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Titles	Order
Commentary on the Holy Bible, Volume 1: Genesis-Job by Matthew Poole	Judges 6-8
The Holy Bible: New Living Translation (NLT) by Tyndale	Judges 6-8
New Collegeville Bible Commentary: Old Testament by Daniel Durken Osb	Judges 6-8

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Ezra, the scribe, priest

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Levi, son of Jacob

Abraham, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"

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Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"

Seth, son of Adam and Eve

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Dan, son of Jacob

David, King of Israel

Cherubim, angels

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

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

Deborah, one of judges in the Bible

Boaz, husband of Ruth

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Baal, god of Asia Minor

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Michael, the Archangel

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Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

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

Adam, father of Cain and Abel

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

Esau, son of Isaac

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses

Melchizedek, king of Salem

Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years

Mordecai, foster father of Esther

Nathan, son of David

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Eve, wife of Adam, mother of Cain, Abel

Pharaoh, several at different times

Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Samson, one of judges in the Bible

Lord God of Israel

Samuel, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

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

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Spirit "Holy Spirit"

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Urim, decision stone

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

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God "Elohim" "Yahweh"

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Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Job, challenged by satan

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

Israel "God's chosen people"

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Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

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Judah, son of Jacob

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Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah

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Shepherd, he describes us as his sheep

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

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Abednego, of the fiery furnace

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Zophar, friend of Job

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Gomer, son of Japheth

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Hamor, father of Shechem

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Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

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Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch

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Achish, king of Gath

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Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Gabbatha "Stone Pavement"

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Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

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Horse Gate, Jerusalem "Golden Gate"

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Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

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Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Babel, the Tower of Babel

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Asher Gate, Jerusalem

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Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

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Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

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Benjamin Gate, Jerusalem

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

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Solomon builds the Temple

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Valley of dry bones

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A Promise of Restoration

Build the Temple

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An oracle from the LORD: Improper sacrifices insult God

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A call to action: Build my House

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Judgement on Jerusalem

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The Day of the Lord

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Indictment, judgement and hope for the leaders

Indictment, judgement and hope for the nation

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Nineveh's destruction is described

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The righteous will live by faith

Jesus purging the temple

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