People: Harmony of the Gospels

Son of Mosiah II | Brother of Ammon, Omner, & Himni

Tried to destroy the Church with his brothers and Alma II before an angel appeared and he was converted (Mosiah 27)
Refused kingship to be a missionary to the Lamanites (Mosiah 27)
Taught and converted Lamanite king and his people (Alma 21–22)

עבד נגו – "Work of Light"

Prince of Judah ≈ 605 BC

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Descendant of Royal Judahites

Friend of Daniel, Shadrach, and Meshach
Jewish name was Azariah
One of the young royals carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 1:3–4)
Refused the king's meat and wine (Dan. 1:5–17)
Thrown with friends in fiery furnace for not worshiping idol (Dan. 3)

הבל – "Breath"

Son of Adam & Eve ≈ 3900 BC

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Son of Adam & Eve (Gen 4:2) | Brother of Cain, Seth, & others

Shepherd
Offered firstling of flock to the Lord (Gen. 4:4)
Murdered by Cain (Gen. 4:8)

אביתר – "Father of Plenty"

High Priest ≈ 1010 – 970 BC

Son of Ahijah or Ahimelech | Descendant of Ithamar

Escaped Saul's wrath (1 Sam. 22:20)
Served as priest (possibly High Priest) during David's reign; brought ark of the covenant to Jerusalem (2 Sam 15)
Supported Adonijah to be king after David (1 Kgs 1:7); in consequence, Solomon removed him from being a high priest and the office returned to descendants of Eleazar (1 Kgs. 2:27)

אביגל – "Father of Rejoicing"

Queen of Israel ≈ 1005 BC

Israelite: Judahite?

Wife of Nabal & David | Mother of Chileab-Daniel

Prevented a battle between her husband Nabal and David; after Nabal's death, married David (1 Sam. 25)

אבים – "Father of the Sea"

King of Judah ≈ b. 950 – d. 911 BC

אבימלך – "My Father is King"

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Son of Rehoboam & Maachah III (1 Kgs. 14:31) | Father of Asa | Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:7)

Served as King of Judah for 2 years from 913 – 911 BC

King of Gerar ≈ 1893 BC

Canaanite: Philistine

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King of Gerar, a Philistine town in central Israel
Desired to have Sarah to wife; warned by God in a dream that she was Abraham's wife; the Lord blessed his household (Gen. 20)
According to tradition, he built Jerusalem for Melchizedek

אבימלך – "My Father is King"

King of Israel/Shechem ≈ 1170 – 1167 BC

Israelite: Manassite

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Son of Gideon

Killed his 70 brothers so he could be King of Israel; only Jotham escaped who cursed him (Judg. 9:5–21, 57)
Made king in Shechem (Judg. 9:6)
Almost killed by a woman, but asked his armour bearer to finish him off (Judg. 9:53–55)

אבינדי – "My Father is With You"

Prophet ≈ 150 – 148 BC

Israelite: Nephite

Called to preach repentance to Noah II's people; imprisoned and eventually burned to death by Noah II (Mosiah 11–17)
Alma converted because of his teachings (Mosiah 17:2)

אבישוע – "Father of Salvation"

High Priest ≈ 1320 BC

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Son of Phinehas (1 Chr. 6:4) | Father of Bukki

אבנר – "Father of Light"

Captain of Army ≈ 1020 BC

Israelite: Benjamite

Son of Ner | Cousin of Saul

Introduced David to Saul (1 Sam. 17:55–58)
Made Ish-bosheth king (2 Sam. 2:8–9)
Defeated by Joab; later killed by him (2 Sam 3:27); David mourned for him

אברהם – "Father of Nations"

Prophet ≈ 1992 – 1817 BC

Ancestor of Israelites

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Son of Terah | Brother of Haran & Nahor II | Husband of Sarah, Hagar, & Keturah | Father of Ishmael & Isaac (Gen. 16:15–16; 21:2–3); then Midian & others (Gen. 25:1–5) | Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:1)

