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Titles	Order
1 & 2 Chronicles by John Mark Hicks	1 Chronicles 1:10
1 Chronicles (The People's Bible) by Paul O. Wendland	1 Chronicles 1:10
An Angel Comes to Babylon by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Bible by G. Bertello	Genesis 10:8-9, 1 Chronicles 1:10
Bible History Commentary Old and New Testaments, Complete Set by Werner Herman Franzmann
A Commentary on Genesis 1-11 by Carl J. Lawrenz	Genesis 10:8-9
Concordia Self-Study Bible: Niv by Concordia Publishing House	Genesis 10:8-9, 1 Chronicles 1:10
ESV New Classic Reference Bible by Crossway Bibles	Genesis 10:8-9, 1 Chronicles 1:10
The Expositor's Bible Commentary, volume 2: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers by Frank E. Gaebelein	Genesis 10:8-9
The Expositor's Bible Commentary, volume 4: 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job by Frank E. Gaebelein	1 Chronicles 1:10
Genesis by John C. Jeske	Genesis 10:8-9
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Inc. Wartburg Project	Genesis 10:8-9, 1 Chronicles 1:10
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated Out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Dilligently Compared and Revised By His Majesty's Special Command (Teachers' Edition)	Genesis 10:8-9, 1 Chronicles 1:10
The Holy Bible Revised Standard Version by Thomas Nelson & Sons	Genesis 10:8-9, 1 Chronicles 1:10
The Holy Bible: Containing the old and new testaments translated out of the original tougues and with the former translations diligently compared & revised: The authorized King James Version (KJV) by The Word Publishing Company	Genesis 10:8-9, 1 Chronicles 1:10
Jonah : the reluctant preacher by John A. Miller
The Lutheran Study Bible: English Standard Version by Edward A. Engelbrecht	Genesis 10:8-9, 1 Chronicles 1:10
The New Standard Alphabetical Indexed Bible: Holy Bible: KJV by Hertel Bible Publishers	Genesis 10:8-9, 1 Chronicles 1:10
The Oxford self-pronouncing Bible; The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original by King James Translation	Genesis 10:8-9, 1 Chronicles 1:10
Popular Commentary of the Bible: Old Testament, Volume 1 by Paul Edward Kretzmann	Genesis 10:8-9, 1 Chronicles 1:10
The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop
Two Plays: An Angel Comes to Babylon and Romulus The Great by Friedrich Durrenmatt
Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 1: Genesis 1-15 by Gordon J. Wenham	Genesis 10:8-9

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

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

Eber, son of Shelah, father of Peleg and Joktan, lived 430 years

Javan, son of Japheth, father of Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, Rodanim, Ionians

Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath

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

Cush, son of Ham, father of Nimrod, Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Rahmah, Sabteca

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

Pharaoh, several at different times

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

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Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah

Keturah, Abraham's wife after the death of Sarah

Er, son of Judah

Enosh, son of Seth, father of Kenan, lived 905 years

Jared, son of Mahalalel, father of Enoch, lived 962 years

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Haran, son of Terah, father of Milcah, Lot, and Iscah

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah

Japheth, son of Noah, father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras

Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu

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

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

Zillah, wife of Lamech

Onan, son of Judah

Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel, lived 910 years

Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah

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

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

Adah, wife of Lamech

Canaan, son of Ham, and grandson of Noah

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Mahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared, lived 895 years

Cherubim, angels

Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah

Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah, lived 438 years "Arpachshad"

Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah

Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran, lived 205 yrs

Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron

Phinehas, son of Eleazar, killed Zimri and his lover to turn God's anger from Israel

Uzzah, son of Abinadab, died when he touched the Ark of the Covenant

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

Lord God of Israel

Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug, lived 207 years

Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"

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

Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem

Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah "Sheshbazzar"

Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah, lived 777 years

Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram, lived 600 years

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

Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad

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

Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah

Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria

Gomer, son of Japheth, father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah

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

Eliezer, priest

Melchizedek, king of Salem

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

Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah

Moab, son of Lot and his daughter

Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses

Rehoboam, King of Judah, son of Solomon and Naamah, grandson of David

Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah

Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"

Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah

Shishak, king of Egypt

Azariah_II, high priest who refused King Uzziah burning incense in the temple

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah

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

Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash

Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah

Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah

Baal, god of Asia Minor

Benaiah, one of David's mighty men

Satan "Belial" "Prince of this world" "Evil One"

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

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

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob

Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, last king of Judah

Zilpah, maid servant of Rachel, mother of Gad and Asher

Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah

Cyrus II, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

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

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, husband of Rebekah

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

Nahash, the Ammonite

Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat, married Athaliah

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, son of Asa

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath

Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men

Creator "God" "Lord"

Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob

Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest

Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah

Jabez, of Israel

Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel

Levi, son of Jacob, lived 137 years

Uzziah, son of Amaziah, King of Judah "Azariah"

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

Angel of the Lord, God

Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

Hiram, king of Tyre

Molech, an ancient Ammonite god "Molock, Melech, Molek"

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

Shimei, son of Gershon "Shemaiah" "Shimhi" "Shimi"

Mordecai, son of Jair, uncle and foster father of Esther

Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard

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

Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates

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

Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses

Asa, son of Abijah, King of Judah

Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah

Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses

Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy

Asaph, psalmist, son of Berechiah

Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel

Joash, Judean king

Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan king of Babylon "Marduk-apla-iddina"

Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria

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

Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat, King of Israel, killed Jezebel, Ahab, and ministers of Baal

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel

Jeshua, son of Jozadak, participated in rebuilding the temple "Joshua"

Elisha, the Prophet, son of Shaphat

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

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

Jehoiakim, king of Judah, son of Josiah "Eliakim"

Ezra, the scribe, priest, son of Seraiah

Haman, the Agagite

Chemosh, god of Moab

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"

Nehemiah, the prophet, son of Hachaliah

Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah

Pekah, son of Remaliah, officer of Pekahiah whom he killed, King of Israel, he was assassinated by Hosea

Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"

Jehoiada, priest

Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, captured by Nebuchadnezzar "Jeconiah"

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, David's great sin

Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel

Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon

Tamar, wife of Er

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah

Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba

Jethro, priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

Shelah, son of Judah

Dathan, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him

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

Thummim, decision stone

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

Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites

Gershon, son of Levi

Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem

Zipporah, wife of Moses

Zechariah, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II "Zaccur" "Zachariah" "Zacharias"

Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah

Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest

Israel "God's chosen people"

Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"

Joshua, son of Nun, the battle of Jericho

Asherah, fertility goddess

Balaam's Donkey

Adonijah, son of David and Haggith

Abiram, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him

Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham

Ahiman, the Anakite

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

Abimelech, king of Gerar

Korah, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him

Balaam, son of Beor

Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites

Rehum, commanding officer of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem

Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"

Nadab, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord

Og, Amorite king of Bashan

Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah

Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job

Eliphaz, the Temanite

Mesha, king of Moab

Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi

Peninnah, wife of Elkanah

Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies

Zeresh, wife of Haman

Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses

Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi

Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses

Zimri, King of Israel, assassinated Elah, reigned 7 days

Bezalel, chosen by God as a craftsman of the Tabernacle, made the Ark of the Covenant

Hophni, son of Eli

Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho

Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job

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

Naomi, wife of Elimelech

Hoshea, last king of Israel

Ichabod, son of Phinehas

Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David

Michael, the Archangel

Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer

Abihu, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord

Amram, son of Kohath, husband of Jochebed, and father of Moses, lived 137 years

Jedaiah, son of Harumaph, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem

Necho II, king of Egypt

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

Goliath, the giant Philistine from Gath

Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the people of Judah

Jehoash, king of Israel, son of Jehoahaz "Shallum"

Orpah, the Moabite, wife of Chilion

Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, leader of the people of Manasseh

Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David

Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad

Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

Eleazer, son of Phinehas

Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"

Pekahiah, king of Israel, son of Menahem, killed by Pekah

Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd

Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon "Osnappar"

Abiram, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho

Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David

Abishai, son of David's sister Zeruiah

Achan, son of Carmi, of the tribe of Judah, unfaithfully took plunder from Jericho

Absalom, son of King David

Abinadab, son of Jesse, keeper of the ark of the covenant

Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah

Eli, the priest

Mahlon, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth

Barak, sent by Deborah to defeat Sisera to free the Israelite people

Baasha, King of Israel

Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul

Shimshai, secretary of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem

Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch

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

Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson

Tobiah, the Ammonite servant

Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple

Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest

Ahithophel, the Gilonite, David's counselor, hanged himself

Uriah, the Hittite, husband of Bathsheba

Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"

Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul

Lord God Almighty

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Xerxes I, son of Darius I, 4th king of the Achaemenid Empire, married Esther "Xerxes the Great"

Mary, mother of Jesus

Tabeel, wrote letter to Artaxerxes against rebuilding of Jerusalem

Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes

Shethar-Bozenai, Persian offical, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses and raised him

Deborah, the prophet, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary

Dagon, god of the Philistines

Segub, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho

Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish

Delilah, of Sorek, Samson's demise

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Ruth, the Moabite, wife of Boaz

