Naham is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Naham was a man of the tribe of Judah, descended from Caleb, and he appears only once in Scripture, in the genealogies recorded in 1 Chronicles 4:19. The Chronicler, writing after the Babylonian exile, traced the … Read more
Enosh is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Enosh was a son of Seth, who was the third son of Adam and Eve. He is listed among the early generations of humanity, the line that began after Cain killed Abel and after Eve bore … Read more
Sheber is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Sheber was a descendant of Caleb, mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles. He appears in a brief notice embedded within the family records of Caleb, the faithful spy who, along … Read more
Kishi is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Kishi was a Levite of the tribe of Levi, belonging to the line of Merari, which was one of the three main divisions of the Levitical order (alongside the Gershonites and the Kohathites). He is mentioned … Read more
Hagab is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Hagab was one of the Nethinim, the temple servants whose descendants returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel. The Nethinim were a distinct class of workers attached to the service of the temple, set … Read more
Zaphnathpaaneah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Zaphnathpaaneah was the Egyptian name given to Joseph by Pharaoh when Joseph was elevated to serve as governor over the land of Egypt. The setting is one of dramatic reversal: Joseph, a Hebrew, had been sold … Read more
Basmath is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Basmath appears in the King James Bible in only one verse, 1 Kings 4:15, where she is named as a wife of Ahimaaz. The verse reads: “Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter … Read more
Malchiram is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Malchiram was a descendant of King David, named in the royal genealogies recorded in the book of 1 Chronicles. He appears in a list of sons born to Jeconiah (also called Jehoiachin), the king of Judah … Read more
Jaroah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jaroah was a descendant of Gad, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He is mentioned only once in Scripture, in the genealogies recorded in 1 Chronicles 5. The Chronicler, writing after the Babylonian exile, gathered … Read more
Athlai is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Athlai was one of the men of Israel who had taken a foreign wife, an offense addressed during the reforms of Ezra after the return from the Babylonian exile. He is listed among the descendants of … Read more
Jezliah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jezliah was a descendant of Simeon whose name appears in the genealogies recorded in 1 Chronicles. The source note identifies him as a descendant of Simeon, and the Scripture reference places him in the genealogy of … Read more
Bartimaeus is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Bartimaeus was a blind beggar who lived near Jericho and is named in the Gospel of Mark. His condition left him unable to work, so he sat by the highway side outside the city, depending on … Read more