- List of minor Biblical figures
This list contains persons named in
the Bible of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections.A
Abdeel
In . "Abimael" means "my father is God".
Adah
Adah () (according to Easton's Bible Dictionary). She was the mother of
Eliphaz , Esau's firstborn, and the ancestress of theEdomites .The
Order of the Eastern Star considers Adah also to be the name of the daughter ofJephthah , although the Bible does not name her.Adina
In and , Alvah is a chief of
Edom and a descendant ofEsau . In , whosechariot s were famed for their swiftness. It is rendered in the margin “my willing people,” and in the Revised Version “my princely people.”Ammizabad
Ammizabad was the son of
Benaiah , who was the third and chief captain of the host underDavid ( [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Chronicles%2027:6 1 Chronicles 27:6] ).Amzi
"'Amzi" ('am-tsee') is a masculine
Hebrew name meaning "my strength" or "strong." Two individuals with this name are mentioned in theBible :* and .
Asriel
Asriel was a son of
Manasseh according to , , and .Assir
Assir was a son of
Korah of the house ofLevi according to , born in Egypt.Azzan
Azzan was the father of Paltiel, a prince of the
Tribe of Issachar . ().B
Baanah
Baanah the Netophathite was the father of Heleb, one of
King David's Warriors (, ).Baara
Baara was one of the three wives of Shaharaim, according to .
Barachel
Barachel was a Buzite, and was the father of Elihu, an antagonist of Job, according to .
Barzillai
Barzillai the
Gilead ite ofRogelim was 80 years old at the time ofAbsalom 's revolt against KingDavid . Barzillai supplied provisions for David's army atMahanaim (). After the death of Absalom, Barzillai, being an old man, was unable to accompany the king back to Jerusalem, but brought Chimham to David for the return journey ().Becher
Becher was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:
*The second of ten sons ofBenjamin according to and
*A son ofEphraim according to . His descendants were referred to as Bachrites.Bechorath
Bechorath, son of Aphiah, of the
tribe of Benjamin , was an ancestor of KingSaul and of his commander Abner. According to Saul, his family was the least of the tribe of Benjamin. ()Bela
Bela was the name of three individuals mentioned in the Bible:
*Bela ben Beor , anEdom ite king according to and
*(also Belah) The first of ten sons ofBenjamin according to , , and .
*A son ofAzaz according toBeriah
Beriah is the name of four different Biblical individuals:
*One ofAsher 's four sons, and father ofHeber andMalchiel . ()
*A son ofEphraim ()
*The head of a family that came up from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel, that was unable to give its ancestral genealogy. () He is probably identical to the previous entry.Dibri
Dibri of the house of
Dan was the father of Shelomith according to . Shelomith's son was stoned to death forblasphemy .Diklah
Diklah was a son of
Joktan according to ,.E
Eglah
Eglah was one of
David 's wives and the mother of Ithream according to .Ehi
In he is called
Ahiram .Eliasaph
Eliasaph was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:
*The son ofDeuel and the prince of theTribe of Gad according to .
*The son of Lael and the chief of the house ofGershon according to .Elidad
Elidad Prince of the
tribe of Benjamin ; one of those appointed byMoses to superintend the division ofCanaan amongst the tribe ().Elishama
Elishama was a son of
Ammihud and a prince of the house ofEphraim according to .Elisheba
Elisheba ("God is my oath", cognate to the name
Elizabeth ) is the wife ofAaron and sister-in-law ofMoses . Her sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazer and Ithamar. (Exodus 6:23).Elizaphan
Elizaphan Prince of the
tribe of Zebulun ; one of those appointed byMoses to superintend the division ofCanaan amongst the tribe ().Elizur
Elizur was a son of Shedeur and a prince of the house of
Reuben according to .Elon
Elon ()
Evi
Evi was one of five
Midian ite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led byPhinehas , son ofEleazar according to and .Ezbon
Ezbon is the name of two people mentioned in the Bible:
*A son of Gad ().G
Gaddi
Gaddi, the son of Susi of the house of
Manasseh , was a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according to .Gaddiel
Gaddiel, the son of Sodi of the house of
Zebulun , was a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according to .Gamul
Gamul ()
* Head of a family of priests after theBabylonian exile . Unable to prove their lineage, the family lost its priesthood status. (, )
*Head of a non-priestly family, with 320 members, which returned withZerubbabel . () Harim's son Malchijah was one of those who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem, including the Tower of the Furnaces. (, ) The head of his family at the time of the return was Adna. ( and in , Hezron is a son of Reuben and the founder of the Hezronites.
