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People/CharactersHam, son of Noah, father of Canaan, Cush, Mizraim, Put

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Beacon Bible commentary by Ralph Earle 18-27
An EHV Study Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version by God 18-27
The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter18-27
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
The Pentateuch by John Barton 18-27
The Pentateuch and Haftorahs: Hebrew Text English Translation and Commentary (English and Hebrew Edition) by J. H. Hertz18-27
The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary by John H. Sailhamer 18-27
Race and the Making of the Mormon People by Max Perry Mueller
The Soncino Chumash by A. Cohen18-27

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Cain, son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel
Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin
Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses
Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath
Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, walked with God
Nimrod, son of Cush
Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah
Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah
Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah
Nadab, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
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Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible
Moab, son of Lot and his daughter
Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses
Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years
Melchizedek, king of Salem
Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach
Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt
Lord God of Israel
Lord "Yahweh"
Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi
Levi, son of Jacob
Leah, daughter of Laban, sister of Rachel, wife of Jacob
Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah
Korah, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Keturah, Abraham's wife after the death of Sarah
Judah, son of Jacob and Leah
Jethro, priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses
Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"
Og, Amorite king of Bashan
Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu
Onan, son of Judah
Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon
Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain
Zipporah, wife of Moses
Zilpah, maid servant of Rachel, mother of Gad and Asher
Zillah, wife of Lamech
Zelophehad, son of Hepher
Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah
Yahweh "Lord" "God of Israel" "YHWH"
Urim, decision stone
Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah
Thummim, decision stone
Tamar, wife of Er
Spirit "Holy Spirit"
Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan
Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses
Shelah, son of Judah
Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob
Savior, the one who saved us from eternal damnation "Jesus"
Satan
Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"
Sarah, wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac "Sarai"
Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah
Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"
Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob
Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh
Phinehas, son of Eleazar, killed Zimri and his lover to turn God's anger from Israel
Pharaoh, several at different times
Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses
Javan, son of Japheth
Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah
Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses
Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob
Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah
Eleazer, son of Phinehas
Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba
Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem
Dathan, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah
Cush, son of Ham, father of Nimrod
Creator "God" "Lord"
Cherubim, angels
Canaan, grandson of Noah
Caleb, son of Jephunneh
Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"
Bezalel, chosen by God as a craftsman of the Tabernacle, made the Ark of the Covenant
Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad
Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph
Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites
Balaam, son of Beor
Balaam's Donkey
Asherah, fertility goddess
Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah
Ahiman, the Anakite
Adam, father of Cain, Abel, Seth, he lived 930 years
Adah, wife of Lamech
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
Abimelech, king of Gerar
Abihu, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"
Angel of the Lord, God
Enosh, son of Seth, father of Kenan, lived 905 years
Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael
Jacob, husband of Rachel, son of Isaac "Israel"
Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah
Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron
Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah
Israel "God's chosen people"
Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah
I Am, God's response when Moses asked His name
Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites
Haran, son of Terah, father of Milcah, Lot, and Iscah
Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem
Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"
Eve, wife of Adam, mother of Cain, Abel, Seth
God "Elohim" "Yahweh"
Gershon, son of Levi
Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath
Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, leader of the people of Manasseh
Er, son of Judah
Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah
Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"
Gomer, son of Japheth, father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah
Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug, lived 207 years
Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die - taken by God
Amram, father of Moses, lived 137 years
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah, lived 438 years "Arpachshad"
Joshua, the battle of Jericho
Hazarmaveth, son of Joktan
Eber, son of Shelah, father of Peleg and Joktan, lived 430 years
Seth, son of Adam and Eve, and father of Enosh, lived 912 years
Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel, lived 910 years
Japheth, son of Noah, father of Gomer, Magog, Tubal
Molech, an ancient Ammonite god
Mahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared
Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram, lived 600 years
Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah
Japheth, son of Noah
Mahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared, lived 895 years
Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah, lived 777 years
Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran, lived 205 yrs
Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram
Molech, an ancient Ammonite god "Molock, Melech, Molek"
Nabal, of Maon
Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard
Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy
Mordecai, son of Jair, uncle and foster father of Esther
Nahash, the Ammonite
Philip, the Apostle
Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David
Nahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Michael, the Archangel
Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum
Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol
Messiah "Savior"
Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"
Mesha, king of Moab
Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan king of Babylon
Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel
Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan
Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes
Nathan, the prophet, son of David
Medes
Matthias, the Apostle
Naomi, wife of Elimelech
Persis, Roman Christian
Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"
Orpah, wife of Chilion
Philetus, Christian false teacher
Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus
Philemon, master of Onesimus
Peter, the Apostle, denied Jesus 3 times "Simon Peter" "Cephas"
Peninnah, wife of Elkanah
Pekahiah, king of Israel, son of Menahem, killed by Pekah
Pekah, officer of Pekahiah whom he killed, King of Israel, he was assassinated by Hosea
Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"
Parthians
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of judges in the Bible married Acsah
Oreb, prince of Midian
Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon
Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison
Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon
Obadiah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Nympha, woman who housed the church in Laodicea
Nicolas, of Antioch
Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum
Nicodemus, the Pharisee
Nehemiah, the prophet
Necho II, king of Egypt
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"
Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel
Mary, Roman Christian
Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"
Justus, proposed but not selected to replace Judas "Joseph" "Barsabbas"
Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
Jude, brother of James
Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah
Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah
Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus was placed in his tomb
Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul
Jonah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible, swallowed by a large fish
John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth
King of kings
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome
John Mark, son of Mary
Joel, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Job, of Uz, challenged by satan
Joash, Judean king
Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah
Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer
Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab
Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"
Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"
Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple
Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul
Mary, mother of Jesus
Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus
Mary, mother of James and Joseph
Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning
Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus
Mark, the Evangelist, associate of Peter "John Mark"
Manoah, father of Samson
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah
Malchus, high priest's servant, Simon Peter cut off his ear
Malachi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Maker
Mahlon, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth
Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes
Lamb of God
Luke, the Evangelist, the physician
Lucius, relative of Paul
Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not-Loved"
Lord God Almighty
Lois, Timothy's grandmother
Lo-Ammi, son of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not my people"
Linus, Pope
Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"
Lemuel, king
Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable
Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus
Philippian jailer
Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian
Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess
Timothy, companion of Paul
Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul
Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul
Tubal, son of Japheth, located in the vicinity of the Black Sea
Tryphosa, Roman Christian
Tryphena, Roman Christian
Trophimus, Christian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey
Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"
Tola, son of Issachar, one of judges in the Bible
Tobiah, Ammonite servant
Jeshua, son of Jozadak, participated in rebuilding the temple "Joshua"
Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"
Uzzah, son of Abinadab, died when he touched the Ark of the Covenant
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome
Thomas, the Apostle "doubting Thomas"
Tertius, Paul's scribe, at Paul's direction wrote Letter to the Romans
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram
Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates
Tamar, sister of Absalom
Tabeel, wrote letter to Artaxerxes against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Stephen, stoned for being a Christian
Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth
Spirit of Truth
Uriah, husband of Bathsheba
Uzziah, son of Amaziah, King of Judah "Azariah"
Son of God
Zechariah, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II "Zachariah"
Japheth, son of Noah, father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras
Zophar, friend of Job
Zimri, King of Israel, assassinated Elah, reigned 7 days
Zeus, Greek king of the gods
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah
Zeresh, wife of Haman
Zephaniah, son of Cushi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Zeeb, prince of Midian