From Ur of Chaldees
Name changed from Abram (Gen. 11:26)
Promised all nations of earth would be blessed through his descendants (Gen. 12:2–3)
Famine drove him to Egypt where Pharaoh desired Sarah (Gen. 12)
Rescued nephew Lot (Gen. 14)
Paid tithes to Melchizedek and received priesthood (Gen. 14:18–20; D&C 84:14)
Offered Isaac as a sacrifice (Gen. 22:1–18)

אבשלם – "Father of Peace"

Prince & possibly King of Israel ≈ 998 BC

Son of David & Maacah II (2 Sam. 3:3)

Born in Hebron
Hated his older brother Amnon for raping his sister Tamar II; hated David for not punishing him; killed Amnon for it (2 Sam 13)
Conspired against David; fled to his mother's father Talmai of Geshur; Killed by Joab; mourned by David (2 Sam 15–18)

אכיש – "Angry"

King of Gath ≈ 1010 BC

Canaanite: Philistine

Son of Maoch (1 Sam. 21:10)

Sheltered David from Saul for over a year (1 Sam. 21:10–15)

אדם – "Man/Humanity"

Prophet & Patriarch ≈ 4000 – 3070 BC

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Created by God (Gen. 1:26-28) | Husband of Eve | Father of Cain, Abel, & Seth | Ancestor of all mankind (Gen. 4) | Ancestor of Jesus

Lived with Eve in the Garden of Eden before the Fall; then lived in fallen world (Gen. 2-3)
Called righteous posterity together before his death (D&C 107:53–57)
Lived to 930 years old (Gen. 5:5)
Called the Ancient of Days or Michael (Dan. 7:9; 10:13; Rev. 12:7; D&C 27:11)
He will return to earth before the Second Coming to gather the human family (Dan. 7:9-14; D&C 29:26; 116)

אדניה – "My Lord is Jehovah"

Prince of Israel ≈ 980 BC

Son of David & Haggith (2 Sam. 3:4)

Born in Hebron
Tried to take the throne during David's illness; eventually ceded the throne to Solomon (1 Kgs. 1)
Solomon eventually had him killed (1 Kgs 2:13–25)

אגג – "Warlike"

King of Amalekites ≈ 1030 BC

Edomite: Amalekite

King of Achaemenid Empire

Saul spared him while killing rest of the people; Samuel reproved Saul for sparing him: "to obey is better than to sacrifice (1 Sam. 15:8)
Killed by Samuel (1 Sam. 15:33)

Αγριππα – "Cultivated"

see Herod Agrippa I & II

אחאב – "Father's Brother"

King of Israel ≈ 874 – 853 BC

Israelite: Ephraimite

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Son of Omri of Israel (1 Kgs. 16:29) | Husband of Jezebel of Tyre | Father of Ahaziah, Jehoram, & Athaliah | Ancestor of Jesus

Reigned over the Northern Kingdom for twenty-two years in wickedness
Elijah showed God's power against his 450 priests of Baal (1 Kgs 18)
Hadadezer of Syria besieged Samaria; defeated him; freed him against the will of the Lord (1 Kgs 20)
Killed in a battle after he and Jehoshaphat of Judah tried to recapture Ramoth-Gilead from Hadadezer (1 Chr. 18)

Archeology: The Mesha Stele describes how Mesha of Moab's god Chemosh helped him throw off the yoke of bondage to the Kingdom of Israel and the "House of Omri"; mention's Omri's son and contains one of the earliest extrabiblical references to the Israelite God Jehovah/Yahweh; The Kurkh Shalmaneser III Monolith describes the Battle of Qarqar and mentions Ahab sent 2,000 chariots and 10,000 soldiers

אחשורוש – "Ruler Among Kings"

Persian

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Husband of Vashti & Esther

Banished his first wife Vashti when she refused to appear at his banquet (Esther 1); looked for new wife
Chose Esther to be new queen without realizing she was a Jew
Tricked by Haman to put all Jews to death; Esther convinced him not to
Made Mordecai second in command
Probably same as Xerxes I or Artaxerxes I or II

אחז – "Possessor"

King of Judah ≈ 732 – 716 BC

Son of Jotham of Judah (2 Kgs. 16:1) | Father of Hezekiah of Judah | Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:9)

