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Common KnowledgePeople/CharactersShammah, son of Jesse, brother of David

People/Characters: Shammah, son of Jesse, brother of David

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Titles	Order
1 & 2 Samuel by James E. Smith	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
Bible by G. Bertello	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
Concordia Self-Study Bible: Niv by Concordia Publishing House	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
ESV New Classic Reference Bible by Crossway Bibles	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
Holy Bible by Hertel Bible Publishers	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
Holy Bible by Thomas Nelson & Sons	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
Holy Bible - Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV) by Inc. Wartburg Project	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
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)	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
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	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
The Lutheran Study Bible: English Standard Version by Edward A. Engelbrecht	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
The Oxford self-pronouncing Bible; The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the original by King James Translation	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
Popular Commentary of the Bible: Old Testament, Volume 1 by Paul Edward Kretzmann	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13
Samuel by John R. Mittelstaedt	1 Samuel 16:9, 17:13

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Ahinoam, wife of David, daughter of Ahimaaz

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

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Benaiah, one of David's mighty men

Elkanah, son of Jeroham, and father of Samuel

Tamar, sister of Absalom

Lord God of Israel

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Rechab, killed Saul's son Ish-Bosheth

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

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

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

Eli, the priest

Witch of Endor, consulted by Saul

Eliab, son of Jesse, brother of David

Phinehas, son of Eli "Phineas"

Uriah, the Hittite, husband of Bathsheba

Ahijah, son of Ahitub, priest

Saul, King of Israel, son of Kish

Sheba, rebelled against King David

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

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

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Abishai, son of David's sister Zeruiah

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

Goliath, the giant Philistine from Gath

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

Samuel, the prophet, son of Elkanah and Hannah

Dagon, god of the Philistines

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

Joab, son of David's half-sister Zeruiah

Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, high priest

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

Abigail, wife of Nabal, then wife of David

Cherubim, angels

Absalom, son of King David

Peninnah, wife of Elkanah

Adriel, of Meholah, married Saul's daughter Merab

Nathan, the prophet, son of David

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

Hophni, son of Eli

Agag, king of Amalekites

Nahash, the Ammonite

Achish, king of Gath, son of Maoch

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

Adonijah, son of David and Haggith

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

Eleazar, son of Aaron and Elishaba

Miriam, daughter of Amram, sister of Moses

Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel

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

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

Jehoahaz, king of Judah, son of King Josiah

Jehoahaz, king of Israel, son of King Jehu

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

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

Jeroboam I, son of Nebat, King of Israel

Jehoiada, priest

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

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

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

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

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

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

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, son of Asa

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

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

Ithamar, priest, son of Aaron

Sharezer, of Bethel, killed Sennacherib

Hiram, king of Tyre

Hilkiah, son of Shallum, high priest

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

Hoshea, last king of Israel

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

Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria "Shalman"

Hur, held up Moses' hands to defeat the Amalekites

Hiel, of Bethel, rebuilt Jericho

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

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

Hegai, king Ahasuerus' eunuch

Hazael, Aramean king, father of Ben-Hadad

Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the house of Dan

Shelah, son of Judah

Shebna, king Hezekiah's secretary

Shechem, the Hivite, violated Dinah the daughter of Jacob

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

Jambres, sorcerer, withstood Moses

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

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

Sennacherib, son of Sargon II, king of Assyria

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

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

Jabin, King of Canaan at Hazor

Jabez, of Israel

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, husband of Rebekah

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

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

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

Jabal, son of Lamech and Adah

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

Jashobeam, one of David's mighty men

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

Moab, son of Lot and his daughter

Mithredath, king Cyrus' treasurer

Michael, the Archangel

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

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

Naboth, stoned to death by Jezebel to get his vineyard

Naaman, of Syria, healed of leprosy

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

Micah, from Ephraim, made a silver idol

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

Memucan, wise man of King Xerxes

Melchizedek, king of Salem

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

Menahem, King of Israel, murdered Shallum

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

Pharaoh, several at different times

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses and raised him

Mesha, king of Moab

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

Nahor, son of Serug, father of Terah

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

Nimrod, son of Cush

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

Orpah, the Moabite, wife of Chilion

Oreb, prince of Midian

Onan, son of Judah

Oholiab, chief craftsman on the tabernacle, son of Ahisamach

Og, Amorite king of Bashan

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

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

Naphtali, son of Jacob and Rachel's servant Bilhah

Naomi, wife of Elimelech

Nahor, son of Terah, husband of Milcah

Peleg, son of Eber, father of Reu

Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Nehemiah, the prophet, son of Hachaliah

