Childrens Bible Stories

Revelation 1, 4, 5, 6, 20, 21, 22

receive power and wealth and wisdom John records his vision at Patmos
and strength and honor and glory and in this detail from an oil-on-panel
praise!” they chorused.
triptych from 1479 by German
The lamb started to break open the artist Hans Memling.
seals. His seven eyes stood out on stalks
as the scroll slowly unrolled to reveal the
suffering that was in store. Disaster upon
disaster was shown being unleashed on the
world and on mankind—war, earthquake,
famine, pestilence, plague. And afterward,
came Judgement Day, with God sitting on
His throne, as it thundered and flashed
beneath Him. The great Book of Life lay
open on His lap, while everybody, great
and small, lined up before Him to be judged.

But, at the very end of his vision, John
saw a new heaven on earth. It was the
Holy City, the new Jerusalem. The
walls were made of solid jasper and
the gates were carved out of pearl. The
foundations were encrusted with precious
jewels on every side. Water from the river
of life flowed down the middle of the great
street. On each side of it stood the tree of
life, rustling with healing leaves and heavy
with fruit. John heard a loud voice coming
from the throne above, saying, “Now the
dwelling of God is with men, and He will
live with them. They will be His people, and
God Himself will be with them and be their
God. He will wipe away every tear from
their eyes. There will be no more death
or mourning or crying or pain, for the
old order of things has passed away!”

Understanding the story

This is the last book of the New Testament, detailing a vision of Judgement Day
(the John in this story is not the original disciple). Though some of its contents are shocking,

its purpose was to make the Christian faith stronger at a time when the Roman authorities
were quashing the religion. The number seven features strongly in the Book
of Revelation because, in Hebrew tradition, this symbolizes perfection.

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People of the Old Testament

People of the Old Testament

AARON AHAB
The first High Priest of Israel and older brother of A king of Israel who lived in the time of Elijah. Ahab was
Moses. Together with Moses, he tried to persuade married to Jezebel, a Phoenician princess, and allowed her
Pharaoh to free the Israelites. to promote the worship of Baal, a pagan god.

ABEDNEGO AMNON
Babylonian name given to one of Daniel’s three King David’s first son, who loved his half-sister Tamar.
Judean friends, who were thrown into the furnace He was killed by his half-brother Absalom.
by King Nebuchadnezzar.
ARTAXERXES
ABEL King Artaxerxes of Persia allowed his cupbearer
Adam and Eve’s second son, who was a shepherd. Nehemiah to go back to Jerusalem and help in
He was murdered by his jealous brother, Cain. the rebuilding of the city.

ABIGAIL ASHER
King David’s beautiful wife, who had first been married Jacob’s eighth son, the second of two boys born to him
to the wealthy Nabal. by Zilpah, who was his wife Leah’s maid. Asher was the
founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel, which
ABRAHAM settled in northwest Canaan.
Chosen by God to be the forefather of the Israelite
nation. Abraham was married to Sarah, but through her BALAAM
maidservant Hagar, he had a son named Ishmael. Sarah A soothsayer from Mesopotamia, Balaam was
later bore him a second son, Isaac, whose grandsons summoned by Balak to curse the Israelites. Instead,
were the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel. having seen the angel of the Lord, he blessed them.

ABSALOM BALAK
King David’s son, who rebelled against his father in an King of Moab at the time when Israel entered Canaan.
attempt to seize the throne. He was killed by David’s He had asked Balaam to curse the Israelites.
army chief, Joab.
BATHSHEBA
ADAM First married to the soldier Uriah the Hittite, she later
The first man created by God and husband of Eve. became the wife of King David, who had plotted the
In Hebrew, Adam means “man” and also humankind. murder of Uriah so that he could marry her. She was the
mother of Solomon.
Balaam
BELSHAZZAR
302 A Babylonian ruler who had asked Daniel to help interpret
the mysterious writing on the wall.

BENJAMIN
Jacob’s twelfth and youngest son, and his wife Rachel’s
second and last child. He was the only full brother of
Joseph and founder of the smallest but very important
tribe of Israel.

People of the Old Testament

Delilah DARIUS
betrays Samson In the Book of Daniel, Darius the Mede is described
as ruler of Babylon after its conquest in 539 bce by
BILHAH the Persians. He threw Daniel into the lions’ den.
A maidservant to Jacob’s wife, Rachel. She gave DAVID
birth to two of Jacob’s sons—Dan and Napthali. The Bethlehem shepherd boy who became the greatest
king of Israel. He is also attributed with being the author
BOAZ of many psalms.
A Bethlehem farmer, who married Ruth. He was DELILAH
the great-grandfather of King David. The beautiful Philistine woman who betrayed Samson
to the Philistines—she tricked him into revealing the
CAIN secret of his strength, which was his hair.
First son of Adam and Eve, who killed his younger DINAH
brother, Abel. Cain was a farmer. The daughter of Jacob and his first wife Leah.
EBED-MELECH
CALEB A palace official who rescued the prophet Jeremiah
One of twelve spies sent ahead by Moses to check from the pit.
out Canaan, the Promised Land. ELI
The High Priest who looked after Samuel when he was a
CYRUS boy and trained him. Eli’s own two sons were wicked, and
Founder of the Persian Empire. Under his rule were eventually killed in battle. Samuel took over from Eli
(c 559–530 bce), the Israelites were allowed as the next High Priest.
to return to Judah from Babylon. ELIJAH
One of the greatest prophets of Israel. He confronted
DAN Ahab when Ahab tried to encourage his people to worship
Jacob’s fifth son and founder of one of the tribes the pagan god Baal. According to the Bible, he was taken
of Israel. His mother was Bilhah, the maidservant up to heaven in a whirlwind.
of Jacob’s favorite wife Rachel.
Daniel
DANIEL
An Israelite who was 303
exiled to Babylon. Daniel
had a gift for interpreting
dreams. He was also
thrown into the lions’
den by King Darius, but
miraculously survived.

People of the Old Testament

ELIMELECH GIDEON
Husband of Naomi. He was from Bethlehem, A judge (an Israelite tribal leader) during the
but died in Moab. 12th century bce, who defeated the Midianites
and Amalekites.
ELISHA
Disciple and successor to the prophet Elijah. He was an GOLIATH
important prophet in Israel during the 9th century bce. At the time of King David, Goliath was the leading warrior
of the Philistine army. He challenged the Israelites to fight
ELKANAH with him. David took up the challenge and killed him
The husband of Hannah and father of Samuel. with a single stone.

