Abraham
: a son of Terah; the father of Isaac; ancestor of the Jewish nation.,the son of Terah of Shem
Capernaum
: a town located on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee.
David
: a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel
Decapolis
: a large region south of the Sea of Galilee mainly east of the Jordan
Gadarene
: an inhabitant of the region around the town of Gadara, some 10 km SE of the Sea of Galilee (IBD)
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
Gentile
: a non-Jewish person
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
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
Jerusalem
: the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin
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
Jordan
: the river that flows from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea,a river that begins at Mt. Hermon, flows south through Lake Galilee and on to its end at the Dead Sea 175 km away (by air)
Judea
: a region that roughly corresponded to the earlier kingdom of Judah
Matthew
: a son of Alpheus; a tax collector who became one of the twelve apostles
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
Peter
: a man who was a leader among the twelve apostles and wrote the two epistles of Peter
Pharisee
: a religious group or sect of the Jews
Raca
: an Aramaic term of contempt and abuse 'empty one'.
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
Syria
: the country to the north of Palestine,a country of north western Mesopotamia