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Bible by G. BertelloExodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:4-6
Bible History Commentary Old and New Testaments, Complete Set by Werner Herman Franzmann
Commentary on Song of Songs by John F. Brug
ESV New Classic Reference Bible by Crossway BiblesExodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:4-6
The Expositor's Bible Commentary, volume 2: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers by Frank E. GaebeleinExodus 34:13
Holy Bible by Hertel Bible PublishersExodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:4-6
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Inc. Wartburg ProjectExodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:4-6)(p 248,255,347
Holy Bible - Revised Standard Version by Thomas Nelson & SonsExodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:4-6
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)Exodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:4-6
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 CompanyExodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:4-6
Hosea, Joel, Amos by Paul E. Eickmannp 8,9,11
Joshua: No Falling Words (Focus on the Bible) by Dale Davis Ralph
Kings by Arno J. Wolfgramm1 Kings 18:19
The Lutheran Study Bible: English Standard Version by Edward A. EngelbrechtExodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:4-6
Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah by James J. Westendorf
The Oxford self-pronouncing Bible; The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original by King James TranslationExodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:4-6
Popular Commentary of the Bible: Old Testament, Volume 1 by Paul Edward KretzmannExodus 34:13, Deuteronomy 7:4-6

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Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph
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Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah "Sheshbazzar"
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Ezra, the scribe, priest
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Eve, wife of Adam, mother of Cain, Abel, Seth
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Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum
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Dagon, god of the Philistines
Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem
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Jehoiakim, king of Judah, son of Josiah "Eliakim"
Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah
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Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"
Rezin, king of Damascus Syria
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Zillah, wife of Lamech
Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah
Zipporah, wife of Moses
Zilpah, maid servant of Rachel, mother of Gad and Asher
Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, captured by Nebuchadnezzar "Jeconiah"
Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy
Hosea, son of Beeri, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible
Hoshea, last king of Israel
Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai
Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard
Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad
Boaz, husband of Ruth
Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest
Segub, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash
Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah
Shallum, king of Israel, son of Jabesh, assassinated Zechariah
Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"
Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies
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Shimei, son of Gershon "Shemaiah" "Shimhi" "Shimi"
Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu
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Uzziah, son of Amaziah, King of Judah "Azariah", 792-767
Asa, 910-869 BC, King of Judah
Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish
Ichabod, son of Phinehas
Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah
Seth, son of Adam and Eve, and father of Enosh, lived 912 years
Jared, son of Mahalalel, father of Enoch, lived 962 years
Balaam's Donkey
Japheth, son of Noah, father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras
Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob
Cain, son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel
Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"
Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"
Jethro, priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses
Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt
Mahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared, lived 895 years
Joel, son of Pethuel, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible
Korah, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel, lived 910 years
Canaan, grandson of Noah
Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah
Mesha, king of Moab
Haran, son of Terah, father of Milcah, Lot, and Iscah
Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael
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Melchizedek, king of Salem
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Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah
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Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah
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Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul
Matthew, the Apostle, son of Alphaeus, brother of James the Less "Levi"
Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus
Peninnah, wife of Elkanah
Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan
Ezekiel, the Prophet
Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd
Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud
Lord God Almighty
Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David
Eliezer, priest
Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson
Father "God the Father"
Mark, the Evangelist, close associate of Peter "John Mark"
Eli, the priest
Piram, king of Jarmuth
Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die - taken by God
Ehud, one of judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites
Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi
Mahlon, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth
Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel, 852-841
Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor
Mordecai, son of Jair, uncle and foster father of Esther
Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David
Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos
Hophni, son of Eli
Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome
Michael, the Archangel
Micah, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible
Jehoiada, priest
Jeshua, son of Jozadak, participated in rebuilding the temple "Joshua"
Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah
Jesse, son of Obed, grandson of Ruth and Boaz, father of King David
Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer
Jedaiah, son of Harumaph, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem
Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah
John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth
Nahash, the Ammonite
Gideon, son of Joash, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Goliath, the giant Philistine from Gath
Nehemiah, the prophet, son of Hachaliah
Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the people of Judah
Orpah, the Moabite, wife of Chilion
Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel Gabriel"
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible married Acsah
Haman, the Agagite
Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Naomi, wife of Elimelech
Herod, the Great, King of Judea
Jonah, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible, swallowed by a large fish
Necho II, king of Egypt
Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel
Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul
Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father
Simeon, the Righteous, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah
Abinadab, son of Jesse, keeper of the ark of the covenant
Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest
Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David
