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People/Characters: Mark, the Evangelist

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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
The Expositor's Bible commentary [12-volume complete set] by Frank E. Gaebelein
Four Gospels, One Jesus? A Symbolic Reading by Richard A. Burridge	Mark 1-16
Good News Bible: Illustrated Standard Edition by American Bible Society	Mark 1-16
The Greek New Testament by Eberhard Nestle	Mark 1-16
Holy Bible, New Living Translation Deluxe Text Edition by Tyndale	Mark 1-16
Life Application Study Bible NIV 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
The NIV Study Bible : Special Edition : New International Verskion : Red Letter Edition 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 Bible by Philip Yancey	Mark 1-16

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Luke, the Evangelist

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

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

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

Herod Agrippa II

Matthias, the Apostle

Lazarus, of Bethany, brought back to life by Jesus

Lydia, of Thyatira, convert who sold purple dyes

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

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Simeon, the Righteous, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah

Herod Agrippa I

Titus, bishop of Crete

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

Thomas, the Apostle "Didymus" "doubting Thomas"

Martha, of Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus

Timothy, of Lystra, companion of Paul

Zechariah, the priest, father of John the Baptist

Herod the Great

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

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

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

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

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Philemon, master of Onesimus

Mary, of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Michael, the Archangel

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

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

Jude, brother of James "Judah" "Judas"

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile

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

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah

Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job

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

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

Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah

Elisha, the Prophet

Ham, son of Noah, father of Canaan, Cush, Mizraim, Put

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

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

Eliphaz, the Temanite

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

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Necho II, king of Egypt

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba

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

Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

Uriah, the Hittite, husband of Bathsheba

Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, father of Shem, Ham, Japheth, walked with God, lived 950 years

Shishak, king of Egypt

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

Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses

Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, wicked queen, wife of Ahab

Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies

Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz

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

Philip, the Apostle, of Bethsaida

Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch

Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses

Peter, the Apostle "Simon Peter" "Cephas"

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

Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

Amnon, son of David

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

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

Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

Nehemiah, the prophet, son of Hachaliah

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector at Jericho

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

Moses, son of Amram, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible

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

Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, daughter raised by Jesus

Zechariah, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

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

Zeus, Greek king of the gods

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

Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel Gabriel"

James, brother of Jesus

Zipporah, wife of Moses

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Hophni, son of Eli

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

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

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

Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

Delilah, Samson's demise

Eli, the priest

Jesse, son of Obed, grandson of Ruth and Boaz, father of King David

Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah

Simon Magus, Samaritan religious figure, convert to Christianity, baptised by Philip

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, King of Judah

Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah

Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah

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

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

Asshurbanipal, King of Assyria

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, husband of Rebekah

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

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

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

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

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

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Herod Antipater

Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah

Dinah, daughter of Jacob

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah

John, of Patmos

Seth, son of Adam and Eve, and father of Enosh, lived 912 years

Samson, the Nazirite, son of Minoah, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

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

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

Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel

Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai "Hadassah"

Rebekah, wife of Isaac, daughter of Bethuel "Rebecca"

Ruth, the Moabite, wife of Boaz

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

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

Ezekiel, the Prophet, son of Buzi

Salmon, son of Nahshon

Barak, son of Abinoam

Whore of Babylon

Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

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

Levi, son of Jacob

Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat, married Athaliah

Jabez, of Israel

Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job

Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd

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

Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes

Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel

Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job

Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson

Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

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

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

Elimelech, of Bethlehem "Elimelek"

Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem

Haman, the Agagite

Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Hosea, son of Beeri, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Joshua, son of Nun, the battle of Jericho

Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah

Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

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

Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah, lived 777 years

Goliath, the giant Philistine from Gath

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

Er, son of Judah

Jephthah's Daughter

Zeresh, wife of Haman

Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul

Jonah, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible, swallowed by a large fish

Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"

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

Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

Tamar, sister of Absalom

Shelah, son of Judah

Tamar, wife of Er

Joseph, of Arimathea

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

Rehoboam, King of Judah, son of Solomon and Naamah, grandson of David

Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest

Ahimelech, son of Ahitub

Onan, son of Judah

Amos, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Asa, son of Abijah, King of Judah

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy

Adonijah, son of David and Haggith

Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah

Abimelech, king of Gerar

Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David

Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David

Abner, son of Ner, commander of Saul's army

Absalom, son of King David

Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites

Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David

Ahasuerus, king of Persia

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

Orpah, the Moabite, wife of Chilion

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

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

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Balaam, son of Beor

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi

Mary, mother of Jesus

Balaam's Donkey

Saul, of Tarsus

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

Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel

Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel

Hezekiah, King of Judah, son of Ahaz and father of Manasseh

Joseph, of Nazareth

Naomi, wife of Elimelech

Herod Antipater "Antipas"

