Bible Dictionary
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Aholibah
Prophecy • Old Testament
Aholibah was Ezekiel’s symbolic name for Jerusalem, portrayed as an unfaithful woman because she abandoned God for idolatry and foreign powers.
Aholibamah
People & Groups • Old Testament
Aholibamah was the wife of Esau, also called Judith in Genesis. Her three sons became founders of Edomite clans.
Aholibamah Or Abolibamah
People & Groups • Old Testament
Aholibamah, or Abolibamah, was one of Esau’s wives and the daughter of Anah. She was also called Judith in the earlier account.
Ahumai
People & Groups • Old Testament
Ahumai was a descendant of Judah and head of a family of the Zorathites.
Ahuzam
People & Groups • Old Testament
Ahuzam was the son of Ashur and Naarah and is associated with the founding family of Tekoa.
Ahuzzath
People & Groups • Old Testament
Ahuzzath was a friend or official of Abimelech, king of Gerar. He accompanied Abimelech and Phicol when they made a covenant with Isaac at Beersheba.
AHZAI
People & Groups • Old Testament
Ahzai was a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the exile. The name may be the same as Jahzevah in the parallel genealogical list.
Ai
Places & Geography • Old Testament
Ai was a Canaanite city east of Bethel, where Israel was first defeated because of Achan’s sin and later gained victory. It was subsequently rebuilt; another Ai is mentioned in Ammonite territory.
Aiah
People & Groups • Old Testament
Aiah was a Horite, son of Zibeon, and brother of Anah. The name was also borne by the father of Rizpah, Saul’s concubine.
Aiath
Places & Geography • Old Testament
Aiath is the feminine form of Ai, the city mentioned by Isaiah in connection with Migron and Michmash.
AID
Other • Old Testament
Aid means support or strengthening. In Judges, the men of Shechem strengthened Abimelech by giving him money to hire men for violence.
Aija
Places & Geography • Old Testament
Aija is another form of the name Ai, referring to the city associated with Bethel and mentioned in the settlement of Benjamin.
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