12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL
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Leaders of the Hasmonean Dynasty ≈ 170 – 37 BC
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Patriarch or tribe of people ≈ 2200 BC
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Son of Japheth (and possibly his descendants)
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Patriarch ≈ 1709 BC
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Father of Manassites
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Son of Hezekiah
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Father of Amon
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Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:10)
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One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel ≈ 1600 BC
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Descendants of Manasseh I
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Writer of the Gospel ≈ 43 – 68 AD
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From Cyrene, Libya
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Son of Mary IV
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Missionary companion of Paul
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One of Three Witnesses & Apostle = 1829 – 1838 AD
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Son of Nathan & Rhoda Harris
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Disciple ≈ 34 AD
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Wife of Cleopas
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Mother of James and Joses
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Prophet & King of Salem/Jerusalem ≈ 1908 BC
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"King of Righteousness"
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Abraham paid tithes to (Gen. 14:18–20; Heb. 7:1–3)
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Jesus called high priest after order of (Heb. 5:6, 10)
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Priesthood is higher than Levitical (Heb. 7​)
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Great High Priest
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King of Israel ≈ 752 – 742 BC
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Prince of Israel ≈ 1010 BC
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Priest ≈ 1710 BC
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Priestly Tribe ≈ 1500 BC
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Descended from Merari
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Responsible for Tabernacle's structure
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Prince of Judah ≈ 605 BC
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One of the young royals carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 1:3–4)
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Refused the king's meat and wine (Dan. 1:5–17)
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Thrown with friends in fiery furnace for not worshiping idol (Dan. 3)
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Prophet ≈ 3313 – 2344 BC
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Son of Enoch
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Father of Lamech
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Passed priesthood to Noah I (D&C 107:50–52)
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Left when city of Enoch taken to heaven (Moses 8:3-4)
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Longest recorded living person at 969 years old (Gen. 5:21–27)
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Ancestor of Jesus (Luke 3:37)
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Queen of Israel ≈ 1008 BC
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Wife of David
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​Patriarch ≈ 1750 BC
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Father of Midianites
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Tribe from near the Gulf of Aqaba ≈ 1650 BC
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Matriarch ≈ 1700 BC
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Daughter of Haran
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Wife of Nahor
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Mother of Bethuel and seven other sons (Gen. 22:20–22)
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​Left Ur of Chaldees with family to move to Haran (Gen. 11:26–29)
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Ancestor of Jesus
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​Patriarch ≈ 1890 BC
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Son of Lot and Lot's daughter (Gen. 19:30–38)
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Father of Moabites
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Ancestor of Jesus
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Tribe from east of Dead Sea ≈ 1750 BC
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Descended from Moab
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Captain of Nephites & Prophet ≈ 74 BC
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Lived to 120 years old; shown the Promised land before his death/translation on Mount Pisgah/Nebo (Deu. 34:1–8)
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Prince of Judah ≈ 587 BC
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People of Zarahemla ≈ 587 BC
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Descendants of Mulek
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Patriarch ≈ 1900 BC
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Son of Terah
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Husband of Milcah
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Father of Bethuel
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Left Ur of Chaldees with family to move to Haran (Gen. 11:26–29)
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Ancestor of Jesus (Luke 3:34)
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Matriarch ≈ 1140 BC
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Wife of Elimelech
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Moved to Moab with husband and sons because of famine in Bethlehem (Ruth 1)
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Returned to Bethlehem and encouraged Ruth to pursue Boaz (Ruth 2–4)
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Helped raise Obed (Ruth 4:16–17)
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Patriarch ≈ 1744 BC
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Father of Naphtalites
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One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel ≈ 1600 BC
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Descendants of Naphtali
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Prince of Israel ≈ 960 BC
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Ancestor of Jesus (Luke 3:31)
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King of Neo-Babylonian Empire ≈ 605 – 562 BC
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Son of Nabopolassar
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Father of Amel-Marduk
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Tribe/group in the Americas ≈ 580 BC
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Descended from Nephi I & others
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Prophet & Patriarch ≈ 2944 – 1994 BC
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Son of Lamech (Gen. 5:28)
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Ordained at ten years old by Methuselah (D&C 107:52)
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Preached repentance (Moses 8:20)
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Built an ark; saved family and animals from the flood (Gen. 6–9)
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Visited Mary I, Joseph III, and others as the Angel Gabriel (article)
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Ancestor of Jesus (Luke 3:36)
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One of Three Witnesses & Apostle = 1829 – 1838 AD
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Son of William & Rebecca Cowdery
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Father/Ruler of family | or ordained office in priesthood (evangelist) ≈ 4000 BC
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Religious Jewish Political Party ≈ 160 – 73 BC
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Strictly observed Law of Moses
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Tetrarch of Iturea & Trachonitus ≈ 4 BC – 33 AD
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​​Son of Herod the Great & Cleopatra
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Husband of Salome II
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Priest ≈ 1050 BC
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Levite
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Son of Eli
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Father of Ahitub
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God's messenger on earth ≈ 4000 BC – Present
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Preacher of righteousness
