Johanan whom Jehovah graciously bestows. One of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the desert of Judah ( 1 Chronicles 12:12 ). The oldest of King Josiah's sons ( 1 Chronicles 3:15 ). Son of Careah, one of the Jewish chiefs who rallied round Gedaliah, whom Nebuchadnezzar had made governor in Jerusalem ( 2 Kings 25:23 ; Jeremiah 40:8 ).... View Details
Ishmael (God Hears) Abraham's eldest son, by Hagar the concubine ( Genesis 16:15 ; 17:23 ). He was born at Mamre, when Abraham was eighty-six years of age, eleven years after his arrival in Canaan ( 16:3 ; 21:5 ). At the age of thirteen he was circumcised ( 17:25 ). He grew up a true child of the desert, wild and wayward. On the occasion of the weaning of Isaac his rude and wayw... View Details