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People/CharactersAshkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible by Adam ClarkeGenesis 10:1-3
Beacon Bible commentary by Ralph EarleGenesis 10:1-3
A Commentary on Genesis 1-11 by Carl J. LawrenzGenesis 10:1-3
An EHV Study Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version by GodGenesis 10:1-3
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Wartburg ProjectGenesis 10:1-3
The Holy Bible: King James Version (KJV) by GodGenesis 10:1-3
The Lutheran Study Bible: English Standard Version by Edward A. EngelbrechtGenesis 10:1-3
The Oxford Self-Pronouncing Bible by King James TranslationGenesis 10:1-3
Popular Commentary of the Bible: Old Testament, Volume 1 by Paul Edward KretzmannGenesis 10:1-3
Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 1: Genesis 1-15 by Gordon J. WenhamGenesis 10:1-3

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Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"
Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"
Canaan, grandson of Noah
Lord "Yahweh"
Spirit "Holy Spirit"
Cherubim, angels
Eve, wife of Adam, mother of Cain, Abel, Seth
Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, walked with God
God "Elohim" "Yahweh"
Nathan, the prophet, son of David
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Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah
Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah
Adah, wife of Lamech
Cain, son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel
Nimrod, son of Cush
Creator "God" "Lord"
Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu
Pharaoh, several at different times
Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah
Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah
Adam, father of Cain, Abel, Seth, he lived 930 years
Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years
Levi, son of Jacob
Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah
Jacob, husband of Rachel, son of Isaac "Israel"
Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain
Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad
Zillah, wife of Lamech
Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"
Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses
Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah
Baal, god of Asia Minor
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah
Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"
Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah
Israel "God's chosen people"
Nicodemus, the Pharisee
Nehemiah, the prophet
Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"
Asaph, psalmist
Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus
Caleb, son of Jephunneh
Ezra, the scribe, priest
David, King of Israel, son of Jesse
Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul
Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab
Lord God Almighty
Lord God of Israel
Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt
Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah
Melchizedek, king of Salem
Judah, son of Jacob and Leah
Jethro, priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses
Michael, the Archangel
Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath
Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses
Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai
Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible
Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus
Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah
Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah
Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah
Thummim, decision stone
Sarah, wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac "Sarai"
Satan
Urim, decision stone
Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah
Savior, the one who saved us from eternal damnation "Jesus"
Zilpah, maid servant of Rachel, mother of Gad and Asher
Angel of the Lord, God
Yahweh "Lord" "God of Israel" "YHWH"
Joel, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah
Jeshua, son of Jozadak, participated in rebuilding the temple "Joshua"
Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus
Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul
Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat, King of Israel, killed Jezebel, Ahab, and ministers of Baal
Zalmunna, king of Midian
Jehoiakim, king of Judah, son of Josiah "Eliakim"
Jonah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible, swallowed by a large fish
Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin
Uzzah, son of Abinadab, died when he touched the Ark of the Covenant
Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father
Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men
Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple
Keturah, Abraham's wife after the death of Sarah
King of kings
Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul
Korah, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Lamb of God
Leah, daughter of Laban, sister of Rachel, wife of Jacob
Uriah, husband of Bathsheba
Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi
Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"
Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"
Jehoiada, priest
Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses
Zebah, king of Midian
Iddo, seer
Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel
Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad
Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch
Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"
Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho
Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah
Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest
Hiram, king of Tyre
Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"
Hophni, son of Eli
Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites
Ichabod, son of Phinehas
Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel, lived 910 years
Immanuel, the Virgin's Son, seed of David, Prince of Peace
Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses
Enosh, son of Seth, father of Kenan, lived 905 years
Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar
Zipporah, wife of Moses
Zeresh, wife of Haman
Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron
Zelophehad, son of Hepher
Zeeb, prince of Midian
Jabez, of Israel
Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor
Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Jairus, daughter raised by Jesus
Luke, the Evangelist, the physician
James, the Apostle, son of Zebedee "James the Greater"
Thomas, the Apostle "doubting Thomas"
Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning
Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath
Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"
Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob
Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, pointed to Israel's unfaithfulness by marrying foreign women
Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary
Sheba, rebelled against King David
Og, Amorite king of Bashan
Onan, son of Judah
Oreb, prince of Midian
Orpah, wife of Chilion
Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"
Pekahiah, king of Israel, son of Menahem, killed by Pekah
Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib
Peninnah, wife of Elkanah
Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David
Philip, the Apostle
Shelah, son of Judah
Phinehas, son of Eleazar, killed Zimri and his lover to turn God's anger from Israel
Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria
Segub, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
Piram, king of Jarmuth
Pontius Pilate, judge at the trial of Jesus
Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh
Priscilla, wife of Aquila
Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob
Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies
Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Saul, of Tarsus
Rehum, commanding officer of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Rezin, king of Damascus Syria
Necho II, king of Egypt
Haman, the Agagite
Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates
Son of God
Ruth, wife of Boaz
Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"
Tamar, wife of Er
Tamar, sister of Absalom
Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes
Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum
Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan
Tabeel, wrote letter to Artaxerxes against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel
Mesha, king of Moab
Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol
Son of Man
Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David
Sisera, general of Jabin's army, killed by Jael with a tent peg thru his temple
Naomi, wife of Elimelech
Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer
Moab, son of Lot and his daughter
Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross
Mordecai, son of Jair, uncle and foster father of Esther
Nabal, of Maon
Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard
Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon
Shishak, king of Egypt
Shimshai, secretary of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Nadab, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
Nahash, the Ammonite
Shepherd, shepherd of us, whom he describes as his sheep
Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan
Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem
Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses
Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David
Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash
Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"
Barak, sent by Deborah to defeat Sisera to free the Israelite people
Ancient of Days, God
Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"
Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"
Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem
Amnon, son of David
Ahithophel, the Gilonite, David's counselor, hanged himself
Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel
Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz
Ahimelech, son of Ahitub
Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest
Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah
Benaiah, one of David's mighty men
Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph
Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria
Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"
Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd
Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"
Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah
Eli, the priest
Eleazer, son of Phinehas
Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon "Osnappar"
Asherah, fertility goddess
Eliezer, priest
Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses
Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba
Elijah, the Prophet, did not die, was taken up in a whirlwind
Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites
Azariah_II, high priest who refused King Uzziah burning incense in the temple
Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi
Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah
Baanah, son of Rimmon, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Ehud, one of judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites
Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud
Balaam, son of Beor
Balaam's Donkey
Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham
Er, son of Judah
Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, leader of the people of Manasseh
Dathan, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Achsah, daughter of Caleb and wife of Othniel "Acsah"
Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch
Abimelech, king of Gerar
Absalom, son of King David
Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus
Abinadab, son of Jesse, keeper of the ark of the covenant
Agag, king of Amalekites
Chemosh, god of Moab
Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the people of Judah
Abishai, son of David's sister Zeruiah
Gershon, son of Levi
Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David
Goliath, the giant Philistine
Abiram, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"
Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah
Abihu, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David
Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest
Delilah, Samson's demise
Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab
Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem
Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael
Father "God the Father"
Abba "God the Father"
Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob
Abiram, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"
Adonijah, son of David and Haggith
Chilion, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi "Kilion"
Dagon, god of the Philistines
Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible
Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"
Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess
Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor
Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul
Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile
Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"
Philippian jailer
Belial, sons of worthlessness "Satan" "Wicked One"
Bereans, searched the Scriptures
Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job
Nahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum
Nicolas, of Antioch
Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"
Obadiah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Philemon, master of Onesimus
Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"
Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"
Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon
Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary
Carpus, Paul left his cloak, book and parchments with him in Troas
Persis, Roman Christian
Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus
Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"
Tryphosa, Roman Christian
Simon, the leper
Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite
Ahiman, the Anakite
Spirit of Truth
Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth
Stephen, stoned for being a Christian
Tertius, Paul's scribe, at Paul's direction wrote Letter to the Romans
Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem
Trophimus, Christian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey
Tryphena, Roman Christian
Tubal, son of Japheth, located in the vicinity of the Black Sea
Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah
Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul
Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul
Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible
Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead
Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai, lived 175 years "Abram"
Zebedee, father of James and John
Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"
Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die - taken by God
Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"
Gomer, son of Japheth, father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah
Haran, son of Terah, father of Milcah, Lot, and Iscah
Ahio, son of Abinadab, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant
Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"
Quirinius, governor of Syria when Jesus was born "Cyrenius"
Sargon II, Assyrian king
Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul
Rahab, mythological monster
Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"
Righteous One, the only one who never sinned "Jesus"
Aristarchus, early Christian disciple
Salome, wife of Zebedee, mother of John, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning
Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well
Archippus, fellow worker with Paul
Sapphira, wife of Ananias, struck dead for lying to God
Archelaus, king over Judea and Samaria, son of Herod the Great
Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla
Apollos, of Alexandria
Alexander, the smith
Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian
Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Shadrach, of the fiery furnace
Anna, daughter of Phanuel, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus
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
Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"
Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Amaziah, Priest of Bethel
Crescens, companion of Paul
Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"
Lucius, relative of Paul
Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not-Loved"
Good Shepherd
Hoshea, last king of Israel
Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus
Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos
Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah
Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul
Eunice, Timothy's mother
Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"
Hermas, Roman Christian
Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"
Dionysius, the Areopagite
Ezekiel, the Prophet
Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"
Herodion, Christian relative of Paul
Hermogenes, deserted Paul
Lois, Timothy's grandmother
Lo-Ammi, son of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not my people"
Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"
Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer
Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon" "Destruction"
Herod, the Great, King of Judea
Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable
Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus
Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu
Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice
Gamaliel, 1st century AD
Eliphaz, the Temanite
Habakkuk, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Malachi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah
Messiah "Savior"
Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"
Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul
John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth
Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den
Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job
Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, captured by Nebuchadnezzar "Jeconiah"
Epaphras, of Colossae, companion of Paul, evangelist in Laodicea and Hierapolis
Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion
Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia
Matthias, the Apostle
Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus
James, the Less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Matthew
John Mark, son of Mary
Malchus, high priest's servant, Simon Peter cut off his ear
Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"
Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"
Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him
Mark, the Evangelist, associate of Peter "John Mark"
James, brother of Jesus
Mary, Roman Christian
Demas, companion of Paul
Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul
Mary, mother of James and Joseph
Mary, mother of Jesus
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome
Jude, brother of James
Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
Jason, relative of Paul
Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"
Timothy, companion of Paul
Shallum, king of Israel, son of Jabesh, assassinated Zechariah
Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison
Seth, son of Adam and Eve
Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug, lived 207 years
Ham, son of Noah
Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel"
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel
Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of judges in the Bible
Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian
Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel
Tobiah, Ammonite servant
Folly
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram
Festus, governor of Caesarea
Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome
Tola, son of Issachar, one of judges in the Bible
Agur, son of Jakeh
Cush, son of Ham, father of Nimrod
Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of judges in the Bible
Jedaiah, son of Harumaph, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem
Eber
Elon, from Zebulun, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath
Japheth, son of Noah, father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras
Jared, son of Mahalalel, father of Enoch, lived 962 years
Javan, son of Japheth, father of Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, Rodanim, Ionians
Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah, lived 438 years "Arpachshad"
Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah
Mahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared, lived 895 years
Nephilim, Giants? Not in the sense of stature but of renown, descendants of Cain
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach
Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram, lived 600 years
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran, lived 205 yrs
Cush, son of Ham, father of Nimrod, Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Rahmah, Sabteca
Zophar, friend of Job
I Am, God's response when Moses asked His name
Abner, son of Ner
Achan, of the tribe of Judah, unfaithfully took plunder from Jericho
Uzziah, son of Amaziah, King of Judah "Azariah"
Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith
Wisdom
Hosea, son of Beeri, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Xerxes I
Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem
Zimri, King of Israel, assassinated Elah, reigned 7 days
Holy One
Gideon, son of Joash, one of judges in the Bible
Hezekiah, King of Judah
Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea
Zeus, Greek king of the gods
Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus
Zechariah, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II "Zachariah"
Zedekiah, last king of Judah
Beelzebub, prince of demons "Beelzebul"
Lemuel, king
Joshua, the battle of Jericho
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah
Asa, son of Abijah, King of Judah
Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon
Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites
Justus, proposed but not selected to replace Judas "Joseph" "Barsabbas"
Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba
Manoah, father of Samson
Prodigal Son, parable
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah
Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah, lived 777 years
Elamites
Baasha, King of Israel
Samson, the Nazirite, one of judges in the Bible
Linus, Pope
Philetus, Christian false teacher
Eber, son of Shelah, father of Peleg and Joktan
Peter, the Apostle, denied Jesus 3 times "Simon Peter" "Cephas"
Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah
Pekah, officer of Pekahiah whom he killed, King of Israel, he was assassinated by Hosea
Parthians
Maker
Nympha, woman who housed the church in Laodicea
Mahlon, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth
Mahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, David's great sin
Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes
Boaz, son of Salmon, husband of Ruth, widow of Mahlon
Bezalel, chosen by God as a craftsman of the Tabernacle, made the Ark of the Covenant
Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from each city in Israel
Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die-taken by God
Amram, father of Moses
Jehoshaphat, King of Judah
Shethar-Bozenai, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple
Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan king of Babylon
Shimei, son of Gershon
Shamgar, son of Anath, one of judges in the Bible
Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy
Cephas, Simon, son of John "Peter"
Seth, son of Adam and Eve, and father of Enosh
Elisha, the Prophet, son of Shaphat
Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ
Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat, married Athaliah
Cretans
Antipas, martyr
Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish
Simon Magus, Samaritan religious figure, convert to Christianity, baptized by Philip
Medes
Cyrus II, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"
Hezekiah, 715-686, King of Judah
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel, 970-930
Gideon, son of Joash, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Arabs
I Am, God's response when Moses asked for His name
Titus, bishop of Crete
Tola, son of Issachar, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Saul, King of Israel
Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Shamgar, son of Anath, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah
Samson, the Nazirite, one of major judges in the Bible
Rehoboam, King of Judah, 930-913, son of Solomon, grandson of David
Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BC, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, 872-869
Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Jeremiah, the prophet
Javan, son of Japheth
Boaz, husband of Ruth
Naaman, healed of leprosy
Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho
Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753
Elisha, the Prophet
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin
Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel
Job, of Uz, challenged by satan
Joash, Judean king
Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah
Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug
Rehoboam, King of Judah, son of Solomon, grandson of David
Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah
Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Elon, from Zebulun, one of judges in the Bible
Zacchaeus, tax collector
Zephaniah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus was placed in his tomb
Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Jesse, son of Obed, grandson of Ruth and Boaz, father of King David
Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel
Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel
Jared, father of Enoch, lived 962 years
Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah
Japheth, son of Noah
Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of judges in the Bible
Jehoash, king of Israel, son of Jehoahaz "Shallum"
Shem, son of Noah
Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886
Molech, an ancient Ammonite god "Molock, Melech, Molek"
Tobiah, the Ammonite servant
Ham, son of Noah, father of Canaan
Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem
Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan king of Babylon "Marduk-apla-iddina"
