Northern Kingdom (Israel)

Abdiel

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Abiezer

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Abihail

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ahab, King of Israel

King of Israel who married Jezebel and promoted the worship of Baal

The seventh king of the northern kingdom of Israel, known for his military prowess, his marriage to Jezebel, and his intense spiritual conflict with the prophet Elijah.

Ahaziah, Son of Ahab

King of Israel who died after falling through a lattice and seeking counsel from Baal-Zebub

The eighth king of the northern kingdom of Israel who reigned for two years and was known for his wickedness and his fatal injury in a palace fall.

Ahi

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ahi

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ahijah, Father of King Baasha

Patriarch whose son Baasha established the second dynasty of the northern Kingdom of Israel

A man of the tribe of Issachar whose son, Baasha, overthrew the dynasty of Jeroboam I to become the third king of the northern Kingdom of Israel.

Amal

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Amaziah, Priest of Bethel

Priest of Bethel who opposed the prophet Amos and reported him to King Jeroboam II

The high priest of the golden calf shrine at Bethel during the 8th century BC who opposed the prophet Amos and reported him to King Jeroboam II.

Amos, Prophet of the Divided Monarchy

Prophet who championed social justice and warned the Northern Kingdom of judgment

A Judean herdsman called by God to deliver a message of judgment against the northern kingdom of Israel during the reigns of Uzziah and Jeroboam II.

Ara

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Arah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Aram

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Azaz

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Azriel

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Baal

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Baasha

King of Israel who seized the throne from the house of Jeroboam

The third king of the northern kingdom of Israel who seized the throne by force and established the short-lived Baasha dynasty during the Divided Monarchy.

Bedan

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Beera

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Beerah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Beeri

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Bela

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Beri

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Bezer

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Buz

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Diblaim

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Eber

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Elah, Son of Baasha

King of Israel who was assassinated by Zimri while drinking at the house of his steward

Elah was the fourth king of the northern kingdom of Israel who reigned for two years before being assassinated by his commander, Zimri, during a drinking bout.

Eleadah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Eliel

Warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Elijah the Tishbite

Prophet who called down fire from heaven and was taken to heaven in a whirlwind

A foundational prophet of the Divided Monarchy known for his confrontation with Baal worship and his departure from earth in a whirlwind.

Elisha

Prophet who succeeded Elijah and performed many miracles including raising the dead and healing Naaman the leper

A prominent prophet of Israel during the Divided Monarchy who succeeded Elijah and performed numerous miracles, serving as a spiritual counselor to kings and a benefactor to the poor.

Epher

Warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Gilead

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Gomer

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Guni

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hanniel

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Harnepher

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hod

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hodaviah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hosea

Prophet who married an unfaithful woman to symbolize Israel's relationship with God

A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the 8th century BC, known for his symbolic marriage to Gomer and his message of God's enduring love for a faithless people.

Hoshea, son of Elah

King of Israel who presided over the fall of Samaria and the Assyrian exile

The final king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel who reigned in Samaria before its total destruction and the Assyrian captivity.

Huri

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Imna

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Imrah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ishhod

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ishi

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Isshiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ithran, Asherite of the Divided Monarchy

Asherite leader and son of Zophah who was recorded among the mighty men of valor

Ithran was a prominent member of the tribe of Asher and the son of Zophah, noted in the post-exilic genealogical records of the Divided Monarchy period.

Izrahiah

Chief of the tribe of Issachar and father of four other chiefs

A prominent chief within the Tribe of Issachar during the era of the Divided Monarchy, noted for his leadership and numerous sons.

Jacan

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jahdiel

Warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jahdo

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Janai

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jaroah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jehoahaz, Son of Jehu

King of Israel whose army was decimated by the Arameans before he sought God's help

The eleventh king of the northern kingdom of Israel, Jehoahaz reigned during a period of severe military decline and Aramean oppression.

Jehu, King of Israel

King of Israel who executed the house of Ahab and destroyed the temple of Baal

The tenth king of the northern kingdom of Israel who executed the house of Ahab, destroyed the cult of Baal, and founded the longest-lasting dynasty in Israel's history.

