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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;… Eliada , Beeliada (bē´ĕlī´ədə), the same as Eliada1.
Eliada (ēlī´ədə), in the Bible. 1 Son of David. An alternate form is Beeliada. 2 Officer under Jehoshapha… ABIGAIL , ABIGAIL
ABIGAIL (Heb. אֲבִיגַיִל), name of two women in the Bible. (1) abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite (see *Carmel) and later of David. Abigail… Uriah The Hittite , Uriah
URIAH (Heb. אוּרִיָּה), the name of four biblical figures (in one case in the variant form Uriahu). The most important of these is Uriah the Hi… Goliath , Goliath
GOLIATH (Heb. גָּלְיָת), Philistine warrior from the city of Gath (i Sam. 17:23) who advanced from the ranks of the Philistines when they fac… 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…
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