Minor characters in the Book of Genesis

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This article describes minor characters who are named in the Book of Genesis, but about whom little else is known.

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Contents 1 A 1.1 Abiasaph 1.2 Abimael 1.3 Adbeel 1.4 Ajah 1.5 Akan 1.6 Alvah 1.7 Alvan 1.8 Amminadab 1.9 Anah 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 5.1 Ehi 5.2 Elisheba 5.3 Elon 5.4 Eri 6 F 7 G 7.1 Gera 8 H 8.1 Heber 8.2 Hezron 9 I 9.1 Izhar 10 J 10.1 Job 11 K 12 L 13 M 13.1 Merari 13.2 Mishael 14 N 14.1 Naaman 15 O 16 P 17 Q 18 R 18.1 Rosh 19 S 20 T 20.1 Tola 21 U 21.1 Uzziel 22 V 23 W 24 X 25 Y 26 Z 26.1 Ziphion 26.2 Zithri

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Abiasaph

Abiasaph (meaning: "father of gathering") was the youngest of the three sons of Korah the Levite, who led a revolt against Moses mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

Abimael

In Template:Bibleverse, Abimael is the ninth of the 13 sons of Joktan, a descendant of Shem. He is also mentioned in Template:Bibleverse. Abimael means my father is God.

Adbeel

In Template:Bibleverse, Adbeel is the third of the 12 sons of Ishmael. Some scholars believe Adbeel to also be the name of a tribe in northwest Arabia.

Ajah

In Template:Bibleverse and Template:Bibleverse, Ajah is a son of Zibeon. Ajah means hawk.

Akan

In Template:Bibleverse Akan is a son of Ezer and grandson of Seir the Horite. In Template:Bibleverse he is called Jaakan.

Alvah

In Template:Bibleverse, Alvah is a chief of Edom and a descendant of Esau. In Template:Bibleverse he is called Aliah.

Alvan

In Template:Bibleverse, Alvan is the eldest son of Shobal and a descendant of Seir the Horite. In Template:Bibleverse he is called Alian.

In The Actual Cultture it's said that Alvan has been Rebon into a human arround the 22 to 29 years old, who is recognized as one of the most powerful warriors in several diciplines, and it's radicated in north, central or south America, presuntly Mexico City.

Amminadab

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Anah

In the Book of Genesis, there are two men and one woman named Anah.

1. In Template:Bibleverse, Anah is a daughter of Zibeon, and her daughter Aholibamah is a wife of Esau.
2. In Template:Bibleverse and Template:Bibleverse, Anah is a son of Seir and a brother of Zibeon chief of the Horites. Some auhorities claim this is a tribal name, not a personal name.
3. In Template:Bibleverse and Template:Bibleverse, Anah is a son of Zibeon, and is famed for discovering hot springs.

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Ehi

In Template:Bibleverse, Ehi is the third son of Benjamin. In Template:Bibleverse he is called Ahahrah, and in Template:Bibleverse he is called Ahiram.

Elisheba

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Elon

An Elon (Hebrew אֵילֹן "Oak", Standard Hebrew Elon, Tiberian Hebrew ʼÊlōn) is also mentioned in the Book of Judges.

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Eri

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Gera

In Template:Bibleverse Gera is a son of Benjamin.

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Heber

Heber or Chéver (חֶבֶר / חָבֶר, ("friend", "connected"), Standard Hebrew Ḥéver / Ḥáver, Tiberian Hebrew Ḥéḇer / Ḥāḇer) is the grandson of the patriarch Asher mentioned at Template:Bibleverse and in Template:Bibleverse. Heber probably should not be confused with the Eber who was Noah's descendant.

Hezron

Hezron or Hetzron (חֶצְרוֹן "Enclosed", Standard Hebrew Ḥeẓron, Tiberian Hebrew Ḥeṣrôn) is the name of two men.

• In Template:Bibleverse, Hezron is a son of Reuben and the founder of the Hezronites.
• In Template:Bibleverse, Hezron is grandson of Judah and the son of Pharez.

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Izhar

Izhar (Also known as Yitzhar) was a son of Kohath who was the son of Levi, the son of Jacob. He is known because he is the father of Korach.

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Job

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Merari

Merari "sad"; "bitter" in Hebrew. According to the Hebrew Bible he was the youngest son of Levi, born before the descent of Jacob into Egypt, and one of the seventy who accompanied him thither. He became the head of one of the great divisions of the Levites. (Template:Bibleverse and Template:Bibleverse

Mishael

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Naaman

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Rosh

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Shobal was a Horite chief in the hill country of Seir during the days of Esau. He was a son of Seir the Horite, and his sons were Alvas, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. He is mentioned in Template:Bibleverse.

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Tola

A Tola (תּוֹלָע "Worm; grub", Standard Hebrew Tolaʻ, Tiberian Hebrew Tôlāʻ) is also mentioned in the Book of Judges.

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Uzziel

Uzziel was a Levite of ancient Israel who is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. He is a son of Kohath, and fathered three sons: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. He is also the uncle of Aaron.

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Ziphion

Ziphion is a son of Gad. This may have a connection with the Angel, Zephon.

Zithri

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