ESAU HAGAR
Son of Isaac and Rebekah and twin brother of Jacob. The maidservant of Sarah, who was married to Abraham.
He gave his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew. She was the mother of Abraham’s son Ishmael.
He was then tricked out of his father’s blessing by
Rebekah and Jacob. HAM
One of Noah’s three sons.
ESTHER
Jewish wife of the Persian King Xerxes. She prevented HAMAN
the massacre of the Jewish people. An Amalekite who was made chief minister by the Persian
King Xerxes. He plotted to massacre the Jews. Haman
EVE was sentenced to death when his plans were discovered.
In Genesis, Eve was the first woman created by God.
She was deceived by a serpent in the garden of Eden. HANNAH
She ate from the forbidden tree, and persuaded Adam The wife of Elkanah and mother of the prophet Samuel.
(her husband) to eat the fruit. God banished them from She was blessed by the High Priest Eli as she prayed for
Eden because they had disobeyed Him. a child. Her prayers were answered, and she bore
a son named Samuel.
GAD
Jacob’s seventh son and the founder of one of the tribes HEZEKIAH
A wise king of Judah, who obeyed God’s laws.
of Israel. His mother was Zilpah, who
was the maidservant of ISAAC
Jacob’s wife Leah. The son of Abraham and his wife Sarah, who was born
to them late in life. He was the father of Jacob and Esau,
David slays and the grandfather of the founders of the twelve tribes
Goliath of Israel.

ISAIAH
An important 8th-century-bce prophet, who warned
the people of Israel what would happen if they did
not obey God’s commandments.

ISHMAEL
Abraham’s son and half-brother of Isaac. His mother
was Hagar, the maidservant of Abraham’s wife, Sarah.

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People of the Old Testament

ISRAEL JONATHAN
The name God gave to Jacob, meaning “He strives The eldest son of King Saul and a close friend of David.
with God.” He was the grandson of Abraham
and the son of Isaac. JOSEPH
Jacob’s eleventh son—but the first with his favorite wife,
ISSACHAR Rachel. Joseph founded one of the tribes of Israel but,
Jacob’s ninth son, who founded one of the tribes as a boy, was sold into slavery in Egypt. He later rose
of Israel. His mother was Jacob’s wife Leah to a position of great power and was the savior
and he was her fifth son. of his own people.

JACOB JOSHUA
Son of Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob became known as Israel. Successor of Moses. Joshua led the people
He cheated his twin brother, Esau, out of his inheritance. of Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan.
He had twelve sons who became the founders of
the tribes of Israel. JOSIAH
Became king of Judah when he was only eight
JAPHETH years old. He repaired the Temple in Jerusalem.
One of Noah’s three sons.
JUDAH
JEREMIAH Jacob’s fourth son, who founded one of the twelve
A prophet who warned the people of Judah that they tribes of Israel. His mother was Jacob’s first wife, Leah.
would be destroyed if they did not listen to God’s word.
LABAN
JESSE The brother of Rebekah, uncle of Jacob, and father
A farmer in Bethlehem. Jesse had eight sons. of Leah and Rachel.
The youngest, David, was chosen by God to be
the second king of Israel, after Saul. LEAH
Daughter of Laban, sister of Rachel, and first wife
JETHRO of Jacob. Mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
A priest in the land of Midian and the father-in-law Issachar, Zebulon—and one daughter, Dinah.
of Moses.
LEVI
JEZEBEL The third son of Jacob and Leah and founder
A Phoenician princess and King Ahab’s scheming wife. of the Levite tribe of Israel, which was set aside
for the service of God.
JOAB
The commander of King David’s army.

JONAH
A prophet who tried to escape God’s
calling to save the city of Nineveh. He
was swallowed by a big fish, but survived.

Jonah

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People of the Old Testament

LOT NAPHTALI
Abraham’s nephew who Jacob’s sixth son. He founded one of the tribes
lived in Sodom. His wife was of Israel. His mother was Bilhah, the maidservant
turned into a pillar of salt as she of Jacob’s wife, Rachel.
fled from Sodom and Gomorrah.
NATHAN
MESHACH A prophet who rebuked King David for committing
One of Daniel’s three Judean adultery with Bathsheba and arranging the death
friends, who were thrown into the of her husband, Uriah.
furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar.
NEBUCHADNEZZAR
Moses The king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem
and took the people of Jerusalem into exile.
MICHAL
Saul’s daughter who became David’s first wife. NEHEMIAH
A cupbearer to King Artaxerxes. He was allowed to go
MIRIAM back to Jerusalem and help in the rebuilding of the city.
The sister of Moses and Aaron. Miriam danced
and sang with the Israelite women after they had NOAH
crossed the Red Sea. Built an ark as instructed by God so that he and
his family, together with the animals he took,
MORDECAI would survive the flood. Noah was the father
The cousin of Esther and her foster father. Mordecai of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
saved King Xerxes’s life.
ORPAH
MOSES The daughter-in-law of Naomi and sister of Ruth.
A Levite by birth, but brought up at Pharaoh’s court.
He led the Israelites out of slavery and received POTIPHAR
the Law from God on Mount Sinai. Pharaoh’s captain of the guard, who bought the
young Joseph as a slave in Egypt.
NAAMAN
The commander of the Syrian army whose skin RACHEL
disease was healed by Elisha. Jacob’s favorite wife and the mother of Joseph
and Benjamin.
NABAL
A wealthy but mean Calebite, married to Abigail— RAHAB
who later became the wife of David. The woman who hid two Israelite spies in her house
in Jericho and helped them to escape.
NABOTH
A vineyard owner in Samaria whose death REBEKAH
was engineered by King Ahab’s wife, Jezebel. The wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau.

NAOMI REHOBOAM
A widow who was the mother-in-law of Ruth. Inherited the throne of Israel from his father, Solomon,
but the nation divided under his rule.

REUBEN
Eldest son of Jacob and his wife, Leah, and ancestral
head of one of the tribes of Israel.

