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Jedidiah
[Bible]Jedidiah, meaning "beloved of the LORD," is the name the LORD gave through the prophet Nathan to Solomon, the son of David and Bathsheba. It appears only in 2 Samuel 12:25.
1 Samuel 16:11–13
[Bible Verses]This passage recounts how Samuel anointed David, the youngest son of Jesse, and how the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. It marks the turning point at which kingship passes from Saul to David and is frequently cited in discussions of divine election and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Midian
[Bible]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.
Geshur
[Bible]Geshur was a small kingdom, apparently Aramean, and also the name of its people. It seems to have been located northeast of the Sea of Galilee, in the area of the modern Golan Heights. It is known as the home of the maternal family of Absalom, son of David.
Gog and Magog
[Bible]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.
John 3:16
[Bible Verses]John 3:16 declares that God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him should have everlasting life. Widely regarded as a summary of the gospel, it is the best-known verse in the Bible. Calvinism and Arminianism interpret the scope of "the world" and "whosoever believeth" differently.
Genesis 9:25
[Bible Verses]Genesis 9:25 records the words Noah spoke after awaking from his drunkenness, cursing Canaan, the son of Ham, and declaring that he would be a servant to his brethren. In the modern era the verse, under the label "the curse of Ham," was used to justify the enslavement of Black Africans, and it is frequently cited as a leading example of the misuse of Scripture.
Iscah
[People]Iscah is a woman mentioned once in the Bible, in Genesis 11:29. She was the daughter of Haran son of Terah and the sister of Milcah and Lot. Jewish tradition sometimes identifies her with Sarai, the wife of Abraham.
Ish-bosheth
[People]Ish-bosheth was a son of Saul who, after Saul's death, was made king over Israel by Abner, the commander of Saul's army, and reigned for about two years. In 1 Chronicles he appears under the name Eshbaal.
Joktan
[People]Joktan was a son of Eber, a descendant of Shem, and the younger brother of Peleg. He appears with his thirteen sons in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 and is commonly regarded as the ancestor of various tribes of southern Arabia.
Nebaioth
[People]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.
Kedar
[Bible]Kedar was the second son of Ishmael, and the name also designates the nomadic tribe of the Arabian desert descended from him. The Old Testament portrays the Kedarites as tent-dwelling herders and archers, and they appear in prophecies of both judgment and restoration.
Herod Antipas
[People]Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great, was the tetrarch who ruled Galilee and Perea. He executed John the Baptist and, according to the Gospel of Luke, took part in the trial of Jesus.
Jaalam
[People]Jaalam was a son of Esau and his wife Aholibamah, an Old Testament figure recorded in Genesis 36 as one of the chiefs (dukes) of Edom.
Jacob
[People]Jacob is a patriarch of the Israelite people in the Book of Genesis, the son of Isaac and the younger twin brother of Esau. God gave him the new name "Israel," and his twelve sons became the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Esarhaddon
[People]Esarhaddon was a king of Assyria who succeeded Sennacherib after Sennacherib was murdered by his sons. He is mentioned briefly by name in 2 Kings, Isaiah, and Ezra.
1 Kings 14
[Bible]When Jeroboam's son falls ill, the prophet Ahijah pronounces judgment on the house of Jeroboam. The chapter then records the sins of Rehoboam of Judah and the invasion of Jerusalem by Shishak, king of Egypt.
Revelation 1:16
[Bible Verses]A verse describing the figure "like unto the Son of man" (the risen Christ) in the vision John saw on Patmos. Interpretations differ on the meaning of the seven stars, the sharp two-edged sword proceeding from his mouth, and the face shining like the sun.
Canaan
[Bible]Canaan is the land lying between the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is the "Promised Land" that God pledged to give to Abraham and his descendants, and it is the principal setting of Old Testament Israel's history.
Rhoda
[People]Rhoda was a young girl in Jerusalem who appears in Acts 12. When Peter, newly released from prison, knocked at the gate of the house of Mary the mother of Mark, Rhoda recognized his voice and told those gathered inside.