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, Melchior , and Balthasar in this late 6th century Mosaic from the Basilica of St Apollinarius in Ravenna , Italy .]] HEBREW BIBLE Wives of the antediluvian patriarchs :Source: the Apocrypha l book of '' Jubilees '' :Appears in the Bible at: Genesis 4-5 The book of Jubilees provides names for a host of unnamed Biblical characters, including wives for most of the Antediluvian Patriarch s. The last in the series is Noah 's wife, to whom it gives the name of ''Emzara''. Other Jewish traditional sources contain many different names for Noah's wife. A literal reading of ''Genesis'' leads readers to wonder where Cain got his wife. The book of ''Jubilees'' says that Awan was Adam And Eve 's first daughter. Their second daughter ''Azura'' married Seth . For many of the early wives in the series, ''Jubilees'' notes that the patriarchs married their sisters. Noah 's wife :Name: '' Naamah '' :Source: Middrash Genesis Rabah 23:4 :Appears in the Bible at: Genesis 4:22; Gen. 7:7 Daughter of Lamech and Zillah and sister of Tubal-cain (Gen. iv. 22). According to Abba ben Kahana, Naamah was Noah's wife and was called "Naamah" (pleasant) because her conduct was pleasing to God. But the majority of the rabbis reject this statement, declaring that Naamah was an idolatrous woman who sang "pleasant" songs to idols. See also Wives Aboard The Ark for a list of traditional names given to the wives of Noah and his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham 's wife :Name: '' Egyptus '' :Source: Abraham 1:23 Latter Day Saint Canon only. The traditional name of Ham's wife, though this name is considered a placeholder rather than her actual name. Egyptus is a righteous descendant of Cain , and survives the Deluge aboard Noah's Ark with her husband and children. She has a daughter, also called Egyptus, who has a son called Pharaoh . Either the younger Egyptus or her son Pharaoh correspond to Biblical Mizraim . Nimrod 's wife :Name: '' Semiramis '' :Source: '' The Two Babylons '' by Alexander Hislop ''( Considered An Unreliable Source )'' A large body of legend has attached itself to Nimrod, whose brief mention in ''Genesis'' merely makes him "a mighty hunter before the LORD". These legends usually make Nimrod to be a sinister figure, and they reach their peak in Hislop's ''The Two Babylons'', which make Nimrod and Semiramis to be the original authors of every false and Pagan religion. Potiphar 's wife :Name: ''Zuleika'' :Source: The ''Sefer Hayyashar'', a book of Jewish lore published in Venice in 1625 . {Link without Title} :Appears in the Bible at: Genesis 39:12 Potiphar's wife tempted Joseph in Egypt. Pharoh's daughter :Name: Bathya :Source: Jewish tradition :Apears in the bible at: Exodus 2 Pharoh's daughter, who drew Moses out of the water, is known as Bathya in Jewish tradition. Pharaoh's magicians :Names: '' Jannes And Jambres '' :Source: 2 Timothy 3:8 :Appears in the Bible at: Exodus 7 The names of Jannes and Jambres, or Jannes and Mambres, were well known through the ancient world as magicians. In this instance, nameless characters from the Hebrew Bible are given names in the New Testament . Job's wife :Names: ''Sitis'', ''Dinah'' :Source: The apocryphal ''Testament of Job'' {Link without Title} :Appears in the Bible at: Book Of Job Jewish folklore says that Sitis, or Sitidos, was Job's first wife, who died during his trials. After his temptation was over, the same sources say that Job remarried Dinah , Jacob 's daughter who appears in Genesis. Jephthah's daughter :Name: ''Seila'' :Source: ''Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum'' :Appears in the Bible at Judges 11 The ''Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum'' falsely ascribes itself to the Jewish author Philo . It in fact did not surface until the Sixteenth Century ; see '' Works Of Philo ''. The Witch Of Endor :Name: ''Zephaniah'' :Source: Rabbi nical Midrash :Name: ''Sedecla'' :Source: ''Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum'' :Appears in the Bible at: 1 Samuel 28 According to the Rabbinical midrash on 1 Samuel 28, Zephaniah was the mother of Abner , Saul's cousin, and a military commander in Saul's army. (See 1 Samuel 14) The Queen Of Sheba :Name: ''Makeda'' :Source: Traditional Ethiopian lore surrounding Emperor Menelik I :Name: ''Bilqis'' :Source: Islam ic traditions :Appears in the Bible at: 1 Kings 10; 2 Books Of Chronicles 9 According to Ethiopian traditions, the Queen of Sheba returned to Ethiopia carrying King Solomon 's child. She bore Solomon a son that went on to found a Dynasty that ruled Ethiopia until the fall of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974 . NEW TESTAMENT The Magi :Names: ''Balthasar, Melchior, and Caspar (or Gaspar)'' :Source: Europe an folklore :Names: ''Hor, Basanater, and Karsudan'' :Source: The '' Book Of Adam '', an apocryphal Ethiopia n text :Names: ''Larvandad, Hormisdas, and Gushnasaph'' :Source: Syria n Christian folklore :Appear in the Bible at: Matthew 2 The Gospel is not clear that there were in fact three Magi or when exactly did they visit Jesus; only that there were more than one Magus, and three gifts. Nevertheless, the number of Magi is usually extrapolated from the gifts, and as such the Three Wise Men are a staple of Christian Nativity Scene s. While the European names have gotten the most publicity, other faith traditions have widely different versions. The Nativity shepherds :Names: ''Asher, Zebulun, Justus, Nicodemus, Joseph, Barshabba, and José'' :Source: The Syrian '' Book Of The Bee '' :Appear in the Bible at Luke 2 The ''Book of the Bee'' was written by Bishop Shelemon in the Aramaic Language in the Thirteenth Century . Herodias' daughter :Name: '''' :Source: The '' Jewish Antiquities '' of Josephus :Appears in the Bible at: Matthew 14 Syrophoenician woman :Name: '' Justa '' :Source: Third Century pseudo- Clementine Homily :Appears in the Bible at: Matthew 15, Mark 7 According to the same source, her daughter was ''Berenice''. Hæmorrhaging woman :Name: ''Berenice'' :Source: The apocryphal '' Acts Of Pilate '' :Name: '' Veronica '' :Source: Latin translation of the ''Acts of Pilate'' :Appears in the Bible at: Matthew 9:20-22 ''Veronica'' is apparently a Latin variant on ''Berenice''. According to the Acts, Veronica or Berenice obtained some of Jesus' blood on a cloth at the Crucifixion . Folklore identifies her with the woman who was healed of a bleeding discharge in the Gospel. Samaritan Woman at the Well :Name: ''Photini'' :Source: Eastern Orthodox Church Tradition :Appears in the Bible at: John 4:5-42 In the tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the woman at the well became a follower of Christ, was baptized, proclaimed the Gospel over a wide area, and was later martyred. She is recognized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Damned rich man :Name: ''Nineveh'' :Source: Coptic folklore :Name: ''Phineas'' :Source: Pseudo- Cyprian , ''De pascha computus'' :Name: '' Dives '' :Source: European Christian folklore :Appears in the Bible at: Luke 16 ''Dives'' is simply Latin for "rich," and as such may not count as a proper name. The tale of the blessed Lazarus and the Damned rich man is widely recognised under the title of ''Dives and Lazarus'', which may have resulted in this word being taken for a proper name. Woman taken in adultery :Name: '' Mary Magdalene '' :Source: Christian tradition :Appears in the Bible at: John 8 A long standing Christian tradition identifies the woman taken in in which Mary's exorcism is mentioned, and the Passage Of The Gospel Of John in which the woman taken in adultery appears, have been identified as inauthentic or misplaced by Biblical Textual Critics . Pontius Pilate 's wife :Name: ''Claudia'', ''Procla'', '' Procula '', ''Perpetua'' or ''Claudia Procles'' :Source: European folklore; Vision s of Anne Catherine Emmerich (as "Claudia Procles") :Appears in the Bible at: Matthew 27:19 Thieves crucified with Jesus :Names: ''Zoatham'' or ''Zoathan'' and ''Canna'' or ''Camma'' or ''Chammata'' :Source: Old Latin Gospel text :Names: ''Joathas'' and ''Maggatras'' :Source: Old Latin Gospel text :Names: '' Dismas '' and '' Gestas '' (or, ''Gesmas'') :Source: ''Acts of Pilate'' :Appears in the Bible at: Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23 Dismas is revered as a saint under that name by Roman Catholic s. Soldier who pierced Jesus with a spear :Name: '' Longinus '' :Source: ''Acts of Pilate'' :Appears in the Bible at: John 19:34 The '' Lance of Longinus'', also known as the '' Spear Of Destiny '', is supposedly preserved as a Relic , and various miracles are worked through it. Man who offered Jesus vinegar :Name: ''Stephaton'' :Source: ''Codex Egberti'', Tenth Century :Appears in the Bible at: Matthew 27:48 Guard(s) at Jesus' tomb :Name: ''Petronius'' :Source: Apocryphal '' Gospel Of Peter '' :Names: ''Issachar, Gad, Matthias, Barnabas, Simon'' :Source: ''The Book of the Bee'' :Appears in the Bible at: Matthew 27:62-66 There is some confusion as to whether there was one guard, or more than one. It was written that Pilate gave the Pharisees permission to make the tomb as secure as possible. He also told them to "take a guard". Literally we understand it as one guard. However, contextually during the time of Roman rule, a guard refers to a guard or detail of soldiers. It is very similar to how we quantify soldiers nowadays as a platoon or a regiment or brigade. Cleopas 's companion on the road to Emmaus :Names: '' Nathanael '', '' Nicodemus '', ''Simon'', or '' Luke '' :Source: European folklore :Appears in the Bible at: Luke 24:18 Some have surmised that it was indeed the author of the Gospel of Luke who is this nameless Biblical character. FOR FURTHER REFERENCE
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