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Ethbaal

(Encyclopedia)Ethbaal ĕthbāˈəl, ĕthˈbāəl [key], in the Bible, king of the Zidonians, Jezebel's father. ...

Elnaam

(Encyclopedia)Elnaam ĕlˈnāăm, ĕlnāˈ– [key], in the Bible, father of two of David's guards. ...

Jared

(Encyclopedia)Jared jârˈĭd [key], in the Bible, father of Enoch. It is also spelled Jered. ...

Nimshi

(Encyclopedia)Nimshi nĭmˈshī [key], in the Bible, grandfather of Jehu; also called father of Jehu. ...

Maoch

(Encyclopedia)Maoch māˈŏk [key], in the Bible, father of Achish. An alternate form is Maachah. ...

Ahikam

(Encyclopedia)Ahikam əhīˈkəm [key], in the Bible, protector of Jeremiah and the father of Gedaliah. ...

Tanhumeth

(Encyclopedia)Tanhumeth tănhyo͞oˈməth [key], in the Bible, father of the captain Seraiah. ...

Sodi

(Encyclopedia)Sodi sōˈdī [key], in the Bible, father of Gaddiel, a spy sent into Canaan. ...

Terah

(Encyclopedia)Terah tēˈrə [key], in the Bible, father of Abraham. An alternate form is Thara. ...

Shealtiel

(Encyclopedia)Shealtiel shēălˈtēĕl [key], in the Bible, father of Zerubbabel. An alternate form is Salathiel. ...

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