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Aaron (Heb. 'Ahărān, of uncertain etymology) (ARONNE (EBR. 'AHĀRĀN, DI ETIMOLOGIA INCERTA))
AARON (Heb. 'Ahărān, of uncertain etymology). - First high priest and progenitor of the priesthood of Israel. Firstborn of Amram, son of… -
Abdon
ABDON. - One of the minor judges, son of Hillel, a native of Pirathon, present-day Far'ata, 10 km southwest of Nablus. A wealthy landowner,… -
Abednego (Hebrew 'Abedh-Nēghō, possibly a scribal error for 'Abedh-Nebhō 'servant of the god Nabu') (ABDÉNAGO (EBRAICO 'ABEDH-NĒGHŌ, DA LEGGERSI, SUPPONENDO UN ERRORE DI COPISTA, 'ABEDH-NEBHŌ « SERVO DEL DIO NABU »))
ABEDNEGO (Hebrew 'abedh-nēghō, to be read, supposing a copyist's error, 'abedh-nebhō "servant of the god Nabu"). - 'Abedh-nebhō, which… -
Abiathar (Hebrew *'Ebhithār* 'father of abundance') (ABIATHAR (EBR. *'EBHITHĀR* « PADRE DI ABBONDANZA »))
ABIATHAR (Hebrew 'Ebhithār 'father of abundance'). - High priest, great-grandson of Eli through Phinehas, son of the high priest Ahimelech;… -
Abigail
ABIGAIL. - Name of two women in the Bible. 1. Wife of Nabal, a resident of Maon, who owned vast fields and flocks on Carmel, at the edge of… -
Abihu (Hebrew 'Abihû 'my father is He'; Septuagint: 'Abioû) (ABIU (EBR. 'ABIHÛ «MIO PADRE È EGLI»; SETTANTA: 'ABIOÛ8))
ABIHU (Hebrew 'Abihû 'my father is He'; Septuagint: 'Abioû). - Second-born of Aaron (Ex. 6:23), he followed Moses on Sinai with Aaron and… -
Abimelech
ABIMELECH. - A proper name, which in Hebrew means: "the Father" or: "my father (divine name?) is king." From the El-Amarna letters,… -
Abishag (Hebrew 'father of error' [?]) (ABISAG (EBR. « PADRE DI ERRORE » [?]))
ABISHAG (Hebrew 'father of error' [?]). - A girl from Shunem (today Solem), a locality on the southern slopes of the lesser Hermon. Of rare… -
Abishai (Hebrew *Abīfai*) (ABISAI (EBR. *ABĪFAI*))
ABISHAI (Hebrew Abīfai). - Nephew of David, son, like Joab, of his sister Zeruiah. A faithful collaborator of his uncle, he accompanied him… -
Abner (Hebrew: 'the father is light') (ABNER (EBR.: « IL PADRE È LUCE »))
ABNER (Hebrew: 'the father is light'). - Cousin of Saul on his father's side (I Sam. 14:50 f.; according to I Chron. 9:9 he would have been… -
Abraham (ABRAMO)
ABRAHAM. - Patriarch of the Old Testament, son of Terah, descendant of Shem. His story, rich in detail, is narrated in Gen. 11:26-25:11. I.… -
Absalom (Hebrew 'Abšalôm "The Father is Peace") (ABSALOM (EBR. 'ABŠALÔM « IL PADRE È PACE »))
ABSALOM (Hebrew 'Abšalôm "The Father is Peace"). - Third-born son of David, endowed with natural charms but with unbridled ambition. Eager… -
Achaicus ('Αγαχός; Latin Achaicus) (ACAICO ('ΑΓΑΧΌΣ; LAT. ACHAICUS))
ACHAICUS ('Αγαχός; Latin Achaicus). - A Christian of Corinth, one of the first converted by St. Paul in Achaia. The Roman name, perpetuated… -
Achan
ACHAN. - Son of Charmi, of the tribe of Judah (Heb. 'Akān "afflicting" [?]; Septuagint 'Aẓāp; cf. the name ākran in Num. 1:13; 2:27).… -
AchiOr
ACHIOR. - Name of two biblical figures. 1. Supreme military commander of the Ammonites. To Holofernes, the Assyrian general, who was asking… -
Achish (Hebrew 'Akîš; Septuagint Ἀγγύος recalling Ἀγγίσωι; cf. I-Ha-U-Su of Assyrian inscriptions of the 7th century) (ACHIS (CBR. AKISH; SETTANTA ἈΓΓΎΟΣ CHE RICHIAMA ἈΓΓΊΣΩΙ; CF. I-HA-U-SU DELLE ISCRIZIONI ASSIRE DEL SEC. VII))
ACHISH (Hebrew 'Akîš; Septuagint Ἀγγύος recalling Ἀγγίσωι; cf. I-Ha-U-Su of Assyrian inscriptions of the 7th century). - Son of Maoch and… -
Adam (ADAMO)
ADAM. - The first man created by God and father of the human race. SUMMARY: 1. Sacred Scripture. - 2. Rabbinic literature. - 3. Christian… -
Adar- ezer (ADARÉZER)
ADAR.- EZER. - Aramean king of Zobah. The Hebrew name is Hadad'ezer and Hadar'ezer: the latter form, found in Chronicles and in the… -
Adoniah (Hebrew 'Adonijah[ā], «My Lord is Yahweh») (ADONĪA (EBR. 'ADONIJĀH[Ā], « MIO SIGNORE È JAHWEH »))
ADONIAH (Hebrew 'Adonijah[ā], «My Lord is Yahweh»). - Fourth son of David (and of Haggith), born in Hebron after David had been proclaimed… -
Adoni-Bezek (Heb. "Lord of Bezek"; dynastic title rather than proper name) (ADONIBÉZEC (EBR. « SIGNORE DI BEZEQ »: TITOLO DINASTICO PIUTTOSTO CHE NOME PROPRIO))
ADONI-BEZEK (Heb. "Lord of Bezek"; dynastic title rather than proper name). - Canaanite king of Bezeq, a city identified by some with… -
Adonizedek (Hebrew «My Lord is Justice»; Septuagint: Adonibezec) (ADONISÉDEC (EBR. « IL MIO SIGNORE È GIUSTIZIA »; SETTANTA: ADONIBEZEC))
ADONIZEDEK (Hebrew «My Lord is Justice»; Septuagint: Adonibezec). - Amorite king of Jerusalem at the time when Israel, led by Joshua,… -
Aeneas (ENEA)
AENEAS. - A paralytic miraculously healed by Peter at Lydda, according to Acts 9:33 ff. The name (Aineas), which is also found in Flavius… -
Agabus ('Αγάβος, from Hebrew Hāgābh "Grasshopper", name recurring in Ezra 2:45 and Neh. 7:48 and in the Lachish Ostraca) (AGABO ("ἈΓΆΒΟΣ, DALL'EBR. HĀGĀBH «GRILLO», NOME CHE RICORRE IN ESD. 2, 45 E NEH. 7, 48 E NEGLI OSTRAKA DI LACHIS))
