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People/CharactersNephilim, Giants? Not in the sense of stature but of renown, descendants of Cain

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A Commentary on Genesis 1-11 by Carl J. LawrenzGenesis 6:4
The Goddamned Volume 1: Before The Flood by Jason Aaron
The Goddamned, Vol. 2: The Virgin Brides by Jason Aaron
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Wartburg ProjectGenesis 6:4, p. 8,199
The Holy Bible: King James Version (KJV) by King James VersionGenesis 6:4
The Oxford Self-Pronouncing Bible by King James TranslationGenesis 6:4
Shameless: House of Vipera by Laura Wright
Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 1: Genesis 1-15 by Gordon J. WenhamGenesis 6:4

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Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"
Cain, son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel
Cherubim, angels
God "Elohim" "Yahweh"
Lord "Yahweh"
Eve, wife of Adam, mother of Cain, Abel, Seth
Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"
Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, walked with God
Spirit "Holy Spirit"
Canaan, grandson of Noah
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Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah
Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years
Creator "God" "Lord"
Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah
Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah
Adam, father of Cain, Abel, Seth, he lived 930 years
Levi, son of Jacob
Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus
Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus
Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah
Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah
Pharaoh, several at different times
Jacob, husband of Rachel, son of Isaac "Israel"
Adah, wife of Lamech
Nimrod, son of Cush
Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu
Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad
Nathan, the prophet, son of David
Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain
Zillah, wife of Lamech
Nicodemus, the Pharisee
Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die - taken by God
Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"
Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah
Sarah, wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac "Sarai"
Enosh, son of Seth, father of Kenan, lived 905 years
Saul, of Tarsus
Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning
Satan
Savior, the one who saved us from eternal damnation "Jesus"
Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"
Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"
Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah
Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath
Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"
Esther, Queen of Persia, cousin of Mordecai
Ham, son of Noah
Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus
Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah
Luke, the Evangelist, the physician
Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses
Philip, the Apostle
Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"
Michael, the Archangel
Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"
David, King of Israel, son of Jesse
Father "God the Father"
Pontius Pilate, judge at the trial of Jesus
Ezra, the scribe, priest
Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug, lived 207 years
Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah
Priscilla, wife of Aquila
Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"
Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
Melchizedek, king of Salem
Nehemiah, the prophet
Caleb, son of Jephunneh
Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah
Baal, god of Asia Minor
Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible
Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt
Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel, lived 910 years
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah
Israel "God's chosen people"
Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"
Lamb of God
Thomas, the Apostle "doubting Thomas"
Thummim, decision stone
Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah
Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"
Jairus, daughter raised by Jesus
King of kings
James, the Apostle, son of Zebedee "James the Greater"
Urim, decision stone
Immanuel, the Virgin's Son, seed of David, Prince of Peace
Judah, son of Jacob and Leah
Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father
Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul
Jonah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible, swallowed by a large fish
Yahweh "Lord" "God of Israel" "YHWH"
Joel, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah
Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab
Jethro, priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses
Zilpah, maid servant of Rachel, mother of Gad and Asher
Abba "God the Father"
Ancient of Days, God
Seth, son of Adam and Eve
Angel of the Lord, God
Son of God
Shepherd, shepherd of us, whom he describes as his sheep
Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah
Asaph, psalmist
Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah
Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross
Lord God of Israel
Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"
Son of Man
Lord God Almighty
Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin
Mordecai, son of Jair, uncle and foster father of Esther
Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer
Mark, the Evangelist, associate of Peter "John Mark"
Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath
Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon" "Destruction"
Moab, son of Lot and his daughter
Nabal, of Maon
Malchus, high priest's servant, Simon Peter cut off his ear
John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth
Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard
John Mark, son of Mary
Malachi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Nadab, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
