Bible Dictionary

 

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Zabulon Zebulun, a tribe of Israel.
Zacchaeus "Just", chief tax collector of Jericho, had Jesus as a guest in his home.
Zaccheus "Just", chief tax collector of Jericho, had Jesus as a guest in his home.
Zachariah "Jehovah remembers", 14th King of Israel.
Zacharias Father of John the Baptist.
Zadok High priest at the time of David.
zain The 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Zalmunna One of the two Midianite kings overthrown by Gideon.
Zaphnathpaaneah  The name given to Joseph by Pharaoh.
Zara Zarah, twin brother of Pharez, son of Judah and Tamar.
Zarah Twin brother of Pharez, son of Judah and Tamar.
Zarephath A town where Elijah lived at the end of the three year drought.
zeal Persistent fervent devotion to a cause.
zealot One who acts for a cause with zeal.
zealous Full of persistent fervent devotion to a cause.
Zebah One of the two Midianite kings overthrown by Gideon.
Zebedee "Gift of God", father of James and John, husband of Salome.
Zeboim One of the cities destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah.
Zebulun The 10th of the 12 sons of Jacob, 6th son of Leah.
Zechariah "Jehovah remembers", there are 28 different Zechariahs, a prophet, a book in the old testament.
Zedekiah "Jehovah is righteous", Mattaniah, 20th (last) King of Judah.
Zelotes A Jewish sect that revolted against the Roman forces of occupation in Judea.
Zephaniah "Jehovah conceals", a prophet, a book of his message to Judah of God's approaching judgement.
Zerah Zarah, twin brother of Pharez, son of Judah and Tamar.
Zerubbabel "Born at Babylon", Zorobabel, leader of the Jews who returned from captivity.
Zeruiah "Striken of the Lord", the sister of David, the mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel.
Ziba Servant of King Saul.
Zidon 1. The oldest son of Canaan.
2. A wealthy city on the Mediterranean 25 miles north of Tyre.
Ziklag A city of Judah.
Zilpah Leah's handmaid that bore Jacob's sons Gad and Asher.
Zimri "Famed in song", one of the kings of Israel.
Zin A wilderness south of Palestine.
Zion "Mount, sunny", a hill, ridge inside the city of Jerusalem.
Zipporah Wife of Moses, daughter of Jethro the priest of Midian.
Zoan Raamses, a delta city located on the eastern bank of the Nile.
Zoar One of five ancient cities in the Jordan valley, where Lot fled to when Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed.
Zophar A Naamathite friend of Job.
Zorah A town of Dan, birthplace and burial place of Samson.
Zorobabel Zerubbabel, or Sheshbazzar, leader of the Jews who returned from captivity.
Zuph A district south of Benjamin.