This easy-to-read reference covers 500 of the most important people and places of Scripture, from Aaron to Zacchaeus and Babylon to the Sea of Galilee. Full color.

Want to understand the people and places of scripture? Turn to Who's Who and Where's Where in the Bible, a bestselling reference book now revised and expanded! With more than a quarter million copies sold, it's proven its value with readers. Now, this illustrated, easy reading A-Z dictionary--loaded with fresh and surprising insights about the most important people and places in the Bible--includes even more information and illustration. Not a dry textbook, it's written in magazine style by a critically acclaimed Christian journalist and Bible history author. Color maps, photos, and paintings transport you to sacred lands where you'll meet fascinating people: lovers and liars, healers and hoodlums, warriors and wimps--more than 500 in all.

Want to understand the people and places of scripture? Now, this illustrated, easy reading A-Z dictionary -- loaded with fresh and surprising insights about the most important people and places in the Bible -- includes even more information and illustration. Not a dry textbook, it's written in magazine style by a critically acclaimed Christian journalist and Bible history author. Color maps, photos, and paintings transport you to sacred lands where you'll meet fascinating people: lovers and liars, healers and hoodlums, warriors and wimps --more than 500 in all.

The New International Encyclopedia of Bible Characters is a complete index of every person named in the Bible, from Aaron to Zurishadai. Discover the roles that men and women—from the obscure to the famous to the infamous—have played in the unfolding story of Scripture. Entries range from one-line biblical references for minor characters to full-length articles that address the theological significance of over forty major figures. With entries based on the New International Version?today's most read, most trusted Bible translation?this easy-to-use volume will help pastors, teachers, students, and church workers quickly and easily identify and understand the importance of every person in the Bible. The New International Encyclopedia of Bible Characters features contributions from top biblical scholars of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. In addition to the alphabetic name-entries, twenty supporting articles shed light on topics of particular interest and relevance, such as: Kings of Judah and Israel Women in the Bible Children in the Bible The Apostles Pharisees The Elderly in the Bible Angels in the Bible Jewish Genealogies —ZONDERVAN'S UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE REFERENCE SERIES— This four-volume series supplies users of today's most popular modern Bible translation, and New International Version, with scholarly, economical, and uncompromisingly evangelical study tools. It includes: New International Bible Commentary New International Encyclopedia of Bible Words New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties New International Encyclopedia of Bible Characters

Contains entries that identify people whose names appear in the Bible, arranged alphabetically according to spellings in the New Living Translation, and includes more in-depth profiles of important men and women.

Biographies of biblical characters in the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha. Biblically-inspired works of art and literature are appraised.

An A-to-Z biographical biblical reference furnishes in-depth portraits of some five hundred important biblical personalities, as well as concise identifications of nearly four thousand individuals from the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha.