Scripture

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These and other questions are answered to provide our readers with context and a greater understanding of what it is they are reading and studying.

 

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THE CREATION OF ADAM- Michelangelo

English:  Genesis
Hebrew:  בּראשׁית
Transliterated:  Bereshit
("In the beginning")
Other names:   

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MOSES PARTS THE RED SEA- unknown artist

English:  Exodus
Hebrew:  שׁמוֹת
Transliterated:  Shemot ("Names")
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LEVITE HOLDS UP HOLY HANDS- James Tissot

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English:  Leviticus
Hebrew:  ויקרא
Transliterated:  Vayikra ("And He called")
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BILEAM UND DER ENGEL (BALAAM AND THE ANGEL)- Gustav Jaeger

English:  Numbers
Hebrew:  בּמדבּר
Transliterated:  Bamidbar
("In the Wilderness")
Other names:  B'midbar, Bemidbar

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MOSES VIEWING THE PROMISED LAND- Frederick Edwin Church

English:  Deuteronomy
Hebrew:  דברים
Transliterated:  Devarim ("Words")
Other names:   

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THE SEVEN TRUMPETS OF JERICHO- James Tissot

English:  Joshua
Hebrew:  יהוֹשׁוּע
Transliterated:  Yehoshua
Other names:  Y'hoshua

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SAMSON- Gregor Smukovic

English:  Judges
Hebrew:  שׁוֹףּטים
Transliterated:  Shoftim
Other names:   

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RUTH GLEANING- James Tissot

English:  Ruth
Hebrew:  רוּת
Transliterated:  Rut
Other names:   

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DAVID GEGEN GOLIATH (DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH)- Fugel

English:  1 Samuel
Hebrew:  שׁמוּאל א
Transliterated:  Shemuel Alef
Other names:   

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KING DAVID- Giovanni Francesco Barbieri

English:  2 Samuel
Hebrew:  שׁמוּאל בּ
Transliterated:  Shemuel Bet
Other names:   

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JEROBOAM'S SACRIFICE AT BETHEL- Gerbrand van den Eeckhout

English:  1 Kings
Hebrew:  מלכים א
Transliterated:  Melakhim Alef
Other names:  Book of the Kings of Israel (2 Chronicles 20:34)
[1 and 2 Kings were originally one book]

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ELIJAH TAKEN UP IN A CHARIOT OF FIRE- Giuseppe Angeli

English:  2 Kings
Hebrew:  מלכים בּ
Transliterated:  Melakhim Bet
Other names:  Book of the Kings of Israel (2 Chronicles 20:34)
[1 and 2 Kings were originally one book]

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SAUL ATTACKING DAVID- Giovanni Francesco Barbieri Guercino

English:  1 Chronicles
Hebrew:  דברי הימים א
Transliterated:  Divrei Hayamim Alef
Other names:  The Book of Days
[1 and 2 Chronicles were originally one book]

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KING SOLOMON (from Gustave Dore's original woodcut)- Bill Osborne

English:  2 Chronicles
Hebrew:  דברי הימים בּ
Transliterated:  Divrei Hayamim Bet
Other names:  The Book of Days
[1 and 2 Chronicles were originally one book]

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EZRA READS SCRIPTURE- unknown artist

English:  Ezra
Hebrew:  עזרא
Transliterated:  Etzra
Other names:   

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NEHEMIAH SEES THE RUBBLE IN JERUSALEM- James Tissot

English:  Nehemiah
Hebrew:  נחמיה
Transliterated:  Nechamyah
Other names:   

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ESTHER BEFORE AHASUERUS- Giovanni Andrea Sirani

English:  Esther
Hebrew:  אסתר
Transliterated:  Ester
Other names:  

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JOB AND HIS FRIENDS- Vladimir Borovikovsky

English:  Job
Hebrew:  איוֹב
Transliterated:  Yov
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KING DAVID- Gerard van Honthorst

English:  Psalms
Hebrew:  תהלים
Transliterated:  Tehillim
Other names:  Book of Praises

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THE VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA TO KING SOLOMON- Sir Edward John Poynter (1890)

English:  Proverbs
Hebrew:  משׁלי
Transliterated:  Mishlei
Other names:   

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THE WISE KING- Lars Justinen

English:  Ecclesiastes
Hebrew:  קהלת
Transliterated:  Qohelet
Other names:   

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SONG OF SONGS- Domenico Morelli