Wicked king who offered his son in pagan sacrifice (2 Kgs 16:3)
Made an alliance with Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria to fight off Syria and the Northern Kingdom; paid tribute with temple treasures; changed temple worship (2 Kgs 16)
Isaiah prophesied against him and Samaria (Isa. 7)

אחזיה – "The Lord Holds"

King of Israel ≈ 853 – 852 BC

Israelite: Ephraimite

Son of Ahab of Israel & Jezebel of Tyre | Brother of Jehoram & Athaliah (1 Kgs. 22:40)

Joined with Jehoshaphat of Judah to build a feet of trading ships (2 Chr. 20:35–37)
Moab rebelled against him (2 Kgs. 3:5–7); see Mesha stele
Fell from a roof and consulted Baal-zebub, god of Ekron, about his recovery; Elijah prophesied he would not recover, and he died (1 Kgs 22:51)

אחזיה – "The Lord Holds"

King of Judah ≈ 842 – 841 BC

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Youngest son of Jehoram II of Judah & Athaliah of Israel (2 Kgs. 8:25–29; 2 Chr. 21:17) | Father of Jehoash of Judah | Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:8)

Wicked king who introduced pagan worship in Judea he learned from his mother
Aligned with his uncle Jehoram of Israel against Hazael the Aramean (2 Kgs. 8:28–29)
Jehu II, general of Jehoram I, plotted to take over Northern Kingdom; both Ahaziah II and his uncle Jehoram were killed (2 Kgs. 9:27)

אחיה – "Brother of Jehovah"

High Priest ≈ 1020 BC

Son of Ahitub | Descendant of Ithamar

The Lord's priest in Nob and Shiloh (1 Sam. 14:3)
Saul asked him to bring the ark of God during war with Philistines (1 Sam. 14:18–19, 36)

אחיה – "Brother of Jehovah"

Prophet ≈ 970 – 946 BC

Israelite: Levite

From Shiloh ("the Shilonite")
Prophesied to Jeroboam the separation of the northern and southern tribes because of wickedness (1 Kgs. 11:29–39)
Prophesied to Jeroboam's wife the death of their child Abijah II and the downfall of the House of Jeroboam (1 Kgs. 14)

אחימעץ – "Brother of Anger"

High Priest ≈ 970 BC

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Son of Zadok | Husband of Basemath | Son-in-law of Solomon

Messenger for David; a swift runner
Remained loyal to David during Absalom's rebellion along with Jonathan ben Abiathar, but couldn't deliver the news of Absalom's death (2 Sam. 17–18)
Became high priest under Solomon's reign (1 Chr. 6:8)

אחימלך – "My Brother is King"

High Priest ≈ 1012 BC

Son of Ahitub | Descendant of Ithamar | Father of Abiathar

Priest at Nob
Gave David and his companions five loaves of holy shewbread when they fled from Saul (1 Sam. 21:1–6)
Saul ordered his death with eighty-five other priests for helping David (1 Sam. 22:9)
Story referenced by Jesus (Luke 6:3–5)

אחיטוב – "My Brother is Goodness"

High Priest ≈ 1040 BC

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Son of Phinehas II | Grandson of Eli | | Descendant of Ithamar | Father of Ahiah & Ahimelech (1 Sam. 14:3)

see Achish

אליקום | Ἄλκιμος – "God Will Rise"

High Priest ≈ 162 – 159 BC

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Hellenizer who opposed Maccabees (1 Macc. 7:4)
Ordered the execution of 60 Jews/Hasideans
His last act was to remove the wall of the Temple dividing the Gentiles and Jews

Αλεξανδρος – "Defender of Mankind"

King of Macedonia ≈ 336 – 323 BC

Greek: Macedonian

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Son of Philip II of Macedonia | Husband of Roxana, Stateira, & Parysatis II | Father of Alexander IV & Heracles

