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Abijah is a Biblical Hebrew unisex name which means "my Father is Yah". The Hebrew form Aviyahu also occurs in the Bible.
Zechariah was a person in the Hebrew Bible traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets.
Abiezer or Abieezer is the name of three Biblical characters. The name means "father of help" i.e., helpful. The characters are:
There are two biblical characters named Abihud.
Ahimelech was an Israelite priest and served as the grand priest of the town of Nob. In the Book of Samuel, he was described as the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar, but described as the son of Abiathar in 2 Samuel 8:17 and in four places in 1 Chronicles. He descended from Aaron's son Ithamar and the High Priest of Israel Eli. In 1 Chronicles 18:16 his name is Abimelech according to the Masoretic Text, and is probably the same as Ahiah.
In the Hebrew Bible, Alemeth was:
Amariah means "promised by God" in Hebrew. It was commonly used as a name of priests in the History of ancient Israel and Judah. It appear several times in the Hebrew Bible:
- One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar. He was probably the last of the high priests of Eleazar's line prior to the transfer of that office to Eli, of the line of Ithamar.
- A Levite, son of Hebron, of the lineage of Moses.
- A "chief priest" who took an active part in the reformation under Jehoshaphat ; probably the same as mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:9.
- An ancestor of Ezra.
- One of the high priests in the time of Hezekiah.
- Great-grandfather of Zephaniah.
- Great-grandfather of Athaiah.
- One of the persons who sealed the covenant.
- One of the persons who had taken 'strange wives'.
Anathoth is the name of one of the Levitical cities given to "the children of Aaron" in the tribe of Benjamin. Residents were called Antothites or Anetothites.
Zaretan or Zarethan, also known as Zeredathah, is a city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as near the location where the Hebrews crossed the Jordan. In the books of Joshua and 1 Kings, it is called Zarethan, but in 2 Chronicles it is called Zeredathah.
According to the Tanakh, עזה, Uzzah or Uzza, meaning "Her Strength", was an Israelite whose death is associated with touching the Ark of the Covenant. The account of Uzzah appears in two places in scripture: 2 Samuel 6:3-8 and 1 Chronicles 13:7-11.
Joab the son of Zeruiah, was the nephew of King David and the commander of his army, according to the Hebrew Bible.
Mephibosheth, or Miphibosheth, was the son of Jonathan—and, thus, a grandson of Saul—mentioned in the Biblical Books of Samuel and Chronicles.
Asahel 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.
Enos or Enosh is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. He is described as the first son of Seth who figures in the Generations of Adam, and is also referred to within the genealogies of 1 Chronicles.
Baale of Judah, meaning "lords of Judah" or "citizens of Judah" was a city in the tribe of Judah from which David brought the ark into Jerusalem. In 1 Chronicles 13:6, the city is called Kirjath-jearim. According to Wilhelm Gesenius, the town of Baale of Judah is referred to not only as Kirjath-Jearim but also as Baalah.
Meshullam is a biblical masculine name meaning "Befriended".
The 1982 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 7–3 record. Bob Mahr and Ed Stahl were the team captains. Though the team went unranked in the Division I-AA Football Committee poll during the season, the five-game winning streak at the end of the schedule secured a No. 20 rank in the final week of the poll, released November 24. Lafayette played home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Easton, Matthew George (1897). "Ahoah". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.
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