Zedekiah, last king of Judah
Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"
Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus
Zebedee, father of James and John
Zebah, king of Midian
Zalmunna, king of Midian
Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem
Zacchaeus, tax collector
Xerxes I
Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul
Wisdom
Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead
Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible
Son of Man
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel
Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul
Rehum, commanding officer of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Sapphira, wife of Ananias, struck dead for lying to God
Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from each city in Israel
Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah
Samson, the Nazirite, one of judges in the Bible
Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well
Salome, wife of Zebedee, mother of John, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning
Ruth, wife of Boaz
Righteous One, the only one who never sinned "Jesus"
Rezin, king of Damascus Syria
Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug
Rehoboam, King of Judah, son of Solomon, grandson of David
Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish
Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"
Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies
Rahab, mythological monster
Quirinius, governor of Syria when Jesus was born "Cyrenius"
Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"
Prodigal Son, parable
Priscilla, wife of Aquila
Pontius Pilate, judge at the trial of Jesus
Piram, king of Jarmuth
Sargon II, Assyrian king
Saul, of Tarsus
Sisera, general of Jabin's army, killed by Jael with a tent peg thru his temple
Shepherd, shepherd of us, whom he describes as his sheep
Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite
Simon, the leper
Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross
Simon Magus, Samaritan religious figure, convert to Christianity, baptized by Philip
Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah
Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"
Shishak, king of Egypt
Shimshai, secretary of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Shimei, son of Gershon
Shethar-Bozenai, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple
Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, pointed to Israel's unfaithfulness by marrying foreign women
Segub, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary
Sheba, rebelled against King David
Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib
Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David
Shamgar, son of Anath, one of judges in the Bible
Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"
Shallum, king of Israel, son of Jabesh, assassinated Zechariah
Shadrach, of the fiery furnace
Seth, son of Adam and Eve, and father of Enosh
Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"
Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria
Jesse, son of Obed, grandson of Ruth and Boaz, father of King David
Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer
Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel
Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon "Osnappar"
Barak, sent by Deborah to defeat Sisera to free the Israelite people
Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus
Baasha, King of Israel
Baanah, son of Rimmon, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Baal, god of Asia Minor
Azariah_II, high priest who refused King Uzziah burning incense in the temple
Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah
Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor
Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah
Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul
Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites
Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"
Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah
Asaph, psalmist
Asa, son of Abijah, King of Judah
Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah
Aristarchus, early Christian disciple
Archippus, fellow worker with Paul
Archelaus, king over Judea and Samaria, son of Herod the Great
Arabs
Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla
Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"
Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary
Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian
Carpus, Paul left his cloak, book and parchments with him in Troas
Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den
Dagon, god of the Philistines
Cyrus II, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"
Cretans
Crescens, companion of Paul
Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile
Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"
Chilion, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi "Kilion"
Chemosh, god of Moab
Cephas, Simon, son of John "Peter"
Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, David's great sin
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"
Boaz, son of Salmon, husband of Ruth, widow of Mahlon
Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job
Bereans, searched the Scriptures
Benaiah, one of David's mighty men
Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"
Belial, sons of worthlessness "Satan" "Wicked One"
Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"
Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus
Beelzebub, prince of demons "Beelzebul"
Apollos, of Alexandria
Antipas, martyr
Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion
Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah
Adonijah, son of David and Haggith
Achsah, daughter of Caleb and wife of Othniel "Acsah"
Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch
Achan, of the tribe of Judah, unfaithfully took plunder from Jericho
Absalom, son of King David
Abner, son of Ner
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
Abinadab, son of Jesse, keeper of the ark of the covenant
Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David
Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab
Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest
Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"
Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of judges in the Bible
Abba "God the Father"
Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon" "Destruction"
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran
Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho
Jared, son of Mahalalel, father of Enoch, lived 962 years
