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| - | Adam: First Human. Good Person. Husband of Eve. Born and lived in the Garden of Eden, was expelled after eating forbidden fruit from the one tree God told them not to. Tricked by a serpent to eat that fruit. See "Eve" the first woman. Adam and Eve had good genetics, no disease or ailments like todays mutated humans have. \\ | + | Adam: First Human. Good Person. Husband of Eve. Born and lived in the Garden of Eden, was expelled after eating forbidden fruit from the one tree God told them not to. Tricked by a serpent to eat that fruit. See "Eve" the first woman. Adam and Eve had good genetics, no disease or ailments like todays mutated humans have.\\ |
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| - | **“H” Names** \\ | + | “H” Names\\ |
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| - | Habakkuk: Musician/Prophet. Good Person.\\ | + | Habakkuk: Musician/Prophet. Good Person. Name means "Embraced by God". Occupation was Prophet of the Lord and possibly a temple musician or singer as well. \\ |
| + | The prophet whose "burden" is given in the Book of Habakkuk. He decided to trust God, no matter how desperate things appeared; even when Judah was about to fall to the idolatrous Babylonians.\\ | ||
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| - | Haman: Prince. Evil Person.\\ | + | Haman: Prince. Evil Person. Home town was Shushan (Susa), a royal city of the Persians. \\ |
| + | Was the son of Hammedatha, called "the Agagite," probably descended from Agag, king of Amalek.\\ | ||
| + | Second-in-command to King Ahasuerus until replaced by Mordecai, his enemy.\\ | ||
| + | Known for plotting the destruction of Mordecai and the Jews, only to have his evil intentions exposed by Esther, after which he was executed on the very gallows intended for Mordecai. \\ | ||
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| - | Hannah: Homemaker. Good Person.\\ | + | Hannah: Homemaker. Good Person. Name means "Grace". \\ |
| + | Home was Ramathaim Zophim (Ramah), said to be in the mountains of Ephraim.\\ | ||
| + | Was one of two wives of Elkanah of the tribe of Ephraim; mother of Samuel, three other sons, and two daughters.\\ | ||
| + | Occupation was a homemaker. \\ | ||
| + | The mother of Samuel, who was conceived after Hannah earnestly prayed for a son, vowing to dedicate him as a Nazirite to the Lord. \\ | ||
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| - | Holy Spirit: Part of the Trinity.\\ | + | Holy Spirit: Part of the three parts of God often referred to as a Trinity. The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost, are two names for the same person. \\ |
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| - | Hosea: Prophet. Good Person.\\ | + | Hosea: Prophet. Good Person. Name means "Deliverance". Home was Probably Israel, perhaps Samaria.\\ |
| + | Was the son of Beeri; husband of Gomer, a prostitute; father of two sons, Jezreel and Lo-Ammi, and a daughter, Lo-Ruhamah.\\ | ||
| + | Occupation was Prophet (c. 755-710 B.C.). \\ | ||
| + | The principle prophet to Israel in the years just prior to its fall to Assyria (c. 722 B.C.)\\ | ||
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| - | Huldah: Prophetess. Good Person.\\ | + | Huldah: Prophetess. Good Person. Name means "Weasel". Home was Jerusalem, in the Second Quarter (possibly meaning the western portion of the city). \\ |
| + | Was the wife of Shallum, and official of either the royal court or the temple. \\ | ||
| + | Being sought out by messengers from King Josiah who reported on the rediscovered Book of the Law and prophesying that judgment would come on Judah and Jerusalem following Josiah's death. \\ | ||
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| - | Hushai: Advisor. Good Person.\\ | + | Hushai: Advisor. Good Person. Name means "Quick". Occupation was Advisor, she was the Secretary of State. \\ |
| + | A friend of King David who was sent by David to deceive Absalom. His counsel to Absalom bought time for David to establish new headquarters and gather forces for new strategy. \\ | ||
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