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People/Characters: Nephilim

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Works (10)

Titles	Order
A Commentary on Genesis 1-11 by Carl J. Lawrenz	Genesis 6:4
Concordia Self-Study Bible: Niv by Concordia Publishing House	Genesis 6:4
ESV New Classic Reference Bible by Crossway Bibles	Genesis 6:4
Holy Bible by Thomas Nelson & Sons	Genesis 6:4
Holy Bible by Hertel Bible Publishers	Genesis 6:4
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Inc. Wartburg Project	Genesis 6:4)(p 8,199
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated Out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Dilligently Compared and Revised By His Majesty's Special Command (Teachers' Edition)	Genesis 6:4
The Holy Bible: Containing the old and new testaments translated out of the original tougues and with the former translations diligently compared & revised: The authorized King James Version (KJV) by The Word Publishing Company	Genesis 6:4
The Oxford self-pronouncing Bible; The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original by King James Translation	Genesis 6:4
Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 1: Genesis 1-15 by Gordon J. Wenham	Genesis 6:4

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Mahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared, lived 895 years

Cush, son of Ham, father of Nimrod, Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Rahmah, Sabteca

Javan, son of Japheth, father of Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, Rodanim, Ionians

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

Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah

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Jared, son of Mahalalel, father of Enoch, lived 962 years

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

Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah

God "El - The Mighty One" "Elohim" "Yahweh - The Covenant Lord"

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

Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu

Haran, son of Terah, father of Milcah, Lot, and Iscah

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

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

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

Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah

Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah, lived 438 years "Arpachshad"

Canaan, grandson of Noah

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

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

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

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

Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug, lived 207 years

Nimrod, son of Cush

Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel, lived 910 years

Eber, son of Shelah, father of Peleg and Joktan, lived 430 years

Adah, wife of Lamech

Enosh, son of Seth, father of Kenan, lived 905 years

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

Zillah, wife of Lamech

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad

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

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

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

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

Melchizedek, king of Salem

Creator "God" "Lord"

Pharaoh, several at different times

Spirit "Spirit of the Lord" "Spirit of God" "Holy Spirit"

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

Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

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

Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy

Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Molech, an ancient Ammonite god "Molock, Melech, Molek"

Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David

Michael, the Archangel

Pekahiah, king of Israel, son of Menahem, killed by Pekah

Pekah, son of Remaliah, officer of Pekahiah whom he killed, King of Israel, he was assassinated by Hosea

Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses

Nehemiah, the prophet, son of Hachaliah

Moab, son of Lot and his daughter

Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer

Nicolas, of Antioch

Orpah, the Moabite, wife of Chilion

Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah

Naomi, wife of Elimelech

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

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Og, Amorite king of Bashan

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

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

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

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

Nympha, woman who housed the church in Laodicea "Nymphas"

Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach

Oreb, prince of Midian

Nadab, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord

Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"

Nahash, the Ammonite

Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison

Onan, son of Judah

Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon

Necho II, king of Egypt

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

Matthias, the Apostle

Lazarus, of Bethany, brought back to life by Jesus

Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah

Korah, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him

Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

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

Lo-Ammi, son of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not my people"

Lois, Timothy's grandmother

Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul

Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi

Levi, son of Jacob, lived 137 years

Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"

Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses

Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

Joshua, son of Nun, the battle of Jericho

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel

Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah

Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah

Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Justus, proposed but not selected to replace Judas "Joseph" "Barsabbas"

Jude, brother of James "Judah" "Judas"

Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

Lord God Almighty

Lord God of Israel

Mary, Roman Christian

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

Mary, of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus

Mary, mother of Jesus

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

Mary, mother of James and Joseph

Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes

Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum

Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"

Messiah "the anointed" "Savior" "Jesus of Nazareth"

Mesha, king of Moab

Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan king of Babylon "Marduk-apla-iddina"

Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan

Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel

Martha, of Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus

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

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes

Lucius, relative of Paul

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not-Loved"

Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

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

Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath

Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah

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

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

Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol

Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess

Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"

Timothy, of Lystra, companion of Paul

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome

Thummim, decision stone

Tertius, Paul's scribe, at Paul's direction wrote Letter to the Romans

Thomas, the Apostle "Didymus" "doubting Thomas"

Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian

Tobiah, the Ammonite servant

Tryphosa, Roman Christian

Tubal, son of Japheth, located in the vicinity of the Black Sea

Tryphena, Roman Christian

Trophimus, Christian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey

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

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates

Tamar, wife of Er

Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite

Sisera, general of Jabin's army, killed by Jael with a tent peg thru his temple

Simon, the leper

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Tamar, sister of Absalom

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Spirit of Truth

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Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul

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Zeeb, prince of Midian

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

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

Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah

Zechariah, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II "Zaccur" "Zachariah" "Zacharias"

Zelophehad, son of Hepher

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

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

Zipporah, wife of Moses

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

Zeus, Greek king of the gods

Zeresh, wife of Haman

Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah "Sheshbazzar"

Zebedee, husband of Salome, father of James and John

Zebah, king of Midian

Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

Uzziah, son of Amaziah, King of Judah "Azariah"

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

Uriah, the Hittite, husband of Bathsheba

Urim, decision stone

Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem

Zalmunna, king of Midian

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector at Jericho

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

Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul

Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah

Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"

Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies

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

Rahab, mythological monster

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"

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

Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth

Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"

Righteous One, the only one who never sinned "Jesus"

Ruth, the Moabite, wife of Boaz

Rezin, king of Damascus Syria

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

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

Rehum, commanding officer of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

Priscilla, of Corinth, wife of Aquila, "Prisca"

Philetus, Christian false teacher

Philip, the Apostle, of Bethsaida

Philemon, master of Onesimus

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses and raised him

Persis, Roman Christian

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

Philippian jailer

Phinehas, son of Eleazar, killed Zimri and his lover to turn God's anger from Israel

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

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

Piram, king of Jarmuth

Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul

Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"

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

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

Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary

Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob

Sheba, rebelled against King David

Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib

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

Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David

Shelah, son of Judah

Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan

Shishak, king of Egypt

Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon

Shimshai, secretary of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem

Shimei, son of Gershon "Shemaiah" "Shimhi" "Shimi"

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

Shethar-Bozenai, Persian offical, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple

Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"

Shallum, king of Israel, son of Jabesh, assassinated Zechariah

Sargon II, Assyrian king

Satan "Belial" "Prince of this world" "Evil One"

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

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

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

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish

Saul, of Tarsus

Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hanania"

Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria

Segub, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho

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

Peninnah, wife of Elkanah

Keturah, Abraham's wife after the death of Sarah

Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus

Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary

Belial, sons of worthlessness "Satan" "Wicked One"

Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"

Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job

Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob

Bezalel, chosen by God as a craftsman of the Tabernacle, made the Ark of the Covenant

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

Benaiah, one of David's mighty men

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

Barak, sent by Deborah to defeat Sisera to free the Israelite people

Azariah_II, high priest who refused King Uzziah burning incense in the temple

Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah

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

Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul

Baal, god of Asia Minor

Baanah, son of Rimmon, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth

Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Balaam's Donkey

Balaam, son of Beor

Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886

Boaz, husband of Ruth

Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"

Delilah, Samson's demise

Demas, companion of Paul

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

Dathan, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him

Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion

Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"

Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem

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

Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba

Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Dionysius, the Areopagite

Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd

Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

Cephas "Simon Peter"

Chemosh, god of Moab

Carpus, Paul left his cloak, book and parchments with him in Troas

Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

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

Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"

Dagon, god of the Philistines

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

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

Crescens, companion of Paul

Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile

Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"

Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah

Achsah, daughter of Caleb and wife of Othniel "Acsah"