AGABUS ("Ἀγάβος, from the Hebrew hāgābh 'cricket', a name that occurs in Ezra 2:45 and Neh. 7:48 and in the Lachish ostraca). - A prophet… -
Agag
AGAG. - King of Amalek. To punish the raids and killings he had committed against Israel, God ordered the extermination of the Amalekites… -
Agarei or Agarenes (Hebrew *Hagrî'îm*; Septuagint: Ἀγαραῖοι ὁ Ἀγαρηνοί) (AGAREI O AGARENI (EBR. HAGRI'ÎM; SETTANTA: ἈΓΑΡΑΙ͂ΟΙ Ὁ ἈΓΑΡΗΝΟΊ))
AGAREI OR AGARENES (Hebrew Hagrî'îm; Septuagint: Ἀγαραῖοι ὁ Ἀγαρηνοί). - An Arab tribe, devoted to pastoralism, against whom the… -
Ahab (Hebrew «Brother of the Father»; Assyrian A-ḫa-ab-bu) (ACHAB (EBR. « FRATELLO DEL PADRE »; ASIR. A-HA-AB-BU))
AHAB (Hebrew «Brother of the Father»; Assyrian A-ḫa-ab-bu). - King of Israel from 875 to 853 B.C. His story is told in 1 Kings 16:29-22:40.… -
Ahasuerus (ASSUERO)
AHASUERUS. - Persian king who is discussed extensively in Esth. (the Septuagint erroneously replaces him with "Artaxerxes"). He also… -
Ahaz (Heb. 'Aḥaz, 'He [God] Holds') (ACHAZ (EBR. « EGLI [DIO] TIENE »))
AHAZ (Heb. 'Aḥaz, 'He [God] Holds'). - King of Judah for 16 years, probably from 743 to 728, or from 741 to 726. Son of Jotham, he… -
Ahiah (Hebrew 'Aḇiyyah "Brother of Yahweh"; name of ~20 persons in the Old Testament, translated by the Vulgate as Achias or Ahia [q.v.]; Septuagint: 'Aẓīẓ) (ACHIA (EBR. 'ABIYYAH «FRATELLO DI JAHWEH»; NOME DI CA. 20 PERSONE NEL VECCHIO TESTAMENTO, TRADOTTO DALLA VOLGATA ACHIAS O AHIA [V.]; SETTANTA: 'AẒĪẒ))
ACHIA (Heb. 'Abiyyah, "brother of Yahweh"; the name of about 20 persons in the Old Testament, rendered by the Vulgate as Achias or Ahia… -
Ahiah (Vulgate Ahias; Hebrew 'Abijjah, as in Achiah, q.v.) (AHIA (VOLGATA AHIAS; EBR. 'ABIJJAH, COME ACHIA, V.))
AHIAH (Vulgate Ahias; Hebrew 'Abijjah, as in Achiah, q.v.). - Prophet of Shiloh (hence called the Shilonite), the only one of the reign of… -
Ahimaaz (Hebrew, prob. «Brother of the Empire») (ACHIMAAS (EBR., PROB. «FRATELLO DELL'IMPERO»))
AHIMAAZ (Hebrew, prob. «Brother of the Empire»). - The swift and heroic son of the high priest Zadok. Having remained with his father in… -
Ahiqar (Aramaic Ahia-Iaqar: 'The Brother Is Precious' or 'Dear') (AHIQAR (ARAMAICO AHIA-IAQAR : « IL FRATELLO È PREZIOSO » O « CARO »))
AHIQAR (Aramaic Ahia-Iaqar: 'The Brother Is Precious' or 'Dear'). - Assyrian sage, chancellor of Sennacherib (705-681 B.C.) then of… -
Ahithophel (ACHITOFEL)
AHITHOPHEL. - A shrewd counselor, and later a traitor, of David, a native of Giloh (Gilo) in the mountains of Judah, father of the hero… -
Alexander I Balas (ALESSANDRO I, BALA)
ALEXANDER I BALAS. - King of Syria (150-145 B.C.), whose history is narrated in 1 Macc. 10:1 - 11:17. He was called a son of Antiochus IV,… -
Alexandra Asmonea (ALESSANDRA ASMONEA)
ALEXANDRA ASMONEA. - Princess of the Hasmonean family (v.), daughter of Hyrcanus II, high priest and ethnarch; she married her cousin… -
Alpheus (ALFEO)
ALPHEUS. - The name Ἀλφαῖος is probably the Hebrew or Aramaic Halpai (1 Macc. 11:70; Calphi, Gk. Χαλφί), formed like Ἀγγαῖος from Haggai;… -
Amalekites (Heb. Amaleq; Vulgate [Septuagint] Amalec and Amalecites) (AMALECITI (EBR. AMALEQ; VOLGATA [COI SETTANTA] AMALEC E AMALECITES))
AMALEKITES (Heb. Amaleq; Vulgate [Septuagint] Amalec and Amalecites). - A nomadic Semitic people, living in the desert zones between the… -
Aman (Heb. Hāman, probably of Persian origin: «Illustrious», «Esteemed»; possibly connected to the Elamite god Himmān) (AMAN (EBR. HĀMAN, PROBABILMENTE DI ORIGINE PERSIANA: «ILLUSTRE», «STIMATO»; FORSE CONNESSO AL DIO ELAMITICO HIMMAN))
AMAN (Heb. Hāman, probably of Persian origin: "illustrious," "esteemed"; perhaps connected with the Elamite god Himman). - Omnipotent… -
Amasa (Heb. ʿĀmāšāʾ «Bundle»; Septuagint: ʿAṭṭāṣa) (AMASA (EBR. ʿĀMĀŠĀʾ «FARDELLO»; SETTANTA: ʿAṬṬĀṢA))
AMASA (Heb. ʿĀmāšāʾ «Bundle»; Septuagint: ʿAṭṭāṣa). - Military leader, son of Abigail, sister of David, and of Jether (or Jetra) the… -
Amen-em-ope
AMEN-EM-OPE. - Egyptian high official, son of Kanccht, resident at Persepolis, who lived, according to A. Erman, H. O. Lange, R. Griffith,… -
Ammon
AMMON. - Son of Lot, born from the incest committed by his younger daughter while he, drunk, was sleeping. The Hebrew name 'Ammôn (from… -
Ammonites (AMMONITI)
AMMONITES. - A people (Hebr. Bēnē-ʿAmmōn "children of Ammon," twice [1 Sam. 11:11; Ps. 83 Hebr., 8] only ʿAmmōnī, gentilic adjective… -
Amnon (Hebrew «Faithful») (AMNON (EBR. « FEDELE »))
AMNON (Hebrew «Faithful»). - Firstborn son of David, by his second wife Ahinoam of Jezreel, born in Hebron (II Sam. 3:2). Seized by a… -
Amon (Hebrew «Builder»; Septuagint: 'Αμώς) (AMON (EBRAICO «COSTRUTTORE»; SETTANTA: 'ΑΜΏΣ'))
AMON (Hebrew «Builder»; Septuagint: 'Αμώς). - King (14th) of Judah (probably 641-39 B.C.; F. X. Kugler, A. Pohl: 639-38 B.C.). Son of… -
Amorites (AMORRITI)
AMORITES. - A people settled in Canaan before Israel (Hebrew hā-'Emōrī, always with the article and in the singular, Septuagint 'Αμορραῖοι,… -
Amraphel (Septuagint Ἀμαρράλ) (AMRAFEL (SETTANTA) ἈΜΑΡΡΆΛ))
