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Rest, the third son of Cush (Gen. 10:7; 1 Chr. 1:9).

The fifth son of Cush.

A son of Obed-edom the Gittite, and a temple porter (1 Chr. 26:4).

Just, mentioned in the genealogy of our Lord (Matt. 1:14).

A shoot, a descendant of Arphaxed (Luke 3:35, 36); called also Shelah (1 Chr. 1:18, 24).

Whom I asked of God, the son of Jeconiah (Matt. 1:12; 1 Chr. 3:17); also called the son of Neri (Luke 3:27). The…

A Benjamite (Neh. 11:8).

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

Son of Meshullam. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 11:7.

A priest (Neh. 12:7).

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

Shady; or Zalmon (q.v.), a hill covered with dark forests, south of Shechem, from which Abimelech and his men gathered…

The wife of Zebedee and mother of James and John (Mat. 27:56), and probably the sister of Mary, the mother of our Lord…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Numbers 25:14.

Be gracious, O Nebo! or a cup-bearer of Nebo, probably the title of Nergal-sharezer, one of the princes of Babylon…

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

Of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of his life is given in Judg. 13-16.

Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20.

Held some place of authority in Samaria when Nehemiah went up to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruined walls. He vainly…

Beautiful, the wife of Ananias (q.v.). She was a partner in his guilt and also in his punishment (Acts 5:1-11).

Princess, the wife and at the same time the half-sister of Abraham (Gen. 11:29; 20:12). This name was given to her at…

Son of Shelah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:22.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Jeremiah 39:3.

The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, “asked for”), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king…

An implement, a Jew, chief of the priests at Ephesus (Acts 19:13-16); i.e., the head of one of the twenty-four courses…

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

Second, a Christian of Thessalonica who accompanied Paul into Asia (Acts 20:4).

The youngest son of Hiel the Bethelite. His death is recorded in 1 Kings 16:34 (comp.

A descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 2:21, 22).

A Horite; one of the “dukes” of Edom (Gen. 36:20-30).

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

Son of Shemaiah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 26:7.

Mentioned in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:26).

Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 11:9.

Barley, the chief of the forth priestly course (1 Chr. 24:8).

Abundance; princess, the daughter of Asher and grand-daughter of Jacob (Gen. 46:17); called also Sarah (Num. 26:46…

A priest of the days of Jehoiakim (Neh. 12:1, 12).

The grandfather of Jehu (1 Chr. 4:35).

Son of Azriel. Mentioned in 1 verse, Jeremiah 36:26.

The father of Joab (1 Chr. 4:13, 14).

The son of Neriah. When Zedekiah made a journey to Babylon to do homage to Nebuchadnezzar, Seraiah had charge of the…

Son of Tanhumeth. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 2 Kings 25:23.

A ruler of the temple (Neh. 11:11).

Fear, one of the sons of Zebulun (Gen. 46:14).

A “prudent man” (R.V., “man of understanding”), the deputy (R.V., “proconsul”) of Cyprus (Acts 13:6-13). He became a…

Branch, the father of Nahor (Gen. 11:20-23); called Saruch in Luke 3:35.

Appointed; a substitute, the third son of Adam and Eve (Gen. 4:25; 5:3). His mother gave him this name, “for God,” said…

Hidden, one of the spies sent to search the Promised Land. He was of the tribe of Asher (Num. 13:13).

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

Son of Jahdai. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 2:47.

Servant of the beautiful, a chief eunuch in the second house of the harem of king Ahasuerus (Esther 2:14).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 8:7.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 11:16.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:15.

Son of Shaharaim. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 8:10.

Aku’s command, the Chaldean name given to Hananiah, one of the Hebrew youths whom Nebuchadnezzar carried captive to…

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 2 Samuel 23:33.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 8:8.

An Ephraimite chief (2 Chr. 28:12).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:24.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:42.

The uncle of the prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 32:7).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Jeremiah 35:4.

Son of Halohesh. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:12.

The son of Jabesh, otherwise unknown. He “conspired against Zachariah, and smote him before the people, and slew him…

A keeper of the gate in the reign of David (1 Chr. 9:17).

A descendant of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:25).

One of the posterity of Judah (1 Chr. 2:40, 41).

Keeper of the temple vestments in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:14).

Son of Zadok. Mentioned in 5 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 6:12.

Son of Col-hozeh. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 3:15.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Ezra 2:46.

An Assyrian king (Hos. 10:14), identified with Shalmaneser II. (Sayce) or IV.

Son of Hothan. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 11:44.

