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Common KnowledgePeople/CharactersAdriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab

People/Characters: Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab

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Works (13)

Titles	Order
1 & 2 Samuel by James E. Smith	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
Bible by G. Bertello	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
Concordia Self-Study Bible: Niv by Concordia Publishing House	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
ESV New Classic Reference Bible by Crossway Bibles	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
Holy Bible by Hertel Bible Publishers	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
Holy Bible by Thomas Nelson & Sons	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Inc. Wartburg Project	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
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)	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
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	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
The Lutheran Study Bible: English Standard Version by Edward A. Engelbrecht	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
The Oxford self-pronouncing Bible; The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original by King James Translation	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
Popular Commentary of the Bible: Old Testament, Volume 1 by Paul Edward Kretzmann	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8
Samuel by John R. Mittelstaedt	1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8

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Ichabod, son of Phinehas

Hophni, son of Eli

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

Goliath, the giant Philistine from Gath

Israel "God's chosen people"

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

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

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

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Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah

Dagon, god of the Philistines

Cherubim, angels

Benaiah, one of David's mighty men

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd

Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel

Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David

Eli, the priest

Lord God Almighty

Lord God of Israel

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

Sheba, rebelled against King David

Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David

Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish

Tamar, sister of Absalom

Uriah, the Hittite, husband of Bathsheba

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

Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul

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

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth

Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David

Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel

Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan

Nahash, the Ammonite

Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"

Peninnah, wife of Elkanah

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

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

Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul

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

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

Absalom, son of King David

Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest

Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch

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

Abishai, son of David's sister Zeruiah

Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest

Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David

Ahimelech, son of Ahitub

Amnon, son of David

Agag, king of Amalekites

Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz

Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses

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

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

Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba

Adonijah, son of David and Haggith

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

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

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

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

Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"

Jehoiada, priest

Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses

Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron

Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah

Jabez, of Israel

Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor

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

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

Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men

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

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

Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses

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

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

Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah

Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu

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

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

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

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, husband of Rebekah

Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer

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

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

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

Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan

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

Shelah, son of Judah

Shishak, king of Egypt

Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch

Haman, the Agagite

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

Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem

Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"

Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad

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

Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho

Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest

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

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

Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib

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

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

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

Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary

Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob

Hiram, king of Tyre

Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel

Oreb, prince of Midian

Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites

Hoshea, last king of Israel

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

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

Mesha, king of Moab

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

Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi

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

Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

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

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

Levi, son of Jacob, lived 137 years

Rezin, king of Damascus Syria

Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah

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

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

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

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

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

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies

Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes

Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum

Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

Melchizedek, king of Salem

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

Piram, king of Jarmuth

Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah

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

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

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

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

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

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

Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses

Keturah, Abraham's wife after the death of Sarah

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

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

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

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

Joash, Judean king

Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah

Michael, the Archangel

Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem

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

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

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon

Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria

Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel

Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel

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

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

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

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah

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

Ruth, the Moabite, wife of Boaz

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

Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple

Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah

Joshua, son of Nun, the battle of Jericho

Adah, wife of Lamech

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

Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel

Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

Abimelech, king of Gerar

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, son of Asa

Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

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

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

Nimrod, son of Cush

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

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

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

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

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

Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites

Balaam's Donkey

Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach

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

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

Og, Amorite king of Bashan

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

Urim, decision stone

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

Chemosh, god of Moab

Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah

Nehemiah, the prophet, son of Hachaliah

Necho II, king of Egypt

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Canaan, grandson of Noah

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

Boaz, husband of Ruth

Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob

Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"

Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu

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

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

Balaam, son of Beor

Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886

Zeeb, prince of Midian

Zelophehad, son of Hepher

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

Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, last king of Judah

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

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

Onan, son of Judah

Zeresh, wife of Haman

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

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

Zipporah, wife of Moses

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

Zillah, wife of Lamech

Angel of the Lord, God

Orpah, the Moabite, wife of Chilion

Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah

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

Zebah, king of Midian

Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah

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

Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah

Zalmunna, king of Midian

Baal, god of Asia Minor

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

Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"

