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Israel.
Ancient Jerusalem (1879)
Levant: kingdoms 9th century BCE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edom; Attribution CC 3.0)
Middle East.
[Credit: David Mandel, Who's Who in the Jewish Bible (default).]
[Be aware that the Hebrew origin of a name can be used in Scriptural word-play. For example: 'Zerubbabel'.]
| Name | Hebrew origin | Date | Note | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | Father of multitude | 19C | God changed his name from Abram to Abraham. | |
| Amos | Burdensome | 8C | ||
| David | Beloved; loving | 10C | ||
| Eliakim | God will raise | 8C | Son of Hilkiah | |
| Elijah | My God is Jehova | 9C | ||
| Elisha | God of Salvation | 9C | ||
| Ezekiel | Strength of God | 6C | ||
| Hosea | Salvation | 8C | ||
| Isaiah | God has saved | 8C | ||
| Josiah | God healed | 7C | ||
| Melchizedek | King of Righteousness | 19C | King of Salem (Gen. 14:18 T). | The Priesthood in the Order of Melchizedek takes its name from him. |
| Micah | Who is like | 8C | ||
| Moses | 13C | |||
| Nehemiah | God has consoled | 6C | ||
| Obadiah | Servant of God | 5C | ||
| Ruth | 8C | |||
| Zadok | Just | 10C | Levitical Priest | The Zadok Amendment (Ezekiel 44:10-16 T) |
| Zechariah | God has remembered | 6C | ||
| Zelophehad | n/k | 13C | His daughters raised a baffling question (Num. 27:2-4 T). | See: Baffling Questions; Zelophehad Amendment (inheritance - Num. 27:5-11 T). |
| Zerubbabel | Descended of Babel (Gentile) | 6C | Helped direct the reconstruction of the Temple (Haggai). | Linked, by name, to the rebuilding of David's fallen Tent (Zech. 4 T). |
Version: 2025-01-08