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People/Characters: Mark, the Evangelist

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Works (20)

Titles	Order
The Bible As Literature: An Introduction by John B. Gabel
The Bible: In Contemporary Language: The Message by Eugene H. Peterson	Mark 1-16
The Daily Bible: New International Version: With Devotional Insights to Guide You Through God's Word by F. LaGard Smith	Mark 1-16
The Dramatized New Testament: New International Version by Michael Perry
Four Gospels, One Jesus? A Symbolic Reading by Richard A. Burridge	Mark 1-16
Four Portraits of One Savior by Mark J. Lenz
Good News Bible by American Bible Society	Mark 1-16
Hard Sayings of Jesus: Embracing His Words of Life by Joel C. Seifert
The Holy Bible: New Living Translation by Tyndale	Mark 1-16
The literature of the New Testament by Ernest Findlay Scott
The Lives of the Saints by Omer Englebert
The Living Bible by Kenneth Nathaniel Taylor	Mark 1-16
The Message: The New Testament in Contemporary Language by Eugene H. Peterson	Mark 1-16
NIV Life Application Study Bible by Tyndale	Mark 1-16
NIV Study Bible, Personal Size by Kenneth L. Barker	Mark 1-16
NIV Thompson Chain-Reference Bible by Frank Charles Thompson	Mark 1-16 "John Mark"
The One Year Bible NIV by Tyndale	Mark 1-16
The One Year Chronological Bible [NIV] by Tyndale	Mark 1-16
The Quest Study Bible : For the Lord gives wisdom and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding Proverbs 2:6 : New International Version by Phyllis Ten Elshof	Mark 1-16
The Student Bible: New International Version by Philip Yancey	Mark 1-16

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Luke, the Evangelist

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

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

Herod Agrippa II

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

James, the Less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Matthew

Herod Agrippa I

Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

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Matthias, the Apostle

Lydia, of Thyatira, convert who sold purple dyes

Titus, bishop of Crete

Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah

Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus

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

Elijah, the Prophet, did not die, was taken up in a whirlwind

Thomas, the Apostle "doubting Thomas"

Herod the Great

Salome, wife of Zebedee, mother of John, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning

Zechariah, the priest, father of John the Baptist

Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah

Levi, son of Jacob

Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab

Leah, daughter of Laban, sister of Rachel, wife of Jacob

Amnon, son of David

Michael, the Archangel

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

Shishak, king of Egypt

Philemon, master of Onesimus

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

Necho II, king of Egypt

Uriah, husband of Bathsheba

Jethro, priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses

Elisha, the Prophet

Jude, brother of James

Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

Eliphaz, the Temanite

Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

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

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Ham, son of Noah

Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob

Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Zeus, Greek king of gods

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

Zipporah, wife of Moses

Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram, lived 600 years

Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

Peter, the Apostle "Simon Peter" "Cephas"

Philip, the Apostle

Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

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

Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector

Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"

Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David

Hophni, son of Eli

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

Delilah, Samson's demise

Eli, the priest

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba

Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah

Timothy, companion of Paul, d. a. 97

Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses

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

Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah

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

Nehemiah, the prophet

Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz

Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

James, brother of Jesus

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

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

Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite

Simon Magus, 1st or 2nd century

Seth, son of Adam and Eve

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning

Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah

Zephaniah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, King of Judah

Anna, daughter of Phanuel, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus

Japheth, son of Noah, father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras

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

Shamgar, son of Anath, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah

Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah

Elon, from Zebulun, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Ahithophel, the Gilonite, David's counselor, hanged himself

Gabriel, the Archangel

Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

Dinah, daughter of Jacob

Asshurbanipal, King of Assyria

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

John, of Patmos

Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath

Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"

Ruth, wife of Boaz

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible

Whore of Babylon

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

Ezekiel, the Prophet

Jairus, daughter raised by Jesus

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai

Ehud, one of judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites

Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Barak, son of Abinoam

Ezra, the scribe, priest

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

Goliath, the giant Philistine

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

Herod Antipater

Er, son of Judah

Haman, the Agagite

Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul

Tamar, sister of Absalom

Shelah, son of Judah

Saul, King of Israel

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

Tamar, wife of Er

Tola, son of Issachar, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Zilpah, maid servant of Rachel, mother of Gad and Asher