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People of the Old Testament

RUTH SIMEON
The Moabite daughter-in-law of Naomi. She married Jacob’s second son
a farmer named Boaz. with his wife Leah. He
was the founder of one of
SAMSON the twelve tribes of Israel.
He possessed super-human strength because of his
long hair. A sworn enemy of the Philistines, Samson SOLOMON
was betrayed by Delilah. Son of David and Bathsheba.
He was the third king of
SAMUEL Israel. Solomon built the
Son of Elkanah and Hannah. He was the prophet Temple in Jerusalem and was
who anointed Saul and David as kings of Israel. renowned for his wisdom.

SARAH URIAH Samson
Abraham’s wife and the mother of Isaac. Married to Bathsheba,
Uriah was a loyal soldier.
SAUL He was sent to his death by King David.
A Benjamite, Saul was chosen by God to be the
first king of Israel. He was the father of Jonathan. VASHTI
Xerxes’s first wife, who refused to obey her husband
SENNACHERIB and was thus banished.
The ruler of Assyria whose army besieged
Jerusalem in the reign of King Hezekiah. XERXES
The Persian ruler who divorced his wife Vashti
SHADRACH to marry Esther.
One of Daniel’s three Judean friends.
ZEBULON
SHEBA Jacob’s tenth son, who founded one of the twelve
The queen who visited King Solomon tribes of Israel. His mother was Leah, Jacob’s first wife.
to see for herself if he was as wise as
everybody said. ZEDEKIAH
The puppet king chosen by Nebuchadnezzar to rule Judah
SHEM after Jerusalem had been conquered by the Babylonians.
Eldest of Noah’s three sons.

Saul attacks
David

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People of the New Testament

People of the New Testament

AGABUS CAIAPHAS
A prophet who predicted that Paul would be imprisoned. The high priest at the Temple in Jerusalem
when Jesus was arrested and crucified.
ANANIAS
A follower of Jesus, who restored Saul’s sight after CLEOPAS
he had been left blinded on the road to Damascus. One of two men who met Jesus on the road
to Emmaus after Jesus had risen from the dead.
ANDREW
A fisherman from Galilee and one of Jesus’s CORNELIUS
twelve disciples. He was the brother of Peter. A Roman centurion in Caesarea. Together with
his family, he was converted to Christianity by Peter.
ANNA
A prophetess who recognized the baby Jesus as DEMETRIUS
the Messiah when he was presented in the Temple. A silversmith in Ephesus. Demetrius made shrines to
the goddess Artemis. When Paul’s teaching threatened
AUGUSTUS his livelihood, he started a riot against Paul.
First emperor of Rome (c. 31–14 ce). Born Octavius,
but took the name Augustus, which means “lofty.” ELIZABETH
Jesus was born during his reign. The cousin of Jesus’s mother Mary, and mother of
John the Baptist. She was married to Zechariah, and had
BARABBAS been childless for many years. According to the Gospel
The criminal who was chosen by the crowd of Luke, an angel told Elizabeth she would have a son.
to be set free instead of Jesus.
EUTYCHUS
Jesus BARNABAS The young man who fell out of the window while Paul
Paul’s companion on his was preaching. According to Acts 20, Eutychus was
first missionary journey. brought back to life by Paul.

BARTHOLOMEW GABRIEL
One of Jesus’s twelve Name of an angel, or heavenly messenger,
disciples who was, who appears four times in the Bible.
reputedly, flayed alive,
and the patron saint HEROD AGRIPPA
of tanners. Grandson of Herod the Great. As king of Judah
(c. 37–44 ce), he persecuted the Christians to
gain favor with the influential Jews.

HEROD ANTIPAS
Herod the Great’s son, who ordered the beheading of John
the Baptist at the request of his niece, Salome. Antipas
was tetrarch (ruler) of Galilee and Perea (4 bce–39 ce).

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People of the New Testament

HEROD THE GREAT JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA
King of Judea (c. 37–4 bce) at the time of Christ’s A wealthy follower of Jesus and member of the Sanhedrin.
birth, and responsible for rebuilding the Temple. He took Jesus’s body down from the cross and buried
it in a tomb.
HERODIAS JUDAS ISCARIOT
Herod Antipas’s wife and granddaughter of Herod the Son of Simon Iscariot and one of the twelve disciples.
Great. She told her daughter, Salome, to ask for John Judas betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver.
the Baptist’s head because he proclaimed her He later killed himself.
marriage to Herod as being immoral. JULIUS
A Roman centurion who escorted Paul to Rome.
JAIRUS LAZARUS
The head of the synagogue whose daughter was healed The brother of Martha and Mary, who lived in
by Jesus. Bethany. According to John’s Gospel, Jesus
raised him from the dead.
JAMES LUKE
Son of Zebedee, brother of John, and one of the A physician and thought to be the author of Acts
twelve disciples. and the Gospel of Luke. He accompanied Paul
on his missionary journeys.
JAMES LYDIA
Son of Alphaeus, James was one of the twelve disciples. A rich business woman who lived in Philippi. She was
baptized by Paul, and became his first European convert.
JESUS
Thought by Christians to be the Son of God and the Judas
Messiah. He was born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph.

JOHN
Son of Zebedee, brother of James, and one of the twelve
disciples. John was very close to Jesus and is thought to
be the author of the fourth Gospel. He was present at
the transfiguration and in the garden of Gethsemane.

JOHN THE BAPTIST
Son of Elizabeth and Zechariah and cousin of
Jesus. John was a Jewish holy man and prophet,
who called on people to repent, and offered to
baptize them.

JOSEPH
A carpenter who lived in Nazareth. He was
married to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Joseph
was descended from the house of David.

JOSEPH
Also known as Barsabbas, he was one
of the two men whose names were put
forward to replace the disciple Judas,
who had betrayed Jesus.

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People of the New Testament

MARK NICODEMUS
Accompanied Paul and Barnabas on their first Together with Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus helped
missionary journey, and is thought to be the author to take Christ’s body down from the cross and prepare
of the Gospel of Mark. it for burial.

