Books of Chronicles people

biblical figure

thumb|David and Goliath (1888) by Osmar Schindler Goliath ( ) is a Philistine warrior of giant stature who plays a pivotal role in the origin myth of King David in the Book of Samuel. According to 1 Samuel, Goliath challenges the Israelites to best him in single combat. David, then a young shepherd, takes up the challenge and kills Goliath with a stone slung from a sling. The narrative signifies King Saul's unfitness to rule for not taking up the giant's challenge himself.

thumb|267px|Nimrod by David Scott (painter)|David Scott, 1832 Nimrod is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis and the Books of Chronicles. The son of Cush and thus the great-grandson of Noah, Nimrod was described as a king in the land of Shinar (Lower Mesopotamia). The Bible states that he was "a mighty hunter before the Lᴏʀᴅ [and] ... began to be mighty in the earth". Nimrod became a symbol of defiance against God.

Terah, also spelled Terach (), was a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis. He is listed as the son of Nahor and father of the patriarch Abraham. As such, he is a descendant of Shem's son Arpachshad. Terah is mentioned in Genesis 11:24–32, Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 in the Hebrew Bible, and in Luke 3:34 in the New Testament.

Josiah (; ) or Yoshiyahu () was the 16th king of Judah (–609 BCE). Described as "one of Judah’s most important kings," his reign likely marked a turning point in the development of Yahwism.

male human biblical figure in 1 Kings 14:31 and 2 Chronicles, second King of Judah

son of Obed, belonging to the tribe of Judah; father of David

2nd Egyptian pharaoh of the 26th dynasty

Eber (; ; ) is an ancestor of the Ishmaelites and the Israelites according to the Generations of Noah in the Book of Genesis () and the Books of Chronicles ().

ancestor of Abraham according to Genesis in Hebrew Bible, son of Arpachshad or Cainan

male human biblical figure in Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1, son of Ham, father of Nomrod &c

thumb|Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem. Print by Caspar Luyken, 1708. Huldah ( Ḥuldā) is a prophetess mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in and . After the discovery of a book of the Law during renovations at Solomon's Temple, on the order of King Josiah, Hilkiah together with Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan and Asaiah approach her to seek the Lord's opinion.

son of Hezron, belonging to the Tribe of Judah.

biblical figure; member of the tribe of Judah, the son of Nahshon, husband of Rahab, father of Boaz, great-great-grandfather of David

Joktan (also written as Yoktan; ; ) was the second of the two sons of Eber (Book of Genesis 10:25; 1 Chronicles 1:19) mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. He descends from Shem, son of Noah.

thumb|right|Jehoiada from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum

biblical character; companion of Moses and Aaron (Exod. 17:10–12)

Tiras ( Ṯīrās) is, according to the Book of Genesis () and 1 Chronicles, the seventh and youngest son of Japheth in the Hebrew Bible. A brother of biblical Javan (associated with the Greek people), its geographical locale is sometimes associated by scholars with the Teresh or Tursha, one of the groups which made up the Sea Peoples, a naval confederacy which terrorized Egypt and other Mediterranean nations around 1200 BCE. These Sea People are referred to as "Tursha" in an inscription of Ramesses III, and as "Teresh of the Sea" on the Merneptah Stele.

prophet

Havilah () refers to both a land and people in several books of the Bible; one is mentioned in Genesis 2:10–11, while the other is mentioned in the Generations of Noah (Genesis 10:7).

thumb|right|250px|The Chastisement of Uzzah by James Tissot thumb|250px|Baroque painting of the death of Uzzah by Giulio Quaglio the Younger in a medallion in [[Ljubljana Cathedral (1704)]] Uzzah (also spelled Uzza from hebr.: עזה, meaning "Her Strength"), was an Israelite whose death is associated with touching the Ark of the Covenant. The account of Uzzah appears in and .

third of four sons born to King David and Bathsheba

thumb|220px|Illustration from the Morgan Bible of Mephibosheth kneeling before David. Mephibosheth (, also called Meribaal, , Mərīḇ-Baʻal), or Miphibosheth, was the son of Jonathan—and, thus, a grandson of Saul, the first king of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah. He is mentioned in the Biblical Books of Samuel and Chronicles.

thumb|right|Woodcut of Abner killing Asahel, by Johann Christoph Weigel, 1695 Asahel (, , Latin Asael) was a military leader under King David and the youngest son of David's sister Zeruiah. Asahel thus was the nephew of David and the younger brother of David's general, Joab. Asahel is mentioned in 2 Samuel chapters 2 and 3.

