Tag: names

Name appear 39 times in the Old Testament and are recorded in:
1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Zechariah, Matthew, Luke
In Chronicles:
Appears to be more than one individual with this name.
A chief and first born son of Meshelemiah.
A Levite, priest and doorkeeper of the ark.
The son of Jehoiada the priest
Had understanding in the visions of God
Grandfather to Hezekiah
In Ezra:
A prophet the son of Iddo
The son of Bebai
The son of Elam
In Nehemiah:
The son of Shiloni
Helped build the Temple
A priest the son of Pashur
The son of Jonathan, a priest who played the trumpet
In Isaiah:
The son of Jeberechiah
In Zechariah:
The son of Berechiah

1 Chronicles 5:7, 9:21,37, 15:18,20,24, 16:5,
1 Chronicles 24:25, 26:2,11,14 27:21
2 Chronicles 17:7, 20:14, 21:2, 24:20, 26:5,
2 Chronicles 29:1,13, 34:12, 35:8
Ezra 5:1, 6:14, 8:3,11,16, 10:26
Nehemiah 8:4, 11:4-5, 11:12, 12:16,35,41
Isaiah 8:2 Zechariah 1:1,7, 7:1,8

Recorded in Matthew and Luke:
Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Luke 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

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A priest of the sons of Aaron
Husband of Elisabeth
Both righteous before God, obeying commandments and ordinances, blameless.
Childless, old.
Saw an angel, Gabriel next to the altar, in the Holy of Holy areas.
Told they would become parents.
Struck dumb because of unbelief.
The father of John the Baptist.

Luke 3:2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

An Old Testament individual.
Matthew 23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Luke 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

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The son of Abinoam.
Believed Deborah and led 10,000 men into battle.

The Apostle Paul mentions Barak and his faith

Hebrews 11:32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

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There are two:

The second of Jesse’s eight sons (1 Samuel 16:8; 1 Chronicles 2:13).
The father of Eleazar, Ahio, and Uzzah
1 Samuel 7:1 1 Samuel 17:13
2 Samuel 6:3-4
1 Kings 4:11
1 Chronicles 8:33, 13:7

One of the sons of Saul who died with his father and his two brothers on Mt. Gilboa in battle with the Philistines
(1 Samuel 31:2; 1 Chronicles 8:33; 9:39; 10:2).

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Son of Leah and Jacob, thru Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid.
One of Jacob’s 12 sons.
One of the Tribes of Israel.

41 references to Asher

Genesis 30:13, 35:26 46:17 49:20
Exodus 1:4
Numbers 1:13,40-41 2:27 7:72 10:26 13:13 26:44,46-47 34:47
Deuteronomy 27:13 33:24
Joshua 17:7 17:10-11 19:24,31,34 21:6,0
Judges 1:31 5:17 6:35 7:23
1 Chronicles 2:2 6:62,74 7:30,40 12:36
2 Chronicles 30:11
Ezekiel 48:2-3,34

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The Third Named son of Adam and Eve.
Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born.
Seth was 105 when he became the Father of Enos.
Seth lived 912 years and had many sons and daughters.

Luke mentions Seth:
Luke 3:38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

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Born as an answer to prayer and blessed of the Lord.
A very strong man, perhaps the strongest.
Appears to have turned his back on the Lord.
Disobeyed his parents and married the wrong woman.
Took up with the Harlot, Delilah.
Told Delilah his secret.
Mocked and jeered by the Philistines.
Finally called upon the Lord before he Died.

The Apostle Paul mentions Samson and his faith
Hebrews 11:32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

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Who was Obed? He is mentioned 9 times in the Old Testament. Twice in the New.

The son of Booz, (Boaz) and Ruth.
He was the father of Jesse, who was the father of David.

Named 3 times in Ruth 4:17, 21-22
Named 5 times in 1 Chronicles 2:12, 2:37-38, 11:47, 26:7
Named once in 2 Chronicles 23:1

Matthew and Luke list him in the genealogies of the Lord Jesus:
Matthew 1:5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Luke 3:32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

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Who was Michael?
He is mentioned 10 times in the Old Testament.

From the Tribe of Asher,
Father of Sethur, and apparently several others: Omri, Zebadiah .
A Tribal leader, a captain of thousands.

He is mentioned in Numbers 13:13,
1 Chronicles 5:13-14, 6:40, 7:3, 8:16, 12:20, 27:18
2 Chronicles 21:2 and Ezra 8:8.

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Jesse in mentioned 39 times in the Old testament, mostly as the father of David.
1 Samuel 25:10, 2 Samuel 20:1, 23:1, 1 Kings 12:6
1 Chronicles 2:12-13, 10:14, 12:18, 29:26
2 Chronicles 10:16, 11:18 Psalms 72:20 Isaiah 11:1,10

He fathered 7 sons: Eliab the firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimma the third, Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: and daughters Zeruiah, and Abigail.

Matthew and Luke record the genealogies.
Matthew 1:5-6 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Luke 3:32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

The Apostle Paul addresses and audience of Jews, Men of Israel. Acts 13:16-42
Acts 13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

The Apostle Paul repeats the Lord’s linage. Romans 15:8-14
Romans 15:12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

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