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Abihud

(Encyclopedia)Abihud əbīˈhəd [key], in the Bible, grandson of Benjamin. ...

Zemira

(Encyclopedia)Zemira zēmīˈrə [key], in the Bible, descendant of Benjamin. ...

Ahiram

(Encyclopedia)Ahiram əhīˈrəm [key], in the Bible, son of Benjamin. ...

Jaresiah

(Encyclopedia)Jaresiah jărĕsīˈə [key], in the Bible, chief man of Benjamin. ...

Chephar-haammonai

(Encyclopedia)Chephar-haammonai kēˈfär-hāămˈōnā [key], in the Bible, town of Benjamin. ...

Chephirah

(Encyclopedia)Chephirah kēfīˈrə [key], in the Bible, town of Benjamin, NW of Jerusalem. ...

Ahad Ha-am

(Encyclopedia)Ahad Ha-am äkhädˈ hä-äm [key] [Heb.,=One of the People], 1856–1927, Jewish thinker and Zionist leader, b. Ukraine. Originally named Asher Ginzberg, he adopted his pen name when he published his...

Ezbon

(Encyclopedia)Ezbon ĕzˈbŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Son of Gad. An alternate form is Ozni. 2 Benjamin's grandson. ...

Zilthai

(Encyclopedia)Zilthai zĭlˈthī, zĭlthāˈī [key], in the Bible. 1 Descendant of Benjamin. 2 Captain who came to David at Ziklag. ...

Nephtoah

(Encyclopedia)Nephtoah nĕftōˈə [key], in the Bible, fountain, on the border between Judah and Benjamin. The site is identified with the modern Me Neftoah (Israel). ...