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• Irijah

  [People]

  Irijah was the captain of the ward at the Benjamin Gate of Jerusalem during the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah. He seized the prophet Jeremiah as he was leaving the city, accusing him of deserting to the Chaldeans, and handed him over to the officials (Jeremiah 37).

• Azur

  [People]

  Azur is a Gibeonite mentioned in the Old Testament Book of Jeremiah as the father of Hananiah, a false prophet active during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah.

• Hachaliah

  [People]

  Hachaliah is a figure in the Old Testament Book of Nehemiah who is named only as the father of Nehemiah, governor of Judah. Scripture records nothing about his life or deeds.

• Isaiah 9:6

  [Bible Verses]

  Isaiah 9:6 is the prophecy that "unto us a child is born," whose name "shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." It is one of the best-known Christmas texts. Interpretations differ, both between Christianity and Judaism and between mainstream denominations and certain other groups, over whom these titles refer to and what they mean.

• Manasseh (son of Joseph)

  [People]

  Manasseh was the firstborn son of Joseph, born in Egypt. Adopted by Jacob as his own son, he became the ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel. He is distinct from Manasseh, king of Judah.

• Maher-shalal-hash-baz

  [People]

  Maher-shalal-hash-baz was a son of the prophet Isaiah and appears in Isaiah 8. His name, meaning "plunder comes swiftly, spoil comes speedily," served as a sign that Aram and the northern kingdom of Israel, which were threatening Judah, would fall to Assyria.

• Jehoash (King of Israel)

  [People]

  Jehoash (also Joash) was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel and a member of the dynasty of Jehu. The son of Jehoahaz, he received from the dying Elisha the prophecy of "the arrow of the LORD's deliverance," which foretold victory over Aram, and he defeated Amaziah king of Judah in battle.

• Baalis

  [People]

  Baalis was king of the children of Ammon shortly after the fall of Jerusalem. He appears only once, in Jeremiah 40:14, in a report that he had sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to kill Gedaliah, the governor of Judah.

• Jehu (son of Hanani)

  [People]

  Jehu, the son of Hanani, was a prophet of the divided monarchy who announced the destruction of the house of Baasha, king of northern Israel, and rebuked Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, for helping Ahab.

• 2 Samuel 19

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  2 Samuel 19 recounts how David, after Absalom's death, composes himself in his grief and returns to Jerusalem. Along the way he meets Shimei, Mephibosheth, and Barzillai in turn, and the chapter closes with Judah and Israel quarreling over their part in bringing the king back.

• 2 Kings 9

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  2 Kings 9 is the chapter in which one of the sons of the prophets, sent by Elisha, anoints the army commander Jehu as king of Israel, after which Jehu kills King Joram of Israel, King Ahaziah of Judah, and Jezebel.

• Nahum 1

  [Bible]

  Nahum 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Nahum. Following the superscription, it extols the LORD, who is wrathful yet a stronghold to those who trust in Him, and it proclaims the fall of Nineveh and the deliverance of Judah.

• Micah 1

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  Micah 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Micah. It identifies the prophet Micah's era and hometown, proclaims the coming of the LORD and the judgment to fall on Samaria and Jerusalem, and closes with a lament over the towns of southwestern Judah.

• Zechariah 4:6

  [Bible Verses]

  Zechariah 4:6, "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts" (KJV), is a word addressed to Zerubbabel, who was charged with rebuilding the temple after the return from exile. It is widely used as a motto for church planting, building projects, and ministry.

• Writings (Hebrew Bible)

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  The Writings are the third of the three divisions of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), following the Law and the Prophets. Called Ketuvim ("things written") in Hebrew, the division comprises eleven books by Jewish reckoning, including Psalms, Job, and Proverbs.

• Habakkuk 2:4

  [Bible Verses]

  Habakkuk 2:4, "the just shall live by his faith," is God's answer to the prophet Habakkuk. Quoted three times in the New Testament and a central basis for the Reformation doctrine of justification by faith, it is counted among the most influential verses in the Bible.

• Abigail

  [People]

  Abigail is a woman in 1 Samuel 25. The wife of Nabal the Carmelite, she turned back David, who was on his way to attack her husband, through wise words and gifts, and after Nabal's death she became David's wife.

• Latter Prophets

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  The Latter Prophets (Hebrew *Nevi'im Aharonim*) are the second half of the Prophets (Nevi'im), the second division of the Hebrew Bible. The term refers to Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve Minor Prophets, books compiled chiefly from the messages delivered by the prophets.

• Jeremiah 17:9

  [Bible Verses]

  A lament declaring that the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked, and asking who can know it. It is a classic verse on the sinfulness of human nature and is frequently cited in discussions among denominations concerning original sin and the doctrine of total depravity.

• Amos 5:21–23

  [Bible Verses]

  In this oracle addressed by Amos to the northern kingdom of Israel, God declares that he rejects the feasts, sacrifices, and songs of a people who have abandoned justice. The passage teaches that worship and life must be consistent, and it is frequently cited together with verse 24, which immediately follows.