Nahash, the Ammonite
Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah
Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer
Mahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared, lived 895 years
Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus
Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David
Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not-Loved"
Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses
Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David
Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple
Leah, daughter of Laban, sister of Rachel, wife of Jacob
Mary, Roman Christian
Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus
Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable
Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus
Mary, mother of Jesus
Matthias, the Apostle
Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes
Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah
Mary, mother of James and Joseph
Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum
Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan
Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel
Lois, Timothy's grandmother
Lucius, relative of Paul
Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"
Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"
Korah, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi
Messiah "Savior"
Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul
Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol
Lo-Ammi, son of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not my people"
Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Keturah, Abraham's wife after the death of Sarah
Mesha, king of Moab
Philippian jailer
Nahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Spirit of Truth
Tertius, Paul's scribe, at Paul's direction wrote Letter to the Romans
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran, lived 205 yrs
Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates
Tamar, wife of Er
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
Sisera, general of Jabin's army, killed by Jael with a tent peg thru his temple
Timothy, companion of Paul
Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite
Simon, the leper
Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah
Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"
Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon
Shishak, king of Egypt
Shimshai, secretary of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram, lived 600 years
Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan
Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"
Titus, bishop of Crete
Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob
Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul
Zipporah, wife of Moses
Zeresh, wife of Haman
Zelophehad, son of Hepher
Zeeb, prince of Midian
Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"
Zebedee, father of James and John
Zebah, king of Midian
Zalmunna, king of Midian
Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead
Trophimus, Christian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey
Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible
Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus
Uzzah, son of Abinadab, died when he touched the Ark of the Covenant
Uriah, husband of Bathsheba
Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul
Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul
Tubal, son of Japheth, located in the vicinity of the Black Sea
Tryphosa, Roman Christian
Tryphena, Roman Christian
Shelah, son of Judah
Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, pointed to Israel's unfaithfulness by marrying foreign women
Naomi, wife of Elimelech
Pekahiah, king of Israel, son of Menahem, killed by Pekah
Piram, king of Jarmuth
Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul
Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess
Phinehas, son of Eleazar, killed Zimri and his lover to turn God's anger from Israel
Jeremiah, the prophet
Philemon, master of Onesimus
Persis, Roman Christian
Peninnah, wife of Elkanah
Orpah, wife of Chilion
Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"
Oreb, prince of Midian
Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon
Onan, son of Judah
Og, Amorite king of Bashan
Obadiah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Nicolas, of Antioch
Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum
Necho II, king of Egypt
Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"
Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh
Quirinius, governor of Syria when Jesus was born "Cyrenius"
Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary
Sapphira, wife of Ananias, struck dead for lying to God
Sheba, rebelled against King David
Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib
Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David
Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"
Shadrach, of the fiery furnace
Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"
Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria
Segub, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
Sargon II, Assyrian king
Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well
Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob
Salome, wife of Zebedee, mother of John, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning
Ruth, wife of Boaz
Righteous One, the only one who never sinned "Jesus"
Rezin, king of Damascus Syria
Rehum, commanding officer of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"
Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies
Rahab, mythological monster
Jeshua, son of Jozadak, participated in rebuilding the temple "Joshua"
Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses
Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash
Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job
Cush, son of Ham, father of Nimrod, Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Rahmah, Sabteca
Crescens, companion of Paul
Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile
Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"
Chilion, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi "Kilion"
