Acts 1:1--9:43

Aaron : a son of Amram; brother of Moses,son of Amram (Kohath Levi); patriarch of Israel's priests,the clan or priestly line founded by Aaron

Abraham : a son of Terah; the father of Isaac; ancestor of the Jewish nation.,the son of Terah of Shem

Aeneas : a paralyzed man that Peter healed at Lydda

Akeldama : the field Judas purchased with the money he received for betraying Jesus, and where he killed himself.
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Alexander : the son of Simon the Cyrenian who was compelled to carry the cross of Jesus,a leading man of Jerusalem when Peter and John were tried there,a man who was converted but who afterwards apostatised

Alexandrian : an inhabitant of Alexandria
(31° 13´, 29° 57´)

Alphaeus : the father of James, one of the twelve,the father of Levi (Matthew), one of the twelve.

Ananias : the husband of Sapphira,a man of Damascus who was told of Saul's conversion by the Lord,a high priest at Jerusalem

Andrew : the brother of Simon Peter

Annas : a son of Seth; the father-in-law of Caiaphas the high priest

Antioch : a city in Syria located 15 miles inland from the Mediterranean Sea on the Orontes River,a principal city of the province of Pisidia in Asia Minor, west of Iconium.
(36° 12´, 36° 9´); (38° 18´, 31° 10´)

Arabian : inhabitant(s) of Arabia
(31° 27´, 35° 2´); (27° 23´, 37° 42´)

Asia : A Roman province on the west side of Asia Minor.
(39° 13´, 32° 43´)

Azotus : a town of the Philistines on the Mediterranian coast straight west of Jerusalem
(31° 48´, 34° 38´); (31° 48´, 34° 38´)

Babylon : a country of Babylon in lower Mesopotamia
(32° 32´, 44° 25´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (30° 57´, 46° 6´)

Barnabas : a man who was Paul's companion on several of his journeys

Barsabbas : the surname of the Joseph who was nominated with Matthias to succeed Judas,the surname of Judas, the disciple sent with Silas to Antioch

Bartholomew : a man who was one of the twelve apostles

Caesarea : a town on the Mediterranean 40 kilometers south of Mt. Carmel and 120 kilometers NW of Jerusalem.
(32° 29´, 34° 53´); (33° 14´, 35° 41´); (41° 0´, 24° 17´)

Caiaphas : the son-in-law of Annas; a high priest of the Jews

Canaan : the region ofeast Mediterranean coastal land from Arvad (modern Lebanon) south to Gaza,the coast land from Mt. Carmel north to the Orontes River
(31° 41´, 34° 50´); (33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Candace : the title of Ethiopian queens

Cappadocia : a Roman province in Asia Minor
(36° 43´, 35° 29´)

Chaldeans : the inhabitants of Chaldea.
(32° 32´, 44° 25´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (30° 57´, 46° 6´)

Cilicia : a region of SE Asia Minor
(36° 55´, 34° 53´)

Cretans : the inhabitants of Crete.

Cyprus : an island country located off the east coast of Cilicia in the Mediterranean,the island of Cyprus
(35° 1´, 33° 12´); (35° 1´, 33° 12´)

Cyrene : an inhabitant of Cyrene.
(32° 49´, 21° 51´)

Cyrenian : an inhabitant of Cyrene.
(32° 49´, 21° 51´)

Damascus : a city-state in Syria, located near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS),a town near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS)
(33° 31´, 36° 18´)

David : a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel

Dorcas : a Christian woman who was restored to life at Joppa

Egypt : descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Egyptian : descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Ethiopian : a man of Ethiopia,a member of the nation of Ethiopia
(21° 57´, 31° 20´); (21° 57´, 31° 20´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´)

Freedmen : a building (synagogue) in Jerusalem where Jews with a history of slavery and exile congregated

Galilean : the region of Palestine north of Sameria and west of the upper Jordan River,a region west of Lake Galilee and north of the Jezreel Valley
(31° 51´, 35° 31´); (32° 42´, 35° 18´); (31° 51´, 35° 31´); (32° 1´, 35° 13´); (32° 48´, 35° 35´)

Galilee : the region of Palestine north of Sameria and west of the upper Jordan River,a region west of Lake Galilee and north of the Jezreel Valley
(31° 51´, 35° 31´); (32° 42´, 35° 18´); (31° 51´, 35° 31´); (32° 1´, 35° 13´); (32° 48´, 35° 35´)

Gamaliel : a man who was a highly regarded Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin,son of Pedahzur; Moses' officer over the tribe of Manasseh

Gaza : a city A Philistine town 5 km east of the Mediterranean and 60 west of Hebron,a town on the western coast of the territory of Judah,a town and the region it controled
(31° 31´, 34° 26´)

Gentile : a non-Jewish person
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Hades : the place of departed spirits (NIV notes); the unseen world (YC)

