Restructure: Names folder. Araham - Mount of Olives. Issue 45

bible/names/abraham.md

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 # Abraham
 
-## Synonyms and Related Words:
+## Related Words:
 
 Abram
 

bible/names/ahasuerus.md

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 # Xerxes
 
-## Synonyms and Related Words:
+## Related Words:
 
 Ahasuerus
 

bible/names/amalekite.md

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 # Amalekite
 
-## Synonyms and Related Words:
+## Related Words:
 
 Amalek
 

bible/names/ammon.md

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 # Ammon
 
-## Synonyms and Related Words:
+## Related Words:
 
 Ammonite
 

bible/names/arabia.md

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 # Arabia
 
-## Synonyms and Related Words:
+## Related Words:
+
 Arab, Arabian
 
 ## Facts:

bible/names/aram.md

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 # Aram
 
-## Synonyms and Related Words:
+## Related Words:
 
 Aram of Damascus, Aramaic, Aramean
 
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ Aram of Damascus, Aramaic, Aramean
 
 "Aram" was the name of two men in the Old Testament. It was also the name of a region northeast of Canaan, where modern-day Syria is located.
 
-* The people living in Aram became known as "Arameans" and spoke "Aramaic." Jesus and other Jews of his time also spoke Aramaic.
-* One of Shem's sons was named Aram. Another man named Aram was a cousin of Rebekah. It is probable that the region of Aram was named after one of these two men.
-* Aram later became known by the Greek name "Syria."
+* One of Shem's sons was named Aram. Another man named Aram was a cousin of Rebekah.
+* The region of Aram was probably named after one of the two men.
+* The people living in Aram became known as "Arameans" and spoke "Aramaic."
+* The region of Aram later became known by the Greek name "Syria."
 * The term "Paddan Aram" means "plain of Aram" and this plain was located in the northern part of Aram.
 * Some of Abraham's relatives lived in the city of Haran, which was located in "Paddan Aram."
 * In the Old Testament, sometimes the terms "Aram" and "Paddan Aram" refer to the same region.
 * The term "Aram Naharaim" may mean "Aram of Two Rivers." This region was located in the northern part of Mesopotamia and was to the east of "Paddan Aram."
+* Jesus and other Jews of his time also spoke Aramaic.
 
 (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
 

bible/names/ashdod.md

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 # Ashdod
 
-## Synonyms and Related Words:
+## Related Words:
 
 Azotus
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Ashdod was one of the five most important cities of the Philistines. It was loca
 
 * The temple of the Philistine's false god Dagon was located in Ashdod.
 * God severely punished the people of Ashdod when the Philistines stole the ark of the covenant and put it in the pagan temple at Ashdod.
-* The Greek name for this city was Azotus. It was one of the cities where the evangelist Philip preached the gospel.
+* "Azotus"  was the Greek name for this city.  It was one of the cities where the evangelist Philip preached the gospel.
 
 (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
 

bible/names/asherim.md

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 # Asherah
 
-## Synonyms and Related Words:
+## Related Words:
 
 Asherah pole, Ashtoreth
 

bible/names/assyria.md

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 # Assyria
 
-## Synonyms and Related Words:
+## Related Words:
 
 Ashur, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
 

bible/names/azariah.md

@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ Azariah was the name of several men in the Old Testament.
 
 ## Forms Found in the English ULB:
 
-Azariah
+Azariah, Azariah's
 

bible/names/baasha.md

@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ Baasha was one of Israel's evil kings, who influenced the Israelites to worship
 
 ## Forms Found in the English ULB:
 
-Baasha
+Baasha, Baasha's
 
 

bible/names/babylon.md

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 # Babylon
 
-## Synonyms and Related Words:
+## Related Words:
 
-Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
+Babylonia, Babylonian
 
 
 ## Facts:
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ The city of Babylon was the capital of the ancient region of Babylonia, which wa
 
 ## Forms Found in the English ULB:
 
-Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian, Babylonians
+Babylon, Babylon's, Babylonia, Babylonian, Babylonians
 
 

bible/names/benjamin.md

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 # Benjamin
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Benjamite
 
-
 ## Facts:
 
-Benjamin was the youngest son born to Jacob and his wife Rachel. His name means, "son of my right hand."
+Benjamin was the youngest son born to Jacob and his wife Rachel. His name means, "son of my right hand." 
 
