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Common KnowledgePeople/CharactersGilgamesh, ruler of Uruk, Mesopotamian epic similar to the flood

People/Characters: Gilgamesh, ruler of Uruk, Mesopotamian epic similar to the flood

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A Commentary on Genesis 1-11 by Carl J. Lawrenzp 277
Concordia Self-Study Bible: Niv by Concordia Publishing Housep 1,5
The Lutheran Study Bible: English Standard Version by Edward A. Engelbrechtp 25
Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 1: Genesis 1-15 by Gordon J. Wenhamp 62,159-165

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God "Elohim" "Yahweh"
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Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah, lived 438 years "Arpachshad"
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Cherubim, angels
Canaan, grandson of Noah
Cain, son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel
Japheth, son of Noah, father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras
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Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"
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Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu
Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, walked with God
Seth, son of Adam and Eve
Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram, lived 600 years
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Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran, lived 205 yrs
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Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah
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Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"
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Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah
Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years
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Dedan, son of Rahmah
Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"
Jonah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible, swallowed by a large fish
Creator "God" "Lord"
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Jude, brother of James
Melchizedek, king of Salem
Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria
Sargon II, Assyrian king
Elohim "Hebrew for God"
Nephilim
Pharaoh, several at different times
Messiah "Savior"
Moab, son of Lot and his daughter
Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"
Molech, an ancient Ammonite god "Molock, Melech, Molek"
Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer
Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses
Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David
Mesha, king of Moab
Michael, the Archangel
Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol
Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum
Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus
Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning
Mary, mother of James and Joseph
Mark, the Evangelist, associate of Peter "John Mark"
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Malchus, high priest's servant, Simon Peter cut off his ear
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah, 697-642
Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus
Mordecai, son of Jair, uncle and foster father of Esther
Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan
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Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes
Matthias, the Apostle
Mary, Roman Christian
Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"
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Og, Amorite king of Bashan
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach
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Nympha, woman who housed the church in Laodicea "Nymphas"
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Olympas, Roman Christian
Onan, son of Judah
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible married Acsah
Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"
Orpah, wife of Chilion
Oreb, prince of Midian
Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon
Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison
Nicodemus, the Pharisee
Nehemiah, the prophet
Nahash, the Ammonite
Nahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Malachi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard
Naaman, healed of leprosy
Nabal, of Maon
Naomi, wife of Elimelech
Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah
Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BC, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Necho II, king of Egypt
Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"
Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"
Nathan, the prophet, son of David
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Jeshua, son of Jozadak, participated in rebuilding the temple "Joshua"
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Jethro, priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses
Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab
Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah
Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer
Jeroboam I, King of Israel, 930-909
Jeremiah, the prophet
Jehoiakim, king of Judah, son of Josiah "Eliakim"
Jehoiada, priest
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Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, 872-869
Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
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Joash, Judean king, 835-796 BC
Job, challenged by satan
Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb
Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin
Judah, son of Jacob and Leah
Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah, 750-735
Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho
Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel, 852-841
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome
Joel, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth
Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul
Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"
Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, captured by Nebuchadnezzar "Jeconiah"
Jehoash, king of Israel, son of Jehoahaz "Shallum", 835-796 BC
Lois, Timothy's grandmother
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Lo-Ammi, son of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not my people"
Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul, d. ca. 79
Levi, son of Jacob
Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"
Lord God of Israel
Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not-Loved"
Lydia, of Thyatira
Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus
Luke, the Evangelist, the physician
Lucius, relative of Paul
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Tubal, son of Japheth, located in the vicinity of the Black Sea
Tryphena, Roman Christian
Trophimus, Christian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey
Tola, son of Issachar, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
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Tamar, wife of Er
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Simon, the leper
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Tamar, sister of Absalom
Stephen, stoned for being a Christian
Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth
Son of Man
Spirit of Truth
Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul
Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul
Zeeb, prince of Midian
Zelophehad, son of Hepher
Zedekiah, last king of Judah, 597-586
Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Zechariah, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II "Zaccur" "Zachariah" "Zacharias"
Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"
Zephaniah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Zeresh, wife of Haman
Zipporah, wife of Moses
Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job
Zimri, King of Israel, assassinated Elah, reigned 7 days, 885
Zilpah, maid servant of Rachel, mother of Gad and Asher
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah "Sheshbazzar"
Zeus, Greek king of gods
Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah
Zebedee, father of James and John
Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"
Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus
Uzziah, son of Amaziah, King of Judah "Azariah", 792-767
Uzzah, son of Abinadab, died when he touched the Ark of the Covenant
Uriah, husband of Bathsheba
Urim, decision stone
Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible
Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead
Zalmunna, king of Midian
Zebah, king of Midian
Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem
Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector
Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul
Xerxes I, son of Darius I, 4th king of the Achaemenid Empire, married Esther "Xerxes the Great"
Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah
Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"
Rahab, mythological monster
Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies
Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob
Quirinius, governor of Syria when Jesus was born "Cyrenius"
Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable
Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"
Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"
Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Rezin, king of Damascus Syria
Righteous One, the only one who never sinned "Jesus"
Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah
Rehum, commanding officer of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men
Rehoboam, King of Judah, 930-913, son of Solomon, grandson of David
Priscilla, wife of Aquila
Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh
Philemon, master of Onesimus
Philetus, fl. 50-65, Christian false teacher
Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses
Peter, the Apostle, "Simon Peter" "Cephas", d. 60
Peninnah, wife of Elkanah
Persis, Roman Christian
Philip, the Apostle
Philippian jailer
Piram, king of Jarmuth
Pontius Pilate, judge at the trial of Jesus
Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul
Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess
Phinehas, son of Eleazar, killed Zimri and his lover to turn God's anger from Israel
Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"
Ruth, wife of Boaz
Salome, wife of Zebedee, mother of John, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning
Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, pointed to Israel's unfaithfulness by marrying foreign women
Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob
Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary
Sheba, rebelled against King David
Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David
Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib
Shelah, son of Judah
Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan
Shishak, king of Egypt
Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon
Shimshai, secretary of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Shimei, son of Gershon "Shemaiah" "Shimhi" "Shimi"
Shepherd, shepherd of us, whom he describes as his sheep
Shethar-Bozenai, Persian offical, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple
Shamgar, son of Anath, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"
Sapphira, wife of Ananias, struck dead for lying to God
Sarah, wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac "Sarai"
Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel
Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah
Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well
Samson, the Nazirite, one of major judges in the Bible
Satan
Saul, King of Israel
Shadrach, of the fiery furnace
Shallum, king of Israel, son of Jabesh, assassinated Zechariah
Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"
Segub, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
Saul, of Tarsus
Savior, the one who saved us from eternal damnation "Jesus"
Pekahiah, king of Israel, son of Menahem, killed by Pekah
Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"
Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
Angel of the Lord, God
Anna, daughter of Phanuel, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus
Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother, crucified
Ancient of Days, God
Ananias, husband of Sapphira, struck dead for lying to God
Ananias, of Damascus, high priest
Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus
Antichrist
Archelaus, king over Judea and Samaria, son of Herod the Great
Archippus, fellow worker with Paul
Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla
Apollos, of Alexandria
Antipas of Pergamum, martyr
Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian
Amram, son of Kohath, husband of Jochebed, and father of Moses, lived 137 years
Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"
Ahiman, the Anakite
Ahimelech, son of Ahitub
Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest
Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham
Ahab, King of Israel 874-853
Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"
Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz
Ahio, son of Abinadab, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant
Amnon, son of David
Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Amaziah, Priest of Bethel
Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash
Ahithophel, the Gilonite, David's counselor, hanged himself
Alexander, the smith
Aristarchus, early Christian disciple
Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses
Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"
Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary
Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"
Barak, sent by Deborah to defeat Sisera to free the Israelite people
Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites
Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin
Beelzebub, prince of demons
Benaiah, one of David's mighty men
Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph
Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"
Belial, sons of worthlessness "Satan" "Wicked One"
Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus
Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"
Balaam's Donkey
Balaam, son of Beor
Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"
Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon "Osnappar"
Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah
Asherah, fertility goddess
Asa, 910-869 BC, King of Judah
Asaph, psalmist
Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul
Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah
Baanah, son of Rimmon, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886
Baal, god of Asia Minor
Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah
Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor
Azariah_II, high priest who refused King Uzziah burning incense in the temple
Agag, king of Amalekites
Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem
Origen, early Christian theologian of Alexandria, Bible translator
Osorkon I, king of Egypt
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, persecuted Christians
Nabonidus, King of Babylon
Martyr, Justin, early Christian apologist, was martyred
Maccabeus, Judas, Jewish patriot of 2nd century
