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SeriesZondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary

Series author: Clinton E. Arnold

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1 and 2 Corinthians by Clinton E. Arnold
Acts (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold
Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy by Roy Gane
Hebrews, James (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold
John (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Andreas J. Köstenberger
Luke (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold
Matthew (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold
Revelation (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Mark W. Wilson
Romans, Galatians (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold
Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary - Hebrews to Revelation Vol.4 by Clinton E. Arnold

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1 and 2 Corinthians by Clinton E. Arnold 30 copies	Order:
Acts (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold 35 copies	Order:
Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold 39 copies	Order:
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy by Roy Gane 70 copies, 1 review	Order: 1
Hebrews, James (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold 29 copies	Order:
John (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Andreas J. Köstenberger 42 copies, 1 review	Order:
Luke (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold 22 copies	Order:
Matthew (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold 42 copies	Order:
Revelation (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Mark W. Wilson 30 copies	Order:
Romans, Galatians (Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary) by Clinton E. Arnold 42 copies, 1 review	Order:
Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary - Hebrews to Revelation Vol.4 by Clinton E. Arnold 159 copies	Order: 4

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Spirit "Holy Spirit"

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

Father "God the Father"

God "Elohim" "Yahweh"

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

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

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

Timothy, companion of Paul

Trinity "Father, Son, Holy Spirit"

Gaius, of Derbe, companion of Paul

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

Peter, the Apostle, "Simon Peter" "Cephas"

Philip, the Apostle

Pontius Pilate, judge at the trial of Jesus

Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible

Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus

Cherubim, angels

Zebedee, father of James and John

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah

Matthew, the Apostle, brother of James "Levi"

Israel "God's chosen people"

Noah, of the Flood and the Ark, walked with God

Angel of the Lord, God

Creator "God" "Lord"

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

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

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

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

Titus, bishop of Crete

Lord God Almighty

Erastus, of Corinth, convert of Paul

Melchizedek, king of Salem

Pharaoh's daughter, found baby Moses

Luke, the Evangelist, the physician

Michael, the Archangel

Simon, of Cyrene, carried Jesus' cross

Aristarchus, early Christian disciple

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Simon, the Zealot, the Canaanite

Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Mary Magdalene, went to Jesus' tomb Easter morning

Cephas "Simon Peter"

James, brother of Jesus

Rahab, prostitute who hid Israelite spies

Mary, mother of James and Joseph

Jason, relative of Paul

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

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

Sanhedrin, assembly of men from each city in Israel

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

Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"

Paul, the Apostle, of Tarsus "Saul"

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

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

Lord God of Israel

Priscilla, wife of Aquila

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

Apelles, perhaps persecuted for being a Christian

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

Esau, son of Isaac

Lot's Wife, became a pillar of salt

Ananias, of Damascus, high priest

Antipas of Pergamum, martyr

Mary, mother of Jesus

Magi, astrologers from the east who visited Jesus

Stephanas, a member of the church at Corinth

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Tryphena, Roman Christian

Jude, brother of James

Samaritan woman, at Jacob's well

Eve, wife of Adam, mother of Cain, Abel

Methuselah, son of Enoch, lived 969 years

Apollos, of Alexandria

Joel, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee

Naaman, healed of leprosy

Simon, the leper

Asyncritus, Roman Christian friend of Paul

Tryphosa, Roman Christian

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

John Mark, son of Mary

Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect

Prodigal 'Lost' Son, parable

Epenetus, Paul's first convert in Asia

Urbanus, Christian coworker of Paul

Spirit of Truth

Ham, son of Noah

Pharaoh, several at different times

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

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

Whore of Babylon, figure of evil

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

Thomas, the Apostle "doubting Thomas"

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Claudius, Emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus 1"

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

Simeon, high priest, recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah

Archippus, fellow worker with Paul

Hermas, Roman Christian

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

Lazarus, brought back to life by Jesus

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

Potiphar, captain of the guard for Pharaoh

Cornelius, the centurion, of Caesarea, converted Gentile

Lydia, of Thyatira

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

Herodion, Christian relative of Paul

Moses, wrote the first 5 books of the Bible - and Christ

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

Aaron, brother of Moses

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

Rachel, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Diana, cult goddess "Artemis"

Epaphras, evangelist in Laodicea and Hierapolis

Nicolaitans, Gnostic sect in churches of Ephesus and Pergamum

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Rebekah, wife of Isaac "Rebecca"

Dionysius, the Areopagite

Matthias, the Apostle

Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Emperor of Rome

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

Euodia, woman in Phillipi "Euodias"

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

Abraham, father of Issac, husband of Sarai "Abram"

Joseph, son of Jacob, brother of Benjamin

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

Dorcas, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Nicolas, of Antioch

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

Widow of Nain, Jesus raised her son from the dead

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

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

Adam, father of Cain, Abel

Joshua, 605-562 BC, the battle of Jericho

Sarai, wife of Abraham "Sarah"

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Philippian jailer

Gabriel, the Archangel

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector

Onesimus, runaway slave of Philemon

Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus

Judah, son of Jacob

Seth, son of Adam and Eve

Felix, Marcus Antonius

Junias, relative of Paul and fellow prisoner

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

Whore of Babylon, figure of evil mentioned in the Bible

Messiah "Savior"

Benjamin, son of Jacob, brother of Joseph

Leah, daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob

Thummim, decision stone

Festus, Porcius, 59-62

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

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

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

Philemon, master of Onesimus

Olympas, Roman Christian

Antipas, martyr

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

Nathanael, the apostle "Nathaniel"