English:  Song of Songs
Hebrew:  שׁיר השׁירים
Transliterated:  Shir HaShirim
Other names:  Song of Solomon

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ISAIAH'S LIPS ANOINTED WITH FIRE- Benjamin West

English:  Isaiah
Hebrew:  ישׁעיהוּ
Transliterated:  Yeshayahu
Other names:   

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JEREMIAH LAMENTING OVER THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM- Rembrandt

English:  Jeremiah
Hebrew:  ירמיהוּ
Transliterated:  Yirmeyahu
Other names:   

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THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM BY TITUS- Wilhelm Von Kaulbach

English:  Lamentations
Hebrew:  איכה
Transliterated:  Eikhah
Other names:   

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THE VISION OF EZEKIEL: THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES- John Roddam Spencer Stanhope

English:  Ezekiel
Hebrew:  יחזקאל
Transliterated:  Yechezhk'el
Other names:   

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DANIEL IN THE LION'S DEN- Briton Rivière

English:  Daniel
Hebrew:  דאניאל
Transliterated:  Dani'el
Other names:   

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HOSEA AND GOMER- unknown artist

English:  Hosea
Hebrew:  הוֹשׁע
Transliterated:  Hoshea
Other names:   

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SHOFARIM- Roee Yossef Suffrin

English:  Joel
Hebrew:  יוֹאל
Transliterated:  Yo'el
Other names:   

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PHOTO OF A LION- Wolfgang Moeller

English:  Amos
Hebrew:  עמוֹס
Transliterated:  Amos
Other names:   

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JERUSALEM FROM THE MOUNT OF OLIVES- Edward Lear

English:  Obadiah
Hebrew:  עבדיה
Transliterated:  Ovadyah
Other names:   

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JONAH EMERGING FROM THE WHALE- Pieter Brueghel

English:  Jonah
Hebrew:  יוֹנה
Transliterated:  Yonah
Other names:   

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PROPHET ON THE MOUNTAIN- Unknown artist

English:  Micah
Hebrew:  מיכה
Transliterated:  Mikhah
Other names:   

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ASSYRIAN ROYAL PALACE AT NINEVEH ON THE TIGRIS RIVER, BEFORE ITS DESTRUCTION IN 612 BCE- unknown artist

English:  Nahum
Hebrew:  נקם
Transliterated:  Naqum
Other names:   

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HUMAN-HEADED WINGED BULL AND WINGED LION (LAMASSU)- The Metropolitan Museum of Art

English:  Habakkuk
Hebrew:  הבקוּק
Transliterated:  Havaquq
Other names:   

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ZEPHANIAH from "THE TRIUMPH OF RELIGION"- John Singer Sargent

English:  Zephaniah
Hebrew:  צפניה
Transliterated:  Tz'fanyah
Other names:   

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THE GLORY OF THE TEMPLE- unknown artist

English:  Haggai
Hebrew:  חגי
Transliterated:  Hagai
Other names:   

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FOUR CHARIOTS ZECHARIAH 6- Donna Johnson

English:  Zechariah
Hebrew:  זכריה
Transliterated:  Z'kharyah
Other names:   

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MOLTEN IRON- Photo by Richard Hamm

English:  Malachi
Hebrew:  מלאכי
Transliterated:  Mal'akhi
Other names:   

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MATTHEW AND THE ANGEL- Rembrandt

English:  Matthew
Greek:  Μαθθαιος
Transliterated:  Maththaios
Other names:  The Gospel according to Matthew

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SAINT MARK- Guido Reni

English:  Mark
Greek:  Μάρκος
Transliterated:  Markos
Other names:  The Gospel according to Mark

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THE NATIVITY STORY (2006)- unknown artist

English:  Luke
Greek:  Λουκας
Transliterated:  Loukas
Other names:  The Gospel according to Luke

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THE DISCIPLES PETER AND JOHN CAME RUNNING TO THE TOMB ON THE MORNING OF THE RESURRECTION- Eugene Burnand

English:  John
Greek:  Ιωάννης
Transliterated:  Iōannēs
Other names:  The Gospel according to John

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ST PETER PREACHING AT PENTECOST- Benjamin West

English:  Acts
Greek:  Πράξεις
Transliterated:  Praxeis
Other names:  The Acts of the Apostles

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ST PAUL PREACHING IN ATHENS- Raphael

