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People/CharactersMahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible by Adam ClarkeGenesis 5:12-17
Beacon Bible commentary by Ralph EarleGenesis 5:12-17
The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb by R. CrumbGenesis 5:12-17
The Book Of Genesis, part II by Ignatius HuntGenesis 5:12-17
A Commentary Critical Experimental and Practical on the Old and New Testaments (Volume I Genesis - Deuteronomy) by Robert JamiesonGenesis 5:12-17
An EHV Study Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version by GodGenesis 5:12-17
Genesis Through Deuteronomy (Theology of Work Bible Commentaries) by Theology of Work ProjectGenesis 5:12-17
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Wartburg ProjectGenesis 5:12-17
The Holy Bible: King James Version (KJV) by BibleGenesis 5:12-17
The Pentateuch and Haftorahs: Hebrew Text English Translation and Commentary (English and Hebrew Edition) by J. H. HertzGenesis 5:12-17
The Seventh-Day Adventist Bible Commentary Volume 1: Genesis to Deuteronomy by Francis D. NicholGenesis 5:12-17
The Soncino Chumash by A. CohenGenesis 5:12-17

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Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses
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Archelaus, king over Judea and Samaria, son of Herod the Great
Philetus, Christian false teacher
Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"
Archippus, fellow worker with Paul
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Persis, Roman Christian
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Pekah, officer of Pekahiah whom he killed, King of Israel, he was assassinated by Hosea
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Parthians
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Asa, son of Abijah, King of Judah
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle
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Shadrach, of the fiery furnace
Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David
Shamgar, son of Anath, one of judges in the Bible
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Uzziah, son of Amaziah, King of Judah "Azariah"
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Abinadab, son of Jesse, keeper of the ark of the covenant
Abiram, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
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Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
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Abishai, son of David's sister Zeruiah
Abner, son of Ner
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Zeresh, wife of Haman
Absalom, son of King David
Zeeb, prince of Midian
Zedekiah, last king of Judah
Tryphosa, Roman Christian
Trophimus, Christian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey
Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer
Shimshai, secretary of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Simon, the leper
Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest
Simon Magus, Samaritan religious figure, convert to Christianity, baptized by Philip
Ahimelech, son of Ahitub
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Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"
Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz
Shishak, king of Egypt
Shimei, son of Gershon
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Shethar-Bozenai, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple
Ahithophel, the Gilonite, David's counselor, hanged himself
Alexander, the smith
Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash
Amaziah, Priest of Bethel
Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, pointed to Israel's unfaithfulness by marrying foreign women
Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary
Sheba, rebelled against King David
Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib
Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel
Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem
Tertius, Paul's scribe, at Paul's direction wrote Letter to the Romans
Tola, son of Issachar, one of judges in the Bible
Tobiah, Ammonite servant
Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian
Timothy, companion of Paul
Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome
Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab
Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem
Agag, king of Amalekites
Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham
Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates
Agur, son of Jakeh
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
Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel
Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"
Baasha, King of Israel
Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus
Barak, sent by Deborah to defeat Sisera to free the Israelite people
Eliezer, priest
Ehud, one of judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites
Elamites
Eli, the priest
Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah
Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba
Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos
Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job
Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor
Iddo, seer
Ichabod, son of Phinehas
Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of judges in the Bible
Elijah, the Prophet, did not die, was taken up in a whirlwind
Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith
Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi
Hosea, son of Beeri, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Hophni, son of Eli
Jabez, of Israel
Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud
Holy One
Jehoiada, priest
Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion
Jeshua, son of Jozadak, participated in rebuilding the temple "Joshua"
Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat, King of Israel, killed Jezebel, Ahab, and ministers of Baal
Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible
Jehoshaphat, King of Judah
Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat, married Athaliah
Jehoiakim, king of Judah, son of Josiah "Eliakim"
Delilah, Samson's demise
Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of judges in the Bible
Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men
Demas, companion of Paul
Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"
James, the Less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Matthew
Dionysius, the Areopagite
James, brother of Jesus
Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd
Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"
Eliphaz, the Temanite
Hiram, king of Tyre
Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer
Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul
Enosh, son of Seth, father of Kenan
Gideon, son of Joash, one of judges in the Bible
Epaphras, of Colossae, companion of Paul, evangelist in Laodicea and Hierapolis
Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the people of Judah
Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia
Gamaliel, 1st century AD
Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul
Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"
Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea
Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel"
Folly
Festus, governor of Caesarea
Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea
Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria
Ezekiel, the Prophet
Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him
Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"
Goliath, the giant Philistine
Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die-taken by God
Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest
Hermogenes, deserted Paul
Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho
Hezekiah, King of Judah
Herodion, Christian relative of Paul
Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice
Herod, the Great, King of Judea
Elisha, the Prophet, son of Shaphat
Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David
Good Shepherd
Hermas, Roman Christian
Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch
Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad
Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel
Haman, the Agagite
Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel
Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Habakkuk, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"
Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus
Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah
Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"
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
Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus
Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"
Lucius, relative of Paul
Belial, sons of worthlessness "Satan" "Wicked One"
Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not-Loved"
Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus
Benaiah, one of David's mighty men
Bereans, searched the Scriptures
Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job
Lois, Timothy's grandmother
Lo-Ammi, son of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not my people"
Linus, Pope
Boaz, son of Salmon, husband of Ruth, widow of Mahlon
Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah
Manoah, father of Samson
Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable
Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes
Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
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
Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum
Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary
Mark, the Evangelist, associate of Peter "John Mark"
Medes
Matthias, the Apostle
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, David's great sin
Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus
Mary, Roman Christian
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary, mother of James and Joseph
Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon" "Destruction"
Beelzebub, prince of demons "Beelzebul"
Lemuel, king
Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes
Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus
Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"
Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den
John Mark, son of Mary
John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth
Dagon, god of the Philistines
Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah, lived 777 years
Cretans
Crescens, companion of Paul
Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile
Cyrus II, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"
Chemosh, god of Moab
Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple
Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul
Cephas, Simon, son of John "Peter"
Chilion, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi "Kilion"
Carpus, Paul left his cloak, book and parchments with him in Troas
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome
Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, captured by Nebuchadnezzar "Jeconiah"
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran
Joash, Judean king
Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel
Hoshea, last king of Israel
Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"
Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of judges in the Bible
Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah, lived 438 years "Arpachshad"
Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach
Gomer, son of Japheth, father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah
Ham, son of Noah, father of Canaan, Cush, Mizraim, Put
Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel
Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel
Job, of Uz, challenged by satan
Jehoash, king of Israel, son of Jehoahaz "Shallum"
Ahio, son of Abinadab, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant
Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah
Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu
Jude, brother of James
Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Rehoboam, King of Judah, son of Solomon, grandson of David
Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah
Arabs
Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah
Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison
Jared, father of Enoch, lived 962 years
Zacchaeus, tax collector
Jason, relative of Paul
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus was placed in his tomb
Elon, from Zebulun, one of judges in the Bible
Jesse, son of Obed, grandson of Ruth and Boaz, father of King David
Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah
Ham, son of Noah
Seth, son of Adam and Eve
Molech, ancient Ammonite god
Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"
Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel, lived 910 years
Haran, son of Terah, father of Lot
Shem, son of Noah, lived 600 years
Justus, proposed but not selected to replace Judas "Joseph" "Barsabbas"
Shallum, king of Israel, son of Jabesh, assassinated Zechariah
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of judges in the Bible
Chaldeans
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon
Hadoram, son of king Tou
Haran, son of Terah
Rock
Zephaniah, son of Cushi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah "Arpachshad"
Timothy, companion of Paul, d. a. 97
Jeremiah, the prophet
Nephilim, Giants? Not in the sense of stature but of renown, descendants of Cain
Adam, father of Cain, Abel, Seth, lived 930 years
Eber
Cush, son of Ham
Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath
Enoch, walked with God, did not die-taken by God
Hamor, father of Shechem
Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah
Melchizedek
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of judges in the Bible married Acsah
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of judges in the Bible
Jedaiah, son of Harumaph, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem
Titus, bishop of Crete
Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram
Zerubbabel, prince of Judah
Seth, son of Adam and Eve, and father of Enosh, lived 912 years
Elon, from Zebulun, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Shallum, king of Israel, assassinated Zechariah
Jedaiah, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem
Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David
Zephaniah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Eber, son of Shelah, father of Peleg and Joktan, lived 430 years
Abdon, son of Hillel, one of judges in the Bible
Abraham
Adam
Tamar
Dinah
Leah
Rachel
Rebekah
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, King of Judah
Sarah
Isaak
Eva
Jared, son of Mahalalel, father of EnochS
Rehoboam, King of Judah, 930-913, son of Solomon, grandson of David
Aquila, husband of Pricilla
Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector
Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome
Jakob
Adam, father of Cain, Abel
Antichrist
Laban, father of Rebekah
Nabonidus, King of Babylon
Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria
Onesiphorus, Christian who ministered to Paul in prison
Jeroboam II, King of Israel
Jeroboam I, King of Israel
Abdon, one of judges in the Bible
Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother
Aaron, brother of Moses
Abednego, of the fiery furnace
Abraham, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"
Barak, son of Abinoam
Herod the Great
Ahab, King of Israel, 874-853
Dinah, daughter of Jacob
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel, 970-930
Saul, King of Israel
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin
Tola, son of Issachar, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Anna, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus
Esau, son of Isaac
Elisha, the Prophet
Ahithophel, David's counselor, hanged himself
Dan, son of Jacob
Ahio, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant
Cyrus II, King of Persia
Cephas "Simon Peter"
Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886
Gideon, son of Joash, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Caesar Augustus"
Shamgar, son of Anath, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Bronze Snake
Boaz, husband of Ruth
Potiphar, captian of the guard for Pharaoh
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Benjamin, son of Jacob, brother of Joseph
Beelzebub, prince of demons
Gabriel, the Archangel
Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel
Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Samson, the Nazirite, one of major judges in the Bible
Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable
Peter, the Apostle, "Simon Peter" "Cephas", d. 60
Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BC, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Naaman, healed of leprosy
Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor, 27 BC-14 AD
Leah, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob
Lazarus, poor man in Jesus' parable
Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho
Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee
Job, challenged by satan
Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753
Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, 872-869
I Am, God's response when Moses asked for His name
Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Hezekiah, 715-686, King of Judah
Nabopolassar, King of Babylon

