Joab [JÔö╝├¼’ÔöÇ├ób] jehovah is a good father. A descendant of Caleb the son of Hur, a Judahite (1 Chron. 2:54). Son of Seraiah, grandson of Kenaz, associated with valley craftsmen (1 Chron. 4:13, 14). An Israelite whose posterity went up from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:6Neh. 7:11). One whose descendants went up from Babylon with […]
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 […]
Ham[HÔöÇ├óm] hot or dark, colored, swarthy. The youngest son of Noah and father of Canaan and founder of many peoples (Gen. 5:326:107:139:18, 22Ps. 78:51). The Man Whose Sin Brought a Curse In consequence of the improper conduct of Ham when Noah was drunk, the heart of his father was set against him. Without doubt, Ham's […]
“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 […]