1 Chronicles

Second king of Israel and central figure in the royal lineage.

The personal covenant name of the God of Israel, revealed to Moses at the burning bush and rendered LORD throughout most English translations of the Old Testament.

Son of David, king of Israel, builder of the temple, and wisdom figure.

David's military commander and nephew.

Son of Jacob whose line becomes associated with kingship.

First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel.

Third son of Levi and ancestor of the Merarite Levites, who bore the structural frames of the tabernacle through the wilderness.

Third son of Jacob and Leah; patriarch of the priestly tribe of Levi.

Brother of Moses and first high priest of Israel.

Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.

Priest who remains loyal to David and anoints Solomon.

Levite musician appointed by David as a chief temple choirmaster and credited with authoring twelve Psalms.

Second son of Levi and ancestor of the Kohathite clan, whose descendants carried the most sacred articles of the tabernacle and included Moses and Aaron.

Son of Saul and covenant friend of David.

Gittite whose house sheltered the ark for three months; his family served as temple doorkeepers.

Faithful spy from Judah who receives an inheritance in Canaan.

Son of Aaron who succeeds him in priestly leadership.

Jebusite owner of the threshing floor on Mount Moriah that David purchased to build an altar and stop a plague.

Eldest son of Levi and head of the Gershonite Levitical clan, responsible for the tabernacle's curtains and coverings in the wilderness.

Israelite leader through whom the exodus and Sinai covenant are narrated.

King of Zobah in Aram whose forces were defeated by David in multiple campaigns, resulting in Israelite dominance over the Aramean states.

Ninth son of Jacob and Leah, whose four sons founded the clans of the tribe of Issachar, one of Israel's twelve tribes.

Chief Levite musician and seer appointed by David to lead temple worship, whose name appears in the headings of three Psalms.

A name shared by several minor Old Testament figures including a Gadite chief, a son of Jehoshaphat, and various tribal leaders.

Sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, whose sons are repeatedly named as a unit throughout the David narratives.

Patriarch called from Haran and ancestor of Israel.

Levite of the Kohathite line, son of Kohath and father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

Name shared by several biblical figures, including Moses' second son, Abraham's servant of Damascus, and a prophet under Jehoshaphat.

Prophet and seer who counseled David, brought him God's three-part judgment after the census, and recorded the acts of the king.

High priest who saved and crowned the infant Joash, renewed the covenant, and guided Judah's temple reforms for decades.

The name of several individuals in the Old Testament, including a Gadite chief (1 Chron 5:7), a Levite porter (1 Chron 15:18), and a chief of the Levites dur...

Judahite military captain who rescued survivors from Ishmael's treachery but then led the people into Egypt against Jeremiah's prophetic counsel.

Firstborn son of Jacob by Leah who lost his birthright but tried to save Joseph, and became the patriarch of the tribe of Reuben.

Prophet who anoints Saul and David.

Nephew of David, brother of Joab, and commander in David's army.

Mighty man and commander who serves David and Solomon.

Seventh son of Jacob and Zilpah, ancestor of the Israelite tribe of Gad that settled east of the Jordan River.

Man of Judah who held up Moses' hands during the battle with Amalek and grandfather of Bezaleel, the master craftsman of the tabernacle.

Son of Abraham and Hagar and ancestor of Ishmaelite peoples.

Bethlehemite father of David.

Gershonite Levite named in 1 Chronicles whose descendants were assigned roles in the temple during David's organization of the Levites.

Prophet who confronts David and supports Solomon's succession.

Son of Judah and Tamar whose line through Hezron produced King David and ultimately Jesus.

Priest who supports David and is later removed by Solomon.

Aaronic priest in the high priestly line, son of Phinehas and grandson of Eleazar, listed in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles and Ezra.

Prophet from Shiloh who foretold Jeroboam's rise over ten tribes of Israel and later announced the destruction of Jeroboam's dynasty for the sin of idolatry.

Kohathite Levite in the genealogy of the temple singer Heman, and possibly the Amasai who blew a trumpet before the ark when David brought it to Jerusalem.

Firstborn son of Benjamin and grandson of Jacob, ancestor of the Benjaminite Belaite clan and father of several tribal sub-clans.

Name shared by several Old Testament figures including an Ishmaelite prince and pre-monarchic kings of Edom listed in Genesis 36.

Promised son of Abraham and Sarah and father of Jacob and Esau.

Prophet active before and during Jerusalem's fall to Babylon.

Son of Esau and Aholibamah, listed among the chiefs of Edom in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.

A Benjaminite of Saul's ancestral line in Gibeon, and also named as one of David's monthly military commanders.

Benjaminite ancestor of Saul and father of Abner, Saul's army commander, whose precise place in the genealogy varies across texts.

Descendant of Manasseh listed in 1 Chronicles as a son of Hammoleketh, sister of Gilead.

Wise woman who intervenes between David and Nabal.

Son of Aaron who, with his brother Nadab, was struck dead for offering unauthorized fire before the Lord at the tabernacle.

High priest at Nob who sheltered David and gave him the bread and Goliath's sword, and was subsequently massacred along with the priests of Nob on Saul's order.

Horite chief, son of Zibeon, known for a wilderness discovery and as the father of Aholibamah, who married Esau.

Brother of Joab and Abishai, killed by Abner.

Firstborn son of Ham and grandson of Noah, eponymous ancestor of the Cushites and father of Nimrod (Genesis 10).

