People: H

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

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Ezra 2:61.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Habakkuk 1:1.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Jeremiah 35:3.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Nehemiah 1:1.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 27:32.

One of the Edomitish kings (Gen. 36:39) about the time of Saul. Called also Hadad (1 Chr. 1:50, 51).

An Edomite king who defeated the Midianites (Gen. 36:35; 1 Chr. 1:46).

One of “the king’s seed in Edom.” He fled into Egypt, where he married the sister of Pharaoh’s wife (1 Kings 11:14-22)…

A son of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15); in 1 Chr. 1:30 written Hadad.

Hadad is help; called also Hadarezer, Adod is his help, the king of Zobah. Hanun, the king of the Ammonites, hired…

Resting, an Ephraimite; the father of Amasa, mentioned in 2 Chr. 28:12.

The fifth son of Joktan, the founder of an Arab tribe (Gen. 10:27; 1 Chr. 1:21).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 2:46.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Ezra 2:45.

Flight, or, according to others, stranger, an Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid (Gen. 16:1; 21:9, 10), whom she gave to…

Festive, one of the twelve so-called minor prophets. He was the first of the three (Zechariah, his contemporary, and…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 11:38.

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

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

Festive; the dancer, a wife of David and the mother of Adonijah (2 Sam. 3:4; 1 Kings 1:5, 11; 2:13; 1 Chr. 3:2), who…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 8:12.

The thorn, the head of one of the courses of the priests (1 Chr. 24:10).

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Ezra 2:51.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:24.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:12.

Warm, hot, and hence the south; also an Egyptian word meaning “black”, the youngest son of Noah (Gen. 5:32; comp. 9:22…

Magnificent, the name of the vizier (i.e., the prime minister) of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Esther 3:1, etc.). He is…

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

Father of Haman, designated usually “the Agagite” (Esther 3:1, 10; 8:5).

The king’s, the father of Jerahmeel, mentioned in Jer. 36:26. Some take this word as a common noun, “the king”, and…

The queen, the daughter of Machir and sister of Gilead (1 Chr. 7:17, 18). Abiezer was one of her three children.

He-ass, a Hivite from whom Jacob purchased the plot of ground in which Joseph was afterwards buried (Gen. 33:19). He is…

Son of Mishma. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:26.

Spared, one of the sons of Pharez, son of Judah (1 Chr. 2:5). His descendants are called Hamulites (Num. 26:21).

Kinsman of the dew, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah, wife of king Josiah, and mother of king Jehoahaz (2 Kings…

Whom God has graciously given, the cousin of Jeremiah, to whom he sold the field he possessed in Anathoth, before the…

One of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:46).

One of the Levites who assisted Ezra (Neh. 8:7).

One of the chiefs who subscribed the covenant (Neh. 10:22).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:26.

Jer. 35:4.

One of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:43).

A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:23).

Son of Zaccur. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 13:13.

A descendant of Saul (1 Chr. 8:38).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:20.

Probably a brother of Nehemiah (Neh. 1:2; 7:2), who reported to him the melancholy condition of Jerusalem. Nehemiah…

One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 25).

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

A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria, against Judah (2…

Grandfather of the captain who arrested Jeremiah (Jer. 37:13).

One of Uzziah’s military officers (2 Chr. 26:11).

Ezra 10:28.

Neh. 3:8.

The “ruler of the palace; he was a faithful man, and feared God above many” (Neh. 7:2).

Neh. 10:23.

A priest, son of Jeremiah (Neh. 12:12).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 12:41.

Jer. 36:12.

One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 23).

A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:24).

Neh. 3:30

Son of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:19, 21).

Son of Azur. Mentioned in 8 verses, first in Jeremiah 28:1.

A chief of the tribe of Asher (1 Chr. 7:39).

Favour, grace, one of the wives of Elkanah the Levite, and the mother of Samuel (1 Sam. 1; 2). Her home was at…

A chief of the tribe of Manasseh (Num. 34:23).

Son of Reuben. Mentioned in 4 verses, first in Genesis 46:9.

Neh. 3:13.

Son of Zalaph. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:30.

The son and successor of Nahash, king of Moab. David’s messengers, sent on an embassy of condolence to him to Rabbah…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 23:9.

The son of Caleb of Judah (1 Chr. 2:46) by his concubine Ephah.

Heb. haran; i.e., “mountaineer.” The eldest son of Terah, brother of Abraham and Nahor, and father of Lot, Milcah, and…

One of the seven eunuchs or chamberlains of king Ahasuerus (Esther 1:10; 7:9).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Esther 7:9.

Son of Hur. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 2:51.

Zeal of Jehovah, (Neh. 3:8) “of the goldsmiths,” one whose son helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem.