Hamor : the father of Shechem.,father of Shechem whose people Simeon and Levi destroyed

Haran : a town of upper Mesopotamia,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Haran',son of Terah; brother of Abraham,a Levitical chief of the descendants of Ladan under King David; son of Shimei,as representing the Hebrew name 'Xaran', beginning with a velar fricative,son of Caleb of Judah and Ephah his concubine
(36° 51´, 39° 1´)

Hebrew : a person descended from Heber; an ancient Jew; a Hebrew speaking Jew,any Jew, but particularly one who spoke the Hebrew language

Hellenist : people that speak Greek and follow Greek culture even though they are not necessarily Greek by race
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Herod : son of Antipater; king over Judea when Christ was born,a son of Herod the Great,a grandson of Herod the Great and son of Aristobulus and Berenice

Isaac : the only son of Abraham and Sarah; father of Jacob and Esau

Isaiah : a son of Amoz; a prophet active in Judah from about 740 to 701 B.C.,son of Amoz; a major prophet in the time of Hezekiah

Israel : a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

Israelite : a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

Jacob : the second so of a pair of twins born to Isaac and Rebeccaa; ancestor of the 12 tribes of Israel,the nation of Israel,a person, male,son of Isaac; Israel the man and nation

James : a son of Zebedee; brother of John; an apostle,a son of Alpheus; an apostle,a brother of Jesus; writer of the epistle of James,the father (or brother) of the apostle Judas

Jerusalem : the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Jews : the people descended from Israel
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Joel : a son of Pethuel and a prophet to Judah,son of Samuel of Kohath son of Levi,head of a large influential family of Simeon in King Hezekiah's time,a powerful leader among the descendants of Reuben,a chief of the tribe of Gad,son of Azariah (Uzziah) of Kohath; one of the Levites that King Hezekiah assigned to supervise the cleansing of the temple,son of Izrahiah of Issachar,brother of Nathan; one of David's military elite,a Levitical chief of the descendants of Ladan under King David,son of Ladan and temple treasurer under King David,son of Pedaiah; David's chief officer over the tribe of Manasseh,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Nebo,a man who lived in Jerusalem in Nehemiah's time; son of Zichri,son of Pethuel; a prophet who wrote the book of Joel

John : a son of Zebedee; younger brother of James; the beloved disciple of Christ,a relative of Annas the high priest,a son of Mary the sister of Barnabas, and surnamed Mark,the father of Simon Peter

Joppa : a seaport town on the Mediterranean coast about 35 miles northwest of Jerusalem,a town and seaport 55 km NW of Jerusalem & 85 km south of Mt. Carmel
(32° 3´, 34° 45´)

Joseph : the husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus,a Jewish man from Arimathea in whose grave the body of Jesus was laid,two different men listed as ancestors of Jesus,a man nominated with Matthias to take the place of Judas Iscariot as apostle,a son of Jacob and Rachel; the father of Ephraim and Manasseh and ruler of Egypt,a brother of Jesus; a son of Mary,a man who was a companion of Paul,son of Jacob and Rachel; patriarch of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh,a tribe, actually two tribes named after Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,father of Igal, of Issachar, who helped spy out Canaan,son of Asaph the Levite; worship leader under Asaph and King David,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Binnui,priest and head of the house of Shebaniah under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah

Joshua : a son of Eliezer; the father of Er; an ancestor of Jesus,the son of Nun and successor of Moses,son of Nun of Ephraim; successor to Moses,a man: owner of the field where the ark stopped,governor of Jerusalem under King Josiah,son of Jehozadak; high priest in the time of Zerubbabel
(31° 9´, 35° 3´)

Judas : a son of Mary and Joseph; half-brother of Jesus)
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Judea : a region that roughly corresponded to the earlier kingdom of Judah
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Justus : a man who was nominated with Matthias to replace Judas Iscariot as an apostle,a godly man of Corinth,a man in Rome from whom Paul sends greetings

Levites(s) : men of the lowest of the three orders in Israel's priesthood

Libya : residents of Libya
(21° 57´, 31° 20´); (21° 57´, 31° 20´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´)

Lydda : a Benjaminite town near the Plain of Sharon 15 km SE of Joppa
(31° 57´, 34° 53´); (31° 57´, 34° 53´)

Mary : mother of Jesus and wife of Joseph,a woman from Magdala in Galilee,the mother of James and Joses,the wife of Cleophas,the sister of Lazarus and Martha in Bethany,the mother of John Mark who was a nephew of Barnabas,a Christian woman in Rome who helped Paul

Matthew : a son of Alpheus; a tax collector who became one of the twelve apostles

Matthias : the man who was chosen to replace Judas as an apostle

Medes : the inhabitants of Media, a region south and southwest of the Caspian Sea in the Zagros mountains,a people and a nation
(34° 47´, 48° 30´)

