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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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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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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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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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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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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, a priest 17:8
The son of Ishmael 19:11
A ruler of the house of Judah 19:11
Dealing with all the king’s matters 19:11

Ezra
The son of Michael 8:8.
The sons of Immer 10:20

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2 Samuel 6:3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.

2 Samuel 6:6-8 And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.

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Nathaniel charges King David
2 Samuel 12:9-10 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

Named among honorable men who served King David
2 Samuel 23:39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

1 Kings 15:5 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

1 Chronicles 11:41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

A different person
Ezra 8:33 Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

Isaiah 8:2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

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