MARTHA PAUL
The elder sister of Lazarus and Mary, and friend Born a Pharisee in Tarsus, Paul was at first a persecutor
of Jesus. Martha lived in Bethany. of the Christians. But he was converted after he saw a
vision of Jesus, changing his Hebrew name of Saul to
MARY Paul. He spread the word on his missionary journeys
Married to the carpenter Joseph, Mary was the mother and helped to build up the early Church.
of Jesus.
PETER
MARY A fisherman and brother of Andrew, Peter was
The sister of Martha and Lazarus, who lived in one of the twelve disciples. During the trial of Jesus,
Bethany. She was a very close friend of Jesus and he denied knowing him three
anointed his feet with perfume before his death. times. He was the first disciple
chosen by Jesus Christ. His
MARY original name was Simon, but
The mother of the disciple James. Together with Jesus renamed him Cephas,
Jesus’s mother Mary and Mary Magdalene, she meaning “rock” in Aramaic.
was present at Jesus’s crucifixion. He is better known by the
Greek version of his name,
MARY MAGDALENE Peter, which also means rock.
A follower of Jesus. Mary Magdalene was present
when Jesus was crucified, and was the first witness of his PHILIP
resurrection. In the Bible, Jesus appeared to her first and One of the twelve disciples.
He came from the town
told her of his coming ascension into heaven. of Bethsaida.

MATTHEW PONTIUS PILATE Salome
Also known as Levi, Matthew was The Roman governor—
a tax collector from Capernaum. or procurator—of Judea from c. 26–36
He was one of the twelve disciples, ce. Pilate condemned Jesus to death
and is also thought to be the author although he knew Jesus was innocent.
of the first Gospel.
PUBLIUS
MATTHIAS The governor of Malta when Paul
The man who was chosen to and his companions were shipwrecked.
replace Judas Iscariot as one Paul helped to heal Publius’s father.
of the twelve disciples.
RHODA
Paul The servant girl who answered the door to Peter
after he had escaped from prison.
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SALOME
The daughter of Herodias, who danced for her stepfather,
Herod Antipas. As a reward for pleasing him, she asked
for the head of John the Baptist on a plate.

People of the New Testament

Angel Gabriel STEPHEN
appears to The first Christian martyr, who was stoned
Zechariah to death by some Jews.
ZACCHAEUS
SAUL (see Paul) A wealthy tax collector who climbs a tree to
Hebrew name for Paul. be able to see Jesus, and later repents his sins.
ZECHARIAH
SILAS Married to Elizabeth, who was the cousin of Jesus’s
Paul’s companion on some of his missionary journeys. mother, Mary. Zechariah was the father of John the
Baptist. According to Luke’s Gospel, he doubted
SIMON the angel’s prophecy that he would have a son.
One of the twelve disciples, sometimes known As a result of his disbelief, he was struck dumb.
as Simon the Zealot.
Zacchaeus climbs
SIMON a tree to see Jesus
A tanner from Joppa. Peter was staying at Simon’s
house when he had a vision.

SIMON OF CYRENE
The man from Cyrene who helped Jesus
to carry the cross.

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Index

Index to Joseph 185, 192, 193 Bat Mitzvah 194
to Manoah 94 bathing 30, 124, 125, 254, 256, 257, 267
A to Mary 180 Bathsheba 124, 125, 302
to Paul 296 battles
Aaron 65, 66–71, 74, 75, 78–79, 80, to Peter 286
81, 302 to the shepherds 186 David and Absalom 126–127
to Zechariah 178 Israelites and Ammonites,
Abednego 156, 157, 158, 302 animal skins 30, 284
Abel 22, 302 Anna 188–189, 308 Jabesh 108–109
Abihu 79 Annunciation 180–181 Ramah 124
Abinadab 110 Antioch 288 Israelites and Midianites
Abraham 10, 30, 32, 34, 36–37, 38, 302 Apocrypha 9 Moreh 93
apostles see disciples Israelites and Philistines
parable with Lazarus 238 apples 20 Mount Gilboa 118–119, 144
Abram 28–29, 30, 31 Archelaus 193, 196 Plain of Sharon 104
Absalom 126–127, 302 ark, Noah’s 10, 23, 24, 62 Valley of Elah 112–113
Adam 10, 20, 21, 22, 302 Ark of the Covenant 17, 85, 90 Jericho 90–91
adultery 125 capture 104–105 Judgement Day 301
Agabus 308 in the City of David 120–121, Beautiful gate 280
Ahab 136, 138, 140, 141, 302 130, 131 Beatitudes 206
alabaster jars 254 armour 210, 211 Bedouins 33, 64
almond trees 152 arrows 40 Belshazzar 159, 302
alms 280 Artaxerxes 168, 302 Benedictus 183
aloes 232 Ascension 276–277 Benjamin 47, 58, 59, 60, 61, 302
Alpha 300 Asher 46, 47, 188, 302 Benjamites 60, 106
alphabets 300 Ashtoreth 151 Bethany 230, 231
altars 24, 28, 36–37, 78, 79, 83, 92, Asia Minor 288 Bethel 42
Assyrians 149 Bethlehem 100, 185
109, 138 astrology 190 slaughter of newborn boys 192
in temples 42, 178 Augustus, Caesar 178, 185, 308 Bethphage 230, 248
Ammonites 108, 109, 150 authors of the Bible 8, 177 Bethsaida 202, 220
Amnon 126, 302 Bilhah 46, 303
Amos 242 B blasphemy 266, 267
amphoras 203 blood 67, 70, 79
Ananias 282, 283, 308 Baal 92, 136, 138, 139, 151 of Jesus Christ 85, 203, 258
Andrew 200, 201, 220, 308 Babel 26, 27 boats 62, 68, 212, 216, 223, 224, 297
angels 231 Babylon 26, 27, 152, 154, 155, shipwrecks 289, 296
Gabriel 178, 180–181, 308 Boaz 100, 101, 110, 303
Satan 198 156–159, 160 boils 69, 104
tomb of Jesus Christ 270 Babylonians 11, 27, 152, 156 Book of Isaiah 8
visitations by 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, bakers 52, 53 Book of Life 301
Balaam 82–83, 302 bows 40
37, 78 Balak 82, 83, 302 bread 40, 70, 71, 79, 93, 121, 137, 220,
to the Assyrians 149 baptism 196, 257, 276, 279, 280, 283, 272, 274
to Balaam 83 Jesus Christ’s body 258
to Cornelius 284 291, 293 bricks 26, 66, 158, 208
to Daniel 161 Bar Mitzvah 194 bulls 80, 81
to Gideon 92 Barabbas 267, 308 sacrifice 79, 83, 92, 121, 134, 290
to Isaiah 148 Barnabas 283, 288, 289, 290, 308 burning bush 64, 65
to Jacob 42 Barsabbas 276
to Jesus Christ 198, 263 Bartholomew 201, 308
to John 300

