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• Reuel (son of Esau)

  Reuel was the son of Esau and his wife Bashemath. He appears in the genealogies of Esau in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1, and his four sons became chiefs in the land of Edom.

• Zerah (Son of Reuel)

  Zerah, a grandson of Esau and son of Reuel, was an Edomite chief listed in the Edomite genealogies of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.

• Jethro

  Jethro is a priest of Midian in the Book of Exodus, the father-in-law of Moses and the father of Zipporah. In Exodus 2 he appears under the name Reuel. He is known for advising Moses to appoint leaders over the people and to share the work of judging with them.

• Deuel

  Deuel was the father of Eliasaph, leader of the tribe of Gad during the wilderness period. He is a biblical figure named only in the Book of Numbers; in Numbers 2:14 his name appears as "Reuel."

• Nahath

  Nahath was a son of Reuel, the son of Esau, and is recorded in Genesis 36 as one of the chiefs of Edom.

• J. R. R. Tolkien

  J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) was an English philologist and author best known for *The Hobbit* and *The Lord of the Rings*. A devout Roman Catholic, he is known for having influenced C. S. Lewis's conversion to Christianity.

• Hobab

  Hobab is a Midianite who appears in Numbers 10 and Judges 4. When Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, Moses asked him to come along as a guide. Interpreters disagree on whether he was Moses' brother-in-law or his father-in-law.

• Eliasaph

  Eliasaph is a name found in the Book of Numbers that refers to two men of the wilderness period: the chief of the tribe of Gad (son of Deuel) and the chief of the Gershonite clan of the tribe of Levi (son of Lael).

• Basemath

  Basemath is a wife of Esau in the Book of Genesis who, through her son Reuel, became an ancestor of the chiefs of Edom. Genesis 26 and Genesis 36 give differing accounts of her origin. The First Book of Kings mentions a daughter of Solomon who bore the same name.

• Jeush

  Jeush was a son of Esau by his wife Aholibamah and is recorded in Genesis 36 as one of the chiefs of Edom.

• Book of Revelation

  The Book of Revelation is the last book of the New Testament. Written in the form of apocalyptic literature, it records the visions given to John concerning the second coming of Christ and the final victory of God. It is often referred to simply as Revelation.

• Revelation 2:10

  The words addressed to the church in Smyrna: "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." The verse calls believers to be prepared for martyrdom under persecution. In the Korean church it is widely used to encourage church officers at their ordination and in their service, though questions have been raised about this application.

• Revelation 3:20

  Revelation 3:20 records Christ's words, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." The verse is widely used in evangelism and in prayers for receiving Christ, but discussions of it also note that it was originally addressed to the lukewarm church in Laodicea.

• Revelation 7:4

  This verse states that the number of those sealed from all the tribes of Israel was "an hundred and forty and four thousand." Interpreters disagree over whether the number is a literal headcount or a symbol, and over whom it designates. It is also a well-known number that several heretical groups have associated with their own organizations.

• Revelation 13:16-18

  In this passage the beast that rises out of the earth causes all people to receive a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads, so that no one may buy or sell without the mark, and its number is given as six hundred threescore and six (666). The identity of the "mark of the beast" and of "666" has prompted endless speculation, and the passage becomes the subject of renewed controversy whenever a new technology appears.

• Revelation 20:4–6

  A passage describing how the martyrs and those who had not worshiped the beast "lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." It is the only text in Scripture that directly mentions the millennium, and it stands at the center of the eschatological debate among premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism.

• Revelation 21:1–4

  A vision of a new heaven and a new earth, the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven, and God dwelling with his people and wiping away every tear. As the final scene of the biblical story, it is among the passages most often read at funerals and services of comfort, and interpreters differ over whether the present world will pass away or be made new.

• Revelation 22:18–19

  A warning that whoever adds to or takes away from the words of the prophecy of this book will have the plagues added to him, or his part taken away from the tree of life. Although it originally concerns keeping the Book of Revelation itself intact, the passage is widely cited in support of the completeness of the whole Bible and the closure of the canon, and in refutation of claims to new revelation.

• Revelation 22:20

  In this verse the church answers Christ's promise, "Surely I come quickly," with the prayer "Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." It is the last prayer in the Bible, and because it carries the same meaning as the early church's Aramaic prayer *Maranatha*, it holds a cherished place in the hope of the Second Coming and in Christian worship traditions.

• Revelation 13:1–10

  In this passage John sees in a vision a "beast rising up out of the sea" that receives authority from the dragon, blasphemes God, and persecutes the saints. Interpreters differ widely on the beast's identity, and the passage is frequently cited in discussions of eschatology.