Biblical names

Aaron:

enlightened; to sing (Heb)

Aaron

Father: Amram

Mother: Jochebed

Spouse: Elisheba

Siblings: Moses and Miriam

Children: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, Ithamar and daughters

Facts:

a Levite (first high priest) from the Kohathite clan

spoke well

was three years older than Moses

the Lord called him into the desert to meet Moses when he returned from Midian

performed signs

it was his staff with which Moses performed the miracle of converting it into a snake

when the magicians of Pharaoh's court performed the same miracle, Aaron's staff/snake swallowed all their staff/snakes

when the Lord sent the plague of blood, Moses instructed Aaron to "take [his] staff and stretch out [his] hand over the waters of Egypt...and [would] all turn to blood", but the magicians mimicked this trick

when the Lord sent the plague of frogs, Moses instructed Aaron to "stretch out [his] hand with [his] staff over the streams and canals and ponds, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt", but the magicians mimicked this trick

when the Lord sent the plague of gnats, Moses instructed Aaron to "stretch out [his] staff and strike the dust of the ground", and when the magicians tried this, they failed

while the Israelites were in the Desert of Sin between Elim and Sinai, they complained to Moses and Aaron that they would rather have been in Egypt where there was plenty of food, than in the desert with no food

Moses and Aaron addressed the people, and Aaron gathered the people "before the Lord, for he [had] heard [their] grumbling"

Moses instructed Aaron to take a portion of the manna and place it in a jar as a reminder of the Lord's provision for future generations

the Lord instructed Moses to bring Aaron up on Mount Sinai

he and sons were "to keep the lamps burning before the Lord from evening till morning"

responsible for the ark's care

he and his four sons were consecrated to serve as priests

when ministering, wore an ephod (bearing the names of the tribes of Israel) and a breastplate (holding the Urim and Thummim: "the means of making decisions for the Israelites") over a blue robe decorated with pomegranates and gold bells, along with a linen sash, linen undergarments, and a linen turban from which hung a gold seal bearing the words "Holy to the Lord"

Moses then consecrated Aaron and his sons in a ceremony with various sacrifices and symbolism

responsible for burning incense every morning and twilight

he and his sons were requird to wash their hands and feet with water from a bronze basin before entering the Tent of Meeting

created the golden calf

Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders "saw God and they ate and drank" but they did not die for it

lost his sons Nadab and Abihu when the Lord consumed them with fire from heaven for their offering of unauthorized fire before the Lord

Moses prohibited Aaron and his remaining sons Eleazar and Ithamar from mourning the loss of Nadab and Abihu; though their relatives were allowed to mourn

Moses instructed him not to go into the Most Holy Place at his whim, but only after making the sacrifices on the Day of Atonement

helped Moses take a census of the people

only he and his descendants were permitted to serve as priests and approach the sanctuary--all others were to be put to death

he and his sons were to instruct the Kohathites in how to break down the tabernacle for transit

he and his sons were to cover the articles of the tabernacle before it was to be moved

when Moses married a Cushite wife, Aaron and Miriam

Aaron and Miriam began to grumble because Moses had married a Cushite wife, and because they saw the Lord speaking only through Moses

the Lord summoned Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to the Tent of Meeting, chastizing Aaron and Miriam for speaking against Moses

when Korah, Dathan and Abiram and their 250 followers rebelled and the Lord killed them all, the Lord sent a plague against the people who then grumbled against Moses and Aaron

Moses instructed Aaron to offer incense to the Lord, stopping the plague but only after 14,700 people had died

Moses gathered the tweleve staves of the leaders of each tribe, and Aaron's not only budded but produced almonds as a sign that the Lord had chosen the tribe of Levi to serve him

the Lord spoke to Aaron, listing the responsibilities of his descendants in their duty as priests

because Moses and Aaron failed to trust the Lord for water at Meribah, the Lord to revoked their ability to lead the people into the promised land

the Lord called Aaron and Eleazar up on Mount Hor where Moses transferred the high priesthood from Aaron to Eleazar

died at Mt. Hor in Moserah at the age of 123

Abaddon:

destroyer (Heb)

Abaddon

Facts:

king over a plague of locusts

an angel

Abagtha

(Heb)

Abagtha

Facts:

a eunuch

served king Xerxes

Abda:

servant of Yahweh (Heb)

Abda

Father: Shammua

Children: Adoniram

Facts:

a Levite

Abdeel:

servant of God (Heb)

Abdeel

Children: Shelemiah

Abdi:

servant of Yahweh; my servant (Heb)

Abdi

Father: Malluch

Children: Kish and Kishi

Facts:

a descendant of Elam, among those guilty of marrying foreign women in the time of Ezra

Kish and Kishi are likely the same child

Abdiel:

servant of God (Heb)

Abdiel

Father: Guni

Children: Ahi

Abdon:

servant (Heb)

Abdon

Father: Hillel

Children: had forty sons

Facts:

came from Pirathon

led Israel for eight years

buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites

Abdon

Father: Shashak

Siblings: Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, Zicri, Hanan, Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, Iphdeiah and Penuel

Abdon

Father: Jeiel

Mother: Maacah

Siblings: Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner (some translations do not have), Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zeker, Zechariah and Mikloth

Facts:

first born son

a Benjamite

"lived near their relatives in Jerusalem"

Abdon

Father: Micah or Micaiah

Facts:

servent to king Josiah

likely the same person as Acbor

Abednego:

servent of Nego (unsure)

Abednego

Facts:

a child of Israelite nobility

formerly named Azariah but renamed by Ashpenaz

along with Daniel, Shadrach, and Meshach were "young men without physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in [Nebuchadnezzar's] palace"

trained in the language and literature of the Babylonians

when king Nebuchadnezzar told Daniel his dream, Daniel came to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego seeking that they "plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon"

appointed (along with Shadrach and Meshach) by Daniel as administrator over the province of Babylon

thrown (along with Shadrach and Meshach) into a blazing furnace due to their refusal to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar's idol, surviving by God's hand

Abel:

morning mist (Heb)

Abel

Father: Adam

Mother: Eve

Siblings: Cain, Seth and others (Gen 5:4)

