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People/CharactersSeleucus I Nicator

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Alexander of Macedonia: the World Conquered, 7 CDs [The Modern Scholar Series] by Robin Lane FoxCammander of Alexander's shield bearers, one of his successors
Alexander: The Ends of the Earth by Valerio Massimo Manfredigeneral
Alexander: The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredigeneral
Concordia Self-Study Bible: Niv by Robert G. Hoerberp. 1319
Demetrius: Sacker of Cities (Ancient Lives) by James Romm
The Hellenistic Age: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Peter Thonemann
The Hellenistic age: Political history of Jewish Palestine from 332 B.C.E. to 67 B.C.E (The World history of the Jewish people : Ancient times ; 1st ser., v. 6) by Abraham Schalit
The house of Seleucus by Edwyn Robert Bevan
The Oxford Self-Pronouncing Bible by King James Translationp 1319
The Story of Egypt: The Civilization that Shaped the World by Joann Fletcher

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Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul
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Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"
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Ezra, the scribe, priest
Father "God the Father"
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Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah
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James, brother of Jesus
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Jannes, sorcerer, withstood Moses
Japheth, son of Noah, father of Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, Tiras
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Jason, relative of Paul
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Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah
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Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, 872-869
Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"
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Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest
Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
Angel of the Lord, God
Anna, daughter of Phanuel, prophetess, saw the baby Jesus
Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus
Antichrist
Antipas of Pergamum, martyr
Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian
Apollos, of Alexandria
Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla
Archelaus, king over Judea and Samaria, son of Herod the Great
Archippus, fellow worker with Paul
Aristarchus, early Christian disciple
Arphaxad, son of Shem, father of Shelah, lived 438 years "Arpachshad"
Ahiman, the Anakite
Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham
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Abihu, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah
Abimelech, king of Gerar
Abinadab, son of Jesse, keeper of the ark of the covenant
Abiram, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Abiram, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David
Abner, commander of Saul's army
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Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch
Achsah, daughter of Caleb and wife of Othniel "Acsah"
Adah, wife of Lamech
Adam, father of Cain, Abel, Seth, he lived 930 years
Adonijah, son of David and Haggith
Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem
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Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem
Agag, king of Amalekites
Ahab, King of Israel 874-853
Asa, 910-869 BC, King of Judah
Asherah, fertility goddess
Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem
Creator "God" "Lord"
Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"
Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"
Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus
Cain, son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel
Caleb, son of Jephunneh
Canaan, grandson of Noah
Carpus, Paul left his cloak, book and parchments with him in Troas
Cephas "Simon Peter"
Chemosh, god of Moab
Cherubim, angels
Chilion, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi "Kilion"
Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"
Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile
Crescens, companion of Paul
Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob
Cush, son of Ham, father of Nimrod, Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Rahmah, Sabteca
Cyrus II, c. 600–530 BC, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"
Dagon, god of the Philistines
Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah
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Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"
Dathan, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion
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Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible
Delilah, Samson's demise
Demas, companion of Paul
Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"
Boaz, husband of Ruth
Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job
Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah
Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites
Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah
Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"
Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon "Osnappar"
Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul
Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah
Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor
Azariah_II, high priest who refused King Uzziah burning incense in the temple
Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah
Baal, god of Asia Minor
Baanah, son of Rimmon, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886
Balaam, son of Beor
Balaam's Donkey
Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus
Bezalel, made the Ark of the Covenant
Barak, sent by Deborah to defeat Sisera to free the Israelite people
Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"
Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"
Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary
Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin
Beelzebub, prince of demons
Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus
Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"
Belial, sons of worthlessness "Satan" "Wicked One"
Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"
Benaiah, one of David's mighty men
Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph
Bereans, searched the Scriptures