AMRAPHEL (Septuagint Ἀμαρράλ). - King of Shinar, who with Arioch (v.) and Tidal followed Chedorlaomer (v.) of Elam in the expedition… -
Ananias (Greek 'Ανανίας, from Hebrew Hānanyāh «Jahweh Has Shown Mercy») (ANANIA (GR. 'AVAVIXÇ, DALL'EBR. HĀNANJĀH 'JAHWEH HA USATO MISERICORDIA'))
ANANIAS (Greek 'Ανανίας, from Hebrew Hānanyāh «Jahweh Has Shown Mercy»). - Various figures of the Old and New Testaments. I. OLD TESTAMENT.… -
Andronicus (ANDRONICO)
ANDRONICUS. - Prime minister of Antiochus IV (v.) Epiphanes, king of Syria, during the period when the latter went to Cilicia to quell a… -
Anna (Ānānō: Corresponds To Heb. Hānan[Jah]) (ANNA (ÁNANO: CORRISPONDE ALL'EBR. HÁNAN[JAH]))
ANNA (Ānānō: Corresponds To Heb. Hānan[Jah]). - Name of two Jewish high priests of the 1st century A.D. 1) A. (Ánano) I is called 'Αννάς in… -
Anna (Heb. Hannah «Grace») (ANNA (EBR. HANNĀH «GRAZIA»))
ANNA (Heb. Hannah «Grace»). - Name of various women of the Old and New Testaments. 1) ANNA, wife of the Ephraimite Elkanah (v.) living at… -
Aod (Heb. Ēhâdh) (AOD (EBR. ÉHÂDH))
AOD (Heb. Ēhâdh). - The second "judge" of Israel, son of Gera (distinct from the son of Balan in I Chron. 7:10), of the tribe of Benjamin,… -
Apharsachei (Apharsachei, Apharsatachei, Apharsei) (AFARSACHEI (APHARSACHEI, APHARSATACHEI, APHARSEI))
APHARSACHEI (Apharsachei, Apharsatachei, Apharsei). - Tribes imported by the Assyrians into Samaria at the time of the second colonization… -
Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca) (AQUILA E PRISCILLA (PRISCA))
AQUILA AND PRISCILLA (PRISCA). - Jewish-Christian spouses, "co-workers" of St. Paul (Rom. 16:3). Having come from Rome following the decree… -
Arameans (ARAMEI)
ARAMEANS. - A people that resided in Aram. In a letter from el-Amarna (14th century B.C.) the term aḫlamē occurs, which was understood as… -
Aratus (ARATO)
ARATUS. - Greek poet, who lived between the end of the 4th century and the middle of the 3rd century B.C., born probably at Tarsus in… -
Archelaus, Herod (ARCHELÀO, ERODE)
ARCHELAUS, HEROD. - The eldest surviving son of Herod the Great (and of Malthace) and his principal successor (4 B.C. - A.D. 6). Like his… -
Arioch
ARIOCH. - Name of three biblical figures. 1. One of the four eastern kings who invaded Canaan as far as the Pentapolis (v.) and were driven… -
Arphaxad (ARFAXAD (ARPHAXAD))
ARPHAXAD. - Two biblical figures. 1. A. (Heb. 'Arpahšad), son of Shem, born 2 years after the flood (Gen. 10:22; 11:10), grandfather or… -
Artaxerxes (ARTASERSE)
ARTAXERXES. - Greek form of the name ('Αρταξέρξης'; Heb. 'Artaḥšatā'; Assyrian Artaḥsatsu; from the Persian Artaḥšatā "the great… -
Artemas (ARTEMA)
ARTEMAS. - Disciple and collaborator of St. Paul, who in 64 or 65 hypothetically assigned him to Crete to replace Titus, who had been… -
Asa (AŠA)
ASA. - V. AMEŠA SPENTA. ASA. - Third king of Judah after the division of the kingdom, son and successor of Abijah. He reigned 41 years… -
Asahel (Hebrew 'Āšāh'ēl, "God has made") (ASAEL (EBR. 'ĀŠĀH'ĒL, « DIO HA FATTO »))
ASAHEL (Hebrew 'Āšāh'ēl, "God has made"). - A most agile warrior, nephew of David, son of his sister Zeruiah, younger brother of Joab and… -
Asaph (Hebrew «gatherer») (ASAF (EBR. « RACCOGLITORE »))
ASAPH (Hebrew «gatherer»). - Head of one of the three groups of Temple singers and a sacred poet in the time of David. According to the… -
Aseneth (Heb. *ʾĀsēnath*; LXX *ʾAΣενέθ* [in manuscripts of Egyptian origin often *ʾAΣεννέθ*]; Egyptian name: *ʾIvs-n-Nt* «She belongs to Neith» [goddess of Sais]) (ASENETH (EBR. *ʾĀSĒNATH*; SETTANTA *ʾAΣΕΝΈΘ* [NEI MANOSCRITTI DI ORIGINE EGIZIANA SPESSO *ʾAΣΕΝΝΈΘ*]; NOME EGIZIANO: *ʾIVS-N-NT* « ESSA APPARTIENE A NEITH » [DEA DI SAIS]))
ASENETH (Heb. ʾĀsēnath; Septuagint ʾAσενέθ [in manuscripts of Egyptian origin often ʾAσεννέθ]; Egyptian name: ʾivs-n-nt "she belongs to… -
Ashkenaz (Heb. Aškenaz; LXX Ašqaváč) (ASCENEZ (EBR. AŠKENAZ; SETTANTA AŠQAVÁČ))
ASHKENAZ (Heb. Aškenaz; LXX Ašqaváč). - Son of Gomer, grandson of Japheth (Gen. 10:3), designates a branch of the Japhetic stock. Many… -
Asmodeus (ASMODEO)
ASMODEUS. - A demon (Tob. 3:8) who caused the death of the seven husbands of Sarah, daughter of Raguel, from the very first nights of… -
Assyrians (ASSIRI)
ASSYRIANS. - A people settled on the middle Euphrates, thus named from Aššur (v). It was commonly held that they were originally Subareans,… -
Attalids (ATTALIDI)
ATTALIDS. - Dynasty of the kings of Pergamon of the Hellenistic period (282-133 B.C.). Its founder was PHILETAERUS (282-262), who was… -
Azariah (Hebrew: 'Azaryah[û] «Yahweh helps») (AZARIA (EBR. 'AZARJAH[Ú] « JAHWEH SOCCORRE »))
AZARIAH (Hebrew: 'Azaryah[û] «Yahweh helps»). - Name of many biblical figures (from 25 to 30), of whom the most important are: 1) A., son… -
Baana (Hebrew: Baʿānāh) (BAANA (EBR. BA'ĀNĀH))
BAANA (Hebrew: Baʿānāh). - Commander of a band of soldiers of Ish-bosheth, son of Saul. Having seen the cause of Ish-bosheth lost after the… -
Baasha (Hebrew: Ba'āh, 'Bold' or 'Wicked') (BAASA (EBR. BA'ĀH « ARDITTO » O « MALEFICO »))
