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People/CharactersAhab, son of Omri, King of Israel

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible by Adam Clarke1 Kings 16:29-22:40
Beacon Bible commentary by Ralph Earle1 Kings 16:29-22:40
Christ in the Bible Commentary, Vol. 2: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, First and Second Samuel, First and Second Kings, First and Second Chronicles by A. B. Simpson1 Kings 16:29-22:40
An EHV Study Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version by God1 Kings 16:29-22:40
ESV Expository Commentary: 1 Samuel–2 Chronicles (Volume 3) by Iain M. Duguid1 Kings 16:29-22:40
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Wartburg Project1 Kings 16:29-22:40
The Holy Bible: King James Version (KJV) by Anonymous Anonymous1 Kings 16:29-22:40
The New Interpreter's Bible Commentary Volume II: Introduction to Narrative Literature, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Kings, 1& 2 Chronicles by Leander E. Keck1 Kings 16:29-22:40

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874 BCE - 853 BCE.
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Nympha, woman who housed the church in Laodicea
Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul
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Trophimus, Christian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey
Nicolas, of Antioch
Tryphosa, Roman Christian
Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum
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Tubal, son of Japheth, located in the vicinity of the Black Sea
Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah
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Tryphena, Roman Christian
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Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath
Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah
Zophar, friend of Job
Zipporah, wife of Moses
Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"
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Zillah, wife of Lamech
Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Zeus, Greek king of the gods
Zeresh, wife of Haman
Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses
Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer
Xerxes I
Zeeb, prince of Midian
Moab, son of Lot and his daughter
Mordecai, son of Jair, uncle and foster father of Esther
Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Zechariah, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II "Zachariah"
Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"
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Zebah, king of Midian
Zalmunna, king of Midian
Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah
Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah
Nahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Naomi, wife of Elimelech
Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem
Obadiah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram
Og, Amorite king of Bashan
Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob
Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan
Shelah, son of Judah
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Piram, king of Jarmuth
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Shadrach, of the fiery furnace
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Shimei, son of Gershon
Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies
Seth, son of Adam and Eve, and father of Enosh
Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"
Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"
Rehoboam, King of Judah, son of Solomon, grandson of David
Rehum, commanding officer of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Melchizedek, king of Salem
Righteous One, the only one who never sinned "Jesus"
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Sargon II, Assyrian king
Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from each city in Israel
Sapphira, wife of Ananias, struck dead for lying to God
Shethar-Bozenai, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple
Shimshai, secretary of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Tola, son of Issachar, one of judges in the Bible
Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth
Tobiah, Ammonite servant
Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon
Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian
Timothy, companion of Paul
Oreb, prince of Midian
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome
Orpah, wife of Chilion
Tertius, Paul's scribe, at Paul's direction wrote Letter to the Romans
Parthians
Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates
Tamar, wife of Er
Tabeel, wrote letter to Artaxerxes against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Stephen, stoned for being a Christian
Pekah, officer of Pekahiah whom he killed, King of Israel, he was assassinated by Hosea
Philippian jailer
Spirit of Truth
Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu
Persis, Roman Christian
Peter, the Apostle, denied Jesus 3 times "Simon Peter" "Cephas"
Sisera, general of Jabin's army, killed by Jael with a tent peg thru his temple
Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite
Simon, the leper
Simon Magus, Samaritan religious figure, convert to Christianity, baptized by Philip
Philemon, master of Onesimus
Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah
Philetus, Christian false teacher
Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"
Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon
Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses
Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath
Medes
Crescens, companion of Paul
Dionysius, the Areopagite
Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem
Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"
Demas, companion of Paul
Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion
Dathan, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"
Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den
Cretans
Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile
Elamites
Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"
Cephas, Simon, son of John "Peter"
Carpus, Paul left his cloak, book and parchments with him in Troas
Cain, son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"
Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"
Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob
Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job
Bezalel, chosen by God as a craftsman of the Tabernacle, made the Ark of the Covenant
Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"
Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba
Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph
Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"
Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel"
Folly
Festus, governor of Caesarea
Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea
Ezekiel, the Prophet
Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"
Eunice, Timothy's mother
Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul
Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him
Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul
Eleazer, son of Phinehas
Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia
Epaphras, of Colossae, companion of Paul, evangelist in Laodicea and Hierapolis
Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad
Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die-taken by God
Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"
Eliphaz, the Temanite
Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah
Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah
Bereans, searched the Scriptures
Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"
Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul
Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"
Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother, crucified
Ananias, of Damascus, high priest
Ananias, husband of Sapphira, struck dead for lying to God
Amram, father of Moses
Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"
Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Amaziah, Priest of Bethel
Alexander, the smith
Agur, son of Jakeh
Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus
Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem
Adam, father of Cain, Abel, Seth, he lived 930 years
Adah, wife of Lamech
Achan, of the tribe of Judah, unfaithfully took plunder from Jericho
Abiram, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Abimelech, king of Gerar
Abihu, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain
Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"
Anna, daughter of Phanuel, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus
Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ
Belial, sons of worthlessness "Satan" "Wicked One"
Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon "Osnappar"
Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"
Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus
Beelzebub, prince of demons "Beelzebul"
Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary
Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites
Balaam's Donkey
Balaam, son of Beor
Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor
Matthias, the Apostle
Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah
Antipas, martyr
Asherah, fertility goddess
Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah
Aristarchus, early Christian disciple
Archippus, fellow worker with Paul
Archelaus, king over Judea and Samaria, son of Herod the Great
Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla
Apollos, of Alexandria
Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian
Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"
Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul
Gamaliel, 1st century AD
Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer
James, brother of Jesus
James, the Less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Matthew
Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses
Manoah, father of Samson
Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon" "Destruction"
Malchus, high priest's servant, Simon Peter cut off his ear
Malachi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Javan, son of Japheth
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Mahlon, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth
Mahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared
Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus
Jeshua, son of Jozadak, participated in rebuilding the temple "Joshua"
Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes
Lucius, relative of Paul
Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah
Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi
Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable
Korah, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Leah, daughter of Laban, sister of Rachel, wife of Jacob
Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple
Lemuel, king
Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"
Linus, Pope
Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah
Lo-Ammi, son of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not my people"
Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin
Lois, Timothy's grandmother
John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth
Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not-Loved"
John Mark, son of Mary
Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses
Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah
Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus
Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch
Gershon, son of Levi
Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea
Good Shepherd
Mary, Roman Christian
Habakkuk, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael
Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus
Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, leader of the people of Manasseh
Mary, mother of Jesus
Haman, the Agagite
Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem
Mary, mother of James and Joseph
Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar
Mark, the Evangelist, associate of Peter "John Mark"
Hermas, Roman Christian
Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus
Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos
I Am, God's response when Moses asked His name
Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith
Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites
Hosea, son of Beeri, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Holy One
Herodion, Christian relative of Paul
Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice
Herod, the Great, King of Judea
Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Hermogenes, deserted Paul
Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah, lived 777 years
Zacchaeus, tax collector
Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of judges in the Bible
Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai, lived 175 years "Abram"
Arabs
Jude, brother of James
Job, of Uz, challenged by satan
Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"
