Jerubbesheth is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jerubbesheth is another name for Gideon, the judge of Israel who defeated the Midianites. He appears in the King James Bible only once, in 2 Samuel 11:21, and not as an active figure in that passage … Read more
Chenani is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Chenani was a Levite who lived during the period after the Babylonian exile, when the returned remnant of Judah was rebuilding its life and worship in Jerusalem under the leadership of Nehemiah and Ezra. He is … Read more
Cleopas is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Cleopas was one of the two disciples who walked with the resurrected Jesus on the road to Emmaus, as recorded in Luke 24. On the same day that Jesus rose from the dead, these two travelers … Read more
Tiberius is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Tiberius was the Roman emperor during the time of John the Baptist and the early ministry of Jesus. He is mentioned by name in the Gospel of Luke, where the evangelist anchors the beginning of John … Read more
Izri is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Izri was a Levite who served as a musician in the temple during the reign of King David. He appears in the lists of those set apart for the ministry of sacred song, a service that … Read more
Eliseus is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Eliseus is the Greek form of the name Elisha, the prophet who succeeded Elijah in the Old Testament. In the King James Bible, the name appears only once, in the New Testament, when Jesus refers to … Read more
Bashan-havoth-jair is a name found in the King James Bible. Who This Was Bashan-havoth-jair is not a person in the strict sense but a name given to a group of villages in the region of Bashan. According to the source note, these villages were named after Jair, a descendant of Manasseh. The name itself preserves … Read more
Jabal is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jabal appears in the fourth chapter of Genesis, in the account of the descendants of Cain. He was a son of Lamech and Adah, and a brother of Jubal and half-brother of Tubal-cain and Naamah. His … Read more
Shammoth is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Shammoth was one of David’s mighty warriors, numbered among the elite fighting men who served as the king’s guard. He is mentioned only once in the King James Bible, in the roster of David’s heroes recorded … Read more
Jehush is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Jehush was a descendant of Esau, the brother of Jacob, and thus belonged to the Edomite line that sprang from Esau’s household. The source note identifies him as one of the sons of Esau mentioned in … Read more
Tabeel is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Tabeel appears in the Book of Ezra as one of the men who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the temple after the Babylonian exile. In Ezra 4:7, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, … Read more
Fortunatus is a name found in the King James Bible, appearing 1 time in the text. Who This Was Fortunatus was a member of the church at Corinth, the congregation Paul had founded and to which he later wrote the letter we know as 1 Corinthians. He appears only once in Scripture, named in the … Read more