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yup ... DUH ... can we just skip X ?

Yep, go on to "Z"

Zaccheus

Was a wee little man, and
A wee little mans was he
He climved up into a syccamore tree
For the Lord he wanted to see

Abel ~ Son of Adam ... slain by his brother Cain  Genesis 4:2,8

Barabbas

Prisoner released by Pilot instead of Christ

Caiaphas ... high priest in the time of Christ.  Mt. 26:3

Delilah

Tricked Samson into telling her the secret to His strength.

Eli ~ a judge and high priest.  1 Samuel and 1 Kings

Festus - Also called PORCIUS FESTUS, the Roman governor of Judaea, and Successor to Governor Felix
Acts 24:27

Goliath was a giant who David killed.

I got an interesting comment from a friend concerning David.  The giant would have never been killed if David hadn't gone into the valley.  The valleys of out lives can be the areas of greatest victory.

Herod

The Herods were an Edomite line of kings, who, under Rome got control of Judea shortly before Christ.

Ishmael ~ Son of Abraham and Hagar  Genesis 16:11

Jehoiachin
(Jeconiah), king of Judah, 597 BC

Reigned 3 months.
II Chronicles 36:8-10

Korah ~ grandson of Kohath.  Kohath was the son of Levi.  Numbers 16: 1, 19, 32, 40; 26:9; Jude 1.

Lot

Abraham's nephew.  Lot foolishly chose the Plain of Sodom and then Abraham chose Hebron.
Genesis 13

Malachi

He was a prophet of the Lord.

Malachi 1:1  The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.

Noah ~ builder of the ark

Obadiah

- predicted that the Edomites would be "cut off forever," and "be as though they had not been"

Obadiah 10, 16 and 18

Peter ... a fisherman called by Jesus to be His disciple ...

Quirinius

(The Enrolment of Quirinius)

This was a census of the Roman Empire.  Roman historical records place the Enrolment of Quirinium in A.D. 7, which was 10 or 12 years after Jesus was born.

In recent years ancient papyri have been found from which it is learned that Quirinius was TWICE governor of Syria.

Rahab of Jericho, received the spies, and is named among the heroes of the faith in Hebrews 11.

Stephen

Stephen and Philip were great preachers.
Acts 6:8-15

Thomas ~ one of the disciples of Jesus ... some refer to him as "doubting Thomas" but I believe he just wanted to make sure! 

Uzziah

(Azariah), king of Judah.

Vine ~ Christ the True Vine ... John 15
           Israel  compared to an unfruitful vine Ps.80:8; Is. 5:2; Je. 2:21; Eze. 15:6; 17:6;19:10....

Wonderful

Isa 9:6  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

X    gets skipped, if I remember correctly.   


Yeshua~Our wonderful Lord!

Zephaniah

- prophesied in the days of Josiah.

Abigail ... wife of Nabal, became David's wife.  I Samuel 25:3 (and more).

Benjamin one of the sons of Jacob and Rachael. The youngest son of Jacob and a blood brother of Joseph.