199 Bible People, Places, and Things
By Jean Fischer
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This fun and fascinating overview of the most important topics in scripture covers people (from Aaron to Zacchaeus), places (from Antioch to Zion), and things (from altars to worship). Each brief, easy-to-read entry provides a clear description of the topic at hand, along with supporting scripture references. Though kids could read and understand it, 199 Bible People, Places, and Things also promises fresh insights even for longtime readers of the Bible. It's a real value at only $1.99!
Jean Fischer
Jean Fischer has been writing for children for nearly three decades, and has served as an editor with Golden Books. She has written with Thomas Kinkade, John MacArthur, and “Adventures in Odyssey,” and is one of the authors for Barbour’s upcoming “Camp Club Girls” series. A nature lover, Jean lives in Racine, Wisconsin.
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199 Bible People, Places, and Things - Jean Fischer
Zacchaeus
INTRODUCTION
The Bible is a big book—actually, a collection of books. Under one cover, you’ll find 66 separate books, totaling 1,189 chapters and hundreds of thousands of words. You know the Bible’s important, but it can be a bit daunting. That’s why we created 199 Bible People, Places, and Things.
In this little book, you’ll find brief, easy-to-read definitions or descriptions of some of the most important names and words in scripture. From Aaron and Abraham through Yahweh, Worship, and Zacchaeus, here are the basic details to help you understand each one. And, if you’d like to study further, we’ve included plenty of Bible references.
We hope you enjoy this brief survey of 199 of the Bible’s most important words and names. As you get to know your Bible better, you’ll also gain understanding of the great God who gave you the Bible—the God who made you, keeps you, and offers you salvation.
1 AARON
MOSES’ OLDER BROTHER. Moses wasn’t a good speaker, so God told Aaron to speak for him. Moses was the leader and Aaron his spokesman. Aaron helped Moses lead the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt (Exodus 7–12), and God chose Aaron to be Israel’s first high priest. He wasn’t perfect: When the people asked him to make a statue of a god they could worship, Aaron agreed and fashioned a golden calf (Exodus 32:1–4). God forgave Aaron after Moses prayed for him. Neither Aaron nor Moses made it to the Promised Land because they disobeyed God at a place called Meribah. They were supposed to speak to a rock to create miracle water in the desert—but Moses was angry with the people and hit the rock with a stick instead (Numbers 20:6–12).
2 ABRAHAM
AMAN OF GREAT FAITH. Abraham and his wife, Sarah, had a son named Isaac, for whom they’d waited for years. But when God decided to test Abraham’s faith, He asked the old man to offer Isaac as a sacrifice (Genesis 22:1–13). Abraham was about to do what God asked when the angel of the LORD appeared, saying, Don’t hurt the boy!
(Genesis 22:12 CEV). God had evidence that Abraham would do anything for Him, and the Lord provided another sacrifice—a ram caught in a bush. The apostle Paul called Abraham the father of us all
(Romans 4:16), the people who come to God through faith in Jesus Christ.
3 ADAM
THE FIRST PERSON ON EARTH. Adam was good and intelligent (Genesis 2:19–20), but he wasn’t perfect—because he disobeyed God’s one rule and ate the fruit of a tree God had said to stay away from. Adam was the first worker (Genesis 2:8, 15) and the first husband. God made a woman named Eve to be Adam’s wife (Genesis 2:18–25). Their home was the Garden of Eden, but when Adam and Eve sinned, God sent them away from their perfect home forever (Genesis 3:22–24).
4 ADOPTION
TO TAKE SOMEONE INTO YOUR FAMILY AND MAKE THEM YOUR OWN. Children are not always born into the family they grow up in. Instead, they are chosen by nonbiological parents who love them. The apostle Paul talked about a spiritual adoption (Romans 11:1–32; Galatians 4:4–7), saying that anyone can be adopted as God’s child if he or she has faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:24–26).
5 ADVOCATE
APERSON WHO SUPPORTS SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. People who speak up or do something for a cause they believe in are called advocates. In many ways, an advocate is a helper. The Bible says that Jesus is our Advocate: If you … sin, Jesus Christ always does the right thing, and he will speak to the Father for us
(1 John 2:1 CEV).
6 ALPHA AND OMEGA
ATERM THAT MEANS THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING. In the Greek alphabet, Alpha is the first letter and Omega the last. They remind us that God the Father, His Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are here forever and ever. Jesus promised that when He said, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End … who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty
(Revelation 1:8 NKJV).
7 ANDREW
ONE OF JESUS’ DISCIPLES, ALSO PETER’S BROTHER. Andrew was a fisherman from the town of Bethsaida (John 1:44). He was a follower of John the Baptist (John 1:35–40), and he introduced Peter to Jesus (John 1:41–42). Andrew was the disciple who brought to Jesus a boy with five loaves of bread and two fishes. Jesus used that small lunch to feed more than five thousand people (John 6:1–14).
8 ANGEL OF THE LORD
ASPECIAL ANGEL WHO SERVES AS GOD’S SPOKESMAN. He was around a lot in Old Testament times: He appeared to Abraham when he was about to sacrifice his son Isaac (Genesis 22:12), to Hagar in the wilderness (Genesis 16:7–12), and to Moses in the burning bush (Exodus 3:2–3). He also appeared to Gideon (Judges 6:11–12), Balaam (Numbers 22:21–35), Elijah (2 Kings 1:3), David (1 Chronicles 21:16), and others.
9 ANTICHRIST
SOMEONE WHO IS AGAINST JESUS. Many believe an antichrist will appear at the end of time as the enemy of Christ and all Christians. Another name for this antichrist is the beast (Revelation 13). He will say that Jesus is not the Christ (1 John 2:22–23) and boastfully go against everything holy. He will even sit on God’s throne and pretend to be God (2 Thessalonians 2:3–4). In the end, the antichrist will die: