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• Eleazar (son of Abinadab)

  [People]

  Eleazar was the son of Abinadab of Kiriath-jearim. He was consecrated to keep the ark of the covenant after it was returned by the Philistines, and he is mentioned only once in Scripture, in 1 Samuel 7:1.

• Kedar (son of Ishmael)

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  Kedar was the second son of Ishmael, the son of Abraham. Scripture records him as the ancestor of an Arabian nomadic tribe that the Old Testament also calls "Kedar."

• Hadad (Son of Bedad)

  [People]

  Hadad, the son of Bedad, was a king who reigned over Edom before any king ruled over Israel. He succeeded Husham, defeated the Midianites in the field of Moab, and his royal city was Avith.

• Healing of the Royal Official's Son

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  The healing of the royal official's son is the miracle in which Jesus, while at Cana in Galilee, healed by his word alone the son of a royal official in Capernaum. It is recorded in John 4:46-54, and the Gospel of John calls it the "second miracle" or sign that Jesus performed after coming into Galilee.

• Hoshea (King of Israel)

  [People]

  Hoshea was the last king of the northern kingdom of Israel. He came to the throne by killing Pekah, and during his reign Assyria captured the capital, Samaria, bringing the northern kingdom to an end (2 Kings 17).

• Man of Lawlessness

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  The man of lawlessness is the figure whom Paul, in 2 Thessalonians 2, says will appear before the day of the Lord. He opposes God and exalts himself as God. He is commonly identified with the Antichrist.

• Lamech (Descendant of Cain)

  [People]

  Lamech is a descendant of Cain who appears in Genesis 4 and belongs to the seventh generation from Adam. He is known for taking two wives and for the so-called "Song of Lamech," a poem celebrating vengeance.

• Puah (Father of Tola)

  [People]

  Puah is a man of the tribe of Issachar mentioned in Judges 10:1, the son of Dodo and the father of the judge Tola. Scripture records only his name and lineage, and only once.

• Only Begotten Son

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  "Only begotten Son" is a title used in the Gospel of John and the First Epistle of John to designate Jesus Christ as the unique Son of God.

• Son Yang-won

  [People]

  Son Yang-won (1902–1950) was a Korean Presbyterian minister. He was imprisoned for refusing the Japanese colonial authorities' compulsory Shinto shrine worship, and he ministered to people with Hansen's disease at Aeyangwon in Yeosu. He adopted the man who had killed his two sons and was executed during the Korean War.

• Enoch

  [People]

  Enoch is an antediluvian figure who appears in the genealogy of Genesis 5. The seventh generation from Adam and the father of Methuselah, he is recorded as having walked with God and as having been taken by God without seeing death.

• 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.

• Ehud

  [People]

  Ehud was a judge of Israel whose story appears in Judges 3. The son of Gera of the tribe of Benjamin, he killed Eglon, king of Moab, and delivered Israel from eighteen years of Moabite rule.

• Othniel

  [People]

  Othniel is the first judge in the Old Testament Book of Judges. The son of Kenaz and a member of Caleb's family, he delivered Israel from Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia.

• Joab

  [People]

  Joab was the son of Zeruiah, King David's sister, and served as commander of the army during David's reign. Though an outstanding military leader, he committed murders for personal ends and was executed when Solomon came to the throne.

• Phinehas

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  Phinehas was an Israelite priest, the grandson of Aaron and the son of Eleazar. Scripture records that he received a "covenant of peace" for turning away God's wrath during the incident at Baal-peor.

• Eleazar

  [People]

  Eleazar was the third son of Aaron and the biblical figure who succeeded his father as Israel's second high priest. Together with Joshua, he oversaw the distribution of the land of Canaan.

• Jehu

  [People]

  Jehu was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel in the late ninth century BC. Anointed by one of the sons of the prophets sent by Elisha, he wiped out the house of Ahab and the worship of Baal. The dynasty he founded lasted four generations.

• Barak

  [People]

  Barak was an Israelite military leader in the period of the judges who, at the summons of the prophetess Deborah, defeated Sisera, the commander of the army of the Canaanite king Jabin. He appears in Judges 4–5 and is named among the people of faith in Hebrews 11.