Rezin, king of Damascus Syria

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

Ahimelech, son of Ahitub

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

Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach

Urim, decision stone

Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan

Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan

Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib

Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum

Zelophehad, son of Hepher

Boaz, son of Salmon, husband of Ruth, widow of Mahlon

Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job

Job, of Uz, challenged by satan

Sheba, rebelled against King David

Shallum, king of Israel, son of Jabesh, assassinated Zechariah

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

Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"

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

Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes

Martha, of Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

Mary, mother of James and Joseph

Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel

Mary, of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol

Lucius, relative of Paul

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

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

Sisera, general of Jabin's army, killed by Jael with a tent peg thru his temple

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

Tamar, sister of Absalom

Tertius, Paul's scribe, at Paul's direction wrote Letter to the Romans

Thomas, the Apostle "Didymus" "doubting Thomas"

Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, pointed to Israel's unfaithfulness by marrying foreign women "Shebaniah" "Shechaniah"

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

Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"

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

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome

Timothy, of Lystra, companion of Paul

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

Zeeb, prince of Midian

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

Zeus, Greek king of the gods

Zebedee, husband of Salome, father of James and John

Zebah, king of Midian

Tola, son of Issachar, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector at Jericho

Zalmunna, king of Midian

Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David

Shamgar, son of Anath, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible married Acsah

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

Philip, the Apostle, of Bethsaida

Piram, king of Jarmuth

Oreb, prince of Midian

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

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

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

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

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

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

Sargon II, Assyrian king

Saul, of Tarsus

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hanania"

Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

Salome, wife of Zebedee, mother of John, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

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

Rahab, mythological monster

Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth

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

Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"

Chilion, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi "Kilion"

Cephas, Simon, son of John "Peter"

Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile

Amnon, son of David

Baanah, son of Rimmon, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth

Gamaliel, trained Saul in the Law

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

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

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

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

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

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

Ahio, son of Abinadab, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

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

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel Gabriel"

Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud

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

Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul

Elon, from Zebulun, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel

Archelaus, king over Judea and Samaria, son of Herod the Great

Apollos, of Alexandria

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Antipas, martyr

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

Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea

Festus, governor of Caesarea

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

Ezekiel, the Prophet, son of Buzi

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Anna, daughter of Phanuel, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus

Andrew, the Apostle, son of John and Joanna, Simon Peter's brother, crucified

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab

Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem

Achsah, daughter of Caleb and wife of Othniel "Acsah"

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz

Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"

Abner, son of Ner, commander of Saul's army

Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David

Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

Lazarus, of Bethany, brought back to life by Jesus

Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"

Belial, sons of worthlessness "Satan" "Wicked One"

Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor

Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, daughter raised by Jesus

James, brother of Jesus

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

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

Bereans, known to search the Scriptures

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

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

Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah

Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer

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

John Mark, son of Mary

Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu

Agag, king of Amalekites

James, the Less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Matthew

Lois, Timothy's grandmother

Simon, the leper

Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Archippus, fellow worker with Paul

Aristarchus, early Christian disciple

Trophimus, Christian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey

Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul

Alexander, the smith

Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul

Tubal, son of Japheth, located in the vicinity of the Black Sea

Tryphosa, Roman Christian

Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"

Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible

Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon" "Destruction"

Abba "God the Father"

Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

Tryphena, Roman Christian

Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary

Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth

Spirit of Truth

Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Amaziah, Priest of Bethel

Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian

Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"

Ancient of Days, God

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Simon Magus, Samaritan religious figure, convert to Christianity, baptized by Philip

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

Hermas, Roman Christian

Hermogenes, deserted Paul

Herodion, Christian relative of Paul

Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum

Nicolas, of Antioch

Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison

Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul

Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon

Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea, daughter of Diblaim

Nympha, woman who housed the church in Laodicea "Nymphas"

Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith

Jason, relative of Paul

Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul

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

Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not-Loved"

Lo-Ammi, son of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not my people"

Beelzebub, prince of demons "Beelzebul"

Malchus, high priest's servant, Simon Peter cut off his ear

Matthias, the Apostle

Mary, Roman Christian

Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"

Justus, proposed but not selected to replace Judas "Joseph" "Barsabbas"

Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"

Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Righteous One, the only one who never sinned "Jesus"

Dionysius, the Areopagite

Eliakim, son of Hilkiah

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba, one of David's mighty men

Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"

Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"

Demas, companion of Paul

Father "God the Father"

Carpus, Paul left his cloak, book and parchments with him in Troas

Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"

Crescens, companion of Paul

Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion

Epaphras, of Colossae, companion of Paul, evangelist in Laodicea and Hierapolis

Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from every city in Israel

Philippian jailer

Eunice, Timothy's mother

Philemon, master of Onesimus

Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"

Philetus, Christian false teacher

Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess

Persis, Roman Christian

Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia

Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul

Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul

Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"

