah 1 1 Amasa edit In 2 Chr 28 1 4 Amasa is the son of Hadlai and one of the leaders of Ephraim 2 Chr 28 12 during the reign of the most wicked King Ahaz Amasai edit Amasai was the name of 3 or 4 biblical figures A Kohathite father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel 1 Chronicles 6 25 35 Chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin who rushed to David while an outlaw in Ziklag 1 Chronicles 12 18 One of the priests who blew the trumpets before the Ark of the Covenant 1 Chronicles 15 24 Mentioned in 2 Chronicles 29 12 as the father of Mahath one of the Levites who took a prominent part at the instance of Hezekiah in the cleansing of the temple Amashai edit See Amashsai Amashsai edit Amashsai Amashai in the King James Version son of Azareel was appointed by Nehemiah to reside at Jerusalem and do the work of the temple He merits only one mention in the whole Bible in Nehemiah 11 13 Amasiah edit In 2 Chronicles 17 16 Amasiah meaning burden of Jehovah was the son of Zichri a captain under King Jehoshaphat Amaziah edit See also Amaziah Amaziah is the name of 3 minor biblical figures In Amos 7 10 Amaziah is a priest of Bethel who confronts Amos and rejects his prophesying against king Jeroboam II As a result Amos is led to prophesy the doom of Amaziah s family the loss of his land and his death in exile Jonathan Magonet has described Amaziah as a spiritual leader who believed in his own power and could not risk hearing the word of God 75 A son of Hilkiah of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite 1 Chronicles 6 45 The father of Joshah the chief of the Simeonites in the time of Hezekiah 1 Chronicles 4 34 Ami edit See Amon Aminadab edit See Amminadab Amittai edit The father of Jonah the prophet and a native of Gath hepher 2 Kings 14 25 Jonah 1 1 Mentioned in Islam by Muhammad When Muhammad was returning from preaching in Ta if and decided to take shelter in the garden of two leaders Addas a lowly servant boy was sent to offer grapes to Muhammad When Addas came Muhammad asked which land he came from Addas replied he was from Nineveh Upon receiving this answer Muhammad exclaimed The town of Jonah son of Amittai Overjoyed Muhammad then told Addas how Jonah and he Muhammad were prophetic brothers Ammiel edit Ammiel was the name of 4 biblical individuals One of the spies Moses sent to the land of Canaan He was also one of the people who perished for their unpleasant report Numbers 13 12 14 37 The father of Machir of Lo debar in whose house Mephibosheth resided 2 Samuel 9 4 5 17 27 See Eliam One of the sons of Obed edom the Levite in 1 Chronicles 26 5 Ammihud edit Ammihud may refer to a quantity of 5 people in the Hebrew Bible An Ephraimite The son of Laadan son of Tahan son of Telah son of Resheph son of Rephah son of Beriah son of Joseph and father of Elishama father of Nun father of Joshua He is mentioned in Joshua s genealogy in 1 Chronicles 7 23 27 The father of Shemuel a chief appointed by Moses at the time of the Exodus Numbers 34 20 The father of Pedahel a chief appointed by Moses to rule over the tribe of Naphtali Numbers 34 28 The father of Talmai king of Geshur to whom Absalom fled for refuge after the murder of Amnon 2 Samuel 13 37 The son of Omri and father of Uthai a descendant of Perez son of Judah 1 Chronicles 9 4 Amminadab edit See also Amminadab Amminadab was the name of 3 biblical individuals The father of Nahshon the chief of the tribe of Judah His daughter Elisheba married Aaron He was also the ancestor of David and Jesus Numbers 1 7 2 3 7 12 17 10 14 Exodus 6 23 See Izhar Chief of the 112 descendants of Uzziel the Levite 1 Chronicles 5 11 12 Amminadib edit A person mentioned in the Old Testament in Song of Solomon 6 12 whose chariots were famed for their swiftness It is rendered in the margin my willing people and in the Revised Version my princely people Ammishaddai edit In the Book of Numbers Ammishaddai Hebrew ע מ יש ד י Ammisaday people of the Almighty was the father of Ahiezer who was chief of the Tribe of Dan at the time of the Exodus Numbers 1 12 2 25 This is one of the few names compounded with the name of God Shaddai Ammizabad edit Ammizabad was the son of Benaiah who was the third and chief captain of the host under David 1 Chronicles 27 6 Amnon edit See also Amnon Amnon was one of the sons of Shammai of the children of Ezra 1 Chronicles 4 20 Amok edit Amok was a chief priest who came to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel and the ancestor of Eber who was priest in the day of Joiakim Nehemiah 12 7 20 Amon edit Amon was the name of 3 minor biblical individuals A city governor in the time of Kings Jehoshaphat and Ahab 76 Amon king of Judah The head of the children of Solomon s servants who returned from captivity reckoned along with the Nethinim or temple slaves Called also Ami Nehemiah 7 59 Ezra 7 52 Amoz edit Amoz ˈ eɪ m ɒ z Hebrew א מו ץ Modern ʼAmōṣ Tiberian ʼAmōṣ also known as Amotz 77 was the father of the prophet Isaiah mentioned in Isaiah 1 1 2 1 and 13 1 and in II Kings 19 2 20 20 1 The word amoz means strongIn Rabbinical Tradition there is a Talmudic tradition that when the name of a prophet s father is given the father was also a prophet so that Amoz would have been a prophet like his son The rabbis of the Talmud declared based upon a rabbinic tradition that Amoz was the brother of Amaziah אמציה the king of Judah at that time and as a result that Isaiah himself was a member of the royal family According to some traditions Amoz is the man of God in 2 Chronicles 25 7 9 Seder Olam Rabbah 20 who cautioned Amaziah to release the Israelite mercenaries that he had hired Amram edit See also Amram Amram is minor individual who was one of the sons of Bani that married a foreign wife in Ezra 10 34 Amzi edit Amzi am tsee is a masculine Hebrew name meaning my strength or strong Two individuals with this name are mentioned in the Bible 1 Chronicles 6 31 indicates Amzi as a Levite man of the family of Merari A son of Zechariah was named Amzi He was an ancestor to the Levite priest Adaiah Nehemiah 11 12 who was one of the Israelite exiles under the direction of Nehemiah when he returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the city walls Anah edit In the Book of Genesis there are two men and one woman named Anah In Genesis 36 2 14 18 25 Anah is a daughter of Zibeon and her daughter Aholibamah is a wife of Esau In Genesis 36 20 29 and 1 Chronicles 1 38 Anah is a son of Seir and a brother of Zibeon chief of the Horites In Genesis 36 24 and 1 Chronicles 1 40 41 Anah is a son of Zibeon and is famed for discovering hot springs Anaiah edit Anaiah a name meaning Yahweh has answered appears only twice in the Hebrew Bible with both appearances in Nehemiah 78 Ezra a Jewish reformer standing up to give a speech with thirteen other people standing beside him Anaiah is listed as one of those standing by 79 The second appearance of the name is in a list of people who signed a covenant between God and the Jewish people 80 Anak edit Anak was the father of Ahiman Sheshai and Talmai in Numbers 13 22 Anamim edit Anamim Hebrew ע נ מ ים Ănamim is according to the Bible either a son of Ham s son Mizraim or the name of a people descending from him Biblical scholar Donald E Gowan describes their identity as completely unknown 81 The name should perhaps be attached to a people in North Africa probably in the surrounding area of Egypt Medieval biblical exegete Saadia Gaon identified the Anamim with the indigenous people of Alexandria in Egypt 82 Anan edit Anan was one of the Israelites who sealed the covenant after the return from Babylon 83 Nehemiah 10 26 While Anan which means Cloud never became a very common name a much later person so named Anan Ben David c 715 c 795 is widely considered to be a major founder of the Karaite movement of Judaism Anani edit Anani is a name which appears in a genealogy in Chronicles 84 It refers to a descendant of Zerubbabel According to the Masoretic Text Anani was born six generations after Zerubbabel For scholars this six generation span after Zerubbabel is the terminus a quo for the date of Chronicles it implies that Chronicles could not have been written earlier than about 400 BCE 85 In the Septuagint Anani is listed as eleven generations removed from Zerubbabel For scholars who believe that the Septuagint reading for Anani s genealogy is correct this places the earliest possible date for the writing of Chronicles at about 300 BCE 85 Ananiah edit Ananiah was the father of Maaseiah the father of Azariah was mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah specifically Nehemiah 3 23 Anath edit Anath being described in the Hebrew Bible was the father of Shamgar a judge of Israel who slew the Philistines with just using an ox goad He is mentioned Judges 3 31 and 5 6 Anathoth edit Anathoth was the son of Becher the son of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 7 8 Aner edit Aner ˈ eɪ n er Hebrew ע נ ר Aner refers in the Hebrew Bible to one of three Amorite confederates of Abram in the Hebron area who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer Gen 14 13 24 Aniam edit Aniam according to 1 Chronicles 7 19 was one of the sons of Shemida a Manassehite Antothijah edit See Anthothijah Anthothijah edit Anthothijah is a name which appears only once in the Hebrew Bible in a genealogical section listing descendants of Benjamin 86 87 It is most likely an adjective used to describe a female person from the town of Anathoth 87 Manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint give the name as Anothaith Anathothia Athein or Anathotha 87 Anub edit Anub a nub anubh ripe was the son of Hakkoz or Coz 1 Chronicles 4 8 Aphiah edit Aphiah of the tribe of Benjamin was an ancestor of King Saul and of his commander Abner According to Saul his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin 88 A son of Shchorim the son of Uzziel descendant of Gera son of Benjamin and Matri ancestor of Matrites and descendant of Belah son of Benjamin citation needed Aphses edit See Happizzez Appaim edit Appaim is a minor figure who appears in 1 Chronicles 2 30 and 31 He appears briefly in a genealogy of Jerahmeelites in which he is the father Ishi son of Appaim son of Nadab son of Shammai son of Onam son of Jerahmeel In manuscripts of the Septuagint he is called Ephraim Aphphaim or Opheim 89 Ara edit Ara was one of the sons of Jether of the tribe of Asher 1 Chronicles 7 38 Arad edit Arad was one of the sons of Beriah 1 Chronicles 8 15 Arah edit Arah is the name of two minor biblical figures The name may mean wayfarer 90 Arah the son of Ulla appears as a member of the Tribe of Asher in the part of the Books of Chronicles devoted to outlining the genealogy of the twelve Tribes of Israel 91 In the Book of Ezra and the Book of Nehemiah the sons of Arah are a group listed among the returnees to Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 92 Shechaniah a son of Shecaniah was the father in law of Tobiah the Ammonite 93 Aram edit Aram is the name of 3 biblical individuals See Ram A son of Kemuel and grandson of Nahor and Milcah Genesis 22 21 An Asherite and one of the sons of Shamer 1 Chronicles 7 34 Aran edit Aran is a Horite the son of Dishan and brother of Uz Genesis 36 28 1 Chronicles 1 42 Araunah edit Araunah Hebrew א ר ו נ ה ʾǍrawna was a Jebusite mentioned in the Second Book of Samuel who owned the threshing floor on Mount Moriah which David purchased and used as the site for assembling an altar to God The First Book of Chronicles a later text renders his name as Ornan א ר נ ן ʾOrnan Arba edit See also Arba biblical figure Arba Hebrew ארבע literally Four was a man mentioned in the Book of Joshua In Joshua 14 15 he is called the greatest man among the Anakites Joshua 15 13 says that Arba was the father of Anak Ard edit Ard Hebrew ארד was the tenth son of Benjamin in Genesis 46 21 It is relatively unusual among Hebrew names for ending in a cluster