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The eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Ex. 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer…

One of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus’s court (Esther 1:10; 2:21).

The father of Adoniram, whom Solomon set over the tribute (1 Kings 4:6); i.e., the forced labour (R.V., “levy”).

Servant of God, (Jer. 36:26), the father of Shelemiah.

2 Chr. 29:12.

Ezra 10:26.

1 Chr. 6:44.

Servant of God, (1 Chr. 5:15), a Gadite chief.

The first-born of Gibeon of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:30; 9:36).

One of the “sons” of Shashak (1 Chr. 8:23). This is the name also of a Levitical town of the Gershonites, in the tribe…

The son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the tenth judge of Israel (Judg. 12:13-15). He is probably the Bedan of 1 Sam. 12:11.

A breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve. He was put to death by his brother Cain (Gen. 4:1-16).

1 Chr. 2:24.

One of the sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:8). “Abiah,” A.V.

The second son of Samuel (1 Sam. 8:2; 1 Chr. 6:28). His conduct, along with that of his brother, as a judge in…

Father of abundance, or my father excels, the son of Ahimelech the high priest. He was the tenth high priest, and the…

Or Abi’dah, father of knowledge; knowing, one of the five sons of Midian, who was the son of Abraham by Keturah (1 Chr…

Father of judgment; judge, head of the tribe of Benjamin at the Exodus (Num. 1:11; 2:22).

An Arbathite, one of David’s warriors (1 Chr. 11:32); called also Abi-albon (2 Sam. 23:31).

The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul (1 Sam. 14:51; 1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39). In 1 Sam. 9:1…

One of David’s thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:27; comp. 1 Chr. 27:12).

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:18.

The second of the three sons of Hammoleketh, the sister of Gilead. He was the grandson of Manasseh (1 Chr. 7:18).

The sister of David, and wife of Jether an Ishmaelite (1 Chr. 2:16, 17). She was the mother of Amasa (2 Sam. 17:25).

The wife of the churlish Nabal, who dwelt in the district of Carmel (1 Sam. 25:3). She showed great prudence and…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Numbers 3:35.

1 Chr. 2:29.

The second wife of King Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:18), a descendant of Eliab, David’s eldest brother.

1 Chr. 5:14.

The father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai (Esther 2:15).

Father of Him; i.e., “worshipper of God”, the second of the sons of Aaron (Ex. 6:23; Num. 3:2; 26:60; 1 Chr. 6:3)…

One of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3); called also Ahihud (ver. 7).

Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Nehemiah 10:7.

A descendant of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, a chief of one of the twenty-four orders into which the priesthood was…

The daughter of Zechariah (2 Chr. 29:1; comp. Isa. 8:2), and afterwards the wife of Ahaz.

A son of Jeroboam, the first king of Israel. On account of his severe illness when a youth, his father sent his wife to…

The son of Rehoboam, whom he succeeded on the throne of Judah (1 Chr. 3:10). He is also called Abijam (1 Kings 14:31…

Father of Mael, one of the sons or descendants of Joktan, in Northern Arabia (Gen. 10:28; 1 Chr. 1:22).

A king of Gerar in the time of Isaac, probably the son of the preceeding (Gen. 26:1-22). Isaac sought refuge in his…

Son of Jerubbesheth. Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Samuel 11:21.

A son of Gideon (Judg. 9:1), who was proclaimed king after the death of his father (Judg. 8:33-9:6). One of his first…

A Levite of Kirjath-jearim, in whose house the ark of the covenant was deposited after having been brought back from…

One of Solomon’s officers, who “provided victuals for the king and his household.” He presided, for this purpose, over…

The second of the eight sons of Jesse (1 Sam. 16:8). He was with Saul in the campaign against the Philistines in which…

One of Saul’s sons, who peristed with his father in the battle of Gilboa (1 Sam. 31:2; 1 Chr. 10:2).

Father of kindness, the father of Barak (Judg. 4:6; 5:1).