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Index

C Book of the Covenant 78, 79, 150 disciples 11, 200, 212, 216–217, 294
breaking 81 Ascension 276–277
Caesarea Philippi 202, 228, 292, 293 Creation 19 criticizing Peter 284–285
Caiaphas 254, 266, 308 crops 22 feeding the five thousand 202,
Cain 22, 303 crosses 268, 269 220–221
Caleb 84, 85, 303 crowns 128 feet washing 256–257
calendars 29 of thorns 267 Holy Spirit 178
calves crucifixion 230, 267, 268, 273, 275 Paul’s travels 288–289
cupbearers 52, 53, 54 performing miracles 219
fattened 235 curses 83 quarrelling 240
golden 80–81 cypress wood 23 Saul’s conversion 282–283
camels 28, 30, 38, 93, 129, Cyprus 288 transfiguration 202, 228–229, 230
132, 134–135
wise men 190 D diseases 69, 104, 213
Canaan Dome of the Rock 37
Abram in 28 Dagon 91, 107, 112 donkeys 192, 230, 248, 249
given in a covenant 30 Damascus 282 doubting Thomas 273
Jacob’s journey to 48, 49 Dan 46, 47, 94, 303 doves 24, 29, 188, 197
Joseph 50 dancing 120, 121, 203, 218, 234 dowries 39
kingdoms of Israel 47 Daniel 16, 156–157, 159, 303 dreams 42–43, 53, 54–55, 61, 93, 156
Philistine empire 94, 97
Promised Land 82, 84–85, 88–89, 90 and the lions 160–161 157, 185
Capernaum 202, 210 Darius 159, 160, 161, 303 Joseph 192, 193
catacombs 287 darkness 69 wise men 190
caves 117, 185 David 11, 100, 110–117, 172, 303 drought 55, 136, 138
cedar wood 130 dyes 50
census 185 and Bathsheba 124–125
chariots 55, 57, 72, 73, 129, 142, 143 and his children 125, 126–127 E
cherubim 21, 85, 105, 130 anointed as king 120
children 205, 240, 250 City of David 120–123 eagles 198
choirs 186 death of 128 earthquakes 290, 301
Christianity descendants 180, 185 Ebed-Melech 154, 303
Church of England 9 Dead Sea 32, 34 Ecclesiastes 16
founding of the Church 228, 273, 279, Scrolls 8 Eden 20–21
death Egypt 10, 13, 28, 51, 55, 58, 60, 64,
281, 285 depicted as sleep 232
new era 258 preparing for burial 96, 232, 254 66, 79
sacrifice 291 as punishment 266, 267 destruction of the army 73
spread of see missionaries Delilah 97, 303 flight of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus to
circumcision 10, 30, 31, 182, 188 Demetrius 308
Claudius, emperor 286 demons 202, 213 192–193
Claudius Lysias 292, 293 deserts 30, 31, 69, 135, 196, 198 gods 67, 69, 80
Cleopas 272, 308 En Gedi 117 jewelry 81
clothing 50, 96, 144, 196 Negev 36, 205 pharaohs 52, 53, 54, 66–71, 106
High Priests’ 266 Paran 84, 85 plagues 68–71
clouds 72, 73, 78, 79, 131, 276 Shur 74 trade 129
coins 192, 233, 237, 246, 250, 286 Sinai 64 treasure 54, 55
Corinth 289 Devil 198 women 52
Corinthians 298 Didymus 273 Eleazar 105
corn 54, 55, 61 Dinah 46, 303 Eli 102, 103, 104, 303
Cornelius 284, 308 Deuteronomy 84–85, 86 Eliab 110
cosmetics 163, 254 Elijah 16, 136–139, 141, 142–143, 303
covenants 10–11, 14, 24, 29, 30, 41, 148 transfiguration 228, 229

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Elimelech 100, 304 Gadara 202 Hilkiah 150, 151
Elisha 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 304 Gadarenes 213 Holy City 301
Elizabeth 178, 179, 180, 182, 183, 308 Galilee 196, 202, 214, 218, 286 Holy Communion 258
Elkanah 102, 304 Garden of Eden 20–21 Holy Land 12
Emmaus 272 Garden of Gethsemane 230, 260–263 Holy Spirit 179, 180, 182, 188, 276, 277,
En Kerem 182 Gehazi 144, 145, 147
Ephesus 289 Genesis 19–61 278, 279, 280, 285, 288, 292
ghosts 119, 159 holy tabernacle 85
riot 295 Gibeah 109 honey 94, 96, 196
ephod 266 Gideon 92–93, 304 horses 129, 143
Ephraim 47, 106 gnats, plague 68 Hosea 193
Esau 40–41, 49, 304 goats 29, 40, 94, 205 hospitality 33, 34
Esther 162, 163, 164, 304 gold 54, 80–81, 104, 105 houses 208
Euphrates, river 28 Huldah 151
Exodus 62–81, 197 as a gift 190 hunting 40, 160
Eutychus 289, 291, 308 golden statue 156–158 hymns 186, 290
Eve 10, 20, 21, 22, 304 golden calf 80–81
Ezra 169 Golgotha 230, 268 I
Goliath 112–113, 304
F Gomorrah 32–33, 34 immortality 10
Good Samaritan 226–227 incense 178
false gods 80–81, 92, 94, 136, 138, 149, Gospels 177 Iraq 13
151, 152 grapes 84, 85 iron 104, 127
Greece, cultural influence of 219 irrigation 29
famine 28, 55, 58, 60, 61, 100, 136, 301 grief 214, 270 Isaac 30, 31, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40–41, 304
farming 216, 217 Gutenburg Bible 9 Isaiah 148, 149, 185, 197, 304
Ish-Bosheth 120
parable 234–235 H Ishmael 30, 31, 51, 304
fasting 119, 140, 163, 164, 198 Ishmaelites 51
feasts 60, 70, 96, 159, 203, 218, 234, Hagar 30, 31, 304 Israel 11, 13, 36, 79
hair 94, 98, 127
254, 256 Ham 23, 304 capital cities 120–123, 136
Last Supper 258–259 Haman 163, 164, 165, 304 Jacob’s name 305
feeding the five thousand 202, 220–221 Hannah 102, 304 Star of David 110
feet, washing 30, 254, 256, 257 Hannukah 239 tribes of 46, 47, 85, 90, 91, 92, 102,
Field of Blood 266 Haran 42
figs 152, 153, 242 harvest 22, 55, 59, 100, 216, 217, 278 107, 121, 266
fire 21, 65, 72, 73, 135, 142, 158, 278 havdalah 19 Israelites 8, 10, 11
destruction of Jerusalem 155 healing 202, 208–209, 214, 220, 250,
fish 171, 200–201, 220, 274, 275 battles with Philistines 104–105, 109,
floods 10, 24, 68 263, 280, 283, 288, 297 112–113, 118–119
forbidden fruit 20 heaven 42, 284
Fort Antonia 289, 292 hell 238 battles with Syria 146
forgiveness 11 helmets 211 blessing 83, 131
frankincense 129, 132, 190 herbs 70 capture of the Ark 104–105
frogs, plague 68 Herod Agrippa 286, 287, 308 fall of Jericho 90–91
Herod Antipas 308, 196, 218, 219 Jerusalem, return to 168–169
G Herod the Great 190, 193, 309 journey to the Promised Land 16,
Herodias 218, 219, 309
Gabriel 178, 180–181, 308 Herodium 192 72–75, 79, 80–91
Gad 46, 47, 304 Hezekiah 149, 304 kings 106–109, 120, 136, 149, 150
siege on Ramah 124–125
slavery in Egypt 62, 63, 65–71
worshipping false gods 80–81, 94,

