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Common KnowledgePeople/CharactersZephaniah, son of writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

People/Characters: Zephaniah, son of writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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Holy Bible New Revised Standard Version by Bible English New Revised Standard	Zephaniah 1-3

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Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible

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Orpah, wife of Chilion

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Peter, the Apostle, "Simon Peter" "Cephas", d. 60

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Nehemiah, the prophet

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Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

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Michael, the Archangel

Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Levi, son of Jacob

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Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

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

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

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Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

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Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"

Melchizedek, king of Salem

Messiah "Savior"

Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years

Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

Malachi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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

Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus

Pharaoh, several at different times

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses

Thomas, the Apostle "doubting Thomas"

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

Thummim, decision stone

Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome

Timothy, companion of Paul, d. a. 97

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Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

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Zebedee, father of James and John

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector

Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"

Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Zeus, Greek king of gods

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

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

Uriah, 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

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

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

Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"

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Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

Saul, King of Israel

Saul, of Tarsus

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

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