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People/Characters: Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon

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Titles	Order
The Amplified New Testament by Zondervan Publishing House	Philemon 10-21
Bible by G. Bertello	Philemon 10-21
The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: Acts-Philemon by Craig A. Evans	Philemon 10-21
The Blue Denim Bible: The New Testament in Today's English Version (TEV): Good news for modern man	Philemon 10-21
Christian Life New Testament With Master Outlines by Thomas Nelson	Philemon 10-21
The Collegeville Bible Commentary : based on the New American Bible with the revised New Testament by Dianne Bergant	Philemon 10-21
Concordia Self-Study Bible: Niv by Concordia Publishing House	Philemon 10-21
Ephesians by Irwin J. Habeck
ESV New Classic Reference Bible by Crossway Bibles	Philemon 10-21
The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Volume 11 by Frank E. Gaebelein	Philemon 10-21
Holy Bible by Hertel Bible Publishers	Philemon 10-21
Holy Bible by Thomas Nelson & Sons	Philemon 10-21
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Inc. Wartburg Project	Philemon 10-21
The Holy Bible : New Testament and Psalms, Evangelical Heritage Version by Wartburg Project	Philemon 10-21
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)	Philemon 10-21
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	Philemon 10-21
The Lutheran Study Bible: English Standard Version by Edward A. Engelbrecht	Philemon 10-21
New Testament Psalms Proverbs by Gideons International	Philemon 10-21
The New Testament: in eleven volumes: KJV by American Bible Society	Philemon 10-21
The Oxford self-pronouncing Bible; The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original by King James Translation	Philemon 10-21
Philemon / Jude by Unknown	Philemon 10-21
Philippians, Colossians, Philemon by Christ : He is my Lord	Philemon 10-21
Popular Commentary of the Bible: New Testament, Volume 2 by Paul Edward Kretzmann	Philemon 10-21
The Pre-Nicene New Testament: Fifty-four Formative Texts by Robert M. Price
The Purchase by Linda Spalding
Twice Freed by Patricia St. John	Philemon 1-25
Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 44: Colossians, Philemon by Peter T. O'Brien	Philemon 10-21

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Philemon, master of Onesimus

Archippus, fellow worker with Paul

Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul

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

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

Timothy, of Lystra, companion of Paul

Father "God the Father"

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

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

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

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Aristarchus, early Christian disciple

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

Demas, companion of Paul

Michael, the Archangel

Hermas, Roman Christian

Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul

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

Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul

Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison

Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul

Hermogenes, deserted Paul

Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul

Eunice, Timothy's mother

Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith

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

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

Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul

Lois, Timothy's grandmother

Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess

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

Jason, relative of Paul

Philetus, Christian false teacher

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

Herodion, Christian relative of Paul

Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth

James, brother of Jesus

Israel "God's chosen people"

Persis, Roman Christian

Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia

Tryphena, Roman Christian

Tryphosa, Roman Christian

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

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian

Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul

Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian

Abba "God the Father"

Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"

Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Mary, Roman Christian

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

Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul

Cephas "Simon Peter"

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

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

Crescens, companion of Paul

Alexander, the smith

Philip, the Apostle, of Bethsaida

Lucius, relative of Paul

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

Creator "God" "Lord"

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

Lazarus, of Bethany, brought back to life by Jesus

Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"

Melchizedek, king of Salem

Lord God Almighty

Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem

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

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

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

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

Mary, of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus

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

Saul, of Tarsus

Cherubim, angels

Simon, the leper

Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile

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

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Nicolas, of Antioch

Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum

Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite

Thomas, the Apostle "Didymus" "doubting Thomas"

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

Spirit of Truth

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome

Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible

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

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector at Jericho

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

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

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

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

Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"

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

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

Philippian jailer

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

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

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

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Dionysius, the Areopagite

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"

Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea

Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel Gabriel"

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"

Gamaliel, trained Saul in the Law

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

Beelzebub, prince of demons

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

Angel of the Lord, God

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

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

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

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

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Antipas, martyr

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

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

Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes

Lord God of Israel

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Martha, of Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus

Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, daughter raised by Jesus

Matthias, the Apostle

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

Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary, mother of James and Joseph

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

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

Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

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

John Mark, son of Mary

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Zebedee, husband of Salome, father of James and John

Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses

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

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

Apollos, of Alexandria

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

Festus, governor of Caesarea

Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from every city in Israel

Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, husband of Rebekah

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

Jude, brother of James "Judah" "Judas"

Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

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

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

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

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses and raised him

Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy

Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies

Zeus, Greek king of the gods

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

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

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

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

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

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

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

Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"

Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

Job, of Uz, challenged by satan

Olympas, Roman Christian

Asaph, psalmist

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

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

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

Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard

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

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

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

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

Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David

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

Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses

Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer

Moab, son of Lot and his daughter

Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer

Nahash, the Ammonite

Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah

Necho II, king of Egypt

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"

Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach

Og, Amorite king of Bashan

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

Nehemiah, the prophet, son of Hachaliah

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah

Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah

Onan, son of Judah

Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol

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

Oreb, prince of Midian

Naomi, wife of Elimelech

Nimrod, son of Cush

Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"

Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel

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

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

Levi, son of Jacob, lived 137 years

Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi

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

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

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

Joshua, son of Nun, the battle of Jericho

Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah

Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah

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

Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple

Keturah, Abraham's wife after the death of Sarah

Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul

Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah

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

Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"

Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan

Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum

Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes

Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel

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

Judah, son of Jacob and Leah

Mesha, king of Moab

Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson

Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah

Joash, Judean king

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

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

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah

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

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

Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, last king of Judah

Tobiah, the Ammonite servant

Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"

Thummim, decision stone

Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran, lived 205 yrs

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

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

Urim, decision stone

Uriah, the Hittite, husband of Bathsheba

Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah

Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates

Tamar, wife of Er

Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon

Shishak, king of Egypt

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

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

Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah

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

Tamar, sister of Absalom

Tabeel, wrote letter to Artaxerxes against rebuilding of Jerusalem

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

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

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

Zeresh, wife of Haman

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

Zelophehad, son of Hepher

Zeeb, prince of Midian

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

Zillah, wife of Lamech

Zipporah, wife of Moses

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

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

Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel

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

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

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

Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

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

Zalmunna, king of Midian

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

Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah

Zebah, king of Midian

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

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

Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"

Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth

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

Rahab, mythological monster

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

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

Rezin, king of Damascus Syria

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

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

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"

Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu

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

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

Peninnah, wife of Elkanah

Pharaoh, several at different times

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

Piram, king of Jarmuth

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

Ruth, the Moabite, wife of Boaz

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

Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib

Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David

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

Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"

Sheba, rebelled against King David

Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary

Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan

Shelah, son of Judah

Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob

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

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hanania"

Sargon II, Assyrian king

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

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

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish

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

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

Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"

Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria

Orpah, the Moabite, wife of Chilion

Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah

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

Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus

Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Benaiah, one of David's mighty men

Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"

Balaam, son of Beor

Baasha, King of Israel

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

Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"

Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah

Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah

Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah

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

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

Baal, god of Asia Minor

Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah

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

Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job

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

Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

Doeg, the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd

Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem

Delilah, Samson's demise

Dagon, god of the Philistines

Cyrus II, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"

Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"

Boaz, husband of Ruth

Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

Canaan, grandson of Noah

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

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

Chemosh, god of Moab

Asherah, fertility goddess

Asa, son of Abijah, King of Judah

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

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

Absalom, son of King David

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

Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch

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

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

Abimelech, king of Gerar

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

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

Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest

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

Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel

Adonijah, son of David and Haggith

Amnon, son of David

Amaziah, Priest of Bethel

Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash

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

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

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

Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses

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

Ancient of Days, God

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

Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz

Agag, king of Amalekites

Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab

Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem

Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel

Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"

