Joshua-1 Chronicles: People Flashcards
King Saul’s eldest daughter who was promised by her father Saul to David for his victory over Goliath. Saul took back his word and gave her in marriage to Adriel.
Merab
An Israelite who was stoned for keeping a quantity of the gold, silver, and costly clothing after the fall of Jericho when God commanded the entire army to destroy everything. He tried to hide the possessions in his tent but was caught and stoned to death and burned along with his entire family. His name means, “One who troubles”
Achan
Anointed King of Israel and destroyer of the house of Ahab
Jehu
Disciple and successor of Elijah as a prophet and also a miracle maker. He asked Elijah to have a double portion right before he went up to heaven
Elisha
Who is Joshua?
One of the twelve spies of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. After the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan and allocated the land to the tribes and then died at the age of 110.
Who is Abimelech?
Son of Gideon who murdered 70 of his brothers. He was struck on the head by a millstone thrown by a woman on the wall. Realizing the wound was fatal, he told his armor-bearer to kill him so they wouldn’t say he was killed by a woman.
Wife of Elkanah and mother of Samuel. After not being able to conceive she prayed to the Lord for a child and vowed that she would offer him in return for the service of the Shiloh priest. Her prayers were answered and she gave birth to Samuel
Hannah
The first Judge of Israel. He gained the hand of Achsah, daughter of Caleb, as a reward for his bravery in leading a successful expedition against the city of Debir
Othniel
The national god of the Philistines that has a temple in Ashdod. There the Philistines put the stolen ark of God and God humbled them with tumors and forced them to return the ark of God back to Israel
Dagon
Who is Asa?
Son of Abijah. Next king after Abijah’s death. Known to purge out idolatry and even deposing his own grandmother from her queen position for making idols. The downfall to his reign was that he made a treaty with Ben-Hadad and also he did not seek help from the Lord about his foot disease
Captain of Jabin’s army who was defeated by the Israelite army. After all was lost he fled and Jael, Heber’s wife, received him into her tent with apparent hospitality, yet drove a tent peg through his skull while he was asleep
Sisera
Who is Boaz?
Ruth’s husband who redeemed the estates of her deceased husband, Mahlon
Sisters of David
Abigail and Zeruiah
Who is Ahab?
King of Northern Israel who acted very wickedly by building altars for Baal and worshipping him. First Israelite king who allied himself to heathenism through marriage
Upon hearing about Solomon’s fame and relationship with God, she went to test him and she was so pleased with her answers that she gave him large quantities of gold, spices, and precious stones
Queen of Sheba
Made King of Judah by Pharaoh Necho after Pharaoh removed Jehoahaz. He reigned 11 years and did evil in the sight of the Lord
Jehoiakim
Who is Sennacherib?
As King of Assyria, he waged war against Hezekiah and an angel of the Lord killed 185,000 of his soldiers while they asleep
Who is Jotham?
The youngest of Gideon’s seventy sons and the only one to escape the mass murdering of Abimelech
Who is Jonathan?
Eldest son of King Saul and the closest friend to David. He saved Israel by attacking the Philistines along with his armor-bearer
Who is Solomon?
Third king of Israel, builder of the first Temple in Jerusalem and known to be the wisest man on earth. His son caused the kingdom to be divided in two during the reign of his son Rehoboam
Twice tried to make himself king and was put to death at the command of his brother Solomon
Adonijah
Prophet who rebuked David for his sin with Bathsheba
Nathan
One of the twelve spies and together with Joshua brought back a good report from Canaan. Joshua blesses him as a sign of God’s blessing and approval, giving him Hebron
Caleb
Who is Eli?
The high priest of Shiloh who trained Samuel and judged Israel for 40 years after the death of Samson. After receiving word from the battlefield that Israel had lost Philistines and that his sons were killed, he fell backward from off his seat and died at 98 years old
Ruth’s husband who redeemed the estates of her deceased husband, Mahlon
Boaz
Daughter of King Saul who fell in love with David and married him after David got 200 Philistine foreskins for David.
Michal
A 9’9” Philistine champion from Gath who taunted the Israelites in a prideful manner and then was hit with a stone slung by David and hot his head cut off by him.
Goliath
Wife of King Ahab who was a pagan princess and also killed the Lord’s prophets
Jezebel
Who is Manasseh?
Became King of Judah at age 12 and reigned 55 years, being the longest reign of a Hebrew king. He built altars for pagan gods and sacrificed his own children as burnt offerings but when God humbled him and had him captured by the Assyrians and taken into exile, he immediately repented and destroyed the pagan altars he built and restored the altars in the Lord’s Temple
Who is Zedekiah?
Made King of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar, who changed his original name, “Mattaniah” to “Zedekiah.” In an attempt to escape Nebuchadnezzar’s siege on Jerusalem, Zedekiah was captured and forced to watch his sons killed, then his own eyes were taken out and he was exiled to Babylon
Who is Rahab?
A prostitute in Jericho who received, concealed, and safely sent off Joshua’s two spies who were being chased by the King of Jericho. After the Israelites attacked and marched around the walls of Jericho seven times, everything collapsed and they destroyed everyone except the house of _____
The first king of United Israel as he was anointed by Samuel. Although he started as a great king he forsook God by doing unauthorized sacrificial offerings and also failing to eliminate all of the Amalekites and their livestock as God commanded. He was allowed to reign the rest of his life but he was tormented with an evil spirit and so he spent most of his later years trying to kill David. He died by taking his own life and falling on his sword
Saul
Who is Caleb?
One of the twelve spies and together with Joshua brought back a good report from Canaan. Joshua blesses him as a sign of God’s blessing and approval, giving him Hebron
Didn’t want to fight the army led by Sisera without Deborah and so she went and they were victorious
Barak
Who is Hushai?
