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Titles	Order
Bibelausgaben, Die Bibel nach der Übersetzung Martin Luthers, mit Apokryphen, neue Rechtschreibung, schwarz (Nr. 1241) by Martin Luther — not in English Common Knowledge
Frucht der Erkenntnis [Kurzgeschichte] by C. L. Moore — not in English Common Knowledge
Gibts es Gott wirklich? by Ken Ham — not in English Common Knowledge
God: A Biography by Jack Miles — not in English Common Knowledge
Gute Nachricht für Teens: Die ganze Bibel — not in English Common Knowledge
Mohammed und die Zeichen Gottes: Der Koran und die Zukunft des Islams by Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd — not in English Common Knowledge
Who's who im Himmel by Ditte Bandini — not in English Common Knowledge

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Related people/characters

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

Methuselah, son of Enoch, father of Lamech, lived 969 years

Micah, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Moses, son of Amram, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible

Messiah "the anointed" "Savior" "Jesus of Nazareth"

Michael, the Archangel

Matthias, the Apostle

Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning "Magdala"

Martha, of Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus

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Mary, mother of Jesus

Matthew, the Apostle, son of Alphaeus, brother of James the Less "Levi"

Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy

Melchizedek, king of Salem

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

Orpah, the Moabite, wife of Chilion

Obadiah, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Peter, the Apostle, denied Jesus 3 times "Simon Peter" "Cephas"

Pharaoh, several at different times

Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, father of Shem, Ham, Japheth, walked with God, lived 950 years

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Mark, the Evangelist, close associate of Peter "John Mark"

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Nehemiah, the prophet, son of Hachaliah

Nahum, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

Joshua, son of Nun, the battle of Jericho

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

Jude, brother of James

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Jonah, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible, swallowed by a large fish

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

Lord God of Israel

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses and raised him

Lord God Almighty

Lazarus, of Bethany, brought back to life by Jesus

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Leah, daughter of Laban, sister of Rachel, wife of Jacob

Levi, son of Jacob, lived 137 years

Malachi, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Philip, the Apostle, of Bethsaida

Thomas, the Apostle "Didymus" "doubting Thomas"

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

Thummim, decision stone

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome

Timothy, of Lystra, companion of Paul

Spirit "Spirit of the Lord" "Spirit of God" "Holy Spirit"

Simeon, the Righteous, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel

Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Zebedee, husband of Salome, father of James and John

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector at Jericho

Zechariah, the priest, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"

Zechariah, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Zephaniah, son of Cushi, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Yahweh "Lord" "God of Israel" "YHWH"

Xerxes I, son of Darius I, king of Achaemenid Empire, married Esther "Xerxes the Great"

Uriah, the Hittite, husband of Bathsheba

Urim, decision stone

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

Shepherd, shepherd of us, whom he describes as his sheep

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hanania"

Rebekah, wife of Isaac, daughter of Bethuel "Rebecca"

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

Ruth, the Moabite, wife of Boaz

Quirinius, governor of Syria when Jesus was born "Cyrenius"

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

John Mark, son of Mary

Pontius Pilate, governor of Judea, judge at the trial of Jesus

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

Priscilla, of Corinth, wife of Aquila, "Prisca"

Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

Samson, the Nazirite, son of Minoah, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish

Saul, of Tarsus

Savior, the one who saved us from eternal damnation "Jesus"

Seth, son of Adam and Eve, and father of Enosh, lived 912 years

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from every city in Israel

Sapphira, wife of Ananias, struck dead for lying to God

Sarah, wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac "Sarai"

Philemon, master of Onesimus

Job, of Uz, challenged by satan

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

Boaz, husband of Ruth

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

Baal, god of Asia Minor

Baasha, King of Israel

Balaam's Donkey

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

Cyrus II, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"

Creator "God" "Lord"

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

Cherubim, angels

Cephas "Simon Peter"

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

Cain, son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

Canaan, grandson of Noah

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Asaph, psalmist

Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses

Abba "God the Father"

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Angel of the Lord, God

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

Apollos, of Alexandria

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother, crucified

Ancient of Days, God

Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai, lived 175 years "Abram"