Facts:

kept flocks

his sacrifice was acceptible before the Lord

brother Cain's jealousy killed Abel

listed in Hebrews' Hall of Faith as one found righteous by faith

Abi (KJV)

Abi-Albon:

son of Albon (Heb)

Abi-Albon

Facts:

one of David's chief men

an Arbathite

Abia (KJV)

Abiah (KJV)

Abiasaph:

[my] father has gathered (Heb)

Abiasaph

Father: Korah

Siblings: Assir, Elkanah and Ebiasaph

Facts:

likely the same person as Ebiasaph

Abiathar:

[my] father gives abundance; the father is preeminent (Heb)

Abiathar

Father: Ahimelech

Children: Jonathan and Ahimelech

Facts:

a Levite

may have been a descendant of Eli

fled to tell David that Saul had killed the priests who had sided with David

brought the ephod when he fled to Keilah

became one of David's priests

along with Zadok, took the ark back to Jerusalem

stayed in Jerusalem with his son (and Zadok and his son), while David fled Absalom's coup attempt, and acted as point contacts for David's spy/friend Hushai

passed messages from David to the elders of Judah

joined Adonijah in his effort to claim the throne in David's old age

invited to Adonijah's celebration/coronation feast

permitted to live because of he carried the ark, when Adonijah and his conspirator Joab were sentenced to death, but was removed from the priesthood by Solomon

Solomon gave his position as priest to Zadok

apparently reinstated as priest

succeded Ahithophel as king David's counselor

he and Jehoiada succeded Ahithophel as David's counsellor

Abida:

[my] father knows (Heb)

Abida

Father: Midian

Siblings: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch and Eldaah

Abidah (KJV)

Abidan:

[my] father is judge (Heb)

Abidan

Father: Gideoni

Facts:

from the tribe of Benjamin

helped Moses and Aaron take a census

assisted in a census, in charge of the tribe of Benjamin (35,400 men)

in charge of the offering for the tribe of Benjamin

Abiel:

[my] father is God [El] (Heb)

Abiel

Father: Zeror

Children: Kish and Ner

Facts:

grandfather of king Saul (through Kish)

a Benjamite and Arbathite

likely the same person as Jeiel

one of David's thirty mighty men

Abiezer:

[my] father is help (Heb)

Abiezer

Father: Hezron

Mother: Hammoleketh

Siblings: Jerahmeel, Ram, Caleb, Segub, Ishhod and Mahlah

Facts:

from Anathoth

one of David's thirty mighty men

a Benjamite, served over 24,000 men for a duty-month (ninth month)

Abigail:

[my] father rejoices; father [source] of joy (Heb)

Abigail

Spouse: Nabal and David

Children: Daniel and Kileab

Facts:

intelligent and beautiful woman

provided David's army with food and drink, saving her husband Nabal and the other males in the household from David's wrath

after the Lord struck down her husband, she became David's wife

lived in Carmel

Abigail

Father: Jesse or Nahash

Spouse: Jether

Siblings: Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, David, Zeruiah and Elihu

Children: Amasa

Facts:

also translated as Abigal

her mother (also the mother of Zeruiah) may have been married to Nahash first and then remarried to Jesse while another interpretation has it that Nahash was a woman and married to Jesse, though all the other references to Nahash the Ammonite are male

Abihail:

[my] father has strength/wealth; father [source] of strength/wealth (Heb)

Abihail

Children: Zuriel

Abihail

Spouse: Abishur

Children: Ahban and Molid

Abihail

Father: Huri

Children: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber

Abihail

Father: Eliab

Spouse: Jerimoth

Children: Mahalath

Abihail

Children: Esther

Facts:

Mordecai was his nephew

Abihu:

he is [my] father (Heb)

Abihu

Father: Aaron

Mother: Elisheba

Siblings: Nadab, Eleazar and Ithamar

Facts:

priest and Levite

Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders "saw God and they ate and drank" but they did not die for it

he and Nadab offered unauthorized fire before the Lord and died for it in the desert of Sinai

had no sons

Abihud:

[my] father has majesty (Heb)

Abihud

Father: Bela

Siblings: Ard, Naaman, Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, Iri, Ahoah, Addar, Gera, Abishua, Gera, Shephuphan and Huram

Abijah:

[my] father is Yahweh (Heb)

Abijah

Father: Samuel

Siblings: Joel

Facts:

served at Beersheba

did not follow in Samuel's footsteps

"turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice"

the ill behavior of him and of his brother led Israel to ask Samuel to appoint a king

Abijah

Father: Rehoboam

Mother: Maacah

Spouse: had 14 wives

Siblings: Jeush, Shemariah, Zaham, Attai, Ziza, Shelomith and one of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters in total born to Rehoboam

Children: Asa, twenty-one other sons and sixteen daughters

Facts:

according to other sources, he reigned from 931-911 BC

succeded Rehoboam as king of Judah, and reigned three years

sinful but God blessed with victory in battle against Jeroboam anyway, despite the ambush Jeroboam had laid

buried in the City of David

in the geneology of Joseph

Abijah

Father: Zechariah

Spouse: Ahaz

Children: Hezekiah

Abijah

Father: Saul

Mother: Ahinoam?

Spouse: Hezron

Siblings: Abinadab, Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Ish-Bosheth, Ishvi, Merab and Michal

Children: Ashhur, Ram, Caleb and Jerahmeel

Facts:

it's most likely that Ram and Caleb were her children, though they may have been by a concubine of Hezron's

Abijah

Father: Beker

Siblings: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Anathoth and Alemeth

Abijah

Facts:

a priest, eighth in order (as drawn by lot) in the time of king David

Abijah

Father: Jeroboam

Siblings: Nadab

Facts:

fell ill as a child, and his father sent his mother to visit Ahijah the prophet to find out what would happen

Ahijah condemned Jeroboam and all his descendants

Ahijah also proclaimed that when his mother returned home, and set her foot in the city, Abijah would die, but would be the only one to be buried of Jeroboam's descendants because he was "the only one in the house of Jeroboam in whom the Lord the God of Israel, has found anything good"

Abijam (KJV)

Abimael:

[my] father is God [El] (Heb)

Abimael

Father: Joktan

Siblings: Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah and Jobab

Abimelech:

[my] father is king; [my] father is Molech (Heb)