Jephthah, son of Gilead, one of 6 major judges in the Bible
Jeroboam I, King of Israel, 930-909
Abaddon, angel of the Abyss "Apollyon" "Destruction"
Savior, the one who saved us from eternal damnation "Jesus"
Ruth, wife of Boaz
Salome, wife of Zebedee, mother of John, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning
Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well
Samson, the Nazirite, one of major judges in the Bible
Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah
Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel
Sapphira, wife of Ananias, struck dead for lying to God
Sarah, wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac "Sarai"
Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"
Sargon II, Assyrian king
Satan
Saul, King of Israel
Saul, of Tarsus
Segub, son of Hiel that was lost due to the curse by rebuilding Jericho
Rezin, king of Damascus Syria
Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria
Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"
Seth, son of Adam and Eve
Shadrach, of the fiery furnace
Shallum, king of Israel, son of Jabesh, assassinated Zechariah
Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"
Shamgar, son of Anath, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David
Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib
Sheba, rebelled against King David
Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary
Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, pointed to Israel's unfaithfulness by marrying foreign women
Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob
Righteous One, the only one who never sinned "Jesus"
Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah
Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan
Piram, king of Jarmuth
Peninnah, wife of Elkanah
Persis, Roman Christian
Peter, the Apostle, "Simon Peter" "Cephas", d. 60
Pharaoh, several at different times
Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses
Philemon, master of Onesimus
Philetus, fl. 50-65, Christian false teacher
Philip, the Apostle
Philippian jailer
Phinehas, son of Eleazar, killed Zimri and his lover to turn God's anger from Israel
Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"
Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess
Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul
Pontius Pilate, judge at the trial of Jesus
Reu, son of Peleg, father of Serug, lived 207 years
Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh
Priscilla, wife of Aquila
Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable
Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"
Quirinius, governor of Syria when Jesus was born "Cyrenius"
Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob
Rahab, mythological monster
Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies
Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"
Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth
Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"
Rehoboam, King of Judah, 930-913, son of Solomon, grandson of David
Rehum, commanding officer of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Shelah, son of Judah
Shem, son of Noah, father of Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram, lived 600 years
Pekahiah, king of Israel, son of Menahem, killed by Pekah
Uzziah, son of Amaziah, King of Judah "Azariah", 792-767
Tobiah, the Ammonite servant
Tola, son of Issachar, one of 6 minor judges in the Bible
Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"
Trophimus, Christian who accompanied Paul during a part of his third missionary journey
Tryphena, Roman Christian
Tryphosa, Roman Christian
Tubal, son of Japheth, located in the vicinity of the Black Sea
Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah
Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul
Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul
Uriah, husband of Bathsheba
Urim, decision stone
Uzzah, son of Abinadab, died when he touched the Ark of the Covenant
Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"
Timothy, companion of Paul
Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus
Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible
Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead
Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul
Xerxes I, son of Darius I, 4th king of the Achaemenid Empire, married Esther "Xerxes the Great"
Yahweh "Lord" "God of Israel" "YHWH"
Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector
Zadok, son of Ahitub, priest, took the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem
Zalmunna, king of Midian
Zebah, king of Midian
Zebedee, father of James and John
Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah
Zechariah, king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II "Zaccur" "Zachariah" "Zacharias"
Titus, bishop of Crete
Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"
Shepherd, shepherd of us, whom he describes as his sheep
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, the wisest man in the Bible, King of Israel, 970-930
Shethar-Bozenai, Persian offical, sent a letter to Darius to stop building the temple
Shimei, son of Gershon "Shemaiah" "Shimhi" "Shimi"
Shimshai, secretary of Artaxerxes, wrote letter against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Shishak, king of Egypt
Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon
Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"
Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah
Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah
Simon Magus, 1st or 2nd century
Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross
Simon, the leper
Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite
Sisera, general of Jabin's army, killed by Jael with a tent peg thru his temple
Son of God
Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome
Son of Man
Spirit "Holy Spirit"
Spirit of Truth
Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth
Stephen, stoned for being a Christian
Tabeel, wrote letter to Artaxerxes against rebuilding of Jerusalem
Tamar, sister of Absalom
Tamar, wife of Er
Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates
Terah, son of Nahor, father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran, lived 205 yrs
Tertius, Paul's scribe, at Paul's direction wrote Letter to the Romans
Thomas, the Apostle "doubting Thomas"
Thummim, decision stone
Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu
Pekah, 752-732, officer of Pekahiah whom he killed, King of Israel, he was assassinated by Hosea
Jeroboam II, King of Israel, 793-753
Lois, Timothy's grandmother
Kish, son of Abiel, father of Saul
