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In the Talmud, many (though not all) sages have biblical names. Some of them are rather common nowadays, like Daniel and Ya'akov, while others are not in use at all nowadays. What's interesting is, biblical names of really important characters, like Elijah, Solomon, and Abraham, are not uses at all, while names lime Moshe, David, and Aharon are only used once. Here I've compiled rare biblical names used in the talmhd along with description and pointers to biblical verses.

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Parnach- Father of Elizaphan, the chieftain of the tribe of the tribe of Zebulun. Numbers 34:25.

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Shalman- shortened form of Shalmaneser, king of Assyria. Hosea 10:14.

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Bevai- one of the heads of the families coming from Babylon. Ezra 10:28.

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Giddel- One of the heads of the families coming from Babylon. Ezra 2:56.

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Hilkiah- High priest in the time of king Josiah- 2 Kings 22:8.

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Manoah- Father of the judge Samson. Judges 13:2.

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Buzi- Father of prophet Ezekiel- Ezekiel 1:3.

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Nachmani- a man coming from Babylon. Nehemiah 7:7.

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Hoshaiah-Father of Jezaniah, one of the ministers of the few jews remaining in Judea after the Babylonian exile. Jeremiah 42:1.

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Abishalom- Father in law of kings Rehoboam or Abijah. compare 1 Kings 15:2 and 1 kings 15:10.

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Mahalalel- Great-Great-grandson of Adam. Genesis 5:12

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Japhet- Son of Noah, father of Persia, Greece and Turkey. Genesis 9:17.

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Ahijah- Ahijah the Shilonite, prophet and kingmaker. 1 Kings 11:29.

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Josiah- King of Judea. 2 kings 22:1.

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Jeberechiah- father of a man named Uriah. Isaiah 8:2.

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Ikkesh- father of Ira, one of king David's heroes. 1 Chronicles 11:38.

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Shephatiah- son of king David. 2 Samuel 3:4.

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Jabez- A man from the tribe of Judah. 1 Chronicles 4:10.

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Zebediah- Son of Asahel, cousin of David. 1 Chronicles 27:7.

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Shamua-One of the twelve spies sent into the land of Canaan. Numbers 13:4.

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Nahshon- brother in law of Aaron, chieftain of the tribe of Judah. Numbers 10:14.