Abishai, son of David's sister Zeruiah
Xerxes I, son of Darius I, 4th king of the Achaemenid Empire, married Esther "Xerxes the Great"
Urim, decision stone
Thummim, decision stone
Shelah, son of Judah
Satan "Belial" "Prince of this world" "Evil One"
Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan
Spirit "Spirit of the Lord" "Spirit of God" "Holy Spirit"
Tamar, wife of Er
Absalom, son of King David
Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch
Uriah, the Hittite, husband of Bathsheba
Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest
Ahithophel, the Gilonite, David's counselor, hanged himself
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran, lived 205 yrs
Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates
Uzzah, son of Abinadab, died when he touched the Ark of the Covenant
Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus
Achsah, daughter of Caleb and wife of Othniel "Acsah"
Adonijah, son of David and Haggith
Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem
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Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug, lived 207 years
Phinehas, son of Eleazar, killed Zimri and his lover to turn God's anger from Israel
Eleazer, son of Phinehas
Eber, son of Shelah, father of Peleg and Joktan, lived 430 years
Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah
Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"
Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad
Zimri, King of Israel, assassinated Elah, reigned 7 days, 885
Bezalel, chosen by God as a craftsman of the Tabernacle, made the Ark of the Covenant
Abihu, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
Abimelech, king of Gerar
Amram, son of Kohath, husband of Jochebed, and father of Moses, lived 137 years
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah, lived 438 years "Arpachshad"
Er, son of Judah
Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, leader of the people of Manasseh
Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi
Zephaniah, son of Cushi, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible
Nadab, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach
Onan, son of Judah
Javan, son of Japheth, father of Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, Rodanim, Ionians
Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses
Gomer, son of Japheth, father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah
Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem
Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron
Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses
Anna, daughter of Phanuel, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus
Ahimelech, son of Ahitub
Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib
Sargon II, Assyrian king
Azariah_II, high priest who refused King Uzziah burning incense in the temple
Sheba, rebelled against King David
Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah
Shishak, king of Egypt
Asaph, psalmist
Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses
Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon "Osnappar"
Cyrus II, c. 600–530 BC, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"
Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886
Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin
Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible
Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"
Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"
Delilah, Samson's demise
Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram, lived 600 years
Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary
Barak, sent by Deborah to defeat Sisera to free the Israelite people
Quirinius, governor of Syria when Jesus was born "Cyrenius"
Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable
Rahab, mythological monster
Priscilla, of Corinth, wife of Aquila, "Prisca"
Zeeb, prince of Midian
Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"
Shamgar, son of Anath, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel
Mary, of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus
Rehum, commanding officer of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Mary, mother of James and Joseph
Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning "Magdala"
Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well
Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job
Martha, of Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus
Sapphira, wife of Ananias, struck dead for lying to God
Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes
Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hanania"
Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, pointed to Israel's unfaithfulness by marrying foreign women
Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David
Saul, of Tarsus
Zeus, Greek king of the gods
Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel
Zeresh, wife of Haman
Zechariah, the priest, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"
Stephen, stoned for being a Christian
Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"
Tabeel, wrote letter to Artaxerxes against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Salome, wife of Zebedee, mother of John, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning
Son of God
Nabal, of Maon
Sisera, general of Jabin's army, killed by Jael with a tent peg thru his temple
Tola, son of Issachar, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Tobiah, the Ammonite servant
Nahum, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible
Tamar, sister of Absalom
Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"
Tertius, Paul's scribe, at Paul's direction wrote Letter to the Romans
Thomas, the Apostle "Didymus" "doubting Thomas"
Timothy, of Lystra, companion of Paul
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome
Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite
Nicodemus, the Pharisee
Zebedee, husband of Salome, father of James and John
Zebah, king of Midian
Zalmunna, king of Midian
Shimshai, secretary of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Shethar-Bozenai, Persian offical, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple
Shepherd, shepherd of us, whom he describes as his sheep
Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"
Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector at Jericho
Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol
Obadiah, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible
Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross
Oreb, prince of Midian
Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes
Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"
Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer
Philip, the Apostle, of Bethsaida
Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Bereans, searched the Scriptures
Ahio, son of Abinadab, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant
Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea
Benaiah, one of David's mighty men
Eunice, Timothy's mother
Amaziah, Priest of Bethel
Archelaus, king over Judea and Samaria, son of Herod the Great
Amnon, son of David
Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job
Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"
Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah
Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz
Habakkuk, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible
Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"
Agag, king of Amalekites
Good Shepherd
Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"
Gamaliel, trained Saul in the Law
Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea, daughter of Diblaim
Belial, sons of worthlessness "Satan" "Wicked One"
Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him
Ananias, husband of Sapphira, struck dead for lying to God
Cephas "Simon Peter"
Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"
Antipas of Pergamum, martyr
Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ
Chilion, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi "Kilion"
Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"
Apollos, of Alexandria
Cush, son of Ham, father of Nimrod, Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Rahmah, Sabteca
Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion
Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus
Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job
Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother, crucified
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"
Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul
Ananias, of Damascus, high priest
Elon, from Zebulun, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus
Eliphaz, the Temanite
Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel
Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile
Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath
Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"
Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple
Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
King of kings
Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David
Abiram, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
Abner, son of Ner, commander of Saul's army
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb
Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Baanah, son of Rimmon, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Lamb of God
Lois, Timothy's grandmother
Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not-Loved"
Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah
Lucius, relative of Paul
Lo-Ammi, son of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not my people"
Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah
Lazarus, of Bethany, brought back to life by Jesus
Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable
Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"
Luke, the Evangelist, the physician
John Mark, son of Mary
Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"
Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice
Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab
Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Herod Agrippa I, son of Aristobulus "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Haggai, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible
Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch
Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"
Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith
Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus
Iddo, seer
James, brother of Jesus
James, the Apostle, son of Zebedee "James the Greater"
Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men
Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, daughter raised by Jesus
Immanuel, the Virgin's Son, seed of David, Prince of Peace
James, the Less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Matthew
Jabez, of Israel
Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Aristarchus, early Christian disciple
Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla
Simon, the leper
Simon Magus, Samaritan religious figure, convert to Christianity, baptized by Philip
Tryphosa, Roman Christian
Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem
Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"
Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul
Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul
Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible
Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead
Ahiman, the Anakite
Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon" "Destruction"
Abba "God the Father"
Tubal, son of Japheth, located in the vicinity of the Black Sea
Tryphena, Roman Christian
Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth
Spirit of Truth
Son of Man
Ancient of Days, God
Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"
Trophimus, Christian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey
Alexander, the smith
Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian
Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian
Archippus, fellow worker with Paul
Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon
Malachi, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible
Nympha, woman who housed the church in Laodicea "Nymphas"
Nicolas, of Antioch
Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison
Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul
Persis, Roman Christian
Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"
Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul
Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"
Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum
Malchus, high priest's servant, Simon Peter cut off his ear
Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul
Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
Justus, proposed but not selected to replace Judas "Joseph" "Barsabbas"
Matthias, the Apostle
Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"
Jason, relative of Paul
Hermas, Roman Christian
Hermogenes, deserted Paul
Herodion, Christian relative of Paul
Philemon, master of Onesimus
Philetus, fl. 50-65, Christian false teacher
Crescens, companion of Paul
Demas, companion of Paul
Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"
Dionysius, the Areopagite
Carpus, Paul left his cloak, book and parchments with him in Troas
Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"
Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor
Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary
Beelzebub, prince of demons
Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus
Righteous One, the only one who never sinned "Jesus"
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah
Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul
Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess
Philippian jailer
Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul
Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia
Epaphras, of Colossae, companion of Paul, evangelist in Laodicea and Hierapolis
Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba, one of David's mighty men
Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"
Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"
Mary, Roman Christian
Jude, brother of James "Judah" "Judas"
Festus, governor of Caesarea
Nephilim
Olympas, Roman Christian
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546, reformer
Adonai "Hebrew for Lord"
Festus, Porcius, procurator of Judea, 59-62
Beck, William F.
Bernard, of Clairvaux, French abbot and reformer for the Cistercian order, 1090–1153
Fox, Michael V.
Krey, Peter
Jovinian, monk who praised the excellence of marriage, condemned by the Catholic church
Jose, Rabbi
Gilgamesh, ruler of Uruk, Mesopotamian epic similar to the flood
Abner, son of Ner
El, father of Canaanite gods
Alexander III the Great, 326-253 BC
Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba
Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus
Lady Wisdom, personification of Proverbs 1-9
Jude, brother of James
Rabbi Aqiba
Theodore, of Mopsuestia
Steinman, Andrew E.
Spirit "Holy Spirit"
Rephaim, giant people
Teraphim, household gods
Ware, Steven L.
Zerah, son of Judah
Wartburg Project
Kohath
Heth
Adadnirari III, king of Assyria, 810-783 BC
Pope, Marvin H.
Young, Edward J., 1907-1968, bible commentator
Elohim "Hebrew for God"
Gershom
Ezra, Abraham ibn, 1089–c.1167, Jewish commentator
Origen, 185-254, of Alexandria, Bible translator
Bunyan, John
Calvin, John, 1509-1564, reformer
Butler, Trent C.
Bimson, John J.
Craigie, P. C.
Debir, king of Eglon
Evi, Midianite king defeated by Moses
Ellison, H. L.
Cush, son of Ham
Enoch, son of Jared, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die - taken by God after 365 years
Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, father of Shem, Ham, Japheth, walked with God
Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran
Moses, son of Amram, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible - birth
Molech, an ancient Ammonite god
Hazarmaveth, son of Joktan
Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah
Gutbrod, Karl
Henry, Matthew, Welsh or British Non-Conformist minister and author
Diodorus, Greek historian
Woudstra, Marten Hendrik, 1922–1991
Wilson, Robert Dick
Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess
Jerome, 331-420, wrote Vulgate Bible, son of Eusebius
Sinsharishkun, king of the Assyrian empire, son of Ashurbanipal
Masoretes, preservers of the Hebrew bible
Wenham, Gordon J.
Soggin, J. Alberto
Keil, Carl F., Old Testament commentator
Hoham, king of Hebron
Newton, John
Niehaus, Jeffrey
Smith, George Adam
Rephaim, ancient people of large stature "Rephaites"
Sons of Korah

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