Related series

Beacon Bible Commentary
Soncino Books of the Bible
Soncino Books of the Bible, 1st ed.
The Seventh-Day Adventist Bible Commentary

Related awards

Western World's Greatest Books - Project Gutenberg
Whitcoulls Top 100 Books
Genome of the Russian soul
The Globe & Mail 50 Greatest Books
Les 100 livres préférés des Français
Die 100 Lieblingsbücher der Wiener
Harold Bloom's Western Canon
The List 100 Best Scottish Books
The Guardian's 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All-Time
1,000 Books to Read Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar
Amazon.com Best Books
San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year
Globe and Mail Top 100 Book
Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year
Stripschapjaarprijs

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Book of Life
Gilead
Beersheba, well of the oath
Canaan, the promised land
(show all 100 items)
Babel, the Tower of Babel
Dead Sea, where ancient scrolls were found "Salt Sea"
Earth, created by God
Eden, "Garden of Eden"
Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness
Egypt, where Israel was enslaved
Babylon
Assyria
Cyrene
Bethany
Beqaa Valley
Bethesda
Bay of Naples
Barada River
Balikh River
Cana, Galilee
Edom
Capernaum
Cilicia
Arnon River
Armenia
Hell
Cappadocia
Achor, Valley of
Abilene
Bithynia
Cush
Abana River
Asia
Greece
Berea, examined the scriptures
Gennesaret
Cyprus, spread of the Gospel
Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys
Corner Gate, Jerusalem
Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys
Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys
Asher Gate, Jerusalem
Carchemish
Arabia, spread of the Gospel
Athens, Paul's missionary journeys
Apollonia, spread of the Gospel
Caesarea, spread of the Gospel
Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus
Damascus, Saul converted
Benjamin Gate, Jerusalem
Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo
Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here
First Gate, Jerusalem
Dan Gate, Jerusalem
Fish Gate, Jerusalem
Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys
Dung Gate, Jerusalem
Gabbatha "Stone Pavement"
Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys
Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys
Gad Gate, Jerusalem
Bozrah, capital of Edom
Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch
Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here
Gaza, spread of the Gospel
Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"
Gibeah
Golden Gate, Jerusalem "Gate of Mercy"
Ararat, mountains where the Ark ended
Golgotha, place of a skull
Antioch, spread of the Gospel
Heaven, paradise for believers
Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul
Ephraim Gate, Jerusalem
Horse Gate, Jerusalem "Golden Gate"
Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel
Euphrates
Ashkelon
Achaia
Adullam
Hamath
Hadrak
Had Rimmon
Ammon
Aram
Ashdod
Gilgal
Azal
Ephraim
Bashan
Beth Aven
Geba
Beth Ezel
Gath
Beth Ophrah
Bethel
Carmel
Ekron
Elkosh
Cenchrea

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Feast of Tabernacles
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Sacrifice of Isaac
Jacob wrestles with God
(show all 100 items)
Ten Commandments
Joseph Sold to Egypt
Joseph in charge of Egypt
Joseph's brothers go to Egypt
Israel's exodus from Egypt
Day of Atonement
Tabernacle
Death of Moses
Manna from Heaven
Israel crossing the Red Sea
Fall of Man
Passover
Plagues in Egypt
Moses and the burning bush
Year of Jubilee
Joseph's dreams
Tower of Babel
The Rainbow
The Flood
Birth of Moses
Balaam’s Donkey
Creation
Bronze Snake
Golden Calf
Ark of the Covenant
Sun stands still
Jesus heals man with palsy
Solomon King of Israel
Job’s faith tested
Jesus’ parable of the sower
Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead
Jesus calms the stormy sea
Jesus calls his disciples
Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth
John preaches and baptizes
Pentecost
Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast
David anointed King of Judah
David and Bathsheba
Battle of Jericho
Sampson kills 1000 Philistines
Sampson and Delilah
David and Goliath
Solomon builds the Temple
Solomon asks for wisdom
Birth of John the Baptist promised
Birth of Jesus foretold
Birth of John the Baptist
Joseph takes Mary as his wife
Birth of Jesus
Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire
David King of Israel
Jesus' temptation in the desert
Jonah swallowed by a great fish
Wedding at Cana
Jesus purging the temple
Jesus heals the blind and mute
The widow’s oil
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace
Valley of dry bones
An axhead floats
New Heavens and a new Earth
Jerusalem under siege
Seventy years of captivity
Fall of Jerusalem
Christmas
Jesus’ parable of the weeds
False god destroyed by God
Daniel in the lion's den
Oracles Against Eight Nations
The coming of salvation on the Day of the LORD
The coming Day of the LORD
The locust plague, a fortaste of the Day of the LORD
The unfaithful nation and the faithful LORD
The unfaithful wife and the faithful husband
Five Vivid Visions of Israel's Fate
Oracles against Israel and its People
The Promise of Messianic Restoration and Blessing
The cause of Edom's downfall
Judgement on Jerusalem
Indictment, judgement and hope for the people
Indictment, judgement and hope for the leaders
Indictment, judgement and hope for the nation
Nineveh's destruction is decreed by the LORD
Nineveh's destruction is described
The Oracle against Edom
Jerusalem restored
An oracle from the LORD: About the Messiah
A call to action: Build my House
A word of encouragement: My House will be Glorious
A call to pursue Holiness
A Promise of Restoration
An oracle from the LORD: God's love for Israel
An oracle from the LORD: Improper sacrifices insult God
A warning to the priests from the LORD
The Day of the Lord

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