Ruled over a wide empire; considered one of history's greatest military commanders (1 Macc. 1)
According to Josephus, the High Priest Jaddua visited him in a dream and showed him Jerusalem; Jaddua assured him victory over the Persians
He conquered Jerusalem and Judea in 332 BC but honored the city and its practices, allowing Jews to retain their customs, even offering a sacrifice to Jehovah at the Temple according to Jaddua's direction
Daniel prophesied of his empire (Dan. 8:20–22; 11:4)
His death marked the beginning of the Hellenistic period

אלמע – "Youth"

Prophet & High Priest ≈ 148 – 91 BC

Direct descendant of Nephi (Mosiah 17:2) | Father of Alma II

Wicked priest of Noah II; converted by Abinadi's teachings (Mosiah 17)
Baptized a group of believers at the Waters of Mormon (Mosiah 18)
Served as High Priest and established a church (Mosiah 23:16)
Persecuted by Amulon and Lamanites; escaped to Zarahemla to reunite with Mosiah II's people (Mosiah 23–24); organized the church for all the Nephites

אלמע – "Youth"

Prophet, High Priest, & First Chief Judge ≈ 95 – 73 BC

Son of Alma the Elder | Father of Helaman II, Shiblon, & Corianton

Tried to destroy the church with the four sons of Mosiah II; an angel appeared and they were converted (Mosiah 27)
Devoted his life to sharing the gospel
Gave up his position as chief judge to preach the gospel full time (Alma 4:11–20)
Consecrated as high priest (Alma 4:4)
Preached with Amulek in Ammonihah; cast into prison and freed (Alma 9–14)
Healed and baptized Zeezrom and many others (Alma 15)
Testified to Korihor and the Zoramites (Alma 30–35)
Taught his sons (Alma 36–42)
Possibly translated like Moses (Alma 45:19)

עמלק – "One Who Wrings"

Patriarch ≈ 1600 BC

Edomite: Amalekite

Grandson of Esau | Ancestor of Amalekites (Ex. 17:8)

עמלקי – "One Who Wrings"

Record Keeper ≈ 270 BC

Son of Abinadom (Omni 1:12)

Wrote of Mosiah I and Benjamin II's reign
Had no children, so gave records to Benjamin

עמלק – "One Who Wrings"

Tribe in the Negev/Sinai ≈ 1500 BC

Edomite: Amalekite

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Descendants of Amalek & Esau | Famous people include Agag

Lived in the desert of Negev and the Sinai Peninsula
Often at war with Israelites (Ex. 17:8; 1 Sam. 14:48–15:33)
Balaam son of Beor prophesied against them (Num. 24:20–24)

אמציה – "Strength of Jehovah"

King of Judah ≈ 796 – 767 BC

Son of Jehoash of Judah & Jehoaddan (2 Kgs. 12:21) | Father of Uzziah of Judah | Ancestor of Jesus

Executed his father's murderers (2 Kgs. 14:5)
Conquered the Edomites (2 Chr. 25)
Worshipped false gods
Defeated by Jehoash II of Israel and the Northern Kingdom who looted the Temple
Killed by assassins (2 Chr. 25)

אויל מרדך | 𒁹𒇽𒀭𒀫𒌓 – "Man of Marduk"

King of Babylon ≈ 562 – 560 BC

Babylonian

Son of Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon

Showed favor to Jeconiah of Judah; removed him from prison in Babylon (2 Kgs. 25:27)

"Bitter"

Prophet ≈ 300 AD

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Son of Amos II | Brother of Amos III

Hid gold plates and all records (4 Nephi 1:48); told Mormon how to retrieve them (Mormon 1:2–4)

עמון – "Hidden One"

see Ben-Ammi

עמון – "Hidden One"

Freed Limhi's people ≈ 121 BC

Israelite: Judahite: Mulekite

Descendant of Zarahemla

Sent on expedition by Mosiah II to find the group of Nephites who had gone south (Mosiah 7:1-16)
Imprisoned by Limhi; explained who they were (Mosiah 8)
Helped free Limhi's people from the Lamanites (Mosiah 22)

עמון – "Hidden One"

