Bible Names N-Z

Nimrod in Naves Topical Bible

-Son of Cush -"A mighty hunter before the Lord," Ge 10:8,9; 1Ch 1:10 -Founder of Babylon -See BABYLON...

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Nimshi in Easton's Bible Dictionary

saved. Jehu was "the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi" (2 Kings 9:2; comp. 1 Kings 19:16)....

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Noah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

no'-a (noach, "rest"; Septuagint Noe; Josephus, Nochos): The 10th in descent from Adam in the line of Seth (Gen 5:28,29). Lamech here seems to derive the word from the nacham, "to comfort," but this is probably a mere play upon the name by Noah's father. The times in which Noah was born were degenerate, and this finds pathetic expression in La...

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Nimrod in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(rebellion; or the valiant), a son of Cush and grandson of Ham. The events of his life are recorded in Ge 10:8 ff., from which we learn (1) that he was a Cushite; (2) that he established an empire in Shinar (the classical Babylonia) the chief towns being Babel, Erech, Accad and Calneh; and (3) that he extended this empire northward along the c...

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Nimshi in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Grandfather of Jehu, and father of Jehoshaphat (2 Kings 9:2). "Son" means grandson or descendant (1 Kings 19:16)....

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Noah in Naves Topical Bible

-1. Son of Lamech Ge 5:28,29 Builds an ark (ship) and saves his family from the great flood Ge 6:14-22; 7; 8; Mt 24:38; Lu 17:27; Heb 11:7; 1Pe 3:20 Builds an altar and offers sacrifices Ge 8:20,21 Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant Ge 8:20,22;...

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Neziah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

victory; pure, Ezra 2:54; Neh. 7:56....

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Nicanor in Hitchcock's Bible Names

a conqueror; victorious...

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Nicolas in Naves Topical Bible

-A proselyte of Antioch, and servant (Greek: diakonos) of the congregation at Jerusalem Ac 6:5,6...

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