Son of Rehoboam. Mentioned in 1 verse, 2 Chronicles 11:19.

Son of Elpaal. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 8:12.

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

A man of Asher (1 Chr. 7:32); called also Shamer (34).

The Philistines from the maritime plain had made incursions into the Hebrew upland for the purposes of plunder, when…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 27:8.

One of the sons of Michah (1 Chr. 24:24).

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

One of David’s mighties (2 Sam. 23:25); called also Shammoth (1 Chr. 11:27) and Shamhuth (27:8).

One of David’s three mighty men (2 Sam. 23:11, 12).

One of the “dukes” of Edom (Gen. 36:13, 17).

One of the sons of Jesse (1 Sam. 16:9). He is also called Shimeah (2 Sam. 13:3) and Shimma (1 Chr. 2:13).

Son of Mered. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:17.

Son of Rekem. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 2:44.

Son of Onam. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 2:28.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 12:18.

One of the spies sent out by Moses to search the land (Num. 13:4). He represented the tribe of Reuben.

One of David’s sons by Bathsheba (1 Chr. 3:5); called also Shammua (14:4).

Son of Jeroham. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 8:26.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 5:12.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezekiel 8:11.

A coney, a scribe or secretary of king Josiah (2 Kings 22:3-7). He consulted Huldah concerning the newly-discovered…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 5:12.

One of David’s chief herdsmen (1 Chr. 27:29).

One of the spies. He represented the tribe of Simeon (Num. 13:5).

Son of Shemaiah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 3:22.

The father of Elisha (1 Kings 19:16-19).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:40.

One of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:35); called also Sharar (2 Sam. 23:33).

Protect the king!, a son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. He and his brother Adrammelech murdered their father, and…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:40.

Son of Beriah. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 8:14.

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

Son of Simeon. Mentioned in 4 verses, first in Genesis 46:10.

A king of Edom (Gen. 36:37, 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48.

One of David’s secretaries (1 Chr. 18:16).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:29.

Asked for of God, father of Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:2, 8; Neh. 12:1).

Son of Isaiah. Mentioned in 1 verse, Isaiah 7:3.

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

Son of Abihail. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 5:13.

Heb. id. A son of Jokshan, who was a son of Abraham by Keturah (Gen. 25:3).

Heb. id. A son of Joktan (Gen. 10:28), probably the founder of the Sabeans.

Heb. shebha, the son of Raamah (Gen. 10:7), whose descendants settled with those of Dedan on the Persian Gulf.

Heb. id. A “son of Bichri,” of the family of Becher, the son of Benjamin, and thus of the stem from which Saul was…

A priest who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:3; marg., or Shebaniah).

A Levite appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark of God (1 Chr. 15:24).

A priest (Neh. 10:12).

Another Levite (Neh. 9:4, 5).

Son of Caleb. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 2:48.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Isaiah 22:15.

Tender youth, “treasurer” over the house in the reign of Hezekiah, i.e., comptroller or governor of the palace. On…

One of the priests who were set “to give to their brethren by courses” of the daily portion (2 Chr. 31:15)…

A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David divided the priests (1 Chr. 24:11).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 8:3.

Ezra 8:5.

The father-in-law of Tobiah (Neh. 6:18).

The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:29).

A priest whose sons are mentioned in 1 Chr. 3:21, 22.

A descendant of Manasseh (Num. 26:31; Josh. 17:2).

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

The son of Hamor the Hivite (Gen. 33:19; 34).

Mentioned in 5 verses, first in Numbers 1:5.

Son of Jeroham. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 8:26.

Judah’s third son (Gen. 38:2, 5, 11, 14).

Ezra 10:39.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:41.

The father of Hananiah (Neh. 3:30).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 13:13.

Son of Abdeel. Mentioned in 1 verse, Jeremiah 36:26.

Jer. 36:14.

Father of a captain of the ward (Jer. 37:13).

Father of one of those who accused Jeremiah to Zedekiah (Jer. 37:3; 38:1).

Son of Joktan. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Genesis 10:26.

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

Mentioned in 1 verse, Numbers 34:27.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 23:9.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 8:10.

Daughter of Dibri. Mentioned in 1 verse, Leviticus 24:11.

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

Daughter of Zerubbabel. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 3:19.

Daughter of Zichri. Mentioned in 3 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 26:25.

Son of Izhar. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 23:18.

Son of Zurishaddai. Mentioned in 5 verses, first in Numbers 1:6.

A name; renown, the first mentioned of the sons of Noah (Gen. 5:32; 6:10). He was probably the eldest of Noah’s sons.