Missionary & Prince ≈ 91 – 77 BC

Son of Mosiah II; brother of Aaron II, Omner, & Himni

Tried to destroy the Church before an angel appeared and he was converted (Mosiah 27)
Refused kingship to be a missionary to the Lamanites in the Land of Nephi (Mosiah 28:10)
Captured; taken to Lamoni; asked to be his servant; saved the king's flocks (Alma 17:20–39)
Taught Lamoni and his household the gospel (Alma 17–19); was offered one of Lamoni's daughters or to rule the kingdom, but refused;
Went with Lamoni to save brothers in Middoni; met with Lamoni's father who was hostile; helped secure release of Ammon II's brothers (Alma 20)
Led his people to Zarahemla; high priest over them (Alma 30:20)
Went on mission with Alma II to the Zoramites

עמון – "Hidden Ones"

Tribe from east of Jordan River ≈ 1700 BC

Ammonite

Descendants of Ben-Ammi & Lot (Gen. 19:38) | Worshipped Molech | Famous people include Nahash

Dwelt east of the Jordan River
Often warred against the Israelites

אמנון – "Faithful"

Prince of Israel ≈ 1010 BC

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Eldest son of David & Ahinoam; (2 Sam. 3:2)

Born in Hebron
Murdered by his brother Absalom for raping his sister Tamar II (2 Sam. 13)

אמון – "Workman"

King of Judah ≈ 642 – 641 BC

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Son of Manasseh II of Judah & Meshullemeth | Father of Josiah of Judah | Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:10)

Wicked king who worshiped pagan idols (2 Kgs. 21:18–22)
Assassinated by his servants (2 Kgs. 21:23)

עמוס – "To Carry" or "Burden"

Prophet ≈ 760 – 755 BC

Israelite: Judahite?

Shepherd from Tekoa
Prophesied during Uzziah of Judah & Jeroboam II of Israel's reigns; warned Israel to repent (Amos)

עמרם – "Exalted people"

Patriarch ≈ 1650 – 1513 BC

Israelite: Levite

Son of Kohath | Grandson of Levi (Ex 2:1) | Husband of Jochebed | Father of Miriam, Aaron, & Moses

Lived to 137 years old (Ex. 6:20)

עמלך –"King"

Missionary ≈ 82 – 74 BC

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Son of Giddonah | Descendant of Nephi (Alma 10:2–3)

Visited by an angel (Alma 8:20)
Welcomed Alma II and became a mission companion to him, preaching and testifying (Alma 8–11)
Imprisoned with Alma II; saved by faith (Alma 14)

חנניה | Ανανιας – "Gift of the Lord"

Disciple ≈ 34 AD

Israelite: Jewish

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From Damascus
Had vision to seek out Paul; healed and baptized him (Acts 9)

חנניה | Ανανιας – "Gift of the Lord"

High Priest ≈ 47 – 52 AD

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Son of Nedebeus | Brother of Hezekiah III

Appointed by Herod V of Chalcis
Served as High Priest from 47 to 59 AD
Known for his liberal use of violence and pro-Roman position; hated by Jewish nationalists
Paul described him as a "whitewashed wall"
Presided at the trial of Paul in Jerusalem and Caesarea: accused him before Felix (Acts 23:2–5)
Initially supported by Herod Agrippa II but later removed from office by him
Killed during 1st Jewish-Roman war by Jewish nationalists

אנדראוס | Ανδρεας – "Strong"

Apostle ≈ 30 – 60 AD

Israelite: Jewish

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Son of Jona | Brother of Peter

Fisherman from Bethsaida (John 1:44)
Originally a disciple of John the Baptist; introduced Peter to Jesus (John 1:40)
Called to be a "fisher of men" (Matt. 4:18)
Ordained as one of the original 12 apostles (Mark 3:14–19)
Tradition states he was crucified in Patras around 60 AD

מלאכים – "Messenger"

Heavenly Beings

Famous angels include Gabriel, Moroni, and Elijah

Messengers of the Lord
Jacob saw angels ascending and descending a ladder (Gen. 28:12)
An angel helped Elijah (1 Kgs. 19:5–7)
Daniel saw the angel Gabriel in vision (Dan. 8)
Gabriel appeared to Mary; an angel (possibly Gabriel) appeared at least three times to Joseph III (Matt. 1–2; Luke 1–2)
Michael is called an archangel (D&C 107:54)