Zephaniah, son of Cushi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah, 697-642
Mahlon, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth
Uzziah, son of Amaziah, King of Judah "Azariah", 792-767
Zimri, King of Israel, assassinated Elah, reigned 7 days, 885
Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah "Sheshbazzar"
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah
Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome
Molech, ancient Ammonite god
Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector
Zedekiah, last king of Judah, 597-586
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible married Acsah
Pekah, 752-732, officer of Pekahiah whom he killed, King of Israel, he was assassinated by Hosea
Shimei, son of Gershon "Shemaiah" "Shimhi" "Shimi"
Peter, the Apostle, "Simon Peter" "Cephas", d. 60
Shethar-Bozenai, Persian offical, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple
Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable
Chaldeans
Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel
Zechariah, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II "Zaccur" "Zachariah" "Zacharias"
Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah, 750-735
Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"
Gomer, son of Japheth
Achan, son of Carmi, of the tribe of Judah, unfaithfully took plunder from Jericho
Ahab, King of Israel 874-853
Amram, son of Kohath, husband of Jochebed, and father of Moses, lived 137 years
Haran, son of Terah
Antichrist
Gabriel, the Archangel
Gilgamesh, ruler of Uruk, Mesopotamian epic similar to the flood
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle
Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Xerxes I, son of Darius I, 4th king of the Achaemenid Empire, married Esther "Xerxes the Great"
Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba, one of David's mighty men
Asa, 910-869 BC, King of Judah
Cyrus II, c. 600–530 BC, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"
Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"
Cephas "Simon Peter"
Bezalel, made the Ark of the Covenant
Hadoram, son of king Tou
Abner, commander of Saul's army
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of judges in the Bible
Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel, 852-841
Timothy, companion of Paul, d. a. 97
Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon
Jehoash, king of Israel, son of Jehoahaz "Shallum", 835-796 BC
Beelzebub, prince of demons
Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat, married Athaliah, 848-841
Jeroboam I, King of Israel, 930-909
Joash, Judean king, 835-796 BC
Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah, 640-609
Rock
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb
Job, challenged by satan
Ham, son of Noah, father of Canaan, Cush, Mizraim, Put
Zeus, Greek king of gods
Molech, an ancient Ammonite god
Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of judges in the Bible
Dedan, son of Rahmah
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of judges in the Bible married Acsah
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job
Jedaiah, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem
Simon Magus, 1st or 2nd century
Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith, fl. 50-65
Abdon, son of Hillel, one of judges in the Bible
Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea, daughter of Diblaim
Festus, Porcius, 59-62
Felix, Marcus Antonius
Antipas of Pergamum, martyr
Zerubbabel, prince of Judah
Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel
Shallum, king of Israel, assassinated Zechariah
Enosh, son of Seth, father of Kenan
Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"
Nympha, woman who housed the church in Laodicea "Nymphas"
Philetus, fl. 50-65, Christian false teacher
Olympas, Roman Christian
Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul, d. ca. 79
Lydia, of Thyatira
Lazarus, poor man in Jesus' parable
Leah, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob
Adonai "Hebrew for Lord"
DeWette, Wilhelm Martin Leberecht, 1780-1899
Elohim "Hebrew for God"
Onesiphorus, Christian who ministered to Paul in prison
Jeroboam II, King of Israel
Laban, father of Rebekah
Nabopolassar, King of Babylon
Nabonidus, King of Babylon
Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria
Abdon, one of judges in the Bible
Jeroboam I, King of Israel
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee
Ahio, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant
Anna, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus
Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor, 27 BC-14 AD
Aaron, brother of Moses
Abednego, of the fiery furnace
Abraham, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"
Barak, son of Abinoam
Adam, father of Cain, Abel
Ahab, King of Israel, 874-853
Dinah, daughter of Jacob
Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother
Aquila, husband of Pricilla
Herod the Great
Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"
Esau, son of Isaac
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, King of Judah
Benjamin, son of Jacob, brother of Joseph
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Potiphar, captian of the guard for Pharaoh
Bronze Snake
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Caesar Augustus"
Cyrus II, King of Persia
Seleucus I Nicator
Dan, son of Jacob
Ahithophel, David's counselor, hanged himself
Shem, son of Noah, lived 600 years

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Apollonia, spread of the Gospel
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Cyprus, spread of the Gospel
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Dan Gate, Jerusalem
Egypt, where Israel was enslaved
Dead Sea, where ancient scrolls were found "Salt Sea"
First Gate, Jerusalem
Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys
Dung Gate, Jerusalem
Earth, created by God
Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here
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Fish Gate, Jerusalem
Gabbatha "Stone Pavement"
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Gaza, spread of the Gospel
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Gibeah
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Heaven, paradise for believers
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Nineveh's destruction is described
The Day of the Lord
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The Oracle against Edom
A word of encouragement: My House will be Glorious
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A Promise of Restoration
An oracle from the LORD: God's love for Israel
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