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Titles	Order
Bible by G. Bertello	Esther 1-3,6-10
Concordia Self-Study Bible: Niv by Concordia Publishing House	486-465 BC)(Esther 1-3,6-10
ESV New Classic Reference Bible by Crossway Bibles	486-465 BC)(Esther 1-3, 6-10
The Expositor's Bible Commentary, volume 4: 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job by Frank E. Gaebelein	Esther 1-3,6-10
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther by John F. Brug	486-465 BC)(Esther 1-3, 6-10
Holy Bible by Hertel Bible Publishers	486-465 BC)(Esther 1-3, 6-10
Holy Bible by Thomas Nelson & Sons	486-465 BC)(Esther 1-3, 6-10
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Inc. Wartburg Project	486-465 BC)(Esther 1-3, 6-10
Holy Bible : New International Version by Zondervan	Ezra 4:6, Esther 1:1-2,9-10,15-19, 2:1,12,16,21, 3:1,6-8,12, 6:2, 7:5, 8:1,7,12, 9:2,20,30, 10:1,3
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)	Esther 1-3,6-10
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	486-465 BC)(Esther 1-3, 6-10
The Living Bible by Kenneth Nathaniel Taylor	Ezra 4:6, Esther 1:1-2,9-10,15-19, 2:1,12,16,21, 3:1,6-8,12, 6:2, 7:5, 8:1,7,12, 9:2,20,30, 10:1,3
The Lutheran Study Bible: English Standard Version by Edward A. Engelbrecht	486-465 BC)(Esther 1-3, 6-10
Nave's Topical Bible by Orville J. Nave	Ezra 4:6, Esther 1:1-2,9-10,15-19, 2:1,12,16,21, 3:1,6-8,12, 6:2, 7:5, 8:1,7,12, 9:2,20,30, 10:1,3
New American Standard Bible by The Lockman Foundation	Ezra 4:6, Esther 1:1-2,9-10,15-19, 2:1,12,16,21, 3:1,6-8,12, 6:2, 7:5, 8:1,7,12, 9:2,20,30, 10:1,3
NIV Thompson Chain-Reference Bible by Frank Charles Thompson
The Oxford self-pronouncing Bible; The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original by King James Translation	486-465 BC)(Esther 1-3, 6-10
Popular Commentary of the Bible: Old Testament, Volume 1 by Paul Edward Kretzmann	486-465 BC)(Esther 1-3, 6-10

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See Ahasuerus, king of Persia.

(There are different theories about which Persian king / emperor Ahasuerus was.)

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

Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel

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Shishak, king of Egypt

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Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah

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

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

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, husband of Rebekah

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

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem

Ezra, the scribe, priest, son of Seraiah

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

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

Ruth, the Moabite, wife of Boaz

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

Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish

Hophni, son of Eli

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

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

Uriah, the Hittite, husband of Bathsheba

Tamar, wife of Er

Michael, the Archangel

Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel

Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"

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

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Shelah, son of Judah

Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah

Tamar, sister of Absalom

Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah

Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

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

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

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

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah

Levi, son of Jacob, lived 137 years

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

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

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

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

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

Eliphaz, the Temanite

Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah

Delilah, Samson's demise

Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz

Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel

Ahimelech, son of Ahitub

Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd

Amnon, son of David

Eli, the priest

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

Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

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

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

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

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

Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch

Goliath, the giant Philistine from Gath

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

Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob

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

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

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

Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite

Lazarus, of Bethany, brought back to life by Jesus

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

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

Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David

Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job

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

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

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

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

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

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

Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"

Matthias, the Apostle

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

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

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

Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Abimelech, king of Gerar

James, brother of Jesus

Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, daughter raised by Jesus

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Orpah, the Moabite, wife of Chilion

Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel Gabriel"

Philip, the Apostle, of Bethsaida

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

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

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

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

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

Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"

Absalom, son of King David

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

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

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

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

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector at Jericho

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

Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi

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

Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Joshua, son of Nun, the battle of Jericho

Balaam, son of Beor

Balaam's Donkey

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

Zipporah, wife of Moses

Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

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

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

Philemon, master of Onesimus

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Thomas, the Apostle "Didymus" "doubting Thomas"

Timothy, of Lystra, companion of Paul

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Zeus, Greek king of the gods

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

Ezekiel, the Prophet, son of Buzi

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

Martha, of Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus

Boaz, husband of Ruth

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

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

Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

Jude, brother of James "Judah" "Judas"

Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"

Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile

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

Mary, of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus

Naomi, wife of Elimelech

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates

Tabeel, wrote letter to Artaxerxes against rebuilding of Jerusalem

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

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

Thummim, decision stone

Tobiah, the Ammonite servant

Job, of Uz, challenged by satan

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

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

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

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

Cyrus II, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"

Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria

Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"

Lord God of Israel

Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses

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

Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon

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

Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple

Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer

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

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

Asaph, psalmist

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

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

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

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

Benaiah, one of David's mighty men

Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib

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

Joash, Judean king

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

Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem

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

Chemosh, god of Moab

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

Cherubim, angels

Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

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

Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel

Keturah, Abraham's wife after the death of Sarah

Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah

Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary

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

Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath

Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men

Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad

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

Rezin, king of Damascus Syria

Gershon, son of Levi

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

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

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

Hoshea, last king of Israel

Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron

Hiram, king of Tyre

Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho

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

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

Jehoiada, priest

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

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

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

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, son of Asa

Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"

Eliezer, priest

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

Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria

Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah

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

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

Saul, of Tarsus

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

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

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

Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi

Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum

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

Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah

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

Nimrod, son of Cush

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

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

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

Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash

Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham

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

Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"

Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian

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

Urim, decision stone

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

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

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

Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible

Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard

Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, last king of Judah

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

Mesha, king of Moab

Nahash, the Ammonite

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

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah

Baal, god of Asia Minor

Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"

Lord God Almighty

Pharaoh, several at different times

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

Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah

Baasha, King of Israel

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Angel of the Lord, God

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

Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes

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

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

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

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

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

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses

Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach

Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah

Oreb, prince of Midian

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

Israel "God's chosen people"

Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul

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

Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah

Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses

Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor

Moab, son of Lot and his daughter

Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu

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

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

Mary, mother of Jesus

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

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath

Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu

Joel, son of Pethuel, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Piram, king of Jarmuth

Melchizedek, king of Salem

Peninnah, wife of Elkanah

Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah

Og, Amorite king of Bashan

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

Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol

Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses and raised him

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

Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

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

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

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

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

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

Agag, king of Amalekites

Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest

Ichabod, son of Phinehas

Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah

Canaan, grandson of Noah

Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan

Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"

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

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

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

Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab

Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem

Zalmunna, king of Midian

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

Zebah, king of Midian

Zeeb, prince of Midian

Zillah, wife of Lamech

Zelophehad, son of Hepher

Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah

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

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

Adah, wife of Lamech

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

Abishai, son of David's sister Zeruiah

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

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

Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob

Asherah, fertility goddess

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

Rahab, mythological monster

Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad

Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"

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

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

Creator "God" "Lord"

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

Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

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

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

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

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

Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites

Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David

Sheba, rebelled against King David

Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David

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

Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud

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

Dagon, god of the Philistines

Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba

Eleazer, son of Phinehas

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

Tryphena, Roman Christian

Tryphosa, Roman Christian

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

Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"

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

Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon

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

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

Zebedee, husband of Salome, father of James and John

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"

Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul

Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison

Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul

Sargon II, Assyrian king

Philetus, Christian false teacher

Simon, the leper

Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"

Philippian jailer

Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess

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

Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul

Persis, Roman Christian

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

Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

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

Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hanania"

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome

Spirit of Truth

Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth

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

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia

Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"

Crescens, companion of Paul

Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion

Cephas "Simon Peter"

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

Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

Demas, companion of Paul

Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"

Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul

Eunice, Timothy's mother

Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"

Nicolas, of Antioch

Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul

Dionysius, the Areopagite

Eliakim, son of Hilkiah

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

Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"

Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary

Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"

Ancient of Days, God

Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Amaziah, Priest of Bethel

Alexander, the smith

Abba "God the Father"

Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem

Ahiman, the Anakite

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

Antipas, martyr

Archippus, fellow worker with Paul

Aristarchus, early Christian disciple

Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul

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

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian

Apollos, of Alexandria

Father "God the Father"

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Lois, Timothy's grandmother

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

Lucius, relative of Paul

Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea

Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul

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

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

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

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"

Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum

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

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

Mary, mother of James and Joseph

Mary, Roman Christian

Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

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

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

Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea, daughter of Diblaim

Gamaliel, trained Saul in the Law

John Mark, son of Mary

Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul

Hermas, Roman Christian

Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"

Jason, relative of Paul

Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer

Hermogenes, deserted Paul

Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah

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

Herodion, Christian relative of Paul

Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith

Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from every city in Israel

Festus, governor of Caesarea

Olympas, Roman Christian

Jephthah's Daughter

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba

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

Dinah, daughter of Jacob

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, King of Judah

Luke, the Evangelist

John, of Patmos

Herod Agrippa II

Barak, son of Abinoam

Herod the Great

Lydia, of Thyatira, convert who sold purple dyes

Zechariah, the priest, father of John the Baptist

Titus, bishop of Crete

Peter, the Apostle "Simon Peter" "Cephas"