Abimelech

Facts:

king of the Philistines in Gerar

he and his commander Phicol made Abraham agree to a treaty between them, that he would treat the Philistines with the same kindness they had shown him

took Sarah (Abraham's wife) as his own because he understood her to be Abraham's sister

returned Sarah to Abraham after God revealed the truth about the situation

he (nor his wife, nor slave girls) could have children until Sarah returned with Abraham

made a treaty with Abraham, and later with Isaac, at the well at Beersheba

protected Isaac (after questioning his claim that Rebekah was Isaac's sister) with a decree

requested that Isaac move away because Isaac had grown too powerful

he and the commander of his forces, Phicol, came from Gerar to Beersheba to meet with Isaac and seek the same treaty they had formed with Abraham

"Isaac prepared a feast for them and they ate and drank", swearing an oath of treaty the next morning

Abimelech

Father: Gideon or Jerub-Baal

Mother: a slave girl

Siblings: Jether, seventy brothers and Jotham

Facts:

his father was Gideon (also called Jerub-Baal) and his mother was a concubine of Gideon's

lived in Shechem (a city of refuge)

murdered seventy of his brothers but failed to kill Jotham

crowned king in Shechem

governed Israel for three years before God sent an evil spirit, setting the people of Shechem led by Gaal against Abimelech

drove out an uprising, ambushed dissidents in their fields, and set fire to a tower stronghold where they had fled

a woman dropped a millstone from a tower he was sieging, cracking his skull and leading him to request that his servant kill him "so they can't say 'A woman killed him'"

was still remembered (in 2 Sam 11:21) as the one wounded by the woman on the wall with a millstone

died in Thebez

Abinadab:

[my] father is generous; [my] father is Nadab (Heb)

Abinadab

Father: Jesse or Nahash

Siblings: Eliab, Shammah, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, Zeruiah, David, Abigail and Elihu

Children: Eleazar, Uzzah and Ahio

Facts:

served in Saul's army

rebuked David for coming to the battlefield where David later defeated Goliath

owned a house on the hill in Baalah of Judah (Kiriath Jearim) and consecrated his son to protect the ark when the Philistines returned it because of the trouble it gave them

Abinadab

Father: Saul

Mother: Ahinoam?

Siblings: Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Ish-Bosheth, Ishvi, Merab, Abijah and Michal

Facts:

the Philistines killed Jonathan and his brothers Abinadab and Malki-Shua on Mount Gilboa, and hung them in the public square at Beth Shan

Abinoam:

[my] father is graciousness (Heb)

Abinoam

Children: Barak

Facts:

lived in Kedish in Naphtali during the time of Deborah

Abiram:

[my] father is exalted (Heb)

Abiram

Father: Elizab

Siblings: Nemuel and Dathan

Facts:

summoned by Moses for rebellion

a Reubenite

came with 250 others to oppose Moses and Aaron

Moses singled him out (along with Dathan and Korah) as wicked, and the earth swallowed them up along with their families

Abiram

Father: Hiel

Siblings: Segub

Facts:

died because his father Hiel rebuilt Jericho, a task which had been cursed

Abishag:

[my] father strays (Heb)

Abishag

Facts:

very beautiful

was sought to take care of old king David and keep him warm in bed (but was not intimate with him) though David's wives (at least Bathsheba) still lived

a Shunammite

when David's kingdom passed to Solomon instead of Adonijah (the eldest son), Adonijah only requested Abishag as his wife which enraged king Solomon to the point of ordering Adonijah killed

Abishai:

[my] father is Jesse; father exists (Heb)

Abishai

Mother: Zeruiah

Siblings: Joab and Asahel

Facts:

a nephew of king David

volunteered to go with David down to Saul's camp

suggested killing Saul, but David refused to kill God's annointed

he and Joab chased after Abner for killing Asahel

cursed by David because Joab killed Abner

later commanded David's army (while Joab commanded the elite forces) into battle against the Ammonites and their hired Aramean soldiers

offered to behead Shimei who insulted and threw rocks at king David, but again David declined

Joab, Abishai, and Ittai each commanded one third of David's troops against Absalom's army, but the all troops were commanded to treat Absalom well

Shimei comes groveling to David and Abishai again suggests death for him, only to be denied again by David

commanded David's troops against Sheba son of Bicri

killed Ishbi-Benob preventing him from killing king David

honored above "the Three" mighty men of David as their chief

killed three hundred men

struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt

Abishalom:

[my] father is peace (Heb)

Abishalom

Children: Maacah

Facts:

also called Absalom

Abishua:

[my] father is salvation (Heb)

Abishua

Father: Phinehas

Children: Bukki

Facts:

a Levite in Aaron's lineage

Abishua

Father: Bela

Siblings: Ard, Naaman, Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, Iri, Ahoah, Addar, Gera, Abihud, Gera, Shephuphan and Huram

Abishur:

[my] father is a wall (Heb)

Abishur

Father: Shammai

Spouse: Abihail

Siblings: Nadab

Children: Ahban and Molid

Abital:

[my] father is [the] night dew (Heb)

Abital

Spouse: David

Children: Shephatiah

Abitub:

[my] father is good (Heb)

Abitub

Father: Shaharaim

Mother: Hushim

Siblings: Elpaal, Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sakia and Mirmah

Facts:

a Benjamite

father divorced his mother

Abiud:

[my] father has majesty (Grk)

Abiud

Father: Zerubbabel

Children: Eliakim

Facts:

in the geneology of Joseph

may be the same person as Rhesa

Abner:

[my] father is Ner [a lamp] (Heb)

Abner

Father: Ner

Siblings: Kish?

