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Jonathan (1 Samuel) Jonathan ( Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן Yəhōnāṯān or יוֹנָתָן Yōnāṯān; " Yahweh has gifted") is a figure in the Book of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible. In the biblical narrative, he is the eldest son of King Saul of the Kingdom of Israel, and a close friend of David. He is described as having great ...
Absalom ( Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʾAḇšālōm, "father of peace ") was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maacah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. [ 2] 2 Samuel 14:25 describes him as the handsomest man in the kingdom. [ 3] Absalom eventually rebelled against his father and was killed during the Battle of Ephraim's Wood.
David and Jonathan were, according to the Hebrew Bible 's Books of Samuel, heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, who formed a covenant, taking a mutual oath. Jonathan was the son of Saul, king of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, and David was the son of Jesse of Bethlehem, of the tribe of Judah, and Jonathan's presumed rival for the crown.
Haman Begging the Mercy of Esther, by Rembrandt. Haman (Hebrew: הָמָן Hāmān; also known as Haman the Agagite) is the main antagonist in the Book of Esther, who according to the Hebrew Bible was an official in the court of the Persian empire under King Ahasuerus, commonly identified as Xerxes I (died 465 BCE) but traditionally equated with Artaxerxes I or Artaxerxes II. [1]
Hiram Abiff (also Hiram Abif or the Widow's son) is the central character of an allegory presented to all candidates during the third degree in Freemasonry . Hiram is presented as the chief architect of King Solomon's Temple. He is murdered inside this Temple by three ruffians, after they failed to obtain from him the Master Masons' secrets.
Achan ( / ˈeɪkæn /; Hebrew: עָכָן, romanized : ‘Āḵān ), the son of Carmi, a descendant of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, is a figure who appears in the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible in connection with the fall of Jericho and conquest of Ai . His name is given as Achar (עָכָר֙ ‘Āḵār) in 1 ...
Adonijah. According to 2 Samuel, Adonijah ( Hebrew: אֲדֹנִיָּה, ’Ǎḏōnīyyā; "my lord is Yah ") was the fourth son of King David. His mother was Haggith as recorded in the book of 2 Samuel 3:4. Adonijah was born at Hebron during the long conflict between David and the House of Saul. In 1 Kings, he briefly proclaimed himself ...
Herod Archelaus ( Ancient Greek: Ἡρῴδης Ἀρχέλαος, Hērōidēs Archelaos; 23 BC – c. AD 18) was the ethnarch [ 1][ 2] of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, including the cities Caesarea and Jaffa, for nine years [ 3] ( c. 4 BC to AD 6 ). He was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace the Samaritan, brother of Herod Antipas, and half ...