Mesopotamia : the country between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers,the region between (and around) the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Midian : resident(s) of the region of Midian
(31° 24´, 35° 6´); (28° 55´, 34° 54´)

Moloch : the national pagan god of the Ammonites (IBD)

Moses : a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law

Nazareth : a town in lower Galilee about halfway between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea
(32° 42´, 35° 18´)

Nicanor : one of seven men chosen by the church at Jerusalem to look after the distribution of food

Nicolaus : one of seven men chosen by the church at Jerusalem to look after the distribution of food

Olivet : a ridge east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley and rising about 200 feet above the city (NIV note)
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Pamphylia : a south coastal province of Asia Minor in what is now southern Turkey
(37° 0´, 30° 54´)

Parmenas : one of seven men chosen by the church at Jerusalem to look after the distribution of food

Parthians : inhabitants of the territory from the Tigris River to India

Pentecost : a sacred festival of the Jews observed 50 days after the Passover

Peter : a man who was a leader among the twelve apostles and wrote the two epistles of Peter

Pharaoh : the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Abraham's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Joseph's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who refused to let Israel leave Egypt,the title of the king of Egypt whose daughter Solomon married,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in the time of Isaiah,the title Egypt's ruler just before Moses' time

Pharisee : a religious group or sect of the Jews

Philip : a man who was one of the twelve apostles,a son of Herod the Great; husband of Herodias; ruler of Iturea and Traconitis north and west of Galilee,a man who was one of the seven chosen to serve tables at the church at Jerusalem
(32° 29´, 34° 53´); (33° 14´, 35° 41´); (41° 0´, 24° 17´)

Phrygia : a region located in central Asia Minor
(37° 46´, 29° 3´)

Pilate : the Roman governor of Judea who allowed Jesus to be crucified

Pontius Pilate : the Roman governor of Judea who allowed Jesus to be crucified

Pontus : the coastal region of north Asia Minor
(40° 54´, 37° 47´)

Prochorus : one of seven men chosen by the church at Jerusalem to look after the distribution of food

Psalm : an O.T. book name and/or one of the Psalms comprising the book

Red Sea : the ocean between Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula,the sea between Egypt and Arabia
(33° 14´, 33° 28´); (30° 5´, 31° 13´); (27° 5´, 34° 46´); (31° 32´, 35° 28´); (27° 5´, 34° 46´); (31° 32´, 35° 28´); (31° 1´, 33° 51´)

Rephan : a pagan god worshipped by Israel in the wilderness

Rome : the capital city of Italy
(41° 54´, 12° 29´)

Sadducee : a group/sect of the Jews

Samaria : residents of the district of Samaria
(32° 16´, 35° 11´)

Samaritan : inhabitant(s) of Samaria
(32° 16´, 35° 11´)

Samuel : son of Ammihud; Moses' land distribution deputy for Simeon,son of Tola son of Issachar

Sapphira : the wife of Ananias

Satan : a person, male (evil angelic),an angel that has rebelled against God

Saul : the sixth king of Edom,son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman,son of Uzziah of Kohath son of Levi

Sharon : a region of large coastal plain in northern Palestine,rich coastal plain in North Palestine (IBD),the unsettled plains country (IBD)
(32° 43´, 35° 28´); (32° 38´, 34° 56´); (33° 24´, 35° 51´)

Shechem : member of the Shechem Clan and/or resident of Shechem

Simon : a son of Jonas and brother of Andrew; an apostle of Jesus Christ,a man who was one of the apostles of Christ and also called 'the Zealot',a brother of Jesus,a man who was a well-know victim of leprosy who had been healed by Jesus (NIV note),a man from Cyrene who was forced to carry the cross of Jesus,a Pharisee man in whose house Jesus' feet were washed with tears and anointed,the father of Judas Iscariot,a man who was a sorcerer in Samaria and who wanted to buy the gifts of the Spirit,a man who was a tanner at Joppa and with whom Peter was staying when Cornelius sent for him

Sinai : a mountain located either between the gulfs of Suez and Akaba or in Arabia, east of Akaba,a mountain; the place where the law was given to Moses
(28° 32´, 33° 58´)

Solomon : the tenth son of David; the father of Rehoboam; an ancestor of Jesus; the third king of Israel.,son of David and Bath-Sheba; successor of King David

Stephen : the man who became the first Christian martyr

Tabitha : a Christian woman who lived in Joppa and whom Peter raised from the dead

Tarsus : a capital city of the Roman province of Cilicia; the birthplace of Paul
(36° 55´, 34° 53´)

Theophilus : the man to whom the books of Luke and Acts were written

Theudas : man who led an unsuccessful rebellion against Rome

Thomas : a man who was one of the twelve apostles also called on three occasions,

Timon : one of seven men chosen by the church at Jerusalem to look after the distribution of food

Zealot : a man who was one of the twelve apostles
(31° 41´, 34° 50´); (33° 33´, 35° 21´)