Matthew 26:1--27:50

Barabbas : a man

Bethany : a small town on the east slope of the Mount of Olives,a town located east of the Jordan river
(31° 46´, 35° 15´); (31° 50´, 35° 33´)

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

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

Elijah : a prophet from the 9th century B.C.,a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead to Israel in King Ahab's time,son of Jeroham of Benjamin,a priest of the Harim clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani Elam clan who put away his heathen wife

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´)

Gethsemane : a place
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Golgotha : the place where Jesus was crucified
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Iscariot : the surname of Judas, the man who betrayed Christ

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

Jeremiah : a prophet of Judah in 627 B.C., who wrote the book of Jeremiah,a man of Libnah; father of Hamutal, mother of Jehoahaz, king of Judah,head of an important clan in eastern Manasseh in the time of Jotham,a Benjamite man who defected to David at Ziklag,the fifth of Saul's Gadite officers who defected to David in the wilderness,the tenth of Saul's Gadite officers who defected to David in the wilderness,a man from Anathoth of Benjamin; son of Hilkiah the priest; a major prophet in the time of the exile,an influential priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel, who later signed the covenant to obey the law, and who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,one of Saul's Gadite officers who defected to David in the wilderness

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

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

Mount of Olives : 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´)

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

Passover : a Jewish religious feast. It may also refer to the lamb sacrificed and eaten at the feast.

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

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

praetorium : the large common room in the residence of the provincial governor (IBD)

Praetorium : the large common room in the residence of the provincial governor (IBD)

Rabbi : a title given to teachers and others of an exalted position

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

Zebedee : the father of James and John, who were two of the twelve apostles