English:  Romans
Greek Ρωμαιος
Transliterated:  Romaios
Other names:  The Epistle of Paul to the Romans

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ST PAUL HEALING THE CRIPPLE AT LYSTRA- Karel Dujardin

English:  1 Corinthians
Greek 1 Κορίνθιος
Transliterated:  1 Korinthios
Other names:  Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians

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SAINT PAUL- Pompeo Giralamo Batoni

English:  2 Corinthians
Greek:  2 Κορίνθιος
Transliterated:  2 Korinthios
Other names:  Paul's second epistle to the Corinthians

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THE APOSTLE PAUL- Rembrandt

English:  Galatians
Greek:  Γαλάτης
Transliterated:  Galatēs
Other names:  Paul's epistle to the Galatians

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ST PAUL PREACHING BEFORE THE TEMPLE OF DIANA IN EPHESUS- Adolf Pirsch

English:  Ephesians
Greek:  Εφέσιος
Transliterated:  Ephesios
Other names:  Paul's epistle to the Ephesians

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PAUL AND SILAS IN PRISON- Unknown artist

English:  Philippians
Greek:  Φιλιππήσιος
Transliterated:  Philippēsios
Other names:  Paul's epistle to the Philippians

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RUINS WITH THE APOSTLE PAUL PREACHING- Giovanni Paolo Pannini

English:  Colossians
Greek:  Κολοσσαίος
Transliterated:  Kolossaios
Other names:  Paul's epistle to the Colossians

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SAINT PAUL- El Greco

English:  1 Thessalonians
Greek:  1 Θεσσαλονικεύς
Transliterated:  1 Thessalonikeus
Other names:  Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians

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SAINT PAUL WRITING HIS EPISTLES- Valentin de Boulogne or Nicolas Tournier

English:  2 Thessalonians
Greek:  2 Θεσσαλονικεύς
Transliterated:  2 Thessalonikeus
Other names:  Paul's second epistle to the Thessalonians

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PAUL WRITING A LETTER TO TIMOTHY- Richard Serrin

English:  1 Timothy
Greek:  1 Τιμόθεος
Transliterated:  1 Timotheos
Other names:  Paul's first epistle to Timothy

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TIMOTHY PREACHES- Unknown artist

English:  2 Timothy
Greek:  2 Τιμόθεος
Transliterated:  2 Timotheos
Other names:  Paul's second epistle to Timothy

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THE APOSTLE PAUL- Unknown artist

English:  Titus
Greek:  Τίτος
Transliterated:  Titos
Other names:  Paul's epistle to Titus

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SAINT PAUL- James Tissot

English:  Philemon
Greek:  Φιλήμων
Transliterated:  Philēmōn
Other names:  Paul's epistle to Philemon

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ABRAHAM RECEIVING THE BLESSING OF MELCHIZEDEK- Maerten van Heemskerck

English:  Hebrews
Greek:  Εβραιος
Transliterated:  Hebraios
Other names:  The epistle to the Hebrews

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SAINT JAMES THE GREATER- Rembrandt

English:  James
Greek:  Ιάκωβος
Transliterated:  Iakōbos [Jacob]
Other names:  The epistle of James

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THE PENITENT APOSTLE PETER- Anthony van Dyck

English:  1 Peter
Greek:  1 Πέτρος
Transliterated:  1 Petros
Other names:  The first epistle of Peter

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PENITENT SAINT PETER- Jose de Ribera

English:  2 Peter
Greek:  2 Πέτρος
Transliterated:  2 Petros
Other names:  The second epistle of Peter

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ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST- Francesco Furini

English:  1 John
Greek:  1 Ιωάννης
Transliterated:  1 Iōannēs
Other names:  The first epistle of John

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ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST- Guido Reni

English:  2 John
Greek:  2 Ιωάννης
Transliterated:  2 Iōannēs
Other names:  The second epistle of John

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ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST- Bernardo Cavallino

English:  3 John
Greek:  3 Ιωάννης
Transliterated:  3 Iōannēs
Other names:  The third epistle of John

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THE APOSTLE JUDE- Van Dyck

English:  Jude
Greek:  Ιούδας
Transliterated:  Ioudas
Other names:  The epistle of Jude

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PANDEMONIUM- John Martin

English:  Revelation
Greek:  αποκάλυψις
Transliterated:  Apokalupsis
Other names:  The apocalypse of John

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