BENHANAN
(son of the gracious), son of Shimon, in the line of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:20)
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Smith's Bible Dictionary, Dr. William Smith, 1884.
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BENINU
(our son), a Levite; one of those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:13,14)
BENJAMIN
(son of the right hand, fortunate).The youngest of the children of Jacob. His birth took place on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, near the latter, B.C. 1729. His mother, ...
BENJAMIN, HIGH GATE OR GATE OF
(Jeremiah 20:2; 37:13; 38:7; Zechariah 14:10) [JERUSALEM]
BENJAMIN, THE LAND OF
The proximity of Benjamin to Ephraim during the march to the promised land was maintained in the territory allotted to each. That given to Benjamin formed almost a parallelogram...
BENJAMIN, THE TRIBE OF
The contrast between the warlike character of the tribe and the peaceful image of its progenitor comes out in many scattered notices. Benjamin was the only tribe which seems to ...
BENO
(his son), a Levite of the sons of Merari. (1 Chronicles 24:26,27)
BENON
(Numbers 32:3) [BETH-BAALMEON] Comp. ver. 38.
BENONI
(son of my sorrow). (Genesis 35:18) [BENJAMIN, BENJAMIN, THE TRIBE OF]
BENZOHETH
(son of Zoheth), a descendant of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:20)
BEOR
(burning or torch).The father of Bela, one of the early Edomite kings. (Genesis 36:32; 1 Chronicles 1:43)Father of Balaam. (Numbers 22:5; 24:3,15; 31:8; 23:4; Joshua 13:22; 24:9...
BERA
(son of evil) king of Sodom. (Genesis 14:2) also (Genesis 14:17,21)
BERAA
(well watered).A city of Macedonia, mentioned in (Acts 17:10,13) It is now called Verria or Kara-Verria, and is situated on the eastern slope of the Olympian mountain range, and...
BERACHAH
(blessing), a Benjamite who attached himself to David at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:3) (B.C. 1054.)
BERACHAH, VALLEY OF
a valley in which Jehoshaphat and his people assembled to "bless" Jehovah after the overthrow of the hosts of Moabites. (2 Chronicles 20:26) It is now called Bereikut, and lies ...
BERACHIAH
(blessed of Jehovah), a Gershonite Levite, father of Asaph. (1 Chronicles 6:39) [BERECHIAH]
BERAIAH
(created by Jehovah), son of Shimhi, a chief man of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:21)
BERECHIAH
(blessed of Jehovah).A descendant of the royal family of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:20)A man mentioned as the father of Meshullam, who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem....
BERED
(hail).A place in the south of Palestine, near the well Lahairoi. (Genesis 16:14)A son or descendant of Ephraim, (1 Chronicles 7:20) possibly identical with Becher in (Numbers 2...
BERENICE
[BERNICE, OR BERENICE]
BERI
(a well), son of Zophah, of the tribe of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:36)
BERIAH
(in evil, or a gift).A son of Asher. (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44,45)A son of Ephraim. (1 Chronicles 7:20-23)A Benjamite. (1 Chronicles 8:13,16)A Levite. (1 Chronicles 23:10,11)
BERIITES, THE
A tribe of people who are named with Abel and Beth-maachah, and who were therefore doubtless situated in the north of Palestine. (2 Samuel 20:14)
BERITH
(Judges 9:46) [BAAL-BERITH]
BERNICE, OR BERENICE
(bringing victory), the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa I. (Acts 12:1) etc. She was first married to her uncle Herod, king of Chaleis, and after his death (A.D. 48) she lived u...
BERODACHBALADAN
(2 Kings 20:12) [MERODACH-BALADAN]
BEROTHAH
(toward the wells), Bero’-tha-i (my wells). The first of these two names is given by Ezekiel, (Ezekiel 47:16) in connection with Hahlath and Damascus as forming part of the nort...