Bible People
Articles on people of the Bible inform the reader about specific people (or kinds of people) found in the Bible or relevant Bible history and what the Bible and/or history has to say about them. There are, of course, many people mentioned in the Bible so we're only scratching the surface here. If you're interested in writing this or any kind of article on Sunday School Zone, please visit our Writer Inquiries page. The articles listed below are this kind of article and are indicated by the image you can see to the left. Other Bible Topics are also on the site.
Peter, James, and John
Jesus came to make salvation possible for all people everywhere, not just the Jews or even everyone who lived in Palestine during the time He conducted His earthly ministry. Just before ascending to God the Father, He told His disciples, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will…
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Philip In The Bible
Who was Philip in the Bible? Philip was the name of one of Jesus’ 12 apostles (see Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16; John 6:4-7), although we don’t know a great deal about him. But Philip was also the name of a different individual in the early church in Jerusalem. It is this leader in the Jerusalem…
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Potiphar
After Joseph was sold by his brothers to Midianite merchants, Potiphar, the captain of the guard in Egypt, bought Joseph and placed him in service in his household. The Bible says that God was with Joseph and blessed him, and it indicates that Potiphar liked Joseph and made him his personal servant. Potiphar gave Joseph…
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Sarah
Sarah was the wife and half-sister of Abraham, the patriarch of the Hebrew nation. At this time during antiquity, marriages between those who were half brother and half sister were not extremely unusual. In Genesis 12:10-20; 20:1-18, we read of two instances in which Abraham and Sarah resided temporarily in Egypt and Gerar, respectively. In…
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Timothy In The Bible
Timothy, whose name means “honoring God,” was one of the apostle Paul’s close friends and coworkers. Timothy was from Lystra, a city in the Roman province of Lycaonia and in the central and southern part of Asia. It is possible that Timothy was converted to Christianity during Paul’s first missionary journey, for Paul and Barnabas…
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