Merarite Levite, son of Mahli; died leaving only daughters.

Younger speaker in Job who addresses both Job and his friends.

Son of Benjamin who went to Egypt with Jacob, ancestor of a Benjamite clan and the source of a name recurring in the tribe's genealogy.

Firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah, born in Midian and named to recall Moses' sojourn as a stranger in a foreign land.

Son of Noah and ancestor of several peoples in Genesis.

Son of Ikkesh of Tekoa, one of David's thirty mighty men and a monthly divisional commander in David's organized army.

King who destroys Ahab's house.

Priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses.

Levite who leads a rebellion against Moses and Aaron.

Son of King Saul who died alongside his father and brothers in the battle against the Philistines at Mount Gilboa.

Son of Abraham and Keturah in the Genesis genealogy.

Ammonite king whose threat against Jabesh-gilead launched Saul's kingdom and whose past kindness to David led to a disastrous diplomatic incident under his son Hanun.

Priest remembered for zeal in Numbers and later covenant language.

Only son of Eliezer son of Moses, whose descendants were exceptionally numerous and served as Levitical treasurers in David's organization.

A Mosaic Levite appointed by David as keeper of the dedicated treasures intended for the temple, recorded in 1 Chronicles 26.

Son of Noah and ancestor in the post-flood genealogies.

A Levite harp-player appointed by David to minister before the Ark of the Covenant when it was brought to Jerusalem.

One of David's mighty men who killed a Philistine giant and commanded one of the twelve monthly divisions of the royal army.

A Kohathite Levite chief who helped bring the ark to Jerusalem under David and whose daughter became the mother of King Abijah of Judah.

Commander of Saul's army who later negotiates with David.

Counselor whose advice becomes part of Absalom's revolt against David.

Levite of the Kohathite line, son of Ebiasaph and descendant of Korah, listed in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 6.

Son born to Sheshan's daughter and the Egyptian servant Jarha, beginning a lineage recorded in 1 Chronicles 2.

First king of Edom listed in Genesis 36, son of Beor, who reigned from Dinhabah before Israel had kings.

Warrior from Pirathon in Ephraim, one of David's thirty mighty men and commander of the eleventh monthly division.

Gershonite Levite, son of Shimea and father of Asaph the chief temple singer.

Bethlehemite who marries Ruth and becomes ancestor of David.

Ancestor in the Aaronic high priestly line, son of Abishua and father of Uzzi, named in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles 6 and Ezra 7.

Chief Levite appointed over the music when David brought the ark to Jerusalem, praised for his skill in song (1 Chronicles 15).

Son of Jacob by Bilhah; progenitor of the tribe that migrated north, conquered Laish, and renamed it Dan after themselves.

A post-exilic descendant of David through Zerubbabel's line, listed in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3.

A Levite of the Merarite line, son of Mushi, counted in David's organization of the Levitical divisions (1 Chronicles 23–24).

Levite chief from the sons of Hebron who helped bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem under David.

One of Job's three friends and dialogue partners.

Son of David born in Jerusalem, listed in the royal genealogy of 2 Samuel 5 and 1 Chronicles.

A second son of David named Eliphelet, listed in the fuller genealogy of David's Jerusalem sons in 1 Chronicles 3.

Governor appointed after Babylon conquers Jerusalem.

Firstborn son of Japheth and grandson of Noah, whose descendants include Ashkenaz and Togarmah and who appears among Gog's allies in Ezekiel 38.

Judahite descendant of Caleb listed in 1 Chronicles 4, father of Anub and Zobebah, sharing a name with a post-exilic priestly family.

Levite musician, son of Jeduthun, appointed by David to lead the twelfth course of temple singers and instrumentalists.

Grandson of Asher through Beriah, head of the Heberite family.

King of Judah remembered for reform and deliverance from Assyria.

Son of Benjamin listed among Jacob's family who went to Egypt, and ancestor of the Huphamite clan in Numbers 26.

Wife of the Benjaminite Shaharaim who bore him Abitub and Elpaal, mentioned in the genealogical records of 1 Chronicles 8.

Son born to David in Jerusalem, listed in the genealogical records of 2 Samuel 5 and 1 Chronicles 3.

Kohathite Levite, second son of Uzziel and brother of Micah, listed in David's organization of Levitical temple service in 1 Chronicles.

Gershonite Levite, son of Libni, listed in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles.

Gershonite Levite, son of Shimei, listed among the Levitical clan heads in 1 Chronicles.

Son of Noah and ancestor in the table of nations.

Son of David born in Jerusalem, listed in 2 Samuel 5 and 1 Chronicles 3 and 14.

King of Judah taken into Babylonian exile.

King of Judah during Jeremiah's ministry and Babylonian pressure.

Son of Heman the Levite musician, assigned by lot to one of the twenty-four courses of temple service under David.

Son of Mushi the Merarite Levite, listed in David's organization of the Levites for temple service in 1 Chronicles 23.

Son of Ishmael and one of the twelve Ishmaelite princes, ancestor of the Iturean people who later warred with Israel.

Name shared by several Old Testament figures, most notably Hezekiah's recorder who faced the Assyrian Rabshakeh at Jerusalem's walls.

Son of Zerah of Bozrah who served as one of the early pre-Israelite kings of Edom, listed in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.

King of Judah associated with covenant renewal and reform.

Woman taken by Abraham as a wife after Sarah's death, who bore him six sons including Midian and Jokshan, progenitors of eastern peoples.

