Jonathan[JÔö╝├àn’athan]-…the lord gave. A Levite who entered the service of Micah as "father and priest." The son of Gershom, son of Manasseh (Judg. 17:1018:30). Eldest son of King Saul and close friend of David. Jonathan left one son, Mephibosheth (1 Sam. 13:2, 3). With his father Jonathan fell in battle with the Philistines and there […]
Joseph [JÔö╝├¼’zeph] may god add or increase. Poetic description of the descendants of Joseph the son of Jacob (Deut. 33:13). The Father of Igal, one of the spies sent by Moses into Canaan (Num. 13:7). A son of Asaph (1 Chron. 25:2, 9). A man of the family of Bani who had taken a foreign […]
John [JÔö╝├àhn] Jehovah hath been gracious. A kinsman of Annas the High Priest …Acts 4:6…6 Annas the high priest was there, along with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest.… A son of Mary, sister of Barnabas, and surnamed Mark …Acts 12:12…2 When he realized this, he went to the home of […]
“Who was Ignatius of Antioch?”……Answer: Ignatius of Antioch was an early church father, and not much is known about him. What we do know is primarily drawn from his own writings. Ignatius was the bishop of the church in Antioch, Syria, and was martyred under Emperor Trajan around 110 AD. He was apparently a disciple […]
Hezekiah[HÔöÇ├▓zekÔöÇ┬¢’ah] His name means: “Yahweh Has Strengthened” –jehovah is strength or a strong support is jehovah. Also given as Hizkiah, Hizkijah, Ezekias. His work: He became coregent of Judah with his father, Ahaz, in 729 BC, six years before the fall of Samaria to the Assyrians. He reigned on his own for twenty-nine years, during […]
Hophni [HÔö╝├àph’nÔöÇ┬¢]-…strong. …A son of Eli, the high priest and judge who proved unworthy of his sacred offices (1 Sam. 1:32:344:4, 11, 17). Hophni is always associated with his brother Phinehas. The two were partners in evil practices and brought a twice-pronounced curse upon their heads (1 Sam. 2:343). Both were slain at the battle […]
“Who were the Herodians?”……Answer: At the time of Jesus, there were certain groups-the Pharisees, the Herodians, and the Sadducees-that held positions of authority and power over the people. Other groups were the Sanhedrin, the scribes, and the lawyers. Each of these groups held power in either religious or political matters. The Herodians held political power, […]