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Mount of Transfiguration

Inspection Gate

Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

Tower of Siloam

Canaan, the promised land

Caesarea, spread of the Gospel

Bozrah, capital of Edom

Colosse, Paul's missionary journeys

Damascus, Saul converted

Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Crete, Greece, Paul's missionary journeys

Corinth, Paul's missionary journeys

Bethlehem, Judea, birthplace of Jesus

Antioch, spread of the Gospel

Amphipolis, spread of the Gospel

Achor, Valley of

Adriatic Sea, shipwreck of Paul

Berea, examined the scriptures

Syracuse, Sicily, Paul's missionary journeys

Beersheba, well of the oath

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Tarsus, home of Paul

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Troas, Paul's missionary journeys

Valley of Jezreel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

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

Sidon, spread of the Gospel

Earth, created by God

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Heaven, paradise for believers

Samaria, spread of the Gospel

Golgotha, place of a skull

Horse Gate, "Golden Gate"

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Sodom and Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Salamis, spread of the Gospel

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

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

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

Puteoli, Italy, Paul's missionary journeys

Rhegium, Italy, Paul's missionary journeys

Judah, Kingdom of

Rome, Italy, Paul's missionary journeys

Lebanon, cedar trees

Pisidian Antioch, Paul's missionary journeys

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Thessalonica, Paul's missionary journeys

Tyre, spread of the Gospel

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

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Mesopotamia, "Syria of the two rivers"

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Phillippi, Paul's missionary journeys

Patmos, Greece, John exiled here

Paphos, Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Paphos, Cyprus, spread of the Gospel

Patmos, Greece, John exiled here

Phillippi, Paul's missionary journeys

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

Mount of Olives, Jesus arrested "Gethsemane"

Lystra, Paul's missionary journeys

Macedonia, Paul and Silas imprisoned

Mount Nebo, where Moses died

Malta, Paul's missionary journeys

Mesopotamia, "Syria of the two rivers"

Miletus, Paul's missionary journeys

Paradise "Heaven"

Tyre, spread of the Gospel

Paradise "Heaven"

Thessalonica, Paul's missionary journeys

Lebanon, cedar trees

Lydda, spread of the Gospel

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

Iconium, Paul's missionary journeys

Pisidian Antioch, Paul's missionary journeys

Judah, Kingdom of

Samaria, spread of the Gospel

Sidon, spread of the Gospel

Sodom and Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Horse Gate, "Golden Gate"

Salamis, spread of the Gospel

Rhegium, Italy, Paul's missionary journeys

Rome, Italy, Paul's missionary journeys

Puteoli, Italy, Paul's missionary journeys

Laodicea, Paul's missionary journeys

Eden, "Garden of Eden"

Endor, Saul consulted a witch from here

Ephesus, Paul's missionary journeys

Earth, created by God

Derbe, Paul's missionary journeys

Heaven, paradise for believers

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

Ethiopia, Ethiopian eunuch

Egypt, where Israel was enslaved

Gethsemane, Jesus arrested "Mount of Olives"

Golgotha, place of a skull

Gaza, spread of the Gospel

Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of wickedness

Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his life here

Galatia, Paul's missionary journeys

Valley of Jezreel

Arabia, spread of the Gospel

Apollonia, spread of the Gospel

Ararat, mountains of, where the Ark ended

Athens, Paul's missionary journeys

Zeus, Greek king of gods

Beersheba, well of the oath

Babel, the Tower of Babel

Armageddon, the mountain of Megiddo

Syracuse, Sicily, Paul's missionary journeys

Troas, Paul's missionary journeys

Tarsus, home of Paul

Jeshanah Gate {Nehemiah 3:6,12:39)

Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector

Zebedee, father of James and John

Zechariah, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

Zechariah, father of John the Baptist "Zacharias"

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

Related series

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible [6 volume set]

The One Year Series

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Elisha, the Prophet, son of Shaphat

Bathsheba, wife of Uriah, David's great sin

Aaron, the Levite, older brother of Moses

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

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Eli, the priest

Ehud, son of Gera, one of 6 major judges in the Bible, sent by God to deliver Israel from Moabites

Caleb, son of Jephunneh

Delilah, of Sorek, Samson's demise

Dorcas, of Joppa, Peter raised from the dead "Tabitha"

Dan, son of Jacob and maidservant Bilhah

Hannah, wife of Elkanah, mother of Samuel

Jesus, of Nazareth "Christ"

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

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

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

John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee and Salome

Jeroboam II, son of Jehoash, King of Israel

Enoch, son of Jared, father of Methuselah, walked with God, did not die -was taken by God after 365 years

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

Joseph, of Nazareth, Jesus' father

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den

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

Jairus, ruler of the synagogue, daughter raised by Jesus

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

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

Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, husband of Rebekah

Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar

Hagar, Sarah's servant, mother of Ishmael

Gabriel, the Angel "Archangel Gabriel"