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

Levi, son of Jacob

Urim, decision stone

Gamaliel, 1st century AD

Saul, of Tarsus

Jonah, writer of prophetic book in the Bible, swallowed by large fish

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

Persis, Roman Christian

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Nicodemus, the Pharisee

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

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

Silas, companion of Paul in Antioch "Silvanus"

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

Tychicus, the Ephesian, companion of Paul

Phoebe, of Cenchrea, deaconess

Canaan, grandson of Noah

Agabus, prophet from Jerusalem

Herod Agrippa I "Marcus Julius Agrippa"

Simon Magus, 1st or 2nd century

Lazarus, the poor man in Jesus' parable

Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus IV and Berenice

Abba "God the Father"

Dan, son of Jacob

Lot, rescued from Sodom and Gomorrah

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

Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod Agrippa I

Zeus, Greek king of gods

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

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

Important places

Earth, created by God

Paradise "Heaven"

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life

Judah, Kingdom of

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

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

Heaven, paradise for believers

Patmos, Greece, John exiled here

Tyre, spread of the Gospel

Samaria, spread of the Gospel

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Phillippi, Paul's missionary journeys

Philadelphia "Alashir"

Thessalonica, Paul's missionary journeys

Mount of Transfiguration

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Troas, Paul's missionary journeys

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Mesopotamia, "Syria of the two rivers"

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Naphtali, northern Israel kingdom "Galilee"

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Beersheba, well of the oath

Canaan, the promised land

Damascus, Saul converted

Paphos, Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Tower of Siloam

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

Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Earth, created by God

Sodom and Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Pisidian Antioch, Paul's missionary journeys

Rome, Italy, Paul's missionary journeys

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Puteoli, Italy, Paul's missionary journeys

Gabbatha, "Stone Pavement"

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

Rhegium, Italy, Paul's missionary journeys

Euphrates, river

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Salamis, spread of the Gospel

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

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

Golgotha, place of a skull

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

Sidon, spread of the Gospel

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Syracuse, Sicily, Paul's missionary journeys

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Berea, examined the scriptures

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Tarsus, home of Paul

Important events

Jesus’ burial

Jesus feeds the 5,000

Jesus’ resurrection

Jesus’ triumphant entry to Jerusalem

Garden of Gethsemane

Jesus taken captive

Peter denies Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

Jesus sentenced to death by Pilate

Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth

Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus’ words on the cross

Jesus calls his disciples

Peter’s confession of Christ

The seven trumpets

Christ and Antichrist

Transfiguration

The locusts out of hell

The vision of the great harlot

Jesus restores a lunatic

The army from the Euphrates

The defeat of Babylon

Jesus walks on the sea

Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering

Jesus restores the sight of 2 blind men

End of the World

The Church’s victory

Jesus revealed to his disciples

Judas Iscariot hangs himself

Jesus appears to Peter

The seven visions

The marriage supper of the Lamb

John preaches and baptizes

Jesus blesses small children

Jesus purges the Temple

The dragon and the child

The Rider on the White Horse

Jesus anointed in Bethany

Jesus' temptation in the desert

The rich young man

The war in the sky

The Church’s final victory

Jesus calms the stormy sea

Judas agrees to betray Jesus

The dragon persecutes the woman

Christ and Satan

Jesus heals man with palsy

Jesus and disciples prepare for Passover

The beast from the sea

The thousand year reign

Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

The beast from the Earth

The defeat of Satan

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Christ’s sacrifice once for all

The 144,000 with the Lamb

Sermon on the mount

The three angels

The new Heaven and the new Earth

Jesus heals a leper

Parable of the lost sheep

The new Jerusalem

Jesus heals the Centurion's servant

John’s vision of Christ on the island of Patmos

The angels with the seven last plagues

Paradise restored

The seven letters

The first five bowls 'plagues'

Jesus sends the 12 Apostles

The seven seals

Wedding at Cana

Joseph Sold to Egypt

Year of Jubilee

Birth of John the Baptist promised

The rich man and poor Lazarus

Beheading of John the Baptist

Jesus purging the temple

Joseph in charge of Egypt

Birth of Jesus foretold

The unjust judge and the widow

Jesus feeds 4,000

Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Balaam’s Donkey

Birth of John the Baptist

The Pharisee and the Publican

The cursing of the fig tree

Parable of the ten virgins

Resurrection of Christ

The raising of Lazarus from the dead

Moses and the burning bush

Jesus heals 10 lepers

Zacchaeus the tax collector

Parable of the talents

The Sanhedrin conspires to kill Jesus

Doubting Thomas

Plagues in Egypt

The Great Commission

Resurrection of the Dead

The catch of 153 fish

Matthias chosen to replace Judas

The widow’s mite

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

Abraham justified by faith

Israel crossing the Red Sea

Ananias and Sapphira

The barren fig tree

Paul called by God

Manna from Heaven

Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

Paul accepted by the apostles

Ten Commandments

Philip and the Ethiopian

Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

Ark of the Covenant

Saul’s conversion

Jesus heals a man with dropsy

Jesus heals the blind and mute

False teachers and their destruction

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Peter’s escape from prison

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

The sin and doom of godless men

Sacrifice of Isaac

Paul and Silas in prison

Parable of the lost coin

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jacob wrestles with God

Day of Atonement

Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos

Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son

Parable of the prodigal son

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Joseph's dreams

Feast of Tabernacles

The shipwreck of Paul

Parable of the unjust steward

Jesus’ parable of the net

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