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People/Characters: John, the Apostle

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Titles	Order
Holy Bible : NKJV, New King James version by Thomas Nelson	Matthew 4,10, Mark 3,9,10, Luke 9, Acts 4, 1,2,3 John, Revelation 1-22
KJV/Amplified Parallel Bible by Zondervan	Matthew 4,10, Mark 3,9,10, Luke 9, Acts 4, 1,2,3 John, Revelation 1-22
The Lives of the Saints by Omer Englebert

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Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

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Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"

Mary, mother of Jesus

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Melchizedek, king of Salem

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Messiah "Savior"

Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning

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Luke, the Evangelist, physician

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

Malachi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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

Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Joseph, son of Jacob, brother of Benjamin

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Israel "God's chosen people"

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

Jairus, daughter raised by Jesus

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

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah

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

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

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

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

Hezekiah, 715-686, King of Judah

Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

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

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

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Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

Nahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Joseph, Jesus' father

Joel, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Job, challenged by satan

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Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753

Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David

Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

Joshua, the battle of Jericho

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

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

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

Thummim, decision stone

Thomas, the Apostle "doubting Thomas"

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

Saul, King of Israel

Saul, of Tarsus

Savior, saved us from damnation "Jesus"

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace

Seth, son of Adam and Eve

Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome

Timothy, companion of Paul

Zebedee, father of James and John

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector

Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"

Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Zeus, Greek king of gods

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

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

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Titus, bishop of Crete

Uriah, husband of Bathsheba

Urim, decision stone

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

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

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Pharaoh, several at different times

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Nehemiah, the prophet

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, walked with God

Pontius Pilate, judge at the trial of Jesus

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

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Ruth, wife of Boaz

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Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from Israel

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

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Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

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Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

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

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

Boaz, husband of Ruth

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

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Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

Cain, son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel

Cherubim, angels

Creator "God" "Lord"

Cephas "Simon Peter"

Canaan, grandson of Noah

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

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Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

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Apollos, of Alexandria

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

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Father "God the Father"

Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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Eli, the priest

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Delilah, Samson's demise

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

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Ham, son of Noah

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Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

Benedict, of Nursia

Clare, of Assisi

Bernard, of Clairvaux

Bridget, of Sweden

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

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Ignatius, of Loyola

Ignatius, of Antioch

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Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother

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Dan, son of Jacob

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Caesar, Roman Emperor "Caesar Augustus"

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Adam, father of Cain, Abel

Timothy, bishop of Ephesus

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Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

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Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

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David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

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Simon, the Zealot

Jude, brother of James "Judah" "Judas"

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Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

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The barren fig tree

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

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Parable of the unjust steward

Parable of the prodigal son

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Jesus feeds 4,000

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Daniel in the lions den

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Israel crossing the Red Sea

Plagues in Egypt

Moses and the burning bush

Manna from Heaven

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Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Sacrifice of Isaac

Joseph in charge of Egypt

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