Son of Gershon and grandson of Levi, ancestor of the Libnite clan within the Gershonite Levites assigned to carry the tabernacle's curtains.

Wife of Jehiel of Gibeon listed in the Benjamite genealogies of 1 Chronicles as the matriarch of a line connected to the family of King Saul.

Wife of Machir son of Manasseh, named in the tribal genealogy of 1 Chronicles 7 as the mother of Peresh and Sheresh.

One of David's thirty mighty men from Netophah, of the Zerahite clan, who also commanded the royal military course for the tenth month.

Sister of Moses and Aaron, prophetess in the exodus narrative.

One of the two wives of Ashur the father of Tekoa, listed in Judah's genealogy in 1 Chronicles as mother of four sons.

Eleventh son of Ishmael, whose descendants formed a tribe later defeated by the Transjordanian Israelite tribes in 1 Chronicles.

Son of David and Bathsheba; ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy.

First judge of Israel after Joshua, who delivered the nation from Cushan-rishathaim and gave the land forty years of peace.

Son of Hezron and father of Amminadab, a link in the Judahite genealogy leading to King David and Jesus.

Patriarchal ancestor of Abraham, son of Arphaxad and father of Eber, listed in the Shemite genealogy of Genesis 11.

Early king of Edom from Masrekah, listed in the pre-monarchic Edomite king-list of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.

A descendant of Judah through Kenaz, named in 1 Chronicles 4 as father of Joab the founder of the valley of craftsmen.

A descendant of Judah and son of Onam listed in 1 Chronicles 2, brother of Jada and father of Nadab.

A descendant of Judah through Rekem, listed in 1 Chronicles 2 as the father of Maon.

A son of David born in Jerusalem, listed as Shammua among the royal children in 2 Samuel 5 and 1 Chronicles 14.

An early Edomite king from Rehoboth by the River, listed in the pre-Israelite king rolls of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.

A post-exilic descendant of David through Zerubbabel, listed in the Davidic genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3.

An Izharite Levite listed in 1 Chronicles as the father of Jahath within the Kohathite line.

A son of Hebron in the Calebite branch of Judah's genealogy, listed in 1 Chronicles 2 as the father of Raham.

The owner of the hill Omri bought to found Samaria, whose name was given to Israel's new capital.

One of the sons born to David and Bathsheba in Jerusalem, listed among David's children in 2 Samuel 5 and 1 Chronicles 3.

King of Assyria who received tribute from Israel, deported northern Israelite tribes, and conquered Damascus, playing a decisive role in the downfall of the northern kingdom.

A Levite musician appointed by David to play before the ark when it was brought up to Jerusalem, listed in 1 Chronicles 15.

King of Judah during Jerusalem's fall to Babylon.

Levite priest in the Aaronite lineage recorded in Chronicles and Ezra, linking Phinehas to Meraioth and ultimately to Ezra.

A Benjamite in the line of Saul through Jonathan, son of Jehoaddah and father of Moza.

Aaronic priest whose descendants formed the eighth priestly division; Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, served in this course when he received the angelic announcement.

Benjamite grandfather of King Saul and ancestor of Abner, the commander of Saul's army, through his sons Kish and Ner.

Gadite ancestor listed in 1 Chronicles 5 as the son of Huri in the genealogy of the tribe of Gad.

Woman from the tribe of Judah, wife of Abishur in the line of Jerahmeel, and mother of Ahban and Molid according to 1 Chronicles 2.

Son of David who rebels against his father.

Daughter of Caleb given in marriage to Othniel for capturing Debir; she boldly negotiated additional springs of water as part of her inheritance.

Son of David who attempts to claim the throne before Solomon.

Benjamite listed in 1 Chronicles 8 as a son of Naaman in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin.

Priest from the house of Eli who served Saul at Gibeah during the campaign against the Philistines at Michmash, son of Ahitub and descendant of Phinehas.

One of Solomon's two chief court scribes, son of Shisha, listed among the senior officials of the royal administration in 1 Kings 4.

Post-exilic leader who set his seal to the covenant renewal under Nehemiah pledging the Jerusalem community to observe the Mosaic law.

Prince of the tribe of Dan in the wilderness who helped conduct the first census and presented offerings at the tabernacle dedication on the twelfth day.

Levite gatekeeper listed in 1 Chronicles 9 among those who resettled in Jerusalem after the return from Babylonian exile.

Wife of David from Jezreel and mother of his firstborn Amnon, who accompanied David in his exile and was rescued after being captured by Amalekites at Ziklag.

Commander associated with Absalom's rebellion and later killed by Joab.

King of Judah who reigned two years following his father Manasseh, was assassinated by his own servants, and is listed in the genealogy of Jesus.

Son of Dishon in the Horite genealogy of Seir, listed among the chiefs of Edom's predecessors.

Benjaminite listed among the descendants of Beriah in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles 8.

Son of Shem and grandson of Noah, regarded in the Table of Nations as the ancestor of the Aramean peoples.

Son of Dishan in the Horite genealogy of Seir, listed among the clan leaders of pre-Edomite Seir.

Son of Benjamin and grandson of Jacob, ancestor of the Benjaminite clan of the Ashbelites.

Son of Manasseh by his Aramean concubine and ancestor of the Asrielite clan allotted land west of the Jordan.

Son of the Levite Korah, listed in the Kohathite genealogy in Exodus 6, whose line survived the rebellion.

