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Jeziel

(Encyclopedia)Jeziel jēˈzĕəl [key], in the Bible, ally of David at Ziklag. ...

Joelah

(Encyclopedia)Joelah jōēˈlə [key], in the Bible, warrior with David at Ziklag. ...

Ezbai

(Encyclopedia)Ezbai ĕzˈbāī, ĕzbāˈī [key], father of Naarai (one of David's warriors). ...

Shitrai

(Encyclopedia)Shitrai shĭtˈrāī, shĭtrāˈī [key], in the Bible, chief herder of David. ...

Machbanai

(Encyclopedia)Machbanai măkˈbənā, măkbāˈnā, măkbānāˈī [key], in the Bible, Gadite ally of David. ...

Hoshama

(Encyclopedia)Hoshama hŏshˈəmə, hōshāˈ– [key], in the Bible, one of the house of David. ...

Athach

(Encyclopedia)Athach āˈthăk [key], in the Bible, place in S ancient Palestine, visited by David. ...

Elnaam

(Encyclopedia)Elnaam ĕlˈnāăm, ĕlnāˈ– [key], in the Bible, father of two of David's guards. ...

Ezel, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Ezel ēˈzəl [key], in the Bible, rock where David said farewell to Jonathan. ...

Westcott, Edward Noyes

(Encyclopedia)Westcott, Edward Noyes, 1846–98, American novelist and banker, b. Syracuse, N.Y. He is known for his popular novel, David Harum (pub. posthumously, 1898), which concerns a shrewd, humorous country b...
 

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