Adam, father of Cain, Abel, Seth, he lived 930 years

Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel

Amos, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

Delilah, Samson's demise

I Am, God's response when Moses asked for His name "Lord"

Hosea, son of Beeri, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Immanuel, the Virgin's Son, seed of David, Prince of Peace

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, husband of Rebekah

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest

Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

Hezekiah, King of Judah, son of Ahaz and father of Manasseh

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Israel "God's chosen people"

Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel

Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah

Jesse, son of Obed, grandson of Ruth and Boaz, father of King David

Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, wicked queen, wife of Ahab

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, son of Asa

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

Jacob, husband of Rachel, son of Isaac and Rebekah "Israel"

Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, daughter raised by Jesus

James, the Apostle, son of Zebedee "James the Greater"

Herod Agrippa I, son of Aristobulus "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

Enoch, son of Jared, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die -was taken by God after 365 years

Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai "Hadassah"

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Eve, wife of Adam, mother of Cain, Abel, Seth "Adamah"

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

Elisha, the Prophet, son of Shaphat

Dorcas, of Joppa, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Ehud, son of Gera, one of 6 major judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites

Eli, the priest

Elijah, the Prophet, did not die, was taken up in a whirlwind

Ezekiel, the Prophet, son of Buzi

Ezra, the scribe, priest, son of Seraiah

Habakkuk, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Haggai, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Ham, son of Noah, father of Canaan, Cush, Mizraim, Put

Goliath, the giant Philistine from Gath

Father "God the Father"

Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel Gabriel"

Gideon, son of Joash, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

God "El - The Mighty One" "Elohim" "Yahweh - The Covenant Lord"

Joel, son of Pethuel, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Related places

Inspection Gate

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Horse Gate, "Golden Gate"

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Joppa, spread of the Gospel, Tabitha raised "Jaffa"

Heaven, paradise for believers

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Golgotha, place of a skull

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Judah, Kingdom of

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

Lebanon, cedar trees

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Mesopotamia, "Syria of the two rivers"

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Beersheba, well of the oath

Berea, examined the scriptures

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Achor, Valley of

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Dead Sea, where ancient scrolls were found "Salt Sea"

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Damascus Gate, "Shechem Gate"

Damascus, Saul converted

Earth, created by God

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Canaan, the promised land

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Bozrah, capital of Edom

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Related events

Jesus heals the blind and mute

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Jesus heals man with palsy

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Jesus calms the stormy sea

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jesus heals a leper

Sermon on the mount

Jesus’ parable of the net

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Jesus purging the temple

Wedding at Cana

Birth of John the Baptist

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

Birth of Jesus foretold

Birth of John the Baptist promised

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

Jesus calls his disciples

Jesus' temptation in the desert

Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

John preaches and baptizes

Jesus heals the Centurion's servant

Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son

Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem

The barren fig tree

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

The rich young man

Jesus heals a man with dropsy

Parable of the lost sheep

The rich man and poor Lazarus

Parable of the unjust steward

Parable of the prodigal son

Parable of the lost coin

Jesus blesses small children

Jesus heals 10 lepers

Jesus walks on the sea

Jesus feeds the 5,000

Beheading of John the Baptist

Jesus sends the 12 Apostles

Jesus feeds 4,000

Jesus heals a blind man

Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering

Jesus restores a lunatic

Transfiguration

Peter’s confession of Christ

Daniel in the lions den

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Israel crossing the Red Sea

Plagues in Egypt

Moses and the burning bush

Manna from Heaven

Ten Commandments

Day of Atonement

Ark of the Covenant

Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Sacrifice of Isaac

Joseph in charge of Egypt

Joseph Sold to Egypt

Joseph's dreams

Jacob wrestles with God

Feast of Tabernacles

Year of Jubilee

The widow’s oil

An axhead floats

Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire

Solomon builds the Temple

Solomon asks for wisdom

Job’s faith tested

New Heavens and a new Earth

Valley of dry bones

Fall of Jerusalem

Seventy years of captivity

Jerusalem under siege

Solomon King of Israel

David and Bathsheba

Battle of Jericho

Balaam’s Donkey

Sun stands still

Sampson kills 1000 Philistines

David King of Israel

David anointed King of Judah

David and Goliath

Sampson and Delilah

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