One who stood by Ezra when he read the law (Neh. 8:4).

A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:13).

A Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:8).

Son of Hebron. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 2:43.

Rumour, a Benjamite whose sons “came to David to Ziklag” (1 Chr. 12:3).

A Levite (2 Chr. 35:9).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 8:13.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 8:16.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:21.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:31.

Neh. 3:29.

A priest (Neh. 12:42).

The father of Urijah the prophet (Jer. 26:20).

The father of a prince in the reign of Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:12).

Mentioned in 4 verses, first in Nehemiah 10:8.

A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah (Jer. 29:24-32).

A Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his brethren took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to…

Son of Shechaniah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 3:22.

A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37).

One of the Levites whom Jehoshaphat appointed to teach the law (2 Chr. 17:8).

A Levite (2 Chr. 29:14).

A Levite appointed to “distribute the oblations of the Lord” (2 Chr. 31:15).

A false prophet who hindered the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Neh. 6:10).

A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16).

1 Chr. 9:14; Neh. 11:15.

Son of Joel. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 5:4.

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

Son of Mattaniah. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 12:35.

A Levite (1 Chr. 24:6).

The eldest son of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 26:4-8).

A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:32.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:41.

One who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5).

Soaring on high, the king of Zeboiim, who joined with the other kings in casting off the yoke of Chedorlaomer. After…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Kings 16:24.

Son of Gilead. Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Numbers 26:32.

A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:8).

A Levite in David’s time (1 Chr. 15:18, 20).

A prince of the tribe of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2).

The son of Ammihud. He represented Simeon in the division of the land (Num. 34:20).

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

Son of Reuel. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 9:8.

Ezra 2:57; Neh. 7:59.

A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5).

Son of David. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 2 Samuel 3:4.

One of Jehoshaphat’s sons (2 Chr. 21:2).

A Simeonite prince in David’s time (1 Chr. 27:16).

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

One of the princes who urged the putting of Jeremiah to death (Jer. 38:1-4).

Ezra 2:4.

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

Daughter of Beriah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:24.

Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Nehemiah 10:12.

Mentioned in 5 verses, first in Ezra 8:18.

Root, a descendant of Manasseh (1 Chr. 7:16).

One of the messengers whom the children of the Captivity sent to Jerusalem “to pray for them before the Lord” (Zech…

Son of Anak. Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Numbers 13:22.

Son of Ishi. Mentioned in 3 verses, first in 1 Chronicles 2:31.

A star, a prince at the court of Ahasuerus (Esther 1:14).

Star of splendour, a Persian officer who vainly attempted to hinder the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 5:3, 6; 6:6, 13).

The son of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:49).

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Kings 22:42.

1 Chr. 7:13.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 11:5.

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

Another Levite of the family of Gershon (1 Chr. 6:39).

A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 6:30).

A Benjamite, a descendant of Gibeon (1 Chr. 8:32); called also Shimeam (9:38).

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 2 Kings 12:21.

A Levite (2 Chr. 31:12, 13).

A Ramathite who was “over the vineyards” of David (1 Chr. 27:27).

One of the sons of Heman, who assisted in the purification of the temple (2 Chr. 29:14).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:23.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:33.

Mentioned in 1 verse, Ezra 10:38.

One of David’s mighty men who refused to acknowledge Adonijah as David’s successor (1 Kings 1:8). He is probably the…

Son of Gershon. Mentioned in 7 verses, first in Exodus 6:17.

A Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:4).

Son of Jeduthun. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 25:17.

Son of Kish. Mentioned in 1 verse, Esther 2:5.

A Levite of the family of Gershon (1 Chr. 6:42).

Son of Libni. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 6:29.

A son of Pedaiah, the brother of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:19).

A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:26, 27).

A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned and cursed David when he reached Bahurim in his flight from Jerusalem on…

Hearkening. Ezra 10:31.

Famous, a Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:21).

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:20.

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

The father of one of the “valiant men” of David’s armies (1 Chr. 11:45).

Assisted at the purification of the temple in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:13).

A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37).

The mother of Jehozabad, who murdered Joash (2 Kings 12:21); called also Shimrith, a Moabitess (2 Chr. 24:26).

Watchman, the fourth son of Issachar (Gen. 46:13; 1 Chr. 7:1; R.V., correctly, “Shimron”).

The shining one, or sunny, the secretary of Rehum the chancellor, who took part in opposing the rebuilding of the…

Cooling, the king of Adamah, in the valley of Siddim, who with his confederates was conquered by Chedorlaomer (Gen…

Son of Allon. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 4:37.

