Flashcards: Kings of ancient Israel

See also Hosea, who has the same name in Biblical Hebrew.

Abimelech (/əˈbɪməˌlɛk/; אֲבִימָלֶךְ ’Ǎḇîmeleḵ) was a son of judge Gideon.

Julianus ben Sabar (also known as Julian or Julianus ben Sahir and Latinized as Iulianus Sabarides) was a messianic leader of the Samaritans, who led a failed revolt against Byzantium during the early 6th century.

Saul (/sɔːl/; Hebrew: שָׁאוּל, Šāʼûl; "asked for, prayed for"; Latin: Saul; Arabic: طالوت‎‎, Ṭālūt or Arabic: شاؤل‎‎, Sha'ūl), according to the Hebrew Bible, was the first king of a united Kingdom of Israel and Judah.

Tibni (Hebrew: תִּבְנִי‎‎ Ṯiḇnî) was a claimant to the throne of Israel and the son of Ginath.

According to the Hebrew Bible, Ish-bosheth (אִֽישְׁבֹּ֫שֶׁת; Standard: Ishbóshet; Tiberian: ʼΚbṓšeṯ) also called Eshbaal (אֶשְׁבַּ֫עַל; Standard: Eshbáʻal; Tiberian: ʼEšbáʻal), Ashbaal or Ishbaal, was one of the four sons of King Saul, born c.

Menahem or Menachem (Hebrew: מְנַחֵם, Modern Menaẖem, Tiberian Mənaḥēm, from a Hebrew word meaning "the consoler" or "comforter"; Akkadian: Meniḫimme or Miniḫimme; Greek: Manaem in the Septuagint, Manaen in Aquila; Latin: Manahem; full name: Hebrew: מְנַחֵם בֵּן-גדי‎‎, Mena[c]hem Ben-Gadi) was a king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel.

Zechariah (Hebrew: זְכַרְיָה‎‎ Zəḵaryāh, meaning "remembered by Yah"; also Zachariah, Zacharias; Latin: Zacharias) was a king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel, and son of Jeroboam II.

Pekah (/ˈpɛ.kɑː/ or /ˈpiː.kɑː/; Hebrew: פֶּקַח‎‎, Pẹqaḥ; "open-eyed"; Akkadian: Paqaḫa; Latin: Phacee) was king of Israel.

Shallum of Israel (Hebrew: שלום בן יבש‎‎), name meaning "retribution", was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel, and the son of Jabesh.

Pekahiah (/ˌpɛkəˈhaɪə/; Hebrew: פקחיה‎‎ Pəqaḥyāh; "YHWH has opened the eyes"; Latin: Phaceia) was a king of Israel and the son of Menahem, whom he succeeded, and the second and last king of Israel from the House of Gadi.