 * He and his older brother Joseph were the only children of Rachel, who died after Benjamin was born.
 * The descendants of Benjamin became one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
+* The term "Benjamite" refers to a person who belonged to the tribe of Benjamin.
 * King Saul was from the Israelite tribe of Benjamin.
 * The apostle Paul was also from the tribe of Benjamin.
 

bible/names/caesar.md

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 # Caesar
-## Related Ideas:
+
+## Related Words:
 
 the emperor
 
-
-
 ## Facts:
 
 The term "Caesar" was the name or title used by many of the rulers of the Roman Empire. In the Bible, this name refers to three different Roman rulers.
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ The term "Caesar" was the name or title used by many of the rulers of the Roman
 * When Paul appealed to Caesar, this referred to the Roman emperor, Nero, who also had the title "Caesar."
 * When "Caesar" is used by itself as a title, it can also be translated as: "the Emperor" or "the Roman Ruler."
 * In names such as Caesar Augustus or Tiberius Caesar, "Caesar" can be spelled close to the way a national language spells it.
+* An emperor is the ruler of an empire.
 
 (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
 
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ The term "Caesar" was the name or title used by many of the rulers of the Roman
 
 ## Forms Found in the English ULB:
 
-Caesar, the emperor
+Caesar, Caesar's, the emperor
 
 

bible/names/caesarea.md

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 # Caesarea
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Caesarea Philippi
 
-
 ## Facts:
 
 Caesarea was an important city on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, about 39 km south of Mount Carmel. Caesarea Philippi was a city located in the northeastern part of Israel, near Mount Hermon.

bible/names/chaldeans.md

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 # Chaldeans
 
-## Related Ideas:
-
-Chaldea, educated men
+## Related Words:
 
+Chaldea
 
 ## Facts:
 
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ Chaldea was a region in the southern part of Mesopotamia or Babylonia. The peopl
 * The city of Ur, where Abraham was from, was located in Chaldea. It is often referred to as "Ur of the Chaldeans."
 * King Nebuchadnezzar was one of several Chaldeans who became kings over Babylonia.
 * After many years, around 600 BC, the term "Chaldean" came to mean "Babylonian."
-* In the book of Daniel, the term "Chaldean" also refers to a special class of men who were highly educated and studied the stars.
 
 (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
 
@@ -33,6 +31,6 @@ Chaldea was a region in the southern part of Mesopotamia or Babylonia. The peopl
 
 ## Forms Found in the English ULB:
 
-Chaldea, Chaldean, Chaldeans, Chaldeans', educated men
+Chaldea, Chaldean, Chaldeans, Chaldeans'
 
 

bible/names/cherethites.md

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-# Cherethites
-
-## Related Ideas:
-
-Kerethites
-
+# Kerethites
 
 ## Facts:
 

bible/names/colossae.md

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 # Colossae
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Colossae, Colossians
 

bible/names/corinth.md

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 # Corinth
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Corinth, Corinthians
 

bible/names/crete.md

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 # Crete
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Cretan
 

bible/names/dan.md

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 # Dan
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Danite
 
-
 ## Facts:
 
 Dan was the fifth son of Jacob and was one of the twelve tribes of Israel.The region settled by the tribe of Dan in the northern part of Canaan also was given this name.

bible/names/edom.md

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 # Edom
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Edomite, Idumea, Seir
 

bible/names/egypt.md

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 # Egypt
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Egyptian
 

bible/names/ekron.md

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 # Ekron
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Ekronite
 

bible/names/elam.md

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 # Elam
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Elamite
 
-
 ## Facts:
 
 Elam was a son of Shem and a grandson of Noah.

bible/names/ephesus.md

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 # Ephesus
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Ephesian
 

bible/names/ephraim.md

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 # Ephraim
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Ephraimite
 

bible/names/ephrathah.md

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-# Ephrath
+# Ephrathah
 
-## Related Ideas:
-
-Ephrathah, Ephrathite
+## Related Words:
 