Jared, son of Mahalalel, father of Enoch
Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel
Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem
Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem
Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ
Amnon, son of David
Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus
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
Ancient of Days, God
Ananias, of Damascus, high priest
Ananias, husband of Sapphira, struck dead for lying to God
Amram, father of Moses
Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"
Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Amaziah, Priest of Bethel
Agag, king of Amalekites
Alexander, the smith
Ahithophel, the Gilonite, David's counselor, hanged himself
Ahio, son of Abinadab, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant
Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz
Ahimelech, son of Ahitub
Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest
Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham
Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"
Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel
Agur, son of Jakeh
Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"
Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash
David, King of Israel, son of Jesse
Herodion, Christian relative of Paul
Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith
Hoshea, last king of Israel
Hosea, son of Beeri, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Hophni, son of Eli
Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"
Holy One
Hiram, king of Tyre
Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest
Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho
Hezekiah, King of Judah
Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice
Ichabod, son of Phinehas
Herod, the Great, King of Judea
Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"
Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Hermogenes, deserted Paul
Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus
Hermas, Roman Christian
Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch
Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad
Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel
Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of judges in the Bible
Iddo, seer
Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah
Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah
Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of judges in the Bible
Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible
Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat, King of Israel, killed Jezebel, Ahab, and ministers of Baal
Jehoshaphat, King of Judah
Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat, married Athaliah
Jehoiakim, king of Judah, son of Josiah "Eliakim"
Jehoiada, priest
Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, captured by Nebuchadnezzar "Jeconiah"
Jehoash, king of Israel, son of Jehoahaz "Shallum"
Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu
Immanuel, the Virgin's Son, seed of David, Prince of Peace
Jedaiah, son of Harumaph, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem
Jason, relative of Paul
Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men
Jared, father of Enoch, lived 962 years
James, the Less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Matthew
James, the Apostle, son of Zebedee "James the Greater"
James, brother of Jesus
Jairus, daughter raised by Jesus
Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor
Jabez, of Israel
Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos
Haman, the Agagite
Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of judges in the Bible
Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath
Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David
Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel
Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
Elisha, the Prophet, son of Shaphat
Eliphaz, the Temanite
Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi
Elijah, the Prophet, did not die, was taken up in a whirlwind
Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job
Eliezer, priest
Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba
Demas, companion of Paul
Eli, the priest
Epaphras, of Colossae, companion of Paul, evangelist in Laodicea and Hierapolis
Elamites
Ehud, one of judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites
Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud
Eber, son of Shelah, father of Peleg and Joktan
Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"
Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd
Dionysius, the Areopagite
Habakkuk, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"
Delilah, Samson's demise
Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die-taken by God
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah
Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia
Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea
Gideon, son of Joash, one of judges in the Bible
Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the people of Judah
Gamaliel, 1st century AD
Goliath, the giant Philistine
Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul
Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"
Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel"
Folly
Festus, governor of Caesarea
Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea
Father "God the Father"
Ezra, the scribe, priest
Ezekiel, the Prophet
Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"
Eunice, Timothy's mother
Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul
Good Shepherd
Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him
Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai
Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria
Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul
Tim Hershman
Alicia Garza
Robert Bork
Rudy Giuliani
Andrew Johnson
Al Gore
Wallace Fard Muhammad
Moses
Yakub
Elijah Muhammad
Cheikh Anta Diop
Jeb Bush
George W. Bush
Robert Whitaker
Leo Africanus
Michael Bradley
Richard Ligon
Peter Prioleau
Denmark Vesey
William Hannibal Thomas
John H. Johnson
Ukawsaw Gronniosaw
Sambo
Katherine Harris
Frances Cress Welsing
Ken Blackwell
Clarence Thomas
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Chris Rock
Mizell Stewart
Spike Lee
Abram Kardiner
Marcus Garvey
John C. Calhoun
Alfred Binet
Lionel Ovesey
Johy DeGruy
William Lloyd Garrison
Benjamin Rush
Philip Alexander Bruce
Jamie Johnson
Lewis Terman
David Horowitz
Peter Collier
Kenneth Clark
James Beattie
Eric Holder
James Forman, Jr.