Necho II, king of Egypt

Piram, king of Jarmuth

Manoah, of Zorah and the Danites, father of Samson

Reuben, firstborn son of Jacob and Leah

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Josiah, son of Amon and Jedidah, King of Judah

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Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

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Ruth, the Moabite, wife of Boaz

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Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

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Laban, son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Lot, son of Haran, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

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 Joseph and Asenath

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, wicked King of Judah

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies

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

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

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

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

Levi, son of Jacob, lived 137 years

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

Levites, descendants of Jacob's son Levi

Joash, Judean king

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Vashti, Queen of Persia, wife of Ahasuerus

Athaliah, mother of king Ahaziah

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

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

Azariah, King of Judah, son of Amaziah

Balaam, son of Beor

Baasha, King of Israel, 908-886

Baal, god of Asia Minor

Ashtoreth, goddess of the Ammonites "Astarte"

Ashkenaz, son of Gomer, great grandson of Noah

Artaxerxes I, king of Persia, son of Xerses

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

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

Asa, son of Abijah, King of Judah

Asaph, psalmist

Asher, son of Jacob and Zilpah

Asherah, fertility goddess

Balaam's Donkey

Balak, son of Zippor, king of the Moabites

Canaan, grandson of Noah

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

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

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

Tobiah, the Ammonite servant

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

Chemosh, god of Moab

Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"

Boaz, husband of Ruth

Urim, decision stone

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

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

Tubal-Cain, son of Lamech and Zillah

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Hamor, the Hivite, father of Shechem

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

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

Zalmunna, king of Midian

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

Abishag, a Shunammite, warmed old King David

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

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

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

Adah, wife of Lamech

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

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

Abimelech, king of Gerar

Abdon, son of Hillel, from Pirathon, one of 6 minor judges 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

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Abijah, son of Rehoboam, King of Judah

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

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

Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem

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

Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, last king of Judah

Zeeb, prince of Midian

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

Angel of the Lord, God

Zebah, king of Midian

Zebulun, son of Jacob and Leah

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

Zelophehad, son of Hepher

Ahasuerus, king of Persia "Xerxes"

Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel

Zillah, wife of Lamech

Ahaz, King of Judah, son of Jotham

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

Zeresh, wife of Haman

Amaziah, King of Judah, son of Joash

Creator "God" "Lord"

Bilhah, Rachel's maid, bore sons for Jacob

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

Eliezer, priest

Elimelech, of Bethlehem, husband of Naomi

Eliphaz, son of Esau and Adah

Tabeel, wrote letter to Artaxerxes against rebuilding of Jerusalem

Ezra, the scribe, priest, son of Seraiah

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

Tamar, wife of Er

Simeon, son of Jacob and Leah

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

Eglon, king of Moab, killed by judge Ehud

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

Er, son of Judah

Elisha, the Prophet

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

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

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

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

Ephraim, son of Joseph and Asenath

Esarhaddon, king of Nineveh, Assyria

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

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

Elzaphan, chief of the Kohathites "Elizaphan"

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

Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria "Pul"

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

Enoch, son of Cain, and father of Irad

Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphates

Eleazer, son of Phinehas

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

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

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

Deborah, the prophet, one of judges in the Bible

Hadoram, son of king Tou, of Hamath

Thummim, decision stone

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

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

Darius I, King of Persia "Darius the Great"

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

Delilah, Samson's demise

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

Dinah, daughter of Jacob, raped by Shechem

Sihon, Amorite king of Heshbon

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

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

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

Haman, the Agagite

Shishak, king of Egypt

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

Gershon, son of Levi

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

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

Shadrach, of the fiery furnace "Hanania"