+Ephrath, Ephrathite
 
 ## Facts:
 

bible/names/ethiopia.md

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 # Ethiopia
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Ethiopian
 

bible/names/euphrates.md

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 # Euphrates
 
-## Related Ideas:
+## Related Words:
 
 Euphrates River, the River
 

bible/names/gad.md

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 # Gad
 
+## Related Words
+
+Gadite
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Gad was one of the sons of Jacob. Jacob was also named Isreal.
@@ -7,6 +11,7 @@ Gad was one of the sons of Jacob. Jacob was also named Isreal.
 * Gad's family became one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
 * Another man in the Bible named Gad was a prophet who confronted King David for his sin of taking a census of the Israelite people.
 * The names of the cities Baalgad and Migdalgad are each two words in the original text and are sometimes written "Baal Gad" and "Migdal Gad."
+* A Gadite was a person from the tribe of Gad.
 
 (Translation suggestions:[[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
 

bible/names/galatia.md

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 # Galatia
 
+## Related Words:
+
+Galatian
+
 ## Facts:
 
 In New Testament times, Galatia was a large Roman province located in the central part of what is now the country of Turkey.

bible/names/galilee.md

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 # Galilee
 
+## Related Words:
+
+Galilean
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Galilee was the most northern region of Israel, just north of Samaria. A "Galilean" was a person who lived in Galilee or who lived in Galilee.

bible/names/gath.md

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 # Gath
 
+## Related Words:
+
+Gittite
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Gath was one of the five major cities of the Philistines. It was located north of Ekron and east of Ashdod and Ashkelon.
@@ -7,6 +11,7 @@ Gath was one of the five major cities of the Philistines. It was located north o
 * The Philistine warrior Goliath was from the city of Gath.
 * During the time of Samuel, the Philistines stole the ark of the covenant from Israel and took it to their pagan temple at Ashdod. It was then moved to Gath and later to Ekron. But God punished the people of those cities with disease, so they sent it back to Israel again.
 * When David was escaping from King Saul, he fled to Gath and lived there awhile with his two wives and with six hundred men who were his loyal followers.
+* A Gittite was a person from the city of Gath.
 
 (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
 

bible/names/gaza.md

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 # Gaza
 
+## Related Words
+
+Gazite
+
 ## Facts:
 
 During Bible times, Gaza was a prosperous Philistine city located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, about 38 kilometers south of Ashdod. It was one of the Philistines' five major cities.
@@ -8,6 +12,7 @@ During Bible times, Gaza was a prosperous Philistine city located on the coast o
 * Today, the city of Gaza is still an important seaport in the Gaza Strip, which is a region of land located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea bordered by Israel on the north and east, and by Egypt on the south.
 * Gaza was the city that the Philistines took Samson to after they had captured him.
 * Philip the evangelist was walking along the desert road to Gaza when he met an Ethiopian eunuch.
+* A Gazite was a person from the city of Gaz.
 
 (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
 

bible/names/gerar.md

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 ## Facts:
 
-​Gerar was a city and region in the land of Canaan, located southwest of Hebron and northwest of Beersheba.
+Gerar was a city and region in the land of Canaan, located southwest of Hebron and northwest of Beersheba.
 
 * King Abimelech was the ruler of Gerar when Abraham and Sarah settled there.
 * The Philistines dominated the region of Gerar during the time that the Israelites were living in Canaan.

bible/names/geshur.md

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 # Geshur
 
-## Definition:
+## Related Words:
+
+Geshurite
+
+## Facts:
 
 During the time of King David, Geshur was a small kingdom located on the east side of the Sea of Galilee between the countries of Israel and Aram.
 
 * King David married Maacah, the daughter of Geshur's king, and she bore him a son, Absalom.
 * After murdering his half-brother Amnon, Absalom fled northeast from Jerusalem to Geshur, a distance of about 140 kilometers. He stayed there three years.
+* A Geshurite was a person from the kingom of Geshur.*
 
 (See also: [Absalom](../names/absalom.md), [Amnon](../names/amnon.md), [Aram](../names/aram.md), [Sea of Galilee](../names/seaofgalilee.md))
 

bible/names/gibeon.md

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 # Gibeon
 
+## Related Words:
+
+Gibeonite
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Gibeon was a city that was located about 13 kilometers northwest of Jerusalem. The people living in Gibeon were the Gibeonites.

bible/names/gilead.md

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 # Gilead
 
-## Definition:
+## Gileadite
+
+## Facts:
 
 Gilead was the name of a mountainous region east of the Jordan river where the Israelite tribes of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh lived.
 
