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People/Characters: Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad

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Titles	Order
Bible by G. Bertello	Genesis 4:17-18
A Commentary on Genesis 1-11 by Carl J. Lawrenz	Genesis 4:17-18
Concordia Self-Study Bible: Niv by Concordia Publishing House	Genesis 4:17-18
ESV New Classic Reference Bible by Crossway Bibles	Genesis 4:17-18
The Expositor's Bible Commentary, volume 2: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers by Frank E. Gaebelein	Genesis 4:17-18
Genesis by John C. Jeske	Genesis 4:17-18
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Inc. Wartburg Project	Genesis 4:17-18
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)	Genesis 4:17-18
The Holy Bible Revised Standard Version by Thomas Nelson & Sons	Genesis 4:17-18
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	Genesis 4:17-18
The Lutheran Study Bible: English Standard Version by Edward A. Engelbrecht	Genesis 4:17-18
The New Standard Alphabetical Indexed Bible: Holy Bible: KJV by Hertel Bible Publishers	Genesis 4:17-18
The Oxford self-pronouncing Bible; The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original by King James Translation	Genesis 4:17-18
Popular Commentary of the Bible: Old Testament, Volume 1 by Paul Edward Kretzmann	Genesis 4:17-18
Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 1: Genesis 1-15 by Gordon J. Wenham	Genesis 4:17-18

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

Canaan, grandson of Noah

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

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

Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah

Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah

Cherubim, angels

Nimrod, son of Cush

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

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

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

Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu

Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

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

Adah, wife of Lamech

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

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

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

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

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

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

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

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

Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah

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

Zillah, wife of Lamech

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

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

Pharaoh, several at different times

Melchizedek, king of Salem

Creator "God" "Lord"

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

Enoch, son of Jared, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die -was taken by God after 365 years

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

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

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

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

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

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

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

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

Levi, son of Jacob, lived 137 years

Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Keturah, Abraham's wife after the death of Sarah

Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath

Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah

Shelah, son of Judah

Tamar, wife of Er

Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah

Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah

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

Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob

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

Onan, son of Judah

Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

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

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

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses

Moab, son of Lot and his daughter

Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, husband of Rebekah

Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob

Er, son of Judah

Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah

Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem

Abimelech, king of Gerar

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

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

Angel of the Lord, God

Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah

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

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

Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan

Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"

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

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

Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses

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

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

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

Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba

Balaam's Donkey

Urim, decision stone

Asherah, fertility goddess

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

Balaam, son of Beor

Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon

Zelophehad, son of Hepher

Zipporah, wife of Moses

Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites

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

Thummim, decision stone

Israel "God's chosen people"

Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah

Lord God of Israel

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

Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites

Joshua, son of Nun, the battle of Jericho

Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses

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

Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron

Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses

Eleazer, son of Phinehas

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

Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi

Og, Amorite king of Bashan

Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach

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

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses and raised him

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"

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

Gershon, son of Levi

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

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

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

Rezin, king of Damascus Syria

Haman, the Agagite

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch

Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth

Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad

Piram, king of Jarmuth

Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho

Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor

Ruth, the Moabite, wife of Boaz

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

Ichabod, son of Phinehas

Hoshea, last king of Israel

Hophni, son of Eli

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

Jabez, of Israel

Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest

Hiram, king of Tyre

Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies

Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish

Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib

Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi

Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David

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

Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria

Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men

Elisha, the Prophet, son of Shaphat

Eliezer, priest

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

Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel

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

Sheba, rebelled against King David

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

Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"

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

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

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

Goliath, the giant Philistine from Gath

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

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

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

Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary

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

Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria

Ezra, the scribe, priest, son of Seraiah

Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath

Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer

Naomi, wife of Elimelech

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

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah

Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson

Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard

Nahash, the Ammonite

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul

Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple

Nehemiah, the prophet, son of Hachaliah

Lord God Almighty

Necho II, king of Egypt

Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy

Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel

Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan

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

Mesha, king of Moab

Michael, the Archangel

Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum

Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes

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

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

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

Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David

Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David

Oreb, prince of Midian

Orpah, the Moabite, wife of Chilion

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, son of Asa

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

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

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

Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel

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

Jehoiada, priest

Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu

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

Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah

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

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

Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel

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

Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

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

Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah

Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah

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

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

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

Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah

Joash, Judean king

Peninnah, wife of Elkanah

Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"