BAASHA (Hebrew: Ba'āh, 'Bold' or 'Wicked'). - Third king of Israel (908-885 B.C.), son of Ahijah, of Issachar, commander of the army of… -
Babylonians (BABILONESI)
BABYLONIANS. - Peoples who, from the dawn of history, inhabited the "land between the two rivers" (Mesopotamia), the Tigris and Euphrates,… -
Bala
BALAH. - 1. Servant (Heb. Bilhah; Septuagint: Βαλλή) given to Rachel by her father Laban at her marriage. Seeing herself barren, her… -
Balaam (Hebrew: Bil'ām) (BALAAM (EBR. BIL'ÂM))
BALAAM (Hebrew: Bil'ām). - Magician, son of Beor, from the city of Pethor on the right bank of the Euphrates, in Mesopotamia (Num. 22:5-6;… -
Balak (BALAC)
BALAK. - Moabite king, son of Zippor, at the time when the Hebrews were about to take possession of Palestine (Num. 22-24; mentioned in… -
Baldad (Hebrew: Bildadh) (BALDAD (EBR. BILDADH))
BALDAD (Hebrew: Bildadh). - One of the three figures (with Eliphaz and Zophar) who went to their common friend Job (v.) to comfort him in… -
Banaiah (Heb. Bēnāyāh[ā]) (BANAIA (EBR. BĒNĀJĀH[Ā]))
BANAIAH (Heb. Bēnāyāh[ā]). - Son of the priest Jehoiada, the most illustrious of the thirty mighty men who made up David's bodyguard (II… -
Barabbas (in Aramaic means "son of the father"; spelling uncertain in the Greek text) (BARABBA (IN ARAMAICO SIGNIFICA «FIGLIO DEL PADRE»; ORTOGRAFIA INCERTA NEL TESTO GRECO))
BARABBAS (in Aramaic it means "son of the father"; the spelling is uncertain in the Greek text). - A criminal whose release the Jews asked… -
Barachiah (Heb. Berekhjāh[ā] = "blessed by Jahweh") (BARACHIA (EBR. BEREKHJĀH[Ā] = «BENEDETTO DA JAHWEH»))
BARACHIAH (Heb. Berekhjāh[ā] = "blessed by Jahweh"). - Name of eight biblical figures: a son of Zerubbabel (1 Chron. 3:20), the father of… -
Barak (Heb. Bāraq "lightning") (BARAC (EBR. BĀRAQ «FULMINE»))
BARAK (Heb. Bāraq "lightning"). - Collaborator of Deborah (v.), son of Abinoam, born at Kedesh of Naphtali (Judg. 4, 5). Called by Deborah,… -
Bar Iesu (Βαρησοῦς: "son of Jesus") (BAR IESU (ΒΑΡΙΗΣΟΎΣ: « FIGLIO DI GESÙ »))
BAR IESU (Βαρησοῦς: "son of Jesus"). - A Jew devoted to magic, a "pseudoprophet" nicknamed Elymas ('Εὐχάς'), a term of Arabic origin… -
Bar Iona (Bariona) (BAR IONA (ΒΑΡΙΩΝΑ͂Σ))
BAR IONA (Bariona). - Patronymic surname of the apostle Simon surnamed Peter (Mt. 16:17); it is an Aramaic form (bar Jōnā) to be translated… -
Barsabbas (Gr. Barasbâs, "Son of Saba or Šēbhā") (BARSABA (GR. ΒΑΡΑΣΒΑ͂Σ «FIGLIO DI SABA O ŠĒBHĀ»))
BARSABBAS (Gr. Barasbâs, "Son of Saba or Šēbhā"). - A patronymic surname of two disciples of the Apostles, who are supposed by some (e.g.,… -
Bartimaeus (Gr. Bartimaîos) (BARTIMEO (ΒΑΡΤΙΜΑ͂Σ))
BARTIMAEUS (Gr. Bartimaîos). - A blind beggar, healed by Jesus in the territory of Jericho during his last journey to Jerusalem. Only Mk.… -
Barzillai (Hebrew Barzillai) (BERZELLAI (EBR. BARZILLAJ))
BARZILLAI (HEBREW BARZILLAI). - A wealthy landowner of Rogelim in Gilead. He hosted David as a fugitive because of Absalom's rebellion (II… -
Bathsheba (Hebrew Bath-Sheba'; Septuagint: Βηραθβέε and Βηθαθβέε) (BETHSAIBA (EBR. BATH-SEBA'; SETTANTA: ΒΗΡΑΤΒΈΕ E ΒΗΘΑΤΒΈΕ))
BATHSHEBA (Hebrew Bath-Sheba'; Septuagint: Βηραθβέε and Βηθαθβέε). - Wife of Uriah the Hittite (II Sam. 11, 3). She was sinfully loved by… -
Bathuel (Hebrew: Bethá'el) (BATHUEL (EBR. BÉTHÁ'ÉL))
BATHUEL (Hebrew: Bethá'el). - Son of Nahor and father of Rebekah (Gen. 22:23; 24:24). When Eliezer, Abraham's servant, asked for Rebekah as… -
Beelzebub
BEELZEBUB. - Form of the Vulgate based on the reading of a few Greek codices of the New Testament, for which Beelzebul is to be preferred,… -
Belial
BELIAL. - A term that in the Hebrew Bible (28 times) indicates the hidden wickedness at work in the world, later becoming the name of the… -
Belshazzar (Greek and Vulgate version; Heb. Bēl-Šar-Šar, from Assyrian Bēl-Šar-Ṣur: "Bel protects the king") (BALTASSAR (VERSIONE GRECA E VOLGATA; EBR. BĒL-ŠAR-SAR, DALL'ASSIRO BĒL-ŠAR-SUR: «BĒL PROTEGGE IL RE»))
BELSHAZZAR (Greek and Vulgate version; Heb. Bēl-Šar-Šar, from Assyrian Bēl-Šar-Ṣur: "Bel protects the king"). - King of the Neo-Chaldean… -
Ben-Hadad (Hebrew Ben-Hâdhad "Son of Hadad"; Septuagint ΥἹῸΣ ἈΔΈΡ) (BENADAD (EBR. BEN-HÂDHAD «FIGLIO DI HADAD»; SETTANTA ΥἹῸΣ ἈΔΈΡ))
BEN-HADAD (Hebrew Ben-Hâdhad "Son of Hadad"; Septuagint ΥἹῸΣ ἈΔΈΡ). - Three kings of Aram-Damascus: B. I, son of Tabrimmon, because of the… -
Benjamin (Heb. Binyamīn) (BENIAMIN (EBR. BINJAMĪN))
BENJAMIN (Heb. Binyamīn). - The last son of Jacob. Rachel, dying, when giving birth to him near Ephrath (Bethlehem), had called him Ben-oni… -
Berenice (Bernice)
BERENICE (BERNICE). - Sister of Agrippa II, daughter of King Herod Agrippa I (d. 44 AD). She married Herod, king of Chalcis, her father's… -
Bezalel (Hebrew Bēṣal'ēl, "In the Shadow of God") (BESELEEL (EBR. BĒṢAL'ĒL, « ALL'OMBRA DI DIO »))
BEZALEL (Hebrew Bēṣal'ēl, "In the Shadow of God"). - Son of Uri, of the tribe of Judah, he was the chief craftsman (Ex. 31:1-11; 35:30-35;… -
Boanerges (ΒΟΑΝΗΡΓΕΣ) (BOANERGES (ΒΟΚΝΗΡΓΈΣ))