The eldest son of Hiel the Bethelite, who perished prematurely in consequence of his father’s undertaking to rebuild…

One of the sons of Eliab, who joined Korah in the conspiracy against Moses and Aaron. He and all the conspirators, with…

Father of (i.e., “given to”) error, a young woman of Shunem, distinguished for her beauty. She was chosen to minister…

Father of (i.e., “desirous of”) a gift, the eldest son of Zeruiah, David’s sister. He was the brother of Joab and…

The grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:4).

The son of Phinehas the high priest (1 Chr. 6:4, 5, 50; Ezra 7:5).

Father of the wall; i.e., “mason”, one of the two sons of Shammai of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:28, 29).

Father of dew; i.e., “fresh”, David’s fifth wife (2 Sam. 3:4).

Father of goodness, a Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:11).

A descendant of Zerubbabel and father of Eliakim (Matt. 1:13, “Abiud”); called also Juda (Luke 3:26), and Obadiah (1…

Father of light; i.e., “enlightening”, the son of Ner and uncle of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul’s army (1…

Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the…

Father of peace; i.e., “peaceful” David’s son by Maacah (2 Sam. 3:3; comp. 1 Kings 1:6). He was noted for his personal…

One of the members of the church of Corinth who, with Fortunatus and Stephanas, visited Paul while he was at Ephesus…

Called also Achar, i.e., one who troubles (1 Chr. 2:7), in commemoration of his crime, which brought upon him an awful…

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Jeremiah 26:22.

The son of Micah, one of those whom Josiah sent to the prophetess Huldah to ascertain from her the meaning of the…

An Edomitish king (Gen. 36:38; 1 Chr. 1:49).

Son of Sadoc. Mentioned in 1 verse, Matthew 1:14.

The king with whom David sought refuge when he fled from Saul (1 Sam. 21:10-15). He is called Abimelech in the…

Daughter of Caleb. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 2:49.

Anklet, Caleb’s only daughter (1 Chr. 2:49). She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead an attack on the…

The first of Lamech’s two wives, and the mother of Jabal and Jubal (Gen. 4:19, 20, 23).

The first of Esau’s three wives, the daughter of Elon the Hittite (Gen. 36:2, 4), called also Bashemath (26:34).

Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Kings 22:1.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 23:1.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:29.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:39.

Son of Jeroham. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 9:12.

Son of Joiarib. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 11:5.

Son of Shimhi. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 8:21.

Timely (1 Chr. 6:21). A Gershonite Levite.

Son of Haman. Mentioned in 1 verse, Esther 9:8.

Red, a Babylonian word, the generic name for man, having the same meaning in the Hebrew and the Assyrian languages. It…

Miracle of God, the third of the twelve sons of Ishmael, and head of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:13; 1 Chr. 1:29).

Ample, splendid, son of Bela (1 Chr. 8:3); called also “Ard” (Gen. 46:21)

Ornament, (Luke 3:28), the son of Cosam, and father of Melchi, one of the progenitors of Christ.

Son of Beriah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 8:15.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 27:25.

A family head of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:36).

Neh. 10:16.

Ezra 8:6.

Slender, one of David’s warriors (1 Chr. 11:42), a Reubenite.

The Eznite, one of David’s mighty men (2 Sam. 23:8).

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 27:29.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Esther 1:14.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 12:15.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:30.

A general under Jehoshaphat, chief over 300,000 men (2 Chr. 17:14).

A chief of the tribe of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:20).

Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Judges 1:5.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Joshua 10:1.

A Levite sent with the princes to teach the book of the law to the inhabitants of Judah (2 Chr. 17:8).

One of the “chiefs of the people” after the Captivity (Neh. 10:16).

The fourth son of David (2 Sam. 3:4). After the death of his elder brothers, Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-apparent…

Whom the Lord sets up, one of those “which came with Zerubbabel” (Ezra 2:13). His “children,” or retainers, to the…

One who was “over the tribute;” i.e., “over the levy.” He was stoned by the Israelites after they had revolted from…

A son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38).

Flock of God, the son of Barzillai, the Meholathite, to whom Saul gave in marriage his daughter Merab (1 Sam. 18:19)…

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Acts 9:33.

