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Ammihud in Wikipedia

- people of glory; i.e., "renowned." (1.) The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48, 53). (2.) Num. 34:20. (3.) Num. 34:28. (4.) The father of Pedahel, a prince of the Tribe of Naphtali. (Num. 34:28) (5.) The father of Talmai, king of Geshur, to whom Absalom fled after the murder of Amnon (2 S...

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Amos in Wikipedia

(Hebrew:עמוס), is a minor prophet in the Old Testament, and the author of the Book of Amos. The book of Amos records that years after Amos received the visions contained therein, (1:1 ). Josephus, the Jewish historian, believed that the earthquake happened at the same time as Uzziah's seizure of the role of High Priest and his subsequent bout ...

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Anah Scripture - Genesis 36:29

These [are] the dukes [that came] of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,...

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Amminadab in Wikipedia

(Hebrew: עמינדב, Aminadav ; "my people are generous") was a minor character in the Book of Genesis. According to the genealogies of Genesis‎ and Jesus' genealogy, he was born of Ram (also known as Aram) during the Israelite exile in Ancient Egypt. He was also the father of Nahshon, chief of the tribe of Judah (Numbers 1:7; 2:3; 7:12, 17; 10:14...

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Amoz in Wikipedia

(Hebrew: אמוץ amotz‎; "strong") was the father of the prophet Isaiah, mentioned in Isaiah 1:1 and 2:1, and in II Kings 19:2, 20; 20:1. Nothing else is known for certain about him. There is a Talmudic tradition that when the name of a prophet's father is given, the father was also a prophet, so that Amoz would have been a prophet like his son. T...

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Anah Scripture - 1 Chronicles 1:41

1 Chronicles 1:41 - The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran....

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Ahira in Wikipedia

meaning Brother of evil or unlucky or my brother is friend, was an Old Testament character. He was chief of the tribe of Naphtali at the Exodus (Numbers 1:15 ; 2:29 )....

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Ahishar in Wikipedia

Brother of song = singer, the officer who was "over the household" of Solomon (1 Kings 4:6 )....

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Alexander in Wikipedia

Etymologically, the name is derived from Αλέξανδρος Aléxandros, which is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexō) "protector of men", "god", "to hold off" and the noun ἀνδρός (andros), genitive of ἀνήρ (anēr) "man". It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek (or Indo-European more generally) names expressing "battle-prowess", in this ...

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Amasai in Wikipedia

There were four biblical characters called Amasai (Hebrew: עֲמָ‏שַׂ‏י‎ "burdensome", pronounced [ˈamasai]). The name is rarely used in modern Hebrew. Its only known contemporary appearance is in the first name of the poet and translator Amasai Levin. It is used less rarely as a Hebrew family name. Amasai the Levite, son of Elkanah, of the ances...

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