Ishbi-benob
Ishbi-benob was one of the Philistine giant warriors who attacked David. Abishai killed him and rescued David from danger.
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Ishbibenob
Ishbibenob was a Philistine giant from the family of Rapha who attacked David in battle and was killed by Abishai.
Ishbosheth
Ishbosheth was the youngest surviving son of Saul and ruled Israel from Mahanaim for two years. He was murdered in his bed after the death of his commander Abner.
ISHHOD
Ishhod was a man of the tribe of Manasseh. He is listed among the descendants of Gilead.
Ishi
Ishi means “my husband.” In Hosea it is a symbolic name expressing Israel’s restored relationship with the Lord, in contrast to the name Baali.
Ishiah
Ishiah was a descendant and chief of Issachar in the time of David. The name is also spelled Isshiah.
Ishijah
Ishijah was an Israelite of the family of Harim who had married a foreign woman and was required to separate from her during Ezra’s reforms.
Ishma
Ishma was a descendant of Judah, described as a brother of Jezreel and Idbash in the genealogical record.
Ishmael
Ishmael was Abraham’s son by Hagar and the father of twelve tribal ancestors. He became the forefather of peoples inhabiting the deserts north and east of Canaan; another Ishmael later murdered Gedaliah.
Ishmaelite
An Ishmaelite was a descendant or member of the people associated with Ishmael, Abraham’s son by Hagar. Ishmaelites are described as desert peoples in the Old Testament.
ISHMAELITES
The Ishmaelites were descendants of Ishmael, Abraham’s son by Hagar, but the name could also refer more broadly to desert tribes and nomadic peoples east of the Jordan. Scripture associates them at times with the Midianites.
Ishmaiah
Ishmaiah was a Gibeonite warrior who joined David at Ziklag and a chief over Zebulun’s forces during David’s reign.
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