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• HohamPeople

  Hoham was the king of Hebron during the conquest of Canaan. Together with Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem, he attacked Gibeon, was defeated by Joshua, and was executed at Makkedah (Joshua 10).

• OmriPeople

  Omri was the sixth king of the northern kingdom of Israel. A former army commander, he rose to the throne, founded Samaria as his capital, and established the dynasty that continued through Ahab.

• MelchizedekPeople

  Melchizedek is the king of Salem and "priest of the most high God" who appears in Genesis 14. He blessed Abraham and received a tithe from him, and the New Testament book of Hebrews presents him as a figure who illuminates the priesthood of Jesus Christ.

• HamanPeople

  Haman was a high official of the Persian king Ahasuerus in the Old Testament book of Esther. Driven by a grudge against Mordecai, he sought to destroy all the Jews in the empire, but his plot was exposed and he was executed.

• BalakPeople

  Balak was the king of Moab shortly before Israel entered Canaan. According to Numbers 22–24, he summoned the prophet Balaam to curse Israel, but Balaam blessed Israel instead.

• TalmaiPeople

  Talmai is the name of two men in the Old Testament. One was a descendant of Anak who lived in Hebron; the other was the king of Geshur, who was David's father-in-law and the maternal grandfather of Absalom.

• Plain of DuraBible

  The plain of Dura is the place where Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, set up a golden image and commanded all his officials to bow down to it. It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Daniel 3:1.

• AbimelechPeople

  Abimelech is the name of several figures in the Old Testament. It most often refers to the king of Gerar who made covenants with Abraham and Isaac, and to the son of Gideon who made himself king during the period of the judges.

• MeshaPeople

  Mesha was a king of Moab around the ninth century BC. He paid tribute to the northern kingdom of Israel but rebelled after the death of Ahab. He appears in 2 Kings 3, and his name is also preserved on an extrabiblical artifact, the Mesha Stele.

• ToiPeople

  Toi was a king of Hamath in the time of David. When he heard that David had defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, he sent his son to greet David and present him with gifts. In 1 Chronicles his name is spelled "Tou."

• TouPeople

  Tou was a king of Hamath in the time of David. When David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, Tou sent his son to greet David and present him with gifts. In 2 Samuel he appears under the name Toi.

• AretasPeople

  Aretas was a king of Nabataea (northern Arabia) whose name appears in the passage where the apostle Paul recalls a crisis he faced in Damascus. Scholars usually identify him as Aretas IV.

• AmraphelPeople

  Amraphel was a king of Shinar mentioned in Genesis 14. Allied with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, he fought against five kings, including the king of Sodom, and took Lot captive. He was later defeated by Abram, who pursued the invaders.

• PharaohPeople

  Pharaoh is a title for the kings of ancient Egypt. Several pharaohs appear in the Bible, the best known being the king in Exodus who refused to let Israel go and suffered the ten plagues.

• ArtaxerxesPeople

  Artaxerxes was a king of Persia who sent Ezra and Nehemiah to Jerusalem, authorizing the restoration of the Law and the rebuilding of the city walls. He appears in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.

• Day StarBible

  The day star is the star that rises brightly in the dawn sky, that is, the morning star. In Isaiah 14:12 it appears as a name for the king of Babylon, who is brought to ruin.

• AhuzzathPeople

  Ahuzzath was a "friend" of Abimelech, king of Gerar. According to Genesis 26:26, he accompanied Abimelech, together with Phichol, the chief captain of his army, when the king went to Isaac, and he was present when the two sides made a covenant.

• SargonPeople

  Sargon, known to scholars as Sargon II, was a king who ruled Assyria in the late eighth century BC. His name appears only once in the Bible, in Isaiah 20:1.

• Tiglath-pileserPeople

  Tiglath-pileser was an eighth-century BC king of Assyria. In 2 Kings and Chronicles he appears as the ruler who conquered Galilee and the territory east of the Jordan belonging to the northern kingdom of Israel and carried its inhabitants into captivity.

• Belshazzar's FeastBible

  Belshazzar's Feast is the event recorded in Daniel 5, in which handwriting appeared on the wall during a banquet at which Belshazzar, king of Babylon, drank from the vessels of the Temple in Jerusalem and praised idols. The king was slain that same night.