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

Goliath, the giant Philistine from Gath

Isaiah, the Prophet, son of Amos

Esau, son of Isaac and Rebecca "Edom"

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

Caiaphas, high priest who plotted against Jesus

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

Ahab, son of Omri, King of Israel

Bartholomew, the Apostle "Nathaniel"

Barabbas, criminal released instead of Jesus

Jeremiah, the prophet, son of Hilkiah

Augustus Caesar, Roman empire's first Emperor

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

Annas, high priest, questioned Jesus

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great "Antipater"

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

Jonathan, Prince of Israel, son of Saul

Joseph, of Arimathea, Jesus placed in his tomb

Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Benjamin

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

John, the Baptist, son of Zacharias and Elizabeth

Abel, son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain

Job, of Uz, challenged by satan

Abednego, of the fiery furnace "Azariah"

Ezra, the scribe, priest, son of Seraiah

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

Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist

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

Deborah, the prophet, one of 6 major judges in the Bible

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

Boaz, husband of Ruth

David, King of Israel, son of Jesse

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

Ezekiel, the Prophet, son of Buzi

Beelzebub, prince of demons

Benjamin, son of Jacob and Rachel, brother of Joseph

Ancient of Days, God

Bereans, searched the Scriptures

Jehovah, "Lord" "Yahweh" "YHWH"

Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, son of Asa

Bronze Snake "Nehushtan"

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

Creator "God" "Lord"

Abba "God the Father"

Cherubim, angels

Cyrus II, King of Persia "Cyrus the Great"

Canaan, grandson of Noah

Caesar, Roman Emperor "Tiberius Caesar Augustus"

John Mark, son of Mary

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

Angel of the Lord, God

Baal, god of Asia Minor

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

Asaph, psalmist

Cephas "Simon Peter"

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

Barnabas, a Levite from Cyprus "also named Joseph"

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

Balaam's Donkey

Ethiopian eunuch, Philip baptized him

Herod, the Great, King of Judea

Antichrist, one who puts himself in place of Christ

Father "God the Father"

Israel "God's chosen people"

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

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

Aquila, of Corinth, husband of Pricilla

Holy Spirit "Holy Ghost"

Apollos, of Alexandria

Israel, wrestled with God "Jacob"

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Jesus heals the blind and mute

Jesus’ parable of the sower

Jesus raises Jairus’ daughter from the dead

Jesus heals man with palsy

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Jesus calms the stormy sea

Jesus’ parable of the weeds

Jesus’ parables of the mustard seed and the yeast

Jesus heals a leper

Sermon on the mount

Jesus’ parable of the net

Jesus’ parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl

Jesus purging the temple

Wedding at Cana

Birth of John the Baptist

Joseph takes Mary as his wife

Birth of Jesus foretold

Birth of John the Baptist promised

Jonah swallowed by a great fish

Jesus calls his disciples

Jesus' temptation in the desert

Baptism of Jesus of Nazareth

John preaches and baptizes

Jesus heals the Centurion's servant

Jesus raises the widow of Nain’s son

Jesus heals deformed woman on Sabbath

Judgement pronounced on Jerusalem

The barren fig tree

Christ rebukes Pharisees and Scribes

The rich young man

Jesus heals a man with dropsy

Parable of the lost sheep

The rich man and poor Lazarus

Parable of the unjust steward

Parable of the prodigal son

Parable of the lost coin

Jesus blesses small children

Jesus heals 10 lepers

Jesus walks on the sea

Jesus feeds the 5,000

Beheading of John the Baptist

Jesus sends the 12 Apostles

Jesus feeds 4,000

Jesus heals a blind man

Jesus’ prophecy of His suffering

Jesus restores a lunatic

Transfiguration

Peter’s confession of Christ

Daniel in the lions den

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace

Israel's exodus from Egypt

Israel crossing the Red Sea

Plagues in Egypt

Moses and the burning bush

Manna from Heaven

Ten Commandments

Day of Atonement

Ark of the Covenant

Joseph's brothers go to Egypt

Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

Sacrifice of Isaac

Joseph in charge of Egypt

Joseph Sold to Egypt

Joseph's dreams

Jacob wrestles with God

Feast of Tabernacles

Year of Jubilee

The widow’s oil

An axhead floats

Elijah taken to Heaven in a chariot of fire

Solomon builds the Temple

Solomon asks for wisdom

Job’s faith tested

New Heavens and a new Earth

Valley of dry bones

Fall of Jerusalem

Seventy years of captivity

Jerusalem under siege

Solomon King of Israel

David and Bathsheba

Battle of Jericho

Balaam’s Donkey

Sun stands still

Sampson kills 1000 Philistines

David King of Israel

David anointed King of Judah

David and Goliath

Sampson and Delilah

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