A “prophet,” probably one of the seventy disciples of Christ. He prophesied at Antioch of an approaching famine (Acts…

A king of the Amalekites referred to by Balaam (Num. 24:7). He lived at the time of the Exodus.

Another king of the Amalekites whom Saul spared unlawfully, but whom Samuel on his arrival in the camp of Saul ordered…

Fugitive, the father of Shammah, who was one of David’s mighty men (2 Sam. 23:11)

Son of the foregoing, was born at Rome, A.D. 27. He was the brother of Bernice and Drusilla.

Gatherer; the collector, mentioned as author of the sayings in Prov. 30. Nothing is known of him beyond what is there…

A false prophet referred to by Jeremiah (Jer. 29:21), of whom nothing further is known.

The son of Omri, whom he succeeded as the seventh king of Israel. His history is recorded in 1 Kings 16-22.

Son of Harum. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:8.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Samuel 23:34.

The son of Darius Hystaspes, the king named in the Book of Esther. He ruled over the kingdoms of Persia, Media, and…

A grandson of Jonathan (1 Chr. 8:35; 9:42).

The son and successor of Jotham, king of Judah (2 Kings 16; Isa. 7-9; 2 Chr. 28). He gave himself up to a life of…

The son and successor of Ahab. He followed the counsels of his mother Jezebel, and imitated in wickedness the ways of…

The son of Joram, or Jehoram, and sixth king of Judah. Called Jehoahaz (2 Chr. 21:17; 25:23), and Azariah (2 Chr. 22:6).

Son of Abishur. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 2:29.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:12.

Son of Shamer. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:34.

Son of Abdiel. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 5:15.

One of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:7, R.V.). In A.V. called “Ahiah.”

One of Solomon’s secretaries (1 Kings 4:3).

Mother’s brother, one of David’s thirty heroes (2 Sam. 23:33; 1 Chr. 11:35).

Son of Shemida. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:19.

The chief of the Benjamite slingers that repaired to David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3).

Son of Ammishaddai. Mentioned in 5 verses, first in Numbers 1:12.

A son of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:7).

Name different in Hebrew, meaning brother of Judah. Chief of the tribe of Asher; one of those appointed by Moses to…

Mentioned in 4 verses, first in 1 Kings 15:27.

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).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:26.

One of the five sons of Jerahmeel, who was great-grandson of Judah (1 Chr. 2:25).

A prophet of Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29; 14:2), called the “Shilonite,” in the days of Rehoboam. We have on record two of…

Brother of support = helper, one of the five whom Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah in connection with the…

Mentioned in 5 verses, first in 2 Samuel 8:16.

The father Ahinoam, the wife of Saul (1 Sam. 14:50).

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Kings 4:15.

The son and successor of Zadok in the office of high priest (1 Chr. 6:8, 53). On the occasion of the revolt of Absalom…

One of the guardians of the temple after the Exile (1 Chr. 9:17).

One of the three giant Anakim brothers whom Caleb and the spies saw in Mount Hebron (Num. 13:22) when they went in to…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Samuel 26:6.

The son of Abiathar, and high priest in the time of David (1 Chr. 18:16). In the parallel passage, 2 Sam. 8:17, we have…

Son of Ahitub (1 Sam. 14:3, 18), Ichabod’s brother; the same probably as Ahimelech, who was high priest at Nob in the…

Brother of liberality = liberal, one of the twelve commissariat officers appointed by Solomon in so many districts of…

The daughter of Ahimaaz, and wife of Saul (1 Sam. 14:50).

A Jezreelitess, the first wife of David (1 Sam. 25:43; 27:3). She was the mother of Amnon (2 Sam. 3:2).

One of the sons of Jehiel the Gibeonite (1 Chr. 8:31; 9:37).

One of the sons of Beriah (1 Chr. 8:14).

One of the sons of Abinadab the Levite. While Uzzah went by the side of the ark, he walked before it guiding the oxen…

Brother of evil = unlucky, or my brother is friend, chief of the tribe of Naphtali at the Exodus (Num. 1:15; 2:29).

Son of Benjamin. Mentioned in 1 verse, Numbers 26:38.

Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Exodus 31:6.

Son of Bilhan. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:10.

Brother of song = singer, the officer who was “over the household” of Solomon (1 Kings 4:6).

Brother of insipidity or impiety, a man greatly renowned for his sagacity among the Jews. At the time of Absalom’s…

The father of Zadok, who was made high priest by Saul after the extermination of the family of Ahimelech (1 Chr. 6:7…

Son of Amariah. Mentioned in 3 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 6:11.

The son of Phinehas. On the death of his grandfather Eli he succeeded to the office of high priest, and was himself…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 11:41.

Daughter of Sheshan. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 2:31.

Brotherly, one of the sons of Bela, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:4). He is also called Ahiah (ver. 7) and Iri (1 Chr…

Mentioned in 4 verses, first in Ezekiel 23:4.

Tent of the father, an artist of the tribe of Dan, appointed to the work of preparing materials for the tabernacle (Ex…

My tent is in her, the name of an imaginary harlot, applied symbolically to Jerusalem, because she had abandoned the…

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 36:41.

Daughter of Anah. Mentioned in 1 verse, Genesis 36:25.

Jewess, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and one of Esau’s wives (Gen. 26:34), elsewhere called Aholibamah (36:2-14).

Son of Jahath. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:2.

Son of Ashur. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:6.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Genesis 26:26.

Mentioned in 4 verses, first in 2 Samuel 3:7.

Son of Zibeon. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 36:24.

He twists, one of the sons of Ezer, the son of Seir the Horite (1 Chr. 1:42).

The head of one of the families of Nethinim (Ezra 2:45).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 8:7.

A descendant of David (1 Chr. 3:24).

A Levite who kept the gate of the temple after the return from Babylon (1 Chr. 9:17; Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45).

One of the nine sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:8).

One of the sons of Jehoadah, or Jarah, son of Ahaz (1 Chr. 8:36).

A relative of Annas the high priest, present when Peter and John were examined before the Sanhedrim (Acts 4:6).

A Jew of Ephesus who took a prominent part in the uproar raised there by the preaching of Paul (Acts 19:33). The Jews…

A man whose father, Simon the Cyrenian, bore the cross of Christ (Mark 15:21).

A coppersmith who, with Hymenaeus and others, promulgated certain heresies regarding the resurrection (1 Tim. 1:19; 2…

The son of Jedaiah, of the family of the Simeonites, who expelled the Hamites from the valley of Gedor (1 Chr. 4:37).

Immeasurable, the first named of the sons of Joktan (Gen. 10:26), the founder of an Arabian tribe.

The father of Levi, or Matthew (Mark 2:14).

The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13), and…

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 36:40.

Son of Shobal. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 36:23.

Son of Hotham. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:35.

Dweller in a valley, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Idumean tribe…

A “chief priest” who took an active part in the reformation under Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 19:11); probably the same as…

One of the high priests in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 31:15).

Ezra 10:42.

1 Chr. 6:11; Ezra 7:3.

A Levite, son of Hebron, of the lineage of Moses (1 Chr. 23:19; 24:23).

Zeph. 1:1.

One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar (1 Chr. 6:7, 52). He was probably the last of the high priests of Eleazar’s…

Neh. 11:4.

Neh. 10:3.

A son of Hadlai, and chief of Ephraim (2 Chr. 28:12) in the reign of Ahaz.

The son of Abigail, a sister of king David (1 Chr. 2:17; 2 Sam. 17:25). He was appointed by David to command the army…

The leader of a body of men who joined David in the “stronghold,” probably of Adullam (1 Chr. 12:18).

One of the priests appointed to precede the ark with blowing of trumpets on its removal from the house of Obed-edom (1…

The father of a Levite, one of the two Kohathites who took a prominent part at the instance of Hezekiah in the…

A Levite, son of Elkanah, of the ancestry of Samuel (1 Chr. 6:25, 35).

Burden of (i.e., “sustained by”) Jehovah, the “son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord,” a captain…

A priest of the golden calves at Bethel (Amos 7:10-17).