Salmon, son of Nahshon

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

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

Qoheleth/Koheleth/The Preacher

Whore of Babylon

Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus

Elohim "Hebrew for God"

Herod Agrippa I

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

Herod Antipater

Joseph, of Arimathea

Mark, the Evangelist

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

Elimelech, of Bethlehem "Elimelek"

Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

Asshurbanipal, King of Assyria

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus

Joses "Joseph, brother of Jesus"

Potiphar, captian of the guard for Pharaoh

Zophar the Naamathite

Rebecca, daughter of Bethuel "Rebekah"

Adonai "Hebrew for Lord"

Abner, son of Ner

Herod Antipater "Antipas"

Jude, brother of James

Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal

Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel

Rephaim, giant people

Luther, Martin, reformer "Brother Augustine" "Knight George in hiding"

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

Spirit "Holy Spirit"

Wartburg Project

Teraphim, household gods

Steinman, Andrew E.

Ezra, Abraham ibn, Jewish commentator

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hananiah"

Mark, the Evangelist "John Mark"

Festus, Porcius, procurator of Judea

Zerah, son of Judah

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

Ware, Steven L.

Ramses II, Pharaoh

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

Augustine of Hippo

Ashurnasirpal II

Domitian, 11th Emperor of the Roman Empire

Herodotus, Greek historian

Josephus, Flavius, historian

Jerome, wrote Vulgate Bible, son of Eusebius

Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess

Apries, king of Egypt "Hophra"

Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria

Belial, sons of worthlessness

Ezra, the scribe, priest "Esdras"

Admatha, wise man of King Xerxes

Adadnirari III, king of Assyria

Amunhotep, king of Egypt

Alexander the Great

Lady Wisdom, personification of Proverbs 1-9

Luther, Martin, reformer

Rephaim, ancient people of large stature "Rephaites"

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

Psusennes II, king of Egypt

Seti I, king of Egypt

Shabako, king of Egypt

Sinsharishkun, king of the Assyrian empire, son of Ashurbanipal

Siamun, king of Egypt

Shebitku, king of Egypt

Psammeticus II, king of Egypt

Polycarp, disciple of John, bishop of Smyrna, martyr

Masoretes, preservers of the Hebrew bible

Maccabeus, Judas, Jewish patriot of 2nd century

Nabonidus, King of Babylon

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, persecuted Christians

Osorkon I, king of Egypt

Origen, early Christian theologian of Alexandria, Bible translator

Thutmose III, king of Egypt

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The Expositor's Bible Commentary

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The John Hertel Company

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Achor, Valley of

Bozrah, capital of Edom

Inspection Gate

Horse Gate, "Golden Gate"

Golgotha, place of a skull

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Canaan, the promised land

Berea, examined the scriptures

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Beersheba, well of the oath

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Damascus, Saul converted

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Earth, created by God

Damascus Gate, "Shechem Gate"

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

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Lebanon, cedar trees

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

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

Heaven, paradise for believers

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Mesopotamia, "Syria of the two rivers"

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Judah, Kingdom of

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Sampson and Delilah

Ark of the Covenant

Sun stands still

Battle of Jericho

Jacob wrestles with God

Ten Commandments

Joseph Sold to Egypt

Sacrifice of Isaac

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Joseph in charge of Egypt

Joseph's dreams

Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Plagues in Egypt

Moses and the burning bush

Israel crossing the Red Sea

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Manna from Heaven

Jesus feeds the 5,000

Jesus walks on the sea

Transfiguration

Beheading of John the Baptist

Jesus heals a blind man

Peter’s confession of Christ

Jesus feeds 4,000

Jesus heals the Centurion's servant

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jesus restores a lunatic

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Sermon on the mount

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Jesus heals a leper

Jesus sends the 12 Apostles

Parable of the unjust steward

Parable of the lost sheep

Jesus heals a man with dropsy

Parable of the lost coin

Parable of the prodigal son

The rich man and poor Lazarus

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem

Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

Jesus blesses small children

Jesus heals 10 lepers

The rich young man

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

The barren fig tree

Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

Fall of Jerusalem

Seventy years of captivity

Valley of dry bones

Daniel in the lions den

Birth of John the Baptist promised

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

Jerusalem under siege

New Heavens and a new Earth

David and Goliath

David anointed King of Judah

David King of Israel

Job’s faith tested

David and Bathsheba

Birth of Jesus foretold

Birth of John the Baptist

Jesus purging the temple

Wedding at Cana

Jesus calms the stormy sea

Jesus heals man with palsy

Jesus heals the blind and mute

Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Jesus calls his disciples

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

John preaches and baptizes

Jesus’ parable of the net

Jesus' temptation in the desert

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