Children: Jaasiel

Facts:

king Saul's cousin, and commander of his army

introduced David to king Saul

failed to protect Saul from David stealing Saul's spear and water jug

made Ish-Bosheth (Saul's son) king of Isreal after Saul's death

set up a sport of 12 men fighting with 12 of Joab's (David's nephew and commander) resulting in all 24 dying

pursued by Joab and Abishai, but sought a halt to the fighting

Ish-Bosheth accused him of sleeping with Rizpah (Saul's concubine), to which he responded in fury and threatened to hand over Israel to David

as a condition of defecting to David, he had to bring Michal (daughter of Saul, already married to Paltiel) to David who had already paid the bride-price

made arrangements with the elders of Israel to make David king

feasted with David to celebrate, left, but was captured by Joab (unknown to David) and stabbed to death to avenge the death of Joab's brother Asahel

his death, after killed by Joab, was publicly mourned by David

Abraham:

father of many (Heb)

Abraham

Father: Terah

Spouse: Sarah, Hagar (wife's servant) and Keturah

Siblings: Nahor, Haran and Sarah

Children: Ishmael, Isaac, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah

Facts:

God called him (a the age of 75) to pick up everything and move to Canaan

brought trouble on the house of Pharaoh for saying that his wife was his sister (though she was his half-sister, both born of Ner), leading Pharaoh to marry her; sent them all away

split the land at Bethel with Lot

defeated Kedorlaomer along with his allies, and rescued Lot by leading his force of 318 men to attack, leading to an alliance between Abram and five other kings of the area

agreed to his wife's suggestion to sleep with her maidservant Hagar, who bore Ishmael (Abraham was 86 at this time)

at 99 years of age, God changes his name from Abram to Abraham, pronouncing a blessing and a covenant of circumcision

circumcised along with all the males in his family and male servants

changes his wife's name from Sarai to Sarah

pleads with God to save Sodom because Lot lives there, managing only to save Lot and his family

again causes trouble with king Abimelech for saying that Sarah was his sister, bringing the king to take her, leading to God almost smiting the king

the incident with the king prompted him to give Abraham sheep, cattle, slaves, and his choice of land to live where he pleased

Sarai/Sarah was both his wife and his half-sister (same father)

was 100 when Isaac was born

made a treaty with king Abimelech

God tested him by demanding a sacrifice of Isaac, providing a substitutionary ram at the last moment as the knife was raised, bringing even greater blessing on Abraham for his faith

when Sarah died, he requested to purchase a tomb, but due to his status among the Hittites, was pressured to take it for free (ended up paying 400 shekels of silver when he learned it was the market value)

sent his chief servant to find a wife for Isaac among his own people rather than the Canaanites

died at the age of 175

buried with Sarah and his sons in the cave of Pachpelah near Mamre in the field he bought from the Hittites

known as the father of Israel and often used as a standard of time ("in the days of Abraham"), identifying which god ("the God of Abraham"), the land ("the land promised to Abraham"), or of righteousness/faith

in the lineage of Joseph

Abram:

exalted father (Heb)

Abram

Facts:

renamed Abraham--see for more details

Absalom:

father is peace (Heb)

Absalom

Father: David

Mother: Maacah

Siblings: Adonijah, Amnon, Kileab, Shephatiah, Ithream, Tamar, Solomon, Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, Jerimoth and others by David's concubines

Children: Tamar, Maacah and three sons

Facts:

born in Hebron

also called Abishalom

hated his half-brother Amnon for raping his full-sister Tamar, so he had a party, invited Amnon, and paid his men to kill Amnon after he got drunk

word came back to David, and Absalom fled to his maternal grandfather Talmai, son of Ammihud the king of Geshur staying there for three years

exceptionally handsome "without blemish"

summoned Joab twice, with no answer, so he set Joab's fields on fire which did the trick, opening the door for Absalom to reconcile with David

a smooth talker who intercepted people seeking justice from the king, winning their hearts

used this to plot a coup, announcing himself as king

advised (poorly) by Ahithophel to lay with all David's concubines (which he heeded) and then pursue David with a twelve thousand men preemptive strike (which he opted not to do)

while riding out to meet David's men, got his thick hair caught in tree-branches while his donkey walked out from under him

killed by Joab and his men who tossed his body into a pit in the forest and covered with rocks

had raised a pillar as a monument to himself

his death was mourned by David, though the throne reverted to David

Acbor:

mouse; jerboa (Heb)

Acbor

Children: Baal-Hanan

Acbor

Father: Micah or Micaiah

Facts:

served king Josiah as a messenger to the prophetess who declared God's forgiveness due to Israel's humbled response upon re-finding the Law

likely the same person as Abdon

Acbor

Children: Elnathan

Achaicus:

belonging to Achaia (Grk)

Achaicus

Facts:

possibly from the house of Stephanas

along with Stephanas and Fortunatus, supplied things to Paul that the church in Corinth lacked

praised by Paul for this, and for a refreshing spirit, deserving of recognition

Achan:

troubler (Heb)

Achan

Father: Carmi

Facts:

from the tribe of Judah, the clan of Zerahites, the family of Zimri

also known as Achar

acted unfaithfully and took things designated as an offering during the siege of Jericho

was singled out for his actions, confessed to them that he had taken "a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels" which he had buried under his tent

was stoned by the nation and buried under a heap of stones

Achar:

trouble

Achaz (KJV)

Achbor (KJV)

Achish:

the king gives (Heb)

Achish

Father: Maoch or Maacah

Facts:

king of Gath

David fled to him, but became so frightened that he pretended to be mad so Achish would think him harmless

later David returns, requests a portion of land (under the guise of not wanting to impose on Achish's hospitality) and used it as a base for raids into neighboring villages, reporting back to Achish and gaining his trust

informs David that David's men will serve in Achish's army, to which David consents

promotes David to be his bodyguard for life

marched into battle with David against Saul, but then sent David on his way when questioned by his officers about the prudence of this action, despite his confidence in David

diplomaticly turned away David's desire to march into battle with him

Shimei (sentenced to death if he left Jerusalem) chased after two slaves who fled to Achish, and was killed for it

Achsa (KJV)

Achsah (KJV)

Acsah:

decorative anklet (Heb)

Acsah

Father: Caleb

Spouse: Othniel

Siblings: Iru, Elah and Naam

Children: Hathath? and Meonothai?