Japheth, son of Noah
Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
Jared, father of Enoch, lived 962 years
Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus was placed in his tomb
Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome
Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug
Jason, relative of Paul
Shem, son of Noah
Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison
Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah
Shallum, king of Israel, son of Jabesh, assassinated Zechariah
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah
Zephaniah, son of Cushi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Naaman, healed of leprosy
Saul, King of Israel
Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel, lived 910 years
Enosh, son of Seth, father of Kenan, lived 905 years
Hadoram, son of king Tou
Hazarmaveth, son of Joktan
Haran, son of Terah
Ham, son of Noah, father of Canaan
Chaldeans
Rock
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of judges in the Bible
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle
Molech, ancient Ammonite god
Gomer, son of Japheth
Justus, proposed but not selected to replace Judas "Joseph" "Barsabbas"
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon
Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho
Nephilim, Giants? Not in the sense of stature but of renown, descendants of Cain
Achan, son of Carmi, of the tribe of Judah, unfaithfully took plunder from Jericho
Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"
God "Elohim""Yahweh"
Jeremiah, the prophet
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach
Mahlon, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth
Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson
Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan king of Babylon "Marduk-apla-iddina"
Abdon, son of Hillel, one of judges in the Bible
Molech, an ancient Ammonite god "Molock"
Gomer, son of Japheth, father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah
Ham, son of Noah, father of Canaan, Cush, Mizraim, Put
Haran, son of Terah, father of Milcah, Lot, and Iscah
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of judges in the Bible married Acsah
Jedaiah, son of Harumaph, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem
Molech, an ancient Ammonite god
Timothy, companion of Paul, d. a. 97
Titus, bishop of Crete
Elon, from Zebulun, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Zerubbabel, prince of Judah
Shallum, king of Israel, assassinated Zechariah
Zephaniah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David
Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel
Jedaiah, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem
Enosh, son of Seth, father of Kenan
Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886
Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die - taken by God
Antichrist
Barak, son of Abinoam
Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor, 27 BC-14 AD
Herod the Great
Cush, son of Ham, father of Nimrod, Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Rahmah, Sabteca
Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible
Aquila, husband of Pricilla
Javan, son of Japheth, father of Elishah, Tarshish,
Javan, son of Japheth, father of Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, Rodanim, Ionians
Adam, father of Cain, Abel
Molech, an ancient Ammonite god "Molock, Melech, Molek"
Ahab, King of Israel, 874-853
Abednego, of the fiery furnace
Dinah, daughter of Jacob
Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother
Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat, married Athaliah, 848-841
Abraham, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Aaron, brother of Moses
Pekah, son of Remaliah, officer of Pekahiah whom he killed, King of Israel, he was assassinated by Hosea
Nabopolassar, King of Babylon
Nabonidus, King of Babylon
Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah "Sheshbazzar"
Zechariah, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II "Zaccur" "Zachariah" "Zacharias"
Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem
Uzzah, son of Abinadab, died when he touched Ark of the Covenant
Shimei, son of Gershon "Shemaiah"
Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat
Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Ahio, son of Abinadab, guided cart with Ark of the Covenant
Abiram, lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
Onesiphorus, Christian who ministered to Paul in prison
Jeroboam II, King of Israel
Jeroboam I, King of Israel
Abdon, one of judges in the Bible
Laban, father of Rebekah
Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Rehoboam, King of Judah, 930-913, son of Solomon, grandson of David
Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug, lived 207 years
Dan, son of Jacob
Ham, son of Noah
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin
Gideon, son of Joash, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Gabriel, the Archangel
Anna, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus
Esau, son of Isaac
Elisha, the Prophet
Ahithophel, David's counselor, hanged himself
Ahio, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant
Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Cyrus II, King of Persia
Cephas "Simon Peter"
Tola, son of Issachar, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Beelzebub, prince of demons
Benjamin, son of Jacob, brother of Joseph
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Caesar Augustus"
Shamgar, son of Anath, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Bronze Snake
Boaz, husband of Ruth
Hezekiah, 715-686, King of Judah
I Am, God's response when Moses asked for His name
Potiphar, captian of the guard for Pharaoh
Peter, the Apostle, "Simon Peter" "Cephas", d. 60
Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"
Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector
Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel, 970-930
Seth, son of Adam and Eve
Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel
Samson, the Nazirite, one of major judges in the Bible
Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable
Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BC, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, 872-869
Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah
Leah, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob
Lazarus, poor man in Jesus' parable
Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee
Job, challenged by satan
Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, King of Judah
Shem, son of Noah, lived 600 years