Gadite warrior of renowned valour who joined David at Ziklag, listed among the mighty men of 1 Chronicles 12.

Korhite warrior who joined David at Ziklag, named among the ambidextrous soldiers listed in 1 Chronicles 12.

Levite musician appointed by David, son of Heman and head of the eleventh division of temple singers in 1 Chronicles 25.

Son of Jeroham, captain over the tribe of Dan in David's tribal administration (1 Chronicles 27:22).

Father of Bela, the first king of Edom.

Levite who served as a doorkeeper for the ark of God when David brought it up to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 15:23).

Levite, son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah, who lived in the Netophathite villages (1 Chronicles 9:16).

Son of Zerubbabel listed in the post-exilic genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3, with no further narrative material.

Chief artisan of the tribe of Judah whom God filled with his Spirit to build the Tabernacle and all its furnishings in the wilderness.

Son of Nahor and Milcah, brother of Abraham's nephew Uz, and ancestor of the Buzites mentioned in Jeremiah and Job.

An Izharite Levite whose sons were appointed as officers and judges for civil business in Israel under David's organization (1 Chronicles 26).

Jewish exile in Babylon known for wisdom, visions, and faithfulness.

Son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah, listed in 1 Chronicles 2 among brothers associated with the wise men of Israel.

A Benjaminite son of Beriah, listed in the genealogical records of 1 Chronicles 8 with no further narrative detail.

Son of Dodo the Ahohite; one of David's three mighty men.

Benjamite son of Shimhi, recorded in the genealogy of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles.

Gadite chief and mighty warrior listed among those who rallied to David at Ziklag before his kingship.

One of David's thirty mighty men, identified as Eliel the Mahavite in the warrior roster of 1 Chronicles 11.

A head of a fathers' house in the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, a mighty man of valor (1 Chronicles 5:24).

Prophet who confronts Ahab and the prophets of Baal.

Descendant of Saul through Eshek, listed in the Benjamite genealogy of 1 Chronicles 8.

Son of David born in Jerusalem, listed among the king's children in 2 Samuel 5 and 1 Chronicles 14.

Antediluvian patriarch in the line of Seth who walked with God and was taken by God without dying, cited in Hebrews as a hero of faith.

Early antediluvian patriarch, son of Seth and grandson of Adam, in whose generation the calling upon God's name is said to have begun.

Horite chief, one of the sons of Seir, listed in the Table of Nations genealogy of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.

Scribe and priest associated with Torah reading and postexilic reform.

Son of Aram and grandson of Shem in the Table of Nations, representing an Aramean clan in the genealogy of Genesis 10.

Philistine champion defeated by David.

One of the twelve sons of Ishmael, listed in Genesis 25:15 and 1 Chronicles 1:30.

Son of Pharez and grandson of Judah, ancestor of the Hamulite clan enumerated in Numbers 26 and the genealogical line of David.

Merarite Levite, ancestor of Shemaiah son of Hasshub, named in the settler lists of 1 Chronicles 9 and Nehemiah 11.

Hebronite Levite who, with 1,700 kinsmen, oversaw Israel west of the Jordan under David (1 Chronicles 26:30).

Merarite Levite, son of Amaziah, listed in 1 Chronicles 6 as an ancestor of Ethan the temple singer.

Son of Canaan and grandson of Ham, named in Genesis 10 as the ancestor of the Hittites who appear throughout the Old Testament.

King of Tyre who supplies materials and craftsmen for David and Solomon.

Woman of Judah named in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 4, described as the wife or sister of a Judahite and ancestress of a named lineage.

Friend of David who counters Ahithophel's counsel during Absalom's revolt.

Benjaminite listed as the son of Aher in the genealogical records of 1 Chronicles 7, with no further narrative detail in the Bible.

Priestly ancestor whose family formed one of the twenty-four priestly courses and returned from exile in large numbers; a Pashur son of Immer persecuted Jeremiah.

Firstborn son of Asher and ancestor of the Imnite clan within the tribe of Asher, listed in Genesis, Numbers, and 1 Chronicles.

Korahite warrior who joined David at Ziklag, listed in 1 Chronicles 12.

Son of Izrahiah of the tribe of Issachar, listed in the 1 Chronicles 7 genealogy as part of a large fighting clan.

Levite listed as the first son of Rehabiah and a descendant of Moses through Gershom, in the Levitical genealogy of 1 Chronicles 24.

Descendant of Judah, son of Reaiah and father of Ahumai and Lahad, listed in 1 Chronicles.

Izharite Levite, son of Shelomoth, in the service roster of 1 Chronicles 24.

Son of Ezer the Horite chief of Edom, listed in the genealogies of Genesis and 1 Chronicles.

Son of Simeon listed among the tribal family heads in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 4.

Son of Issachar and ancestor of the Jashubite clan, listed in Numbers 26 and Genesis 46 (where he appears as Job).

King of Judah associated with reform, prophetic counsel, and alliance with Ahab.

Royal recorder and court official who served in the senior administrations of both David and Solomon.

Benjamite son of Beriah, listed in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 8 among the descendants of Benjamin.

Benjamite warrior among the mighty men who joined David at Ziklag while he was still under Saul's persecution.

Benjamite son of Becher listed in the genealogical register of 1 Chronicles 7.

Benjamite son of Bela the firstborn of Benjamin, listed among the mighty men of valor in 1 Chronicles 7.

First king of the northern kingdom after the division.