Adonijah, son of David and Haggith

Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch

Achan, son of Carmi, of the tribe of Judah, unfaithfully took plunder from Jericho

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

Absalom, son of King David

Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem

Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab

Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham

Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest

Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"

Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel

Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem

Agag, king of Amalekites

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

Abishai, son of David's sister Zeruiah

Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest

Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

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

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

Abba "God the Father"

Abihu, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord

Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah

Abiram, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho

Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David

Abiram, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him

Abinadab, son of Jesse, keeper of the ark of the covenant

Abimelech, king of Gerar

Ahimelech, son of Ahitub

Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz

Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian

Apollos, of Alexandria

Antipas, martyr

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

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

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Archelaus, king over Judea and Samaria, son of Herod the Great

Asaph, psalmist

Asherah, fertility goddess

Asa, 910-869 BC, King of Judah

Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses

Archippus, fellow worker with Paul

Aristarchus, early Christian disciple

Angel of the Lord, God

Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Amaziah, Priest of Bethel

Amnon, son of David

Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash

Alexander, the smith

Ahio, son of Abinadab, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant

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

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

Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"

Ancient of Days, God

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

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

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

Amram, son of Kohath, husband of Jochebed, and father of Moses, lived 137 years

Eleazer, son of Phinehas

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah

Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

Israel "God's chosen people"

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Jabez, of Israel

Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor

James, brother of Jesus

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

Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses

Eli, the priest

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

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

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, husband of Rebekah

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

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

Hophni, son of Eli

Hiram, king of Tyre

Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest

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

Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho

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

Hoshea, last king of Israel

Ichabod, son of Phinehas

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

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

Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites

Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith

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

Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses

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

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

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

Jeshua, son of Jozadak, participated in rebuilding the temple "Joshua"

Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel

Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel

Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer

Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

John Mark, son of Mary

Joel, son of Pethuel, writer of one of 12 short prophetic books in the Bible

Joash, Judean king

Job, of Uz, challenged by satan

Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah

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

Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah

Jehoash, king of Israel, son of Jehoahaz "Shallum"

Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu

Jedaiah, son of Harumaph, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem

Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men

Jason, relative of Paul

Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, captured by Nebuchadnezzar "Jeconiah"

Jehoiada, priest

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat, King of Israel, killed Jezebel, Ahab, and ministers of Baal

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, son of Asa

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

Jehoiakim, king of Judah, son of Josiah "Eliakim"

Herodion, Christian relative of Paul

Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, daughter raised by Jesus

Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul

Er, son of Judah

Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia

Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath

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

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Ezra, the scribe, priest, son of Seraiah

Father "God the Father"

Ezekiel, the Prophet, son of Buzi

Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"

Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul

Eunice, Timothy's mother

Epaphras, of Colossae, companion of Paul, evangelist in Laodicea and Hierapolis

Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

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

Eliezer, priest

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba, one of David's mighty men

Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David

Eliakim, son of Hilkiah

Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi

Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah

Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel

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

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

Elisha, the Prophet

Eliphaz, the Temanite

Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea

Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job

Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

Haman, the Agagite

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

Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad

Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

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

Herod Agrippa I, son of Aristobulus "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

Hermas, Roman Christian

Hermogenes, deserted Paul

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

Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul

Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, leader of the people of Manasseh

Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah

Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"

Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel Gabriel"

Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the people of Judah

Gamaliel, trained Saul in the Law

Gershon, son of Levi

Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea, daughter of Diblaim

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

Goliath, the giant Philistine from Gath

Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job

Festus, governor of Caesarea

Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, pointed to Israel's unfaithfulness by marrying foreign women "Shebaniah" "Shechaniah"

Ahiman, the Anakite

Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from every city in Israel

Olympas, Roman Christian

Elohim "Hebrew for God"

Gilgamesh, ruler of Uruk, Mesopotamian epic similar to the flood

Adonai "Hebrew for Lord"

Dedan, son of Rahmah

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546, reformer

Zophar the Naamathite

Ezra, Abraham ibn, Jewish commentator

Tutankhamun, Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty "King Tut"

Thutmose III, king of Egypt

Shabako, king of Egypt

Seti I, king of Egypt

Shebitku, king of Egypt

Siamun, king of Egypt

Sinsharishkun, king of the Assyrian empire, son of Ashurbanipal

Festus, Porcius, procurator of Judea

Teraphim, household gods

Steinman, Andrew E.

