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• Micah (Prophet)People

  Micah was a prophet active in Judah in the late eighth century BC, whose prophecies are preserved in the Old Testament Book of Micah. He denounced the leaders who oppressed the people and prophesied that a ruler would come forth from Bethlehem.

• 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.

• ChedorlaomerPeople

  Chedorlaomer was a king of Elam mentioned in Genesis 14. He led a coalition of four kings against five kings of the Jordan region and took Lot captive, but was afterward defeated by Abram.

• Jobab (King of Madon)People

  Jobab was king of Madon, a city in northern Canaan. Summoned by Jabin king of Hazor, he joined the northern coalition and was defeated by the Israelites under Joshua at the waters of Merom (Joshua 11:1; 12:19).

• ArmageddonBible

  Armageddon is a place name that appears only once in Scripture, in Revelation 16:16. It is described as the place where the kings opposed to God gather in the last days for "the battle of that great day of God Almighty."

• BithiahPeople

  Bithiah is a woman mentioned once, as "the daughter of Pharaoh," in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 4. She was the wife of Mered. Jewish tradition sometimes identifies her with the daughter of Pharaoh who rescued the infant Moses.

• Joshua 10Bible

  Joshua 10 recounts Joshua's victory over the five Amorite kings who attacked Gibeon and the conquest of the cities of southern Canaan. It includes the account of the sun and moon standing still.

• JeconiahPeople

  Jeconiah, also called Jehoiachin and Coniah, was one of the last kings of Judah. After reigning for three months, he was taken captive to Babylon and was released from prison thirty-seven years later. His name also appears in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew.

• TirzahBible

  Tirzah was a city in the northern hill country of Samaria in ancient Israel. The household of Jeroboam resided there, and it served as the royal capital of the kings of the northern kingdom of Israel until Omri built Samaria.

• BozrahBible

  Bozrah was a major city of Edom mentioned in the Old Testament. In the prophetic books it frequently appears as a symbol of the judgment that would fall on Edom, and it is widely identified with modern Buseirah in Jordan.

• Judges 8Bible

  Judges 8 recounts how Gideon relentlessly pursues and captures Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian. It goes on to tell how, after he declines the kingship, the golden ephod he makes becomes a snare, and how Israel returns to the worship of Baal after his death.

• DiblaimPeople

  Diblaim was the father of Gomer, the wife of the prophet Hosea. He is mentioned only once in the Old Testament, in Hosea 1:3.

• Zebah and ZalmunnaPeople

  Zebah and Zalmunna were two kings of Midian who invaded Israel in the time of the judge Gideon. In Judges 8 they are captured and put to death by Gideon, and in Psalm 83 they are cited as an example of the end that befalls the enemies of God.

• SodomBible

  Sodom is a city of the plain of the Jordan mentioned in Genesis. It was the home of Lot, and Scripture records that it was destroyed together with Gomorrah by brimstone and fire sent by God because of its wickedness. Throughout the Bible it serves as an example of God's judgment.

• Daniel 12Bible

  The final chapter of the Book of Daniel, which speaks of the tribulation and deliverance of the last days and of the awakening of the dead. To the question of when the end will come, it answers with "a time, times, and an half" and with specific numbers of days, and it promises Daniel rest at the end of the days.

• Kidron BrookBible

  The Kidron Brook is a stream that runs through the valley east of Jerusalem, between the Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives. It appears in the accounts of David's flight, the removal of idols by the kings of Judah, and the night on which Jesus was arrested.

• ZobahBible

  Zobah was an Aramean kingdom mentioned in the Old Testament. Located in the region of Syria north of Damascus, it fought against Israel during the reigns of Saul and David. Its king was Hadadezer, who was defeated by David.

• Jeremiah 22Bible

  Jeremiah 22 opens with a call for the royal house of Judah to execute justice and righteousness. It then pronounces judgment, in turn, on Shallum, Jehoiakim, and Coniah, the kings who succeeded Josiah.

• EdomBible

  Edom is another name for Esau, the elder brother of Jacob, and also designates his descendants and the hill country southeast of the Dead Sea where they lived. Scripture portrays Edom both as Israel's "brother" nation and as a neighbor that was long hostile to Israel.

• BeeriPeople

  Beeri is an Old Testament figure named only in Hosea 1:1 as the father of the prophet Hosea. Scripture records nothing else about his life.