Asherite son of Japhlet and father of Jephunneh, listed in the tribal genealogy of Asher in 1 Chronicles 7.

An Ishmaelite, husband of Abigail and father of Amasa the army commander.

Descendant of Judah, son of Ezra, listed in the tribal genealogy of 1 Chronicles 4.

Descendant of Judah, son of Jada, listed in the Jerahmeelite genealogy of 1 Chronicles 2, noted as dying without sons.

Son of Naphtali and ancestor of the Jezerite clan, listed in Genesis 46 and the census of Numbers 26.

A Benjamite son of Elpaal in the genealogy of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:18).

Son of Joktan listed in the Table of Nations as a descendant of Shem, with no narrative details recorded.

Benjamite listed in 1 Chronicles 8 as a son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh in the land of Moab.

Son of Abraham by Keturah and father of Sheba and Dedan, listed in the genealogy of Abraham's descendants by his later wife.

King of Judah, son of Jehoshaphat, who married into the house of Ahab, led Judah into apostasy, and died of disease after a troubled reign.

Antediluvian patriarch in the line from Seth to Noah, son of Enosh and father of Mahalalel, recorded as living 910 years.

Son of Esau and Oholibamah, listed among the chiefs of Edom.

Sethite patriarch, son of Methuselah and father of Noah, who prophesied that his son would bring comfort from the curse on the ground.

Descendant of Levi through Merari, listed in 1 Chronicles 6 as a son of Mahli in the Merarite genealogical line.

Concubine of Caleb named in 1 Chronicles 2 as the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.

Daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, wife of David, and mother of Absalom.

Kohathite Levite who participated in Hezekiah's temple cleansing and later served as an overseer of the tithes and offerings brought by the people.

Eldest of Zelophehad's five daughters who successfully petitioned Moses for their father's inheritance, establishing a precedent for daughters' property rights in Israel.

Son of Beriah and grandson of Asher, ancestor of the Malchielite clan listed among the tribal families of Asher in Numbers 26.

Descendant of Judah listed in 1 Chronicles 2 as the son of Shammai and father of Bethzur in the Calebite genealogy.

Firstborn son of Caleb listed in Judah's genealogy in 1 Chronicles, father of Ziph.

A son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh, listed only in the Benjaminite genealogy of 1 Chronicles 8.

A Levite of the Asaphite line listed in Nehemiah's genealogical records as an ancestor of Uzzi, the post-exilic temple overseer.

Daughter of Saul and wife of David.

A priest in David's time who was assigned by lot to head the sixth division of temple service.

Firstborn of Ishmael's twelve sons and ancestor of an Arabian tribe; his sister married Esau and his people appear in Isaiah's vision of restored worship.

Babylonian king who captures Jerusalem and exiles Judah.

Legendary son of Cush described as a mighty hunter and founder of the first great kingdoms including Babel and Nineveh.

Son of Boaz and Ruth, father of Jesse, and grandfather of David, whose birth at Bethlehem is celebrated at the close of the book of Ruth.

Second son of Judah who refused his levirate duty to Tamar and was killed by the LORD, leaving Judah without an heir in the Tamar episode.

Son of Reuben and ancestor of the Palluite clan, whose son Eliab fathered the rebels Dathan and Abiram.

Ancestral priestly figure whose clan of 1,247 descendants returned from Babylonian exile and was counted among the priests in post-exilic registers.

Simeonite captain who led five hundred men to Mount Seir under King Hezekiah, defeating the Amalekites who had settled there.

Descendant of Zerubbabel listed in the post-exilic Davidic genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3.

Descendant of Judah listed in 1 Chronicles 4 as the father of Gedor.

Benjamite listed among the sons of Shashak in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 8.

Priest appointed by David as head of the nineteenth priestly course for rotating temple service.

Edomite chief listed among the dukes of Esau's descendants in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.

Assyrian king (Tiglath-Pileser III) who received a massive tribute from King Menahem of Israel to secure his reign.

Son of Cush and grandson of Ham in the Table of Nations, father of Sheba and Dedan, whose descendants were known as Arabian traders.

Ancestor of the Rechabites whose commands of abstinence and nomadic simplicity, faithfully kept by his descendants, God held up as a rebuke to disobedient Judah.

Son of Solomon whose reign begins after the kingdom divides.

Son of Cush and grandson of Ham, listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1.

The principal adversary in Scripture, who accuses in Job, tempts Jesus in the wilderness, and is cast into the lake of fire in Revelation.

Daughter of Asher, one of the few women named individually in the patriarchal genealogical lists of Genesis, Numbers, and Chronicles.

Chief priest at Jerusalem's fall to Babylon, executed by Nebuchadnezzar and remembered as an ancestor of Ezra.

Son appointed to Adam and Eve after Abel's death.

A grandson of Esau through Reuel, listed in the Edomite chief-rolls of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.

A son of Ezra listed in the Judahite genealogy of 1 Chronicles 4, whose mother was Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh.

A Kohathite Levite ancestor listed in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 6.

Son of Simeon by a Canaanite woman, progenitor of the Shaulite clan listed in Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers.

Son of Jeconiah in the exiled Davidic line and father of Zerubbabel, the leader of the post-exilic return.

Name in the table of nations associated with Cush's descendants.

A Gershonite Levite from the family of Ladan, listed among David's temple-service organization in 1 Chronicles 23.

A Benjamite family head from Aijalon who, with his brother Beriah, drove out the inhabitants of Gath, per 1 Chronicles 8.