136, 138, 149, 151, 152

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see also Jews crown of thorns 267 Jezebel 136, 138, 140, 141, 305
Issachar 46, 47 crucifixion 268–269, 273 Jezreel Valley 141, 144
ivory 140, 144 death of Jesus 11, 228, 230, 261, Joab 124, 127, 305
267, 268–269 John, disciple 177, 201, 214, 228, 256,
J death of John the Baptist 219 261, 274, 280, 281, 300–301, 309
disciples 200–201, 216–217 John the Baptist 179, 182–183, 309
Jabbok, river 49 Emmaus, journey to 272–273 baptism 196–197, 256
Jacob 305 feeding the five thousand 202, death of 218–219
and Esau 40, 41, 48–49 220–221 Jonah 170–171, 305
father of Joseph 50, 51, 58, 59, 60, 61 flight into Egypt 192–193 Jonathan 109, 114, 116–117, 305
Israel, named as 49 Garden of Gethsemane 260–263 Joppa 284
Jacob’s Ladder 42–43 Good Shepherd 233 Jordan 13, 29, 218, 230
Rachel 44–46, 48 healing 202, 208–209, 214, 220, 230, Jordan, river 82, 90, 143, 146, 196, 197
wedding 45–46 250, 263 Joseph, son of Jacob 46, 47, 305
Jairus 214, 309 Jerusalem, journey to 230, 248–249 bones of 72
James, son of Alphaeus 309 John’s vision of 300 coat 50–51
James, son of Zebedee 201, 214, 228, Judas’s betrayal 254–255, 259, 263 dreams 50, 51, 53, 54–55
261, 286, 309 Last Breakfast 274–275 governor of Egypt 57, 58–61
Japheth 23, 284, 305 Last Supper 258–259 slave 52–53
jealousy 22 ministry 197, 202, 210, 219 Joseph of Arimathea 269, 309
Jehovah 17 miracles 176, 177, 198, 202, 203, Joseph, also known as Barsabbas
Jeremiah 11, 152–153, 192, 305 208–209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 276, 309
Jericho 87, 88, 230, 242 219, 270–271 Joseph the carpenter 100, 180, 309
fall of 90–91 parables 176, 216–217, 226–227, 233, birth of Jesus 184–185, 186
Jerome, St. 9 234–239, 244–247 flight into Egypt 192–193
Jerusalem 11, 201 Peter’s denial 264–265 Temple of Jerusalem 188–189, 190
as City of David 120–123 rich, the 241 Joshua 11, 84, 85, 88–91, 305
destruction of 154, 249 resurrection of Jesus Christ 270–271 Josiah 150–151, 305
Dome of the Rock 37, 122 resurrection of Lazarus 231–232 Judah 46, 47, 60, 61, 120, 132, 149, 150,
Jesus Christ’s journey to 230 Sanhedrin 266, 267 155, 305
John’s vision 301 Saul 282 Judaism 8, 10, 17
markets 252–253 Sermon on the Mount 202, 206–207 Judas Iscariot 201, 254, 255, 258, 263,
pilgrimage to 173 shepherds 186–187 266, 309
population 252 Temple of Jerusalem 188–189, Judgement Day 196, 300–301
rebuilding 168–169 194–195, 250–251, 280 Julius 296, 309
siege 149, 154 temptation 198–199
Temple 17, 130–131, 148, 149, 150, transfiguration 202, 228–229, 230 K
155, 159, 250, 269 walking on water 202, 224–225
see also Solomon’s Temple water into wine 203 Ketubah 244
Jesse 110, 305 weeping 248 Ketuvim 16
Jesus Christ 309 wise men 190–191 keys 228
and the New Testament 8, 10, 12, 176 wounds 273 Kidron Valley 150
Annunciation 180 Zacchaeus the tax collector 242–243 King James Bible 9
arrested 264 Jethro 64, 305 kippah 239
baptism 197 jewelry 29, 38, 39, 55, 80, 81, 82, 132 kisses 263
birth of 184–185 Jews 17, 162, 163, 164, 166, 177, 183
calms a storm 212 opposition to Christians 288, 290, 292
casts out evil spirits 213 prayer 239
children, blessing of 240 refuge in Egypt 193
sacrifice 291
see also Israelites