The father of Joshah, one of the Simeonite chiefs in the time of Hezekiah (1 Chr. 4:34).

A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chr. 6:45).

The son and successor of Joash, and eighth king of the separate kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 14:1-4). He began his reign…

True, the father of Jonah the prophet, a native of Gath-hepher (2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1).

One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan (Num. 13:12). He was one of the ten who perished by…

One of the sons of Obed-edom the Levite (1 Chr. 26:5).

The father of Machir of Lo-debar, in whose house Mephibosheth resided (2 Sam. 9:4, 5; 17:27).

Num. 34:20.

Num. 34:28.

The father of Talmai, king of Geshur, to whom Absalom fled after the murder of Amnon (2 Sam. 13:37).

The son of Omri, and the father of Uthai (1 Chr. 9:4).

The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48, 53).

Chief of the 112 descendants of Uzziel the Levite (1 Chr. 15:10, 11).

The father of Nahshon, who was chief of the tribe of Judah (Num. 1:7; 2:3; 7:12, 17; 10:14). His daughter Elisheba was…

People of the Almighty, the father of Ahiezer, who was chief of the Danites at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:12…

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

One of the sons of Shammai, of the children of Ezra (1 Chr. 4:20; comp. 17).

The eldest son of David, by Ahinoam of Jezreel (1 Chr. 3:1; 2 Sam. 3:2). Absalom caused him to be put to death for his…

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Nehemiah 12:7.

Neh. 7:59.

The governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab. The prophet Micaiah was committed to his custody (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chr…

The son of Manasseh, and fourteenth king of Judah. He restored idolatry, and set up the images which his father had…

Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan (Gen. 14:7), called Amurra or…

Son of Naum. Mentioned in 1 verse, Luke 3:25.

Borne; a burden, one of the twelve minor prophets. He was a native of Tekota, the modern Tekua, a town about 12 miles…

Strong, the father of the prophet Isaiah (2 Kings 19:2, 20; 20:1; Isa. 1:1; 2:1). As to his personal history little is…

A Roman Christian saluted by Paul (Rom. 16:8).

Ezra 10:34.

The son of Kohath, the son of Levi. He married Jochebed, “his father’s sister,” and was the father of Aaron, Miriam…

King of Shinar, southern Chaldea, one of the confederates of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, in a war against Sodom and…

Son of Zechariah. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 11:12.

Son of Bani. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 6:46.

Daughter of Zibeon. Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Genesis 36:2.

Son of Zibeon. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 36:24.

Son of Seir. Mentioned in 5 verses, first in Genesis 36:20.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:22.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 8:4.

Long-necked, the son of Arba, father of the Anakim (Josh. 15:13; 21:11, Heb. Anok).

The name of an Egyptian tribe descended from Mizraim (Gen. 10:13; 1 Chr. 1:11).

Cloud, one of the Israelites who sealed the covenant after the return from Babylon (Neh. 10:26).

Son of Elioenai. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 3:24.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:23.

One of the members of the church at Jerusalem, who conspired with his wife Sapphira to deceive the brethren, and who…

The high priest before whom Paul was brought in the procuratorship of Felix (Acts 23:2, 5, 24). He was so enraged at…

A Christian at Damascus (Acts 9:10). He became Paul’s instructor; but when or by what means he himself became a…

An answer; i.e., to “prayer”, the father of Shamgar, who was one of the judges of Israel (Judg. 3:31).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:19.

Son of Becher. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:8.

Manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee (John 1:44), and was the…

Man-conquering, a Jewish Christian, the kinsman and fellowprisoner of Paul (Rom. 16:7); “of note among the apostles.”

A Canaanitish chief who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:13, 24).

Son of Shemida. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:19.

Grace, an aged widow, the daughter of Phanuel. She was a “prophetess,” like Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah (2 Chr. 34:22).

Was high priest A.D. 7-14. In A.D. 25 Caiaphas, who had married the daughter of Annas (John 18:13), was raised to that…

A “faithful martyr” (Rev. 2:13), of whom nothing more is certainly known.

Son of Shashak. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 8:24.

Son of Coz. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:8.

A Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:10), and styles “approved in Christ.”

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Samuel 9:1.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 24:15.

A Jew “born at Alexandria,” a man well versed in the Scriptures and eloquent (Acts 18:24; R.V., “learned”). He came to…

Son of Nadab. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 2:30.

Increasing, a female Christian at Colosse (Philemon 1:2), supposed by some to have been the wife of Philemon.

Eagle, a native of Pontus, by occupation a tent-maker, whom Paul met on his first visit to Corinth (Acts 18:2). Along…

Son of Jether. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:38.

One of the sons of Beriah (1 Chr. 8:15).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 6:18.

Son of Ulla. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:39.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Ezra 2:5.

The son of Shem (Gen. 10:22); according to Gen. 22:21, a grandson of Nahor. In Matt. 1:3, 4, and Luke 3:33, this word…

Son of Shamer. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:34.

The son of Shem (Gen. 10:22); according to Gen. 22:21, a grandson of Nahor. In Matt. 1:3, 4, and Luke 3:33, this word…

Wild goat, a descendant of Seir the Horite (Gen. 36:28).

Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Joshua 14:15.

Ruler of the people, son of Herod the Great, by Malthace, a Samaritan woman. He was educated along with his brother…

Master of the horse, a “fellow-soldier” of Paul’s (Philemon 1:2), whom he exhorts to renewed activity (Col. 4:17). He…

Descent, a grandson of Benjamin (Num. 26:38-40). In 1 Chr. 8:3 he is called Addar.

Son of Benjamin. Mentioned in 1 verse, Genesis 46:21.

Descendant, the last of the three sons of Caleb by his first wife Azubah (1 Chr. 2:18).

Son of Gad. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 46:16.

The father-in-law of Herod Antipas, and king of Arabia Petraea. His daughter returned to him on the occasion of her…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Kings 15:25.

Son of Haman. Mentioned in 1 verse, Esther 9:9.

Son of Haman. Mentioned in 1 verse, Esther 9:8.

The lion, the name of one of the body-guard slain with Pekahiah at Samaria (2 Kings 15:25) by the conspirator Pekah.

One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites for the sanctuary (Ezra 8:16).

A king of Ellasar who was confederate with Chedorlamer (Gen. 14:1, 9). The tablets recently discovered by Mr. Pinches…

Dan. 2:14.

Son of Haman. Mentioned in 1 verse, Esther 9:9.

Best ruler, native of Thessalonica (Acts 20:4), a companion of Paul (Acts 19:29; 27:2). He was Paul’s “fellow-prisoner”…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Romans 16:10.

A designation of certain descendants from the Phoenicians or Sidonians, the inhabitants of Arka, 12 miles north of…

Inhabitant of a fortress, the first-named of the two sons of Saul and Rizpah. He was delivered up to the Gibeonites by…

Son of Hananiah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 3:21.

Son of Gad. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 46:16.

Son of Shem, born the year after the Deluge. He died at the age of 438 years (Gen. 11:10-13; 1 Chr. 1:17, 18; Luke…

The king who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 4:7). He was probably the Smerdis of profane history.

The king mentioned in Ezra 7:1, in the seventh year (B.C. 458) of whose reign Ezra led a second colony of Jews back to…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Titus 3:12.

Son of Canaan. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 10:18.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Kings 16:9.

Son of Elkanah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 9:16.

Physician, son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam, was the third king of Judah. He was zealous in maintaining the true…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 17:8.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 31:13.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:15.

Made by God, the youngest son of Zeruiah, David’s sister. He was celebrated for his swiftness of foot.

The son of Amoz (Isa. 1:1; 2:1), who was apparently a man of humble rank. His wife was called “the prophetess” (8:3)…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:36.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 9:5.

Son of Haggiah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 6:30.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 15:6.

The “recorder” in the time of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:18, 37).

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 9:15.

The “keeper of the king’s forest,” to whom Nehemiah requested from Artaxerxes a “letter” that he might give him timber…

A Levite; one of the leaders of David’s choir (1 Chr. 6:39). Psalms 50 and 73-83 inclusive are attributed to him.

