Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
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Ahishahar
People & Groups • Old Testament
Ahishahar was a son of Bilhan and descendant of Benjamin.
Ahishar
Government & Society • Old Testament
Ahishar was the official placed over Solomon’s household.
Ahithophel
People & Groups • Old Testament
Ahithophel was David’s counselor who joined Absalom’s rebellion. When his counsel was rejected, he returned home and hanged himself.
Ahitub
People & Groups • Old Testament
Ahitub was the name of priests in the lines of Eli and Zadok. One was associated with Ahimelech and Abiathar; another was the father of Zadok, the priest who served under David and Solomon.
Ahlab
Places & Geography • Old Testament
Ahlab was a town of Asher from which the Israelites did not drive out the Canaanite inhabitants.
AHLAI
People & Groups • Old Testament
Ahlai was either a son or daughter of Sheshan and was also the father of Zabad, one of David’s soldiers.
Ahlai, Or Ahlai
People & Groups • Old Testament
Ahlai was the daughter of Sheshan, given in marriage to his Egyptian servant Jarha. She became an ancestor of notable Judahite descendants.
Ahoah
People & Groups • Old Testament
Ahoah was a son of Bela of Benjamin and the ancestor of the Ahohites.
Ahohite
People & Groups • Old Testament
An Ahohite was a descendant of Ahoah. Several Ahohites served as distinguished warriors and officers under David and Solomon.
Aholah
Prophecy • Old Testament
Aholah was Ezekiel’s symbolic name for Samaria, portrayed as an unfaithful woman because of Israel’s idolatry and foreign alliances.
Aholah And Aholibah
Prophecy • Old Testament
Aholah and Aholibah are symbolic names in Ezekiel 23 for Samaria and Jerusalem, portrayed as unfaithful sisters because of their idolatry.
Aholiab
Temple & Tabernacle • Old Testament
Aholiab was a skilled Danite craftsman appointed with Bezalel to make the tabernacle, its furnishings, and its embroidered and woven materials.
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