Onesiphorus, Christian from Ephesus who ministered to Paul in prison

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

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

Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

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

Persis, Roman Christian

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

Simon, the leper

Zeus, Greek king of the gods

Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon

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

Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

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

Phygelus, Christian in Rome and friend of Paul

Tryphosa, Roman Christian

Thomas, the Apostle "Didymus" "doubting Thomas"

Tryphena, Roman Christian

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

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

Redeemer, the one who bought us back "Jesus"

Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul

Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul

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

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

Titus, bishop of Crete, son of Vespasian

Timothy, of Lystra, companion of Paul

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

Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

Sargon II, Assyrian king

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor of Rome

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

Uzziel, son of Kohath "Uziel"

Rahab, mythological monster

Philemon, master of Onesimus

Philetus, Christian false teacher

Philip, the Apostle, of Bethsaida

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

Seraphim, angels "Seraphs"

Spirit of Truth

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector at Jericho

Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth

Philippian jailer

Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

Queen of Heaven, Mesopotamian goddess "Ishtar"

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

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

Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible

Stephen, stoned for being a Christian

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

Saul, of Tarsus

Zebedee, husband of Salome, father of James and John

Dionysius, the Areopagite

Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"

Demas, companion of Paul

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Eliakim, son of Hilkiah

Eliphaz, the Temanite

Elihu, son of Barakel, friend of Job

Daughters of Jerusalem / Zion

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

Bildad, the Shuhite, friend of Job

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

Cephas "Simon Peter"

Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile

Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

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

Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul

Gad, Canaanite good fortune idol "Fortune"

Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel Gabriel"

Gamaliel, trained Saul in the Law

Gomer, adulterous wife of Hosea, daughter of Diblaim

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

Felix, Marcus Antonius, governor of Judea

Father "God the Father"

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul

Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia

Eubulus, an associate of the Apostle Paul

Eunice, Timothy's mother

Ezekiel, the Prophet, son of Buzi

Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas "Belsharusur"

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

Ancient of Days, God

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

Andronicus, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

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

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

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

Ampliatus, friend of Paul "Amplias"

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

Abba "God the Father"

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

Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem

Alexander, the smith

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

Amaziah, Priest of Bethel

Antipas, martyr

Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian

Baruch, Jeremiah's secretary

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Behemoth, possibly the hippopotamus

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

Bel, god of Babylon "Marduk"

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Apollos, of Alexandria

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

Archippus, fellow worker with Paul

Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul

Aristarchus, early Christian disciple

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

Crescens, companion of Paul

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

Lydia, of Thyatira, Christian convert who sold purple dyes

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

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

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

Martha, of Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus

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

Lucius, relative of Paul

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

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Lazarus, of Bethany, brought back to life by Jesus

Leviathan, mythical sea monster "Lotan"

Linus, associate of the Apostle Paul

Lois, Timothy's grandmother

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

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

Mary, mother of James and Joseph

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Nebo, learning and writing god of Babylon "Nabu"

Hermas, Roman Christian

Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum

Nicolas, of Antioch

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

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

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

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

Mary, Roman Christian

Mary, of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus

Mary, mother of Jesus

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

Matthias, the Apostle

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

Meshach, of the fiery furnace "Mishael"

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

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

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

Hymenaeus, lost his Christian faith

Issachar, son of Jacob and Leah

Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, daughter raised by Jesus

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

James, brother of Jesus

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

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

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

Hermogenes, deserted Paul

Junias, Christian relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

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

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

Herodion, Christian relative of Paul

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

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

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

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

Jonadab, son of Recab "Jehonadab"

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

Judas Iscariot, son of Simon Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

Jason, relative of Paul

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

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

Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah

Jezreel, son of Hosea and Gomer

John Mark, son of Mary

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

Job, of Uz, challenged by satan

Zophar, the Naamathite, friend of Job

Sanhedrin, an assembly of men from every city in Israel

Ahiman, the Anakite

Jude, brother of James "Judah" "Judas"

Festus, governor of Caesarea

Olympas, Roman Christian

Hermes, son of Greek god Zeus

Abner, son of Ner

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

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546, reformer

Elohim "Hebrew for God"

Eliam, son of Ahithophel, father of Bathsheba

Ezra, Abraham ibn, Jewish commentator

Jude, brother of James

Adonai "Hebrew for Lord"

Siamun, king of Egypt

Shebitku, king of Egypt

Shabako, king of Egypt

Sinsharishkun, king of the Assyrian empire, son of Ashurbanipal

Thutmose III, king of Egypt

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

Zophar the Naamathite

Steinman, Andrew E.

