Reader's Digest Complete Guide to the Bible: An Illustrated Book-by-book Companion to the ScripturesA richly informative and thought-provoking guide to the Old and New Testaments plus the Apocrypha. Easy-to-understand summaries of all 66 books explore their religious, historical, and literary significance. The ideal companion to the Bible. |
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Ahaz Ahaziah altar ancient angel Apocrypha apostle appears asks Assyrian Babylon Babylonian begins believers Ben Sira Bible blessing brother called Canaan Canaanite century B.C. chapter Christ Christians church command Corinthians covenant David death disciples divine Edom Egypt enemy exile Ezek Ezekiel Ezra faith father Gentiles God's Gospel Greek heaven Hebrew Hebrew Bible high priest holy Isaiah Israel Israelites Jeremiah Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John Jordan River Joshua Judah Judas Judea judges killed king kingdom kingdom of Israel land leaders letter Levites live Lord Luke Macc Maccabees Messiah Moses nation Nehemiah offers OLD TESTAMENT oracles Paul Paul's Peter Philistines prayer promised prophet psalm punishment reign Roman sacrifice Samaria Samuel Saul says scriptures Seleucid Shechem sins Solomon spirit story teaching tells temple throne tion tribes verse wisdom woman words worship Zechariah