Fever, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:51).

Neh. 3:11.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:27.

The head of the second course of priests (1 Chr. 24:8).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:19.

Neh. 7:24.

A chief of the tribe of Asher (1 Chr. 7:36).

Worker or enchanter, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:52; Neh. 7:54).

Elevated, (1 Chr. 4:8), a descendant of Judah.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:10.

Eager, the father of Meshullemeth, the wife of king Manasseh (2 Kings 21:19) and mother of king Amon.

Favoured by Jehovah, one of the sons of Pedaiah (1 Chr. 3:20), of the royal line of David.

Bristling or hated, a Benjamite (1 Chr. 9:7).

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 26:30.

One of the chief Levites (2 Chr. 35:9).

Neh. 3:17.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 12:21.

Son of Amaziah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 6:45.

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

Son of Jeduthun. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 25:3.

Son of Kemuel. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 27:17.

A Levite (Neh. 11:22).

One of the chief priests in the time of Ezra (Ezra 8:24).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:25.

One of the Levites whom Ezra appointed to interpret the law to the people (Neh. 9:5).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:10.

Consideration in judging, stood at Ezra’s left hand when he read the law (Neh. 8:4).

Neh. 3:23. 3:11.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:23.

Son of Pahath-moab. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:11.

Ibid., a descendant of David (1 Chr. 3:20).

Stood on Ezra’s left hand while he read the law (Neh. 8:4).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:18.

Ezra 2:19; Neh. 7:22.

Poverty, “keeper of the wardrobe,” i.e., of the sacerdotal vestments (2 Chr. 34:22); called Harhas 2 Kings 22:14. He…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:3.

A Levite of the family of Merari (Neh. 11:15; 1 Chr. 9:14).

Uncovered, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:43; Neh. 7:46).

Verity, one of the eunuchs or chamberlains in the palace of Ahasuerus (Esther 4:5, 6, 9, 10).

Terror, son of Othniel (1 Chr. 4:13).

Captured, one of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:54).

Exploration, one of the temple porters or janitors (Ezra 2:42). He returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Ezra 2:57.

Ezra 8:2.

Neh. 3:10.

1 Chr. 3:22.

A priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:2).

A son of Joktan (Gen. 10:29; 1 Chr. 1:23).

One of the sons of Cush (Gen. 10:7).

Whom God beholds, an officer of Ben-hadad II., king of Syria, who ultimately came to the throne, according to the word…

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

Court of death, the third son of Joktan, and a region in Arabia-Felix settled by him (Gen. 10:26; 1 Chr. 1:20). It is…

Daughter of Hur. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:3.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 23:9.

Vision, one of the sons of Nahor (Gen. 22:22).

The Kenite (Judg. 4:11, 17; 5:24), a descendant of Hobab. His wife Jael received Sisera (q.v.) into her tent and then…

One of the seven heads of the families of the Gadites (1 Chr. 5:13).

A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:17).

1 Chr. 4:18.

Son of Shashak. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 8:22.

Son of Beriah and grandson of Asher (Gen. 46:17; 1 Chr. 7:31, 32).

1 Chr. 2:42, 43.

The third son of Kohath the Levite (Ex. 6:18; 1 Chr. 6:2, 18).

Eunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 2:8).

Rust, (1 Chr. 4:5, 7), one of the wives of Ashur.

Fatness, one of David’s warriors (2 Sam. 23:29).

A portion, (Josh. 17:2), descended from Manasseh.

Zech. 6:10, one who returned from Babylon.

One of Judah’s posterity (1 Chr. 2:39).

One of David’s warriors (2 Sam. 23:26).

Elevation, father of Joseph in the line of our Lord’s ancestry (Luke 3:23).

Smooth-tongued, one of the chief priests in the time of Joiakim (Neh. 12:15).

Strong, father of Eliab, who was “captain of the children of Zebulun” (Num. 1:9; 2:7).

1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chr. 2:6, a son of Zerah, noted for his wisdom.

1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chr. 2:6, a son of Zerah, noted for his wisdom.

Grandson of Samuel (1 Chr. 6:33; 15:17), to whom the 88th Psalm probably was inscribed. He was one of the “seers” named…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 2:55.

Son of Dishon. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 36:26.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:18.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:24.

Favour of Hadad, the name of a Levite after the Captivity (Ezra 3:9).

Son of Midian. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 25:4.

One of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:36).

The second son of Asher (1 Chr. 4:6).

The youngest son of Gilead (Num. 26:32; 27:1).

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 2 Kings 21:1.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 9:15.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Romans 16:14.

Mercury, a Roman Christian (Rom. 16:14).

