Bible Dictionary
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Neiel
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Neiel was a town on the boundary of Asher, between Jiphthah-el and Cabul. Its precise identification is uncertain.
NEIGH
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
To neigh means to cry aloud like a horse. Jeremiah uses the image figuratively of Israel’s uncontrolled and lustful desire.
Nekeb
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Nekeb was a town or boundary landmark in the territory of Naphtali, probably near the region east of Mount Tabor. Its identification is uncertain.
Nekoda
People & Groups - Old Testament
Nekoda was the head of a family of Nethinim and also the head of a family unable to prove its Israelite ancestry after the exile.
Nemuel
People & Groups - Old Testament
Nemuel was the name of a son of Simeon and of a Reubenite brother of Dathan and Abiram. The Simeonite is also called Jemuel.
Nepheg
People & Groups - Old Testament
Nepheg was the name of a son of Izhar, related to Korah, and of a son of David.
Nephilim
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Nephilim were powerful or unusually large people mentioned before the Flood and again in the spies’ report about Canaan. The Israelites felt small in comparison with the Anakim associated with them.
Nephish
People & Groups - Old Testament
Nephish is a variant form of Naphish, the name of an Ishmaelite descendant or clan.
Nephishesim
People & Groups - Old Testament
The children of Nephishesim were a family of Nethinim who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.
Nephthalim
People & Groups - Both
Nephthalim is the Greek form of Naphtali, the name of Jacob’s son and the Israelite tribe descended from him.
Nephtoah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Nephtoah was a spring marking the boundary between Judah and Benjamin. It is commonly identified with Ain Lifta, northwest of Jerusalem, though another identification has been proposed.
Nephtoah, Or Nephtoah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Nephtoah, or Nephtoah, was a spring on the boundary separating Judah from Benjamin, probably northwest of Jerusalem near Ain Lifta.
Nephusim
People & Groups - Old Testament
Nephusim is another form of Nephishesim, the name of a family that returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel.
Ner
People & Groups - Old Testament
Ner was the father of Abner and a member of Saul’s family. He was Saul’s grandfather and Abner’s father, making Abner Saul’s uncle.
Nereus
People & Groups - New Testament
Nereus was a Christian in Rome to whom Paul sent greetings. He and his unnamed sister were associated with a household Christian gathering.
Nergal
God - Old Testament
Nergal was a chief Babylonian and Assyrian deity, associated with war, hunting, and the planet Mars. The people of Cuthah worshiped him.
Nergal-sharezer
People & Groups - Old Testament
Nergal-sharezer was a high-ranking Babylonian officer, called Rab-mag, who was involved in releasing Jeremiah after Jerusalem fell. He is commonly identified with the Babylonian king Neriglissar.
Nergalsharezer
People & Groups - Old Testament
Nergalsharezer was a Babylonian prince and Rab-mag who participated in the release of Jeremiah. He is identified in historical tradition with Neriglissar, later king of Babylon.
Neri
People & Groups - New Testament
Neri was an ancestor of Jesus in the genealogy recorded by Luke. He was the father of Shealtiel and is also treated as a shortened form of Neriah.
Neriah
People & Groups - Both
Neriah was the father of Baruch, Jeremiah’s secretary, and of Seraiah. His name also appears in shortened form as Neri in the genealogy of Jesus.
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