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Holy Bible by Unknown	31:19-55
The Zondervan NIV Exhaustive Concordance by Edward W. Goodrick

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Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus

Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning

Melchizedek, king of Salem

Messiah "Savior"

Michael, the Archangel

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

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

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

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah

Israel "God's chosen people"

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

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

Jairus, daughter raised by Jesus

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab

Joel, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

John Mark, son of Mary

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

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

Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Nehemiah, the prophet

Thummim, decision stone

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

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

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

Spirit "Holy Spirit"

Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome

Saul, King of Israel

Titus, bishop of Crete

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Urim, decision stone

Zebedee, father of James and John

Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"

Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Saul, of Tarsus

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

Priscilla, wife of Aquila

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

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Peter, the Apostle, "Simon Peter" "Cephas", d. 60

Pharaoh, several at different times

Philip, the Apostle

Pontius Pilate, judge at the trial of Jesus

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"

Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel

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

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

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai

Baal, god of Asia Minor

Gabriel, the Archangel

Father "God the Father"

Ezra, the scribe, priest

Cyrus II, c. 600–530 BC, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"

Ancient of Days, God

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

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

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

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

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

Angel of the Lord, God

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

Elisha, the Prophet

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Asaph, psalmist

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Creator "God" "Lord"

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

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

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

Abba "God the Father"

Cherubim, angels

Ham, son of Noah

Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

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Beelzebub, prince of demons

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

Canaan, grandson of Noah

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Cephas "Simon Peter"

Samson, the Nazirite, one of major judges in the Bible

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

Balaam's Donkey

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886

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Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses

Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

Ruth, wife of Boaz

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

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

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah

Apollos, of Alexandria

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Zeus, Greek king of gods

Zephaniah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Zechariah, the prophet

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector

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

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

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

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

Uriah, husband of Bathsheba

Timothy, companion of Paul, d. a. 97

Seraphim, angels

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

Timothy, companion of Paul

Ahab, King of Israel 874-853

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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Philemon, master of Onesimus

Shishak, king of Egypt

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

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Boaz, husband of Ruth

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Joshua, the battle of Jericho

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

James, son of Mary, brother of Matthew

Ezekiel, the Prophet

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Job, challenged by satan

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

Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753

God "Elohim" "Yahweh"

Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David

Jeroboam II, King of Israel

Jeremiah, the prophet

Jude, brother of James

Goliath, the giant Philistine

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah

Habakkuk, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest

Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Hezekiah, 715-686, King of Judah

Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho

Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus

Orpah, wife of Chilion

Matthias, the Apostle

Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"

Obadiah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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

Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BC, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Necho II, king of Egypt

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon

Hezekiah, King of Judah

Naaman, healed of leprosy

Nahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years

Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"

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

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Mary, mother of Jesus

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

Malachi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

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Eden, "Garden of Eden"

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Horse Gate, "Golden Gate"

Heaven, paradise for believers

Heaven, paradise for believers

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Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

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Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

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Gaza, spread of the Gospel

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Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

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Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

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

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Beersheba, well of the oath

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

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Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

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Beersheba, well of the oath

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

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Damascus Gate, "Shechem Gate"

Damascus Gate, "Shechem Gate"

Damascus, Saul converted

Damascus, Saul converted

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

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Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

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Canaan, the promised land

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Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

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Joseph in charge of Egypt

Joseph Sold to Egypt

Joseph's dreams

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