A Reubenite ancestor listed in the tribal genealogy of 1 Chronicles 5, son of Joel and father of Azaz.

A son of Gilead in the tribe of Manasseh, ancestor of the Shemidaite clan listed in Numbers, Joshua, and Chronicles.

A Gershomite Levite in the ancestral line leading to Asaph the temple musician, recorded in 1 Chronicles 6.

Merarite Levite, father of Haggiah (1 Chronicles 6:30).

Third son of Jesse and brother of David, whose sons Jonadab and Jonathan appear in later Davidic narratives.

Son of the Merarite Levite Hosah, appointed by his father as chief among his brothers despite not being the firstborn, as noted in 1 Chronicles 26.

A descendant in the tribe of Simeon's genealogy, listed among those of Shemaiah's line in 1 Chronicles.

A son of Caleb son of Hezron, listed in the genealogies of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles.

A descendant of Judah listed in 1 Chronicles 4 as the brother of Chelub, with no further narrative detail.

The Canaanite father of the unnamed woman whom Judah married, as recounted in Genesis 38.

One of Abraham's six sons by Keturah, listed in Genesis 25 among those sent eastward to settle distant lands.

King of Geshur whose daughter Maacah became David's wife and the mother of Absalom, to whom Absalom fled after killing Amnon.

Woman in Genesis whose story becomes part of Judah's line and the genealogy of Jesus.

Daughter of David and sister of Absalom.

A son of Hebron in the Calebite lineage of Judah, listed in the genealogical tables of 1 Chronicles 2.

Father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran, who led the family from Ur toward Canaan but settled and died at Haran, as recorded in Genesis 11.

The seventh son of Japheth listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10, representing a people among those who spread after the flood.

Son of Hur of Judah and father of Bezaleel, the Spirit-filled craftsman who built the tabernacle, as recorded in Exodus 31.

Soldier whose death exposes David's sin with Bathsheba.

An Edomite chief listed as a son of Ezer among the Horite clan leaders of Seir, recorded in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.

A Horite chief listed as a son of Ezer in the Edomite genealogies of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.

Manassite who died without sons; his five daughters' petition to Moses established the biblical law of daughters' inheritance.

Prophet in the days of Josiah.

Son of the Levitical musician Jeduthun, appointed to a course of temple music service under David's organization of sanctuary worship.

Davidic descendant and leader in the return from exile.

Firstborn son of Abraham by Keturah, listed in Genesis 25 among the sons sent eastward so Isaac alone would inherit.

Descendant of Zerah son of Judah, mentioned only in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 2.

Descendants of Jacob's son Levi set apart to assist the priests with tabernacle and temple service.

Coastal people of five cities including Gaza and Ekron who served as Israel's chief antagonists in Judges and 1 Samuel.

Hereditary order of Aaron's descendants who offered sacrifices, tended the temple, and instructed Israel in the Law.

Descendants of Lot east of the Jordan who repeatedly warred with Israel from Judges through David's reign.

Members of the tribe descended from Manasseh son of Joseph, divided between territory east and west of the Jordan.

Levite clan descended from Kohath and assigned care of the sanctuary's most holy objects.

Members of the tribe descended from Reuben, settled east of the Jordan.

Arameans of Damascus and Zobah who frequently warred with Israel during the divided monarchy.

Members of the tribe descended from Benjamin, the tribe of Saul and a close partner of Judah.

Members of the tribe descended from Gad, settled east of the Jordan in Gilead.

Members of the tribe descended from Judah, the royal tribe from which David and the Messiah come.

Members of the tribe descended from Ephraim son of Joseph, a leading tribe of the northern kingdom.

Pre-Israelite inhabitants of Jerusalem (Jebus) whose stronghold David captured to make his capital.

Members of the Israelite tribe descended from Simeon, whose inheritance lay within Judah's southern territory.

Trans-Jordanian people associated with Hagar's lineage who warred with the Reubenites and Gadites east of Gilead.

Covenant people descended from Jacob forming the twelve tribes who are the primary human actors of the Old Testament.

Members of the northern Israelite tribe descended from Asher, settled along the northwestern coast.

Members of the tribe descended from Issachar, settled in the Jezreel Valley and remembered for discernment in David's day.

Desert raiders descended from Esau who attacked Israel at Rephidim and remained persistent enemies through the monarchy.

Descendants of Lot east of the Dead Sea who frequently clashed with Israel, from whom Ruth came as an ancestor of David.

Members of the northern Israelite tribe descended from Naphtali, settled near Galilee and the upper Jordan.

Descendants of Esau living south of the Dead Sea, denounced by the prophets for gloating over Jerusalem's fall.

People of the Nile civilization who enslaved Israel before the exodus and later sheltered the infant Jesus.

Desert caravan traders descended from Ishmael who bought Joseph from his brothers and carried him to Egypt.

Members of the Israelite tribe descended from Dan son of Jacob, later famous for their northern migration and conquest of Laish.

Members of the house of Joseph, represented in Israel's tribal inheritance chiefly through Ephraim and Manasseh.

Members of the northern Israelite tribe descended from Zebulun, settled west of the Sea of Galilee.

Major Canaanite people of the hill country whose kings Sihon and Og Israel defeated east of the Jordan.

Inhabitants of the land of Canaan whom Israel encountered from the patriarchs through the conquest under Joshua.

People from Caphtor (likely Crete) identified as the ancestors of the Philistines.