BOANERGES (ΒΟΑΝΗΡΓΕΣ). - Nickname given by Jesus to the two apostles, sons of Zebedee: James and John, according to Mk. 3:17, where it is… -
Boethos
BOETHOS. - Progenitor of the Boethusians, who formed a distinct group within the party of the Sadducees. A priest of Alexandria, B. was the… -
Brothers of Jesus (FRATELLI DI GESÙ)
BROTHERS OF JESUS. - Blood relatives of Jesus who in the Gospels (Mt. 12:46; 13:55; Mk. 3:31; 6:3; Lk. 8:19-21; Jn. 2:12; 7:3-5) and Acts… -
Caath (Heb. Qēhāth) (CAATH (EBR. QÉHÁTH))
CAATH (Heb. Qēhāth). - According to Exodus 6:16, Numbers 3:17, and 1 Chronicles 5:27-29 [6:1-3], the second son of Levi, born in Canaan… -
Cainan
CAINAN. - 1. Heb. Qēnān, Gk. Καϊναν (-αμ), son of Enosh (Gen. 5:9; 1 Chron. 1:2), grandson of Seth, great-grandson of Adam, died at the age… -
Cain (Heb. Qajin = Ar. Qajn «Smith», Name Linked in Gen. 4:1 by Folk Etymology to Qānāh «To Possess») (CAINO (EBR. QAJIN = AR. QAJN « FABBRO », NOME RIALLACCIATO IN GEN. 4, 1, PER ETIMOLOGIA POPOLARE, A QĀNĀH « POSSEDERE »))
CAIN (Heb. Qajin = Arab. qajn "smith", a name connected in Gen. 4:1, by popular etymology, with qānāh "to possess"). - First son of Adam… -
Caius (Gaius, Γάιος) (CAIO (CAIUS, GAIUS, ΓΆΛΟΣ))
CAIUS (Gaius, Γάιος). - Name of several disciples of the Apostles. In the Greek New Testament the name Γάιος occurs five times: in three… -
Caleb (Heb. «Dog») (CALEB (EBR. «CANE»))
CALEB (Heb. «Dog»). - A contemporary and collaborator of Joshua. Of the tribe of Judah, he was, along with Joshua, among the twelve sent by… -
Canaan and the Canaanites (CANAAN E CANANEI,)
CANAAN and CANAANITES, - People who in ancient times inhabited Palestine. I. NAME - It is one of those by which the Old Testament… -
Candace
CANDACE. - 1. A legendary queen of India in the time of Alexander the Great, by whom, on his expedition into India, she is said to have… -
Cedar (Hebrew Qēdhār = "Bronzed by the Sun") (CEDAR (EBR. QÉDHĀR = «ABBRONZATO» DAL SOLE))
CEDAR (Hebrew Qēdhār = "Bronzed by the Sun"). - According to Genesis 25:13, the second son of Ishmael, from whom the Arab tribe that… -
Cerethei (Hebrew Kērethī) (CERETEI (EBR. KĒRĒTHĪ))
CERETHEI (Hebrew Kērethī). - Mercenary troops, often listed in the Bible together with the Pelethites. Since the country of origin of the… -
Chodorlahomor (Heb. Kēdhorlā'ōmer) (CHODORLAHOMOR (EBR. KĒDHORLĀ'ŌMER))
CHODORLAHOMOR (Heb. Kēdhorlā'ōmer). - King of Elam, who held Palestine subject for twelve years, until it rebelled against him. He then… -
Chusa (Chouzē) (CHUSA (ΧΟΥΖΈ))
CHUSA (Chouzē). - A high dignitary of Herod Antipas (v. ANTIPA JULIUS HERODES), mentioned by Lk. 8:3, where ἐπίτροπος means something like… -
Chusai (Heb. Ḥúšaj) (CHUSAI (EBR. ḤÚŠAJ))
CHUSAI (Heb. Ḥúšaj). - Archite (2 Sam. 14:32; 17:5, 14), friend and intimate counselor of David (2 Sam. 15:37; 16:16), whose full trust he… -
Cis (Heb. Qif) (CIS (EBR. QIF))
CIS (Heb. Qif). - Name of several biblical figures, the best known of whom is the father of Saul (v.) of the tribe of Benjamin, living in… -
Cleofa
CLEOFA. - A name which in the Vulgate (Cleophas) corresponds to two different names in the Greek New Testament. While Κλεόπας (Lk. 24:18)… -
Cornelius (CORNELIO)
CORNELIUS. - A Roman centurion, stationed at Caesarea in Palestine, converted to Christianity through the direct intervention of God and… -
Dagon
DAGON. - In the Old Testament it is the name of a god of the Philistines, whose cult is attested at Gaza (Judg. 16:23), at Ashdod (1 Sam.… -
Damaris (Damaride, ΔΆΜΑΡΙΣ, var. ΔΆΜΑΛΙΣ)
DAMARIS (DAMARIDE, Δάμαρις, var. Δάμαλις). - A woman converted by the preaching of St. Paul in Athens (Acts 17:34). Δάμαρις, as a woman's… -
Dan
DAN. - 1. Fifth son of Jacob and first of Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant (Gen. 30:6; 35:25). At his birth Rachel, playing on the term dan "he… -
Daniel (Dan'el) (DANEL (DÂN'EL))
DANIEL (Dan'el). - An Oriental figure, mentioned in Ex. 14:14-20, to demonstrate the inexorability of God's judgment against an unfaithful… -
Dathan
DATHAN. - An Israelite of the tribe of Reuben who in the desert, together with his brother Abiram, rebelled against Moses, accusing him of… -
David (Heb. Dāwīdh "Beloved, Dear") (DAVID (CBR. DĀWĪDH «VEZZEGGIATO, DILETTO»))
DAVID (Heb. Dāwīdh "Beloved, Dear"). - Second king of the people of Israel (c. 1000-960 B.C.), who brought it to the height of prosperity;… -
Deborah (Heb. Dēbhōrāh «bee»; LXX Δεββόρζ; Vulg. Debora) (DÉBORA (EBR. DĒBHORĀH «APE»; SETTANTA ΔΕΒΒΌΡΖ; VOL. DEBORA))
DEBORAH (Heb. Dēbhōrāh «bee»; LXX Δεββόρζ; Vulg. Debora). - Prophetess, heroine and poetess, third along with Barak among the "Judges" of… -
Demas
DEMAS. - Disciple of St. Paul, mentioned in II Tim. 4:10 with a rather unflattering note: "D. has abandoned me out of love for the present… -
Demetrius (DEMETRIO)
DEMETRIUS. - Nome di due personaggi del Nuovo Testamento. 1. Orefice di Efeso, che suscitò il tumulto contro s. Paolo (Act. 19, 23-40).2.… -
Dinah (Heb. Dīnāh) (DINA (EBR. DĪNĀH))
DINAH (HEB. DĪNĀH). - Daughter of the patriarch Jacob, born to him by Leah (Gen. 30:21) while he was in Mesopotamia. In Palestine, in the… -