Beauty, one of the Egyptian midwives (Ex. 1:15).

Judicial, an Ephraimite prince at the time of the division of Canaan (Num. 34:24).

'=Sheshonk I., king of Egypt. His reign was one of great national success, and a record of his wars and conquests…

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 27:29.

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 11:42.

One of the sons of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:18), the son of Hezron.

One of David’s sons by Bathseheba (2 Sam. 5:14).

Poured out, the “captain of the host of Hadarezer” when he mustered his vassals and tributaries from beyond “the river…

Captors (Ezra 2:42).

One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur (1 Chr. 2:50, 52; 4:1, 2).

The second son of Seir the Horite; one of the Horite “dukes” (Gen. 36:20).

Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 10:24.

Captor, son of Nahash of Rabbah, the Ammonite. He showed kindness to David when he fled from Jerusalem to Mahanaim (2…

Son of Jaaziah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 24:27.

A daughter of Heber the Asherite (1 Chr. 7:32).

One of Abraham’s sons by Keturah (Gen. 25:2; Chr. 1:32).

1 Chr. 4:11.

A Canaanite whose daughter was married to Judah (1 Chr. 2:3).

One of the sons of Heman; one of those whose duty it was to “lift up the horn” in the temple service (1 Chr. 25:4, 5)…

One of the descendants of Gershom, who had charge of the temple treasures in the time of David (1 Chr. 23:16; 26:24).

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

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

Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 26:16.

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

Son of Zabad. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:21.

Son of Ephraim. Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Numbers 26:35.

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Ezra 2:44.

The Lord sustains, one of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:29), general of the eighth division of the army (27:11). He slew…

Striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites…

Wood, a prominent member of the church at Jerusalem; also called Silvanus. He and Judas, surnamed Barsabas, were chosen…

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Luke 2:25.

Surnamed Niger, i.e., “black,” perhaps from his dark complexion, a teacher of some distinction in the church of Antioch…

One of the ancestors of Joseph (Luke 3:30).

The second son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 29:33). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against…

The father of Judas Iscariot (John 6:71; 13:2, 26).

One of the twelve apostles, called the Canaanite (Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:18). This word “Canaanite” does not mean a native…

A sorcerer of great repute for his magical arts among the Samaritans (Acts 8:9-11). He afterwards became a professed…

A Christian at Joppa, a tanner by trade, with whom Peter on one occasion lodged (Acts 9:43).

A Jew of Cyrene, in North Africa, then a province of Libya. A hundred thousand Jews from Palestine had been settled in…

A leper of Bethany, in whose house Mary anointed our Lord’s head with ointment “as he sat at meat” (Matt. 26:6-13; Mark…

One of the brothers of our Lord (Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3).

Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of…

Watchman, a Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 26:10).

An inhabitant of Sin, near Arka (Gen. 10:17; 1 Chr. 1:15).

Extension, the son of the giant whom Sibbechai slew (2 Sam. 21:18); called also Sippai (1 Chr. 20:4).

Son of Eleasah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 2:40.

The ancestor of some of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:53; Neh. 7:55).

The captain of Jabin’s army (Judg. 4:2), which was routed and destroyed by the army of Barak on the plain of Esdraelon…

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 1 Kings 11:19.

An Ethiopian king who brought Egypt under his sway. He was bribed by Hoshea to help him against the Assyrian monarch…

Mentioned in 1 verse, Numbers 13:10.

Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He…

Son of Abinadab. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Kings 4:11.

Son of Dekar. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Kings 4:9.

Son of Geber. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Kings 4:13.

Son of Hesed. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Kings 4:10.

Son of Hur. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Kings 4:8.

Son of Joiada. Mentioned in 1 verse, Nehemiah 13:28.

Son of Jashen. Mentioned in 2 verses, first in 2 Samuel 23:32.

The father who saves, probably the same as Sosipater, a kinsman of Paul (Rom. 16:21), a Christian of the city of Berea…

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Ezra 2:55.

Safe in strength, the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of…

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Ezra 2:55.

Spike; an ear of corn, a convert at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:9).

Crown, a member of the church at Corinth, whose family were among those the apostle had baptized (1 Cor. 1:16; 16:15…

One of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel. He was the first Christian martyr.

Son of Zophah. Mentioned in 1 verse, 1 Chronicles 7:36.

Lily, with other pious women, ministered to Jesus (Luke 8:3).

The father of Gaddi, who was one of the twelve spies (Num. 13:11).

Fortunate; affable, a female member of the church at Philippi, whom Paul beseeches to be of one mind with Euodias…