Asa, 910-869 BC, King of Judah

Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses

Asaph, psalmist

Asherah, fertility goddess

Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah

Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah

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

Creator "God" "Lord"

Tabeel, wrote letter to Artaxerxes against rebuilding of Jerusalem

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

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah

Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah

Ezra, the scribe, priest, son of Seraiah

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

Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

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

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

Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad

Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates

Tamar, wife of Er

Er, son of Judah

Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath

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

Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard

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

Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham

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

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

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

Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath

Moab, son of Lot and his daughter

Gershon, son of Levi

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

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

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

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

Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy

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

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

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

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

Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"

Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses and raised him

Delilah, Samson's demise

Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem

Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"

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

Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

Tobiah, the Ammonite servant

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash

Pharaoh, several at different times

Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"

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

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

Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud

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

Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi

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

Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah

Elisha, the Prophet

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

Naomi, wife of Elimelech

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

Eleazer, son of Phinehas

Thummim, decision stone

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

Eliezer, priest

Philetus, Christian false teacher

Philippian jailer

Philemon, master of Onesimus

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

Philip, the Apostle, of Bethsaida

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Persis, Roman Christian

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

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

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Tryphena, Roman Christian

Tryphosa, Roman Christian

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

Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian

Timothy, of Lystra, companion of Paul

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth

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

Thomas, the Apostle "Didymus" "doubting Thomas"

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome

Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul

Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul

Zebedee, husband of Salome, father of James and John

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

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

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

Zeus, Greek king of the gods

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector at Jericho

Abba "God the Father"

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"

Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

Spirit of Truth

Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"

Rahab, mythological monster

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

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

Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

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

Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"

Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul

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

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

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

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

Sargon II, Assyrian king

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

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

Simon, the leper

Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite

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

Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"

Saul, of Tarsus

Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hanania"

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

Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess

Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes

Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job

Eliakim, son of Hilkiah

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Eliphaz, the Temanite

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia

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

Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison

Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"

Crescens, companion of Paul

Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile

Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion

Demas, companion of Paul

Alexander, the smith

Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea, daughter of Diblaim

Gamaliel, trained Saul in the Law

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

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

Hermogenes, deserted Paul

Hermas, Roman Christian

Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul

Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"

Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"

Eunice, Timothy's mother

Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul

Ezekiel, the Prophet, son of Buzi

Father "God the Father"

Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel Gabriel"

Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea

Amaziah, Priest of Bethel

Cephas "Simon Peter"

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Apollos, of Alexandria

Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian

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

Archippus, fellow worker with Paul

Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul

Aristarchus, early Christian disciple

Antipas, martyr

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

Ancient of Days, God

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

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

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

Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

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

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"

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

Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

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

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"

Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary

Beelzebub, prince of demons

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

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

Dionysius, the Areopagite

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

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

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

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

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

Martha, of Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus

Lucius, relative of Paul

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

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Lazarus, of Bethany, brought back to life by Jesus

Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"

Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul

Lois, Timothy's grandmother

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

Mary, mother of James and Joseph

Mary, mother of Jesus

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

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

Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"

Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum

Nicolas, of Antioch

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

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

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

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

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

Mary, Roman Christian

Mary, of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus

Matthias, the Apostle

Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"

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

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

Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon

Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah

Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, daughter raised by Jesus

James, brother of Jesus

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

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

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

Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

Herodion, Christian relative of Paul

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

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

Jason, relative of Paul

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

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

Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Job, of Uz, challenged by satan

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

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job

Jude, brother of James "Judah" "Judas"

Ahiman, the Anakite

Festus, governor of Caesarea

Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from every city in Israel

Olympas, Roman Christian

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba

Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus

Abner, son of Ner

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

Elohim "Hebrew for God"

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546, reformer

Adonai "Hebrew for Lord"

Jude, brother of James

Zophar the Naamathite

Shebitku, king of Egypt

Shabako, king of Egypt

Siamun, king of Egypt

Sinsharishkun, king of the Assyrian empire, son of Ashurbanipal

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

Thutmose III, king of Egypt

Ezra, Abraham ibn, Jewish commentator

Teraphim, household gods

Steinman, Andrew E.

