Adonibezek

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In the "Book of Judges" (1:4 - 7), Adonibezek, (simply "lord of Bezek"), was a Canaanite king who, having subdued seventy of the chiefs that were...

Abimelech

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Abimelech or Avimelech (אֲבִימֶלֶךְ / אֲבִימָלֶךְ "father/leader of a king; my father/leader, a king", Standard Hebrew Aviméleḫ / Avimáleḫ, T...
Sidney Brichto

Sidney Brichto

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Rabbi D Sidney Brichto is a British Liberal Jewish rabbi. He was born on 21 July, 1936, in Philadelphia. He briefly lived in New York before moving...
Chushan-Rishathaim

Chushan-Rishathaim

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Chushan-Rishathaim was king of Aram Naharaim or Northwest Mesopotamia. In the book of Judges God delivers the Israelites into his hand for eight...

Theophile Meek

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A scholar at the University of Toronto, Theophile James Meek published widely on archaeology, corresponded with Wm. F. Albright, and was a frequent...

Samuel

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Samuel or Shmu'el is an important leader of ancient Israel in the Book(s) of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. His status, as viewed by rabbinical...

Jacob Abendana

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Jacob Abendana (1630-September 12, 1695), was hakam of London from 1680 until his death. Jacob was eldest the son of Joseph Abendana and had a...
Gordon P. Hugenberger

Gordon P. Hugenberger

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Gordon P. Hugenberger is the senior pastor at historic Park Street Church, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, one...

Manoah

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Manoah is the father of Samson. "Manoah" means "rest" or "quiet" in "Judges" 13:1-23 and 14:2-4 of the Hebrew Bible. Manoah was of the tribe of...

Gideon

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Gideon, also known as Jerub-Baal, is a judge appearing in the Book of Judges, in the Bible. His story is told in chapters 6 to 8. He is also named...