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Haman
[People]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.
Ashpenaz
[People]Ashpenaz is the chief of the eunuchs under Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in Daniel 1. He was responsible for educating and overseeing Daniel and his three friends, who had been carried off from Judah, at the royal court.
Cyrus Cylinder
[History]The Cyrus Cylinder is a clay cylinder inscribed in cuneiform, made after the Persian king Cyrus II conquered Babylon in 539 BC. Because it justifies the conquest and describes a policy of returning divine images and displaced peoples to their homes, it is frequently cited alongside the biblical accounts of the return from exile.
Gregory the Illuminator
[People]Gregory the Illuminator converted the king of Armenia in the early fourth century, leading Armenia to adopt Christianity as its state religion. He is venerated as the first head of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Nabonidus Cylinder
[History]The Nabonidus Cylinder is a cuneiform clay cylinder inscription left by Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. The cylinder from Ur bears the name of his eldest son, Belshazzar, and is therefore frequently discussed in studies of the Book of Daniel.
Pedaiah
[People]Pedaiah was a son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin), king of Judah, and appears in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3. First Chronicles 3:19 records him as the father of Zerubbabel. Other passages name Zerubbabel as the son of Shealtiel, and this discrepancy has been the subject of discussion.
Edrei
[Bible]Edrei was a city in the region of Bashan east of the Jordan River, where Israel defeated Og, king of Bashan, near the end of the wilderness period. The book of Joshua also mentions a different city of the same name in the territory of the tribe of Naphtali.
Jonathan
[People]Jonathan was the eldest son of Saul, the first king of Israel. Recorded in 1 and 2 Samuel, he showed great courage in battle against the Philistines and became the friend of David, with whom he made a covenant.
Balaam
[People]Balaam was a prophet from Mesopotamia who was hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse Israel but instead blessed it. He is widely known for the story of the talking donkey.
Michal
[People]Michal was the younger daughter of Saul, the first king of Israel, and the first wife of David. She appears in 1 and 2 Samuel and is known for helping David escape from her father Saul and for despising David as he danced before the Ark of the Covenant.
Nathanael
[People]Nathanael was a disciple of Jesus who appears in the Gospel of John. A native of Cana in Galilee, he was introduced to Jesus by Philip and confessed Him as "the Son of God" and "the King of Israel."
Maachah
[People]Maachah was the wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah, and the mother of Abijah (Abijam). During the reign of King Asa, she was removed from her position as queen mother for making an abominable image for Asherah.
Merab
[People]Merab was the elder daughter of Saul, the first king of Israel. An Old Testament figure, she was promised to David as his wife but was instead given in marriage to Adriel the Meholathite. Her younger sister was Michal, who became David's wife.
Hephzibah
[People]Hephzibah was the mother of Manasseh, king of Judah, and is mentioned by name only once, in 2 Kings 21:1. Her name is commonly interpreted to mean "my delight is in her."
Kish
[People]Kish was the father of Saul, the first king of Israel, and the son of Abiel of the tribe of Benjamin. Several other individuals of the same name also appear in the Bible.
Nebuzaradan
[People]Nebuzaradan was the captain of the guard under Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. At the fall of Judah he burned the temple and the city of Jerusalem and carried the people into captivity, and he released the prophet Jeremiah.
Tibni
[People]Tibni, the son of Ginath, was proclaimed king by half the people of the northern kingdom of Israel after the death of King Zimri and contended with Omri for the throne. He appears only in 1 Kings 16.
Shenazar
[People]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.
Gibeah
[Bible]Gibeah was a town in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. It is the setting of the account of the Levite's concubine and the ensuing Benjamite civil war in Judges 19–21, and it was the hometown of Saul, the first king of Israel.
Nehushta
[People]Nehushta was the mother of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah), king of Judah, and the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. In the early sixth century BC she was carried off to Babylon with her son in the first Babylonian deportation.