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L Mary, mother of James 268, 270, 310 Moriah 36, 37
Mary, mother of Mark 286 Nebo 85
Laban 39, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 305 Mary, sister of Martha 230, 231, Sinai 64, 77, 78
lambs 300, 301 mourning 214, 270
lamps 245 254, 310 murder 141
languages 26, 29, 278 Mary Magdalene 268, 270, 310 music 120, 169, 173, 186, 203, 234
Last Supper 11, 258–259 Massacre of the Innocents 192–193 mourning 214
laws 10, 11, 78, 79, 109, 172, 206–207 Matthew 177, 201, 310 myrrh 51, 129, 132, 190, 232, 269
Matthias 276, 310
harvest 100 medicine 94 N
learning in schools 194 Mediterranean 13, 283, 288, 298
selling land 140 menorah 239 Naaman 146–147, 257, 306
Lazarus, brother of Mary 230, 231, Meshach 156, 157, 158, 306 Naboth 140, 141, 306
232, 254, 309 Mesopotamia 26, 28, 29 Nadab 79
Lazarus the beggar 238 Nahash 108
Leah 44, 46, 48, 305 temples 42 nails 273
Lebanon 13 Messiah 8, 16, 148, 177, 185, 188, 230, Naomi 100, 101, 306
lentils 40 Naphtali 46, 47, 306
leprosy 146, 208 249, 254 Nathan 124–125, 306
Levi 46, 305 Michal 114, 115, 120, 306 Nazareth 180, 193
tribe of 47, 62, 81, 169 Midianites 92 Nazarites 94, 96, 98
linen 88, 185, 232, 266 milk 30 Nebuchadnezzar 152, 154, 156–158, 306
lions 94, 160–161 miracles 67, 96, 143, 145, 180 necklaces 29
Lindisfarne Gospels 9 Nehemiah 168–169, 306
locusts 69, 196 by Jesus Christ 176, 177, 198, Nevi’im 16
Lot 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 306 202, 210, 230 New Testament 8, 10, 12, 13, 174–301
love 188, 233, 298 Nicodemus 269, 310
Luke 177, 309 calms a storm 212 Nile, river 55, 58, 62, 67, 68
Lydia 289, 290, 309 casts out evil spirits 213 Nineveh 170, 171
Lystra 288, 290 feeding the five thousand 202, Noah 10, 23, 24, 140, 306
Nod 22
M 220–221 nomads 30
healing 208–209, 214, 220, 263 numbers, significance of
Malta 296, 297 resurrection of Jesus Christ
Manasseh 47 forty 85, 198, 277
manna 75, 76 270–271 seven 19, 91, 131, 145, 147, 301
Manoah 94 resurrection of Lazarus 231–232 twelve 201
Mark 177, 310 walking on water 202, 224–225
Martha 230, 232–233, 254, 310 water into wine 203 O
martyrs 275 by Paul 288, 291, 297
Mary, mother of Jesus Christ 182, 268, by Peter 280–281 Obed 101
Miriam 73, 306 offerings 22, 94, 109, 121, 188
276, 310 Mishnah 194 Old Testament 8, 10, 12, 13, 14–173
Annunciation 180–181 missionaries 283, 298 olives
birth of Jesus 184–185, 186 Paul 288–289, 291, 293, 298, 299
flight into Egypt 192–193 monasteries 150, 183, 213 branch 24
Temple of Jerusalem 188–189, Mordecai 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 305 oil 262
Moses 10, 16, 62, 63, 64–71, 74–76, 80, oil
190–191 84–85, 86, 306
wedding feast at Cana 203 Parting of the Red Sea 72–73
wise men 190 Ten Commandments 77–79
transfiguration 228, 229
Mount of Beatitudes 206
Mount of Olives 230, 248, 276
mountains 24, 201, 228
Ararat 12, 24
Carmel 138, 144
Gilboa 118, 119

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lamps 245 Pisidia 288 Q
olive 226 plagues 301
storage 245, 254 on the Egyptians 65, 69, 70, 71 quail 75, 76
ointments 254 on the Philistines 104 Qumran 8
Olympic Games 49 pomegranates 84, 55
Omega 300 police force 263 R
Omri 136 Pontius Pilate 196, 257, 267, 269,
Orpah 100, 306 270, 310 rabbis 17
Potiphar 51, 52, 306 Rachel 44, 45, 46, 48, 306
P pottery 94, 152 Rahab 88–89, 91, 306
prayers 15, 160, 161, 170, 171, 172–173, rain 24, 92
Palestine 202 198, 207, 216, 228, 239, 262, 280, 290 rainbows 10, 14, 25, 300
palm leaves 249 priests 47, 64, 81, 90, 178, 253, 254, rams, sacrifice 29, 37, 83
parables 176, 216–217, 226–227, 233, 268, 280 rats, plague 104
234–239, 244–247 High Priests 78, 85, 102, 150, 180, ravens 136, 137, 207
Passover 70, 151, 194, 253, 256, 254, 266 Rebekah 38–39, 40, 41, 306
258–259, 267, 286 police force 263 Red Sea 72–73
Paul 176, 288–291, 300, 310 Prodigal Son 234–235 Rehoboam 136, 306
arrested 290, 292–293 Promised Land 10, 12, 85, 121 resurrection 231, 232, 270–271,
letters 298–299 journey to 73–76, 82, 84–91 273, 281
Rome, journey to 296–297 see also Holy Land Reuben 46, 47, 51, 58, 306
theatre of Ephesus 294–295 prophecies 8, 16, 148, 152, 176, 197, Revelation 177, 300
peace 24, 188, 249, 276 230, 249, 263 Rhoda 286, 310
Peninnah 102 prophets 11, 16, 103, 107, 109, 124, 142, ribbons 89, 91
Pentecost 278, 279 143, 149, 182, 196 riddles 96
Perea 230 Agabus 292 rings 234
perfumes 125, 163, 254 Amos 242 riots 294, 295
Perga 288 Elijah 16, 136–139, 141, 142–143, rivers
Persians 159, 160–165, 167 228, 229, 303 Euphrates 28
pestilence 104, 301 Elisha 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, Jabbok 49
Peter 200, 201, 210, 214, 224, 228, 236, 147, 304 Jordan 82, 90, 143, 146, 196, 197
256, 261, 263, 274, 275, 279, 310 Hosea 193 Nile 55, 58, 62, 67, 68
arrested 286 Isaiah 148, 149, 185, 197, 304 Zerqa 49
Cornelius and 284–285 John the Baptist 179, 182–183, Romans 15, 185, 267, 283, 290, 292
denial of Jesus Christ 264–265 196–197, 218–219, 309 army 210, 211, 218
healer 280–281 Jeremiah 11, 152–153, 192, 305 centurions 210–211, 284
pharaohs Jonah 170–171, 305 cultural influence of 219
and Joseph 52, 53, 54–55, 56 Moses 10, 16, 62, 63, 64–80, 84–85, currency 237
and the Israelites 66–71, 72 86, 228, 229, 306 empire 300
Pharisees 208, 233 Nathan 124–125, 306 persecution of Christians 300
Saul 282–283 Samuel 102–103, 106, 107, 109, 110, tax collectors 242
tax collector parable 239 115, 118, 307 Rome 288, 289, 297
wedding feast parable 244 Zechariah 178–179, 182–183, 248, roofs 208
Philip 201, 228, 292, 310 249, 311 roosters 265
Philistines 94–99, 104–105, 109, Proverbs 16 Ruth 100–101, 110, 307
112–113, 118, 119, 144 Psalter 172–173
pigeons 29 psalms 172–173
pigs 202, 213 Publius 297, 310
pilgrimages 173, 269, 272, 276 Purim 164