Mercury-born, at one time Paul’s fellow-labourer in Asia Minor, who, however, afterwards abandoned him, along with one…

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

Son of Aristobulus and Bernice, and grandson of Herod the Great. He was made tetrarch of the provinces formerly held by…

Herod’s son by Malthace (Matt. 14:1; Luke 3:1, 19; 9:7; Acts 13:1).

The daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice. While residing at Rome with her husband Herod Philip I. and her daughter…

A Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes and calls his “kinsman” (Rom. 16:11).

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Kings 4:10.

Dread, a descendant of Canaan, and the ancestor of the Hittites (Gen. 10:18; Deut. 7:1), who dwelt in the vicinity of…

Son of Elpaal. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 8:17.

Son of Ater. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Ezra 2:16.

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

Son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chr. 29:1), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He reigned…

Vision, the father of Tabrimon, and grandfather of Ben-hadad, king of Syria (1 Kings 15:18).

Neh. 10:20, one who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant.

The head of the seventeenth course of the priests (1 Chr. 24:15).

A Carmelite, one of David’s warriors (1 Chr. 11:37).

One of the sons of Reuben (Gen. 46:9; Ex. 6:14).

The older of the two sons of Pharez (Gen. 46:12).

Life of (i.e., from) God, a native of Bethel, who built (i.e., fortified) Jericho some seven hundred years after its…

The father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37).

Neh. 12:7.

Neh. 8:4.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Jeremiah 1:1.

Son of Amzi. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 6:45.

1 Chr. 26:11.

The high priest in the reign of Josiah (1 Chr. 6:13; Ezra 7:1). To him and his deputy (2 Kings 23:5), along with the…

Praising, a Pirathonite, father of the judge Abdon (Judg. 12:13, 15).

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 38:1.

The “master workman” whom Hiram sent to Solomon. He was the son of a widow of Dan, and of a Tyrian father.

Also “Huram” and “Horam,” king of Tyre. He entered into an alliance with David, and assisted him in building his palace…

One of the original tribes scattered over Palestine, from Hermon to Gibeon in the south. The name is interpreted as…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Zephaniah 1:1.

One who sealed the covenant.

Beloved, the Kenite, has been usually identified with Jethro (q.v.), Ex. 18:5, 27; comp. Num. 10:29, 30.

Son of Zophah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:37.

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

Son of Hasenuah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 9:7.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 5:24.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 8:9.

Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Ezra 2:40.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:19.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:13.

Neh. 10:18, a Levite who sealed the covenant.

One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in expounding the law (Neh. 8:7; 9:5).

Partridge, one of the daughters of Zelophehad the Gileadite, to whom portions were assigned by Moses (Num. 26:33; 27:1…

Jehovah impels, the king of Hebron who joined the league against Gibeon. He and his allies were defeated (Josh. 10:3…

Son of Lotan. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 36:22.

Pugilist or client, one of the two sons of Eli, the high priest (1 Sam. 1:3; 2:34), who, because he was “very old,”…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Joshua 10:33.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Numbers 13:5.

Son of Lotan. Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Genesis 36:22.

A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 16:38).

Salvation, the son of Beeri, and author of the book of prophecies bearing his name. He belonged to the kingdom of…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 12:32.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Jeremiah 42:1.

Son of Jehoiachin. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 3:18.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:23.

1 Chr. 27:20. The ruler of Ephraim in David’s time.

The last king of Israel. He conspired against and slew his predecessor, Pekah (Isa. 7:16), but did not ascend the…

A stroke, great-grandson of Asher (1 Chr. 7:35).

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 11:44.

Son of Heman. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 25:4.

Circle, the second son of Aram (Gen. 10:23), and grandson of Shem.

Weasel, a prophetess; the wife of Shallum. She was consulted regarding the “book of the law” discovered by the high…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 24:13.

Son of Ir. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 7:12.

One of the five princes of Midian who were defeated and slain by the Israelites under the command of Phinehas (Num…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Kings 4:8.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:9.

The husband of Miriam, Moses’ sister (Ex. 17:10-12). He was associated with Aaron in charge of the people when Moses…

Linen-worker, one of David’s heroes, a native of the valley of Mount Gaash (1 Chr. 11:32).

Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 2:13.

Generally “Huram,” one of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:5).

Son of Jaroah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 5:14.

Quick, “the Archite,” “the king’s friend” (1 Chr. 27:33). When David fled from Jerusalem, on account of the rebellion…

Mentioned in 4 verses, first in Genesis 36:34.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 8:8.

Son of Aher. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:12.

Son of Dan. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 46:23.

Son of Nahor. Mentioned in 1 verse, Genesis 22:21.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Timothy 1:20.