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

Peter, the Apostle

Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus

Levi, son of Jacob, lived 137 years

Joses "Joseph, brother of Jesus"

Ezra, the scribe, priest, son of Seraiah

Boaz, husband of Ruth

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

Peter, the Apostle, denied Jesus 3 times "Simon Peter" "Cephas"

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

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus

Qoheleth/Koheleth/The Preacher

Matthew, the Apostle

Belial "Sons of Worthlessness" "Satan"

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

Belial, sons of worthlessness

Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"

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

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Admatha, wise man of King Xerxes

Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

Ezra, the scribe, priest "Esdras"

Lucifer "Satan"

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Satan "Belial" "Prince of this world" "Melkiresha" "sons of worthlessness" "Satan" "Wicked One"

Simeon Stylites

Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"

Joseph of Arimathea

Methuselah, son of Enoch, father of Lamech, lived 969 years

Lot, son of Haran

John, the Evangelist, son of Zebedee

Simon, the Zealot

Teresa of Avila

Thérèse of Lisieux

Timothy, bishop of Ephesus

Vincent de Paul

Saint Valentine

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hananiah"

Saint Sebastian

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

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

Gomer, wife of Hosea

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

Paul, the Apostle

Noah, of the Flood and the Ark

Simon Magus, Samaritan religious figure, convert to Christianity, baptized by Philip

Rebecca, daughter of Bethuel "Rebekah"

Potiphar, captian of the guard for Pharaoh

John the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

James, the Apostle, son of Zebedee

Messiah "the anointed"

Jacob, son of Isaac "Israel"

Harbonah "Harbona", eunuch of King Xerxes

Job, of Uz, challenged by satan

Augustine of Hippo

Anthony, of Padua

Anthony the Great

Bartholomew, the Apostle

Bernard, of Clairvaux

Bernadette Soubirous

Benedict, of Nursia

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

Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning

Amos, one of 12 minor prophets in the Bible

Herod Antipater, "Antipas"

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

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

Abba "God the Father"

John, of Patmos "John son of Zebedee"

Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

Bridget, of Sweden

Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning "Magdala"

John, the Apostle

Raphael, the Angel

St. Peter of Alcántara

Francis de Sales

Francis, of Assisi

Clare, of Assisi

Archangel Gabriel

Ignatius, of Loyola

Ignatius, of Antioch

Gertrude the Great

Saint Scholastica

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The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language

The One Year Series

The Expositor's Bible Commentary

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Related places

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Inspection Gate

Bozrah, capital of Edom

Achor, Valley of

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Damascus Gate, "Shechem Gate"

Damascus, Saul converted

Berea, examined the scriptures

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Canaan, the promised land

Beersheba, well of the oath

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Mesopotamia, "Syria of the two rivers"

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

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

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Golgotha, place of a skull

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Earth, created by God

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Horse Gate, "Golden Gate"

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

Lebanon, cedar trees

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Heaven, paradise for believers

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

Judah, Kingdom of

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Related events

Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth

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Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Jesus heals man with palsy

Jesus calms the stormy sea

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Jesus purging the temple

Jesus heals the blind and mute

Wedding at Cana

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Birth of Jesus foretold

Birth of John the Baptist promised

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

Daniel in the lions den

Birth of John the Baptist

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

Jesus' temptation in the desert

John preaches and baptizes

Jesus’ parable of the net

Jesus calls his disciples

Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son

The rich young man

Jesus blesses small children

Jesus heals 10 lepers

Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

The barren fig tree

Parable of the lost sheep

Jesus heals a man with dropsy

Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem

Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

Jesus restores a lunatic

Transfiguration

Jesus sends the 12 Apostles

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

Jesus heals the Centurion's servant

Jesus heals a leper

Beheading of John the Baptist

Jesus feeds the 5,000

Peter’s confession of Christ

Jesus heals a blind man

Jesus feeds 4,000

Jesus walks on the sea

Sermon on the mount

New Heavens and a new Earth

Ten Commandments

Manna from Heaven

Israel crossing the Red Sea

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Ark of the Covenant

Feast of Tabernacles

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

Valley of dry bones

Year of Jubilee

The widow’s oil

Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire

Solomon builds the Temple

Solomon asks for wisdom

An axhead floats

Job’s faith tested

Fall of Jerusalem

Seventy years of captivity

Jerusalem under siege

Solomon King of Israel

Sun stands still

Battle of Jericho

Balaam’s Donkey

David and Bathsheba

Sampson kills 1000 Philistines

Sampson and Delilah

David anointed King of Judah

David and Goliath

David King of Israel

Conversion of Paul

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