Herod[HÔö£Ôòùr’od]…–son of the hero or the glory of the skin. Space forbids a detailed account of the genealogical table of the family of Herod. From Antipater, Governor of Idumaea, there were many branches. Elaborating on the history of the Herods, Henry S. Nash in his Hastings Dictionary article says that they brought into history a […]
Habakkuk [HÔöÇ├╝bÔöÇ├ók’kuk]-love's embrace or he that embraces. The eighth of the Minor Prophets whose background, birthplace and age are unrecorded (Hab. 1:13:1). The Man Who Caressed the People Although he is not much more than a mere name to us, we know that Habakkuk was a prophet of Judah and of the tribe of Levi […]
“What should we learn from the life of Hannah?”……Hannah was one of two wives of a man named Elkanah who lived "in the hill country of Ephraim" near Shiloh. The other wife of Elkanah, Peninnah, had children, but Hannah had no child. Because of this, Hannah was very grieved. She desperately desired a child but […]
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 […]
I. THE ROMANTIC HISTORY OF BIBLE NAMES All poetry is but a giving of names.…Biography is the only true history:…History is the garb of biography.…Thomas Carlyle The beginning of all instruction is the study of names.-Antisthenes, c. 400 b.c. Many readers of the Bible treat its genealogical lists as despised regions, and wonder why they […]
“What should we learn from the life of Isaac?”……Answer: The name Isaac, which means "he laughs," was derived from his parents' reaction when God told Abraham that he, at 100 years old, and his wife Sarah, at the age of 90, would have a son (Genesis 17:1718:12). Isaac was Abraham's second son; his first, Ishmael, […]
Hilkiah[HÔöÇ┬ílkÔöÇ┬¢’ah]…Portion of jehovah or jehovah is protection. The father of Eliakim who was over Hezekiah's household (2 Kings 18:18, 26, 37Isa. 22:2036:3, 22). High priest in king Josiah's reign (2 Kings 22:4-1423:4, 24). A descendant of Merari, son of Levi (1 Chron. 6:45). A son of Hosah, descendant of Merari, and a gatekeeper at the […]