Related series

Beacon Bible Commentary
Christ in the Bible Commentary
The New Interpreter's Bible Commentary

Related publisher series

ESV Expository Commentary

Related awards

Western World's Greatest Books - Project Gutenberg
Whitcoulls Top 100 Books
Геном русской души
The Globe & Mail 50 Greatest Books
Les 100 livres préférés des Français
Die 100 Lieblingsbücher der Wiener
Harold Bloom's Western Canon
The List 100 Best Scottish Books
The Guardian's 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All-Time
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar

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Barada River
Beqaa Valley
Abana River
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Arnon River
Book of Life
Cyrene
Babylon
Edom
Cana, Galilee
Bay of Naples
Balikh River
Capernaum
Bethesda
Cilicia
Bethany
Armenia
Gilead
Abilene
Greece
Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus
Asia
Bithynia
Hell
Cappadocia
Achor, Valley of
Cush
Canaan, the promised land
Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here
Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys
Caesarea, spread of the Gospel
Damascus, Saul converted
Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys
Carchemish
Corner Gate, Jerusalem
Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys
Cyprus, spread of the Gospel
Berea, examined the scriptures
Fish Gate, Jerusalem
Gaza, spread of the Gospel
Apollonia, spread of the Gospel
Arabia, spread of the Gospel
Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo
Gennesaret
Athens, Paul's missionary journeys
Asher Gate, Jerusalem
Babel, the Tower of Babel
Benjamin Gate, Jerusalem
Earth, created by God
Beersheba, well of the oath
Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch
Gabbatha "Stone Pavement"
Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"
First Gate, Jerusalem
Gibeah
Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here
Gad Gate, Jerusalem
Golden Gate, Jerusalem "Gate of Mercy"
Golgotha, place of a skull
Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness
Ephraim Gate, Jerusalem
Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys
Heaven, paradise for believers
Egypt, where Israel was enslaved
Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys
Horse Gate, Jerusalem "Golden Gate"
Eden, "Garden of Eden"
Dan Gate, Jerusalem
Dung Gate, Jerusalem
Antioch, spread of the Gospel
Bozrah, capital of Edom
Ararat, mountains where the Ark ended
Dead Sea, where ancient scrolls were found "Salt Sea"
Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys
Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul
Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel
Hamath
Hadrak
Ashdod
Adullam
Ammon
Gilgal
Aram
Achaia
Had Rimmon
Azal
Ashkelon
Geba
Gath
Bashan
Beth Aven
Beth Ezel
Beth Ophrah
Bethel
Euphrates
Carmel
Ephraim
Elkosh
Ekron
Cenchrea

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Sun stands still
Solomon King of Israel
Solomon asks for wisdom
David and Goliath
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David anointed King of Judah
Solomon builds the Temple
Feast of Tabernacles
David and Bathsheba
Sampson kills 1000 Philistines
Sampson and Delilah
David King of Israel
Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire
The widow’s oil
An axhead floats
Battle of Jericho
Ten Commandments
Jesus heals man with palsy
Jesus calls his disciples
Pentecost
Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast
Death of Moses
Job’s faith tested
Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth
Year of Jubilee
Day of Atonement
John preaches and baptizes
Birth of Moses
Jesus’ parable of the sower
Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Sacrifice of Isaac
Jacob wrestles with God
Joseph Sold to Egypt
Joseph in charge of Egypt
Joseph's brothers go to Egypt
Moses and the burning bush
Plagues in Egypt
Passover
Israel's exodus from Egypt
Israel crossing the Red Sea
Manna from Heaven
Jesus calms the stormy sea
Tabernacle
Birth of Jesus foretold
Birth of John the Baptist
Birth of John the Baptist promised
Joseph takes Mary as his wife
Wedding at Cana
Birth of Jesus
Jesus' temptation in the desert
Jesus purging the temple
Jesus heals the blind and mute
Jonah swallowed by a great fish
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace
False god destroyed by God
Fall of Jerusalem
The Flood
The Rainbow
Tower of Babel
Joseph's dreams
Ark of the Covenant
Golden Calf
Bronze Snake
Balaam’s Donkey
Fall of Man
New Heavens and a new Earth
Jerusalem under siege
Valley of dry bones
Seventy years of captivity
Daniel in the lion's den
Creation
Christmas
Jesus’ parable of the weeds
An oracle from the LORD: Improper sacrifices insult God
An oracle from the LORD: About the Messiah
A warning to the priests from the LORD
The locust plague, a fortaste of the Day of the LORD
The unfaithful nation and the faithful LORD
Indictment, judgement and hope for the people
The coming of salvation on the Day of the LORD
Oracles Against Eight Nations
Oracles against Israel and its People
Five Vivid Visions of Israel's Fate
The Promise of Messianic Restoration and Blessing
The Oracle against Edom
The cause of Edom's downfall
The coming Day of the LORD
The unfaithful wife and the faithful husband
Indictment, judgement and hope for the leaders
A Promise of Restoration
Indictment, judgement and hope for the nation
Nineveh's destruction is decreed by the LORD
Nineveh's destruction is described
The Day of the Lord
Judgement on Jerusalem
Jerusalem restored
A call to action: Build my House
A word of encouragement: My House will be Glorious
A call to pursue Holiness
An oracle from the LORD: God's love for Israel

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