List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, L–Z
This article contains persons named in the Bible, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside from some family connections. Here are the names which start with L-Z.
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Laadah
Laadah is one of the sons of Shelah, son of Judah in 1 Chronicles 4:21.Laadan
See LibniLadan
See LibniLael
Lael was a member of the house of Gershon according to Numbers 3:24. He was the father of Eliasaph. Neither of these is named in the Gershonite list in.Lahmi
Lahmi, according to 1 Chronicles 20:5, was the brother of Goliath, killed by David's warrior Elhanan. See also Elhanan, son of Jair.Laish
This entry is about the individual named Laish. For the city Dan, known also as Laish, see Dan.Laish is a name which appears in 1 Samuel 25:44 and 2 Samuel 3:15, where it is the name of the father of Palti, or Paltiel, the man who was married to Saul's daughter Michal before she was returned to David.
Lapidoth
Lapidoth was the husband of Deborah, the fourth judge of Israel, according to Judges 4:4.Letushim
Letushim appears as a son of Dedan according to Genesis 25:3.Leummim
Leummim was the third son of Dedan, son of Jokshan, son of Abraham by Keturah.Libni
Libni was a son of Gershon of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:17 and Numbers 3:18. He was born in Egypt. His descendants are referred to as the 'Libnites'. The first born son of Gershon is named as Laadan in.Likhi
Likhi son of Shemida is listed in a genealogy of the tribe of Manasseh. He is mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 7:19.Lo-Ammi
Lo-Ammi was the youngest son of Hosea and Gomer. He had an older brother named Jezreel and an older sister named Lo-Ruhamah. God commanded Hosea to name him "Lo-Ammi" to symbolize His anger with the people of Israel.Lo-Ruhamah
Lo-Ruhamah was the daughter of Hosea and Gomer. She had an older brother named Jezreel and a younger brother named Lo-Ammi. Her name was chosen by God to symbolize His displeasure with the people of Israel.M
Maacah
Maacah was the youngest child of Nahor and his concubine [|Reumah], only mentioned in one verse in the Bible which is.Maadai
Maadai, an exile and son of Bani is found in Ezra 10:34, in a list of men recorded as having married foreign women.Maadiah
Maadiah appears in a list of priests and Levites said to have accompanied Zerubbabel in Nehemiah 12:5.Maai
Maai was a musician who was a relative of Zechariah, a descendant of Asaph. He is mentioned once, as part of the ceremony for the dedication of the rebuilt Jerusalem wall, where he was part of the group that processed southwards behind Ezra. His name is omitted in the Septuagint translation of the passage, as are the names of five other relatives of Zechariah mentioned in the same verse. The name is otherwise unattested. Blenkinsopp suggests that Maai is a diminutive nickname. Mandel proposes its Hebrew origin means "sympathetic".Maaseiah
Several men called Maaseiah are mentioned in the Bible:- One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark,
- One of the "captains of hundreds" associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne
- The "king's son", probably one of the sons of king Ahaz, killed by Zichri in the invasion of Judah by Pekah, king of Israel
- One who was sent by king Josiah to repair the temple. He was governor of Jerusalem.
- The father of the priest Zephaniah,
- The father of the false prophet Zedekiah
- a priest, the father of Neriah,
- The son of Shallum, "the keeper of the threshold" "may be the father of the priest Zephaniah mentioned in 21:1; 29:25; 37:3".
- One of the sons of Jeshua who had married a foreign wife during the exile.
Maasiai
Maaz
Maaz was one of the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel of the tribe of Judah. His brothers were: Jamin and Eker. He is mentioned briefly in.Maaziah
- Head of the twenty-fourth and final priestly course in David's reign,.
- Also, a priest who signed the covenant named in.
Machbanai
Machbena
Machbena or Machbenah, according to the only mention of him, in 1 Chronicles 2:49, was the son of Sheva the son of Caleb.Machi
Machi of the tribe of Gad was the father of Geuel, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:15.Machnadebai
Machnadebai, one of the sons of Bani, is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible only once, in Ezra 10:40, where the name appears in a list of people alleged to have married foreign women.Magpiash
Magpiash, according to Nehemiah 10:20, was one of the men who signed a covenant between God and the people of Yehud Medinata.Mahalath
- Mahalath, one of the wives of Esau, and a daughter of Ishmael. Thought to be the same as Basemath of Genesis 36.
- Mahalath, a daughter of Jerimoth, son of David and Abihail, granddaughter of Jesse, the first-named wife of king Rehoboam in . She had three children: Jeush, Shamariah, and Zaham.
Mahali
Mahath
Hebrew for "Grasping"- A Kohathite Levite, father of Elkanah
- Another Kohathite Levite, of the time of Hezekiah.
Mahazioth
Maher-shalal-hash-baz
was the second mentioned son of the prophet Isaiah. The name is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria. The name is the longest personal name in the Bible.Mahlah
Mahlah is the name of two biblical persons:- One of the daughters of Zelophehad, who with her four sisters brought a claim regarding inheritance before Moses.
- A child of Gilead's sister Hammolecheth and great-granddaughter of Manasseh. She had two siblings, Ishhod and Abiezer.
Mahol
Malcam
For the deity sometimes called Malcam, Malcham, or Milcom, see Moloch.Malcam son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh appears only once in the Hebrew Bible in a genealogy of the Tribe of Benjamin.
Malchiel
Malchiel was a son of Beriah the son of Asher, according to Genesis 46:17 and Numbers 26:45. He was one of the 70 persons to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. According to 1 Chronicles 7:31, he was the ancestor of the Malchielites, a group within the Tribe of Asher.Malchishua
Heb. "King of help" or "King of salvation", one of the four sons of Saul. He perished along with his father and brothers in the battle of Gilboa.Malchiah
Malchiah son of the king, owner of the pit into which Jeremiah was thrownMallothi
A Kohathite Levite, one of the 14 sons of Heman the Levite, and chief of the nineteenth division of the temple musiciansMalluch
There are two biblical figures named Malluch- A Levite of the family of Merari
- A priest who returned from Babylon,,
Manahath
Maon
According to, Maon was a member of the clan of Caleb, the son of Shammai and the father of Beth Zur.Marsena
Marsena appears in as one of seven Persian and Medean princes. Marsena also advised King Ahasuerus.See also: Carshena. There exists the presumption that both counselors have Persian names.