of two consonants instead of as a segholate He is either directly or more remotely a son of Benjamin Numbers 26 38 40 mentions five sons of Benjamin together with Ard and Naaman the sons of Bela Benjamin s oldest son counting all seven as ancestors of Benjamite families In 1 Chronicles 8 1 3 Addar and Naaman are mentioned with others as sons of Bela Addar and Ard being apparently the same name with the consonants transposed In Genesis 46 21 ten sons of Benjamin are counted including at least the three grandsons Ard and Naaman and Gera 94 Ardon edit Ardon ארדון Bronze a son of Caleb by Jerioth 1st Chronicles 2 18 Areli edit Areli was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46 16 and Numbers 26 17 He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob Argob edit Argob was one of the men who came with Pekah to smite King Pekahiah mentioned in 1 Kings 15 25 Aridai edit Aridai was one of the children of Haman all of their relatives were slain by the Jews and destroyed five hundred men 95 Aridatha edit Aridatha was a child of Haman executed by the Jews along with his siblings 95 Arieh edit Arieh was the name of one of the officers of King Pekahiah of the house of Manahen when Pekah the son of Remaliah went against the king Ariel edit Ariel was one of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary according to Ezra 8 16 Arioch edit Arioch was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals The king of Eliasar and served as an allie to king Chedorlaomer in his expedition in rebellious tributaries The tablets recently discovered by Mr Pinches show the true reading is Eri Aku of Larsa This Elamite name meant servant of the moon god It was afterwards changed into Rimsin Have mercy O moon god Genesis 14 1 The captain of Nebuchadnezzar s body guard Daniel 2 4 Arisai edit Arisai was one of the children of Haman in accordance to Nehemiah 9 9 The Jews would later slay them fearing for the rise of a new threat unto their people 96 Armoni edit See also Armoni and Mephibosheth Armoni was one of the two named sons of Saul by Rizpah He was delivered by the Gibeonites by David and then hanged 2 Samuel 21 8 9 Arnan edit Arnan was a descendant of David father of Obadiah and son of Rephaiah Arod edit See Arodi Arodi edit Arodi or Arod was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46 16 and Numbers 26 17 He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob Arza edit Arza Ar za Heb Artsa א רצ א an Aramaean form the earth Sept Wrsa v r A rsᾶ was a steward or prefect of the palace at Tirzah to Elah king of Israel whom Zimri assassinated at his banquet 1 Kings 16 9 The text is not quite clear and Arza might have been a servant of Zimri Asa edit Asa not to be confused with King Asa was a son of Elkanah a Levite who dwelt in one of the villages of the Netophathites 1 Chronicles 9 16 Asahel edit See also Asahel Asahel was the name of 3 minor biblical individuals One of the Levites in the reign of Jehoshaphat that went throughout all the cities of Judah instructing the people of the law 2 Chronicles 17 8 A Levite in the reign of Hezekiah who was in charge of the tithes dedicated to the things of the temple 2 Chronicles 31 13 A priest and the father of Jonathan in Ezra s time Ezra 10 15 Asahiah edit See Asaiah Asaiah edit Asaiah was the name of 4 biblical individuals A Levite of the family of Merari and one of those who helped bring the ark from the house of Obed edom to Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 6 30 15 6 11 A leading man of the tribe of Simeon He was in the incursion which attacked and dispossessed the MEUNIM which see or the shepherd people in the valley of Gedor 1 Chronicles 4 36 An officer of Josiah also called Asahiah whom Huldah the prophetess sent for advice regarding the law book found by Hilkiah 2 Kings 22 12 14 See Maaseiah Asaph edit Main article Asaph biblical figure Asaph is the name of 3 minor biblical individuals One of the Levites who led the choir 1 Chronicles 6 39 and the 50th chapter of Psalms is attributed to him He is mentioned along with David as skilled in music and a seer 2 Chronicles 29 30 His so called sons mentioned in 1 Chronicles 20 14 and Ezra 2 41 were probably his descendants that were poets and musicians who looked upon him as their leader Hezekiah s recorder 2 Kings 18 18 37 The keeper of the king s forest to whom Nehemiah willed from Artaxerxes a letter that he may give him timber at the temple in Jerusalem Nehemiah 2 8 Asareel edit Asareel according to a genealogical passages in the Book of Chronicles was the son of a figure named Jehaleleel or Jehallelel 97 Asareel and Jehaleleel are mentioned only briefly in a section of the genealogies adjacent to the descendants of Caleb although the relationship between them and the descendants of Caleb is uncertain 98 99 Asarelah edit Asarelah Asharelah or Jesharelah is one of the sons of Asaph a musician 1 Chronicles 25 2 Asharelah edit See Asarelah Ashbel edit Ashbel Hebrew אשבל is the third of the ten sons of Benjamin named in Genesis He founded the tribe of Ashbelites 100 Ashpenaz edit Ashpenaz was the chief of the eunuchs serving King Nebuchadnezzar named in Daniel 1 3 and subsequently referred to later in Daniel 1 simply as the chief of the eunuchs who selected Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah sons of the Jewish royal family and nobility to be taken to Babylon to learn the language and literature of the Chaldeans It was Ashpenaz who gave Daniel and his companions the names Belteshazzar Shadrach Meshach and Abed Nego Ashriel edit See Asriel Ashur edit Ashur was the posthumous son of Hezron by his wife Abiah He became the father or founder of the town Tekoa 1 Chronicles 2 24 4 5 Ashvath edit Ashvath was of the tribe of Asher of the family of Japhlet 1 Chronicles 7 33 Asiel edit Asiel is listed as one of the descendants of Simeon in 1 Chronicles 4 35 In the deuterocanonical Tobit 1 1 Tobit s family are descendants of Asiel of the tribe of Naphtali Asnah edit Asnah was mentioned as the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon as temple servants His descendants were among the Nethinim Ezra 2 50 Aspatha edit Aspatha was one of the ten sons of Haman executed by the Jews Esther 9 7 Asriel edit Asriel was a son of Manasseh according to Numbers 26 31 Joshua 17 2 and 1 Chronicles 7 14 Asshur edit Asshur or Ashur was the son of Shem He went from the land of Shinar and built Nineveh He probably gave his name to Assyria which is the usual translation of the word although the form Asshur is sometimes retained Genesis 10 11 12 22 1 Chronicles 1 17 Asshurim edit Asshurim is mentioned in Genesis 25 3 as one of the sons of Dedan It is likely that this was the term that refers to the descendants of Dedan Specific identification is not possible but some north Arabian tribe is probably meant They should not be confused however with the Assyrians who were descendants of Shem s son Asshur 101 Assir edit There are 2 biblical individuals named Assir A son of Korah of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6 24 born in Egypt It was also the firstborn son of Jehoiachin King of Judah Perhaps there is enough ambiguity here to assume that Assir is actually an adjective The text is too vague to be certain i e 1 Chronicles 3 17 Jehoiachin was the last free king of Judah before being led off to captivity prisoner could be a more descriptive use of Assir as opposed to the name of a son Maybe According to 1 Chronicles 6 he was the son of Abiasaph instead of being the son of Korah The firstborn of King Jehoiachin from the tribe of Judah He is mentioned briefly in 1 Chronicles 3 17 at the time of the Babylonian exile in 587 6 BC Atarah edit Atarah was the wife of Jerahmeel the son of Hezron according to 1 Chronicles 2 26 and was the mother of Onam and the step mother of Jerahmeel s firstborns Ater edit Ater was the name of 2 or possibly 1 biblical individual in the time of the Babylonian exile The head of his 98 descendants who came with Zerubbabel from Babylon Ezra 2 16 Nehemiah 7 21 The King James Version translates his name as Ater of Hezekiah while the Revised Edition of 1 Esdras 5 15 has Ater of Ezekias margin Ater of Hezekiah the King James Version has Aterezias 102 The name also appears in Ezra 2 42 Nehemiah 7 45 possibly another Ater but could be the same of number 1 Ater is further mentioned in Nehemiah 10 17 who signed the covenant of Nehemiah Athaiah edit Athaiah the son of Uzziah is a person listed in Nehemiah as a Judahite inhabitant of Jerusalem 103 The meaning of the name is uncertain 104 Athaliah edit See also Athaliah Athaliah was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals A Benjamite who dwelt at Jerusalem 1 Chronicles 8 26 The father of Jeshaiah who returned with Ezra in Ezra 8 7 Athlai edit Athlai a descendant of Bebai is listed in the book of Ezra 105 as one of the men who married foreign women The name is a contraction of Athaliah 106 In the equivalent list in 1 Esdras 107 the name Amatheis or Ematheis appears in the same place 106 Attai edit Attai was the name of 2 biblical individuals The son of Jarha and one of the daughters of Sheshan who had no sons but had daughters He was the father of Nathan the Prophet mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2 36 One of the sons of Maacah the daughter of Absalom mentioned in 2 Chronicles 11 20 Azaliah edit Azaliah is mentioned in passing as the father of the scribe Shaphan in 2 Kings 22 3 and the copy of the same verse found in 2 Chronicles 34 8 The name means Yahweh has reserved 108 Azaniah edit Azaniah is mentioned in passing in Nehemiah 10 9 10 in some Bibles as the name the father of Levite who signed the covenant of Nehemiah The name means Yahweh listened 109 Azarael edit See Azarel Azarel edit Azarel Hebrew ע ז ר א ל Azareel or Azarael was the name of 6 biblical individuals found in the Hebrew Bible A Korahite individual who was one of the mighty men helpers of the war who came to David to Ziklag He along with other warriors were described as having armed with arrows 1 Chronicles 12 6 A musician who played in the temple 1 Chronicles 25 17 The son of Jeroham and the leader over the Tribe of Dan of the hosts of David mentioned in 1 Chronicles 27 22 An individual who married strange wives and the son of Bani according to Ezra 10 41 The father of Amashai a priest after the exile and the son Ahzai in Nehemiah 11 13 An associate of the priest who played the trumpets in the procession when the walls were dedicated Nehemiah 12 36 Azareel edit See Azarel Azariah edit Azariah Hebrew עזריהו azaryahu God Helped There are 20 minor biblical figures named Azariah nbsp Uzziah getting driven out of the temple by the High Priest Azariah II by Paul Hardy Azariah the father of Amariah and the son of Meraioth could possibly be a High Priest since his father and sons are High Priests too He is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6 11 and Ezra 7 3 Azariah prophet a prophet 2 Chronicles 15 1 8 Azariah high priest high priest of Israel 1 Kings 4 2 Azariah II another high priest in the reign of Uzziah 2 Chronicles 26 17 20 Azariah the son of Nathan in charge of the district officers with Zabud one of the mighty soldiers of David Solomon s father was the personal adviser of Solomon 110 A descendant of Zerah the son of Judah son of Jacob mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2 8 as the son of Ethan the son of Zerah A prince of Judah who joined in the procession with Nehemiah in Nehemiah 12 32 33 Azariah the son of Jehu and the father of Helez was a Jerahmeelite mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2 38 39 Azariah IV was a descendant of Aaron and the father of Seraiah which became the father of Jehozadak the father of Joshua the High Priest according to 1 Chronicles 6 14 Azariah the son of Jehalelel one of the Levites who arose up mentioned in 2 Chronicles 29 12 Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah who helped rebuilt the temple is mentioned in Nehemiah 3 23 24 Azariah the son of Johanan and chief of the tribe of Ephraim mentioned in 2 Chronicles 28 12 Azariah the son of Hoshaiah along with other men who spoke against Jeremiah saying that his words were wrong to go to Egypt and settle there according to Jeremiah 43 2 Jeremiah describes them as being proud Azariah the son of Uzziah or Zephaniah and an ancestor of Samuel One of the Israelites who returned with Zerubbabel in Nehemiah 7 7 He is also called Seraiah One of the sons of King Jehoshaphat he was probably one of the brothers that King Jehoram killed 111 Another son of King Jehoshaphat he is also called Azariahu in the NIV Bible He is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 21 2 One of the Levites who instructed the people in the Law while the people were standing there 112 Two commanders of the hundreds who formed part of Jehoiada s campaign to restore the kingship to Joash in 2 Chronicles 23 Azariah son of Jeroham and Azariah son of Obed 113 Azaz edit Azaz was from the Tribe of Reuben he was the father of Bela and son of Shema 1 Chronicles 5 8 Azaziah edit Azaziah was the name of 3 biblical individuals One of the Levitical harpers in the temple 1 Chronicles 15 21 The father of Hoshea who was made ruler over the Ephraimites 1 Chronicles 27 20 A individual charge over the temple offerings 2 Chronicles 31 13 Azbuk edit Azbuk was the father of Nehemiah the ruler of the half district Beth Zur and made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes Nehemiah 3 16 Azel edit Azel was the son of Eleasah and the father of 6 children Azrikam Bocheru Ishmael Sheariah Obadiah and Hanan according to 1 Chronicles 9 43 44 Azgad edit Azgad is the name of a Levite who signed Ezra s covenant 114 The name means Gad is strong 115 Aziel edit See Jaaziel Aziza edit Aziza was a layman who is from the family of Zattu that married a foreign wife Ezra 10 27 He is also called Zardeus in 1 Esdras 9 28 Azmaveth edit Azmaveth was the name of 4 biblical individuals One of David s mighty warriors and a native of Bahurim and possibly a Benjamite 2 Samuel 23 31 1 Chronicles 11 33 A descendant of Mephibosheth 1 Chronicles 8 36 9 42 The father of Jeziel and Pelet which were skilled Benjamite archers or slingers that joined David in Ziklag 1 Chronicles 10 3 Overseer of the treasures of David 1 Chronicles 27 25 Azriel edit Azriel was the name of 3 biblical individuals The head of a house of the half tribe of Manasseh in Jordan He is a man of renown 1 Chronicles 5 24 A Naphtalite and ancestor of Jerimoth the head of David s census 1 Chronicles 27 19 The father of Seraiah the officer of the time of Jehoiakim Jeremiah 36 26 Azrikam edit Azrikam was the name of 4 biblical individuals A son of Neariah and a descendant of Zerubbabel One of the six sons of Azel in 1 Chronicles 8 38 A Levite mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9 14 Prefect of the house of Ahaz who slained by Zichri in the successful attempt to evade Judah by Pekah 2 Chronicles 28 7 Azubah edit Azubah was the name of 2 biblical individuals The wife of Caleb son of Hezron 1 Chronicles 2 18 19 The wife of King Asa and mother of Jehoshaphat She was the daughter of Shilhi 1 Kings 22 42 2 Chronicles 20 31 Azur edit See Azzur Azzan edit Azzan Hebrew ע ז ן strong was the father of Paltiel a prince of the Tribe of Issachar Num 34 26 Azzur edit Azzur was the name of 3 biblical individuals named in the Hebrew Bible The father of the false prophet Hananiah who disputes Jeremiah s prophecy Jeremiah 28 1 Hananiah s death was predicted by Jeremiah and later in 2 months the prediction was fulfilled Also called Azur One of the Israelites who signed Nehemiah s covenant in Nehemiah 10 17 The father of Jaazeniah one of the princes who gave a wicked counsel to the city of Jerusalem Ezekiel 11 1 His name may also be translated as Azur in the King James Version B editContents Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Baal edit See also Ba al Baal Hebrew ב ע ל baal was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals A Benjamite the son of Jehiel 1 Chronicles 8 30 9 36 A Reubenite and son of Reaiah and father of Beerah whom Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria took into exile Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites 1 Chronicles 5 5 Baal hanan edit Baal hanan was the name of 2 biblical individuals A king of Edom being the son of Achbor in Genesis 36 38 39 He is also mentioned in the king s list in 1 Chronicles 1 49 50 and succeeded Saul and he himself was succeeded by Hanan His native city is not given For this and other reasons Joseph Marqaurt supposes that son of Achbor is a duplicate of son of Beor in Genesis 36 2 and that Baal hanan in the original manuscripts is given as the name of the father of the next king Hadar 116 A gardener of the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains in the service of David Of the city of Geder 1 Chronicles 27 28 Baana edit Baana was the name of 3 or 2 biblical figures A man who accompanied Zerubbabel from captivity Ezra 2 2 Nehemiah 10 27 Possibly the same as Nehemiah 7 7 The father of Zadok the builder Nehemiah 3 4 Baanah edit Baanah redirects here For the pedestrian trail in Helsinki Finland see Baana Hebrew ב ע נ א One of Ish bosheth s army captains 2 Samuel 4 2 Baanah the Netophathite was the father of Heleb one of King David s Warriors 2 Samuel 23 29 1 Chronicles 11 30 Baanah the son of Ahilud was one of Solomon s twelve regional administrators having jurisdiction over Taanach Meggido and Beth shean 1 Kings 4 12 Baanah the son of Hushai was one of Solomon s twelve regional administrators having jurisdiction over Asher and Aloth 1 Kings 4 16 Baara edit Baara was one of the three wives of Shaharaim according to 1 Chronicles 8 8 Baaseiah edit Baaseiah Hebrew באשעיה Meaning the Lord is bold was a Gershonite Levite as the son of Michael and the father of Malkijah according 1 Chronicles 6 25 He was also an ancestor of Asaph the seer or poet Bakbakkar edit Bakbakkar according to the Hebrew Bible was a Levite dwelling in the villages of the Netophathites and later carried captive into Babylon 1 Chronicles 9 15 He is also one of the descendants of Asaph Bakbuk edit Bakbuk meaning bottle perhaps onomatopoetic was the ancestor of the children of Bakbuk who were among the Nethinim and returned from Babylon Ezra 2 51 Nehemiah 7 53 Bakbukiah edit Bakbukiah was the name of 2 biblical figures A Levite who dwelt in Jerusalem who returned from captivity Nehemiah 11 17 perhaps the same in Nehemiah 12 9 A porter keeping watch of the store house of the gates Nehemiah 12 25 Bakkuk edit See Bakbuk Bani edit Bani was the name of 16 individuals in the Hebrew Bible A Gadite and one of David s mighty men 2 Samuel 23 36 A Levite who s son was appointed to service at the tabernacle at David s rule 1 Chronicles 6 46 A Judahite who s son lived in Jerusalem after the exile 1 Chronicles 9 4 See Binnui One who took a strange wife along with his brothers being the son of Bani Ezra 10 34 38 Son of Bani a Levite and builder Nehemiah 6 17 Instructed the people in Ezra s time Nehemiah 8 7 Three Levites mentioned in connection with temple worship at Ezra s time Nehemiah 9 4 5 A Levite to sealed the covenant Nehemiah 10 13 A leader of a people who also signed the covenant Nehemiah 10 14 The father of Uzzi who led as an overseer in Jerusalem Nehemiah 11 22 Barachel edit Barachel was a Buzite and was the father of Elihu an antagonist of Job according to Job 32 2 Bariah edit Bariah was a descendant of the royal family of Judah being one of the three sons of Shemaiah 1 Chronicles 3 22 Barkos edit Barkos was a painter who was the father of some of the Nethinim according to Ezra 2 53 Baruch edit See also Baruch ben Neriah Baruch was the name of 3 minor biblical individuals The son of Zabbai who helped in rebuilding the Wall of Jerusalem Nehemiah 3 20 A priest who signed the covenant with Nehemiah Nehemiah 10 6 The son of Col hozeh a descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah Nehemiah 11 5 Barzillai edit Barzillai redirects here For the given name see Barzillai given name Barzillai ברזלי Iron like was the name of 2 biblical individuals The Gileadite of Rogelim was 80 years old at the time of Absalom s revolt against King David Barzillai supplied provisions for David s army at Mahanaim 2 Samuel 17 27 29 After the death of Absalom being an old man he was unable to accompany the king back to Jerusalem but brought Chimham to David for the return journey 2 Samuel 19 31 37 Another figure who married one of Barzillai s daughters was called Barzellai as a result Ezra 2 61 Nehemiah 7 63 In 1 Esdras 5 38 he is called Zorzelleus Basemath edit Hebrew Sweet smelling or Sweet smile Basemath wife of Esau and daughter of Elon the Hittite Genesis 26 34 She is thought to be identical to or a sister to Adah who is mentioned in Genesis 36 117 Basemath another wife of Esau daughter of Ishmael sister to Nebajoth and mother of Reuel Genesis 36 3 She is thought by some scholars to be the same as Mahalath of Genesis 28 Basemath the daughter of Solomon a wife of Ahimaaz 1 Kings 4 15 Bavai edit Bavai bawway Septuagint Codex Alexandrinus Benei Codex Vaticanus Bedei the King James Version Bavai wisher was mentioned as one of those who helped rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem 118 Bazlith edit Bazlith or Bazluth was the ancestor who s descendants were among the Nethinim and returned with Zerubbabel Nehemiah 7 54 Ezra 2 52 Bazluth edit See Bazlith 119 Bealiah edit Bealiah ב ע ל י ה Be alyah or Baalyah a Benjamite was one of David s thirty heroes who went to Ziklag mentioned in 1 Chronicles 12 5 The name derives from Baal and Jah and according to the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915 means Yahweh is Lord 120 Bebai edit Bebai was the name of 3 biblical individuals Ancestor of those who returned with Ezra to Jerusalem Ezra 8 11 His descendants were 623 which returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem Ezra 2 11 Nehemiah 7 6 gives the number of 628 Most of his descendants married foreign wived Ezra 10 28 Father of Zechariah and a descendant of Bebai Ezra 8 11 Chief of the people who signed the covenant Nehemiah 10 15 Becher edit Becher was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible The second of ten sons of Benjamin according to Genesis 46 21 and 1 Chronicles 7 6 A son of Ephraim according to Numbers 26 35 His descendants were referred to as Bachrites Bechorath edit Becorath son of Aphiah of the tribe of Benjamin was an ancestor of King Saul and of his commander Abner According to Saul his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin 1 Samuel 9 Becorath edit See Bechorath Bedad edit Bedad was the father of Hadad of Edom Genesis 36 35 In 1 Chronicles 1 46 either he his son or both defeated the Midianites in Moab and their city was named Avith Bedan edit Bedan was the name of 2 biblical figures One of the leaders of Israel mentioned along with Gideon Jephthah and Samuel who was commemorated as one of the deliverers of the nation 1 Samuel 12 11 It is likely that the text refers to Barak in the Septuagint Syriac and Arabic 121 One of the sons of Ulam of the tribe of Manasseh 1 Chronicles 7 17 Bedeiah edit Bedeiah is a descendant of Bani who married a foreign wife Ezra 10 35 Beera edit Beera was a son of Zophah and from the tribe of Asher 1 Chronicles 7 37 Beerah edit Beerah was one of the princes of Reuben whom Tiglath Pileser III carried away 1 Chronicles 5 6 Beeri edit Beeri was the name of 2 biblical individuals The father of the prophet Hosea Hosea 1 1 Jewish tradition says that he only uttered a few words of prophecy and as they were insufficient to be embodied in a book by themselves they were incorporated in the Book of Isaiah viz verses 19 and 20 of the 8th chapter As such Beeri is considered a prophet in Judaism 122 The