1. Gergesenes
   Gereegssen
2. Sngegrseee
   Sersgengee

Mark 5:1 refers to this place as "the country of the Gadarenes," while Matthew 8:28 calls the location "the country of the Gergesenes." According to Matthew's account, Jesus cleansed two men who were possessed of devils in Gergesenes.

1. Ertsnageen
   Nrseaetgne
2. Gennesaret
   Tnnaregsee

Gennesaret is taken from Matthew 14:34, which describes how Jesus and his disciples had "gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret." They did so after Jesus had commanded that his disciples cross over the Sea of Galilee.

1. Hbkhrsaea
   Akhrbahse
2. Rabshakeh
   Hskearbha

In 2 Kings 18:28 the Rabshakeh, or "chief of the officers," speaks directly to the people instead of Hezekiah's officials, saying, "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria." In subsequent verses, the people are encouraged to rise up against King Hezekiah.

1. Jehoshaphat
   Eoajtahshph
2. Aajoehtphsh
   Aetpjohshha

In 1 Kings 22:4, Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of Judah. The name also references the son of Ahilud, who was King David's recorder in 2 Samuel 8:16. The son of Paruah in 1 Kings 4:17 and the son of Nimshi in 2 Kings 9:2 go by the name, and Joel 3:2 identifies a "valley of Jehoshaphat."

1. Hcaiejniho
   Hachjeoiin
2. Ehcijhnaio
   Jehoiachin

Jeremiah 52 explains how "Evil-merodach king of Babylon...lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah," releasing him after 37 years of captivity. Jehoiachin was granted a seat of honor "above the throne of the kings...in Babylon," according to Jeremiah 52:32.

1. Beluabbzer
   Bzrealebub
2. Zureaelbbb
   Zerubbabel

According to Ezra 5:2, Zerubbabel was the "son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua [or Joshua] the son of Jozadak." He is also listed in the genealogy of Jesus as "Zorobabel" in Matthew 1:13 of the New Testament.

1. Otairtbka-Hthahav
   Vkraobitthhahat-A
2. Kibroth-Hattaavah
   Hokhvaiab-Tarhtta

Numbers informs how God provided quail meat after the children of Israel had complained. Numbers 32 confirms that "the people stood up all that day, and...night, and all the next day" gathering quail which angered God, who named that place Kibroth-Hattaavah, meaning "graves of lustful craving."

1. Ihopzrap
   Zipporah
2. Pphozria
   Iaphrzop

In Exodus 4, Zipporah, first wife of Moses, corrects her husband's error of failing to uphold the covenant of circumcision. She "took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at [Moses's] feet," according to Exodus 4:25.

1. Lalmagie
   Gamaliel
2. Igalmela
   Imlaleag

The name Gamaliel is attributed to two biblical figures. Act 22:3 mentions Gamaliel, who was a Pharisee and Apostle Paul's teacher. Another Gamaliel figure was the "son of Pedahzur," according to Numbers 1:10.

1. Belteshazzar
   Zreabthesazl
2. Ztalarbszehe
   Teahbrlzesaz

The Babylonians gave Daniel the name Belteshazzar, according to Daniel 1: "Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar." Daniel was among those whom the Babylonians had taken into captivity.

1. Dyoeolcrnu
   Euroclydon
2. Ycoeonrdul
   Yldcoeruno

Euroclydon is a term only found in the New Testament book of Acts, where it is described as "a tempestuous wind." The mighty wind arose from the island of Crete, which was south of where Apostle Paul had been sailing.

1. Eutychus
   Huyeucts
2. Etuuhcys
   Yscutehu

Acts tells the story of Eutychus, who went to sleep and fell out of a window to his death while listening to Apostle Paul preach. Acts 20:10 confirms that "Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, 'Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.'" Paul brought Eutychus back to life.

1. N-Annmige
   Nmni-Gnea
2. N-Nmgniae
   En-Gannim

The book of Joshua recounts how the Israelites settled in Canaan after Joshua defeated the Canaanites. Judah seized more than one hundred cities, as mentioned in Joshua 15, including the lowland city of En-Gannim.

1. Ephrathah
   Ahphareht
2. Ahrehphat
   Tapehrahh

Rachel was buried in "Ephrath" according to Genesis 35. "Ephrath" is the name of Caleb's second wife in 1 Chronicles 2:19, and the ancient name of Bethlehem, specified in Micah 5:2 as "Bethlehem Ephratah."

1. Ukhbkkaa
   Aukhkkba
2. Habakkuk
   Ukkbhaak

Habakkuk 3:1 specifies the name of chapter three: "A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet." Habakkuk's book is the eighth book of the minor prophets. The prophet's response to God's judgment comprises Habakkuk 3:2-19, which is in lyrical form.

1. Zezueahcnndabr
   Chznuzedrbaaen
2. Ehdnezrzacuabn
   Nebuchadnezzar

Also spelled "Nebuchadrezzar" in Jeremiah 21:2, Nebuchadnezzar is so-spelled in 2 Kings 24:1, which describes him as "king of Babylon." The son of Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar captured the Jews after defeating Jerusalem.

1. Hor-Hagidgad
   Rdggodi-Ahah
2. Iahgga-Rhodd
   Ddioghagah-R

Hor-Hagidgad is the name of an Israelite wilderness camp. Numbers 33 indicates that the people "removed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped at Hor-Hagidgad." Early on in the chapter, Moses begins recording their journeys; Hor-Hagidgad was the fifth trip.

