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• ShealtielPeople

  Shealtiel is a biblical figure recorded as the son of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah), the king of Judah who was carried captive to Babylon, and as the father of Zerubbabel, who led the rebuilding of the temple. His name also appears in the genealogies of Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.

• SibbechaiPeople

  Sibbechai was a warrior in the time of King David. The Bible records that he killed a descendant of the giants in battle against the Philistines and that he commanded the division of David's army that served in the eighth month.

• ShenazarPeople

  Shenazar was a son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin), the king of Judah who was carried captive to Babylon. He is mentioned by name only, in the genealogy of the house of David in 1 Chronicles 3:18. Some scholars identify him with Sheshbazzar.

• LibniPeople

  Libni was an Old Testament figure, a grandson of Levi and the firstborn son of Gershon, who became the ancestor of the Libnite family among the Levites.

• Perez-uzzahBible

  Perez-uzzah is the name David gave to the place where Uzzah died after taking hold of the Ark of the Covenant while it was being moved. The name is understood to mean "the breaking forth upon Uzzah," and it appears in 2 Samuel 6 and 1 Chronicles 13.

• AhioPeople

  Ahio was a son of Abinadab of Kiriath-jearim. When David moved the ark of the covenant, Ahio and his brother Uzzah drove the new cart that carried it, and Ahio walked ahead of the ark.

• HamulPeople

  Hamul was a grandson of Judah, a son of Perez, and a brother of Hezron. He was the ancestor of the Hamulite family within the tribe of Judah, and his name appears only in genealogies.

• Gog and MagogBible

  Gog and Magog are names that appear in Ezekiel 38–39 and Revelation 20 for hostile forces that come against the people of God in the last days. Magog also appears in Genesis 10 as a son of Japheth.

• ImnahPeople

  Imnah is a biblical figure, a son of Asher and grandson of Jacob, whose name appears in the genealogies of Genesis, Numbers, and 1 Chronicles. In Numbers he is recorded as the ancestor of "the family of the Jimnites" within the tribe of Asher.

• MidianBible

  Midian was a people said to descend from Midian, the son of Abraham and Keturah. In the Bible they appear both as the family into which Moses married and, during the period of the judges, as an enemy that oppressed Israel.

• NebaiothPeople

  Nebaioth was the firstborn son of Ishmael, the son of Abraham. His sister became the wife of Esau, and in the Book of Isaiah his name designates the tribe descended from him.

• Genesis 25Bible

  Genesis 25 records the death of Abraham and the descendants of Keturah and Ishmael. It then recounts the birth of the twins Esau and Jacob to Isaac and Rebekah and tells how Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of pottage.

• Genesis 6Bible

  Genesis 6 is the chapter in which, as human wickedness fills the earth, God resolves to judge the world by a flood and commands Noah, who has found grace, to build an ark. The account of Noah's Flood begins here.

• 2 Kings 6Bible

  A chapter of 2 Kings in which Elisha makes a sunken axe head float, strikes the Aramean army surrounding Dothan with blindness, leads them to Samaria, and has them sent home. It closes with the severe famine caused by Ben-hadad's siege of Samaria.

• Genesis 34Bible

  Genesis 34 records how, after Shechem violated Jacob's daughter Dinah, Simeon and Levi used a deceitful demand for circumcision to kill the men of the city of Shechem, after which their brothers plundered the city.

• 1 Chronicles 8Bible

  1 Chronicles 8 records the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin in detail. After listing the heads of various families, it concludes with the descendants of a family that lived in Gibeon, traced through Saul and Jonathan.

• 1 Chronicles 6Bible

  1 Chronicles 6 presents the genealogy of the tribe of Levi. It contains the line of the Aaronic high priests, the genealogies of Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, whom David appointed to lead the singing, and a list of the cities given to the descendants of Levi.

• Job 1:6Bible Verses

  Job 1:6 opens the heavenly scene at the beginning of the Book of Job, relating that Satan came before the LORD along with the sons of God. It sets the stage for Job's suffering and is frequently cited in discussions of Satan's identity and God's sovereignty.

• Psalm 46:1–3Bible Verses

  Psalm 46:1–3 is the first stanza of Psalm 46. It confesses that because God is his people's refuge and strength, they will not fear even though the earth, the mountains, and the sea are shaken. The passage is often cited as a word of comfort in times of disaster and crisis. It is known as the basis of Martin Luther's hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."

• Psalm 46:8–11Bible Verses

  Psalm 46:8–11 is the final stanza of Psalm 46. It proclaims that God makes wars to cease unto the end of the earth and will be exalted among the nations. Its words "Be still, and know that I am God" are often cited to encourage trust and meditation in times of crisis.