Elias

The name Elias is of Hebrew origin and means “the Lord is God” or “Yahweh is God”. Elias is a form of Elijah in various languages and appears in the Greek New Testament, and the New Testament has a lot to say about him.

Luke 1:17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

John 1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
John 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

Matthew 11:14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.

Mark 6:15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
Matthew 16:14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
Luke 9:8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
Luke 9:19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
Mark 8:28 And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

Matthew 17:3-4 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Mark 9:4-5 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Luke 9:30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
Luke 9:33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

Matthew 17:10-12 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
Mark 9:11-13 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
Luke 4:25-26 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
Luke 9:54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

Matthew 27:46-47 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
Matthew 27:49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
Mark 15:35-36 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

The Apostle Paul referenced Elias:
Romans 11:2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying,
James also referenced Elias:
James 5:17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

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Abimelech 3

Abimelech king of Israel (Judges 9)

Judges 8:31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
Judges 9:1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
Judges 9:3-4 And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
Judges 9:6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
Judges 9:16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
Judges 9:18-25 And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;) If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you: But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech. And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
Judges 9:27-29 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech. And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him? And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
Judges 9:31 And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
Judges 9:34-35 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
Judges 9:38-42 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them. And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
Judges 9:44-45 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them. And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
Judges 9:47-50 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
Judges 9:52-53 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.
Judges 9:55-56 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
Judges 10:1 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

2 Samuel 11:21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. (Judges 9:53)

1 Chronicles 18:16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

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Abimelech 2

2nd King Abimelech and Isaac and Rebekah


King Abimelech interacted with Isaac and Rebekah Genesis 26:1-26

Genesis 26:1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
Genesis 26:8-11 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her. And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us. And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
Genesis 26:16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
Genesis 26:26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

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Abimelech

Several men were named Abimelech in the Scripture. The name of 5 biblical men; 4 were kings.


The 1st King Abimelech interacted with Abraham and Sarah Genesis 20-21.

Genesis 20:2-4 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife. But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
Genesis 20:8-10 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
Genesis 20:14-15 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
Genesis 20:17-18 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 21:22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
Genesis 21:25-27 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away. And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
Genesis 21:29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
Genesis 21:32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

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Habakkuk


A book of Prophecy in two parts:
a. Judgement – God is about to bring upon Judah thru the Chaldaeans and
b. The announcement of the ovethhrow of the Chaldaeans in Chapter 3, Habakkuk is allowed a vision of God and because of it, he accepts what God is going to do.

1:1 Habakkuk calls his writing a Burden … Because it announces HEAVY JUDGEMENTS upon Judah (A covenant Nation) and the Chaldaeans (an Imperial Nation)
1:2-4 How Habakkuk saw Judah
1:5 God’s answer (to question in vs 2)
1:5-11 What the Chaldaeans will do to Judah
1:12-17 Habakkuk has questions, How can God use wicked people to punish Judah

2:1 A simple statement … I’ll wait for God
2:2 God’s answer, write it down
2:3 It’s going to happen …
2:4-5 Introduction to the vision (Against the Chaldaens)

THE FIVE WOES
2:6 1st woe – Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his!
2:9 2nd woe – Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, …
2:12 3rd woe – Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, …
2:15 4th woe – Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, …
2:19 5th woe – Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; …
2:20 As long as God is in His temple

3 Habakkuk is allowed to see the Lord
3:18 Habakkuk believes in God

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Jehiel

Several individuals named “Jehiel”, occurring 16 times in Scripture.

More than one individual with this name
The father of Gibeon
The son of Hothan the Aroerite
Brother to Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama
One of David’s guard
Served as a porter
He founded a priestly family called the Jehieli
Oldest son of Laadan
The son of Hachmoni the Gershonite.
1 Chronicles 9:35 11:44 15:18 15:20 16:5 23:8 27:32 29:8

One of the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel
One of the sons of Heman
A ruler in the house of God
2 Chronicles 21:2 29:14 31:13 35:8

One of the sons of Elam
Father of Obadiah
Father of Shechaniah
One of the sons of Harim
Ezra 8:9 10:2,21,26

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Jeiel

Several individuals named “Jeiel”, occurring 10 times in Scripture.

1 Chronicles
A Reubenite 5:7
A Benjamite 9:35
One of David’s heroes 11:44
A Levite, and chorister in the tabernacle service 15:18, 15:21, 16:5

2 Chronicles
A Levite, ancestor of Jehaziel, who encouraged Judah against their enemies 20:14
A scribe during the reign of Uzziah 26:11
A Levite who cleansed the temple 29:13
A chief of the Levites who gave, with other chiefs, five thousand five hundred small cattle for sacrifice 35:9

Ezra
A son of Adonikam, an exile who returned to Jerusalem 8:13
A priest who was defiled by marriage to an idolatrous woman 10:43

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Theophilus

Luke 1:3-4 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
Acts 1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

“Theophilus” literally means “loved by God,” but carries the idea of “friend of God.”
It’s clear that Luke is writing to a specific individual, even though his message is also intended for all Christians in all centuries. Also important to note that Luke addresses him as “most excellent,” a title often used when referring to someone of honor or rank, such as a Roman official. The reason for writing to Theophilus was “that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught”.

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Joel

The son of Pethuel, who wrote the Book of Joel.

There are several men who were named Joel. The one most known is the son of Pethuel, who wrote the Book of Joel. (Joel 1:1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.) Peter quotes him in Acts 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.

1 Chronicles 27:20 Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

Another Joel was the oldest son of Samuel. 1 Samuel 8:1-2

Joel the son of Josibiah 1 Chronicles 4:35
He and his sons are listed many times:
1 Chronicles 5:4,8,12 6:33,36, 7:3 11:38 15:7,11,17 23:8 26:22

Joel the son of Azariah 2 Chronicles 29:12

A son of Nebo who married strange wives: Ezra 10:43-44

And Joel the son of Zichri Nehemiah 11:9

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Kish

Index to Bible Genealogies(II
Several individuals named “Kish”, occurring 17 times in Scripture.

1 Chronicles
A Levite of the family of Merari 23:21 24:29
A Benjamite of Jerusalem 8:30 9:36

2 Chronicles
A Levite in the time of Hezekiah 29:12

Esther
The great-grandfather of Mordecai 2:5

1 Samuel
A Benjamite, the son of Abiel, and father of king Saul 9:1,3 10:11,21 14:51

2 Samuel
All that is recorded of him is that he sent his son Saul in search of his asses that had strayed, and that he was buried in Zelah. 21:14

(Translated Cis in New Testament)
Acts 13:21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

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