*In ).Hori
Hori of the house of
Simeon was the father of Shaphat, a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according to .Huppim
Huppim or Hupham was the ninth son of
Benjamin in Genesis 46:21 and Numbers 26:39.Hushim
Hushim or Shuham was a son of
Dan according to and . He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.I
Igal
Igal, the son of Joseph of the house of
Issachar , was a scout sent toCanaan prior to the crossing of theJordan River according to .Ikkesh
Ikkesh the Tekoite was the father of Ira, one of
King David's Warriors (, ).Irad
In ) This family lived in Jerusalem. () His son was Jedaiah, one of the priests to resettle Jerusalem. ( Jabal is a descendant of
Cain , the son of Lamech andAdah , brother of Jabal. His descendants were musicians. AuthorRobert A. Heinlein named one of the lead characters in his "Stranger in a Strange Land " "Jubal Harshaw".K
Kelita
Kelita ("dwarf") was a
Levite who assistedEzra in expounding the law to the people. ()Kemuel
Kemuel Prince of the
tribe of Ephraim ; one of those appointed byMoses to superintend the division ofCanaan amongst the tribe ().Keren-happuch
Keren-happuch ("horn of the face-paint" or "cosmetic-box") is the name of Job's third daughter () It is often conjectured that he was the head of an Arabian tribe.
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Maaseiah
*One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark ; who were inferior in wisdom only to
Solomon .Malchiel
Malchiel was a son of
Asher according to and . He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.Malchi-shua
Heb. "King of help", one of the four sons of
Saul )Mash
Mash was a son of Aram according to .
Massa
Hebrew for a type of gift, one of the sons of
Ishmael , the founder of an Arabian tribe ().Mehetabel
Mehetabel ("Whom God benefits" or "God causes good") was the wife of
Hadad , one of the kings ofEdom ().Melchi
"My king" The son of
Addi , and father ofNeri (), and thus grandson of Mephibosheth. Also related to a southwest Asian god, seeMelech Melea
Fullness, the son of Menan and father of Eliakim, in the genealogy of our Lord ( who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths.
Merab
"Increase", or "Majority", the eldest of
Saul 's two daughters (), to whom were sent the sacred vessels (), elsewhere called Mephibosheth () He was a temple gate-keeper in the time ofDavid .Meshillemoth
"Requitals". (1.) The father of Berechiah ().
# Grandfather of Shaphan, "the scribe," in the reign of Josiah (), in the reign ofAmmon ; called Shallum in ().
# One of two sons ofZerubbabel , the other being Hananiah. ().
# One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra ().Meshullemeth
"Friend", the wife of King
Manasseh of Judah , and the mother of KingAmon of Judah ((),().Mibsam
"Fragrance"
* One of Ishmael's twelve sons, and head of an Arab tribe ().Mijamin
Mijamin or Miamin ("from the right hand") is the name of three persons mentioned in the Bible:
* The head of the sixth of twenty fourpriestly divisions set up byKing David . () In the time of Joiakim his family had joined with that of Moadiah, and was led by Piltai. He was also called Miniamin. ().
*(2.) A Benjamite ().Milaiai
"Eloquent", a Levitical musician ().
Mithredath
Meaning "given by
Mithra ", or "dedicated to Mithra", i.e., the sun, the Hebrew form of the Persian nameMithridates .
* The "treasurer" ofKing Cyrus (). He was apparently a native of Cyprus, like Barnabas (().
* The son of Zimri, of the posterity of Saul (, Rephael () was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible:
*A son ofIssachar according to and . He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
*Tola (Judge of Israel) , one of the judges of Israel.Tubalcain
In , ), and was the progenitor of the Zephonites (). A
Levite , Zuriel was chief prince of theMerarites at the time ofthe Exodus .Zurishaddai
In , Zurishaddai ("
Shaddai is my rock," i.e. my strength) was the father ofShelumiel , the prince of theTribe of Simeon . He is mentioned in this context five times in theBook of Numbers .See also
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List of Biblical figures
*List of burial places of biblical figures
*List of Biblical names
*List of minor Biblical tribes References
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