Facts:

given in marriage by her father to her cousin Othniel as a reward for capturing the town of Kiriath Sepher

requested and received fresh-water springs with her land-grant in Negev

Hathath and Meonothai are listed as children of Othniel, and no other spouse is listed for him, so they are likely her children

Acsah

Father: Caleb

Mother: Maacah

Siblings: Mesha, Mareshah, Jesher, Shobab, Ardon, Hur, Haran, Moza, Gazez, Sheber, Tirhanah, Shaaph and Sheva

Adah:

adornment (Heb)

Adah

Spouse: Lamech

Children: Jabal and Jubal

Adah

Father: Elon the Hittite

Spouse: Esau

Children: Eliphaz

Facts:

a Canaanite

Adaiah

(Heb)

Adaiah

Children: Jedidah

Facts:

from Bozkath

Adaiah

Father: Ethan

Children: Zerah

Facts:

a Levite

Adaiah

Father: Shimei

Siblings: Jakim, Zicri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Beraiah and Shimrath

Facts:

a Benjamite in Saul's lineage

Adaiah

Father: Jeroham

Facts:

lived in Jerusalem during the time of Ezra's rebuilding

a priest

Adaiah

Children: Maaseiah

Adaiah

Facts:

a descendant of Bani, among those guilty of marrying foreign women in the time of Ezra

Adaiah

Facts:

a descendant of Binnui, among those guilty of marrying foreign women in the time of Ezra

Adaiah

Father: Joiarib

Children: Hazaiah

Facts:

a descendant of Judah

Adalia:

honorable (Heb)

Adalia

Father: Haman

Mother: Zeresh?

Siblings: Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, Poratha, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha

Facts:

among those captured during the Jewish defense in the time of Esther and hanged

Adam:

man; [red] earth; [ruddy] skin color (Heb)

Adam

Spouse: Eve

Children: Cain, Abel, Seth and other sons and daughters (Gen 5:4)

Facts:

first human

put in the garden of Eden to work it and care for it

named all the animals

created naked and without shame

ate the fruit provided by his wife, cursing mankind

Seth was born when Adam was 130 years old

lived 930 years

sin is traced back to him

Adbeel:

[the] grief of God [El] (Heb)

Adbeel

Father: Ishmael

Mother: an Egyptian woman

Siblings: Nebaioth, Kedar, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah, Mahalath and Basemath

Addar:

glorious (Heb)

Addar

Father: Bela

Siblings: Ard, Naaman, Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, Iri, Ahoah, Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Gera, Shephuphan and Huram

Addi:

my witness; adorned (Grk)

Addi

Father: Cosam

Children: Melki

Facts:

in the lineage of Joseph

Ader (KJV)

Adiel:

adornment of God [El] (Heb)

Adiel

Facts:

leader of his clan

descendant of Simeon

Adiel

Father: Jahzerah

Children: Maasai

Facts:

a priest

Adiel

Children: Azmaveth

Adin:

voluptusous; luxurious (Heb)

Adin

Facts:

a landmark in geneologies

Adin

Facts:

a descendant of Parosh in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah

his descendants numbered 454 when the exiles returned to Jerusalem in the time of Ezra

Adina:

adorned (Heb)

Adina

Father: Shizza

Facts:

one of David's thirty mighty men

chief of the Reubenites

had an additional thirty men with him

Adino:

adorned; ornament (Heb)

Adino

Facts:

an Eznite

possibly one of David's mighty men

killed eight hundred men in one encounter

he is only in some manuscripts, where in others, this is attributed to Josheb-Basshebeth

Adlai:

be just (Heb)

Adlai

Children: Shaphat

Admatha:

unrestrained; God given (Heb)

Admatha

Facts:

among the wise men king Xerxes consulted

"understood the times"

among those "closest to the king"

one of seven nobles from Persia and Media

"had special access to the king and were highest in the kingdom"

king Xerxes asked the seven nobles what should be done with Queen Vashti for her disrespect and disobedience

likely among the advisors who later suggested that king Xerxes hold a search "for beautiful young virgins for the king"

Adna:

delight (Heb)

Adna

Facts:

a descendant of Pahath-Moab, among those guilty of marrying foreign women in the time of Ezra

Adna

Facts:

head of the priestly family of Harim in the time of Joiakim and Nehemiah

Adnah:

delight (Heb)

Adnah

Facts:

defected to David at Ziklag during his joint attack with the Philistines against Saul

of Manasseh

leader of a unit of one thousand men

Adnah

Facts:

commander of 300,000 troops

from the tribe of Judah

lived during the time of king Jehoshaphat

Adoni-Bezek:

lord of Bezek (Heb)

Adoni-Bezek

Facts:

captured by Judah when they attacked Bezek, and had his thumbs and big toes cut off

subjugated seventy kings by cutting of their thumbs and big toes, having them live off of scraps from his table

brought to Jerusalem and died there

Adoni-Zedek:

lord of Zedek; my lord is righteousness (Heb)

Adoni-Zedek

Facts:

king of Jerusalem

heard of Joshua's capture of Ai and treaty with Gibeon and called on four other kings (Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon) to ally with him

the five kings attacked Gibeon

Joshua's forces came to aid Gibeon and made a surprise attack after an all-night march

the Lord threw their forces into confusion, and pelted them with large hailstones as they retreated, and suspended the sun half a day

the Lord stopped the sun for about a day so Joshua could take vengence on the attacking tribes

he and the other four kings hid in a cave, having lost almost all of their troops

Joshua summoned him, along with the other four kings

Joshua humiliated the kings by having his troops place their feet on the kings' necks

all five kings were killed and hung until dusk, taken down and thrown back into the cave and sealed in

Adonijah:

[my] lord is Yahweh (Heb)

Adonijah

Father: David

Mother: Haggith

Siblings: Amnon, Kileab, Absalom, Shephatiah, Ithream, Tamar, Solomon, Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, Jerimoth and others by David's concubines

Facts:

an undisciplined child

very handsome

plotted to steal the throne and become king as David grew old

was wrapping up his own coronation feast when he heard the news that Solomon had been crowned king by David and annointed by Zadok the priest

fled to "cling to the horns of the altar" seeking protection from Solomon who granted it if he was a worthy man

requested through Bathsheba that Abishag be his wife

that request sentenced him (and Joab, one of his accomplices) to death

Adonijah

Facts:

a Levite teacher of the Book of Law sent into the towns of Judah by king Jehoshaphat during his reign to teach

a leader of the people in the time of Nehemiah

Adonikam:

[my] lord arises (Heb)

Adonikam

Facts:

a descendant of Parosh in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah

his descendants numbered 666 when the exiles returned to Jerusalem in the time of Ezra