 * This region was also referred to as the "hill country of Gilead" or "Mount Gilead."
 * "Gilead" was also the name of several men in the Old Testament. One of these men was the grandson of Manasseh. Another Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
+* A Giliadite was a descendant of Gilead and a member of his clan.
 
 (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
 

bible/names/greek.md

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # Greek
 
+## Related Words:
+ 
+Grecian
+
 ## Facts:
 
-The term "Greek" refers to the language spoken in the country of Greece, it is also a person from the country of Greece. Greek was also spoken throughout the Roman Empire. The term "Grecian" means "Greek-speaking."
+The term "Greek" refers to the language spoken in the country of Greece. It is also a person from the country of Greece. Greek was also spoken throughout the Roman Empire. The term "Grecian" means "Greek-speaking."
 
 * Since most non-Jewish people in the Roman Empire spoke Greek, Gentiles are often referred to as "Greeks" in the New Testament, especially when contrasted with Jews.
 * The phrase "Grecian Jews" referred to Jews who spoke Greek in contrast to the "Hebraic Jews" who spoke only Hebrew, or perhaps Aramaic.

bible/names/ham.md

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 # Ham
 
+## Related Words:
+
+Hamite
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Ham was the second of Noah's three sons.

bible/names/hamath.md

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 # Hamath
 
+## Related Words:
+
+Hamath Zobah, Hamathite, Lebo Hamath
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Hamath was an important city in northern Syria, north of the land of Canaan. The Hamathites were descendants of Noah's son Canaan.

bible/names/hebron.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Hebron
 
+## Related Words:
+
+Hebronite
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Hebron was a city located in the high, rocky hills about 20 miles south of Jerusalem.

bible/names/herodantipas.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Herod
+# Herod Antipas
 
 ## Facts:
 

bible/names/herodthegreat.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Herod
+# Herod the Great
 
 ## Facts:
 

bible/names/ishmael.md

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 # Ishmael
 
+Related Words:
+
+Ishmaelite
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Ishmael was the son of Abraham and the Egyptian slave Hagar. There were several other men in the Old Testament named Ishmael.
@@ -10,6 +14,7 @@ Ishmael was the son of Abraham and the Egyptian slave Hagar. There were several
 * While Ishmael was living in the desert of Paran, he married an Egyptian woman.
 * Ishmael son of Nethaniah was an army officer from Judah who led a group of men to kill a governor who had been appointed by the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar.
 * There were also four other men named Ishmael in the Old Testament.
+* An Ishmaelite was a descendant of Ishmael.
 
 (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
 

bible/names/jamessonofzebedee.md

@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ James, a son of Zebedee, was one of Jesus' twelve apostles. He had a younger bro
 
 ## Forms Found in the English ULB:
 
-James son of Zebedee
+James son of Zebedee, James

bible/names/jebusites.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Jebus
 
+## Related Words
+
+Jebusite
+
 ## Facts:
 
 The Jebusites were a people group living in the land of Canaan. They were descended from Ham's son Canaan.

bible/names/jezreel.md

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # Jezreel
 
+Related Words:
+
+Jezreelite
+
 ## Definition:
 
-Jezreel was an important Israelite city in the territory of the Issachar tribe, located southwest of the Salt Sea.
+Jezreel was an important Israelite city in the territory of the Issachar tribe, located southwest of the Salt Sea. A Jezreelite is a person from this city.
 
 * The city of Jezreel is one of the western points in the Plain of Megiddo, which is also called the "Valley of Jezreel."
 * Several kings of Israel had their palaces in the city of Jezreel.
@@ -10,6 +14,7 @@ Jezreel was an important Israelite city in the territory of the Issachar tribe,
 * Ahab's evil wife Jezebel was killed in Jezreel.
 * Many other significant events happened in this city, including several battles.
 