ענה – "Grace"

Prophetess ≈ 1 BC

Israelite: Asherite

Daughter of Phanuel

Called a prophetess (Luke 2:36)
Lived with husband 7 years before she was a widow for 84 years
Departed not from serving the Lord in the Temple with fasting and prayers
Saw Jesus at the Temple as an infant and "spake of him to all that looked for redemption in Jerusalem" (Luke 2:36–38)

חנן | Αννας – "Grace"

High Priest ≈ 6 – 15 AD

Israelite: Lamanite: Anti-Nephi-Lehite

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Son of Seth | Father of several High Priests: Eleazar III, Caiaphas (FIL), Jonathan II, Theophilus, Matthias II, & Ananus II

Appointed High Priest by Quirinus in 6 AD; later deposed by Valerius Gratus in 15 AD, although he continued to influence the office through his sons and son-in-law (Luke 3:2); Acts 4:6 referred to him as High Priest several years later
Oversaw the trial of Jesus before crucifixion along with Caiaphas (John 18:13)
Peter and John stood trial before him and his kindred (Acts 4:6)

"Those of Nephi and Lehi"

Tribe/group of Lamanite converts ≈ 80 BC

Descendants of Lamanites & Ishmael II (Alma 17:21) | Famous people include Helaman's 2,000 stripling warriors, and Lamoni and family

Thousands converted by the sons of Mosiah II (Alma 21:23)
Changed name from Lamanite to Anti-Nephi-Lehies (Alma 23:16–17)
Called the People of Ammon (Alma 27:26)
Would rather die than take up weapons (Alma 43:11)
Sons helped defeat Lamanites without loss of life (Alma 56)

Ἀντίοχος Ἐπιφανής – "Unwavering"

King of Seleucids/Syria ≈ 175 – 164 BC

Seleucid

Son of Antiochus III the Great | Brother of Seleucus IV Philopator

Considered a cruel tyrant
Deposed Jason as High Priest and replaced with Menelaus who had bribe him and wasn't a Levite
Ordered the murder and enslavement of many Jews, 40,000 killed and 40,000 captured (2 Macc. 5:11–14)
Made Jerusalem a Greek colony that worshipped Zeus
Abolished Jewish worship, sabbaths, and festivals; plundered the Temple, offered swine on the altar, put out the lamp that burned continually, and forced the High Priest to eat swine; forced Jews to offer sacrifices to pagan idols; many consider this the Abomination of Desolation prophesied by Daniel
His persecution led to Maccabean revolt which gave Jews control of their government for 100 years (1 Macc. 1:11)

Αντιπας – "Against the Father"

see Herod Antipas

see Felix Antonius

απόστολος – "One Sent Forth"

Special Witness of Christ ≈ 30 – Present

Israelite

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The original twelve were Peter, James, John, Andrew, Matthew, Philip II, Bartholomew, Thomas, James II, Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas Iscariot
Jesus ordained them with power to preach, heal sicknesses, and cast out unclean spirits (Matt. 10:1–4)
Jesus ordained 12 Nephites to the same office including Nephi III
in 1835, 12 men were ordained in the modern church

"Jubilant is the Heart"

Pharaoh of Egypt ≈ 589 – 570 BC

Egyptian

Son of Psamtik II

Marched to assist Zedekiah of Judah against Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon but withdrew quickly (Jer. 34:21; 37:5–11)

see Herod Archelaus

Αριστοβουλος – "Best Counselor"

Prince of Judea ≈ 40 AD

Herodian

Son of Aristobulus IV & Berenice

Possibly the "Aristobulus" greeted by Paul (Rom. 16:10)

ארתחששתא | 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂 – "Whose Reign is Truth"

King of Achaemenid Empire ≈ 465 – 424 BC

Persian

Son of Xerxes I & Amestris | Possibly husband of Esther (see Ahasuerus) | Father of Xerxes II

