Restructure: "Names" folder. N-Z Issue 45.

bible/names/nileriver.md

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 # Nile River
 
+## Related Words:
+
+River of Egypt
+
 ## Facts:
 
 The Nile is a very long and wide river in northeastern Africa. It is especially well known as the main river of Egypt.

bible/names/paul.md

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 # Paul
 
+## Related Words
+
+Saul
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Paul was a leader of the early church who was sent by Jesus to take the good news to many other people groups.

bible/names/peor.md

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 # Peor
 
+## Related Words
+
+Baal Peor, Beth Peor, Mount Peor
+
 ## Definition:
 
 The terms "Peor" and "Mount Peor" refer to a mountain located northeast of the Salt Sea, in the region of Moab.
@@ -23,4 +27,4 @@ The terms "Peor" and "Mount Peor" refer to a mountain located northeast of the S
 
 ## Forms Found in the English ULB:
 
-Peor, Mount Peor, Baal Peor
+Baal Peor, Beth Peor, Mount Peor, Peor,  

bible/names/peter.md

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 # Peter
 
+## Related Words:
+
+Cephas, Simon
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Peter was one of Jesus' twelve apostles. He was an important leader of the early Church.

bible/names/philippi.md

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 # Philippi
 
+## Related Words
+
+Philippians
+
 ## Facts:
 
-Philippi was a major city and Roman colony located in Macedonia in the northern part of ancient Greece.
+Philippi was a major city and Roman colony located in Macedonia in the northern part of ancient Greece. The people of Philippi were called "Philippians."
 
 * Paul and Silas traveled to Philippi to preach about Jesus to the people there.
 * While in Philippi, Paul and Silas were arrested, but God miraculously freed them.

bible/names/rahab.md

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 * Rahab hid the two Israelites who came to spy on Jericho before the Israelites attacked it. She helped the spies escape back to the Israelite camp.
 * Rahab became a believer in Yahweh.
-* She and her family were spared when, Jericho was destroyed and they all came to live with the Israelites.
+* She and her family were spared when Jericho was destroyed. Then Rahab and her family lived with the Israelites.
 
 (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
 

bible/names/reuben.md

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 ## Facts:
 
-Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. His mother was Leah.
-
+Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. His mother was Leah. Reuben's descendants were called Reubenites.
 * When his brothers were planning to kill their younger brother Joseph, Reuben spared Joseph's life by telling them to put him into a pit instead.
 * Reuben came back later to rescue Joseph, but the other brothers had sold him as a slave to merchants passing by.
 * Reuben's descendants became one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

bible/names/samaria.md

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 ## Facts:
 
-Samaria was the name of a city and its surrounding region in the northern part of Israel. The Plain of Sharon is west of this region, and the Jordan River is east of this region.
+Samaria was the name of a city and its surrounding region in the northern part of Israel. The Plain of Sharon is west of this region, and the Jordan River is east of this region. The people of Samaria were called Samaritans.
 
 * In the Old Testament, Samaria was the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel. Later the region surrounding it was also called Samaria.
 * When the Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom of Israel, they captured the city of Samaria and forced most of the northern Israelites to leave the region, moving them far away to different cities in Assyria.

bible/names/seaofgalilee.md

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 ## Facts:
 
-The "Sea of Galilee" is a lake in eastern Israel. In the Old Testament it was called the "Sea of Kinnereth."
+The "Sea of Galilee" is a lake in eastern Israel. It was also referred to as the "Sea of Tiberias" and the "lake of Gennesaret." In the Old Testament it was called the "Sea of Kinnereth."
 
 * The water of this lake flows south through the Jordan River down to the Salt Sea.
 * Capernaum, Bethsaida, Gennesaret, and Tiberias were some of the towns located on the Sea of Galilee during New Testament times.
 * Many events of Jesus' life took place on or near the Sea of Galilee.
-* The Sea of Galilee was also referred to as the "Sea of Tiberias" and the "lake of Gennesaret."
 * This term could also be translated as "lake in the region of Galilee" or "Lake Galilee" or "lake near Tiberias (Gennesaret)."
 