1. Ibshbiob-Ne
   Ihobnisb-Be
2. Ishbi-Benob
   Nisobb-Ehbi

According to 2 Samuel 21, David's nephew Abishai "succoured [Ishbi-Benob]...and killed him." Ishbi-Benob "was of the sons of the giant" who carried a spear that "weighed three hundred shekels," which roughly equals seven and a half pounds.

1. Ohlrauhm-A
   Lo-Ruhamah
2. Auhh-Aomrl
   Hmu-Rhoaal

Lo-Ruhamah was Hosea's daughter, whom God instructed Hosea to so-name because God no longer "[had] mercy upon the house of Israel." The name Lo-Ruhamah symbolizes the reversal of God's love that God explicitly had expressed for Israel in Deuteronomy 7.

1. Tihachaam
   Hamathaci
2. Maachathi
   Aaaithchm

As stated in Joshua 12:5, the children of Israel did not expel the Maachathites, but dwelled with them. Deuteronomy 3:14 documents that Maachathi is of the Bashan region. Deuteronomy and Numbers 32 explain how Jair, "the son of Manasseh," seized this and other settlements.

1. Machpelah
   Hlpmaecah
2. Cpahahelm
   Amhchepla

Referenced in Genesis 23, Machpelah is the plot of land that Abraham purchased as a burial site for Sarah. Years later, Abraham was buried in the same cave at the time of his passing, according to Genesis 25:10: "The field which Abraham purchased...there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife."

1. Akkmhdae
   Amkedkah
2. Makkedah
   Aheakkdm

In Joshua 10:10, God routed kings of the Amorites "and slew them...and chased them...and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah." Makkedah was the final battle stage for the enemy troops that rose up against Israel.

1. Rimcscehah
   Carchemish
2. Hhcmaeicsr
   Cemhhacsir

Second Chronicles 35:20 mentions Carchemish, which was an ancient city positioned at the upper reaches of the Euphrates River. King Necho of Egypt assembled a large army to war against the city, "and Josiah went out against him."

1. Sennacherib
   Asbhnnrecie
2. Searhnncbie
   Ebishnrneca

Second Chronicles 32 details how during the reign of Hezekiah, "Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself." Second Kings 19:36 proves that the Assyrian king later retreated, "went and returned...at Nineveh."

1. Mrsasehnlea
   Shalmaneser
2. Eslnhaemasr
   Msselheanra

Of the five Assyrian kings with the name Shalmaneser, one figure is named in the Bible, specifically in 2 Kings: "Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it." God allowed Israel to be carried "away...unto Assyria...because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord their God."

1. Eddhleik
   Hiddekel
2. Eeldkhid
   Ddlkeieh

Scholars identify Hiddekel as the Hebrew word for the Tigris River of Mesopotamia. This 1,150-mile river springs from Armenia's Taurus Mountains and is included among several waterways that irrigated the garden of Eden, according to Genesis 2:14.

1. Zaiehdke
   Zedekiah
2. Hzekdeai
   Akdzeeik

Second Kings offers a tale of Zedekiah, one of five Old Testament male entities of the same name. The Zedekiah of 2 Kings was Josiah's son and the last king of Judah whose rulership signaled the end of Judah as a sovereign nation.

1. Hhstosihbe
   Hiotesshbh
2. Stbhseoihh
   Ishbosheth

Second Samuel 2 confirms that Ishbosheth was Saul's fourth son. His name was changed from "Eshbaal." Ishbosheth reigned over Israel for two years before he was slain by two of his captains.

1. Gedaliah
   Geiahald
2. Aidaghle
   Laihdaeg

In 2 Kings 25, Gedaliah is whom Nebuchadnezzar appointed as governor of Judah. Gedaliah referenced in Ezra 10:18 was "among the sons of the priests ...that had taken strange wives."

1. Hbpeishmetho
   Shhpehimbtoe
2. Mephibosheth
   Hhbthpeesomi

The Mephibosheth of 2 Samuel 9:6 was Saul's grandson and Jonathan's son. Merib-Baal is also a name that this biblical figure went by, but he took the name Mephibosheth since Baal was associated with idol worship.

1. Tuhemesahl
   Methuselah
2. Teemslhhau
   Tshemhelua

Methuselah was Enoch's son and Noah's grandfather; he is also of Jesus's lineage, as confirmed in Luke 3:37 where he is referred to as "Mathusala." Methuselah lived longer than any other biblical figure.

1. Aholibamah
   Iaamabholh
2. Lhibmhaaoa
   Lbhaahmaoi

Genesis 36:2 lists Aholibamah as one of Esau's three wives: "Esau took his wives...Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah...and Bashemath..." Aholibamah also refers to an Edomite duke in Genesis 36:41.

1. Deobde-Mo
   Dombode-E
2. Dm-Doeobe
   Obed-Edom

Obed-edom is the name of several Old Testament men. Second Samuel 6:10 presents a Gittite with the name, while Obed-edom in 1 Chronicles 15:18 is a Levite who assisted with the transport of the ark to Jerusalem.

1. E-Hssthehemb
   Htheb-Esesmh
2. Mhese-Hbehst
   Beth-Shemesh

There are at least three cities in the Old Testament with the name Beth-Shemesh. In Joshua 19:22, Beth-Shemesh is referred to as a city in Issachar positioned between the Jordan River and Mount Tabor.

1. Elmihache
   Ehaleihcm
2. Ahimelech
   Lcheheiam

Ahimelech was a Hittite and David's friend when David took cover in the wilderness from King Saul, according to 1 Samuel 26:6. In 1 Samuel 22, the name indicates a high priest at Nob who assisted David during his escape from Saul.