Dinei (Aram. Dīnājē; Vulg. Dinae) (DINEI (ARAM. DINĀJĒ; VOLG. DINAEI))
DINEI (Aram. Dīnājē; Vulg. Dinae). - In Ezra 4:9 they are named in the series of exiles from Babylon, from Susa, etc., transplanted by the… -
Diotrephes
DIOTREPHES. - A figure remembered with reproach in III John 9 ff. The name (Διοτρεφής) is found in inscriptions and in Greek authors (J.… -
Dodanim
DODANIM. - A Greek people, mentioned in the ethnological list of Gen. 10:4 (Masoretes, Peshitta, 'Onkelos, Vulgate) as the fourth son of… -
Doeg (Hebrew Dō'ēgh, "Sad") (DOEG (EBR. DŌ'ĒGH « TRISTE »))
DOEG (Hebrew Dō'ēgh, "Sad"). - Chief of Saul's herdsmen, an Edomite (perhaps an Aramean, according to the Septuagint and the non-Hebraized… -
Drusilla (Δροσώλια)
DRUSILLA (Δροσώλια). - Third daughter of Herod Agrippa I, sister of Agrippa II, of Berenice and of Mariamme. She was 6 years old at the… -
Edomites (EDOMITI)
EDOMITES. - Inhabitants of Edom (v.), also called Idumeans (Septuagint: Iḍhūm). Esau, having abandoned the land of Canaan, came to settle… -
Eglon
EGLON. - 1. King of Moab, who oppressed the southern part of Israel for 18 years (Judg. 3:12-22). Aided by bands of Ammonites and… -
Elah (Heb. 'Elâh = "Oak", "Terebinth") (ELA (EBR. 'ELÂH = « QUERCIA », « TEREBINTO »))
ELAH (Heb. 'Elâh = "Oak", "Terebinth"). - Name of several figures of the Old Testament, among them a king of Israel killed after two years… -
Eldad ('Eldād, "God Has Loved") (ELDAD ('ELDĀDH « DIO AMÒ »))
ELDAD ('Eldād, "God Has Loved"). - One of the 70 elders whom Moses associated with himself for the government of Israel. E. together with… -
Eleazar (Heb. 'El'āzār, "God Has Helped") (ELEAZARO (CBR. 'EL'ĀZĀR, « DIO AIUTO »))
ELEAZAR (Heb. 'El'āzār, "God Has Helped"). - Name of various biblical figures. 1. - Third son of Aaron, brother of Moses (Ex. 6:25). He was… -
Eliab (Heb. "Il My God Is Father") (ELIAB (EBR. «IL MIO DIO È PADRE»))
ELIAB (Heb. "Il My God Is Father"). - Name of seven persons of the Old Testament. 1. Son of Helon and chief of the tribe of Zebulun at the… -
Eliam
ELIAM. - Father of Bathsheba ('Elī'am in II Sam. 11:3; I Chron. 3:5 = by transposition 'amun'el': "my uncle or relative is 'El"). He is… -
Eliasaph (Heb. 'Eljasaph "God Increases") (ELIASAPH (EBR. 'ELJASAPH « DIO ACCRESCE »))
ELIASAPH (Heb. 'Eljasaph "God Increases"). - 1. Son of Duel (De'ā'el), chief of the tribe of Dan at the time of the census carried out by… -
Eliel (Heb. 'Elī'el "My God Is 'El") (ELIEL (EBR. 'ELĪ'EL « MIO DIO È 'EL »))
ELIEL (Heb. 'Elī'el "My God Is 'El"). - Nine Israelites of this name appear in the Bible. 1. One of the chiefs of the tribe of Manasseh (I… -
Eli (Heb. 'Eli, vulg. Heli) (ELI (EBR. 'ELF, VOLG. HELF))
ELI (Heb. 'Eli, vulg. Heli). - Ancestor of Jesus (only in Lk. 3:25), the penultimate of the "Judges"; of his judgeship, however, which… -
Elihu (Heb. 'Elīhā, Septuagint 'Elīhā) (ELIU (EBR. 'ELĪHĀ, SETTANTA 'ELĪHĀ))
ELIHU (Heb. 'Elīhā, Septuagint 'Elīhā). - An interlocutor of Job (Job 32-37), who speaks after the three friends Eliphaz, Bildad and… -
Elijah (ELIA)
ELIJAH. - Greatest among the prophets of action in Israel, whose name ('Elifjah[d] "my God is Yahweh") constitutes a whole program of life… -
Elimelech (Heb. 'Elimeleḥh "My God Is King") (ELIMELECH (EBR. 'ELIMELEHH «MIO DIO È RE»))
ELIMELECH (Heb. 'Elimeleḥh "My God Is King"). - Husband of Naomi and relative of Boaz. He was of the tribe of Judah, in the time of the… -
Elisa (Heb. 'Elīsa) (ELISA (EBR. 'ELÍSA'))
ELISA (Heb. 'Elīsa). - Firstborn of Javan (Gen. 10:4). The name returns in Ezek. 27:7: the "isles of E." carried on the purple trade with… -
Elisama (Heb. 'Elīlāmā' "God Hears") (ELISAMA (EBR. 'ELĪLĀMĀ' « DIO ESAUDI »))
ELISAMA (Heb. 'Elīlāmā' "God Hears"). - Name of various biblical figures. 1. A leader of the tribe of Ephraim (Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48;… -
Elisaphan
ELISAPHAN. - 1. Levite, son of Uzziel, head of the family of the Kohathites (Num. 3:30) at the time of the census of the people of Israel… -
Elisha ('Elīlā' = "God Saves") (ELISEO ('ELĪLĀ' = « DIO SALVA »))
ELISHA ('Elīlā' = "God Saves"). - Prophet, successor of Elijah (v.). He was the son of Shaphat, a native of Abel-meholah, southeast of… -
Elkanah (Heb. 'Elqāhāh, "God Has Possessed") (ELCANA (EBR. 'ELQĀHĀH, « DIO HA POSSEDUTO »))
ELKANAH (Heb. 'Elqāhāh, "God Has Possessed"). - Father of the prophet Samuel (1 Sam. 1-2; 1 Chron. 6:27). Of Levitical descent, but not… -
Emmanuel (Hebrew 'Immanā'ēl "God Is With Us", Septuagint 'Εμμανουήλ") (EMANUELE (EMMANUELE; EBRAICO 'IMMANĀ'ĒL «CON NOI [È] DIO», SETTANTA 'ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΉΛ»))
EMMANUEL (EMMANUELE; Hebrew 'Immanā'ēl "God [is] with us", Septuagint 'Εμμανουήλ). - Symbolic name (from a customary expression of good… -
Enacim (Hebrew 'Anāqīm) (ENACIM (EBR. 'ANĀQĪM))
ENACIM (Hebrew 'Anāqīm). - An indigenous Canaanite population, driven out of the country by Joshua (Josh. 11:21). The expulsion of the sons… -
Enos (Hebrew Enōš = « humanity », « man ») (ENOS (EBR. ENŌI = « UMANITÀ », « UOMO »))