father of Judith wife of Esau Genesis 26 34 Beker edit See Becher Bela edit Hebrew בלע BeLa Crooked Bela was the name of three individuals mentioned in the Bible Bela ben Beor an Edomite king according to Genesis 36 32 and 1 Chronicles 1 43 also Belah The first of ten sons of Benjamin according to Genesis 46 21 Numbers 26 38 and 1 Chronicles 7 and 8 A son of Azaz according to 1 Chronicles 5 8 Belah edit See Bela Ben edit See Jaaziel Ben Abinadab edit Ben Abinadab Hebrew בנ אבינדב BeN aḄYNaDaḄ My Father is Liberal was one of King Solomon s twelve regional administrators he was over Dor and he was married to Taphath a daughter of Solomon I Kings 4 11 RSV Ben Ammi edit Ben Ammi Hebrew בן עמי for son of my people 123 was the son of Lot and his youngest daughter He became the father of the Ammonites see Genesis 19 36 38 Ben Deker edit Ben Dekar Hebrew בנ דקר BeN DeQeR Son of Pick was one of King Solomon s twelve regional administrators he was over Makaz Shaalbim Beth shemesh and Elon beth hanan I Kings 4 9 RSV Ben Geber edit Ben Geber Hebrew בנ גבר BeN GeḄeR Son of He Man was one of King Solomon s twelve regional administrators he was responsible for Ramoth Gilead and Argob 1 Kings 4 13 Ben hail edit Ben hail Hebrew Ben Cha yil ב ןא ח י ל son of strength i e warrior Sept translates oἱ yἱoὶ tῶn dynatῶn was one of the princes sent by king Jehoshaphat throughout the Kingdom of Judah as to fulfill the king s reformation Ben hanan edit Ben hanan was the son of Shimon in the line of Judah 1 Chronicles 4 20 Ben Hesed edit Ben Hesed Hebrew בנ חסד ben hesed Son of Grace was one of King Solomon s twelve regional administrators he was over Aruboth Sochoh and Hepher I Kings 4 10 RSV Ben Hur edit Ben Hur Hebrew בנ חור Ben Hur Son of Hur was one of King Solomon s twelve regional administrators he was over Ephraim I Kings 4 8 RSV Ben Zoheth edit Ben Zoheth was a descendant of Judah being a descendant of Ishi 1 Chronicles 4 20 Benaiah edit Benaiah was the name of 12 minor biblical individuals A Pirathonite and one of David s mighty men who was chief of the course in the 11th month numbering 24 000 2 Samuel 23 30 1 Chronicles 11 31 27 14 Chief over the house of Simeon 1 Chronicles 4 36 A Levite appointed as a singer with psalteries set to Alamoth 1 Chronicles 15 18 20 16 5 A priest who was appointed by Yahweh to blow the trumpet before the Ark of the Covenant 1 Chronicles 15 24 16 6 The father of Jehoiada 1 Chronicles 27 34 Possibly the same as the prominent Benaiah An ancestor of Jahaziel of the house of Asaph 2 Chronicles 20 14 An overseer in the service of Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 31 13 Four different men who married foreign wives Ezra 10 25 30 35 43 The father of Pelatiah seen in the visions of Ezekiel the prophet Ezekiel 11 1 3 Beninu edit Beninu was a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Nehemiah 10 13 14 Benjamin edit Benjamin was the name of 2 minor biblical individuals A Benjamite being the son of Bilhan and the head of the family of warriors 1 Chronicles 7 10 One of the sons of Harim who married a foreign wife Ezra 10 32 Beno edit Beno was the son of Merari and from Jaaziah 1 Chronicles 24 26 27 Beor edit Beor was the name of 2 biblical figures The father of king Bela of Edom who was one of the kings of Edom who reigned before there reigned any king over the children of Israel Genesis 36 31 32 1 Chronicles 1 43 The father of Balaam who in Jewish Tradition is venerated as a prophet Numbers 22 24 31 8 Joshua 13 22 124 He and other men who were fathers of notable prophets is also mentioned and commemorated Berachah edit Berachah was one of the Benjamite warriors who joined David in Ziklag 1 Chronicles 12 3 Beraiah edit Beraiah was the son of Shimhi chief man of Benjamin 1 Chronicles 8 21 Berechiah edit Berechiah was the name of 7 biblical figures The father of the prophet Zechariah and son of Iddo Zechariah 1 1 11 7 Also called Jeberechiah or Jeberekiah in Isaiah 8 2 One of the sons of Zerubbabel 1 Chronicles 3 19 20 The father of Asaph the seer 1 Chronicles 6 39 15 17 An inhabitant of Jerusalem and a Levite 1 Chronicles 9 16 The doorkeeper for the ark in David s time 1 Chronicles 15 23 One of the heads of the tribe of Ephraim 2 Chronicles 28 12 The father of Meshullam the builder during Nehemiah s time Nehemiah 3 4 30 6 18 Beriah edit Beriah is the name of four different biblical individuals One of Asher s four sons and father of Heber and Malchiel 125 A son of Ephraim 1 Chr 7 20 23 born after the killing of Ephraim s sons Ezer and Elead and so called by his father because disaster had befallen his house 126 He was the father of Rephah the ancestor of Joshua son of Nun son of Elishama A Benjamite son of Elpaal He and his brother Shema expelled the Gittites and were patriarchs to the inhabitants of Ajalon His sons were Michael Ishpah and Joha 1 Chr 8 13 A Levite the son of Shimei He was jointly patriarch of a clan with his brother Jeush 1 Chr 23 10 11 Bered edit Bered was the son of Shulethah being the grandson of Ephraim 1 Chronicles 7 20 Beri edit Beri was the son of Zophah of the tribe of Asher 1 Chronicles 7 36 Besai edit Besai was the ancestor of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem Ezra 2 49 Nehemiah 7 52 Besodeiah edit Besodeiah was the father of another Meshullam who was another builder Nehemiah 3 6 Beth rapha edit Beth rapha was a descendant of Judah being the son of Eshton 1 Chronicles 4 12 Bethuel edit Main article Bethuel Bethuel was the youngest son of Nahor and Milcah Nephew of Abraham and father of Rebecca and Laban Genesis 22 21 23 Beth Zur edit Beth Zur is mentioned in 1 Chr 2 45 as the son of Maon the son of Shammai He is also a Jerahmeelite Bezai edit Bezai was the name of 2 biblical individuals A chief who sealed the covenant Nehemiah 10 18 His 323 descendants Nehemiah 2 17 or 324 Ezra 7 23 returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem Bezalel edit Bezalel was an architect who constructed the ark in connection with the tabernacle in the wilderness he was engaged principally in works of metal wood and stone while Aholiab who was associated with him and subordinate to him had the charge of the textile fabrics Exodus 31 2 35 30 36 1 2 38 22 Bezaleel edit Bezaleel was one of the descendants of Pahath Moab guilty of intermarriage Ezra 10 30 Bezer edit Bezer was from the tribe of Asher being the son of Zophah 1 Chronicles 7 37 Bichri edit Bichri was a Benjamite being the father of Sheba who led an insurrection against king David whom Joab and his army pursued and lob his head over the town s wall 2 Samuel 20 1 Bidkar edit Bidkar Hebrew בדקר was an officer of the Israelite king Jehu Jehu ordered Bidkar to throw the body of the king he usurped Jehoram into the field of Naboth fulfilling prophecy II Kings 9 25 Bigtha edit See Biztha Bigthana edit Bigthana Hebrew ב ג ת ן ב ג ת נ א Bigṯan Bigṯanaʾ was a eunuch of king Ahasuerus who in the Greek Septuagint translation of the Bible they were known as Gabatha Koine Greek Gaba8a kaὶ 8arra Bigthan s name is also spelled Bigtan or Bigthana It is a Persian name which means Gift of God 127 He and Theresh were planning to kill the king whom Mordecai warned Ahasuerus of Bigvai edit The name Bigvai occurs several times in Ezra Nehemiah Ezra 2 2 14 8 14 Nehemiah 7 7 19 and 10 16 128 That refers to 3 people In the last of these he is one of the leaders of the people 129 By 408 B C the Elephantine papyri show that Sanballat was the governor of Samaria and Bigvai the governor of Jerusalem but Wright says that it is not suggested that any of these referred to in Ezra Nehemiah is the man who later became governor 128 Bilgah edit Bilgah was allocated the fifteenth division of priestly service when lots were drawn in 1 Chronicles 24 Bilhan edit Bilhan was the name of 2 biblical individuals A Horite chief dwelling in Mount Seir Genesis 36 27 1 Chronicles 1 42 A Benjamite being the son of Jediael and father of Jeush Benjamin Ehud Kenaanah Zethan Tarshish and Ahishahar 1 Chronicles 7 10 Bilshan edit Bilshan one of the important men who came with Zerubbabel from Babylon Ezra 2 2 Nehemiah 8 7 In 1 Esdras 5 8 he is called Beelsarus According to Rabbinical Literature the name Bilshan is improper but a surname to the preceding name Mordecai The latter was given this epithet because of his linguistic attainments 130 Bimhal edit Bimhal was one of the sons of Japhlet in the tribe of Asher 1 Chronicles 7 33 Binea edit Binea was the son of Moza and the father of Rephaiah or Rapha He is mentioned in two passages 1 Chronicles 8 37 and 1 Chronicles 9 43 Binnui edit Binnui was the name of 4 biblical individuals A Levite father of Noadiah and living in the time of Ezra Ezra 8 33 Nehemiah 12 8 One of the descendants of Pahath Moab guilty of intermarriage and Balnuus of 1 Esdras 9 31 Ezra 10 30 He was also called Bani who was also mentioned being intermarried Ezra 10 38 The son of Henadad who built the part of wall of Jerusalem he also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Nehemiah 3 24 10 9 He is identical with Bavvai son of Henadad mentioned in Nehemiah 3 18 which is either a corrupt version of Binnui Or is a Levitical house which Bavvai was a chief Nehemiah 10 9 supports this theory as Binnui is a leader and besides the names in these verses are obviously of priests and Levites One of the heads who went with Zerubbabel Nehemiah 7 15 Ezra 2 10 Birsha edit Birsha is the king of Gomorrah in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer Bishlam edit Bishlam was one of the three foreign colonists who wrote a complaint letter against the Jews to Artaxerxes Ezra 4 7 The Septuagint renders Bishlam as en eirene in peace as though it were a phrase rather than a proper name this is clearly or possibly an error Biztha edit Biztha was the second of the seven eunuchs of Artaxerxes it may be possible that the name is derived from the Persian besteh bound hence eunuch Esther 1 10 Bocheru edit Bocheru was one of the 6 sons of Azel He is mentioned two times in the Hebrew Bible 1 Chronicles 8 38 and 1 Chronicles 9 44 Bohan edit Bohan was mentioned in Joshua 15 6 18 17 as who s stone served as a boundary mark from Judah to Benjamin He is neither mentioned in the lists of Reuben s sons Some suggest he was the one who set that rock 131 Bukki edit Bukki was the name of 2 biblical individuals A prince of the tribe of Dan one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe Num 34 22 A son of Abishua father of Uzzi and a priest from the line of Aaron 1 Chronicles 6 5 51 Ezra 7 4 Bukkiah edit Bukkiah was a Kohathite Levite being one of the sons of Heman one of the musicians of the first temple 1 Chronicles 25 4 13 Bunah edit Bunah is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2 25 as a son of Jerahmeel Bunni edit Bunni was the name of 2 biblical individuals A Levite living in the time of described as Standing on the stairs of the Levites were Nehemiah 9 4 The father of Hashabiah whose descendant Shemaiah the Levite inhabited the newly recovered city Jerusalem Nehemiah 11 15 Buz edit Buz was the name of 2 biblical individuals The second son of Nahor and Milcah Genesis 22 21 Elihu the Book of Job s antagonist was his prominent descendant Job 32 2 One of the chiefs of the tribe of Gad 1 Chronicles 5 14 Buzi edit Buzi Hebrew ב ו ז י Buzi was the father of Ezekiel and priest of Jerusalem Ezekiel 1 3 Ezekiel like Jeremiah is said to have been a descendant of Joshua by his marriage with the proselyte Rahab Talmud Meg 14b Midrash Sifre Num 78 C editContents Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Calcol edit See Chalcol Caleb edit See also Caleb son of Hezron This is about the Caleb mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 2 18 For the better known Caleb son of Jephunneh see Caleb Canaanitish Woman edit The Canaanitish Woman can refer to one unnamed biblical individual The mother of Shaul son of Simeon She was a Canaanite of Canaan whom Simeon