Foreign mercenaries of the southern coast who served as David's elite bodyguard under Benaiah.

One of the seven Canaanite nations Yahweh promised to drive out, known mainly from conquest lists.

Ancient Canaanite people and northern kingdom from whom Abraham bought Machpelah and David's soldier Uriah hailed.

Canaanite people scattered at Shechem and Gibeon, whose Gibeonites tricked Joshua into a treaty of peace.

Nomadic clan tied to Moses through his father-in-law who traveled with Israel and were remembered for their kindness.

Phoenician inhabitants of Sidon who supplied craftsmen to Solomon and from whose royal house Jezebel came.

The Nethinim, a class of dedicated workers who assisted the Levites with menial temple tasks after the exile.

Phoenician inhabitants of Tyre famed for maritime trade and craftsmanship who supplied cedar and labor for the temple.

The land and national identity associated with Jacob's descendants.

Central city of Israel and Judah, associated with the temple and royal rule.

Territory and people frequently opposing Israel.

Nation associated with Esau and a frequent prophetic subject.

Important city associated with patriarchs, Caleb, and David's early reign.

Nation east of the Jordan addressed in historical and prophetic texts.

Region east of the Jordan prominent in Torah and historical narratives.

Region north of Israel frequently involved in Israel's wars and later New Testament travel.

Town associated with David's family and the birth of Jesus.

Small city of the plain, formerly Bela, spared from destruction so that Lot could flee there when Sodom was overthrown.

Region ruled by Og and later remembered for strength and fertility.

Philistine city associated with Goliath and David's flight.

Region and people east of the Jordan, prominent near the end of the wilderness journey.

City whose people make a treaty with Joshua.

River crossed by Israel and used in baptism narratives.

Town where the ark remains before David brings it toward Jerusalem.

Aramean kingdom in Syria whose king Hadadezer was decisively defeated by David in a series of northern campaigns.

Land promised to Abraham's descendants and later entered by Israel.

Nation named in genealogical, prophetic, and Acts contexts.

Levitical city in the hill country of Judah, one of the towns to which David sent spoils after defeating the Amalekites.

Major Syrian city-state on the Orontes that marked Israel's traditional northern border, cited across history and prophecy.

City associated with Abraham, Jacob, Joseph's bones, and covenant renewal.

Town given to David during his time among the Philistines.

Town and valley in Dan/Benjamin where Joshua commanded the sun and moon to stand still during the battle of Gibeon.

Town associated with Jeremiah.

Town in Judah's Shephelah allotted to Simeon and set apart as a Levitical city in the division of the land.

Imperial power that conquers the northern kingdom of Israel.

Southern settlement associated with the patriarchs.

Strategic pair of Levitical towns in Ephraim guarding a key mountain pass, site of Joshua's famous pursuit of the Amorites.

Ancient Syrian city appearing in prophetic and Acts narratives.

Nation associated with Joseph, Israel's bondage, the exodus, and Jesus' refuge.

Great river of Mesopotamia marking the northeastern reach of biblical lands.

Aramean kingdom east of Galilee, home of Absalom's mother Maacah and his refuge after murdering Amnon.

Mountain region where Saul and Jonathan fall in battle.

City associated with Terah, Abraham, Jacob, and Rebekah's family.

Region mentioned in Genesis as rich in gold near the Gihon river of Eden, and later as a boundary marker for Ishmaelite and Amalekite territory.

A Canaanite royal city in Manasseh whose king Joshua defeated, later a district in Solomon's administrative kingdom.

The ancient Jebusite city that became Jerusalem after David captured it and made it his royal capital.

Canaanite city taken by Israel in Joshua and later visited in Gospel narratives.

Fortified city in Judah's lowlands where King Asa defeated the Ethiopian invasion of Zerah, and near the hometown of the prophet Micah.

Border town on the edge of Ephraim's territory, noted in the Joshua boundary description and possibly in the Ephraimite genealogy of Chronicles.

Distant land famed for its gold, almug wood, and precious stones, the destination of Solomon's fleet and a byword for exceptional wealth throughout the Old Testament.

A city of refuge in Gilead east of the Jordan, a repeated battleground where Ahab died fighting Aram and where Jehu was anointed king.

Hill country town in Judah known as the home of the wise woman sent to David by Joab, and the birthplace of the prophet Amos.

Coastal city addressed in prophetic oracles and visited in Gospel narratives.

Land where Job is introduced as living.

Shephelah city renowned for the cave where David gathered his men while fleeing Saul, and later fortified by Rehoboam.

City on the north bank of the Arnon serving as the southernmost landmark of Israel's Transjordanian territory, allotted to Reuben and frequently cited in boundary descriptions.

Imperial power associated with Judah's exile and later biblical imagery.

Ancient city at the junction of the Jordan and Jezreel Valleys, unsubdued by Manasseh and later the site where the Philistines displayed Saul's body.

Levitical border city in Judah where the ark of the covenant was first returned by the Philistines, and where many died for looking into it.

Fortified city in Judah's hill country, strengthened by Rehoboam after the kingdom divided and still an administrative district in Nehemiah's day.

Site where Jacob dreams and later where Israelite worship is remembered.

Town in the territory of Simeon, listed in the tribal allotments of Joshua and again in Chronicles under the name Bethul.

Town in Issachar on Zebulun's border and assigned to the Levites, likely located at the foot of Mount Tabor.

Northernmost city of Israel, conquered and renamed by the migrating tribe of Dan; site of one of Jeroboam's golden calf shrines and the northern end of the 'Dan to Beersheba' idiom.