Son of Jehaleleel. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:16.

An Egyptian name, meaning “gift of the sun-god”, daughter of Potipherah, priest of On or Heliopolis, wife of Joseph…

Son of Benjamin. Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Genesis 46:21.

Happy, Jacob’s eigth son; his mother was Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid (Gen. 30:13). Of the tribe founded by him nothing is…

One of the three sons of Gomer (Gen. 10:3), and founder of one of the tribes of the Japhetic race. They are mentioned…

The master of the eunuchs of Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 1:3), the “Rabsaris” of the court. His position was similar to that…

Son of Manasseh. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:14.

Son of Hezron. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 2:24.

Son of Japhlet. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:33.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:35.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 2:50.

Probably the same as Assur-bani-pal (Sardanapalos of the Greeks), styled the “great and noble” (Ezra 4:10), was the son…

Son of Haman. Mentioned in 1 verse, Esther 9:7.

Son of Gilead. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Numbers 26:31.

Second son of Shem (Gen. 10:22; 1 Chr. 1:17). He went from the land of Shinar and built Nineveh, etc.

Son of Dedan. Mentioned in 1 verse, Genesis 25:3.

Son of Ebiasaph. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 6:23.

Son of Korah. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Exodus 6:24.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Romans 16:14.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 2:26.

Ezra 2:42.

Neh. 10:17.

Ezra 2:16.

Son of Uzziah. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 11:4.

Ezra 8:7.

1 Chr. 8:26.

The daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, and the wife of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:18), who “walked in the ways of the…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:28.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 12:11.

Son of Rehoboam. Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 11:20.

Son of Jarha. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 2:35.

The cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born (Luke 2:1)…

Son of Meshullam. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 2 Kings 22:3.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:9.

Son of Jonathan. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 12:36.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 12:6.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:41.

Son of Jeroham. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 27:22.

A priest (1 Chr. 9:12).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 8:7.

Son of Johanan. Mentioned in 3 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 6:10.

Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Nehemiah 7:7.

High priest in the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah (2 Kings 14:21; 2 Chr. 26:17-20). He was contemporary with the…

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 2 Chronicles 31:10.

Son of Jehoshaphat. Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 21:2.

Son of Jehoshaphat. Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 21:2.

Son of Johanan. Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 28:12.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 29:12.

Son of Ahimaaz. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Kings 4:2.

Son of Ethan, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:8).

Son of Hilkiah. Mentioned in 4 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 6:13.

Son of Jehalelel. Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 29:12.

Son of Jehu. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 2:38.

Son of Jeroham. Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 23:1.

Son of Maaseiah. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Nehemiah 3:23.

Son of Nathan. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Kings 4:5.

Son of Obed. Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 23:1.

The son of Oded, a remarkable prophet in the days of Asa (2 Chr. 15:1). He stirred up the king and the people to a…

Son of Uriel. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 6:24.

The original name of Abed-nego (Dan. 1:6, 7, 11, 16). He was of the royal family of Judah, and with his other two…

Son of Shema. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 5:8.

The father of Hoshea, who was made ruler over the Ephraimites (1 Chr. 27:20).

One who had charge of the temple offerings (2 Chr. 31:13).

One of the Levitical harpers in the temple (1 Chr. 15:21).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:16.

Noble, a descendant of king Saul (1 Chr. 8:37; 9:43, 44).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:15.

Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Ezra 2:12.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:27.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 12:3.

An overseer over the royal treasury in the time of David and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:25).

1 Chr. 8:36

One of David’s thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:31).

Son of Eliakim. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Matthew 1:13.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 27:19.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Jeremiah 36:26.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 5:24.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 28:7.

Son of Hashabiah. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 9:14.

Son of Neariah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 3:23.

Son of Azel. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 8:38.

The wife of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:18, 19).

The daughter of Shilhi, and mother of king Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:42).

The father of Jaazaniah (Ezek. 11:1).

The father of Hananiah, a false prophet (Jer. 28:1).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Numbers 34:26.

One of those who sealed the covenant with Jehovah on the return from Babylon (Neh. 10:17).