was married to it is unclear whether she was the mother of the other sons of Simeon Genesis 46 10 Exodus 6 15 Carkas edit Carkas or Carcas is one of the seven eunuchs whom Ahasuerus summoned to parade queen Vashti Esther 1 10 Carmi edit Carmi refers to two individuals mentioned in the Bible The fourth son of Reuben according to Genesis 46 9 Numbers 26 6 and 1 Chronicles 5 3 The son of Zabdi grandson of Zerah of the Tribe of Judah and the father of Achan according to Joshua 7 1 He was present at the Battle of Jericho Carshena edit Carshena or Karshena is a name which appears in a list of high ranking officials in the court of king Ahasuerus in Esther 1 14 It is derived from the Persian warkacina meaning wolfish 132 Chalcol edit Chalcol the brother of Darda Hebrew כלכל kalkol the same consonants with different vowel points kilkayl mean maintain is listed in 1 Kings 4 31 as an example of a very wise man who is nevertheless not as wise as Solomon Another person with the same Hebrew name though spelled Calcol in the King James Version is listed in 1 Chronicles as the son of Zerah the son of Judah son of Jacob 133 Chelal edit See Kelal Chelluh edit Chelluh Cheluhi or Cheluhu is the name given in Ezra 10 35 for one of the men who married foreign women 134 Chelub edit Two individuals by the name of Chelub are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible A descendant of Judah called brother of Shuhah in 1 Chronicles 4 11 in a genealogical passage listing descendants of Judah According to the Encyclopaedia Biblica 1899 this Chelub is the biblical figure better known as Caleb 135 An Ezri son of Chelub was an overseer of agricultural work in the time of king David according to 1 Chronicles 27 26 Chelubai edit See Caleb Chesed edit See Kesed Chenaanah edit Chenaanah is the name of two biblical figures In a genealogical section of Chronicles concerned with the Tribe of Benjamin a Chenaanah son of Bilhan is mentioned 136 The false prophet Zedekiah is called son of Chenaanah 137 Chenani edit Chenani was one of the men mentioned in Nehemiah 9 4 in connection with the constitution of congregation If the names represent houses or families eight Levitical houses probably sang some well known psalm on this occasion Chenaniah edit Chenaniah according to Chronicles was a Levite leader in the time of David 138 The Hebrew text is unclear as to whether he was in charge of something to do with singing or with the carrying of the ark 139 Cheran edit Cheran or Keran was the son of Dishon the Horite Genesis 36 26 1 Chronicles 1 41 Chileab edit Main article Chileab Chileab Hebrew כ ל א ב Ḵileʾaḇ also known as Daniel was the second son of David King of Israel according to the Bible He was David s son with his third wife Abigail widow of Nabal the Carmelite and is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 3 1 and 2 Samuel 3 3 Unlike the other of David s three elder sons Amnon Absalom and Adonijah who were important characters in 2 Samuel Chileab is only named in the list of David s sons and no further mention is made of him Though being the second son Chimham edit Chimham Chimhan 140 or Kimham 141 was a servant nominated by Barzillai to accompany King David to Gilgal during his return to Jerusalem after the death of Absalom 2 Samuel 19 37 40 The name also refers to a place near Bethlehem where Johanan regrouped before departing to Egypt 142 Chislon edit Chislon was the father of Elidad a prince of the Tribe of Benjamin Num 34 21 Col hozeh edit Col hozeh was the father of Shallum Nehemiah 3 15 who was the official of Mizpah at the time and head of the repairs to certain walls and fountains He is further mentioned as the father of Baruch though it is not explicitly mentioned that Baruch s brother was Shallum distinguishing this Col hozeh from the previous Nehemiah 11 5 Conaniah edit Conaniah also called Konaniah may be the name of 2 individuals A Levite placed over the tithes 2 Chronicles 35 9 A Levite appointed with his brother Shimei by Hezekiah and Azariah the priest to be the overseer to the tithes to the temple 2 Chronicles 31 12 13 Concubine Aramitess edit The concubine Aramitess was the mother of Machir the father of Gilead she was the concubine of Ashriel 1 Chronicles 7 14 Coz edit Coz or Koz was the son of Helah and father of Anub and Hazzobebah 1 Chronicles 4 8 Cushi edit Cushi was the name of 2 biblical individuals found in the Hebrew Bible The father of Shelemiah and so as the great grandfather of Jehudi who later joined Jeremiah and Baruch in the request of the men to read the scrolls of Jeremiah to the king s direct advisors Some point afterwards Jehoiachim demolishes the scroll by casting it to a pit of fire Jeremiah 36 14 The father of the Prophet Zephaniah in Zephaniah 1 1 he was also the son of Gedaliah which was the son of Amariah the son of Hezekiah Another unnamed biblical figure called the Cushite is found in 2 Samuel 18 21 as a messenger from Joab who brought tidings to David after the death of Absalom whom Joab killed Shortly after David mourns for his beloved son 2 Samuel 18 21 32 The King James Version translates his name as Cushi as a term for an Ethiopian descent D editContents Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Dalaiah edit See Delaiah Dalphon edit Dalphon Hebrew ד ל פו ן to weep was one of the ten sons of Haman killed along with Haman by the Jews of Persia according to Esther 9 7 Dara edit See Darda Darda edit Darda Hebrew ד ר ד ע was one of the exemplars of wisdom than whom Solomon was wiser 143 In 1 Chronicles 2 6 his name is misspelled as Dara 144 Darkon edit Darkon was the ancestor of his descendants who were among the servants of Solomon who returned with Zerubbabel Ezra 2 56 Nehemiah 7 58 Dathan edit Main article Dathan Dathan along with Korah and Abiram being the son of Eliab rebelled against Moses Numbers 16 1 He was sent to Sheol by Yahweh cause of his disobedience Numbers 26 9 Daughter of Machir edit The Daughter of Machir was an unnamed biblical figure mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2 21 she was the daughter of Machir the son of Manasseh and one of the wives of Hezron who bore him Segub which became the father of Jair Daughter of Meshullam edit The Daughter of Meshullam is an unnamed biblical individual whom Johanan Tobiah s son married her father was Meshullam Nehemiah 6 18 Daughter of Putiel edit The Daughter of Putiel is an unnamed biblical individual whom Eleazar the son of Aaron married and bore him Phinehas Exodus 6 15 Daughter of Shechaniah edit The Daughter of Shechaniah is a biblical figure unnamed and married to Tobiah she was daughter to Shechaniah son of Arah whom her father was widely respected affecting her husband as feared Nehemiah 6 18 Daughter of Shuah edit The Daughter of Shuah is an unnamed figure married to Judah son of Jacob she was the daughter of Shuah who bore Judah Er Onan and Shelah Genesis 38 2 The reference to Judah s wife in Genesis 38 12 refers to her as the daughter of Shuah or bat Shuah in Hebrew This has led some to take Bat Shuah and variants as her actual name 145 A midrashic tradition says her name was Aliyath 146 Bat Shuah is also an alternative name for Bathsheba wife of Judah s descendant King David 147 Debir edit Debir was a king of Eglon slain by Joshua and his valiant men he camped before Gibeon and warred against it with the other kings they hid in a cave and was hunged later Joshua 18 1 26 Deborah edit See also Deborah Judge Deborah appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wet nurse of Rebecca Genesis 35 8 She is first mentioned by name in the Torah when she dies in a place called Alon Bachot אלון בכות Tree of Weepings Genesis 35 8 and is buried by Jacob who is returning with his large family to Canaan According to Rashi Deborah was sent by Laban to care for his sister Rebecca when the latter went to marry Isaac Genesis 24 59 Dedan edit Dedan Hebrew ד ד ן may refer to 2 biblical characters A son of Raamah son of Cush the son of Ham Genesis 10 7 1 Chronicles 1 9 His descendants is further mentioned in Isaiah 21 13 Ezekiel 27 15 They probably settled among the sons of Cush on the northwest coast of the Persian Gulf aka Arabian Gulf and their descendants are likely among the Arabs of today The son of Jokshan the son of Abraham through Keturah and his sons Leummim Letushim and Asshurim Genesis 25 3 1 Chronicles 1 32 Delaiah edit Delaiah דליהו drawn out by YHWH 148 is the name of several biblical persons Kohenic family one of the Twenty four Priestly divisions Son of Shemaiah and officer to King Jehoiakim of Judah He was one of the officers present at the delivery of a scroll sent by Jeremiah Jer 36 12 and one of those who asked the king not to burn the scroll ibid 36 25 The head of a family that came up from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel that was unable to give its ancestral genealogy Ezr 2 60 Neh 7 62 One of the sons of Elioenai a descendant of the royal Davidic line through Jeconiah 1 Chronicles 3 24 He lived after the exile and was a descendant of Zerubbabel as a 3x great grandson Son of Mehetabel and father of Shemaiah Neh 6 10 He is probably identical to the previous entry Deuel edit Deuel Hebrew ד עו א ל was the father of Eliasaph the leader of the Tribe of Gad as noted in four verses in the Book of Numbers Numbers 1 14 7 42 47 10 20 However in Numbers 2 14 this Eliasaph is called the son of Reuel Diblaim edit Diblaim Hebrew ד ב ל י ם cakes of pressed figs was the father of the prophet Hosea s wife Gomer His name means doubled cakes Hosea 1 3 Dibri edit Dibri a Danite was the father of Shelomith according to Leviticus 24 11 Shelomith s son was stoned to death by the people of Israel for blasphemy following Moses issue of a ruling 149 on the penalty to be applied for blasphemy Diklah edit Diklah was a son of Joktan according to Genesis 10 27 1 Chronicles 1 21 Dishan edit For the given name see Dishan given name Dishan Hebrew ד יש ו ן dishon was the youngest son of Seir the Horite Genesis 36 21 Dishon edit Dishon may refer to 2 biblical individuals The fifth son of Seir Genesis 36 21 1 Chronicles 1 38 In the original of Ge 36 26 where his four sons are mentioned the name is by some transposition DISHAN which our translators following the Sept and the parallel passage 1Ch 1 41 have correctly changed to Dishon A child of Anah Genesis 36 25 1 Chronicles 1 41 Dodavahu edit Dodavahu or Dodavah according to Chronicles was the father of Eliezer a prophet 150 Dodo edit Dodo Hebrew ד ו דו dodo his beloved or his uncle from ד ו ד dod meaning beloved or father s brother is a name given to three persons in the Bible A descendant of Issachar Judges 10 1 An Ahohite father of Eleazar who was one of David s three mighty men who were over the thirty 2 Samuel 23 9 1 Chronicles 11 12 A man from Bethlehem and father of Elhanan who was one of David s thirty heroes 2 Samuel 23 24 Dumah edit Dumah was one of the sons of Ishmael Genesis 17 20 1 Chronicles 1 30 Some scholars identify Dumah with the ancient city of Duma in modern Saudi Arabia 151 E editContents Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ebal edit Ebal may refer to 2 biblical figures A son of Shobal a descendant of Seir the Horite he was a relative to the Esauites in Genesis 36 23 See Obal Ebed edit The father of Gaal mentioned in Judges 9 The son of Jonathan one of the heads of household who returned from the Babylonian exile in the Book of Ezra Ezra 1 6 Ebed melech edit Ebed melech Hebrew עבד מלך eved melekh servant of a king 152 an Ethiopian eunuch intervened with king Zedekiah on behalf of Jeremiah 153 Eber edit Eber was the name of 5 biblical individuals of the Hebrew Bible The third generation from Shem and the founder of the Hebrew race The son of Salah and the father of Peleg His named can be derived from the term Hebrew Genesis 10 24 11 14 One of the seven heads of the descendants of Gad in 1 Chr 5 13 A benjaminite and the oldest of the three sons