ENOS (Hebrew Enōš = « humanity », « man »). - A very ancient patriarch. In Gen. 4:26 - the Yahwistic document according to the critics -… -
Epaphras (Vulg. Epaphras) (EPAFRA (VOLG. EPAPHRAS))
EPAPHRAS (Vulg. Epaphras). - Disciple and collaborator of Paul (Col. 1:7; 4:12; Philem. 23). That his name (Ἐπασρᾶς) is an abbreviated form… -
Epaphroditus (EPAFRODITO)
EPAPHRODITUS. - Disciple and collaborator of St. Paul, known only from the Letter to the Philippians, if he is considered, as is almost… -
Epenetus (EPENETO)
EPENETUS. - A Christian mentioned in Rom. 16:5. The name (Ἐπέλωνος, "praiseworthy") was not borne, as far as is known, by any Jew, whereas… -
Epimenides (EPIMÈNIDE)
EPIMENIDES. - Greek poet, who lived in the 6th century B.C. According to legend, he was born at Knossos, on the island of Crete, and was… -
Erastus (ERASTO)
ERASTUS. - A name that occurs three times in the New Testament: 1) Acts 19:22; 2) Rom. 16:23; 3) 2 Tim. 4:20; but it is uncertain whether… -
Esau (Hebrew: עֵשָׂו) (ESAU (EBR. ÈFAW))
ESAU (Hebrew: עֵשָׂו). - Firstborn of Isaac and Rebecca. The Bible explains this name, whose scientific etymological meaning escapes us, by… -
Eshcol ('Eshōl' 'Grape Cluster') (ESCHOL ('ESHŌL «GRAPPOLO D'UVA»))
ESHCOL ('Eshōl' 'Grape Cluster'). - Aramean, brother of Mamre, one of Abraham's allies, who followed him in the raid against Chedorlaomer,… -
Essenes (ESSENI)
ESSENES. - A Jewish religious association that existed in Palestine from about 150 B.C. to A.D. 70. Pliny, Philo, and Josephus speak of it… -
Ethiopian Eunuch (EUNUCO ETIOPE)
ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH. - Minister of Candace, queen of Ethiopia, converted and baptized by the deacon Philip (Acts 8:26-39). Whether this… -
Eubulus (EUBULO)
EUBULUS. A prominent member of the community of Rome, remembered in 2 Tim. 4:21. He is the first of the group who greets Timothy: there… -
Eunice
EUNICE. - Mother of Timothy, disciple of St. Paul. Luke (Acts 16:1) presents Timothy as the son of a "faithful Jewish woman," that is,… -
Eutychus (Εὐτύχος) (EUTICO ("ΕΥ̓ΑΥΤΌΣ"))
EUTYCHUS (Εὐτύχος). - A young man raised from the dead by St. Paul at Troas (Acts 20:9-12). With the recklessness proper to his age (he is… -
Eve (EVA)
EVE. - Progenitress of the human race. Eve was created so that man might have "a help meet for him" (Gen. 2:18-20). She was called Eve by… -
Felice, Antonio
FELICE, ANTONIO. - Procurator of Judea from 52 to 60 A.D. A slave emancipated by Antonia, mother of the emperor Claudius (v.). Supported at… -
Gabelo (Gr. Gabaēlós, «Ecciso è Dio», According to Hebrew) (GABELO (GR. ΓΑΒΑΉΛΟΣ, «ECCISO È DIO», SECONDO L'EBRAICO))
GABELO (Gr. Gabaēlós, «Ecciso è Dio», According to Hebrew). - A relative and a punctual debtor, according to the Vulgate, of Tobit. In the… -
Gad (Heb. Gad «Fortune») (GAD (EBR. GADH « FORTUNA »))
GAD (Heb. Gad «Fortune»). - Son of Jacob and of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant (Gen. 30:10, 11), and ancestor of the tribe of the same name. Of… -
Gallione
GALLIONE. - Brother of Seneca; proconsul at Corinth: he sent away the Jews who were accusing St. Paul, refusing to involve himself in their… -
Gerson
GERSON. - The firstborn son of Moses (Ex. 2:22 and 18:3), whose name is explained there: "A stranger (gër) am I in a foreign land"… -
Gideon (Hebrew Gidh'ōn; Septuagint GEBEŌN, Vulgate Gedeon) (GEDEONE (EBR. GIDH'ŌN; SETTANTA ΓΕΒΈΩΝ, VOLG. GEDEON))
GIDEON (Hebrew Gidh'ōn; Septuagint GEBEŌN, Vulgate Gedeon). - A "judge" of Israel. After the activity of Deborah (v.), there occurred in… -
Girgashites (Hebrew Girgāshī; Septuagint Germachai, Latinized as Gergesites) (GERGESEI (EBR. GIRGĀII; SETTANTA, ΓΕΡΜΑΧΊΑΙ, LATINIZZO IN GERGESEI))
GIRGASHITES (Hebrew Girgāshī; Septuagint Germachai, Latinized as Gergesites). - A clan or tribe that shared dominion over pre-Israelite… -
Gog and Magog (GOG E MAGOG)
GOG AND MAGOG. - Symbol of the enemies of Israel (Ezek. 38-39) and of the Church (Rev. 20:7-10). In cuneiform texts, G., the name of a… -
Goliath (Heb. Goljath) (GOLIA (EBR. GOLJATH))
GOLIATH (Heb. Goljath). - Philistine hero, defeated and killed by David (1 Sam. 17). He was from Gath (v.), but the ending of his name… -
Gomer
GOMER. - 1. A people descended from Japheth according to the table of nations (Gen. 10:2; cf. 1 Chron. 1:5). In Akkadian inscriptions it… -
Gorgias (GORGIA)
GORGIAS. - General of the court of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (1 Macc. 3:38). In the third campaign against Judas (166 B.C.), Ptolemy held the… -
Habiru
HABIRU. - In numerous documents of the ancient Near East, varying in age and provenance, mention is made of groups and of persons called H.… -
Hagar (AGAR)
AGAR - A. Justicata da Sara. Benozzo Gozzoli (1468-84) - Pisa, Camposanto. he took possession of the kingdom of Berengar II and had himself… -
Hagar (Hebrew Hāgār "Flight") (AGAR (EBR. HĀGĀR « FUGA »))
HAGAR (Hebrew Hāgār "Flight"). - Egyptian slave in the service of Sarai (Sarah), wife of Abraham. According to the custom of the time, she… -
