Search
8 results for "Dismas (traditional name"
-
Matthew (Apostle) Character
Matthew, originally a tax collector named Levi working in Capernaum, was called directly by Jesus while sitting at his booth to become one of the twelve apostleโฆ
-
Herod the Great Character
Herod the Great ruled as the Roman-appointed king of Judea from 37 to 4 BC, a period that overlaps with the traditional dating of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. In โฆ
-
Benjamin Character
Benjamin was the youngest of Jacobโs twelve sons and the second child born to his favored wife Rachel during their return journey to Canaan. Rachel died shortlyโฆ
-
Boaz's Kinsman Redeemer Character
In the Book of Ruth, the unnamed nearer kinsman held the primary legal right under Israelite custom to redeem the land of Elimelech, Naomi's deceased husband, aโฆ
-
Hosea Character
Hosea was an eighth-century BC prophet in the northern kingdom of Israel whose marriage became a living parable when God commanded him to wed Gomer, a woman whoโฆ
-
Joseph (Father of Jesus) Character
Joseph was a righteous carpenter from Nazareth in the first century who became the earthly father of Jesus through his marriage to Mary. When he discovered thatโฆ
-
Zacchaeus Character
Zacchaeus served as the chief tax collector in Jericho during Jesus' ministry, a role that made him wealthy yet deeply resented by fellow Jews for collaboratingโฆ
-
Zechariah (Prophet) Character
Zechariah was a post-exilic Hebrew prophet active in the late sixth century BC who ministered to the Jewish remnant that had returned from Babylonian captivity.โฆ