Chemosh, god of Moab
Carpus, Paul left his cloak, book and parchments with him in Troas
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"
Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"
Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob
Bereans, searched the Scriptures
Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den
Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph
Benaiah, one of David's mighty men
Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"
Belial, sons of worthlessness "Satan" "Wicked One"
Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"
Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus
Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary
Barak, sent by Deborah to defeat Sisera to free the Israelite people
Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites
Balaam's Donkey
Dagon, god of the Philistines
Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"
Baanah, son of Rimmon, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba
Eliphaz, the Temanite
Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah
Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi
Elijah, the Prophet, did not die, was taken up in a whirlwind
Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job
Eliezer, priest
Eliakim, son of Hilkiah
Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David
Eli, the priest
Eleazer, son of Phinehas
Ehud, one of judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites
Dathan, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud
Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"
Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"
Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd
Dionysius, the Areopagite
Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem
Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"
Demas, companion of Paul
Delilah, Samson's demise
Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible
Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion
Balaam, son of Beor
Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah
Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"
Achsah, daughter of Caleb and wife of Othniel "Acsah"
Ahimelech, son of Ahitub
Ahiman, the Anakite
Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest
Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham
Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"
Agag, king of Amalekites
Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem
Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab
Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem
Adonijah, son of David and Haggith
Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch
Ahithophel, the Gilonite, David's counselor, hanged himself
Absalom, son of King David
Abishai, son of David's sister Zeruiah
Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David
Abiram, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
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
Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah
Abihu, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David
Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz
Alexander, the smith
Azariah_II, high priest who refused King Uzziah burning incense in the temple
Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla
Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor
Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah
Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul
Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon "Osnappar"
Asherah, fertility goddess
Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah, lived 438 years "Arpachshad"
Aristarchus, early Christian disciple
Archippus, fellow worker with Paul
Archelaus, king over Judea and Samaria, son of Herod the Great
Apollos, of Alexandria
Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat, King of Israel, killed Jezebel, Ahab, and ministers of Baal
Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian
Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus
Anna, daughter of Phanuel, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus
Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother, crucified
Ananias, of Damascus, high priest
Ananias, husband of Sapphira, struck dead for lying to God
Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"
Amos, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Amnon, son of David
Amaziah, Priest of Bethel
Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel
Eber
Epaphras, of Colossae, companion of Paul, evangelist in Laodicea and Hierapolis
Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia
Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest
Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho
Herodion, Christian relative of Paul
Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice
Herod, the Great, King of Judea
Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"
Hermogenes, deserted Paul
Hophni, son of Eli
Hermas, Roman Christian
Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch
Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad
Haran, son of Terah, father of Milcah, Lot, and Iscah
Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel
Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem
Haman, the Agagite
Hiram, king of Tyre
Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites
Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael
James, the Less, son of Alphaeus and Mary, brother of Matthew
Jehoiakim, king of Judah, son of Josiah "Eliakim"
Jehoiada, priest
Javan, son of Japheth, father of Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, Rodanim, Ionians
Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men
Jared, son of Mahalalel, father of Enoch, lived 962 years
Japheth, son of Noah, father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras
Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses
James, brother of Jesus
Ichabod, son of Phinehas
Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses
Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor
Jabez, of Israel
Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron
Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah
Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar
Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos
Iddo, seer
Haggai, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest
Habakkuk, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Gamaliel, 1st century AD
Er, son of Judah
Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul
Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria
Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"
Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him
Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul
Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"
Ezekiel, the Prophet
Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"
Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul
Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, leader of the people of Manasseh
Eunice, Timothy's mother
Gomer, son of Japheth, father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah
Gershon, son of Levi
Goliath, the giant Philistine
Good Shepherd
Gedaliah, son of Ahikam, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the people of Judah
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, David's great sin
Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome
Lemuel, king
Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel
Simon Magus, Samaritan religious figure, convert to Christianity, baptized by Philip
Hezekiah, King of Judah
Baasha, King of Israel
Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from each city in Israel
Boaz, son of Salmon, husband of Ruth, widow of Mahlon
Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah, married Adah and Zillah, lived 777 years
Tobiah, Ammonite servant
Beelzebub, prince of demons "Beelzebul"
Bezalel, chosen by God as a craftsman of the Tabernacle, made the Ark of the Covenant
Shethar-Bozenai, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple
Shem, son of Noah
Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus
Shamgar, son of Anath, one of judges in the Bible
Seth, son of Adam and Eve, and father of Enosh
Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish
Shimei, son of Gershon
Holy One
Tola, son of Issachar, one of judges in the Bible
Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah
Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba
Gilgamesh, ruler of Uruk, Mesopotamian epic similar to the flood
Abner, son of Ner
Dedan, son of Rahmah
Zophar, friend of Job
Achan, of the tribe of Judah, unfaithfully took plunder from Jericho
Zimri, King of Israel, assassinated Elah, reigned 7 days
Zeus, Greek king of the gods
Agur, son of Jakeh
Linus, Pope
Uzziah, son of Amaziah, King of Judah "Azariah"
Zedekiah, last king of Judah
Zechariah, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II "Zachariah"
Timothy, companion of Paul, d. a. 97
Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel
Amram, father of Moses
Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ
Antipas, martyr
Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem
Arabs
Wisdom
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah
Asa, son of Abijah, King of Judah
Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan king of Babylon
Hadoram, son of king Tou
Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel"
Enoch, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die-taken by God
Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of judges in the Bible
Mahlon, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth
Maker
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle
Festus, governor of Caesarea
Nympha, woman who housed the church in Laodicea
Folly
Gideon, son of Joash, one of judges in the Bible
Mahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah
Haran, son of Terah
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon
Hosea, son of Beeri, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Ham, son of Noah, father of Canaan
Xerxes I
Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon
Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea
Gomer, son of Japheth
Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy
Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith
I Am, God's response when Moses asked His name
Joshua, the battle of Jericho
Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of judges in the Bible
Samson, the Nazirite, one of judges in the Bible
Medes
Cephas, Simon, son of John "Peter"
Chaldeans
Cretans
Molech, ancient Ammonite god
Jehoshaphat, King of Judah
Cush, son of Ham, father of Nimrod
Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat, married Athaliah
Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of judges in the Bible
Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes
Parthians
Rock
Cyrus II, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"
Eber, son of Shelah, father of Peleg and Joktan
Elamites
Prodigal Son, parable
Elisha, the Prophet, son of Shaphat
Philetus, Christian false teacher
Peter, the Apostle, denied Jesus 3 times "Simon Peter" "Cephas"
Manoah, father of Samson
Pekah, officer of Pekahiah whom he killed, King of Israel, he was assassinated by Hosea
Elon, from Zebulun, one of judges in the Bible
Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Elisha, the Prophet
Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho
Beelzebub, prince of demons
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin
Jude, brother of James
Shallum, king of Israel, son of Jabesh, assassinated Zechariah
Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886
Shamgar, son of Anath, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb
Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel
Elon, from Zebulun, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Jason, relative of Paul
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel, 970-930
Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"
Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome
Ahio, son of Abinadab, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant
Saul, King of Israel
Samson, the Nazirite, one of major judges in the Bible
Tola, son of Issachar, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Hoshea, last king of Israel
Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BC, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Naaman, healed of leprosy
Gabriel, the Archangel
Gideon, son of Joash, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Hezekiah, 715-686, King of Judah
Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah
Hosea, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison
Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
I Am, God's response when Moses asked for His name
Ibzan, from Bethlehem, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Peter, the Apostle, "Simon Peter" "Cephas", d. 60
Jair, son of Manasseh, from Gilead, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable
Cephas "Simon Peter"
Rehoboam, King of Judah, 930-913, son of Solomon, grandson of David
Boaz, husband of Ruth
Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu
Antichrist
Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah
Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, 872-869
Job, challenged by satan
Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector
Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753
Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"
Zephaniah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai, lived 175 years "Abram"
Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, captured by Nebuchadnezzar "Jeconiah"
Zerubbabel, prince of Judah
Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson
Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul, d. ca. 79
Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith, fl. 50-65
Master
Jael
Sharri
Lillian
Lydia, of Thyatira
Mahlon, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah, 697-642
Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan king of Babylon "Marduk-apla-iddina"
Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath
Rosamund
Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea, daughter of Diblaim
Ola
Ladies of the Mountain
Festus, Porcius, 59-62
Molech, an ancient Ammonite god "Molock, Melech, Molek"
Felix, Marcus Antonius
Prioress of the Ladies of the Mountain
Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"
Mother of Mothers
Incubus
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah
Scarus Vipera
Noah
Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel, 852-841
Jedaiah, son of Harumaph, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem
Adonai "Hebrew for Lord"
Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah, 640-609
Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah, 750-735
DeWette, Wilhelm Martin Leberecht, 1780-1899
Jehoash, king of Israel, son of Jehoahaz "Shallum", 835-796 BC
Shallum, king of Israel, assassinated Zechariah
Elohim "Hebrew for God"
Jeroboam I, King of Israel, 930-909
Abdon, one of judges in the Bible
Jehoram, King of Israel, son of Jehoshaphat, married Athaliah, 848-841
Jeroboam I, King of Israel
Jeroboam II, King of Israel
Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel
Onesiphorus, Christian who ministered to Paul in prison
Rehoboam, King of Judah, son of Solomon, grandson of David
Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug
Joash, Judean king, 835-796 BC
Justus, proposed but not selected to replace Judas "Joseph" "Barsabbas"
Zacchaeus, tax collector
Zephaniah, son of Cushi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Zimri, King of Israel, assassinated Elah, reigned 7 days, 885
Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel
Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Ahio, guided the cart with the Ark of the Covenant
Potiphar, captian of the guard for Pharaoh
Bronze Snake
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Caesar Augustus"
Zechariah, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II "Zaccur" "Zachariah" "Zacharias"
Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem
Cyrus II, King of Persia
Dan, son of Jacob
Benjamin, son of Jacob, brother of Joseph
Ahithophel, David's counselor, hanged himself
Abner, commander of Saul's army
Esau, son of Isaac
Anna, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus
Xerxes I, son of Darius I, 4th king of the Achaemenid Empire, married Esther "Xerxes the Great"
Achan, son of Carmi, of the tribe of Judah, unfaithfully took plunder from Jericho
Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, King of Judah
Ahab, King of Israel 874-853
Adam, father of Cain, Abel
Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job
Aaron, brother of Moses
Abednego, of the fiery furnace
Abdon, son of Hillel, one of judges in the Bible
Abraham, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"
Barak, son of Abinoam
Ahab, King of Israel, 874-853
Zedekiah, last king of Judah, 597-586
Dinah, daughter of Jacob
Andrew, the Apostle, Simon Peter's brother
Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel then Pedaiah, prince of Judah "Sheshbazzar"
Aquila, husband of Pricilla
Herod the Great
Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor, 27 BC-14 AD
Abraham, son of Terah, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"
Uzziah, son of Amaziah, King of Judah "Azariah", 792-767
Tobiah, the Ammonite servant
Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah
Zeus, Greek king of gods
Jedaiah, helped rebuild the wall around Jerusalem
Jehoash, king of Israel, son of Jehoahaz "Shallum"
Olympas, Roman Christian
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach
Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of judges in the Bible
Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah
Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel
Jared, father of Enoch, lived 962 years
Jesse, son of Obed, grandson of Ruth and Boaz, father of King David
Joash, Judean king
Job, of Uz, challenged by satan
Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus was placed in his tomb
Nympha, woman who housed the church in Laodicea "Nymphas"
Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah
Javan, son of Japheth
Japheth, son of Noah
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee
Asa, 910-869 BC, King of Judah
Amram, son of Kohath, husband of Jochebed, and father of Moses, lived 137 years
Lazarus, poor man in Jesus' parable
Leah, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob
Antipas of Pergamum, martyr
Simon Magus, 1st or 2nd century
Shimei, son of Gershon "Shemaiah" "Shimhi" "Shimi"
Shethar-Bozenai, Persian offical, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple
Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"
Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba, one of David's mighty men
Enosh, son of Seth, father of Kenan
Seleucus I Nicator
Bezalel, made the Ark of the Covenant
Cyrus II, c. 600–530 BC, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"
Philetus, fl. 50-65, Christian false teacher
Pekah, 752-732, officer of Pekahiah whom he killed, King of Israel, he was assassinated by Hosea
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible married Acsah
Old Mothers

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Capernaum
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Edom
Cilicia
Mount Horeb
Mount Hermon
Mount Gilead
Mount Gilboa
Bethany
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Beqaa Valley
Mount Ebal
Bay of Naples
Barada River
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Lud
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Armenia
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Israel
Mount Gerizim
Mesopotamia
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Jericho
Javan
Mount Moriah
Mount Mizar
Greece
Mount Olympus
Mount Paran
Mount Perazim
Mount Seir
Mount Sinai
Mount Tabor
Mount of Transfiguration
Nazareth
Neapolis
Nile River
Nineveh
Hell
Abana River
Golgotha, place of a skull
Earth, created by God
Arabia, spread of the Gospel
Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended
Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo
Babel, the Tower of Babel
Beersheba, well of the oath
Dead Sea, where ancient scrolls were found "Salt Sea"
Achor, Valley of
Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness
Gaza, spread of the Gospel
Canaan, the promised land
Caesarea, spread of the Gospel
Mount Nebo, where Moses died
Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"
Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus
Berea, examined the scriptures
Athens, Paul's missionary journeys
Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"
Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys
Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys
Mount Zion, the mountain of the Lord "Mount Moriah"
Apollonia, spread of the Gospel
Antioch, spread of the Gospel
Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel
Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul
Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys
Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys
Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys
Cyprus, spread of the Gospel
Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch
Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys
Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys
Lebanon, cedar trees
Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here
Lydda, spread of the Gospel
Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys
Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned
Malta, Paul's missionary journeys
Egypt, where Israel was enslaved
Eden, "Garden of Eden"
Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here
Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys
Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys
Heaven, paradise for believers
Damascus, Saul converted
Golden Gate
Joppa, spread of the Gospel, Tabitha raised "Jaffa"

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Sun stands still
Jesus blesses small children
Jesus heals man with palsy
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Solomon King of Israel
Jesus walks on the sea
Jesus feeds 4,000
Peter’s confession of Christ
Transfiguration
Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering
Ten Commandments
The rich young man
Fall of Man
Parable of the lost sheep
Tower of Babel
The Rainbow
The Flood
Jesus restores a lunatic
Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast
John preaches and baptizes
Jesus calls his disciples
Job’s faith tested
Jesus calms the stormy sea
Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead
Jesus’ parable of the sower
Creation
Sermon on the mount
Jesus heals a leper
Jesus heals the Centurion's servant
Jesus sends the 12 Apostles
Beheading of John the Baptist
Jesus feeds the 5,000
Jesus heals a blind man
Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes
Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath
Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem
Jesus heals a man with dropsy
Solomon builds the Temple
Parable of the lost coin
Solomon asks for wisdom
Passover
David and Bathsheba
Year of Jubilee
Day of Atonement
Death of Moses
Battle of Jericho
Sampson kills 1000 Philistines
Tabernacle
Sampson and Delilah
David and Goliath
Manna from Heaven
Israel crossing the Red Sea
Israel's exodus from Egypt
Plagues in Egypt
Joseph in charge of Egypt
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Sacrifice of Isaac
Jacob wrestles with God
Moses and the burning bush
Joseph Sold to Egypt
Joseph's brothers go to Egypt
David anointed King of Judah
Birth of Moses
Ark of the Covenant
Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son
Golden Calf
The barren fig tree
Joseph's dreams
Jesus heals 10 lepers
Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl
Jesus’ parable of the net
Balaam’s Donkey
Bronze Snake
Jonah swallowed by a great fish
Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire
The widow’s oil
An axhead floats
David King of Israel
New Heavens and a new Earth
Jerusalem under siege
Seventy years of captivity
Fall of Jerusalem
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace
Daniel in the lions den
Birth of John the Baptist promised
Birth of Jesus foretold
Birth of John the Baptist
Joseph takes Mary as his wife
Birth of Jesus
Jesus' temptation in the desert
Wedding at Cana
Jesus purging the temple
Jesus heals the blind and mute
Valley of dry bones
Jesus’ parable of the weeds
Christmas
Parable of the good Samaritan
Sabbath
Tithes

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