Baal, god of Asia Minor

Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch

Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah

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

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

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

Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"

Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses

Asa, son of Abijah, King of Judah

Asaph, psalmist

Absalom, son of King David

Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah

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

Abishai, son of David's sister Zeruiah

Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David

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

Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"

Baasha, King of Israel

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

Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol

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

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

Tobiah, the Ammonite servant

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

Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham

Amnon, son of David

Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul

Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash

Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest

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

Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz

Ahimelech, son of Ahitub

Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"

Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel

Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab

Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem

Adonijah, son of David and Haggith

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

Uriah, the Hittite, husband of Bathsheba

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

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

Agag, king of Amalekites

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

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

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

Dagon, god of the Philistines

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

Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

Cyrus II, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"

Zeresh, wife of Haman

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

Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, last king of Judah

Zeeb, prince of Midian

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

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

Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud

Ehud, son of Gera, one of 6 major judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites

Eli, the priest

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

Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd

Shishak, king of Egypt

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

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

Chemosh, god of Moab

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

Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest

Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David

Zalmunna, king of Midian

Boaz, husband of Ruth

Zebah, king of Midian

Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah

Benaiah, one of David's mighty men

Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates

Tamar, sister of Absalom

Tabeel, wrote letter to Artaxerxes against rebuilding of Jerusalem

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

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

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

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

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

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"

Nicolas, of Antioch

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison

Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum

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

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

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector at Jericho

Zebedee, husband of Salome, father of James and John

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

Zeus, Greek king of the gods

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

Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon

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

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

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

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

Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth

Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

Spirit of Truth

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

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

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome

Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"

Thomas, the Apostle "Didymus" "doubting Thomas"

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

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

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

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

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

Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"

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

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hanania"

Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"

Sargon II, Assyrian king

Saul, of Tarsus

Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite

Simon, the leper

Rahab, mythological monster

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

Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"

Philippian jailer

Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul

Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul

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

Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

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

Philemon, master of Onesimus

Philetus, Christian false teacher

Philip, the Apostle, of Bethsaida

Tryphosa, Roman Christian

Tryphena, Roman Christian

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian

Timothy, of Lystra, companion of Paul

Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"

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

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

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

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess

Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul

Persis, Roman Christian

Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith

Crescens, companion of Paul

Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile

Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion

Demas, companion of Paul

Delilah, of Sorek, Samson's demise

Cephas "Simon Peter"

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

Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"

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

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"

Dionysius, the Areopagite

Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul

Eunice, Timothy's mother

Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"

Father "God the Father"

Ezekiel, the Prophet, son of Buzi

Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia

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

Eliakim, son of Hilkiah

Dorcas, of Joppa, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

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

Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

Eliphaz, the Temanite

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

Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus

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

Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"

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

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

Ancient of Days, God

Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

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

Amaziah, Priest of Bethel

Alexander, the smith

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

Ahiman, the Anakite

Abba "God the Father"

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem

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

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

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary

Aristarchus, early Christian disciple

Archippus, fellow worker with Paul

Antipas, martyr

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian

Apollos, of Alexandria

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

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea

Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Lazarus, of Bethany, brought back to life by Jesus

Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"

Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul

Lois, Timothy's grandmother

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

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

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

Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

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

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

Mary, of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus

Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary, Roman Christian

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

Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"

Matthias, the Apostle

Mary, mother of James and Joseph

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

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes

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

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

Martha, of Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus

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

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Lucius, relative of Paul

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

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

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

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

Herodion, Christian relative of Paul

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

Hermogenes, deserted Paul

Hermas, Roman Christian

Gamaliel, trained Saul in the Law

Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"

Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea, daughter of Diblaim

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

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

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

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

Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah

Jason, relative of Paul

Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer

Job, of Uz, challenged by satan

John Mark, son of Mary

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

Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul

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

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

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

Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, daughter raised by Jesus

James, brother of Jesus

Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel Gabriel"

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

Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job

Festus, governor of Caesarea

Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from every city in Israel

Jude, brother of James "Judah" "Judas"

Olympas, Roman Christian

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

Dedan, son of Rahmah

Adonai "Hebrew for Lord"

Hazarmaveth, son of Joktan

Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus

Elohim "Hebrew for God"

Abner, son of Ner

Delilah, Samson's demise

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba

Ramses II, Pharaoh

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

Siamun, king of Egypt

Shebitku, king of Egypt

Shabako, king of Egypt

Sinsharishkun, king of the Assyrian empire, son of Ashurbanipal

Thutmose III, king of Egypt

Seti I, king of Egypt

Rephaim, ancient people of large stature "Rephaites"

Zophar the Naamathite

Ezra, Abraham ibn, Jewish commentator

Teraphim, household gods

Steinman, Andrew E.