Jude, brother of James "Judah" "Judas"

Olympas, Roman Christian

Gilgamesh, ruler of Uruk, Mesopotamian epic similar to the flood

Hazarmaveth, son of Joktan

Adonai "Hebrew for Lord"

Dedan, son of Rahmah

Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus

Elohim "Hebrew for God"

Abner, son of Ner

Tanith, goddess of the elements

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba

Jude, brother of James

Tutankhamun, Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty "King Tut"

Sinsharishkun, king of the Assyrian empire, son of Ashurbanipal

Siamun, king of Egypt

Shebitku, king of Egypt

Thutmose III, king of Egypt

Zophar the Naamathite

Ashur, Mesopotamian deity

Melgart, god of the sea

Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, pointed to Israel's unfaithfulness by marrying foreign women

Steinman, Andrew E.

Spirit "Holy Spirit"

Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel

Teraphim, household gods

Ware, Steven L.

Shabako, king of Egypt

Wartburg Project

Tullius Rotundus

Spurius Titus Mamma

Alexander the Great

Apries, king of Egypt "Hophra"

Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria

Amunhotep, king of Egypt

Ashurnasirpal II

Augustine of Hippo

Domitian, 11th Emperor of the Roman Empire

Berosus, Babylonian priest about 300 B.C. "Berossus"

Adadnirari III, king of Assyria

Cush, son of Ham

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

Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram

Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran

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

Molech, an ancient Ammonite god

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

Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah

Herodotus, Greek historian

Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess

Polycarp, disciple of John, bishop of Smyrna, martyr

Osorkon I, king of Egypt

Origen, early Christian theologian of Alexandria, Bible translator

Psammeticus II, king of Egypt

Psusennes II, king of Egypt

Rephaim, ancient people of large stature "Rephaites"

Ramses II, Pharaoh

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, persecuted Christians

Nabonidus, King of Babylon

Lady Wisdom, personification of Proverbs 1-9

Josephus, Flavius, historian

Jerome, wrote Vulgate Bible, son of Eusebius

Luther, Martin, reformer

Maccabeus, Judas, Jewish patriot of 2nd century

Masoretes, preservers of the Hebrew bible

Seti I, king of Egypt

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People's Bible Commentary

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The College Press NIV Commentary

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The John Hertel Company

Related places

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Babel, the Tower of Babel

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Earth, created by God

Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

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

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Canaan, the promised land

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Judah, Kingdom of

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Golgotha, place of a skull

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Lebanon, cedar trees

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

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

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Beersheba, well of the oath

Berea, examined the scriptures

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Achor, Valley of

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Damascus, Saul converted

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Heaven, paradise for believers

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Earth, created by God

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

Beersheba, well of the oath

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Canaan, the promised land

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Sodom and Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Euphrates, river

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Related events

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Joseph Sold to Egypt

Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Joseph's dreams

Joseph in charge of Egypt

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Sacrifice of Isaac

Jacob wrestles with God

Balaam’s Donkey

Year of Jubilee

Feast of Tabernacles

The widow’s oil

Day of Atonement

Solomon asks for wisdom

Solomon builds the Temple

Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire

An axhead floats

Israel crossing the Red Sea

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Plagues in Egypt

Moses and the burning bush

Solomon King of Israel

Ark of the Covenant

Ten Commandments

Manna from Heaven

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

Sampson and Delilah

Sun stands still

Battle of Jericho

Sampson kills 1000 Philistines

Jesus sends the 12 Apostles

Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son

Beheading of John the Baptist

Jesus feeds the 5,000

Jesus feeds 4,000

Jesus walks on the sea

Jesus heals the Centurion's servant

Jesus heals a leper

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Jesus heals a blind man

Sermon on the mount

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Transfiguration

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

The rich young man

Jesus heals the blind and mute

Jesus heals a man with dropsy

Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

The barren fig tree

Jesus blesses small children

Jesus heals 10 lepers

Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem

Parable of the lost coin

Jesus restores a lunatic

Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering

Parable of the lost sheep

Peter’s confession of Christ

Fall of Jerusalem

Valley of dry bones

Seventy years of captivity

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

Daniel in the lions den

Birth of John the Baptist promised

Jerusalem under siege

New Heavens and a new Earth

David anointed King of Judah

David and Goliath

David King of Israel

David and Bathsheba

Job’s faith tested

Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Birth of Jesus foretold

Wedding at Cana

Jesus purging the temple

Jesus calms the stormy sea

Jesus heals man with palsy

Birth of John the Baptist

Jesus calls his disciples

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

John preaches and baptizes

Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus’ parable of the net

Parable of the good Samaritan

Jesus' temptation in the desert

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