Ahimelech, son of Ahitub

Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest

Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham

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

Adah, wife of Lamech

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

Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites

Hoshea, last king of Israel

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

Ichabod, son of Phinehas

Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Hophni, son of Eli

Hiram, king of Tyre

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

Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad

Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch

Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest

Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho

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

Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron

Jabez, of Israel

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, son of Asa

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

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

Jehoiada, priest

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

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

Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud

Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah

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

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

Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah

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

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

Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor

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

Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men

Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu

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

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

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

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

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

Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel

Elisha, the Prophet

Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"

Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad

Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath

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

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

Eleazer, son of Phinehas

Eliphaz, the Temanite

Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job

Eliezer, priest

Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David

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

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

Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah

Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi

Eli, the priest

Er, son of Judah

Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria

Goliath, the giant Philistine from Gath

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

Gershon, son of Levi

Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea, daughter of Diblaim

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

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath

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

Eliakim, son of Hilkiah

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

Ezekiel, the Prophet, son of Buzi

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

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

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

Ezra, the scribe, priest, son of Seraiah

Gad, son of Jacob and maidservant Zilpah

Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba

Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"

Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job

Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"

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

Ahiman, the Anakite

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

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

Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus

Jude, brother of James

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ" - birth

Luther, Martin, reformer

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

Elohim "Hebrew for God"

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

Simon bar-Gioras

Luther, Martin, reformer "Brother Augustine" "Knight George in hiding"

Ezra, Abraham ibn, Jewish commentator

Festus, Porcius, procurator of Judea

Zerah, son of Judah

Rephaim, giant people

Teraphim, household gods

Ware, Steven L.

Steinman, Andrew E.

Spirit "Holy Spirit"

Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel

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

Honi the Circle Maker

Koehler, John Philipp, professor at WELS Seminary

Hanina Ben Dosa

Joseph Barnabas

Wartburg Project

Kujath, Rev. Mentor, once editor of Northwestern Lutheran

Panning, Armin J., professor

Daniel Dickinson

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba

Abner, son of Ner

Masoretes, preservers of the Hebrew bible

Osorkon I, king of Egypt

Polycarp, disciple of John, bishop of Smyrna, martyr

Origen, early Christian theologian of Alexandria, Bible translator

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, persecuted Christians

Nabonidus, King of Babylon

Psammeticus II, king of Egypt

Psusennes II, king of Egypt

Shebitku, king of Egypt

Siamun, king of Egypt

Shabako, king of Egypt

Seti I, king of Egypt

Ramses II, Pharaoh

Rephaim, ancient people of large stature "Rephaites"

Maccabeus, Judas, Jewish patriot of 2nd century

Lady Wisdom, personification of Proverbs 1-9

Apries, king of Egypt "Hophra"

Ashurnasirpal II

Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria

Amunhotep, king of Egypt

Adadnirari III, king of Assyria

Alexander the Great

Augustine of Hippo

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

Jerome, wrote Vulgate Bible, son of Eusebius

Josephus, Flavius, historian

Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess

Herodotus, Greek historian

Domitian, 11th Emperor of the Roman Empire

Sinsharishkun, king of the Assyrian empire, son of Ashurbanipal

Thutmose III, king of Egypt

Polycarp of Smyrna

Joseph son of Pandera

Proteus Peregrinus

Simeon bar Cleophas

Prodigal Son, parable

Zebedee, husband of Salome, father of apostles James and John

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus was placed in his tomb

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ" "Messiah" "the anointed" "Redeemer" "Savior"

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

Zophar the Naamathite

Adonai "Hebrew for Lord"

Marcion of Sinope

Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria

Clement of Alexandria

Melito of Sardis

Irenaeus of Lyons

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Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Troas, Paul's missionary journeys

Thessalonica, Paul's missionary journeys

Judah, Kingdom of

Rome, Italy, Paul's missionary journeys

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

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Golgotha, place of a skull

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Berea, examined the scriptures

Rhegium, Italy, Paul's missionary journeys

Pisidian Antioch, Paul's missionary journeys

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Phillippi, Paul's missionary journeys

Samaria, spread of the Gospel

Tarsus, home of Paul

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

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