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Martha of Bethany

A close friend of Jesus. Mary, her brother, Lazarus, and sister, Mary, lived in Bethany, just two miles outside of…

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Mary Magdalene

A follower of Jesus and the first person to whom Jesus appeared after His resurrection. She was called “Magdalene” because…

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Mary of Bethany

The sister of Martha and Lazarus. Jesus often visited her family home in Bethany. Mary liked to sit with the…

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Mary, mother of Jesus

The woman God chose to be the mother of His Son. When the angel Gabriel told her she would give…

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Master

A name for Jesus used in the New Testament, especially in the gospel of Luke. The name showed respect for…

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Matthew

A tax collector and one of Jesus’s disciples. He was also called Levi. He wrote the first book of the…

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Matthew, gospel of

Matthew, a former tax collector and disciple of Jesus, wrote this gospel in AD 60–65 for Jewish readers. This gospel…

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Mediterranean Sea

An ocean that goes from Gibraltar to the coast of Lebanon (twenty-two hundred miles). Paul and other missionaries sailed on…

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Melon

The melons eaten by the people of Israel while in Egypt were probably watermelons.

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Messiah/Savior

The Hebrew word for “anointed one.” It applies in a special way to Jesus. The Old Testament nearly always speaks…