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Lot

Abraham’s nephew. Lot went with Abraham from Ur to their new home in Canaan. After they reached Canaan, problems arose…

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Lot’s Wife

When God sent two angels to destroy the city of Sodom for the evil actions of its citizens, Lot’s family…

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Love

More than just a feeling of being attracted to someone or of feeling happy with someone—as we do with family,…

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Luke

A well-educated Gentile doctor. He wrote two New Testament books: the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. He…

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Luke, gospel of

Written about AD 60 by the only Gentile gospel writer—Luke, a doctor who traveled with Paul during Paul’s missionary journeys.…

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Lydda

A village, sometimes called Lod, about thirty miles northwest of Jerusalem. Jews returning after the Babylonian exile settled there for…

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Lydia

A wealthy businesswoman in Philippi and Paul’s first convert in Europe. She heard about Jesus while praying with other women…

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Lying

Any action or word that is meant to fool someone else. God is truth, and He expects His people to…

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Lystra

A Roman colony in what is now Turkey. Paul healed a lame man there and returned several times on his…

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Maccabees

A priest named Mattathias and his sons were the leaders of a revolt in 168–167 BC to make Syria stop…

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Macedonia

A Roman province in New Testament times located in the northern part of modern Greece. It was the first part…

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Magi/Wise Men

A name used for the astrologers from the East who came to Bethlehem to honor the child Jesus. Whether there…