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215 Cards in this Set
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AARON
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Moses older brother; first high priest of Israel
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ABEDNEGO
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Friend of Daniel, thrown into a furnace by Nebuchadnezzar
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ABEL
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Son of Adam and Eve; murdered by his brother, Cain
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ABIGAIL
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David’s second wife
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ABRAHAM
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Father of the Hebrew nation; husband of Sarah; “friend of God” AB RAM - Another name for Abraham
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ABSALOM
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Son of David
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ACHAN
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Thief stoned for looting at Jericho
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ADAM
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First man; husband of Eve; father of Cain Abel and Seth
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AHAB
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A wicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebel
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AHASUERUS
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King of Persia; Ester’s husband
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AMOS
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Old Testament prophet
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ANANIAS
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Early believer who lied to the Holy Spirit; struck dead with wife, Sapphira
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ANDREW
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Apostle; brother of Peter; fisherman
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APOLLOS
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Enthusiastic believer, taught by Aquila and Priscilla
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ATHALIAH
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Daughter of Jezebel; killed her grandsons to become queen
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AUGUSTUS
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Roman Emperor when Jesus was born
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BAAL
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Pagan god; his prophets had a “contest” with the prophet, Elijah
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BALAAM
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Prophet for Balak; his donkey saw an angel and spoke to him!
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BARABBAS
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Criminal released by Pilate in place of Jesus
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BARAK
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Judge of Israel
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ANDREW
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Apostle; brother of Peter; fisherman
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APOLLOS
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Enthusiastic believer, taught by Aquila and Priscilla
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ATHALIAH
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Daughter of Jezebel; killed her grandsons to become queen
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AUGUSTUS
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Roman Emperor when Jesus was born
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BAAL
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Pagan god; his prophets had a “contest” with the prophet, Elijah
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BALAAM
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Prophet for Balak; his donkey saw an angel and spoke to him!
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BARABBAS
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Criminal released by Pilate in place of Jesus
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BARAK
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Judge of Israel
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BARNABAS
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Friend of Paul; joined Paul on his first missionary journey
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BARTHOLOMEW
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Apostle; also known as Nathanael; friend of Philip
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BARTIMAEUS
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Blind man healed by Jesus
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BATH-SHEBA
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Wife of Uriah and later, David; mother of Solomon
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BELSHAZZAR
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King of Babylon; handwriting on the wall occurred at one of his feasts. Daniel served him as interpreter.
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BELTESHAZZAR
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Daniel’s Babylonian name
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BOAZ
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Husband of Ruth; great-grandfather of David
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CAESAR
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Emperor of Rome
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CAIAPHAS
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High priest of Israel who tried Jesus
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CAIN
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Son sent to Jericho with Joshua
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CALEB
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Spy sent to Jericho with Joshua
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CLEOPAS
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He and a friend met Christ on the road to Emmaus after the Resurrection
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CORNELIUS
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Roman captain converted to Christianity by Paul; first Gentile convert
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CYRUS
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King of Persia
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DAGON
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Philistine god
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DAN
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Son of Jacob; brother of Joseph
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DANIEL
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Hebrew boy captive in Babylon; interpreter and prophet to kings; Old Testament author
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DARIUS
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Babylonian king served by Daniel
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DARIUS
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Persian king served by Daniel
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DAVID
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Second king of Israel; boy warrior against Goliath; psalmist; son of Jesse; father of Solomon; wise ruler
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DEBORAH
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Wise judge of Israel; held court under a palm tree
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DELILAH
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Tricked Samson into telling her the secret of his strength
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DINAH
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Daughter of Jacob and Leah
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DORCAS
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Early Christian known for helping others; raised from the dead by Peter
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ELEAZAR
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Son of Aaron
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ELI
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High priest of Israel who trained Samuel
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ELIJAH
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Old Testament prophet under Ahab and Jezebel; went to heaven in a chariot of fire
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ELISHA
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Old Testament prophet who followed Elijah
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ELISABETH
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Mother of John the Baptist; wife f Zacharias
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ENOCH
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Was taken into heaven without dying, at age 365, Methuselah’s father
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ESAU
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Son of Isaac; brother of Jacob
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ESTER
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Beautiful Jewish girl who married King Ahashuerus and saved her people
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EUNICE
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Mother of Timothy
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EUTYCHUS
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Young believer who fell asleep during one of Paul’s long sermons and fell from a window. Paul brought him back to life.
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EVE
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First woman; wife of Adam; mother of Cain, Abel and Seth
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EZEKIEL
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Old Testament Prophet; taken captive into Babylon
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EZRA
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Leader of the Jews who were captive in Babylon; priest and scribe; led his people back to their homeland.
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FELIX
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Roman governor in Caesarea who kept Paul in prison
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FESTUS
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Successor of Felix who heard Paul’s case and took him to Agrippa
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GABRIEL
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Angel who announced to Mary, Jesus birth, and to Zacharias, the birth of John the Baptist
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GAD
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Son of Jacob; brother of Joseph
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GAlUS
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Companion of Paul
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GIDEON
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Israelite military leader and judge, set his fleece to test God’s message to him; captured Midianite camp with jars, torches, horns and only 300 men!
