twelve regional administrators; he was over Dor, and he was married to Taphath, a daughter of Solomon. I Kings 4:11 (RSV). Ben-AmmiBen-Ammi (Hebrew בן־עמי for "son of my people") was the son of Lot and his youngest daughter. He became the father of the Ammonites (see ). Ben DekerBen Dekar (Hebrew בנ דקר BeN DeQeR "Son of Pick"), was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was over Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan. I Kings 4:9 (RSV). Ben GeberBen Geber (Hebrew בנ גבר BeN GeḄeR "Son of He-Man"), was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was responsible for Ramoth-Gilead and Argob (1 Kings 4:13). Ben HesedBen Hesed (Hebrew בנ חסד ben hesed "Son of Grace"), was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was over Aruboth, Sochoh, and Hepher. I Kings 4:10 (RSV). Ben HurBen Hur (Hebrew בנ חור Ben Hur "Son of Hur") was one of King Solomon's twelve regional administrators; he was over Ephraim. I Kings 4:8 (RSV). BenoBeno was the son of Merari and from Jaaziah 1 Chronicles 24:26–27. Beriah Beriah is the name of four different biblical individuals: One of Asher's four sons, and father of Heber and Malchiel. A son of Ephraim (), born after the killing of Ephraim's sons Ezer and Elead, and so called by his father "because disaster had befallen his house." He was the father of Rephah, the ancestor of Joshua son of Nun son of Elishama. A Benjamite, son of Elpaal. He and his brother Shema expelled the Gittites, and were patriarchs to the inhabitants of Ajalon. His sons were Michael, Ishpah and Joha. () A Levite, the son of Shimei. He was jointly patriarch of a clan with his brother Jeush. () Beth ZurBeth Zur is mentioned in () as the son of Maon the son of Shammai. He is also a Jerahmeelite. BidkarBidkar (Hebrew: בדקר) was an officer of the Israelite king Jehu. Jehu ordered Bidkar to throw the body of the king he usurped, Jehoram, into the field of Naboth, fulfilling prophecy. II Kings 9:25 BigthaBigtha is one of the eunuchs who served King Xerxes in . Bigvai The name Bigvai occurs several times in Ezra-Nehemiah (Ezra 2:2, 14, 8:14, Nehemiah 7:7, 19 and 10:16). In the last of these he is one of the "leaders of the people". By 408 B.C. the Elephantine papyri show that Sanballat was the governor of Samaria,