Ware, Steven L.

Teraphim, household gods

Wartburg Project

Zerah, son of Judah

Seti I, king of Egypt

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

Festus, Porcius, procurator of Judea

Domitian, 11th Emperor of the Roman Empire

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

Augustine of Hippo, 354-430

Herodotus, Greek historian

Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess

Jerome, wrote Vulgate Bible, son of Eusebius

Ashurnasirpal II

Apries, king of Egypt "Hophra"

Adadnirari III, king of Assyria

Alexander the Great

Amunhotep, king of Egypt

Antiochus IV Epiphanes, ruler of Syria

Josephus, Flavius, historian

Lady Wisdom, personification of Proverbs 1-9

Polycarp, disciple of John, bishop of Smyrna, martyr

Osorkon I, king of Egypt

Psammeticus II, king of Egypt

Psusennes II, king of Egypt

Ramses II, Pharaoh

Origen, early Christian theologian of Alexandria, Bible translator

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, persecuted Christians

Maccabeus, Judas, Jewish patriot of 2nd century

Masoretes, preservers of the Hebrew bible

Nabonidus, King of Babylon

Rephaim, ancient people of large stature "Rephaites"

Related series

Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

People's Bible Commentary

The College Press NIV Commentary

Related publisher series

The John Hertel Company

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Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

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Canaan, the promised land

Earth, created by God

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

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

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Lebanon, cedar trees

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

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

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

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

Mount of Transfiguration

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Berea, examined the scriptures

Beersheba, well of the oath

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Achor, Valley of

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Golgotha, place of a skull

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Damascus, Saul converted

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Heaven, paradise for believers

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Related events

David King of Israel

David and Goliath

David and Bathsheba

David anointed King of Judah

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Balaam’s Donkey

Battle of Jericho

Year of Jubilee

Day of Atonement

Feast of Tabernacles

Sun stands still

Sampson kills 1000 Philistines

Solomon King of Israel

Solomon asks for wisdom

Solomon builds the Temple

The widow’s oil

An axhead floats

Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire

Sampson and Delilah

Jacob wrestles with God

Joseph Sold to Egypt

Joseph in charge of Egypt

Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Sacrifice of Isaac

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Joseph's dreams

Israel crossing the Red Sea

Manna from Heaven

Ten Commandments

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Ark of the Covenant

Moses and the burning bush

Plagues in Egypt

Beheading of John the Baptist

Jesus sends the 12 Apostles

Jesus feeds the 5,000

Jesus feeds 4,000

Jesus heals a blind man

Jesus walks on the sea

Jesus heals the Centurion's servant

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Peter’s confession of Christ

Sermon on the mount

Jesus heals a leper

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son

Jesus heals a man with dropsy

Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem

Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

Parable of the lost coin

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Parable of the lost sheep

The barren fig tree

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering

Jesus restores a lunatic

Jesus heals 10 lepers

Jesus blesses small children

The rich young man

Transfiguration

Fall of Jerusalem

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

Daniel in the lions den

Birth of John the Baptist promised

Birth of Jesus foretold

Birth of John the Baptist

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

Valley of dry bones

Job’s faith tested

New Heavens and a new Earth

Jerusalem under siege

Seventy years of captivity

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

Jesus purging the temple

Jesus calms the stormy sea

Jesus heals man with palsy

Wedding at Cana

Jesus calls his disciples

John preaches and baptizes

Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Jesus heals the blind and mute

Parable of the good Samaritan

Jesus’ parable of the net

Jesus' temptation in the desert

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