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• Chief Baker

  The chief baker was an official of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appears in Genesis 40. While in prison he had a dream, and three days later he was executed, just as Joseph had interpreted it. His name is not given in the Bible.

• Genesis 40

  Genesis 40 tells how Joseph, while in prison, interprets the dreams of Pharaoh's chief butler and chief baker. As Joseph foretold, one is restored to his office and the other is executed, but Joseph himself is forgotten.

• Amasai

  Amasai is a figure in 1 Chronicles 12, the "chief of the thirty" among the men of Benjamin and Judah who came to David while he was being pursued by Saul. Moved by the Spirit, he declared his loyalty to David.

• Amariah

  Amariah was the chief priest during the reign of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. When Jehoshaphat established a judicial system in Jerusalem, he placed Amariah over "all matters of the LORD" (2 Chronicles 19:11).

• Ashpenaz

  Ashpenaz is the chief of the eunuchs of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who appears 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.

• Azariah (High Priest)

  Azariah was high priest during the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah. When Uzziah entered the temple to burn incense himself, Azariah followed him in with eighty priests and withstood him. He appears in 2 Chronicles 26.

• Claudius Lysias

  Claudius Lysias was a Roman military tribune (the "chief captain" of the KJV) who appears in the Book of Acts. He seized Paul while a mob was beating him at the Temple in Jerusalem, placed him under protective custody, and sent him under escort to the governor Felix.

• Seraiah

  Seraiah was a high priest in the final years of the Kingdom of Judah who was executed by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, after the fall of Jerusalem. He is recorded as the father of Jehozadak (Jozadak) and as an ancestor of Ezra.

• Publius

  Publius is the "chief man" of the island of Melita (Malta) mentioned in Acts 28. He hosted the shipwrecked Paul and his companions for three days, and Paul healed his father through prayer and the laying on of hands.

• Conaniah

  Conaniah was the chief Levite who took charge of the offerings, tithes, and dedicated things gathered in the temple storerooms during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. He appears in 2 Chronicles 31:12–13.

• Cupbearer

  A cupbearer was a court official in ancient royal palaces who poured wine and served it to the king. In the Bible, the best-known examples are the chief butler of Egypt in the story of Joseph and Nehemiah, who served the Persian king Artaxerxes.

• Arioch

  Arioch appears in Daniel 2 as the captain of the guard (the chief of the officials responsible for the king's protection and for carrying out executions) under Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. During the episode of the king's dream, he brought Daniel before the king.

• Isshiah

  Isshiah was a Levite recorded as the head (chief) among the sons of Rehabiah, the grandson of Moses. His name appears only once, in 1 Chronicles 24:21.

• Parable of the Wedding Feast

  The Parable of the Wedding Feast is a parable of Jesus found in Matthew 22:1-14. A king invites guests to his son's wedding feast, but they refuse; he then gathers people from the highways to fill the banquet hall. Luke 14 contains a similar "Parable of the Great Banquet."

• Parable of the Two Sons

  The Parable of the Two Sons is a parable of Jesus found in Matthew 21:28-32. It contrasts a son who refused his father's request but afterward changed his mind and went to work with a son who said he would go but did not.

• Merodach

  Merodach is the Hebrew rendering of Marduk, the chief god of ancient Babylon. It appears in Jeremiah 50:2 in a prophecy of Babylon's fall and also forms part of the names of Babylonian kings.

• Eliasaph

  Eliasaph is a name found in the Book of Numbers that refers to two men of the wilderness period: the chief of the tribe of Gad (son of Deuel) and the chief of the Gershonite clan of the tribe of Levi (son of Lael).

• Judas Iscariot

  Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ. He handed Jesus over to the chief priests for thirty pieces of silver. His actions and death are recorded in the Gospels and the Book of Acts.

• Zuriel

  Zuriel is a Levite mentioned once in the Book of Numbers. He was the son of Abihail and the chief of the Merarite families during the wilderness period. The descendants of Merari camped on the north side of the tabernacle.

• Ahuzzath

  Ahuzzath was a "friend" of Abimelech, king of Gerar. According to Genesis 26:26, he accompanied Abimelech, together with Phichol, the chief captain of his army, when the king visited Isaac and was present when the covenant between them was made.