Theodore Simon
Carl C. Brigham
Edward Byron Reuter
Samuel Stanhope Smith
George T. Winston
Homer Plessy
Charles Carroll
Charles Chesnutt
Edwin Clifford Holland
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
William Shockley
Morgan Godwyn
Alice Walker
Margaret Hunter
Marching 100
Charles Murray
Richard Herrnstein
Samuel Pierce
Boyce Watkins
Oscar Lewis
Charles Hamilton
Roy Moore
Kayla Moore
Samuel Cornish
John Russwurm
Lyman Trumbull
Abraham Lincoln
Dean Acheson
Dean Rusk
Harriet Tubman
Ben Tillman
Booker T. Washington
Bernie Sanders
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Kwame Toure
Trayvon Martin
Perry M. Lichtenstein
Jena Six
Nabopolassar, King of Babylon
Nabonidus, King of Babylon
C. Delores Tucker
Elon, from Zebulun, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria
Reed Walters
Theo Shaw
George Zimmerman
Bryant Purvis
Carwin Jones
Mychal Bell
Robert Bailey Jr.
Jesse Ray Beard
Sadiqa Kendi
Opal Tometi
Cesare Lombroso
Paul Ryan
Henry W. Grady
Barry Goldwater
Kay Coles James
Barack Obama
Karl Marx
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Elizabeth Warren
Lerone Bennett JR.
Melvin Van Peebles
Molefi Kete Asante
Ama Mazama
William Tecumseh Sherman
Edwin M. Stanton
Garrison Frazier
Horace Greeley
Thurgood Marshall
Havelock Ellis
Wilfred Quinby
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Philomena Essed
Anna Julia Cooper
Maria Stewart
Toni Cade Bambara
Frances Beal
Charles Herbert Stember
Mamie Clark
Deborah Gray White
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Tamar Jacoby
David L. Kirp
Zora Neale Hurston
Earl Warren
John McWhorter
Heber C. Kimball
Melville Herkovits
Eliza Partridge
Sally Kanosh
Laman
Maria Lawrence
Sarah Lawrence
Dudley Leavitt
Janet Leavitt
Lehi
Lemuel
Don Pedro León Luján
Isaac Lewis Manning
Isaac McCoy
Isaac Morley
Moroni
Nephi
Emily Partridge
Sylvester James
Charles R. Savage
Joseph F. Smith
Joseph Smith, Sr.
Joseph Smith
Hyrum Smith
George A. Smith
Emma Hale Smith
Samuel, the Lamanite
Ziba Peterson
Elizabeth J. D. Roundy
Mitt Romney
Sidney Rigdon
Parley P. Pratt
Orson Pratt
W. W. Phelps
Kanosh
Silas James
William Smith
Solomon Nunes Carvalho
Elon, from Zebulun, one of judges in the Bible
Shem, son of Noah
Gomer, son of Japheth
Jared, son of Mahalalel, father of EnochS
Elijah Abel
William Anderson
William Apess
George Bean
John Bernhisel
Black Hawk
Black Pete
Lilburn Boggs
Elias Boudinot
Charles Caldwell
Oliver Cowdery
Jane Manning James
Jacob Hamblin
Jacob, husband of Rachel, son of Isaac and Rebekah "Israel"
Andrew Jackson
Orson Hyde
Dimick Huntington
Zenos Hill
Maraboots Sarah Hatch
Eliza Hamblin
Oscar Crosby
John Gunnison
E. B. Grandin
Peter Gottfredson
Susa Young Gates
Green Flake
Richard W. Cummins
Joseph Fielding Smith
Eliza R. Snow
Bill Cosby
Abner Louima
George Best
Isaac la Peyrére
Charles Darwin
Albion Small
Francis Galton
Bill Clinton
Nicholas Wade
Camara Jones
Ken Ham
Calvin Coolidge
Donald Trump
O. J. Simpson
Rodney King
Latasha Harlins
Amadou Diallo
Clarence Grim
Alexander Crummell
Nathan Glazer
E. Franklin Frazier
Robert Park
Franz Boas
Linda James Myers
Jason Riley
Theodore Roosevelt
Christopher Codrington
Gunnar Myrdal
Jesse Jackson
John J. Dilulio Jr.