Ware, Steven L.

Wartburg Project

Zerah, son of Judah

Spirit "Holy Spirit"

Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, pointed to Israel's unfaithfulness by marrying foreign women

Rephaim, giant people

Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel

Rephaim, ancient people of large stature "Rephaites"

Psusennes II, king of Egypt

Adadnirari III, king of Assyria

Alexander the Great

Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus

Herodotus, Greek historian

Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess

Domitian, 11th Emperor of the Roman Empire

Berosus, Babylonian priest about 300 B.C. "Berossus"

Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria

Apries, king of Egypt "Hophra"

Ashurnasirpal II

Augustine of Hippo, 354-430

Jerome, wrote Vulgate Bible, son of Eusebius

Josephus, Flavius, historian

Osorkon I, king of Egypt

Origen, early Christian theologian of Alexandria, Bible translator

Polycarp, disciple of John, bishop of Smyrna, martyr

Psammeticus II, king of Egypt

Amunhotep, king of Egypt

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, persecuted Christians

Nabonidus, King of Babylon

Lady Wisdom, personification of Proverbs 1-9

Maccabeus, Judas, Jewish patriot of 2nd century

Masoretes, preservers of the Hebrew bible

Ramses II, Pharaoh

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Word Biblical Commentary

Related publisher series

The John Hertel Company

Related places

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Earth, created by God

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

Judah, Kingdom of

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Lebanon, cedar trees

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

Golgotha, place of a skull

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

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Mount of Transfiguration

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Berea, examined the scriptures

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Achor, Valley of

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Mount Zion, the mountain of the Lord "Mount Moriah"

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Damascus, Saul converted

Canaan, the promised land

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Beersheba, well of the oath

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Heaven, paradise for believers

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Related events

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Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Jesus heals man with palsy

Jesus calms the stormy sea

Jesus heals the blind and mute

Jesus purging the temple

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Sermon on the mount

Wedding at Cana

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Jesus’ parable of the sower

John preaches and baptizes

Birth of John the Baptist

Birth of Jesus foretold

Birth of John the Baptist promised

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus heals a leper

Jesus calls his disciples

Jesus sends the 12 Apostles

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

Parable of the good Samaritan

The rich young man

Jesus blesses small children

The barren fig tree

Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

Parable of the lost coin

Parable of the lost sheep

Jesus heals a man with dropsy

Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem

Jesus heals 10 lepers

Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering

Jesus feeds the 5,000

Beheading of John the Baptist

Daniel in the lions den

Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son

Jesus walks on the sea

Jesus feeds 4,000

Jesus restores a lunatic

Transfiguration

Peter’s confession of Christ

Jesus heals a blind man

Jesus heals the Centurion's servant

Fall of Jerusalem

Ark of the Covenant

Ten Commandments

Manna from Heaven

Israel crossing the Red Sea

Year of Jubilee

Feast of Tabernacles

Day of Atonement

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Joseph's dreams

Jacob wrestles with God

Sacrifice of Isaac

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Joseph Sold to Egypt

Joseph in charge of Egypt

Plagues in Egypt

Moses and the burning bush

Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Balaam’s Donkey

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

Valley of dry bones

Seventy years of captivity

Jerusalem under siege

New Heavens and a new Earth

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

Solomon King of Israel

Sun stands still

Battle of Jericho

Sampson kills 1000 Philistines

Sampson and Delilah

Jesus’ parable of the net

David King of Israel

David anointed King of Judah

David and Bathsheba

David and Goliath

Jesus' temptation in the desert

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