Zeresh, wife of Haman

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Salmon, son of Nahshon

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

Jeremiah, the prophet

Jabez, of Israel

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

Onan, son of Judah

Naaman, healed of leprosy

Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David

Abimelech, king of Gerar

Abner, commander of Saul's army

Absalom, son of King David

Ahab, King of Israel 874-853

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

Elimelech, of Bethlehem "Elimelek"

Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon" "Destruction"

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

Joseph, of Arimathea

Adonijah, son of David and Haggith

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Ahimelech, son of Ahitub

Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson

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

Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David

Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah

Jephthah's Daughter

Jeroboam I, King of Israel, 930-909

Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"

Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho

Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah, 640-609

Orpah, wife of Chilion

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

Zimri, King of Israel, assassinated Elah, reigned 7 days, 885

Chilion, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi "Kilion"

Ahasuerus, king of Persia

Balaam, son of Beor

Uzzah, son of Abinadab, died when he touched the Ark of the Covenant

Rehoboam, King of Judah, 930-913, son of Solomon, grandson of David

Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites

Herod Antipater "Antipas"

Balaam's Donkey

Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat, married Athaliah, 848-841

Malchus, high priest's servant, Simon Peter cut off his ear

Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem

Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest

Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel

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

Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job

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

Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David

Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi

Asa, 910-869 BC, King of Judah

Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

Saul, of Tarsus

Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd

Peter, the Apostle

Mahlon, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth

Naomi, wife of Elimelech

Joseph, of Nazareth

Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon "Osnappar"

Mordecai, son of Jair, uncle and foster father of Esther

Boaz, husband of Ruth

Mary, mother of Jesus

Joses "Joseph, brother of Jesus"

Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753

Hezekiah, 715-686, King of Judah

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus

Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"

Ahithophel, David's counselor, hanged himself

Belial "Sons of Worthlessness" "Satan"

Belial, sons of worthlessness

Matthew, the Apostle (Levi), son of Alphaeus, brother of James the Less

John, the Apostle

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus

Simon, the Zealot

Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Gomer, son of Japheth, father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah

Admatha, wise man of King Xerxes

Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"

Matthew, the Apostle

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

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

Jair, one of judges in the Bible

Josiah, King of Judah

Jehoram, King of Israel

Ibzan, one of judges in the Bible

Jairus, daughter raised to life by Jesus

Hezekiah, King of Judah

Harbonah, eunuch of King Xerxes

Joshua, the battle of Jericho

Jeroboam I, King of Israel

Jeroboam II, King of Israel

Jephthah, one of judges in the Bible

Jonadab "Jehonadab"

James the Greater, the Apostle, son of Zebedee

Japheth, son of Noah

James the Less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Matthew

Ananias, high priest

Ahinoam, wife of David

Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother

Asa, King of Judah

Ahab, King of Israel

Adam, father of Cain, Abel, Seth

Abraham, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"

Achish, king of Gath

Balak, king of the Moabites

Bildad, friend of Job

Elon, from Zebulun, one of judges in the Bible

Gideon, one of judges in the Bible

Gomer, son of Japheth

Elihu, friend of Job

Doeg, Saul's head shepherd

Chilion, son of Elimelech and Naomi "Kilion"

Hamor, father of Shechem

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Noah, of the Flood and the Ark

Pontius Pilate, governor of Judea, judge at the trial of Jesus

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

Messiah "the anointed"

God "Elohim" "Yahweh"

Uzzah, died when he touched the Ark of the Covenant

Zimri, King of Israel, assassinated Elah

Zophar, friend of Job

Spirit "Holy Spirit"

Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Biblee

Gomer, wife of Hosea

Zechariah, the priest, father of John the Baptist, "Zacharias"

Isaiah, the Prophet

Elkanah, son of Jeroham , and father of Samuel

Ehud, one of 6 major judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver the Israelites from Moabite domination

Abishag, warmed old King David

Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"

