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David , David
DAVID (Heb. דָּוִד), youngest son of Jesse of the Ephrathite family that lived in Beth-Lehem in Judah (i Sam. 16:1; 20:27–28; i Chron. 2:13–15;… Joanna (Spanish queen) , JOAB
JOAB (Heb. יוֹאָב; "yhwh is father"), David's commander in chief; son of Zeruiah, one of David's sisters (i Chron. 2:16). Although Joab's kinshi… AMNON , ABSALOM
ABSALOM (Heb. אַבְשָׁלוֹם, אַבְשָׁלֹם, אֲבִישָׁלוֹם), third son of *David, born during his reign in Hebron, probably about 1007/06 b.c.e.
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ABIGAIL (Heb. אֲבִיגַיִל), name of two women in the Bible. (1) abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite (see *Carmel) and later of David. Abigail… Abner , Abner
ABNER (Heb. אַבְנֵר, אֲבִינֵר), cousin of King *Saul and "captain of his host" (i Sam. 14:50–51); from i Chronicles 8:33 it would appear that A… Jonathan , JONATHAN
JONATHAN (Heb. יוֹנָתָן ,יְהוֹנָתָן), eldest son of *Saul, the first king of Israel (i Sam. 14:1). At the beginning of Saul's reign, during…
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