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Well-known prophets include Noah, Abraham, Jacob/Israel, Joseph I, Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Nephi, John the Baptist, and Joseph Smith
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The scriptures also name some women as prophetesses including Miriam, Huldah, Deborah, and Anna (see BD)
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Q & R
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Matriarch ≈ 1774 – 1733 BC
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Daughter of Laban I
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Wife of Jacob I
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Mother of Joseph I & Benjamin I
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Harlot of Jericho ≈ 1400 BC
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"Secured"
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Daughter of Bethuel and sister of Laban I (Gen. 22:23)
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Wife of Isaac; willingly followed Abraham's servant to marry him (Gen. 24)
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Helped Jacob receive blessing from Isaac; told him to flee Esau's wrath to Laban (Gen. 27)
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Father of Abijam and others
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Patriarch ≈ 1748 BC
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Father of Reubenites
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One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel ≈ 1600 BC
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Matriarch ≈ 1150 BC
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Daughter-in-law of Naomi
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Jewish convert (Ruth 1:16)
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Returned with Naomi to Bethlehem where she gleaned from the fields of Boaz (Ruth 2)
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At advice from Naomi, proposed marriage to Boaz, which he accepted (Ruth 3–4)
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Princess of Judea ≈ 30 AD
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Wife of Philip I
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Tribe from Samaria ≈ 720 BC – Present
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Partly descended from the lost Northern tribes of Israel
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Judge of Israel ≈ 1060 BC
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​Jewish Senate ≈ 57 BC – 425 AD
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Contained Pharisees, Sadducees, & others, usually 23 elders (local) or 70 elders (central government)
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Also referred to as Chief Priests
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"Princess"
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Wife of Abraham who was barren for many years (Gen. 11:29)
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Pharaoh desired her because of her beauty (Gen. 12:11–20)
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Sent Hagar and Ishmael away (Gen. 21:9–21)
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Lived to 127 years old (Gen. 23:1–2)
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King of Neo-Assyrian Empire ≈ 722 – 705 BC
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Son of Tiglath-Pileser III
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Father of Sennacherib
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Matriarch ≈ 606 BC
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King of Israel ≈ 1032 – 1012 BC
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Son of Kish
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Father of Jonathan I, Michal, & Ish-bosheth & others
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Son of Azariah VI
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Father of Jehozadak
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Put to death by Nebuchadnezzar II
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Son of Adam & Eve (Gen. 4:26)
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Father of Enos I
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Ancestor of Jesus (Luke. 3:38)
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Group of 70 leaders ≈ 1500 BC - Present
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Have served in different dispensations, including under Moses, the Sanhedrin, those appointed by Jesus, and modern-day Quorum of the Seventy
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One of the young royals carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 1:3–4)
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Refused the king's meat and wine (Dan. 1:5–17)
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Thrown with friends in fiery furnace for not worshiping idol (Dan. 3)
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King of Israel ≈ 752 BC (for 1 month)
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Prince of Shechem ≈ 1650 BC
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Simeon and Levi killed him and others for defiling their sister (Gen. 34:25)
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Son of Noah I (Gen. 5:32)
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One of eight saved on the ark (Gen. 6–9)
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Ancestor of Semitic peoples, including the Hebrews, Arabs, Babylonians, Syrians, and Assyrians
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Possibly same person as Melchizedek​
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Pharaoh of Egypt ≈ 986 – 967 BC
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Possible father-in-law of Solomon
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Patriarch ≈ 1747 BC
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Father of Simeonites
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One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel ≈ 1600 BC
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High Priest & Prince of Judea ≈ 142 – 134 BC
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Son of Mattathias
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Father of John Hyrcanus I & others
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One of Seven Leaders ≈ 34 – 35 AD
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Stoned to death with Paul consenting (Acts 7:57–8:1)
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People of Semitic origin north of Palestine ≈ 2000 BC – Present
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Often warred with Israelites
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Emperor of Rome ≈ 14 – 37 AD
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Son of Tiberius Claudius Nero & Augustus (adopted)
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Israelite/possibly Ephraimite
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​Son of Ginath
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​King of Neo-Assyrian Empire ≈ 745 – 727 BC
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Father of Shalmaneser V & Sargon II
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12 Sons of Jacob I & their descendants ≈ 1650 BC – Present
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Tribes are Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph I (Ephraim, Manasseh), Benjamin I
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David's Mighty Man ≈ 980 BC
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Son of Shemaiah
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King of Israel ≈ 752 BC (for 6 months)
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Son of Jeroboam II
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Priest ≈ 3 BC
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Husband of Elizabeth
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Father of John the Baptist
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Angel appeared in temple and prophesied he would have a son; struck dumb for disbelief; restored to health once John was born (Luke 1:5–25;57–80)
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One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel ≈ 1600 BC
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Descendants of Zebulun
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Son of Jehoiada
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Censured Jehoash I who ordered him stoned to death in the court of the temple (2 Chr. 24:21); possibly referenced by Jesus (Matt. 23:35)
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Last King of Judah ≈ 597 – 586 BC
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Father of Mulek & others
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Governor of Judea ≈ 539 – 520 BC
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Son of Salathiel
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Grandson of Jehoiachin
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Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:12)
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King of Israel ≈ 885 BC (for 7 days)
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