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S Simeon in the Temple 188 see also Temple of Jerusalem
Simon of Cyrene 268, 311 Temple of Jerusalem 11, 15, 150,
Sabbath 76, 78, 288 Simon of Joppa 311
sacrifices 24, 102, 131, 150, 268 Simon the Zealot 201, 310 155, 159, 269, 250, 280
slaves 10, 51, 61, 64, 66, 156, Temple of Sin 42
animals 17, 36, 70, 83, 92, 94, 105, Ten Commandments 10, 15, 78–79, 81,
109, 110, 121, 291 236, 290 85, 90, 125, 241
snakes 20, 65, 67, 198, 288, 297 Tetragrammaton 64
burnt offerings 36, 37, 79, 80 Sodom 29, 32–33, 34 Thaddeus 201
Sadducees 280 Solomon 16, 125, 129, 132–133, 307 theft 60, 141
Salome 218, 219, 310 Thomas 201, 273
salt 34 anointed as king 128 Tiberias 202
Samson 94–99, 307 Colonnade 280, 281 tombs
Samuel 102–103, 106, 107, 109, 110, Temple 11, 17, 85, 130–131, 150, 155 catacombs 287
Jesus Christ’s tomb 230, 270
115, 118, 307 see also Temple of Jerusalem Lazarus’s tomb 232
sandals 234 Song of Songs 16 symbols on 220
Sanhedrin 264, 266, 267, 280–281, 293 songs 172–173, 290 tools 23
Sarah 30, 31, 307 spices 19, 51, 132 shepherds’ 186
Sarai 30, 31 spies 88, 89 tanners’ 284
Satan 198, 213 spikenard plant 254 Torah 16, 47, 79, 194, 239
Saul the Pharisee see Paul sport 49 torches 29
Saul, King of Israel 106–109, Spring of Harod 93 Tower of Babel 26–27
staffs 65, 67, 68, 72, 76, 92, 145 trade 51, 82, 129
112–116, 307 stars 190 transfiguration 202, 228–229, 230
death 118–119 translations 9
scales 250 flag of Israel 110 trees
schools 194 Herod’s coin 192 almonds 152
Sea of Galilee 200, 222–223 Stephen 311 cedars 130
storms 212–213, 223 stonemasons 168 cypresses 25
walking on water 202, 224–225 storms 69, 92, 170, 212 date palms 249
seeds 216, 217 Sumerians 29 sycamores 242
Sennacherib 149, 307 Susa 162, 167 Tree of the Knowledge of Good and
Sermon on the Mount 202, 206–207 swords 21, 81, 83, 119, 263
servants 236, 237, 246, 256, 257, 286 sycamore trees 242 Evil 10, 20
Shabbat 19 synagogues 16, 17, 90, 210, Tree of Life 10, 20
Shadrach 156, 157, 158, 307 214, 283, 288 trumpets 92, 93
Shaphan 150, 151 Syria 13, 146, 282 turbans 266
Sheba, queen 132, 133, 134, 307 Turkey 42
Shechem 28 T
stone of 11 U
Shem 23, 307 tabernacles 102, 121, 130
shepherds 44, 64 Tabgha 220 Universe 19
parable 233 talents parable 246–247 Ur 28, 29, 37
visiting Jesus Christ 186–187 tallit 239 Uriah 124, 125, 307
Shiloh 102 Tamar 126
shophars 90 Tanakh 16
shrines 105, 131
Shunem 144 see also Old Testament
sieges 90–91, 108–109, 124, 149 tax collectors 239, 242–243
Silas 290, 311 taxes 136, 188
silver 58, 59, 60, 255 temples 42, 81
Simeon, son of Jacob 46, 47, 58,
59, 60, 307 Solomon’s Temple 11, 17, 85,
130–131, 150, 155

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Valley of Elah 112 Y
Vashti 162, 307
Via Dolorosa 269 YHWH 17, 64
vineyards 140
visions 148, 179, 284, 301 Z
vultures 198
Zacchaeus 230, 242–243, 311
W Zebulon 46, 47, 307
Zechariah 178–179, 182–183, 248, 311
walls 88, 90, 91, 169 Zedekiah 154, 155, 307
Wailing Wall 280 Zerqa, river 49
Zeus 290
war see battles ziggurats 42
water Zilpah 44
Zipporah 64
flooding 28 Zoar 33
into wine 202, 203
parting of the waters 72–73
storing 28
walking on water 202, 224–225
weapons 40, 104, 112, 127, 263
weaving 97
weddings 45–46, 96, 120, 202, 203
parables 244–245
weights 246
West Bank 8
whales 170
wind 72, 143, 212, 224, 278, 296
wine 11, 85, 129, 140, 203, 226
blood of Jesus Christ 258
water into 202, 203
wise men 54, 55, 67
visiting Jesus Christ 190–191
witches 118–119
wounds 273
wrestling 49
writing 29, 59, 79, 81, 182, 263
Paul’s letters 298

X

Xerxes 162–163, 164, 165, 307

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France / Peter Willi (bc). 122-123 Corbis: Annie Griffiths Belt (c). 124 Alamy Images: Zev Radovan / www. SuperStock: imagebroker.net (tl). 283 The Bridgeman Art Library: John Mitchell Fine Paintings / Private
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