by Nehemiah to reside at Jerusalem and do the work of the temple. He merits only one mention in the whole Bible, in Nehemiah 11:13. Amasiah In 2 Chronicles 17:16, Amasiah (meaning burden of Jehovah) was the son of Zichri, a captain under King Jehoshaphat. Amaziah In , Amaziah is a priest of Bethel who confronts Amos and rejects his prophesying against king Jeroboam II. As a result, Amos is led to prophesy the doom of Amaziah's family, the loss of his land and his death in exile. Jonathan Magonet has described Amaziah as 'a spiritual leader who believed in his own power and could not risk hearing the word of God'. Ammihud An Ephraimite. The son of Laadan (son of Tahan, son of Telah, son of Resheph, son of Rephah, son of Beriah, son of Joseph) and father of Elishama (father of Nun, father of Joshua). He is mentioned in Joshua's genealogy in . Amminadib A person mentioned in the Old Testament in , whose chariots were famed for their swiftness. It is rendered in the margin "my willing people," and in the Revised Version "my princely people." Ammizabad Ammizabad was the son of Benaiah, who was the third and chief captain of the host under David (1 Chronicles 27:6). Amon Amon (Hebrew: אמן 'Amon) was a city governor in the time of Kings Jehoshaphat and Ahab Amzi Amzi ('am-tsee') is a masculine Hebrew name meaning "my strength" or "strong." Two individuals with this name are mentioned in the Bible: indicates Amzi as a Levite man of the family of Merari. A son of Zechariah was named Amzi. He was an ancestor to the Levite priest Adaiah (), who was one of the Israelite exiles under the direction of Nehemiah when he returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the city walls. Anah In the Book of Genesis, there are two men and one woman named Anah. In , Anah is a daughter of Zibeon, and her daughter Aholibamah is a wife of Esau. In and , Anah is a son of Seir and a brother of Zibeon chief of the Horites. In and , Anah is a son of Zibeon, and is famed for discovering hot springs. Anaiah Anaiah, a name meaning "Yahweh has answered," appears only twice in the Hebrew Bible, with both appearances in Nehemiah. The first appearance describes Ezra, a Jewish reformer, standing up to give a