(biblical figure). Ira the JairiteIra the Jairite was David's chief minister after Sheba's rebellion. While described as David's priest by the English Standard Version and New International Version, he was obviously his chief ruler (by the King James Version) or his chief minister (by the New King James Version) as the Hebrew word כהן originally meant 'official' or 'person of influence'. Later the meaning shifted to 'priest' only; hence the mistake in Christian translations. Irad In , Irad ( – Īrāḏ), is the son of Enoch, the grandson of Cain and the father of Mehujael. According to the Book of Moses (an LDS text), Irad discovers and publicises his great-grandson Lamech's (descendant of Cain) covenant with the Devil. As a result, Lamech kills Irad and subsequently suffers ostracization. Iram Iram is a name which appears in Genesis 36:43. In the Masoretic Text as it now stands, Iram is identified as a "tribal leader" (Hebrew alluph) of Edom. However, Thomas Kelly suggests that originally the text may have identified Iram and the other "tribal leaders" as the names not of individuals, but of clans, using the Hebrew word eleph to mean "clan." Iri Iri, according to 1 Chronicles 7:7, was one of the sons of Bela, who was the son of Benjamin, eponymous founder of the Tribe of Benjamin. In verse 12, he is referred to simply as Ir. IrijahIrijah (Hebrew יראייה yiriyyah) is an official who arrests Jeremiah on suspicion of desertion. Iru Iru is a name mentioned only once in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Chronicles 4:15, Iru is listed as one of the sons of Caleb. The other two were Elah and Naam. IscahIscah or Jesca (Jessica) was a daughter of Haran, sister of Lot and Milcah according to Genesis 11:29. Ishbah For the "Ishbah, father of Eshtemoa" mentioned in 1 Chronicles, see List of minor biblical tribes § Ishbah. Ishbi-benob Ishbi-benob is a name which appears in the Qere of the Masoretic Text at 2 Samuel 21:16. Qere is the term for the version of the text traditionally read aloud in synagogues. The Ketiv, the version written but not read aloud, reads somewhat differently, in a manner that suggested to Thomas Kelly Cheyne that the opening words of the verse were not the name of the giant, but words that indicated that David and his soldiers stayed in (the city of) Nob. Whatever the case with the