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GOLIATH
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Philistine soldier killed by the boy David
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GOMER
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Beloved wife of Hosea; unfaithful
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HABAKKUK
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Old Testament prophet and author
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HAGAR
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Maid of Sarah; bore Abraham’s son, Ishmael
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HAGGAI
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Old Testament prophet and author
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HAM
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Son of Noah
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HAMAN
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Wicked prime minister to Ahashuerus; his plot to kill the Jews was thwarted by Esther and Mordecai
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HANNAH
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Mother of Samuel
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HEROD THE GREAT
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King of Judea at birth of Christ; ordered all babies under 2 yrs. old to be killed
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HEROD ANTIPAS
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Governor of Judea at Christ’s Crucifixion, refused to hear Jesus” case; beheaded John the Baptist
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HEROD AGRIPPA 1
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Governor of Judea; killed James, the brother of John; put Peter in prison; died of worms -
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HERODIAS
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Wife of Herod Antipas; mother of Salome; plotted death of John the Baptist
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HEZEKIAH
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One of Judah’s best kings; father of Manasseh, the Mad; prayed for Jerusalem, and the enemy was destroyed.
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HOSEA
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Old Testament prophet; husband of Gomer
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ISAAC
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Son of Abraham and Sarah; father of Jacob and Esau; husband of Rebekah
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ISAIAH
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Old Testament prophet who predicted Jesus birth
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ISHMAEL
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Son of Abraham and Hagar
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JACOB
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Son of Isaac and Rebekah; husband of Rachel; brother of Esau; father of Twelve sons, including Joseph
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JAIRUS
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Synagogue leader whose daughter Jesus raised from the dead
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JAMES
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Known as James the Greater; another apostle
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JAMES
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The brother of Jesus
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JEHOSHAPHAT
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King of Judah; smashed 1dols of Baal
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JEHU
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King of Judah; a wild chariot driver; killed Ahab
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JEREMIAH
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An Old Testament prophet who wept bitterly over the sins of his people
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JEREBOAM
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First king of Israel after the divided kingdom
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JESSE
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Father of David
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JESUS CHRIST
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Lord and Savior!
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JEZEBEL
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Wicked wife of King Ahab; mother of Athaliah; fell out a window and was eaten by dogs as Elijah had promised!
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JOANNA
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Early Christian convert by Paul
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JOASH
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Became king of Judah at age 7; surviving grandson of wicked grandmother, Athaliah!
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JOB
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Godly man who remained faithful to God in spite of terrible suffering
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JOEL
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Old Testament prophet
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JOHN
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Son of Zebedee; brother of James; an apostle
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JOHN THE BAPTIST
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First cousin of Jesus, baptized Jesus; beheaded by Herod Antipas
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JONAH
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Prophet who ran from God and was swallowed by a fish; repented and went to Nineveh to preach
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JONATHAN
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Son of Saul; good friend of David
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JOSEPH
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Son of Jacob; enslaved in Egypt
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JOSEPH
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Husband of Mary; foster-father of Jesus
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JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA
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Secret disciple who buried Jesus in his private tomb
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JOSEPH
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Brother of Jesus
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JOSHUA
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Leader of Israel after Moses; conquered Jericho
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JOSIAH
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Became king of Judah at 8 years of age
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JUDAH
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Son of Jacob
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JUDAS
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One of the twelve apostles; also called Thaddeus
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JUDAS
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Brother of Jesus
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JUDAS ISCARIOT
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One the twelve apostles; betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver
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LABAN
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Brother of Rebekah; father of Rachel and Leah
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LAMECH
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Father of Noah
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LAZARUS
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Friend of Jesus; brother of Mary and Martha; raised from the dead by Jesus
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LEAH
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Wife of Jacob
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LEVI
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Another name for Matthew
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LOIS
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Grandmother of Timothy
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LOT
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Abraham’s nephew; his wife turned to salt
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LUKE
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Companion of Paul; doctor; wrote the Gospel of Luke
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LYDIA
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Wealthy woman who became a Christian through Paul
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MALACHI
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Old Testament prophet and author
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MANASSEH
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Son of Joseph
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MANASSEH
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Mad Kind of Judah
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MENOAH
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Father of Samson
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MARK
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Companion of Paul; author of Mark's Gospel
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MARTHA
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Sister of Mary and Lazarus
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MARY
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Mother of Jesus
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MARY
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Sister of Martha and Lazarus
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MARY MAGDALENE
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A special friend of Jesus; first one to see the risen Christ
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MATTHEW
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Tax collector, turned apostle; author of Matthew’s Gospel
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MATTHIAS
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Apostle who replaced Judas Iscariot
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MEPHIBOSHETH
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Son of Jonathan; lame
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MESHACH
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Hebrew friend of Daniel, thrown into furnace by Nebuchadnezzar
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METHUSELAH
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Son of Enoch; oldest man ever known to have lived; died at 969; grandfather of Noah
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MICAH
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Old Testament prophet and author
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MICHAEL
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A special angel
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MICHAL
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Daughter of Saul; wife of David
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MICHAEL
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A special angel
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MICHAL
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Daughter of Saul; wife of David
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MIRIAM
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Older sister of Moses and Aaron
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MORDECAI
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Cousin of Ester
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MOSES
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Leader of Israel’s people during the Egyptian captivity and wilderness wanderings. God gave him the Ten Commandments.
