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Titles	Order
Bible by NANA	Deuteronomy 9:18
The Bible: Authorized King James Version with Apocrypha by Robert P. Carroll	Deuteronomy 9:18
Holy Bible by Persian Bible, Tafsiri Translation	Deuteronomy 9:18
The New Testament: New International Version (NIV) by Zondervan	Deuteronomy 9:18
The Thematic NIV Study Bible by Alister E. McGrath	Deuteronomy 9:18

Character description

Related people/characters

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

Michael, the Archangel

Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible

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- Ten Commandments

- at Transfiguration

Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, walked with God

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Obadiah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Orpah, wife of Chilion

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Nehemiah, the prophet

Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BC, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Naaman, healed of leprosy

Nahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years

Levi, son of Jacob

Lord God Almighty

Lord God of Israel

Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

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

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Jude, brother of James

Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"

Matthias, the Apostle

Melchizedek, king of Salem

Messiah "Savior"

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

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

Pharaoh, several at different times

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

Spirit "Holy Spirit"

Thomas, the Apostle "doubting Thomas"

Thummim, decision stone

Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome

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

Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel, 970-930

Timothy, companion of Paul, d. a. 97

Titus, bishop of Crete

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector

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

Zebedee, father of James and John

Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"

Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Uriah, husband of Bathsheba

Urim, decision stone

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace

Seth, son of Adam and Eve

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

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"

Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"

Priscilla, wife of Aquila

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses

Philemon, master of Onesimus

Philip, the Apostle

Pontius Pilate, judge at the trial of Jesus

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

Ruth, wife of Boaz

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

Saul, King of Israel

Saul, of Tarsus

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

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

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

Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

Samson, the Nazirite, one of major judges in the Bible

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel

Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses

Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

Cephas "Simon Peter"

Canaan, grandson of Noah

Cherubim, angels

Creator "God" "Lord"

Cyrus II, c. 600–530 BC, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

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

Boaz, husband of Ruth

Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

Elisha, the Prophet

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

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die - taken by God

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

Eli, the priest

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

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

Delilah, Samson's demise

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Ancient of Days, God

Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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

Angel of the Lord, God

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Ahab, King of Israel 874-853

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

Abba "God the Father"

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

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

Apollos, of Alexandria

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Balaam's Donkey

Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Asaph, psalmist

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Baal, god of Asia Minor

Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, 872-869

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

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Jeremiah, the prophet

Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753

Jairus, daughter raised by Jesus

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

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Israel "God's chosen people"

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David

Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho

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

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Job, challenged by satan

Joel, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

John Mark, son of Mary

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Goliath, the giant Philistine

God "Elohim" "Yahweh"

Habakkuk, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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

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

Gabriel, the Archangel

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

Ezekiel, the Prophet

Ezra, the scribe, priest

Father "God the Father"

Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Ham, son of Noah

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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

Hezekiah, 715-686, King of Judah

Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

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

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

Zeus, Greek king of gods

Zephaniah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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

Zephaniah, son of writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Related publisher series

Oxford World's Classics

Related places

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Bozrah, capital of Edom

Achor, Valley of

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Inspection Gate

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Heaven, paradise for believers

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Mesopotamia, "Syria of the two rivers"

Judah, Kingdom of

Lebanon, cedar trees

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

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

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Golgotha, place of a skull

Damascus, Saul converted

Canaan, the promised land

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Beersheba, well of the oath

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Berea, examined the scriptures

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

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Earth, created by God

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Damascus Gate, "Shechem Gate"

Horse Gate, "Golden Gate"

Jeshanah Gate "Old Gate"

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Related events

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Jesus heals the blind and mute

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Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Jesus heals man with palsy

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jesus heals a leper

Jesus’ parable of the net

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Jesus calms the stormy sea

Sermon on the mount

Jesus purging the temple

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

Birth of John the Baptist

Birth of Jesus foretold

Birth of John the Baptist promised

John preaches and baptizes

Wedding at Cana

Jesus calls his disciples

Jesus' temptation in the desert

Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

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

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

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

An axhead floats

Job’s faith tested

The widow’s oil

Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire

Solomon builds the Temple

New Heavens and a new Earth

Jerusalem under siege

Valley of dry bones

Fall of Jerusalem

Seventy years of captivity

Solomon asks for wisdom

Solomon King of Israel

Sun stands still

Battle of Jericho

Balaam’s Donkey

Sampson kills 1000 Philistines

Sampson and Delilah

David and Bathsheba

David King of Israel

David anointed King of Judah

David and Goliath

Daniel in the lions den

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