Abdon, from Pirathon, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible

Tola, one of judges in the Bible

Timothy, companion of Paul

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

Merab, daughter of Saul

Miriam, sister of Moses

Manoah, father of Samson

Manasseh, King of Judah

Lamech, father of Noah

Lydia, convert who sold purple dyes

Mahlon, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth

Mordecai, uncle and foster father of Esther

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon

Shamgar, one of judges in the Bible

Shem, son of Noah

Seraphim, angels

Samson, one of major judges in the Bible

Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of judges in the Bible

Rehoboam, King of Judah, grandson of David

Laban, father of Rebekah

Bridget, of Sweden

Clare, of Assisi

Bernard, of Clairvaux

Benedict, of Nursia

Bernadette Soubirous

Francis of Assisi

Ignatius, of Antioch

Ignatius, of Loyola

Jerome, 331-420

Gertrude the Great

Francis de Sales

Archangel Gabriel

Bartholomew, the Apostle

Amos, one of prophets in the Bible

Mahlon, Ephrathite of Bethlehem , son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth

Abba "God the Father"

Eliam, father of Bathsheba

Herod Antipater, "Antipas"

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

Jair, son of Manasseh, one of judges in the Bible

Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of judges in the Bible

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

Anthony the Great

Anthony, of Padua

Augustine of Hippo, 354-430

Pontius Pilate, judge at the trial of Jesus

Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

John, of Patmos "John son of Zebedee"

Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"

Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hananiah"

Lot, son of Haran

Zechariah, the priest

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Lucifer "Satan"

Job, challenged by satan

Potiphar, captian of the guard for Pharaoh

Aaron, older brother of Moses

Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon"

Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of judges in the Bible

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

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

Qoheleth/Koheleth/The Preacher

Rebecca, daughter of Bethuel "Rebekah"

John, the Evangelist, son of Zebedee

Vincent de Paul

Raphael, the Angel

Saint Scholastica

St. Peter of Alcántara

Martin, St., 316-397

Saint Sebastian

Simeon Stylites

Timothy, bishop of Ephesus

Saint Valentine

Teresa of Avila

Thérèse of Lisieux

Abiathar, high priest

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Achor, Valley of

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Jeshanah Gate "Old Gate"

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Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Beersheba, well of the oath

Berea, examined the scriptures

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Canaan, the promised land

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Damascus, Saul converted

Bozrah, capital of Edom

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Mesopotamia, "Syria of the two rivers"

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Damascus Gate, "Shechem Gate"

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

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Golgotha, place of a skull

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Earth, created by God

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Horse Gate, "Golden Gate"

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Joppa, spread of the Gospel, Tabitha raised "Jaffa"

Lebanon, cedar trees

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Judah, Kingdom of

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Heaven, paradise for believers

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

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Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Sun stands still

Ten Commandments

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Jesus heals a leper

Jesus heals the Centurion's servant

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Sermon on the mount

Jesus’ parable of the net

Jesus calms the stormy sea

Jesus' temptation in the desert

John preaches and baptizes

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

Jesus calls his disciples

Wedding at Cana

Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Jesus heals man with palsy

Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son

Jesus purging the temple

Jesus heals the blind and mute

Jesus feeds the 5,000

Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem

Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

The barren fig tree

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

Jesus heals a man with dropsy

Parable of the lost sheep

The rich man and poor Lazarus

Parable of the unjust steward

Parable of the prodigal son

Parable of the lost coin

The rich young man

Jesus blesses small children

Jesus feeds 4,000

Jesus walks on the sea

Birth of John the Baptist

Beheading of John the Baptist

Jesus heals a blind man

Peter’s confession of Christ

Jesus heals 10 lepers

Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering

Jesus restores a lunatic

Transfiguration

Jesus sends the 12 Apostles

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

Ark of the Covenant

Manna from Heaven

Israel crossing the Red Sea

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Balaam’s Donkey

Year of Jubilee

Day of Atonement

Plagues in Egypt

Jacob wrestles with God

Sacrifice of Isaac

Joseph's dreams

Joseph Sold to Egypt

Moses and the burning bush

Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Joseph in charge of Egypt

Battle of Jericho

Jerusalem under siege

New Heavens and a new Earth

Job’s faith tested

An axhead floats

Seventy years of captivity

Fall of Jerusalem

Birth of John the Baptist promised

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

Daniel in the lions den

Valley of dry bones

Birth of Jesus foretold

The widow’s oil

David anointed King of Judah

David and Goliath

Sampson and Delilah

Sampson kills 1000 Philistines

David King of Israel

David and Bathsheba

Solomon builds the Temple

Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire

Solomon asks for wisdom

Solomon King of Israel

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