+
 (See also: [Ahab](../names/ahab.md), [Elijah](../names/elijah.md), [Issachar](../names/issachar.md), [Jezebel](../names/jezebel.md), [palace](../other/palace.md), [Salt Sea](../names/saltsea.md))
 
 ## Bible References:

bible/names/judasiscariot.md

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# Judas ... Iscariot
+# Judas Iscariot
+
+## Related Words
+
+Judas son of Simon Iscariot
 
 ## Facts:
 

bible/names/kingdomofisrael.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # kingdom of Israel
 
+## Related Words:
+
+House of Israel
+
 ## Facts:
 
 What had been the northern part of the nation of Israel became the kingdom of Israel when the twelve tribes of Israel were divided into two kingdoms after Solomon died.

bible/names/macedonia.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Macedonia
 
+## Related Words
+
+Macedonian
+
 ## Facts:
 
 In New Testament times, Macedonia was a Roman province located just north of ancient Greece.

bible/names/matthew.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Facts:
 
-Matthew was one of the twelve men that Jesus chose to be his apostles. He was also known as Levi, son of Alpheus.
+Matthew was one of the twelve men that Jesus chose to be his apostles. He was also known as Levi son of Alphaeus.
 
 * Levi (Matthew) was a tax-collector from Capernaum before he met Jesus.
 * Matthew wrote the gospel that bears his name.

bible/names/mede.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# Mede
+# Media
 
 ## Facts:
 
-Media was an ancient empire located east of Assyria and Babylonia, and north of Elam and Persia. The people who lived in the empire of Media were called "Medes."
+Media was an ancient empire located east of Assyria and Babylonia, and north of Elam and Persia. The Medes were the people who lived in the empire of Media.
 
 * The Media empire covered parts of what are present-day Turkey, Iran, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
 * The Medes were closely associated with the Persians and the two empires joined forces to conquer the Babylonian empire.

bible/names/mesopotamia.md

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 # Mesopotamia
 
+Related Words:
+
+Aram Naharaim
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Mesopotamia is the area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Its location is in the region of the modern day country of Iraq.
 
-* In the Old Testament, this region was called "Aram Naharaim."
+* In the Old Testament, this region was also called "Aram Naharaim."
 * The word "Mesopotamia" means "between rivers." The phrase "Aram Naharaim" means "Aram of two rivers."
 * Abraham lived in the Mesopotamian cities of Ur and Haran before moving on to the land of Canaan.
 * Babylon was another important city in Mesopotamia.

bible/names/midian.md

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # Midian
 
+## Related Words
+
+Midianite
+
 ## Facts:
 
-Midian was a son of Abraham and his wife Keturah. It is also the name of a people group and region located in the northern Arabian Desert to the south of the land of Canaan. The people of that group were called "Midianites."
+Midian was a son of Abraham and his wife Keturah. Midian was also the name of a people group and region located in the northern Arabian Desert to the south of the land of Canaan. The people of that group were called "Midianites."
 
 * When Moses first left Egypt, he went to the region of Midian where he met the daughters of Jethro and helped them water their flocks. Later Moses married one of Jethro's daughters.
 * Joseph was taken to Egypt by a group of Midianite slave traders.

bible/names/moab.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Facts:
 
-Moab was the son of Lot's elder daughter. It also became the name of the land where he and his family lived. The term "Moabite" refers to a person who is descended from Moab or who lives in the country of Moab.
+Moab was the son of Lot's elder daughter. Moab also became the name of the land where Moab and his family lived. The term "Moabite" refers to a person who is descended from Moab or who lives in the country of Moab.
 
 * The country of Moab was located east of the Salt Sea.
 * Moab was southeast from the town of Bethlehem where Naomi's family lived.

bible/names/molech.md

@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ Molech was the name of one of the false gods that the Canaanites worshiped. Othe
 
 ## Forms Found in the English ULB:
 
-Molech, Moloch
+Molech

bible/names/mountofolives.md

@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ The Mount of Olives is a mountain or large hill located near the east side of th
 
 ## Forms Found in the English ULB:
 
-Mount of Olives, Olivet
+Mount of Olives, mountain that is called Olives