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Abel, son of Adam and Eve, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Abel, in the Bible, son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, killed by his older brother, Cain; in the Gospel of St. Matthew, mentioned as the first martyr. ...

Shaphat

(Encyclopedia)Shaphat shāˈfăt [key], in the Bible. 1 Prince of the blood in Judah. 2 Father of Elisha. 3 One of the spies. 4 Officer under David. 5 Gadite. ...

Jahath

(Encyclopedia)Jahath jāˈhăth [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Gershom. 2 Chief of a Gershonite family. 3 Descendant of Judah. 4 Levite. 5 Temple overseer. ...

Achzib

(Encyclopedia)Achzib ăkˈzĭb [key], in the Bible. 1 Seacoast town, ancient Palestine, c.15 mi (24 km) S of Tyre. 2 Unidentified city of Judah. Chezib in the Book of Genesis and Chozeba in First Chronicles may be ...

Rehoboam

(Encyclopedia)Rehoboam rēˌəbōˈəm [key], in the Bible, last king of the United Monarchy, first king of Judah, son of Solomon. Under him the northern tribes broke away from the rule of Jerusalem and set up a se...

Maher-shalal-hash-baz

(Encyclopedia)Maher-shalal-hash-baz māˈər-shălˈəl-hăsh-băz [key] [Heb.,=the spoil speeds, the prey hastens], in the Bible, name of Isaiah's son, symbolizing hope for Judah during the Assyrian attack on Dama...

Manasseh

(Encyclopedia)Manasseh mənăsˈē [key] [Heb.,=making to forget], in the Bible. 1 First son of Joseph by his Egyptian wife, Asenath, and eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Manasseh received land...

Shenazzar

(Encyclopedia)Shenazzar shēnāˈzər [key], in the Bible, a son of Jehoiachin, King of Judah who was exiled in 597 b.c. See also Sheshbazzar. ...

Judas

(Encyclopedia)Judas, in the Bible. 1 See Jude, Saint. 2 Judas Maccabeus: see Maccabees. 3 See Judas Iscariot. 4 See Judah (1) (of which Judas is the Greek form). 5 In the Acts of the Apostles, owner of a house in D...

Nebo

(Encyclopedia)Nebo nēˈbō [key], in the Bible. 1 Town of Moab, near Mt. Pisgah and S of Heshbon. 2 City of Judah of postexilic times. 3 Hebrew name for Babylonian god of knowledge, literature, and agriculture. ...