Haggai (Hebrew Haggaj "Solemn"; Septuagint 'Αγγαῖος) (AGGEO (EBR. HAGGAJ «SOLENNE»; SETTANTA 'ΑΓΓΑΙ͂ΟΣ))
HAGGAI (Hebrew Haggaj "Solemn"; Septuagint 'Αγγαῖος). - Prophet, tenth in the series of the "minor" prophets, the first among those after… -
Ham (Heb. Hām, Vulgar Chām) (CAM (EBR. HĀM, VOLGAN CHĀM))
HAM (Heb. Hām, Vulgar Chām). - One of the three sons of Noah (Shem, C. and Japheth, Gen. 5:32; 6:10; 9:18; 1 Chron. 1:4) saved from the… -
Haran (Vulgate Aram; Septuagint Ἀρράν, Hebrew Hārān "Mountaineer") (ARAN (COSÌ LA VOLGATA; SETTANTA 'APPÉY, EBR. HÂRÂN «MONTANARO»))
HARAN (Vulgate Aram; Septuagint Ἀρράν, Hebrew Hārān "Mountaineer"). - Son of Thare and brother of Abraham and of Nachor. Gen. 11:26-29… -
Hazael (Hebrew: Ḥāzā'ēl and Ḥāzā'ēl, «God sees»; Akkadian: Ḥaza'ilu; Septuagint: A'āyā) (HAZAEL (EBR. ḤĀZĀ'EL E ḤĀZĀ'EL, « DIO VEDE »; ACCADICO, ḤAZA'ILU; SETTANTA, A'ĀYĀ))
HAZAEL (Heb. Ḥāzā'el and Ḥāzā'el, "God sees"; Akkadian, ḥaza'ilu; Septuagint, A'āyā). - Fierce king of the Arameans of Damascus (ca.… -
Hazor (Hebrew Ḥāṣōr) (ASOR (EBR. ḤĀṢŌR))
HAZOR (Hebrew Ḥāṣōr). - Name of various localities of ancient Palestine. 1. Canaanite stronghold, which Joshua captured and burned (Josh.… -
Heber
HEBER. - A name from the Old Testament, corresponding to two Hebrew forms: 'Ebher and Hebher 1. 'Ebher. Grandson of Arphaxad, son of Shem,… -
Herodians ('Ἡρωδιανοί') (ERODIANI ('ἩΡΩΔΙΑΝΌΙ'))
HERODIANS ('Ἡρωδιανοί'). - Mentioned together with the Pharisees in Mt. 22:16 and in Mk. 3:6; 12:13. They were not a religious sect:… -
Herodias (ERODIADE)
HERODIAS. - Daughter of Aristobulus, son of Herod the Great. She married her uncle Herod Philip, son of Herod the Great and of Mariamne II,… -
Herod I, Called The Great, King Of Judea (ERODE I DETTO IL GRANDE, RE DI GIUDEA)
HEROD I, Called The Great, King Of Judea. - Son of the Idumean Antipater (v.), palace prefect of Hyrcanus II, and of the Arab Cypros, he… -
Hevei (Hebrew: Hā-hīwāš always with the article and in the singular; Septuagint: Ὁ Εὐαῖος, sometimes Οἱ Εὐαῖοι) (HEVEI (EBR. HĀ-HĪWĀŠ SEMPRE CON L'ARTICOLO E AL SINGOLARE; SETTANTA Ὁ ΕΥ̓ΑΙ͂ΟΣ, QUALCHE VOLTA ΟἹ ΕΥ̓ΑΙ͂ΟΙ))
HEVEI (Heb. hā-hīwāš always with the article and in the singular; Septuagint ὁ Εὐαῖος, sometimes οἱ Εὐαῖοι). - A people settled in the land… -
Hiram
HIRAM. - Name of a king and of other personages of Tyre who were in relations with Israel. 1. King of Tyre (Heb. Hirām; Hirām in I Kings… -
Holda (Hebrew Huldāh) (HOLDA (EBR. HULDÅH))
HOLDA (Hebrew Huldāh). - Hebrew prophetess. She was the wife of Shallum, keeper of the wardrobe of the king, and she lived in the new… -
Hymenaeus (Greek Hymenáios) (IMENEO (ἸΗΦΆΝΕΩΣ))
HYMENAEUS (Greek Hymenáios). - Propagator of false doctrines, mentioned by St. Paul in 1 Tim. 1:19-20 and in 2 Tim. 2:17-18. In the first… -
Hyrcanus II (IRCANO II)
HYRCANUS II. - High priest and ethnarch-king of the Jews from 63 to 40 B.C. He was the son of Alexander Jannaeus and Queen Alexandra, who… -
Iabel (Heb. Jābhāl; Greek Iōbēl) (IABEL (EBR. JĀBHĀL; GRECO 'IΩΒΗ͂Λ))
IABEL (Heb. Jābhāl; Greek Iōbēl). - A Cainite, son of Lamech and of Adah. He was the first to begin the life of the nomadic cattle-breeder… -
Iabin (Heb. Jābhīn "He considers") (IABIN (EBR.: JĀBHĪN «EGLI CONSIDERA»))
IABIN (Heb. Jābhīn "He considers"). - King of Hazor (Ḥāṣōr), in the tribe of Naphtali, instigator and leader of the Canaanite federation of… -
Iahel (Heb. Jēh'ēl) (IAHEL (EBR. JĒH'ĒL))
IAHEL (Heb. Jēh'ēl). - Name of several biblical figures. Besides a son of King Jehoshaphat (II Chron. 21:2) and a prefect of the "house of… -
Iair (Heb. Jā'ir) (IAIR (EBR. JĀ'IR))
IAIR (Heb. Jā'ir). - 1. An Israelite, of the tribe of Judah on his father's side, and of the tribe of Manasseh on his grandmother's side.… -
Idaia
IDAIAH. - Name of several figures of the Old Testament. 1. Descendant of the patriarch Simeon (I Chron. 4:37; Heb. Jedhājāh "who praises… -
Idithun (Heb. Jēdhithān and Jēdhithān "Praising") (IDITHUN (EBR. JĒDHITHĀN E JĒDHITHĀN «LODANTE»))
IDITHUN (Heb. Jēdhithān and Jēdhithān "Praising"). - One of the three masters of music placed over the choirs by David. It is said that… -
IOAB (HEB. JÔ'ÂBH "YAHWEH IS FATHER") (IOAB (EBR. JÔ'ÂBH « JAHWEH È PADRE »))
IOAB (HEB. JÔ'ÂBH "YAHWEH IS FATHER"). - Son of Zeruiah, sister of David (v.), he is a leading figure during the reign of his uncle. In the… -
IOSABETH (IOSABA)
IOSABETH (IOSABA). - Daughter of Jehoram (v.), king of Judah, and sister of Ahaziah; she was the consort of the high priest Jehoiada (v.;… -
Isaac (ISACCO)
ISAAC. - Son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Jacob and Esau. He is the second of the great patriarchs of the Jewish people. In Sacred… -
Ishbaal (ISBOSETH)
ISHBAAL. - Unico dei quattro figli di Saul (v.) superstite dopo la giornata di Gelboe (v.). Il suo nome primitivo 'Īl-ba'al (I Par. 8, 34)… -
Ishmael (ISMAEL)
ISHMAEL. - Son of Abraham and of Hagar, Sarah's slave. The circumstances of his birth are read in Gen. 16. Sarah, Abraham's wife, having no…