{"id":37084,"date":"2018-01-12T12:33:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T10:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kernbeisser.ch\/topics\/persons-of-the-bible\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T09:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:33:56","slug":"persons-of-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kernbeisser.ch\/en\/topics\/persons-of-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Persons of the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading separator=&#8221;under&#8221; separator_color=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; subheading=&#8221;Backgrounds, insights, statements&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;438303&#8243;]Persons of the Bible[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;214691&#8243;]The people in the Bible have different names, were born in very different times, and faced very different challenges. 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