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Ahab

The seventh and most evil king Israel ever had. He reigned from about 874 to 853 BC. He was a…

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Ahaziah

Son of King Jehoram of Judah and Athaliah, whose brother was another Ahaziah, king of Israel. Ahaziah was also the…

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Ahijah

A prophet from Shiloh who met Jeroboam on a road going out of Jerusalem. Ahijah said God would make Jeroboam…

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Ahithophel

One of David’s advisers when he first became king. For reasons not stated in the Bible, Ahithophel joined Absalom in…

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Ai

An old city in central Israel. After Joshua and his army conquered Jericho, Ai was the next city to be…

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Alexander the Great

A great military general, one who conquered almost all of the known world for Greece. In 334 BC, he crossed…

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Almighty

The English version of the word Shaddai. God called Himself “God Almighty” (El Shaddai) to Abraham, Jacob, and Moses as…

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Altar

A structure used in worship that is made of stone, wood, marble, brick, or other materials. The people of Israel…

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Amalekites

A fierce, warlike tribe of nomads from the family line of Esau. They seemed to wander from what is now…

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Ammonites

Ammon was a son of Lot and the ancestor of the Ammonites. God told Moses not to fight with them…

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Amnon

The oldest son of King David and the half brother of Absalom. Amnon’s mother is Ahinoam of Jezreel. An evil…

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Amorites

A large and powerful group of people who once lived in Mesopotamia, later in Babylon, and still later in Israel.…