About the author: quoting from the book's dust jacket, "William P. Barker. . .graduated from Haverford College. He continued his studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. . .and completed them at
Western Theological Seminary. Reverend Barker [has written two other books in this subject area.] About the book, quoting from the dust jacket, "Clearly identified in these pages are nearly 3,000 individuals--absolutely every man, woman, and child, important or obscure--named in the Bible. In cases of multiple spellings, the names are carefully cross-referenced. When more than one person bears a particular name--there are twenty-five Azariahs, for example, and thirty Zechariahs--each is clearly identified and distinguished from the others."