Jeff Sessions
Mary C. Waters
Yoweri Museveni
Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, father of Shem, Ham, Japheth, walked with God, lived 950 years
Dinesh D'Souza
Sowiette
Zina D. H. Young
James Cone
Soul Liberation
Tom Skinner
Carol Rogers
Larry Rogers
Ibram X. Kendi
Zina Huntington Young
Harry Blackmun
Brigham Young
Wilford Woodruff
John Whitmer
Wakara
John Taylor
Hosea Stout
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Dixon
David Hume
Chester Pierce
Carl Linnaeus
Gomes de Zurara
Prince Henry the Navigator
Jefferson Davis
W. E. B. Du Bois
Elaine Flake
Audre Lorde
Floyd H. Flake
Addison Gayle
Eleanor Holmes Norton
John Ehrlichman
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Shem, son of Noah, lived 600 years

Related series

Beacon Bible Commentary
Oxford Bible Commentary
Soncino Books of the Bible
Soncino Books of the Bible, 1st ed.

Related awards

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Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
Chicago Public Library Adults Best of the Best Book List
Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year
UC Berkeley Summer Reading List
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar

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Red Sea
Nile River
Mount Moriah
Mount Horeb
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Mount Hermon
Mount Gilead
Gilead
Palestine
Mount Seir
Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Tree of Life
Book of Life
Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Mount Sinai
Babel, the Tower of Babel
Naphtali, northern Israel kingdom "Galilee"
Sodom and Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness
Mount Nebo, where Moses died
Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness
Euphrates, river
Egypt, where Israel was enslaved
Eden, "Garden of Eden"
Earth, created by God
Dead Sea, where ancient scrolls were found "Salt Sea"
Canaan, the promised land
Beersheba, well of the oath
Egypt, where Israel was enslaved
Sodom and Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness
Naphtali, northern Israel kingdom "Galilee"
Mount Nebo, where Moses died
Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness
Euphrates, river
Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended
Eden, "Garden of Eden"
Earth, created by God
Dead Sea, where ancient scrolls were found "Salt Sea"
Canaan, the promised land
Beersheba, well of the oath
Babel, the Tower of Babel
Barada River
Bay of Naples
Bithynia
Beqaa Valley
Bethany
Bethesda
Edom
Cana, Galilee
Capernaum
Cappadocia
Cilicia
Cush
Cyrene
Babylon
Balikh River
Armenia
Abana River
Asia
Assyria
Arnon River
Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended
Achor, Valley of
Abilene
Ephraim Gate, Jerusalem
Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys
Dung Gate, Jerusalem
East Gate, Jerusalem
Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here
Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys
First Gate, Jerusalem
Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch
Fish Gate, Jerusalem
Fountain Gate, Jerusalem
Gabbatha "Stone Pavement"
Gad Gate, Jerusalem
Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys
Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here
Gaza, spread of the Gospel
Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"
Dan Gate, Jerusalem
Athens, Paul's missionary journeys
Damascus, Saul converted
Apollonia, spread of the Gospel
Asher Gate, Jerusalem
Benjamin Gate, Jerusalem
Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo
Berea, examined the scriptures
Ararat, mountains where the Ark ended
Arabia, spread of the Gospel
Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus
Bozrah, capital of Edom
Cyprus, spread of the Gospel
Caesarea, spread of the Gospel
Antioch, spread of the Gospel
Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel
Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul
Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys
Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys
Corner Gate, Jerusalem
Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys
Golden Gate, Jerusalem "Gate of Mercy"

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

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