of Elpaal mentioned in 1 Chr 8 12 A benjaminite and one of the heads of the families of the tribe in Jerusalem v 22 A head of the family of Amok after the exile Nehemiah 12 20 Ebiasaph edit See Abiasaph Eden edit Eden may refer to the Garden of Eden or the singular person named Eden described in 2 Chr 29 12 as the son of Joah and one of the Levites who sanctified the Temple of the Lord by assisting in reforming the public worship of the sanctuary in the time of Hezekiah In 2 Chronicles 31 15 Eden along with other people appointed helped assisted Kore faithfully in the towns of the priests distributing to their fellow priests according to their divisions old and young alike Eder edit Eder was a Benjaminite chief Ader in the King James Version 1 Chronicles 8 15 Eglah edit Eglah was one of David s wives and the mother of Ithream according to II Samuel 3 4 Ehi edit In Genesis 46 21 Ehi is the third son of Benjamin In 1 Chronicles 8 1 he is called Aharah and in Numbers 26 38 he is called Ahiram Ehud edit Further information Ehud Ehud was one of the sons of Bilhan in a Benjamite clan 1 Chronicles 7 10 Eker edit Eker was one of the sons of Ram the firstborn son of Jerahmeel the brother of Ram He is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 2 27 Eladah edit Eladah was the son of Tahath and father of another Tahath a descendant of Ephraim 1 Chronicles 7 20 Elah edit See also Elah king Elah is the name of 5 minor biblical individuals Elah was the father of King Hoshea of Israel 2 Kings 17 1 18 1 Elah was the name of an Edomite clan the name of an eponymous chieftain mentioned in Genesis 36 31 43 Elah was the second son of Caleb the son of Jephunneh 1 Chronicles 4 15 Elah was the father of Shimei comissary of Solomon 1 Kings 4 18 Elah was a Benjamite and son of one of the chiefs Uzzi 1 Chronicles 9 8 Of the tribes where the country was settled Elasah edit Elasah or Eleasah Hebrew אלעשה meaning made by God was the name of four individuals mentioned in the Bible The son of Shaphan who was chosen by King Zedekiah of Judah to be one of the two messengers to take Jeremiah s letter to Nebuchadnezzar Jeremiah 29 3 He was probably the brother of Ahikam who had taken Jermiah s part at the time of his arrest after the temple sermon 154 One of the sons of Pashur who was rebuked for marrying a foreign woman Ezra 10 18 19 The son of Helez a Jerahmeelite 1 Chronicles 2 39 40 He is called Eleasah in the King James Bible 155 A descendant of Saul according to 1 Chronicles 8 37 He is called Eleasah in the King James Bible 155 Eldaah edit Eldaah appears as one of the sons of Midian son of Abraham in Genesis 25 4 and 1 Chronicles 1 33 Elead edit Elead appears in 1 Chronicles 7 21 as the name of a man who along with his brother Ezer is killed by farmers near Philistine the city of Gath It is unclear whether Elead is intended by the Chronicler as the son or a later descendant of Ephraim and it is likewise uncertain whether this Elead is the same figure as the Eleadah mentioned in the previous verse 156 Eleasah edit See Elasah Eliada edit Eliada rendered once as Eliadah by the King James Bible is the name of three individuals in the Hebrew Bible The son of David who was originally called Beeliada 157 A Benjamite captain in the time of king Jehoshaphat 158 The father of Rezon the Syrian spelled Eliadah in the King James Version Eliadah edit See Eliada Eliezer edit Eliezer son of Dodavahu edit See Dodavahu Eliphal edit Eliphal son of Ur is listed as one of David s Mighty Warriors in 1 Chronicles 11 35 In the corresponding place in Samuel s version of the list 2 Samuel 23 34 he is called Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maachathite According to the Encyclopaedia Biblica the name Eliphal Hebrew lypl is copyist s error for Eliphelet lyplt caused by dropping the final letter in the name 159 160 Eliphelet edit Eliphelet is a Hebrew name meaning God is a deliverance 159 It is the name of several figures in the Hebrew Bible and appears under several spellings 159 161 Eliphelet is the name given to a son of David in 2 Samuel 5 16 and 1 Chronicles 3 8 and 14 7 Due to a textual error Chronicles records Eliphelet twice as if it were the name of two different sons of David 159 Eliphal son of Ur 2 Samuel 23 34 or Ahasbai 1 Chronicles 11 35 is listed as one of David s Mighty Warriors The Encyclopaedia Biblica claims that Eliphal is likely a scribal error for Eliphelet 159 Eliphal son of Eshek appears in a genealogy of the Tribe of Benjamin 1 Chronicles 8 39 An Eliphelet is named among the descendants of Adonikam one of the groups that returned with Ezra from the Babylonian captivity according to Ezra 8 13 An Eliphelet one of the descendants of Hashum is listed as one of the men who married foreign women according to Ezra 10 33 Eliasaph edit Eliasaph was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible The son of Deuel the prince of the Tribe of Gad and one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel according to Numbers 1 14 and Numbers 10 20 The son of Lael and the chief of the house of Gershon according to Numbers 3 24 Eliathah edit Eliathah is the name given in 1 Chronicles 25 4 to one of the fourteen sons of Heman According to 25 27 he gave his name to one of the twenty four classes of temple singers Elidad edit Elidad was a prince of the tribe of Benjamin one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe Numbers 34 21 Elienai edit Elienai one of the nine sons of Shimei appears in a genealogical passage as a descendant of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 8 20 The consonants which make up the Hebrew name are only in this one passage read as Elienai elsewhere the pronunciation is Elioenai 162 Elihoreph edit Elihoreph Hebrew אליחרף was a scribe in King Solomon s court He was a son of Shisha and brother of Ahiah I Kings 4 3 The name means my God repays or my God is the giver of the autumn harvest 163 Elijah edit Elijah Hebrew אליה was the name of three minor biblical individuals beside from the famous prophet Elijah One of the sons of Jeroham according to 1 Chronicles 8 27 One of the descendants of the Harim of the tribe of Levi who had married strange wives in the guiltiness of intermarriage Ezra 10 21 A descendant of Elam of the priestly line who is also listed as being guilty of intermarriage in Ezra 10 26 Elimelech edit Elimelech was the husband of Naomi Together they had two sons Mahlon and Chilion He was originally a resident of Bethlehem before moving to Moab with his family where he died see Ruth 1 1 3 All of his property was later purchased by Boaz see Ruth 4 9 Elioenai edit Elioenai is the name of several minor persons found in the Hebrew Bible An Elioenai appears in 1 Chronicles 3 23 24 the son of Neariah the son of Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah a descendant of king Jeconiah A clan leader in the Tribe of Simeon according to 1 Chronicles 4 36 Elioenai son of Becher a descendant of the Tribe of Benjamin according 1 Chronicles 7 8 A descendant of Pashhur one of the priests listed as having married foreign women Ezra 10 22 A descendant of Zattu also listed with those who had foreign wives Ezra 10 27 A priest involved in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem according to Nehemiah 12 41 This may be the same as the descendant of Passhur above 164 Elioenai or Elihoenai son of Meshelemiah son of Korah 1 Chronicles 26 3 Elioenai or Elionenai was a descendant of David He was the father of Akkub and son of Neariah Elishama edit Elishama Hebrew אלישמע my God heard was the name of several biblical characters including Elishama a son of Ammihud a prince of the house of Ephraim and one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel according to Numbers 1 10 Elishama the scribe Jeremiah 36 12 Elishama son of David born in Jerusalem mentioned in the second Book of Samuel 2 Samuel 5 16 Elishaphat edit Elishaphat son of Zichri was one of the captains of hundreds associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne 2 Chronicles 23 1 Elisheba edit Elisheba God is my oath cognate to the name Elizabeth is the wife of Aaron and sister in law of Moses Her sons were Nadab Abihu Eleazer and Ithamar Exodus 6 23 Elizaphan edit Elizaphan was a prince of the tribe of Zebulun one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe Num 34 25 Elizur edit Elizur was a son of Shedeur and a prince of the House of Reuben according to Numbers 1 5 and one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel He appears only in the Book of Numbers in five verses 1 5 2 10 7 30 35 10 18 165 Elnaam edit Elnaam according to 1 Chronicles 11 46 was the father of Jeribai and Joshaviah two of David s Mighty Warriors Elnathan edit Elnathan Hebrew אלנתן Elnathan God gave is a Hebrew name found in 2 Kings Jeremiah and Ezra According to 2 Kings 24 8 Elnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem was the father of Nehushta Nehushta was the mother of King Jeconiah whose father was King Jehoiakim Despite this close relationship to the king Elnathan was one of those who according to Jeremiah 36 25 opposed Jehoiakim when he cut up and burnt a scroll that had been brought to him containing Jeremiah s prophesies of the forthcoming destruction of Judah Elnathan s father Achbor was a strong supporter of the earlier reforms of King Josiah which may have influenced Elnathan s behavior 166 although according to Jeremiah 26 20 23 he had earlier been closely involved in the persecution of the prophet Uriah ben Shemaiah In Ezra 8 16 the name Elnathan occurs three times Then sent I for Eliezer for Ariel for Shemaiah and for Elnathan and for Jarib and for Elnathan and for Nathan and for Zechariah and for Meshullam chief men also for Joiarib and for Elnathan which were teachers Revised Version Donna Laird proposes that the repetition of Elnathan and the similarity between the names Jarib and Joiarib indicate a copyist s accidental repetition 167 Elon edit Elon Hebrew א יל ן Modern Elon Tiberian Elōn Oak was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible A son of Zebulun according to Genesis 46 14 and Numbers 26 26 He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob Elon one of the judges of Israel Elpaal edit Elpaal is a name mentioned briefly in 1 Chronicles 8 in a genealogy of the Tribe of Benjamin 168 He is recorded as the son of a woman named Hushim the wife of a man named Shaharaim The relationship between Shaharaim and Benjamin is not spelled out by the Chronicler Elpaal is recorded as the father of people who included the builders or ancestors of the towns of Ono Lod and Ajalon Elpalet edit See Eliphelet biblical figure Elpelet edit See Elpelet Eluzai edit Eluzai in 1 Chronicles 12 6 169 is the name of a Benjamite warrior who joined the forces of David at Ziklag The name may have meant God is my refuge 170 Elzabad edit Elzabad is the name of two biblical figures Elzabad appears ninth in a list of eleven warriors from the Tribe of Gad who according to 1 Chronicles 12 12 joined forces with David at the stronghold in the wilderness Elzabad the son of Shemaiah the son of Obed edom is listed as a Korahite porter in 1 Chronicles 26 7 Elzaphan edit Elzaphan was a son of Uzziel of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6 22 born in Egypt He was a nephew of Amram and a cousin of Aaron Miriam and Moses He and Mishael were asked by Moses to carry away Nadab s and Abihu s bodies to a place outside the camp Leviticus 10 4 In the wilderness of Sinai he was named chief of the house of Kohath Numbers 3 30 Enan edit Enan is mentioned several by way of reference to his son Ahira the son of Enan who according to the Book of Numbers was the tribal leader of the Tribe of Naphtali in the time of the wilderness wanderings following the Exodus 171 Enoch edit See also Enoch son of Cain In Genesis 4 17 18 Enoch is the firstborn son of Cain and the father of Irad Cain named the city of Enoch after his son