Biblical figure, father of Saul

Achsah bat Caleb (; Hebrew: עַכְסָה, also Acsah), was Caleb ben Yefune's only daughter. Her name comes from the word for "anklet", עכס (ekes).

thumb|upright=1.2|Shealtiel by Girolamo Tessari in Padova, Church of San Francesco Shealtiel (, ), transliterated in Greek as Salathiel (, ), was the son of Jehoiachin, king of Judah (1 Chronicles, ). The Gospel of Matthew 1:12 also list Shealtiel as the son of Jeconiah (line of Solomon). Jeconiah, Shealtiel, as well as most of the royal house and elite of the kingdom, were exiled to Babylon by order of Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon after the first siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC. During the Babylonian captivity, Shealtiel was regarded as the second Exilarch (or king-in-exile), following his fathe

biblical figure (First Book of Chronicles)

prophet mentioned in 2 Chronicles 15

thumb|right|180px|Jonathan and Ahimaaz hide from Absalom by Johann Christoph Weigel, 1695. This woodcut depicts an event recorded in [[2 Samuel 17:17-21.]] Ahimaaz ( ʾĂḥīmaʿaṣ, "My Brother Is Counselor") was son of the high priest Zadok.

human biblical character

biblical prophet (Second Book of Chronicles)

Almodad ( ’Almōḏāḏ) was a descendant of Noah and the first named son of Joktan in and . While the Bible has no further history regarding Almodad, this patriarch is considered to be the founder of an Arabian tribe in "Arabia Felix". This is based on the identification of Joktan's other sons, such as Sheba and Havilah, who are both identified as coming from that region.

multiple persons in the Hebrew Bible: father of Joah (2 Kings 18:18-37); son of Berachiah the Gershonite (2 Chron. 20:14); descendant of Kohath (1 Chron. 26:1); keeper of the king's forest under Artaxerxes I (Neh. 2:8)

person in Bible, sister of David, mother of Amasa

wife of Solomon

אלחנן בן יעריBiblical character, killer of Goliath according to 2 Samuel 21:19

According to the Table of Nations in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, Gether ( Geṯer) was the third son of Aram, son of Shem. He appears only twice in the Hebrew Bible, and both times is only mentioned in passing in genealogical lists. In the Table of Nations (Genesis 10:23), he is identified as a son of Aram, while in 1 Chronicles 1:17, he is listed among the sons of Shem.

Hezron () is a name which occurs several times in the Hebrew Bible.

Jehoiarib ( Yehōyārîḇ, "Yahweh contends") was the head of a family of priests, which was made the first of the twenty-four priestly divisions organized by King David (reigned c. 1000–962 BCE).()

Shuah is the name of one of four minor Biblical figures. It is sometimes used as the name of a fifth. Their names are different in Hebrew, but they were all transliterated as "Shuah" in the King James Version.

thumb|Zeruiah and her three sons depicted in Nuremberg Chronicles of Hartmann Schedel Zeruiah ( sometimes transliterated Tzruya or Zeruya) was a sister of King David. According to both the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud, Zeruiah was a daughter of Jesse and sister of Abigail, to whom reference is made in 1 Chronicles () and 2 Samuel (). Zeruiah had three sons, Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, David's nephews, all of whom were soldiers in David's army.

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biblical character

Uzal (), in the Hebrew Bible, was a descendant of Shem and the sixth son of Joktan as per the Book of Genesis 10:27 and 1 Chronicles 1:21. His settlements are traced in the ancient name of Sanaa, the capital city of the Yemen. Easton's Bible Dictionary describes Uzal as a wanderer and the founder of an Arabian tribe.

female human biblical figure in 2 Kings 18:2, daughter of Zechariah

Hazarmaveth (, Ḥăṣarmāweṯ; ) is the third of thirteen sons of Joktan (or the nation descended from him), who was a son of Eber, son of Selah, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem in the table of the Sons of Noah in Genesis chapter 10 and 1 Chronicles chapter 1 in the Bible. This Table of Nations lists purported founders of neighboring ethnic groups or nations. ()

thumb|Shaphan reading the law before JosiahShaphan (, which means "hyrax"), son of Azaliah, is the name of a scribe or court secretary mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible (2 Kings and ; and parallels in 2 Chronicles ; see also Jeremiah 26:24; ; 39:14; and following; and 43:6).

Kenaz ( Qənāz, "hunter") is the name of several persons in the Hebrew Bible.

thumb|200px|Circa 845 A.D., France. Jeduthun was depicted playing an apparent tibia curva. From the [[Vivian Bible.]]

Mered is a biblical character, who was from the Tribe of Judah and noted as the husband of Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh. See Books of Chronicles (). According to the Midrash, Bithiah was one of the mothers of Moses.

Sheerah is a woman in the Hebrew Bible who appears only in 1 Chronicles 7:24, where it says that she built three cities: Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah. According to 2 Chronicles 8:5, Upper and Lower Beth-horon were rebuilt by Solomon as fortified cities.

The name Obed-Edom (, hebr.: עֹבֵד אֱדֹם) refers to several people in the Biblical books of 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Chronicles in the context of guarding the Ark of the Covenant and the Temple. The relationship between the occurrences of the name has been the subject of scholarly discussions.

Biblical accounts of Cyrus the Great

The Korahites (, ; also , "sons of Korah") in the Bible were the portion of the Kohathites that descended from the Sons of Korah. They were an important branch of the singers of the Kohathite division ().

Jehozadak is a man in the Bible, his name means "God had justified". He was the son of the high priest Seraiah at the time of the Babylonian exile (597-581 BCE, 1Chronicles 6:14, 15).

human biblical figure (2 Chronicles 26)