Ware, Steven L.

Wartburg Project

Zerah, son of Judah

Spirit "Holy Spirit"

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

Seti I, king of Egypt

Rephaim, giant people

Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel

Festus, Porcius, procurator of Judea

Psusennes II, king of Egypt

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

Augustine of Hippo, 354-430

Domitian, 11th Emperor of the Roman Empire

Herodotus, Greek historian

Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess

Ashurnasirpal II

Apries, king of Egypt "Hophra"

Adadnirari III, king of Assyria

Alexander the Great

Amunhotep, king of Egypt

Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria

Jerome, wrote Vulgate Bible, son of Eusebius

Josephus, Flavius, historian

Osorkon I, king of Egypt

Origen, early Christian theologian of Alexandria, Bible translator

Polycarp, disciple of John, bishop of Smyrna, martyr

Psammeticus II, king of Egypt

Ramses II, Pharaoh

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, persecuted Christians

Nabonidus, King of Babylon

Lady Wisdom, personification of Proverbs 1-9

Maccabeus, Judas, Jewish patriot of 2nd century

Masoretes, preservers of the Hebrew bible

Rephaim, ancient people of large stature "Rephaites"

Related series

Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

People's Bible Commentary

The College Press NIV Commentary

Related publisher series

The John Hertel Company

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Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

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Canaan, the promised land

Earth, created by God

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

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

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Lebanon, cedar trees

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

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

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Mount Zion, the mountain of the Lord "Mount Moriah"

Mount of Transfiguration

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Berea, examined the scriptures

Beersheba, well of the oath

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Achor, Valley of

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Golgotha, place of a skull

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Damascus, Saul converted

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Heaven, paradise for believers

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Related events

David King of Israel

David and Goliath

David and Bathsheba

David anointed King of Judah

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Balaam’s Donkey

Battle of Jericho

Year of Jubilee

Day of Atonement

Feast of Tabernacles

Sun stands still

Sampson kills 1000 Philistines

Solomon King of Israel

Solomon asks for wisdom

Solomon builds the Temple

The widow’s oil

An axhead floats

Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire

Sampson and Delilah

Jacob wrestles with God

Joseph Sold to Egypt

Joseph in charge of Egypt

Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Sacrifice of Isaac

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Joseph's dreams

Israel crossing the Red Sea

Manna from Heaven

Ten Commandments

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Ark of the Covenant

Moses and the burning bush

Plagues in Egypt

Beheading of John the Baptist

Jesus sends the 12 Apostles

Jesus feeds the 5,000

Jesus feeds 4,000

Jesus heals a blind man

Jesus walks on the sea

Jesus heals the Centurion's servant

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Peter’s confession of Christ

Sermon on the mount

Jesus heals a leper

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son

Jesus heals a man with dropsy

Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem

Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

Parable of the lost coin

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Parable of the lost sheep

The barren fig tree

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering

Jesus restores a lunatic

Jesus heals 10 lepers

Jesus blesses small children

The rich young man

Transfiguration

Fall of Jerusalem

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

Daniel in the lions den

Birth of John the Baptist promised

Birth of Jesus foretold

Birth of John the Baptist

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

Valley of dry bones

Job’s faith tested

New Heavens and a new Earth

Jerusalem under siege

Seventy years of captivity

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

Jesus purging the temple

Jesus calms the stormy sea

Jesus heals man with palsy

Wedding at Cana

Jesus calls his disciples

John preaches and baptizes

Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Jesus heals the blind and mute

Parable of the good Samaritan

Jesus’ parable of the net

Jesus' temptation in the desert

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