Adoniram:

[my] lord is exhalted (Heb)

Adoniram

Father: Abda

Facts:

may also have been called Hadoram

a Levite

served king David, king Solomon, and king Rehoboam

in charge of forced labor for all three kings

sent out by king Rehoboam to the rebellious Israelites, only to be stoned

Adrammelech:

nobility of Molech [king] (Heb)

Adrammelech

Facts:

god of Sepharvaim, to whom children were incinerated as sacrifices

Adrammelech

Father: Sennacherib

Siblings: Sharezer and Esarhaddon

Facts:

he and Sharezer killed their father Sennacherib in the temple of Nisroch and fled to Ararat leaving Esarhaddon to assume the throne

Adriel:

[my] help is God [El] (Heb)

Adriel

Father: Barzillai

Spouse: Merab

Children: five children

Facts:

from Meholah (a Meholathite)

David did not want to marry Merab (Saul's daughter), so she married Adriel

Aeneas:

praise (Grk)

Aeneas

Facts:

a paralytic of eight years, healed by Peter in Lydda

all those living in Lydda and Sharon saw the miracle of his healing and turned to the Lord

Agabus:

locust (Grk)

Agabus

Facts:

a prophet from Jerusalem that came to Antioch who predicted a severe famine affecting all of the Roman world

came down from Judea to Caesarea, took Paul's belt, bound his hands and feet, and prophesied that Paul would be similarly bound by the Jews in Jerusalem to be handed over to the Gentiles

Agag:

violent (Heb)

Agag

Facts:

a great king of the Amalekites

captured by Saul along with the best herds, while everything else was destroyed

killed many in his life

killed by Samuel at Gilgal

Agar (KJV)

Agee:

fugitive (Heb)

Agee

Children: Shammah

Facts:

a Hararite

Agrippa:

wild horse (Grk)

Agrippa

Father: Agrippa (according to other sources)

Siblings: Bernice (according to other sources)

Facts:

according to other sources, he is Herod Agrippa II, son of Herod Agrippa I

along with Bernice, came to Caesarea to pay respects to Festus

Festus sought his counsel in the trial of Paul

granted audience to Paul in his defense against the Jewish onslaught

proselytized by Paul

failed to find Paul guilty of any crime

Agrippa

Children: Agrippa (according to other sources) and Bernice (according to other sources)

Facts:

according to other sources, he is the father of Herod Agrippa II

Agur:

gatherer; wage earner (Heb)

Agur

Father: Jakeh

Facts:

an oracle

authored the "counting" proverbs

spoke them to Ithiel and Ucal

Ahab:

brother of father (Heb)

Ahab

Father: Omri

Spouse: Jezebel

Children: Ahaziah, Joram, Athaliah and said to have seventy sons

Facts:

according to other sources, he reigned from 874-853 BC

became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa's reign over Judah

reigned twenty-two years

did more evil than all the kings before him

served Baal and built an Asherah pole

informed by Elijah of a drought as God's punishment

had placed Obadiah (followed the Lord) in charge of the palace

scoured neighboring kingdoms in the hunt to kill Elijah

met with Elijah on Mount Carmel

turned to God after Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to bring down fire and light their altar (they failed, and God succeded)

told Jezebel about it and she sought to kill Elijah

offered to surrender Israel's treasure to Ben-Hadad, king of Aram

Ben-Hadad increases his demands, causing Ahab to throw down the gauntlet and defeat the attacking forces twice (once in the hills, once on the plains)

granted mercy to Ben-Hadad

informed by an unnamed prophet that God had determined for Ben-Hadad to die, but since Ahab saved him, Ahab would die in his place

desired Naboth's field neighboring the palace grounds, but Naboth wouldn't sell or trade family land, so Jezebel schemed to get Naboth killed with false witnesses, thus opening up the land for transfer

confronted by Elijah for this murder, threatened with death, but he repented, gaining God's grace

continually referred to as one of Israel's most vile kings

reluctantly sought the advice of Micaiah (a minor prophet of the Lord) in addition to his many pagan prophets--they had all predicted success in a military conquest, but Micaiah predicted doom and failure in addition to Ahab's death

disguised himself as he went into battle and was struck by a random arrow that managed to pierce an unprotected portion of his armor, and died at sunset

his chariot was washed in a Samarian pool where prostitutes bathed, and dogs lapped up his blood, in accordance with prophecy

became a curse on his lineage

because of Ahab and Zedekiah Judah slipped deeper into sin, and their names became a curse

Ahab

Father: Kolaiah

Facts:

a false prophet in the time of Jeremiah, telling lies in the name of the Lord

he and Zedekiah were handed over to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon

Nebuchadnezzar had them burned in a fire

they committed adultery with their neighbors' wives

Aharah:

brother of Rah (Heb)

Aharah

Father: Benjamin

Siblings: Bela, Beker, Jediael, Ashbel, Nohah, Rapha, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim and Huppim

Aharhel:

brother of Rachel (Heb)

Aharhel

Father: Harum

Facts:

from the tribe of Judah

Ahasai (KJV)

Ahasbai:

I seek refuge in Yahweh (Heb)

Ahasbai

Children: Eliphelet

Facts:

a Maacathite

Ahasuerus (KJV)

Ahaz:

he has grasped (Heb)

Ahaz

Father: Jotham

Spouse: Abijah

Children: Hezekiah, Maaseiah and other children

Facts:

according to other sources, he reigned from 735-716 BC

became king of Judah at the age of twenty (in the seventeenth year of Pekah's reign in Israel), and reigned for sixteen years

sacrificed his children in the worship of false gods

paid the king of Assyria to capture back Damascus (paid with gold and silver from the temple)

then had trouble from Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria

went to Damascus to meet with Tiglath-Pileser where he had Uriah sketch the altar for reconstruction before Ahaz returned

adopted an Assyrian god, building an altar which took over most of the temple's role in life

worshiped Baal

Isaiah was a prophet during his reign

Hosea was a prophet during his reign

Micah was a prophet during his reign

the Lord offered him a sign (during the time of Isaiah that Isaiah's prophecies would come to pass, but Ahaz refused to put the Lord to the test

his son Maaseiah was killed by Zicri

in the geneology of Joseph

Ahaz

Father: Micah

Siblings: Pithon, Melech and Tahrea/Tarea

Children: Jehoaddah and Jadah

Facts:

a Benjamite

Jadah and Jehoaddah were likely two names for the same child

Ahaziah:

