Bible Dictionary
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Zeri
People & Groups - Old Testament
A son of Jeduthun and a temple musician during David’s reign.
Zeror
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Benjamite ancestor of Kish, the father of King Saul.
Zeruah
People & Groups - Old Testament
The mother of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
Zerubbabel
People & Groups - Both
The Davidic descendant who led the first Jewish return from Babylon and oversaw the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.
Zeruiah
People & Groups - Old Testament
David’s sister and the mother of Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, three prominent leaders in David’s army.
Zetham
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Gershonite Levite, son of Laadan, who served among those responsible for temple treasures.
Zethan
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Benjamite descended from Bilhan.
Zethar
People & Groups - Old Testament
One of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus.
ZEUS
Other - Inter-testament
Zeus was the chief god of Greek religion. In the inter-testamental period, pagan rulers associated the Jerusalem temple with Zeus Olympius and the Samaritan sanctuary at Gerizim with Zeus Xenius; Zeus is also identified with Jupiter in Acts.
Zia
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Gadite who lived in Bashan.
Ziba
People & Groups - Old Testament
A servant or dependent of Saul’s household who managed Mephibosheth’s estate. He later accused Mephibosheth before David, apparently falsely.
Zibeon
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Horite chief associated with Seir and Edom; he is also called a Hivite in one passage.
Zibia
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Benjamite mentioned in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles.
Zibiah
People & Groups - Old Testament
A woman from Beersheba and the mother of King Joash of Judah.
Zichri
People & Groups - Old Testament
A name borne by several Israelites, including Benjamites, Levites, priests, military officers, and other family heads.
Ziddim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A fortified town allotted to Naphtali, probably represented by the area of Hattin near the Sea of Galilee.
Zidkijah
People & Groups - Old Testament
A priest or priestly family head who signed the covenant made under Nehemiah.
Zidon
Places & Geography - Both
An ancient Phoenician coastal city north of Tyre, famous for commerce and crafts. Sidon influenced Israel through trade, marriage, and idolatrous worship, and is also mentioned in the ministry and travels of Jesus and Paul.
Zidon, Or Sidon
Places & Geography - Both
Sidon, an ancient and wealthy Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast north of Tyre. It appears in both Old and New Testament history.
Zidonians
People & Groups - Old Testament
The inhabitants of Sidon, a Phoenician people associated with trade, timber work, and worship of foreign gods including Ashtoreth and Baal.
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