Enan edit For the place name containing Enan see Hazar Enan Enan was a member of the house of Naphtali according to Numbers 1 15 He was the father of Ahira Ephlal edit Ephlal is the name given to a Jerahmeelite found a genealogy in 1 Chronicles 172 He is identified as the son of Zabad the son of Nathan the son of Attai the son of Jarha the son in law of Sheshan the son of Ishi the son of Appaim the son of Nadab the son of Shammai the son of Onam the son of Jerahmeel In various manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint the name is found in the forms Aphamel Aphamed and Ophlad Stanley Arthur Cook 1899 suggested that the name might originally have been either an abbreviated form of Eliphelet or else the name Elpaal 173 Ephod edit Ephod was the father of Hanniel a prince of the Tribe of Manasseh Num 34 23 Ephron edit Ephron the Hittite son of Zohar lived in Mamre among the children of Heth Abraham comes to the Hittites which are strangers to him and asks them to sell him a property that he can use as a burial site The Hittites flattering Abraham by calling him a mighty prince says that he can choose whichever tomb he wants Genesis 23 1 8 Abraham then asks them to contact Ephron son of Zohar who owns the cave of Machpelah which he is offering to buy for the full price Ephron slyly replies that he is prepared to give Abraham the field and the cave within knowing that that would not result in Abraham having a permanent claim on it 174 Abraham politely refuses the offer and insists on paying for the field Ephron replies that the field is worth four hundred shekels of silver and Abraham agrees to the price without any further bargaining 174 He then proceeded to bury his dead wife Sarah there Genesis 23 9 20 Er edit Er Hebrew אה Observant was the name of several biblical characters including A descendant of Shelah son of Judah son of Jacob in 1 Chronicles 4 21 The son of Joshua and father of Eliadah 175 Eran edit Eran Hebrew ע ר ן romanized ˌ ɛ r ˈ ɑː n err AHN lit vigilant was a son of Shuthelah of the Tribe of Ephraim according to Numbers 26 36 citation needed Eri edit In Genesis 46 16 Eri ע רי watchful is the son of Gad He was the progenitor of the Erites Numbers 26 16 Eshek edit Eshek is a name which appears only once in the Hebrew Bible in a genealogy of the Tribe of Benjamin 176 177 The text of Chronicles identifies him as the brother of Azel Ethnan edit Ethnan the son of Ashur the father of Tekoa is a figure who appears in a genealogy of the Tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 4 7 He may be included in the genealogy to represent Ithnan a Judahite city mentioned in Joshua 15 23 178 Ethni edit See Ethni Evi edit Evi was one of five Midianite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas son of Eleazar according to Numbers 31 8 and Joshua 13 21 Ezbon edit Ezbon is the name of two people mentioned in the Bible A son of Gad Genesis 46 16 In Numbers 26 16 his name is given as Ozni whose descendants constitute the Oznite clan A son of Benjamin 1 Chr 7 7 Ezrah edit Ezrah is the father of Jether Mered Epher and Jalon grandfather through Mered of Miriam Shammai and Ishbah and great grandfather through Ishbah of Eshtemoa 1 Chr 4 17 G editContents Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Gaddi edit Gaddi the son of Susi of the House of Manasseh was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13 11 Gaddiel edit Gaddiel the son of Sodi of the house of Zebulun was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13 10 Gaham edit Gaham was the second son of Nahor through his concubine Reumah Nothing else is known about this individual except for a certain genealogy in Genesis 22 24 Gamaliel edit Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was leader of the tribe of Manasseh one of the leaders of the tribes of Israel mentioned several times in the Book of Numbers Gamul edit Gamul Hebrew ג מו ל rewarded or recompense was head of the twentieth of twenty four priestly divisions instituted by King David 179 Gatam edit Gatam is a name which appears in Genesis and Chronicles in a genealogy of the Edomites In Genesis 36 11 and 1 Chronicles 1 36 Gatam is described the son of Eliphaz the son of Esau who is according to the Bible the forefather of the Edomites In the passages which describe Gatam as a son of Eliphaz he is listed alongside his brothers Teman Omar Zepho and Kenaz according to Genesis a similar but slightly larger list of brothers in Chronicles Chronicles includes Amalek as a brother of Gatam However in Genesis 36 16 Gatam and Amalek along with a previously unmentioned Korah are described not as individual sons but as clans of Eliphaz 180 Gazez edit In the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible two individuals by the name of Gazez appear in 1 Chronicles 2 46 However the Peshitta includes only one Gazez and at least one biblical scholar has suggested that the second Gazez may have been included in the Masoretic Text by mistake 181 1 Gazez was the son of Haran grandson of Caleb a descendant of Jacob His paternal grandmother was Ephah wife of Caleb 1 Chronicles 2 46 2 Gazez was a brother of Caleb and uncle of 1 Gazez 1 Chronicles 2 46 Geber edit Geber Hebrew גבר geber son of Uri was one of King Solomon s regional administrators his territory was Gilead First Kings 4 19 Gemalli edit Gemalli of the house of Dan was the father of Ammiel a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13 4 Gemariah edit Gemariah Hebrew גמריה is the name of at least two biblical characters Gemariah son of Shaphan in chapter 36 of Jeremiah His own son Micaiah hears Jeremiah s secretary Baruch read Jeremiah s prophecies against the nation and reports to a meeting of the court officials including his father nearby This leads to the scroll being read before king Jehoiakim who cuts it up and burns it despite the protestations of Gemariah and Elnathan ben Achbor 182 Gemariah son of Hilkiah one of the envoys whom King Zedekiah sent to Babylonia Jeremiah 29 3 Nothing else is known of him he was hardly the brother of Jeremiah whose father was also named Hilkiah 154 Genubath edit Genubath Hebrew גנבת genubat Stolen 183 is mentioned in I Kings 11 20 as the son born to Hadad the Edomite and the sister of Queen Tahpenes Pharaoh s wife Gera edit Hebrew גרא Gera In Genesis 46 21 Gera is the fourth of ten sons of Benjamin Gera is also the name of the father of Shimei 2 Samuel 19 16 Gera is also the name of two of the sons of Bela see above making both nephews of the earlier Gera 1 Chronicles 8 3 5 Gera is also the name of the father of Ehud a Benjamite a man left handed Book of Judges 3 15 Geuel edit Geuel the son of Machi of the Tribe of Gad was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13 16 Ginath edit Ginath is a name which is mentioned only in passing in a narrative describing the struggle for kingship between Omri and Tibni 184 Tibni is referred to in 1 Kings 16 21 and 22 as son of Ginath which taken literally could be read as implying that a person named Ginath was Tibni s father 184 However the Encyclopaedia Biblica suggests that the term Ginath is a place name or clan name so that Tibni son of Ginath has the meaning Tibni of Ginath 184 Gideoni edit Gideoni Hebrew ג ד ע נ י was a member of the tribe of Benjamin according to Numbers 1 11 He was the father of Abidan a tribal chief He is mentioned five times in the Book of Numbers with each reference stating his relation to Abidan Num 1 11 Num 2 22 Num 7 60 Num 7 65 Num 10 24 185 His name is variously understood as meaning one with a disabled hand a youth or one who cuts down trees 185 Giddalti edit Giddalti was one of the sons of Heman the Levite 1 Chronicles 25 4 and chief of the twenty two division of the temple musicians 1 Chronicles 25 29 He was also a Kohathite Levi Gilalai edit Gilalai is the name of a priest who participated as a musician in a procession led by Ezra 186 187 Ginnethoi edit Ginnethoi or Ginnethon Hebrew ג נ תו ן Ginnĕtoi Meaning gardener was one of the priest who sealed the covenant according to Nehemiah 10 6 and perhaps the same as Nehemiah 12 16 Gishpa edit Gishpa KJV Gispa was one of two leaders of the Nethinim who lived in Ophel according to Nehemiah 11 21 There are no other mentions of the name anywhere else in the Bible 188 Guni edit Guni was a son of Naphtali according to Genesis 46 24 and Numbers 26 48 He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob H editContents Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Haahashtari edit Haahashtari or Ahashtari was one of the sons of Naarah one of the two wives of Asshur 1 Chronicles 4 6 Because the name is used to refer to a family of Judahites who descend from Judah via Ashhur Thomas Kelly Cheyne believed that the name Haahashtari arose from a confusion between Ha Ashhuri the Ashhurite with the obscure term ahashtranim which appears in Esther 8 10 189 Habaiah edit Habaiah also called Hobaiah or Obdia was the name given to a priestly family mentioned in Ezra 2 61 the b ne habayah literally sons descendants of Habaiah 190 191 Along with the families Hakkoz and Barzillai the Habaiah family were priests whose names were not registered in the official genealogical records 192 As a result Ezra ruled that their rights to serve as priests would be restricted until such time as a high priest could decide using the oracular Urim and Thummim whether they had divine approval to serve as priests 193 The name Habaiah means Yahweh hides or Yahweh protects and appears in manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint in the forms Labeia Obaia Odogia Ebeia Ab e ia Obbeia and Obdia 191 Habazziniah edit Habazziniah or Habaziniah was either the head of a family of Rechabites Jeremiah 35 3 or else a place name for the location that a Rechabite lived 194 According to Cheyne and Black it may have been a scribal error where the name Kabzeel a place in the territory of Judah was originally intended 194 Hachmoni edit Hachmoni or Hakmoni is mentioned in passing in 1 Chronicles 27 32 which records that his son Yechiel a scribe tutored David s sons 195 Hadadezer edit According to I Kings 11 23 Hadadezer Hebrew הדדעזר hadad ezer Hadad helps 196 was king of Zobah Haddad edit Haddad the Edomite was an adversary of Solomon I Kings 10 14 Hadlai edit Hadlai is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 28 12 as an Ephraimite and the father of Amasa In manuscripts of the Greek Septuagint his name is given as Choab Addi or Adli 197 Hagab edit Hagab also Agaba Accaba is identified as the ancestor of a family of Nethinim or temple assistants who returned from the Babylonian exile 198 They appear in a list with other returnees in Ezra 2 46 but are omitted in the corresponding place in Nehemiah 7 48 A Hellenized version of this name appears in a similar context in 1 Esdras 5 30 198 In the New Testament a prophet who appears in Acts 11 28 and 21 10 is named Agabus a variant on the name Hagab 198 Hagab is a different character from Hagabah which appears in the preceding verse Hagabah edit Hagabah also Hagaba Graba or Aggaba is identified as the ancestor of a family of Nethinim or temple assistants who returned from the Babylonian captivity They appear in a list with other returnees in Ezra 2 45 Nehemiah 7 48 and 1 Esdras 5 29 199 Haggiah edit Haggiah of the tribe of Levi through Merari is described in 1 Chronicles 6 30 being the son of Shimea and the father of Asaiah one of the last contemporaries of David Haggi edit Haggi was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46 16 and Numbers 26 15 He was one of the 70 persons to migrate to Egypt with Jacob Hajehudijah edit See Jehudijah Hakkatan edit Hakkatan also Acatan Akatan meaning the small one is listed as the father of Johanan a leader of the descendants of Azgad in Ezra 8 12 and 1 Esdras 8 38 200 Other than these two verses the name Hakkatan appears nowhere in the Bible 200 Hakkoz edit Hakkoz is the name of two or three