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Alpheus in Hitchcock's Bible Names

a thousand; learned; chief...

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Amalek in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(dweller in a valley), a son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah grandson of Esau, and chieftain ("duke," Authorized Version) of Edom. Ge 36:12,16; 1Ch 1:36 (B.C. about 1700.)...

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Amariah in Naves Topical Bible

1. Two Levites 1Ch 6:7,52; 23:19; 24:23 -2. Chief priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat 2Ch 19:11 -3. A high priest, father of Ahitub 1Ch 6:11; Ezr 7:3 -4. A Levite, who assisted in distributing temple gifts 2Ch 31:15-19 -5. Son of Hizkiah Zep 1:1 -6. Father of Zechariah Ne 11:4 -7. A priest, returned from exile Ne 10:3; 12:2 Probably id...

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Amasa in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

a-ma'-sa (`amasa', or read `ammishai, i.e. `am yishai, "people of Jesse"): The form `amasa', is based upon a mistaken etymology (from = `amac "to burden"). (1) According to 2 Sam 17:25, Amasa is the son of Abigail, the sister of Zeruiah and David, and Ithra, an Israelite; but another source, 1 Ch 2:17, calls his father Jether the Ishmaelite. H...

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Alexander Scripture - Acts 4:6

And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem....

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Alexander the Great in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Born at Pella, 356 B.C., son of Philip, king of Macedon; not named, but described prophetically: "an he-goat" )symbol of ogility, the Graeco- Macedonian empire) coming from the W. on the face of the whole earth and not touching the ground (implying the incredible swiftness of his conquests); and the goat had A NOTABLE H...

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Allon Scripture - Joshua 19:33

And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:...

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Almodad Scripture - Genesis 10:26

And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,...

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Alphaeus Scripture - Acts 1:13

And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James....

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Amalek in Easton's Bible Dictionary

dweller in a valley, the son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau (Gen. 36:12; 1 Chr. 1:36); the chief of an Idumean tribe (Gen. 36:16). His mother was a Horite, a tribe whose territory the descendants of Esau had seized....

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