Canaanite hill-country city also called Kirjath-sepher, captured by Othniel to win Caleb's daughter Achsah, and later designated a Levitical city.

Town in the Negev allotted to the tribe of Simeon within Judah's southern territory, known only from boundary and inheritance lists.

Hill in Ephraim north of which Joshua was buried at Timnath-serah, also referenced in the lists of David's mighty men.

Northern region prominent in the ministry of Jesus.

Levitical city of the Kohathites in the territory of Dan, with parallel lists also naming Gath-rimmon under Manasseh and Ephraim.

Philistine city named in Judges and prophetic texts.

Town of Benjamin associated with the judges narratives and Saul.

City of refuge in Bashan east of the Jordan, allotted to half-tribe Manasseh and assigned to the Gershonite Levites.

River and region in northern Mesopotamia, one of the places where the Assyrians settled the exiled people of the northern kingdom of Israel.

River in Assyria, identified with the Khabur, where the Assyrians settled deported Israelites after the fall of Samaria.

Assyrian city or district where deported Israelites from the northern kingdom were settled after the fall of Samaria.

Town in northern Israel, located in the territory of Asher or Naphtali, known only from tribal allotment and Levitical city lists.

The prominent snow-capped mountain range marking Israel's northern border, evoked in poetry and historical geography alike.

City associated with Sihon king of the Amorites.

A Canaanite city in the Negeb destroyed by the Israelites and renamed 'Hormah' (destruction) to commemorate the event.

Gileadite town connected with Saul's rescue of its people and their burial of Saul.

A Transjordanian city near which Israel defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, later a Reubenite and Levitical city.

A priestly Levitical city in the hill country of Judah, and one of the towns to which David sent gifts after defeating the Amalekites.

Place associated with Ahab's house and prophetic judgment.

A city in the far south of Judah and the hometown of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, one of David's mightiest warriors.

A Transjordanian city in the Amorite territory of Sihon, later allotted to Reuben and assigned as a Levitical city.

A fortified Shephelah city rescued by David from the Philistines, whose fickle inhabitants planned to hand him over to Saul.

A city in Naphtali assigned to the Gershonite Levites, also known as Kartan.

Fortified city in the Shephelah of Judah, captured by Joshua, designated Levitical, and later the scene of revolt against Judah during Sennacherib's campaign.

Ancient Benjaminite city in the Plain of Sharon, resettled after the exile and known in the New Testament as Lydda, where Peter healed Aeneas.

Transjordan place associated with Jacob and later with David's flight from Absalom.

Ancient Transjordanian city taken from Sihon, allotted to Reuben, and the rallying point for Ammonite and Aramaean forces against David.

City associated with battles and Josiah's death.

Reubenite city east of the Jordan assigned to Levites, later listed among Moabite cities threatened in Jeremiah's oracles.

The ancient river-land between the Tigris and Euphrates, homeland of Abraham's family and source of Israel's first oppressor in the time of the judges.

Town in the Negeb allotted to both Judah and Simeon, and resettled by returning exiles after the Babylonian captivity.

Mountainous homeland of Esau and the Edomites, given by God to Esau's descendants and the subject of prophetic judgment for hostility toward Israel.

Mountain where Moses views the promised land.

Benjaminite town in the lowlands, resettled by exiles and associated with craftsmen, where Nehemiah's enemies tried to lure him into a trap.

Town in Manasseh where Gideon was called by the angel of the Lord, and also a separate town listed in Benjamin.

Ammonite city besieged during David's reign.

Easternmost city of conquered Bashan serving as a boundary marker for Israelite territory in Transjordan.

A town in the Shephelah of Judah that marked the route of the Israelite pursuit of the Philistines after David's victory over Goliath.

Coastal city often paired with Tyre.

A town in Judah's Shephelah fortified by Rehoboam, near the valley of Elah where David fought Goliath, and later captured by the Philistines.

Ancient Canaanite city in the Jezreel valley allotted to Manasseh, assigned to the Levites, and mentioned in the Song of Deborah's victory over Sisera.

Distant trading place named in poetry, prophecy, and Jonah.

City from which Abram's family departs in Genesis.

Arid valley south of the Dead Sea where both David and King Amaziah won decisive victories over Edom.

Town in the lowlands of Judah listed in tribal allotments and in Nehemiah's record of resettlement and wall-repair.

Jerusalem-associated place and theological image in Psalms and prophets.

Philistine god whose image falls before the ark of the LORD.

The sanctuary concept that spans Israel's temples, prophetic visions, the church, and heavenly temple imagery.

First Jerusalem temple, built by Solomon and destroyed by Babylon in 586 BC.

Gold-overlaid chest housing the tablets of the covenant; throne of God's presence in the tabernacle and temple.

Bronze altar of burnt offering in the tabernacle court.

Portable wilderness sanctuary where the LORD met with Israel; foreshadows the heavenly tabernacle.

Gold-covered holy-place table holding the bread of the Presence.

Seven-branched lampstand of the holy place, later reused in prophetic and apocalyptic imagery.

Heavenly beings guarding Eden, overshadowing the mercy seat, and bearing God's throne in Ezekiel.

Deportation of Judah to Babylon after 586 BC, ending the monarchy and first temple.

Assyria's capture of Samaria and deportation of the northern kingdom of Israel.

Saul's pursuit of David through the wilderness before David receives the kingdom.