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  2. Luke the Evangelist - Wikipedia

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    Whether Luke was a Jew or gentile, or something in between, it is clear from the quality of the Greek language used in Luke-Acts that the author, held in Christian tradition to be Luke, was one of the most highly educated of the authors of the New Testament. The author's conscious and intentional allusions and references to, and quotations of ...

  3. List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources

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    Although the first mention of the name 'Israel' in archaeology dates to the 13th century BC, [1] contemporary information on the Israelite nation prior to the 9th century BC is extremely sparse. [2] In the following centuries a small number of local Hebrew documents, mostly seals and bullae, mention biblical character.

  4. Genealogy of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Two Talmudic-era texts referring to a "Jesus, son of Pantera (Pandera)" are Tosefta Hullin 2:22f: "Jacob… came to heal him in the name of Jesus son of Pantera" and Qohelet Rabbah 1:8(3): "Jacob… came to heal him in the name of Jesus son of Pandera" and some editions of the Jerusalem Talmud also specifically name Jesus as the son of Pandera ...

  5. Names for Jewish and Christian holy books - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Revelation, also known as the Apocalypse, is a book of prophecy usually interpreted as regarding the Second Coming of Jesus. Christians disagree on the contents of the Old Testament. The Catholic Church , the Orthodox Churches and some Protestants recognize an additional set of Jewish writings, known as the deuterocanonical books .

  6. Genealogies in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    The New Testament provides two accounts of the genealogy of Jesus, one in the Gospel of Matthew and another in the Gospel of Luke. [6] [non-primary source needed] Matthew starts with Abraham, while Luke begins with Adam.{Luke 3:23-38} The lists are identical between Abraham and David but differ radically from that point.

  7. Biblical names in their native languages - Wikipedia

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    Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah until the Siege of Jerusalem (930 BC to 587 BC): Paleo-Hebrew: ๐ค๐ค‰๐ค•๐ค‹๐ค„๐คŒ [1] [2] Pronunciation: Bayawt Lahawm Meaning: House of Bread Village name from 587 BC through the time of Christ: Aramaic: ื‘ื™ืช ืœื—ื Pronunciation: Beit Lekhem Meaning: House of Bread Beth Shemesh: Village

  8. Er (biblical person) - Wikipedia

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    This article discusses close relatives of Judah. Er is also a name listed by the Gospel of Luke's version of the genealogy of Jesus. In the biblical Book of Genesis, Er (Hebrew: ืขึตืจ, Modern: Er, Tiberian: สปฤ’r "watcher"; [1] Greek: แผฌρ) was the eldest son of Judah and his Canaanite wife, the daughter of Shuah. He is described as marrying ...

  9. History of ancient Israel and Judah - Wikipedia

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    The name "Israel" first appears in the Merneptah Stele c. 1208 BCE: "Israel is laid waste and his seed is no more." [ 25 ] This "Israel" was a cultural and probably political entity, well enough established for the Egyptians to perceive it as a possible challenge, but an ethnic group rather than an organized state.