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NAMAMAN
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Syrian army commander who had leprosy; followed Elisha’s orders to dip in the Jordan River seven times.
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NABAL
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Selfish first husband of Abigail
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NABOTH
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Stoned to death so Ahab and Jezebel could have his vineyard
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NAHUM
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Old Testament prophet and author
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NAOMI
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Mother-in-law and friend of Ruth
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NAPHTALI
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Son of Jacob
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NATHAN
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Prophet in David’s time
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NATHANIEL
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Apostle; also called Bartholomew
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NEBUCHADNEZZAR
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Babylonian king whom Daniel served; known for fiery furnace and lions” den incidents .
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NEHEMIAH
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Rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity; a man of prayer
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NICODEMUS
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Jewish leader who came to Jesus by night; claimed Jesus body after the Crucifixion.
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NOAH
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Builder of the ark; father of Shem, Ham and Japheth
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OBADIAH
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Old Testament prophet and author
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OBED
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Father of Jesse; son of Ruth and Boaz
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OG
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A giant king who had a 14-foot-long bed
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ONESIMUS
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A runaway slave whom Paul begged Philemon to take back
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Paul
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A Pharisee turned Christian; the first missionary; wrote many books of the New Testament
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PETER
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Andrew’s fisherman brother; an apostle; New Testament author
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PHILEMON
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Early Christian leader; friend of Paul
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PHILIP
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An apostle; friend of Bartholomew
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PHILIP
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An evangelist
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PILATE
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Roman officer who tried Jesus
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POTIPHAR
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Pharaoh’s captain whose wife tried to seduce Joseph
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PRISCILLA
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Wife of Aquila; friend of Paul
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QUIRINIUS
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Governor of Syria at time of Jesus birth
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RACHEL
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Wife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjamin
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RAHAB
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Prostitute in Jericho who hid the spies, Caleb and Joshua
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REBEKAH
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Wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob
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REHEBOAM
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First king of Judah
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REUBEN
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Oldest son of Jacob
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RHODA
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Early believer in Jerusalem; left Peter standing knocking at the gate
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RUTH
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Great-grandmother of David; wife of Boaz; friend and daughter-in-law to Naomi
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SALOME
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Daughter of Herodias; plotted with her mother to behead John the Baptist
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SAMUEL
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Prophet and judge, trained in the temple by Eli; anointed Saul and David as kings
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SAPPHIRA
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Wife of Ananias with whom she plotted to lie against the Holy Spirit; died for her deed
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SARAH
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Wife of Abraham; mother of Isaac
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SATAN
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The Devil; God’s enemy
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SAUL
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The first king of United Israel
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SAUL
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Another name of Paul
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SETH
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Son of Adam and Eve; brother of Cain and Abel
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SHADRACH
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Hebrew friend of Daniel, thrown into the furnace by Nebuchadnezzar
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SHEM
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Son of Noah
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SILAS
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Friend of Paul; missionary SIMEON - Son of Jacob
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SIMON
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Another name for Peter SIMON - Brother of Jesus
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SIMON
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The leper
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SIMON
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The tanner
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SIMON
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The magician
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SIMON OF CYRENE
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Early Christian who carried Jesus cross
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SIMON THE ZEALOT
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An apostle
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SOLOMON
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Son of David; third king of United Israel; wrote Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, & Song of Solomon
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STEPHEN
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Stoned as the first Christian martyr
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TABITHA
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Another name for Dorcas
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TERAH
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Father of Abraham
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THADDAEUS
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An apostle; also called Judas
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THOMAS
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An apostle; put his hands in Jesus nail prints to be sure it was He
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TIBERIUS
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Emperor at the time of Jesus” Crucifixion
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TIMOTHY
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Friend of Paul
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TITUS
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Friend of Paul
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URIAH
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First husband of Bath-Sheba; sent into battle by David to be killed
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UZZAH
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Touched the ark of the covenant to steady it and was struck dead
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VASHTI
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Queen of Persia before Ester
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ZACHAARAIS
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Father of John the Baptist, husband of Elisabeth
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ZACCHAEUS
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Short tax collector who climbed a tree to see Jesus
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ZECHARIAH
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Old Testament prophet and author
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ZEBULUN
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Son of Jacob
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ZEDEKIAH
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Last king of Judah
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ZIPPORAH
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Wife of Moses
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