Polycarp, disciple of John, bishop of Smyrna, martyr
Psammeticus II, king of Egypt
Seti I, king of Egypt
Shabako, king of Egypt
Seleucus I Nicator
Rephaim, ancient people of large stature "Rephaites"
Psusennes II, king of Egypt
Ramses II, Pharaoh
Luther, Martin, reformer "Brother Augustine" "Knight George in hiding"
Lady Wisdom, personification of Proverbs 1-9
Ashurnasirpal II
Augustine, of Hippo
Apries, king of Egypt "Hophra"
Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria
Alexander, the Great, king of Macedonia, son of Philip of Macedonia
Amunhotep, king of Egypt
Berosus, Babylonian priest about "Berossus"
Caligula, Roman emperor
Josephus, Flavius, historian
Joshua, the battle of Jericho
Jerome, wrote Vulgate Bible, son of Eusebius
Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess
Domitian, Roman Emperor
Herodotus, Greek historian
Shebitku, king of Egypt
Siamun, king of Egypt
Abishai, son of David's sister Zeruiah
Abner, commander of Saul's army
Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David
Abiram, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
Abinadab, son of Jesse, keeper of the ark of the covenant
Abiram, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai, lived 175 years "Abram"
Absalom, son of King David
Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem
Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab
Adonijah, son of David and Haggith
Achsah, daughter of Caleb and wife of Othniel "Acsah"
Achan, son of Carmi, of the tribe of Judah, unfaithfully took plunder from Jericho
Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch
Abimelech, king of Gerar
Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah
Adonai "Hebrew for Lord"
DeWette, Wilhelm Martin Leberecht, 1780-1899
Zeus, Greek king of the gods
Tutankhamun, Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty "King Tut"
Sinsharishkun, king of the Assyrian empire, son of Ashurbanipal
Thutmose III, king of Egypt
Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses
Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon" "Destruction"
Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David
Abihu, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest
Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"
Abba "God the Father"
Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Bereans, searched the Scriptures
Bezalel, made the Ark of the Covenant
Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel
Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad
Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem
Haman, the Agagite
Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael
Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch
Hermas, Roman Christian
Herod, the Great, King of Judea
Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice
Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"
Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Hermogenes, deserted Paul
Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath
Habakkuk, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah
Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul
Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"
Gabriel, the Archangel
Felix, Marcus Antonius
Festus, Porcius, 59-62
Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, leader of the people of Manasseh
Gamaliel, 1st century AD
Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea, daughter of Diblaim
Good Shepherd
Goliath, the giant Philistine
Gideon, son of Joash, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the people of Judah
Gershon, son of Levi
Herodion, Christian relative of Paul
Hezekiah, 715-686, King of Judah
Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron
Jabez, of Israel
Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah
Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"
Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar
Israel "God's chosen people"
Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor
Jacob, husband of Rachel, son of Isaac "Israel"
James, the Apostle, son of Zebedee "James the Greater"
James, the Less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Matthew
James, brother of Jesus
Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses
Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Jairus, daughter raised by Jesus
Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah
Hophni, son of Eli
Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Adadnirari III, king of Assyria
Hiram, king of Tyre
Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho
Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest
Hoshea, last king of Israel
Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites
Iddo, seer
Immanuel, the Virgin's Son, seed of David, Prince of Peace
Ichabod, son of Phinehas
Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith, fl. 50-65
I Am, God's response when Moses asked for His name
Father "God the Father"
Ezra, the scribe, priest
Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion
David, King of Israel, son of Jesse
Dathan, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"
Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah
Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den
Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible
Delilah, Samson's demise
Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd
Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"
Dionysius, the Areopagite
Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem
Demas, companion of Paul
Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"
Dagon, god of the Philistines
Cyrus II, c. 600–530 BC, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"
Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus
Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"
Boaz, husband of Ruth
Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job
Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob
Caleb, son of Jephunneh
Carpus, Paul left his cloak, book and parchments with him in Troas
Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile
Crescens, companion of Paul
Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"
Chilion, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi "Kilion"
Cephas "Simon Peter"
Chemosh, god of Moab
Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud
Ehud, one of judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites
Er, son of Judah
Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul
Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath
Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia
Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"
Epaphras, of Colossae, companion of Paul, evangelist in Laodicea and Hierapolis
Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria
Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"
Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"
Ezekiel, the Prophet
Eunice, Timothy's mother
Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul
Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai
Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him
Elon, from Zebulun, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah
Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba, one of David's mighty men
Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David
Eli, the priest
Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba
Eleazer, son of Phinehas
Eliezer, priest
Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job
Elisha, the Prophet
Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
Eliphaz, the Temanite
Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah
Elijah, the Prophet, did not die, was taken up in a whirlwind
Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi
Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses

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Related places

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended
Earth, created by God
Babel, the Tower of Babel
Dead Sea, where ancient scrolls were found "Salt Sea"
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Hell
Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness
Greece
Israel
Jericho
Javan
Golgotha, place of a skull
Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys
Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here
Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here
Abana River
Edom
Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys
Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch
Gaza, spread of the Gospel
Jerusalem
Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys
Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"
Jordan River
Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys
Memphis
Mesopotamia
Megiddo
Mount Carmel
Mount Ebal
Mount Gilead
Mount Gilboa
Mount Gerizim
Malta, Paul's missionary journeys
Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned
Judea
Judah, Kingdom of
Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys
Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys
Lebanon, cedar trees
Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys
Lydda, spread of the Gospel
Lud
Joppa, spread of the Gospel, Tabitha raised "Jaffa"
Egypt, where Israel was enslaved
Beersheba, well of the oath
Bay of Naples
Barada River
Balikh River
Beqaa Valley
Berea, examined the scriptures
Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus
Bethesda
Bethany
Babylon
Athens, Paul's missionary journeys
Apollonia, spread of the Gospel
Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel
Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul
Achor, Valley of
Arabia, spread of the Gospel
Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo
Assyria
Arnon River
Armenia
Caesarea, spread of the Gospel
Book of Life
Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys
Cilicia
Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys
Cyprus, spread of the Gospel
Damascus, Saul converted
Cyrene
Capernaum
Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys
Cana, Galilee
Canaan, the promised land
Corner Gate, Jerusalem
Inspection Gate, Jerusalem
Asher Gate, Jerusalem
Euphrates, river
Bozrah, capital of Edom
Horse Gate, Jerusalem "Golden Gate"
Dan Gate, Jerusalem
East Gate, Jerusalem
Eden, "Garden of Eden"
Antioch, spread of the Gospel, [p 1851 1948]
First Gate, Jerusalem
Fountain Gate, Jerusalem
Issachar Gate, Jerusalem
Joseph Gate, Jerusalem
Carchemish
Jeshanah Gate, Jerusalem "Old Gate"
Golden Gate, Jerusalem "Gate of Mercy"
Benjamin Gate, Jerusalem
Judah Gate, Jerusalem
Levi Gate, Jerusalem
Gad Gate, Jerusalem
Dung Gate, Jerusalem
Heaven
Fish Gate. Jerusalem

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Tower of Babel
The Rainbow
Creation
The Flood
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Fall of Man
Jesus heals the blind and mute
Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead
Jesus heals man with palsy
Jesus calms the stormy sea
Jesus’ parable of the sower
Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast
Sermon on the mount
Jesus’ parable of the net
Jesus purging the temple
Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl
Jesus’ parable of the weeds
John preaches and baptizes
Birth of John the Baptist
Birth of Jesus foretold
Birth of John the Baptist promised
Jonah swallowed by a great fish
Joseph takes Mary as his wife
Birth of Jesus
Jesus calls his disciples
Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus heals a leper
Christmas
Wedding at Cana
Jesus sends the 12 Apostles
Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes
Parable of the good Samaritan
The rich young man
Jesus blesses small children
The barren fig tree
Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath
Parable of the lost coin
Parable of the lost sheep
Jesus heals a man with dropsy
Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem
Jesus heals 10 lepers
Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering
Jesus feeds the 5,000
Beheading of John the Baptist
Daniel in the lions den
Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son
Jesus walks on the sea
Jesus feeds 4,000
Jesus restores a lunatic
Transfiguration
Peter’s confession of Christ
Jesus heals a blind man
Jesus heals the Centurion's servant
Fall of Jerusalem
Ark of the Covenant
Ten Commandments
Manna from Heaven
Israel crossing the Red Sea
Tabernacle
Sabbath
Year of Jubilee
Feast of Tabernacles
Day of Atonement
Golden Calf
Israel's exodus from Egypt
Passover
Joseph's dreams
Jacob wrestles with God
Sacrifice of Isaac
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Joseph Sold to Egypt
Joseph in charge of Egypt
Plagues in Egypt
Moses and the burning bush
Birth of Moses
Joseph's brothers go to Egypt
Bronze Snake
Balaam’s Donkey
The widow’s oil
Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire
Solomon builds the Temple
Solomon asks for wisdom
An axhead floats
Job’s faith tested
Valley of dry bones
Seventy years of captivity
Jerusalem under siege
New Heavens and a new Earth
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace
Solomon King of Israel
Sun stands still
Battle of Jericho
Death of Moses
Tithes
Sampson kills 1000 Philistines
Sampson and Delilah
David King of Israel
David and Bathsheba
David anointed King of Judah
David and Goliath
Jesus' temptation in the desert

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