 (Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

bible/names/sharon.md

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 # Sharon
 
+## Related Words
+
+Lasharon
+
 ## Facts:
 
 Sharon was the name of a flat, fertile area of land along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Mount Carmel. It is also known as the "Plain of Sharon."

bible/names/sheba.md

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 ## Facts:
 
-In ancient times, Sheba was an ancient civilization or region of land that was located somewhere in southern Arabia.
+In ancient times, Sheba was an ancient civilization or region of land that was located somewhere in southern Arabia. The people of Sheba were called Sabeans.
 
 * The region or country of Sheba was probably located near what are now the present-day countries of Yemen and Ethiopia.
 * Its inhabitants were probably descendants of Ham.

bible/names/shimei.md

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 ## Definition:
 
-Shimei was the name of several men in the Old Testament.
+Shimei was the name of several men in the Old Testament. The descendants of Shimei were called Shemeites.
 
 * Shimei son of Gera was a Benjamite who cursed King David and threw stones at him as he was fleeing Jerusalem to escape being killed by his son Absalom.
 * There were also several Levite priests in the Old Testament who were named Shimei.

bible/names/shinar.md

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 ## Facts:
 
-Shinar means "country of two rivers" and was the name of a plain or region in southern Mesopotamia.
+Shinar was the name of a plain or region in southern Mesopotamia.
 
 * Shinar later became known as "Chaldea" and then, "Babylonia."
 * Ancient peoples living in the city of Babel in the Plain of Shinar built a tall tower to try to make themselves great.

bible/names/silas.md

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 ## Facts:
 
-Silas was a leader among the believers in Jerusalem.
+Silas was a leader among the believers in Jerusalem. He was also known as Silvanus.
 
 * The elders of the church in Jerusalem appointed Silas to go with Paul and Barnabas to take a letter to the city of Antioch.
 * Silas later traveled with Paul to other cities to teach people about Jesus.

bible/names/simeon.md

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 ## Facts:
 
-In the Bible, there were several men named Simeon.
+In the Bible, there were several men named Simeon. 
 
-* In the Old Testament, the second son of Jacob (Israel) was named Simeon. His mother was Leah. His descendants became one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
+* In the Old Testament, the second son of Jacob (Israel) was named Simeon. His mother was Leah. His descendants became one of the twelve tribes of Israel. They were the Simeonites.
 * The tribe of Simeon occupied part of the southernmost territory in the promised land of Canaan. Its land was entirely surrounded by the land that belonged to Judah.
 * When Joseph and Mary brought the baby Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to dedicate him to God, an elderly man named Simeon praised God for allowing him to see the Messiah.
 

bible/names/tamar.md

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 * Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah. She gave birth to Perez who was an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
 * One of King David's daughters was named Tamar; she was the sister of Absalom. Her half-brother Amnon raped her and left her desolate.
 * Absalom also had a daughter named Tamar.
-* A city called "Hazezon Tamar" was the same as the city of Engedi on the western shore of the Salt Sea. There is also a "Baal Tamar," and general references to a place called "Tamar" which may have been different from the cities.
+* A city called "Hazezon Tamar" was the same as the city of Engedi on the western shore of the Salt Sea.
+* There was also a place called "Baal Tamar," and general references to a place called "Tamar" which may have been different from the cities.
 
 (See also: [Absalom](../names/absalom.md), [ancestor](../other/father.md), [Amnon](../names/amnon.md), [David](../names/david.md), [ancestor](../other/father.md), [Judah](../names/judah.md), [Salt Sea](../names/saltsea.md))
 

bible/names/zebulun.md

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 ## Facts:
 
-Zebulun was the last son born to Jacob and Leah and is the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
+Zebulun was the last son born to Jacob and Leah and is the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. His descendants were called Zebulunites.
 
 * The Israelite tribe of Zebulun was given the land directly west of the Salt Sea.
 * Sometimes the name "Zebulun" is also used to refer to the land where this Israelite tribe lived.