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Everything you ever wanted to know about everyone in the Bible The pages of the Bible are filled with stories of people: parents and children, warriors and prophets, saints and scoundrels, women and men, laborers and kings. Despite the often difficult-to-pronounce names, they were real people, just like you. They each had a role--large or small, for good or for ill--in God's unfolding plan of salvation, and there are great spiritual lessons we can learn from their lives. The Baker Encyclopedia of Bible People is a comprehensive, accessible guide to these players in God's drama. It contains a listing for every person named in the Bible-- over 2,000 of them--with extensive entries for major Bible figures. Helpful features include: -summaries of each person's significance in Bible history -name meanings -engaging biographical and character profiles for some 250 major Bible people -family ties -relevant Bible verses for more in-depth study -quotes from classic commentators Whether for personal devotional study or for preparing sermons or Bible studies, you will turn again and again to this helpful reference tool.Water, Mark is the author of 'Baker Encyclopedia of Bible People A Comprehensive Who's Who from Aaron to Zurishaddai', published 2006 under ISBN 9780801066047 and ISBN 0801066042.
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