Jehubbah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jeiel

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jephunneh

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jeremiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jeroboam son of Jehoash, King of Israel

King of Israel who restored the borders from Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah

The son of Jehoash and a long-reigning king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel who presided over a period of significant territorial expansion and national prosperity.

Jeshishai

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jezreel

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Joash, King of Israel

King of Israel who defeated the Arameans three times and sacked Jerusalem

The twelfth king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Joash was a military leader who defeated the Arameans three times and successfully conquered Jerusalem during a conflict with Judah.

Joel

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Joel

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Joel

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Joel

Warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jonah

Prophet who was swallowed by a great fish after fleeing God's command to preach to Nineveh

A prophet from the northern kingdom of Israel who was commissioned by God to preach repentance to the Assyrian city of Nineveh.

Jorai

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Joram, Son of Ahab and King of Israel

King of Israel who was killed by Jehu at Naboth's vineyard

Joram was the ninth king of the northern kingdom of Israel, a son of Ahab and Jezebel, whose reign ended the Omride dynasty during Jehu's bloody coup.

Lo-ammi

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Lo-ruhamah

Daughter of Hosea whose name symbolized God's withdrawal of mercy from Israel

The daughter of the prophet Hosea and Gomer, whose name symbolically represented God's withdrawal of compassion from the northern kingdom of Israel.

Mahlah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Menahem

King of Israel who paid tribute to Assyria and committed atrocities at Tiphsah

Menahem, son of Gadi, was a brutal and politically shrewd King of Israel who seized the throne by force and secured his ten-year reign by paying tribute to the Assyrian Empire.

Meshullam

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Micah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Micaiah, Son of Imlah

Prophet who predicted the death of King Ahab in battle

A prophet of the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the Divided Monarchy who courageously predicted the death of King Ahab in battle despite facing intense royal opposition.

Michael

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Michael

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Michael

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Nadab, Son of Jeroboam

King of Israel who was assassinated by Baasha

The second king of the northern kingdom of Israel, Nadab was the son of Jeroboam I and was assassinated by Baasha during the siege of Gibbethon.

Obadiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Omri, King of Israel

King of Israel who founded the city of Samaria and established a powerful but wicked dynasty

The sixth king of the northern kingdom of Israel, Omri was a former military commander who founded a powerful dynasty and established Samaria as the nation's permanent capital.

Pekah

King of Israel who allied with Rezin of Aram and lost northern territories to Assyria

Pekah, the son of Remaliah, was the second-to-last king of the northern kingdom of Israel who seized the throne through assassination during the mid-8th century BC.

Pekahiah

King of Israel who was assassinated by his officer Pekah

Pekahiah was the son of Menahem and the seventeenth king of the northern kingdom of Israel, whose brief two-year reign ended in a violent military coup.

Pispa

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Rakem

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Reaiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Rephah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Resheph

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Rizia

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Rohgah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shallum son of Jabesh

King of Israel who reigned for only one month after assassinating Zechariah

The fifteenth king of Israel, Shallum son of Jabesh ascended the throne through assassination and reigned for only one month in Samaria during the Divided Monarchy.

Shamma

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shapham

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shaphat

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Sheba

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Sheerah

Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shelesh

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shema

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shemaiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shilshah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shimei

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shual

Asherite leader and son of Zophah mentioned in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles

A prominent leader within the tribe of Asher during the Divided Monarchy, cited in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles.

Shuthelah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Suah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Tahan

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Tahath

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Tahath

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Telah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ulam, descendant of Manasseh

descendant of Manasseh through the line of Gilead and father of Bedan

Ulam was a descendant of the patriarch Manasseh through the lineage of Gilead, recorded in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles.

Zabad

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Zechariah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Zechariah, Son of Jeroboam

King of Israel whose assassination ended the Jehu dynasty after a six-month reign

Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam II, was the final king of the Jehu dynasty in Israel, reigning for only six months before his assassination.

Zia

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Zichri

Warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Zimri, King of Israel

King of Israel who reigned for only seven days and died by suicide in his burning palace

A military commander of Israel who assassinated King Elah, reigned for only seven days, and died by suicide as his palace fell to a rival.

Zophah

Patriarch of the tribe of Asher who fathered eleven named sons

Zophah was a tribal leader of the tribe of Asher and the eldest son of Helem, known for his large family during the Divided Monarchy.