Stopped the Jews from rebuilding Jerusalem and the Temple (Ezra 4:7–23)
Gave Ezra an edict to restore the Temple, help exiles return to Jerusalem, and to appoint government leaders (Ezra 7–10)
Appointed Nehemiah to be governor of Judea and rebuild Jerusalem (Neh. 1)

𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂 – "Whose Reign is Truth"

King of Persia ≈ 405 – 359 BC

Persian

Son of Darius II & Parysatis | Husband of Stateira and possibly Esther (see Ahasuerus) | Father of Artaxerxes III

אסא – "Healer"

King of Judah ≈ 911 – 870 BC

Israelite: Levite: Gershonite

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Son of Abijam of Judah | Father of Jehoshaphat of Judah | Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:7)

Righteous king (1 Kgs. 15:8)
Under the direction of the prophet Azariah II, rebuilt cities and removed pagan idols (2 Chr. 14–15); removed the queen-mother Maachah V (1 Kgs. 15:13)
Made alliance with Benhadad of Syria against Baasha of Israel; paid him with silver and gold from the Temple treasury; Hanani the prophet rebuked him for relying on Syria instead of God; put Hanani in prison (2 Chr. 16:1–10)

אסף – "Collector"

Musician ≈ 1000 BC

אסנת – "She Who Belongs to Neith"

Son of Berechiah

Musician and leader of David's choir (1 Chr. 6:9)
He and descendants set aside to worship God through music
Authored Psalms 50 and 73-83

Matriarch ≈ 1710 BC

Egyptian

Daughter of Poti-pherah (Gen. 41:45) | Wife of Joseph | Mother of Ephraim & Manasseh

אשרי – "Happy"

Patriarch ≈ 1743 BC

Israelite: Asherite

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Son of Jacob & Zilpah (Gen. 30:13) | Father of Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, Serah and Asherites | Ancestor of Asherites

אשרי – "Happy"

One of the Twelve Tribes ≈ 1600 BC – Present

Israelite: Asherite

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Descendants of Asher | Famous people include Anna and possibly Jonah

Blessed by Jacob that "his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties" (Gen. 49:20) and by Moses that he "be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be" (Deu. 33:24–25)
Territory was located north on the Mediterranean Sea and at one point included Tyre & Sidon (see map)
Helped Gideon defeat the Midianites (Judg. 6:35–8:21)
Joined the Northern Kingdom of Israel
Some worshipped at Hezekiah's Passover (2 Chr. 30:10–18)
Majority carried away captive by Assyrians in 722 BC; one of the "Lost 10 tribes" (2 Kgs. 17)

𒀸𒋩𒆕𒀀 – "Ashur is Creator of the Heir"

King of Assyria ≈ 669–631 BC

Assyrian

Son of Esarhaddon & Esharra-hammat

Constructed the Library of Ashurbanipal
Collected tribute from Manasseh II of Judah which assisted his campaign against Egypt; continued fighting against Pharaoh Taharqa and installed Necho I as vassal ruler
Considered the last great king of Assyria but also one of the most brutal
Conquered No/Thebes around 664 BC (Nahum 3:8)

אשור | 𒆳𒋾𒅗𒀀𒀀 – "People of Assur"

Tribe/group from Mesopotamia ≈ 2200 – 609 BC

Assyrian

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Descendants of Ashur | Famous people include Ashurbanipal,

Esarhaddon, Sennacherib, Tiglath-Pileser III, Shalmaneser V, and Sargon II

Ancient empire that was often at war with neighboring Babylon; known for its brutality
Ruled much of the Levant through Old Testament times
Jonah preached repentance and was angered when the people actually changed (Jonah)
Isaiah warned Israelites that the Assyrians were the "rod of God's anger"
Conquered the Northern Kingdom in 721 BC; attacked the Southern Kingdom soon after; forced resettlement in Samaria, creating the Samaritan tribe
The Fall of Nineveh in 612 BC and the defeat of Ashur-ubalit II in 609 BC marked the end of the empire

עתליה – "God is Exalted"

Queen of Judah ≈ 841 – 835 BC

Israelite: Ephraimite