Bible Dictionary
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Naarath
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Naarath was a town on the southern boundary of Ephraim, near Jericho. It is probably the same place as Naaran or Naarah.
Naashon
People & Groups - Old Testament
Naashon is another form of the name Nahshon.
Naasson
People & Groups - New Testament
Naasson is the Greek form of Nahshon, an ancestor of Jesus in the genealogies recorded in Matthew and Luke.
Nabal
People & Groups - Old Testament
Nabal was a wealthy but harsh and foolish sheepmaster from Maon. He insulted David, but his wise wife Abigail prevented David from taking revenge; the Lord later struck Nabal, and he died.
NABATHITES
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Nabathites is the King James form of Nabataeans, a people associated with the ancient Nabataean kingdom.
Naboth
People & Groups - Old Testament
Naboth owned a vineyard beside King Ahab’s palace at Jezreel. Because he refused to surrender his inherited land, Jezebel arranged his false accusation and death, bringing prophetic judgment upon Ahab’s house.
Nabuchodonosor
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Nabuchodonosor is the Greek and Vulgate form of Nebuchadnezzar, used in the books of the Apocrypha.
Nachon
People & Groups - Old Testament
Nachon was the owner of a threshing floor near which Uzzah died while the ark was being transported. The place is also called Chidon.
Nachons
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Nachons refers to the threshing floor where Uzzah was struck while the ark was being brought toward Jerusalem.
Nachor
People & Groups - New Testament
Nachor is the Greek form of Nahor, the grandfather of Abraham mentioned in Luke’s genealogy.
NACON, THE THRESHING FLOOR OF
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The threshing floor of Nacon was the place where Uzzah was struck when he touched the ark. It was afterward called Perez-uzzah, but the location and even the precise identity of Nacon remain uncertain.
Nadab
People & Groups - Old Testament
Nadab was the name of Aaron’s eldest son, a king of Israel, and other men in Israel. Aaron’s son died with Abihu for offering unauthorized fire; the king was assassinated by Baasha.
NADABATH
Places & Geography - Inter-testament
Nadabath was a city east of the Jordan. According to 1 Maccabees, Jonathan and Simon attacked a wedding party there in retaliation for the murder of their brother John; its identification is uncertain.
Naggai
People & Groups - New Testament
Naggai is the Greek form of the name associated with Nogah and is listed in Luke’s genealogy of Jesus.
Nagge
People & Groups - New Testament
Nagge, or Naggai, was an ancestor of Jesus listed in Luke’s genealogy.
NAHALAL
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Nahalal was a city in Zebulun assigned with its surrounding pasturelands to the Merarite Levites. The Canaanite inhabitants were not driven out, and the city is also called Nahalol.
Nahalal, Or Nahalal
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Nahalal was a city of Zebulun assigned with its surrounding pasturelands to the Merarite Levites. It is also called Nahallal and Nahalol.
Nahaliel
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Nahaliel was an Israelite encampment on the journey from the Arnon toward the plains of Moab. Its exact location is uncertain, though it was likely a valley or tributary east of the Jordan.
Nahallal
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Nahallal was a city of Zebulun, also called Nahalal or Nahalol. It was given to the Levites.
Nahalol
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Nahalol is another form of the name Nahalal, a Levitical city in the territory of Zebulun.
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