Spirit "Holy Spirit"

Ware, Steven L.

Wartburg Project

Zerah, son of Judah

Psusennes II, king of Egypt

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

Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel

Festus, Porcius, procurator of Judea

Rephaim, giant people

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

Jude, brother of James

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

Amunhotep, king of Egypt

Alexander the Great

Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria

Apries, king of Egypt "Hophra"

Augustine of Hippo

Ashurnasirpal II

Adadnirari III, king of Assyria

Cush, son of Ham

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

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

Enoch, son of Jared, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die - taken by God after 365 years

Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah

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

Domitian, 11th Emperor of the Roman Empire

Nabonidus, King of Babylon

Masoretes, preservers of the Hebrew bible

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, persecuted Christians

Origen, early Christian theologian of Alexandria, Bible translator

Polycarp, disciple of John, bishop of Smyrna, martyr

Osorkon I, king of Egypt

Maccabeus, Judas, Jewish patriot of 2nd century

Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess

Herodotus, Greek historian

Jerome, wrote Vulgate Bible, son of Eusebius

Josephus, Flavius, historian

Luther, Martin, reformer

Lady Wisdom, personification of Proverbs 1-9

Psammeticus II, king of Egypt

Related series

Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

Word Biblical Commentary

People's Bible Commentary

The Expositor's Bible Commentary

Related publisher series

The John Hertel Company

Related places

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

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Earth, created by God

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

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

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Canaan, the promised land

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Judah, Kingdom of

Golgotha, place of a skull

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

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

Lebanon, cedar trees

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Beersheba, well of the oath

Berea, examined the scriptures

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Achor, Valley of

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Damascus, Saul converted

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Heaven, paradise for believers

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Earth, created by God

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

Beersheba, well of the oath

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Canaan, the promised land

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Sodom and Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Euphrates, river

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Related events

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Joseph in charge of Egypt

Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Joseph's dreams

Joseph Sold to Egypt

Sacrifice of Isaac

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Jacob wrestles with God

Day of Atonement

Feast of Tabernacles

Balaam’s Donkey

Ark of the Covenant

Year of Jubilee

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Plagues in Egypt

Ten Commandments

Moses and the burning bush

Israel crossing the Red Sea

Manna from Heaven

Solomon builds the Temple

Solomon asks for wisdom

Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire

An axhead floats

Solomon King of Israel

The widow’s oil

Sampson kills 1000 Philistines

Sun stands still

Battle of Jericho

Sampson and Delilah

Jesus sends the 12 Apostles

Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son

Beheading of John the Baptist

Jesus feeds the 5,000

Jesus feeds 4,000

Jesus walks on the sea

Jesus heals the Centurion's servant

Jesus heals a leper

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Jesus heals a blind man

Sermon on the mount

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jesus restores a lunatic

Parable of the lost sheep

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

Jesus heals the blind and mute

The barren fig tree

Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem

Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

The rich young man

Jesus blesses small children

Jesus heals a man with dropsy

Transfiguration

Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering

Parable of the lost coin

Jesus heals 10 lepers

Peter’s confession of Christ

Fall of Jerusalem

Seventy years of captivity

Jerusalem under siege

Valley of dry bones

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

Daniel in the lions den

New Heavens and a new Earth

Job’s faith tested

David and Goliath

David anointed King of Judah

David King of Israel

David and Bathsheba

Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Birth of John the Baptist promised

Jesus calls his disciples

Jesus heals man with palsy

Wedding at Cana

Jesus purging the temple

Jesus calms the stormy sea

Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

Birth of Jesus foretold

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

John preaches and baptizes

Birth of John the Baptist

Jesus’ parable of the net

Parable of the good Samaritan

Jesus' temptation in the desert

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