biblical individuals Head of the seventh of twenty four priestly divisions created by King David 1 Chr 24 10 Head of a family of priests after the Babylonian exile Unable to prove their lineage the family lost its priesthood status Ezr 2 61 Neh 7 63 Father of Uriah and grandfather of Meremoth who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem Neh 3 4 3 21 He is probably identical to the previous entry Hallohesh edit Hallohesh or Halohesh is a name which is used twice in the Bible 201 In a list of workers building the wall of Nehemiah a man named Shallum son of Hallohesh is mentioned as having a leadership role 202 Also in the Book of Nehemiah a person named Hallohesh is recorded as affixing his seal an ancient form of signature to Ezra s covenant between God and the people living around Jerusalem 203 Thomas Kelly Cheyne believed that the name Hallohesh was a miswritten version of the name Hash shilhi Shilhi 201 Hammedatha edit Hammedatha was an Agagite and the father of Haman see Esther 3 1 Hammoleketh edit Hammoleketh or Hammolecheth is the sister of Machir the eponymous ancestor of the tribe or clan of Machir biblical region Machir which is reckoned as a part of the tribe of Manasseh in 1 Chronicles 7 The name appears to mean she who reigns if it is not a scribal error for some other name such as Beth Milcah 204 Hammelech edit Hammelech in the King James Version is the name of the father of Jerahmeel Jeremiah 36 26 and it is the name of the father of Malkijah Jeremiah 38 6 In a number of more recent translations the Hebrew ha melekh is taken as the common noun the king instead of the proper noun Hammelech 205 Hamor edit Hamor was the father of Shechem Shechem defiled Dinah according to Genesis 34 Hamul edit Hamul was a son of Pharez of the Tribe of Judah according to Genesis 46 12 and Numbers 26 21 He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob Hamutal edit Hamutal was the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah and the wife of King Josiah who bore him Jehoahaz and Zedekiah She is mentioned in the following passages 2 Kings 23 31 2 Kings 24 18 and Jeremiah 52 1 Hanameel edit Hanameel or Hanamel Hebrew חנמאל which means Grace From God 206 a cousin of Jeremiah from whom the latter bought a field at Anathoth in Jeremiah 32 5 16 Hananiah edit Hananiah Hebrew חנניה which means My Grace is the Lord 206 is the name of several biblical characters Hananiah son of Zerubbabel the father of Jeshaiah was a descendant of David Hananiah son of Azur a prophet in the time of king Zedekiah He prophesied a return from the exile in Babylon within two years and was denounced by Jeremiah as a false prophet as a result He died within a year of the denunciation 207 Hananiah appointed by Nehemiah jointly with Hanani to be responsible for the security of Jerusalem after its walls had been rebuilt Nehemiah described him as a faithful man who feared God more than many 208 Hanniel edit Hanniel Prince of the tribe of Manasseh one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe Num 34 23 Hanoch edit Hanoch is the name of two biblical figures 209 A son of Midian the eponymous forefather of the Midianites 210 A son of Reuben the eponymous forefather of the Tribe of Reuben 211 According to Cheyne and Black the presence of this clan name in the genealogies of Reuben and Midian may indicate that the clan Hanoch was considered a part of the Tribe of Reuben but had a Midianite origin 209 Happizzez edit Happizzez or Aphses was a priest who fell on the eighteenth lot out of the twenty four lots ordained by David for the temple service 1 Chr 24 15 Haran edit Haran or Aran refers to three minor characters in the Hebrew Bible Haran Hebrew ה ר ן Haran son of Terah from Ur of the Chaldees He fathered Lot Milcah and Iscah Genesis 11 27 29 Haran Hebrew ח ר ן Ḥaran son of Caleb a descendant of Jacob and Ephah his mother Father of 1 Gazez and brother of 2 Gazez 1 Chronicles 2 46 Haran Hebrew ה ר ן Haran son of Shimei a Levite who lived in the age of King David and played one of the important religious or political roles set out in 1 Chronicles 23 1 9 Harbona edit Harbona or Harbonah is the name given for one of the eunuchs of king Ahasuerus in Esther 1 10 and 7 9 212 Hareph edit Hareph according to 1 Chronicles 2 51 was a descendant of Caleb and the father of Beth gader 213 The name Hareph in this case may refer to a group of people otherwise referred to by the term Hariphite 214 Harhaiah edit Harhaiah in the Masoretic Text of Nehemiah 3 8 is mentioned in passing as being the father of Uzziel a man responsible for the repair of part of the wall of Jerusalem The awkward phrasing of the verse suggested to Stanley A Cook 1899 that there had been some scribal mishandling of the verse and that the verse originally did not contain the name Harhaiah 215 Harhas edit Harhas according to 2 Kings 22 14 and 2 Chronicles 34 22 was an ancestor of Shallum the husband of the prophetess Huldah However where the Book of Kings has Harhas the Book of Chronicles reads Hasrah 216 217 Harim edit Harim redirects here For the city in Syria see Harem Syria Harim Hebrew ח ר ם destroyed or dedicated to God was the name of three biblical patriarchs Head of the third of twenty four priestly divisions instituted by King David 1 Chr 24 8 Head of a non priestly family with 320 members which returned with Zerubbabel Ezr 2 32 Neh 7 35 Eight members of this family were found to have married gentile women whom they divorced Ezr 10 31 Harim s son Malchijah was one of those who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem including the Tower of the Furnaces Neh 3 11 His seal was on the renewed covenant with God made by the Babylonian returnees Neh 10 28 Head of a priestly family with 1017 members which returned with Zerubbabel Ezr 2 39 Neh 7 42 Five members of this family were found to have married gentile women whom they divorced Ezr 10 21 His seal was also on the renewed covenant Neh 10 6 The head of his family at the time of the return was Adna Neh 12 152 Harnepher edit Harnepher appears only once in the Bible in 1 Chronicles 7 36 in a passage which surveys the descendants of Asher 218 The name may be of Egyptian origin meaning Horus is good 218 Harum edit Harum is recorded as the father of Aharhel in 1 Chronicles 4 8 which lists him as an ancestor of several clans in the Tribe of Judah Harumaph edit Harumaph is listed as the father of Jedaiah a man responsible for making repairs to a part of Nehemiah s wall He is only mentioned once in the Bible in Nehemiah 3 10 219 Haruz edit Haruz Hebrew חרוז was the father of Queen Meshullemeth According to 2 Kings 21 19 he was a citizen who dwelt in the land of Jotbah Hasadiah edit Hasadiah is listed as one of the sons of Zerubabel in 1 Chronicles 3 20 and is therefore a member of the royal lineage of the Judahite kings Hashabiah edit Hashabiah is a biblical name which appears frequently for individuals mentioned both before and after the Babylonian captivity 220 Because the name often appears in lists without any detailed description it is sometimes difficult to tell whether different verses that use the name are referring to the same Hashabiah or to distinct persons 220 The following list of nine individuals is the number listed in the Encyclopaedia Biblica although the encyclopedia does not claim that precisely nine people of this name are mentioned A Levite of the Merarite group mentioned 1 Chronicles 6 45 verse 30 in some Bibles Hashabiah son of Bunni a Merarite Levite listed as living in Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 9 14 and Nehemiah 11 15 A leader of a large group of people in the time of David 221 A musician one of the musicians appointed by David for the musical service of the Temple 222 Hashabiah son of Kemuel identified as the leader of the Levites in the time of David 223 A Levite leader in the time of Josiah 224 A Levite identified as having signed the covenant between Ezra and God 225 A ruler listed as one of the people responsible for repairing the wall of Jerusalem in Nehemiah 3 17 The ruler of the clan of Hilkiah according to Nehemiah 12 21 Hashabnah edit Hashabnah is the name given for one of the men who signed the covenant between the people of Judah and God in Nehemiah 10 25 verse 26 in some Bibles According to Cheyne and Black the name is likely a miswritten form of Hashabniah 226 Hashub edit Hashub is mentioned in passing as the father of Shemaiah a Levite who is listed among those living in Jerusalem after the end of the Babylonian captivity 227 Hashubah edit Hashubah is listed as one of the children of Zerubabel the governor of Yehud Medinata 228 Hasrah edit Hasrah according to 2 Chronicles 34 22 is the name of an ancestor of Shallum the husband of the prophetess Huldah However where the Book of Chronicles has Hasrah 2 Kings 22 14 has Harhas 217 Hassenaah edit The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate during the reconstruction of the walls of Jerusalem under the repair programme led by Nehemiah 229 Hasupha edit Hasupha Hashupha in the King James Version is the name of a clan or family of Nethinim temple assistants listed in Nehemiah 7 46 and Ezra 2 43 Hathach edit Hathach or Hatach is the name of one of the eunuchs of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther He acts as a messenger between Esther and Mordecai 230 Hathath edit Hathath is only mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4 13 in a genealogical passage where he is the son of Othniel the son of Kenaz 231 Hattil edit The descendants of Hattil also called Agia or Hagia are listed in Ezra 2 57 and Nehemiah 7 59 as a group of people returning from the Babylonian captivity see Ezra Nehemiah They are categorized by Ezra as being descendants of Solomon s servants see Nethinim In the Greek text of 1 Esdras 5 34 a closely related work Hattil is referred to as Agia or Hagia 232 Hazaiah edit Hazaiah is a figure mentioned in passing in Nehemiah 11 5 as an ancestor Maaseiah a notable leader of the Tribe of Judah in Yehud Medinata 233 Hazo edit Hazo was the fifth son of Nahor and Milcah Genesis 22 22 Heber edit Heber or Chever Hebrew ח ב ר ח ב ר Modern Ḥever Ḥaver Tiberian Ḥeḇer Ḥaḇer friend connected is a name referring to two persons The Kenite husband of Jael the biblical heroine who killed Sisera Book of Judges4 11 4 17 22 The grandson of the patriarch Asher mentioned at Genesis 46 17 and in Numbers 26 45 Heber probably should not be confused with the Eber who was Abraham s ancestor Hebron edit Hebron see 1 Chronicles 2 42 43 Hel edit Hel was a son of Gilead of the Tribe of Manasseh according to Numbers 26 30 and Joshua 17 2 Helah edit Helah was the one of the two wives of Ashur the son of Hezron mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4 5 Ashur s sons through Helah his wife were Zereth Jezoar and Ethnan 234 Heldai edit Heldai is the name of two biblical figures 235 According to the Encyclopaedia Biblica it should most likely be given alternate vowels as Holdai or Huldai 235 Heldai son of Baanah the Netophathite is listed as one of David s Mighty Warriors and also in a list of military leaders given in 1 Chronicles 27 15 He is called Heled in 1 Chronicles 11 30 and Heleb in 2 Samuel 23 29 235 A Jew living in Babylonia mentioned in Zechariah 6 10 He is called Helem in Zechariah 6 14 235 Helez edit There are two biblical figures named Helez A Jerahmeelite the father of Eleasah and the son of Azariah mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2 39 A captain in the seventh week mentioned in 1 Chronicles 27 10 Helkai edit Helkai is a name used in Nehemiah 12 15 in a list of priestly clan leaders in the days of Joiakim 236 The text refers to Helkai as leading a clan named Meraioth According to the Encyclopaedia Biblica the name is an abbreviated form of Hilkiah 237 Helon edit Helon wa, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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