Characters Flashcards
the first high priest of the Israelites, brother of Moses (Exodus 4:14)
Aaron
one of Daniel’s three companions who, together with Shadrach and Meshach, was miraculously saved from destruction in Nebuchadnezzar’s fiery furnace (Daniel 3:12–30)
Abednego
the second son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, murdered by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:1–8)
Abel
the woman who brought provisions to David and his followers and subsequently became his wife (I Samuel 25:1–42)
Abigail
the first of the patriarchs, the father of Isaac and the founder of the Hebrew people (Genesis 11–25)
Abraham
the first man, created by God: the progenitor of the human race (Genesis 2–3)
Adam
the king of Israel from approximately 869 to 850 bc and husband of Jezebel: rebuked by Elijah (I Kings 16:29–22:40)
Ahab
a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc
Amos
a Jewish Christian of Jerusalem who was struck dead for lying (Acts 5)
Ananias
one of the twelve apostles; brother of Simon Peter: his day is Nov. 30
Andrew
the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
Asher
a Mesopotamian diviner who, when summoned to curse the Israelites, prophesied future glories for them instead, after being reproached by his ass (Numbers 22–23)
Balaam
a condemned robber who was released at the Passover instead of Jesus (Matthew 27:16)
Barabbas
one of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3).
Bartholomew
a disciple of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 32–36)
Baruch
the wife of Uriah, who committed adultery with David and later married him and became the mother of his son Solomon (II Samuel 11–12)
Bathsheba
the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel (Genesis 35:16–18; 42:4)
Benjamin
a kinsman of Naomi, who married her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 2–4); one of David’s ancestors
Boaz
the high priest at the beginning of John the Baptist’s preaching and during the trial of Jesus (Luke 3:2; Matthew 26)
Caiaphas
the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16)
Cain
a youth who was taken into the household of Nebuchadnezzar, received guidance and apocalyptic visions from God, and was given divine protection when thrown into the lions’ den
Daniel
the second king of Israel and Judah, succeeding Saul: reputed to be the writer of many Psalms
David
Rebecca’s nurse (Genesis 35:8)
Deborah
Samson’s Philistine mistress, who deprived him of his strength by cutting off his hair (Judges 16:4–22)
Delilah
a charitable woman of Joppa (Acts 9:36–42)
Dorcas/Tabitha
a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century bc, who was persecuted for denouncing Ahab and Jezebel. (I Kings 17–21: 21; II Kings 1–2:18)
Elijah
a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century bc: successor of Elijah (II Kings 3–9)
Elisha
the eldest son of Cain after whom the first city was named (Genesis 4:17)
Enoch
the younger son of Joseph, who received the principal blessing of his grandfather Jacob
Ephraim
son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright
Esau
a beautiful Jewish woman who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
Esther
the first woman; mother of the human race, fashioned by God from the rib of Adam
Eve
the book containing his oracles, which describe the downfall of Judah and Jerusalem and their subsequent restoration
Ezekiel
a Jewish priest of the 5th century bc, who was sent from Babylon by the Persian king Artaxerxes I to reconstitute observance of the Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the captivity
Ezra
one of the archangels, the messenger of good news
Gabriel
a Hebrew judge who led the Israelites to victory over their Midianite oppressors
Gideon
a Philistine giant from Gath who terrorized the Hebrews until he was killed by David with a stone from his sling
Goliath
a figure in one of Christ’s parables (Luke 10:30–37) who is an example of compassion towards those in distress
Good Samaritan
a Hebrew prophet
Habakkuk
an Egyptian maid of Sarah, who bore Ishmael to Abraham, Sarah’s husband
Hagar
a Hebrew prophet, whose oracles are usually dated between August and December of 520 bc
Haggai
the woman who gave birth to Samuel
Hannah
called the Great. ?73–4 bc, king of Judaea (37–4). The latter part of his reign was notable for his cruelty: according to the New Testament he ordered the Massacre of the Innocents
Herod
a king of Judah ?715–?687 bc, noted for his religious reforms. Later in his life, he was ill with a boil or an inflammation. Isaiah told him that the Lord said he should put his house in order because he would die. But he prayed, and Isaiah returned saying that the Lord had heard his prayer and he would recover.
Hezekiah
a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc. He married a prostitute
Hosea
10th century bc, king of Tyre, who supplied Solomon with materials and craftsmen for the building of the Temple
Hiram
an Old Testament patriarch, the son of Abraham and Sarah and father of Jacob and Esau
Isaac
the first of the major Hebrew prophets, who lived in the 8th century bc. He is one of the most well-known prophets in the Bible for his prediction of the coming of the Messiah, who would redeem His people from their sins
Isaiah
the son of Abraham and Hagar, Sarah’s handmaid: the ancestor of 12 Arabian tribes
Ishmael
the son of Isaac, twin brother of Esau, and father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel
Jacob
the woman who killed Sisera when he took refuge in her tent
Jael
known as _____ the Less. one of the twelve apostles, son of Alphaeus
James
