David's Mighty WarriorsDavid's Mighty Warriors (also known as David's Mighty Men or the Gibborim; Hebrew: הַגִּבֹּרִ֛ים, romanized: hagGībbōrīm, lit.'the Mighty') are a group of 37 men in the Hebrew Bible who fought with King David and are identified in 2 Samuel 23:8–38, part of the "supplementary information" added to the Second Book of Samuel in its final four chapters. The International Standard Version calls them "David's special forces".
Levitical cityIn the Hebrew Bible, the Levitical cities were 48 cities in ancient Israel set aside for the tribe of Levi, who were not allocated their own territorial land when the Israelites entered the Promised Land. Numbers 35:1-8 relates God's command to Moses to establish 48 cities for the Levites, of which six would also function as Cities of Refuge to which manslayers could flee.
AnatAncient Mesopotamian, Ugaritic and Egyptian war goddessMajor cult centerḪanat, Ugarit, TanisSymbolAtef Crown, wingsParentsEl and Athirat (in Ugarit)Ra or Ptah (in Egyptian tradition)ConsortBaalHadad (Ugarit; disputed)Set (Ancient Egyptian religion; disputed)EquivalentsGreekAthenaMesopotamianNinurtaAnat (, ), Anatu, classically Anath (; Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎐𐎚ʿnt; Hebrew: עֲנָתʿĂnāṯ; Phoenician: 𐤏𐤍𐤕, romanized: ʿNT; Greek: Αναθ, romanized: Anath; Egyptian: ꜥntjt) was a goddess associated with warfare and hunting, best known from the Ugaritic texts.
Tribe of BenjaminAccording to the Torah, the Tribe of Benjamin (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִן, romanized: Binyāmīn) was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The tribe was descended from Benjamin, the youngest son of the patriarchJacob (later given the name Israel) and his wife Rachel. In the Samaritan Pentateuch the name appears as Binyamēm (Samaritan Hebrew: ࠁࠪࠍࠬࠉࠣࠌࠜࠉࠌࠬ).
AbiatharAbiathar (Hebrew: אֶבְיָתָרʾEḇyāṯār, "father (of) abundance"/"abundant father"), in the Hebrew Bible, is a son of Ahimelech or Ahijah, High Priest at Nob, the fourth in descent from Eli and the last of Eli's House to be a High Priest. Bible account1 Samuel and 2 Samuel mention Abiathar several times.
NehemiahNehemiah (; Biblical Hebrew: נְחֶמְיָה, romanized: Nəḥemyā, lit. 'Yahweh comforts') is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period as the governor of Yehud Medinata, the autonomous province of Judea within the Achaemenid Empire, under Artaxerxes I (465–424 BC).
SolomonBiblical monarch of ancient IsraelSolomon () (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה, romanized: šəlōmō), also called Jedidiah (Hebrew: יְדִידְיָה, romanized: yəḏîḏĭyā), was a king of ancient Israel. The successor of his father David, he is described as the penultimate ruler of all Twelve Tribes of Israel under a united Israel and Judah. His reign is hypothesized to have lasted from c. 970–931 BCE.
AaronProphet in the Abrahamic faiths High PriestAaronאַהֳרֹןThe High Priest Aaron by Joan de Joanes, c. 1545 – c. 1550Venerated inJudaismChristianityIslamSamaritanismBaháʼí FaithRastafari Title Prophet High Priest Personal lifeBornGoshen, Lower Egypt, Ancient EgyptDiedMount Hor, near the border of Edom, Transjordan, or Moseroth, near Edom (aged 123 in Jewish traditions)SpouseElishebaChildren Nadab Abihu Eleazar Ithamar Parents Amram (father) Jochebed (mother) Relatives Levi (patrilineal great-grandfather) Miriam (sister) Moses (brother) Religious lifeReligionAbrahamic religions According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron (/ˈɛərən/ ⓘ AIR-ən or /ˈærən/ ⓘ ARR-ən) was an Israelite prophet, high priest, and the elder brother of Moses.
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Books of ChroniclesFinal books of the Hebrew Bible The Book of Chronicles (Hebrew: דִּבְרֵי־הַיָּמִים, romanized: Dīvrē-hayYāmīm, lit. 'words of the days') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Chronicles) in the Christian Old Testament. Chronicles is the final book of the Hebrew Bible, concluding the third section of the Jewish Tanakh, the Ketuvim ("Writings").
Nebuchadnezzar IINebuchadnezzar II, more correctly spelled Nebuchadrezzar II, meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir", was the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from the death of his father Nabopolassar in 605 BC to his own death in 562 BC. Often titled Nebuchadnezzar the Great, he is regarded as the empire's greatest king, famous for his military campaigns in the Levant and their role in Jewish history, and for his construction projects in his capital of Babylon.
JerusalemCity in the Southern LevantMetropolis in Israel and Palestine, Israel*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.