Yahweh has upheld (Heb)

Ahaziah

Father: Ahab

Mother: Jezebel

Siblings: Joram, Athaliah and said to have seventy brothers

Facts:

according to other sources, he reigned from 853-852 BC

reigned for two years over Israel

also failed to follow God, following Baal instead

fell through a lattice in Samaria and injured himself

sought counsel from Baal-Zebub to see if he would recover

Elijah intercepted his messenger and foretold that Ahaziah would surely die

tried three times to send troops to make demands of Elijah, only to have the first two consumed by fire from heaven; the third lived, begging for their lives

joined with Jehoshaphat to build a fleet of trading ships, but God destroyed them all before they set sail

Ahaziah

Father: Jehoram

Mother: Athaliah

Spouse: Zibiah

Siblings: Uzziah? and Jehosheba

Children: Joash

Facts:

became king of Judah at the age of twenty-two in the twelfth year of Joram's reign in Israel, reigning for only one year

also failed to follow God

went with Joram to war against Hazael, king of Aram

chased by Jehu, being wounded, but escaped to Megiddo and died there (according to 2 kings 9:37) or was captured, brought to Jehu, and killed (2 Chron 22:9)

he was the only one to remain after the Philistines and Arabs raided his father's palace

Ahban:

brother of intelligent one (Heb)

Ahban

Father: Abishur

Mother: Abihail

Siblings: Molid

Aher:

another; substitute (Heb)

Aher

Facts:

the Hushites descended from him

Ahi:

my brother; Yahweh is [my] brother (Heb)

Ahi

Father: Abdiel

Facts:

from the tribe of Gad

Ahi

Father: Shomer

Siblings: Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram

Ahiah:

[my] brother is Yahweh (Heb)

Ahiah

Facts:

a leader of the Israelites

he (along with others) affixed his seal to a document of the people's confession in the time of Nehemiah

lived during the time of Nehemiah and Ezra

Ahiam:

brother of mother (Heb)

Ahiam

Father: Sacar or Sharar

Facts:

one of David's thirty mighty men

Ahian:

little brother (Heb)

Ahian

Father: Shemida

Siblings: Shechem, Likhi and Aniam

Facts:

from the tribe of Manasseh

Ahiezer:

[my] brother is a help (Heb)

Ahiezer

Father: Ammishaddai

Facts:

a Gibeathite

head of the tribe of Dan in the time of Moses

assisted in a census, in charge of the tribe of Dan (62,700 men)

in charge of the offering for the tribe of Dan

lead the tribe of Dan as the rear-guard for the Israelites as they left Sinai

Ahiezer

Father: Shemaah

Siblings: Joash

Facts:

the chief among those who came to aid David while he was banished by Saul

able to use a bow or sling either right or left-handed

a kinsman of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin

was the leader of other supporters like him

Ahihud:

[my] brother has majesty (Heb)

Ahihud

Father: Shelomi

Facts:

among the twelve leaders that Moses appointed to help assign the land to the people

leader of the tribe of Asher

Ahihud

Father: Gera

Siblings: Uzza

Ahijah:

[my] brother is Yahweh (Heb)

Ahijah

Father: Ahitub

Facts:

wore an ephod

requested by king Saul to bring the ark, which at the time was with the Israelites

Ahijah

Father: Shisha

Siblings: Elihhoreph

Facts:

one of king Solomon's secretaries

Ahijah

Facts:

a prophet of Shiloh

tore his new cloak into twelve pieces, and gave ten of them to Jeroboam, prophesying that God would split Solomon's kingdom because of their idolatry after reign passed from Solomon, leaving only a remnant within David's lineage, giving the other ten tribes to Jeroboam

told Jeroboam that the cause for the split of Israel was their infidelity with other gods, promsing that if Jeroboam followed the Lord's ways, the Lord would be with him and "build [him] a dynasty as enduring as [David's]"

grew blind in his old age

the wife of Jeroboam disguised herself and sought Ahijah's counsel regarding their ill son, bringing a gift of bread, cakes, and honey

answered her that, because of sin and following false gods, Jeroboam's house would be snuffed out

Ahijah

Children: Baasha

Facts:

of the house of Issachar

Ahijah

Father: Jerahmeel

Siblings: Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Onam

Ahijah

Facts:

a descendant of Ehud

head of one of the Benjamite families

deported to Manahath

Ahijah

Facts:

one of David's thirty mighty men

a Pelonite

Ahikam:

[my] brother stands (Heb)

Ahikam

Father: Shaphan

Children: Gedaliah

Facts:

served king Josiah as a messenger to the prophetess who declared God's forgiveness due to Israel's humbled response upon re-finding the Law

supported Jeremiah which saved him

Ahilud:

[my] brother is born (Heb)

Ahilud

Children: Jehoshaphat and Baana

Ahimaaz:

[my] brother is fury (Heb)

Ahimaaz

Father: Zadok

Spouse: Basemath

Children: Ahinoam and Azariah

Facts:

one of Solomon's twelve district governors, over Naphtali

a Levite

stayed in Jerusalem with his father (Zadok) and Jonathan (and his father Abiathar) while David fled Absalom's coup attempt, and acted as point contacts for David's spy/friend Hushai

he and Jonathan were spotted by a young man in En Rogel and reported to Absalom, so they hid in a well and protected by a man in Bahurim and his wife

brought the news of the combat with Absalom's army to king David, but did not know of Absalom's death

could be identified by his gait, but was a fast runner (out-ran a Cushite messenger sent before him)

Ahiman:

[my] brother is a gift (Heb)

Ahiman

Facts:

lived in Hebron and driven out by Caleb

Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai were descendants of Anak

Ahiman

Facts:

a gatekeeper in Jerusalem

Ahimelech:

[my] brother is king (Heb)

Ahimelech

Father: Ahitub

Children: Abiathar

Facts:

a priest in Nob during the time of Saul's pursuit of David

provided David and his men with the consecrated bread and the sword of Goliath to David

questioned by Saul for his actions, and 85 priests were killed including Ahimelech

Ahimelech

Facts:

a Hittite, asked by David to join him to go down to Saul's camp

Ahimelech

Father: Abiathar

Facts:

a priest and one of David's officials

he and Zadok assisted David in separating the priests into various divisions for work assignments

Ahimelech

Facts:

helped David separate the priests "into divisions for their appointed order of ministering"

a descendant of Ithamar

likely the same person as the first or third entry above

Ahimoth:

[my] brother is my support; [my] brother is Mot (Heb)

Ahimoth

Father: Elkanah?

