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Achbor
[People]Achbor was an official under King Josiah of Judah and a member of the delegation sent to the prophetess Huldah to inquire about the book of the law found in the temple. The same name also belongs to the father of Baal-hanan, a king of Edom.
Kore
[People]Kore was a Levite, the son of Imnah, who served during the reign of King Hezekiah of the southern kingdom of Judah. He was gatekeeper of the east gate of the temple and was placed in charge of distributing the freewill offerings and the most holy things (2 Chronicles 31:14).
Gaal
[People]Gaal, the son of Ebed, appears in Judges 9. He incited the men of Shechem to rise against Abimelech but was defeated in battle and driven out of Shechem.
Neriah
[People]Neriah is a figure in the Old Testament Book of Jeremiah. He was the son of Maaseiah and the father of Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, and of Seraiah, an official of King Zedekiah.
Nahath
[People]Nahath was a son of Reuel, the son of Esau, and is recorded in Genesis 36 as one of the chiefs of Edom.
Nethaniah
[People]Nethaniah was the son of Elishama, a member of the royal family in the final years of the kingdom of Judah. He was the father of Ishmael, who assassinated Gedaliah, the governor appointed by Babylon. Scripture mentions him only in connection with his son's name.
Tiras
[People]Tiras was a grandson of Noah and a son of Japheth. His name appears only in the genealogies of Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1, and nothing is recorded about his life.
Meremoth
[People]Meremoth was a priest who served in Jerusalem after the return from exile. The son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, he received the temple silver and gold that Ezra brought, and in Nehemiah's time he repaired two sections of the city wall.
Meshullam
[People]Meshullam is a man in Nehemiah 3 of the Old Testament who took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Several other people with the same name appear in 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah.
Libni
[People]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.
Molid
[People]Molid is a figure in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 2. He was the son of Abishur, a descendant of Jerahmeel, and Abishur's wife Abihail, and the brother of Ahban.
Baanah
[People]Baanah was the son of Rimmon the Beerothite. With his brother Rechab, he served as a captain under Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul. The two men killed Ish-bosheth and brought his head to David, who had them executed (2 Samuel 4).
Bela
[People]Bela, the son of Beor, is the first of the Edomite kings named in the Bible. His city was Dinhabah, and he appears in the lists of Edomite kings in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.
Zabdiel
[People]Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim, is named in Nehemiah 11:14 as the overseer of 128 "mighty men of valour" from the priestly families who settled in Jerusalem after the return from exile.
Pelatiah
[People]Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah, appears in the Book of Ezekiel as one of the princes, or high officials, of the people of Jerusalem. Scripture records that he died while Ezekiel was prophesying against them (Ezekiel 11:1, 13).
Shimron
[People]Shimron was the fourth son of Issachar, the son of Jacob, and the ancestor of the Shimronite family (clan) within the tribe of Issachar. In the Bible his name appears only in genealogies.
Segub
[People]Segub was the youngest son of Hiel the Bethelite, who rebuilt Jericho during the reign of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. He died when his father set up the city's gates, and Scripture records his death as the fulfillment of the word spoken by Joshua (1 Kings 16:34).
Ahio
[People]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.
Anah
[People]Anah is a Horite of the land of Seir mentioned in Genesis 36. He was the son of Zibeon and the father of Oholibamah, a wife of Esau, and he is recorded as having found "hot springs" in the wilderness, a word whose meaning is disputed.
Eliakim
[People]Eliakim was the official in charge of the royal household under Hezekiah, king of Judah. The son of Hilkiah, he met and negotiated with the Assyrian envoy Rabshakeh and was sent by the king to the prophet Isaiah.