Bakbakkar is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Bakbakkar was a Levite who served in the temple, mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Levi. He appears in 1 Chronicles 9:15, where he is listed alongside Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of … Read more
Melchiah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Melchiah was a leader of the priests who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem, mentioned in Nehemiah. He appears in the biblical record during the period after the Babylonian exile, when the people of Judah had … Read more
Bosor is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Bosor is the Greek form of Beor, the father of Balaam, the prophet who was hired by Balak to curse Israel. Though Bosor himself never speaks or acts in the biblical record, he is named in … Read more
Jephthae is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jephthae, better known by the spelling Jephthah, was a judge of Israel who led the Israelites in battle against the Ammonites. His story belongs to the period of the judges, when Israel was governed not by … Read more
Ismaiah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Ismaiah was a warrior of the tribe of Benjamin who came to David at Ziklag during the period when David was fleeing from King Saul. At that time David was an outlaw and a fugitive, not … Read more
Sisamai is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Sisamai was a man of the tribe of Judah, descended from Caleb through the line of Jerahmeel. He appears only once in the King James Bible, in the genealogical record of 1 Chronicles 2:40: “And Eleasah … Read more
Agur is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Agur is identified in the superscription of Proverbs 30 as “the son of Jakeh.” He is the author of the sayings that make up that chapter, which the text calls “the prophecy” or oracle that he … Read more
Hodevah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Hodevah was a Levite whose family is listed among those who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. The Book of Nehemiah records him in the register of the people who came back from captivity, a … Read more
Ashbea is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Ashbea was a descendant of Judah, appearing in the genealogical records of 1 Chronicles. He is named only once in the King James Bible, in 1 Chronicles 4:21, within the account of the sons of Shelah, … Read more
Reumah is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Reumah appears only once in the King James Bible, in the closing verse of Genesis 22. The chapter is chiefly remembered for the testing of Abraham on Mount Moriah, but its final verse turns to a … Read more
Magpiash is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Magpiash was one of the leaders of Israel who signed the covenant to follow God’s law during the time of Nehemiah. He is mentioned only once in the King James Bible, in Nehemiah 10:20, where he … Read more
Hodesh is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Hodesh appears in the genealogies of the tribe of Benjamin, recorded in 1 Chronicles 8. He was the wife of Shaharaim, a Benjamite who is listed among the descendants of Benjamin. The genealogy notes that Shaharaim … Read more