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Agis

(Encyclopedia)Agis āˈjĭs [key], name of four Spartan kings. Agis I, fl. late 10th cent. b.c., was the traditional founder of the Agiad dynasty, one of the two ruling dynasties of Sparta, which had a dual kingshi...

Hachaliah

(Encyclopedia)Hachaliah hăkəlīˈə [key], in the Bible, Nehemiah's father. ...

Manoah

(Encyclopedia)Manoah mənōˈə [key], in the Bible, father of Samson. ...

Haruz

(Encyclopedia)Haruz hāˈrəz [key], in the Bible, father of Meshullemeth. ...

Amittai

(Encyclopedia)Amittai āmĭtˈāī [key], in the Bible, father of Jonah. ...

Ginath

(Encyclopedia)Ginath gīˈnăth [key], in the Bible, father of Tibni. ...

Abinoam

(Encyclopedia)Abinoam əbĭnˈōəm [key], in the Bible, father of Barak. ...

Jakeh

(Encyclopedia)Jakeh jāˈkĕ [key], in the Bible, father of Agur. ...

Eliadah

(Encyclopedia)Eliadah ēlīˈədə [key], in the Bible, father of Rezon. ...

Remaliah

(Encyclopedia)Remaliah rĕməlīˈə [key], in the Bible, father of Pekah. ...