Lockyer's All the Men of the Bible – Omri
Recursos chevron-right Lockyer's All the Men of the Bible chevron-right II. The Alphabetical Order of All Men Named in The Bible chevron-right O chevron-right Omri
Omri

Omri [Ŏm'rī]—a bundle of corn, impetuous or jehovah apportions.

  1. Father of Ahab, captain of the host, afterwards made king instead of Zimri who had slain Elah (1 Kings 16:16-30; 2 Kings 8:26; 2 Chron. 22:2; Micah 6:16). Omri was one of the most important kings of Israel and the founder of a dynasty. He reigned for twelve years.
  2. A son of Becher, son of Benjamin (1 Chron. 7:8).
  3. A Judahite of the family of Perez (1 Chron. 9:4).
  4. Son of Michael and a prince of the tribe of Issachar in David’s time (1 Chron. 27:18).
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