Siblings: Amasai

Children: Elkanah?

Facts:

a descendant of Elkanah

a Levite

Ahinadab:

[my] brother is willing (Heb)

Ahinadab

Father: Iddo

Facts:

one of Solomon's twelve district governors, over Mahanaim

Ahinoam:

[my] brother is pleasant (Heb)

Ahinoam

Father: Ahimaaz

Spouse: Saul

Siblings: Azariah

Children: Jonathan, Ishvi, Malki-Shua, Merab and Michal

Ahinoam

Spouse: David

Children: Amnon

Facts:

from Jezreel

along with David's other wife (Abigail) and the other women followers of David were captured by the Amalekites

later everyone, along with the possessions raided by the Amalekites, were safely reclaimed

Ahio:

[my] brother is Yahweh (Heb)

Ahio

Father: Abinadab

Siblings: Uzzah and Eleazar

Facts:

he and Uzzah guided the cart carrying the ark baco to Jerusalem from their father's house in Baalah of Judah (Kiriath Jearim) when God killed his brother for reaching out to stabilize it

Ahio

Father: Beriah

Siblings: Shashak, Jeremoth, Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, Michael, Ishpah and Joha

Facts:

a Benjamite

Ahio

Father: Jeiel

Mother: Maacah

Siblings: Abdon, Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner (some translations do not have), Nadab, Gedor, Zeker, Zechariah and Mikloth

Facts:

a Benjamite

"lived near their relatives in Jerusalem"

Ahira:

[my] brother is my friend; [my] brother is evil (Heb)

Ahira

Father: Enan

Facts:

from the tribe of Naphtali

helped Moses and Aaron take a census

assisted in a census, in charge of the tribe of Naphtali (53,400 men)

in charge of the offering for the tribe of Naphtali

lead the tribe of Naphtali as the rear-guard for the Israelites as they left Sinai

Ahiram:

[my] brother is exhalted (Heb)

Ahiram

Facts:

a descendant of Benjamin

head of the Ahiramite clan

Ahisamach:

[my] brother is a support (Heb)

Ahisamach

Children: Oholiab

Facts:

from the tribe of Dan

lived in the time of Moses

Ahishahar:

[my] brother was born at early dawn (Heb)

Ahishahar

Father: Bilhan

Siblings: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan and Tarshish

Facts:

from the tribe of Benjamin

Ahishar:

[my] brother is upright; [my] brother has sung (Heb)

Ahishar

Facts:

placed in charge of Solomon's palace

Ahithophel:

[my] brother is in the desert; [my] brother is foolishness (Heb)

Ahithophel

Children: Eliam

Facts:

a Gilonite

David's counselor

summoned by Absalom during Absalom's coup attempt on David's throne

David prayed that Ahithophel would give poor counsel to Absalom

gave the advice to Absalom that he should lie with David's concubines and make himself a stench to his father (which Absalom followed)

also advised that Absalomgather twelve thousand men and set out in immediate pursuit of David (which Absalom declined to follow)

Hushai revealed Ahithophel's advice as misguided and so Absalomchose to take every soldier he could muster on Hushai's advice

on learning that his advice had not been followed, he rode his donkey back to his hometown, put his house in order and hanged himself

succeeded by Jehoiada and Abiathar

Ahitub:

[my] brother is goodness (Heb)

Ahitub

Father: Phinehas

Siblings: Ichabod

Children: Ahimelech and Ahijah

Facts:

a priest

Ahitub

Father: Amariah

Children: Zadok

Facts:

a Levite

Ahitub

Father: Amariah

Children: Zadok

Facts:

a Levite

Ahitub

Children: Meraioth

Ahlai:

alas! I wish that! (Heb)

Ahlai

Father: Sheshan

Facts:

had not brothers, only sisters

may have been the daughter that married Jarha and bore Attai

Ahlai

Children: Zabad

Ahoah:

brotherly (Heb)

Ahoah

Father: Bela

Siblings: Ard, Naaman, Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, Iri, Addar, Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Gera, Shephuphan and Huram

Ahumai:

heated by Jehovah (Heb)

Ahumai

Father: Jahath

Siblings: Lahad

Facts:

from the Zorathite clan, of the tribe of Judah

Ahuzzam:

possessor (Heb)

Ahuzzam

Father: Ashhur

Mother: Naarah

Siblings: Tekoa, Hepher, Temeni, Haahashtari, Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan and Koz

Ahuzzath:

possession (Heb)

Ahuzzath

Facts:

personal advisor to Abimelech

Ahzai:

Yahweh has grasped (Heb)

Ahzai

Father: Meshillemoth

Children: Azarel

Facts:

a priest

Aiah:

black kite (Heb)

Aiah

Father: Zibeon

Siblings: Anah

Facts:

descendant of Esau, living in Seir

Aiah

Children: Rizpah

Ajah (KJV)

Akan

(Heb)

Akan

Father: Ezer

Siblings: Bilhan and Zaavan

Facts:

lived in Edom

also called Jaakan

Akim:

Yahweh is my brother (unsure)

Akim

Father: Zadok

Children: Eliud

Facts:

in the geneology of Joseph

Akkub:

guard (Heb)

Akkub

Father: Elioenai

Siblings: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani

Facts:

a descendant of David

Akkub

Siblings: had brothers

Facts:

a gatekeeper

his descendants returned to Jerusalem in the time of Ezra

Akkub

Facts:

a Levite

instructed the people in the Law when they returned from their exile in the time of Nehemiah

possibly the same person as the next Akkub

Akkub

Facts:

a Levite

a gatekeeper "who guarded the storerooms at the gates" in the time of Nehemiah

possibly the same person as the previous Akkub