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Titles	Order
The Living Bible by Kenneth Nathaniel Taylor	Esther 1:14
NIV Life Application Study Bible by Tyndale	Esther 1:14

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Mark, the Evangelist

Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus

Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus

Zeus, Greek king of gods

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

Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

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Luke, the Evangelist

Lydia, of Thyatira, convert who sold purple dyes

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

Matthias, the Apostle

Naaman, healed of leprosy

Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible

Naomi, wife of Elimelech

Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

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

Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses

Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes

Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel

Michael, the Archangel

Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David

Levi, son of Jacob

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

Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab

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

Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah

John, of Patmos

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David

Jephthah's Daughter

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

Jeremiah, the prophet

Jeroboam I, King of Israel, 930-909

Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"

Jude, brother of James

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah

Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah

Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus

Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah, 640-609

Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho

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

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Joseph, of Arimathea

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

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

Necho II, king of Egypt

Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite

Zeresh, wife of Haman

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

Tamar, sister of Absalom

Tamar, wife of Er

Simon Magus, 1st or 2nd century

Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah

Shelah, son of Judah

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

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

Shishak, king of Egypt

Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah

Thomas, the Apostle "doubting Thomas"

Timothy, companion of Paul, d. a. 97

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector

Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul

Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah

Zechariah, the priest, father of John the Baptist

Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Whore of Babylon

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

Titus, bishop of Crete

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

Uriah, husband of Bathsheba

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

Seth, son of Adam and Eve

Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"

Philemon, master of Onesimus

Peter, the Apostle "Simon Peter" "Cephas"

Philip, the Apostle

Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

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

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Nehemiah, the prophet

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

Onan, son of Judah

Orpah, wife of Chilion

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

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

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

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

Saul, King of Israel

Salmon, son of Nahshon

Ruth, wife of Boaz

Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies

Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"

Rehoboam, King of Judah, 930-913, son of Solomon, grandson of David

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat, married Athaliah, 848-841

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

Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

Belial, sons of worthlessness

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

Balaam, son of Beor

Balaam's Donkey

Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites

Barak, son of Abinoam

Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob

Boaz, husband of Ruth

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

Delilah, Samson's demise

Dinah, daughter of Jacob

Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

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

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

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

Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah

Abner, commander of Saul's army

Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David

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

Absalom, son of King David

Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch

Abimelech, king of Gerar

Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David

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

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

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest

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

Adonijah, son of David and Haggith

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

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

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

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Asa, 910-869 BC, King of Judah

Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Amnon, son of David

Ahab, King of Israel 874-853

Ahimelech, son of Ahitub

Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz

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

Zephaniah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Herod Antipater

Herod Agrippa II

Herod the Great

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

Hezekiah, 715-686, King of Judah

Herod Agrippa I

Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch

Ham, son of Noah

Haman, the Agagite

Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

Hophni, son of Eli

Zipporah, wife of Moses

Jairus, daughter raised by Jesus

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

Zimri, King of Israel, assassinated Elah, reigned 7 days, 885

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

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

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

Jabez, of Israel

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

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

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

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Elisha, the Prophet

Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel

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

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

Eliphaz, the Temanite

Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah

Eli, the priest

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba

Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job

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

Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath

Er, son of Judah

Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah

Gabriel, the Archangel

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

Goliath, the giant Philistine

Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job

Ezra, the scribe, priest

Ezekiel, the Prophet

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

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

Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai

Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Biblee

Asshurbanipal, King of Assyria

Ahasuerus, king of Persia

Elimelech, of Bethlehem "Elimelek"

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

Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753

Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi

Beelzebub, prince of demons

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

Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

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

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

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

James, brother of Jesus

Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

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Inspection Gate

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

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Horse Gate, "Golden Gate"

Judah, Kingdom of

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

Jeshanah Gate "Old Gate"

Heaven, paradise for believers

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Golgotha, place of a skull

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

Lebanon, cedar trees

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Mesopotamia, "Syria of the two rivers"

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Beersheba, well of the oath

Berea, examined the scriptures

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Achor, Valley of

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

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

Damascus Gate, "Shechem Gate"

Damascus, Saul converted

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Canaan, the promised land

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Bozrah, capital of Edom

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Earth, created by God

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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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