Korah, challenged Moses and Aaron and God caused the earth to swallow him
Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah
Lamb of God
Lamech, son of Methuselah, father of Noah
Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus
Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable
Leah, daughter of Laban, sister of Rachel, wife of Jacob
Levi, son of Jacob
Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"
Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi
Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul, d. ca. 79
Lo-Ammi, son of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not my people"
Lord "Yahweh"
Keturah, Abraham's wife after the death of Sarah
Lord God Almighty
Lord God of Israel
Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of Gomer, Hosea's adulterous wife "Not-Loved"
Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah
Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt
Lucius, relative of Paul
Luke, the Evangelist, the physician
Lydia, of Thyatira
Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus
Mahalalel, son of Kenan, father of Jared, lived 895 years
Mahlon, Ephrathite of Bethlehem, son of Elimelech and Naomi, first husband of Ruth
Malachi, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Malchus, high priest's servant, Simon Peter cut off his ear
King of kings
Kenan, son of Enosh, father of Mahalalel, lived 910 years
Manasseh, son of Joseph and Asenath
Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"
Jeshua, son of Jozadak, participated in rebuilding the temple "Joshua"
Jesse, grandson of Ruth, father of King David
Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"
Jethro, priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses
Jezebel, wicked queen, wife of Ahab
Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer
Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah
Joash, Judean king, 835-796 BC
Job, challenged by satan
Joel, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
John Mark, son of Mary
John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome
John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth
Jonah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible, swallowed by a large fish
Kadmiel, Levite who helped rebuild the Temple
Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul
Joram, son of Ahab, King of Israel, 852-841
Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb
Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father
Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin
Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho
Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah, 640-609
Jotham, son of Gideon, King of Judah, 750-735
Judah, son of Jacob and Leah
Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus
Jude, brother of James
Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner
Justus, proposed but not selected to replace Judas "Joseph" "Barsabbas"
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah, 697-642
Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson
Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"
Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum
Nahash, the Ammonite
Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah
Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah
Nahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Naomi, wife of Elimelech
Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah
Nathan, the prophet, son of David
Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"
Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"
Nebuchadnezzar II, 605-562 BC, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nehemiah, the prophet
Nephilim, Giants? Not in the sense of stature but of renown, descendants of Cain
Nicodemus, the Pharisee
Nicolas, of Antioch
Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard
Nimrod, son of Cush
Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, walked with God
Nympha, woman who housed the church in Laodicea "Nymphas"
Obadiah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Og, Amorite king of Bashan
Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach
Olympas, Roman Christian
Onan, son of Judah
Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon
Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison
Oreb, prince of Midian
Orpah, wife of Chilion
Othniel, son of Kenaz, one of 6 major judges in the Bible married Acsah
Nadab, son of Aaron, died when he entered the presence of the Lord
Nabal, of Maon
Mark, the Evangelist, associate of Peter "John Mark"
Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan king of Babylon "Marduk-apla-iddina"
Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus
Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning
Mary, mother of James and Joseph
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus
Mary, Roman Christian
Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"
Matthias, the Apostle
Melchizedek, king of Salem
Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes
Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum
Mephibosheth, lame son of Jonathan
Merab, daughter of Saul, wife of Adriel
Mesha, king of Moab
Naaman, healed of leprosy
Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"
Messiah "Savior"
Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years
Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol
Micah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible
Michael, the Archangel
Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David
Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses
Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer
Moab, son of Lot and his daughter
Molech, an ancient Ammonite god "Molock, Melech, Molek"
Mordecai, son of Jair, uncle and foster father of Esther
Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible
Philippides

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Arabia, spread of the Gospel
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Book of Life
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Earth, created by God
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Gaza, spread of the Gospel
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Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys
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Cyprus, spread of the Gospel
Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys
Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys
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Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace
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