Friend of David who gave advice to Absalom to not immediately pursue the retreat of David and thus gave David time to regroup and gather his forces
Who is Josiah?
Became King of Judah at age 8 and after Hilkiah found the book of the Law, he called everyone together and renewed the covenant with God and destroyed the altars in which they worshipped false gods. Killed by Pharaoh Necho, King of Egypt
Son of Boaz and Ruth. Father of Jesse and grandfather of David
Obed
Nephew of King David and commander of his army. He played a leading part in many of David’s victories and led the loyal force that crushed the rebellion of David’s son, Absalom
Joab
Who are the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh?
A people who chose their inheritance on the east side of Jordan, in the Land of Gilead. They built an imposing altar near the Jordan which made the Israelites furious because they thought it was an altar for themselves and that they were forsaking the Lord but in reality, they built the altar as a replica and as a witness between them and the rest of the Israelites that God was still with them. This is why the altar was named, “A Witness Between Us”
Who is Naboth?
Was stoned to death by the command of Jezebel for refusing to sell the vineyard to her husband, King Ahab
Who is Gaal?
The man in which the Shechemites placed their confidence in to head their revolution against Abimelech but they were destroyed
Two kings who were killed by Gideon after confessing that they took part in killing his brothers
Zebah and Zalmunna
As King of Assyria, he waged war against Hezekiah and an angel of the Lord killed 185,000 of his soldiers while they asleep
Sennacherib
Who are Abigail and Zeruiah?
Sisters of David
Who is Abijah the King of Judah?
Son of Rebohoam. Attempted to unite Northern Israel and Southern Judah but failed
The second judge of Israel who was a strong, left-handed warrior. He sued a two-edged dagger to put to death Eglon, a Moabite king. He thereafter captured and slaughtered 10,000 other Moabites and brought about forty years of rest
Ehud
King of Bezek who fled in battle when his men were defeated but was captured and punished for his cruelty of mutilating the thumbs and great toes of seventy kings whom he had conquered– his thumbs and big toes were likewise cut off.
Adoni-Bezek
Who is Obed?
Son of Boaz and Ruth. Father of Jesse and grandfather of David
Who is Elijah?
Prophet and miracle maker in Northern Israel who challenged 850 false prophets, raised the dead, brought fire down from the sky, and was taken up to heaven by a whirlwind
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
King of the Babylonian empire who laid siege to Jerusalem in 597 BC and destroyed her Temple in 586 BC
Who is Jehu?
Anointed King of Israel and destroyer of the house of Ahab
Who is Abigail?
Wife of Nabal and also became the wife of David as she saved her household from destruction by acting quickly in making up for Nabal’s wickedness
Became King of Judah at age 12 and reigned 55 years, being the longest reign of a Hebrew king. He built altars for pagan gods and sacrificed his own children as burnt offerings but when God humbled him and had him captured by the Assyrians and taken into exile, he immediately repented and destroyed the pagan altars he built and restored the altars in the Lord’s Temple
Manasseh
Who are Zebah and Zalmunna?
Two kings who were killed by Gideon after confessing that they took part in killing his brothers
Became King of Judah at age 8 and after Hilkiah found the book of the Law, he called everyone together and renewed the covenant with God and destroyed the altars in which they worshipped false gods. Killed by Pharaoh Necho, King of Egypt
Josiah
Became King of Ammonites following his father, Nahash. David’s messengers, sent as a message of condolence to ____, were so grossly insulted that David proclaimed war against ____ and they gained a complete victory over the Moabites and their allies
Hanun
Who is Nahash?
King of the Ammonites who offered an ultimatum to the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead which was to either gouge out their right eye or be subjects. In response, Saul attacked and destroyed the Ammonite forces
Conspired to bring down David’s kingdom, won the hearts of Israelites by false promises, and attacked his father’s followers, and was killed instead
Absalom
Boaz’s mother was ____ __ _____ who was incorporated among the Jewish people after her aid in the sacking of Jericho. Thereafter became the wife of Salmon and the mother of Boaz, Jesse’s grandfather
Boaz’s mother (Rahab of Jericho)
Third king of Israel, builder of the first Temple in Jerusalem and known to be the wisest man on earth. His son caused the kingdom to be divided in two during the reign of his son Rehoboam
Solomon
Who is Absalom?
Conspired to bring down David’s kingdom, won the hearts of Israelites by false promises, and attacked his father’s followers, and was killed instead
Who is Peninnah?
Second wife of Elkanah
Judge of Israel who was given supernatural strength by God to combat his enemies and perform feats such as killing a lion, slaying an entire army with only the jawbone of a donkey, lifting off of a city’s gate, and destroying a pagan temple. Fell in love with Delilah, who brought about his demise, by cutting off his hair. His life ended in being tied up in chains with his eyes gouged out. With divine strength he knocked over two pillars in the temple he was being kept for show, killing both himself and many Philistine officials.
Samson
Who is Josheb-Basshebeth?
Chief of David’s 3 mighty men
Who is Jehoahaz (son of Josiah)?
King of Judah who only reigned for three months because Pharaoh Necho removed him from the throne and sent him to Egypt, where he later died
Wife of Nabal and also became the wife of David as she saved her household from destruction by acting quickly in making up for Nabal’s wickedness
Abigail
Son of Gideon who murdered 70 of his brothers. He was struck on the head by a millstone thrown by a woman on the wall. Realizing the wound was fatal, he told his armor-bearer to kill him so they wouldn’t say he was killed by a woman.
Abimelech
Second wife of Elkanah
Peninnah
Committed an irreverent act in touching the ark of God and so God’s anger burned against him and He struck him down
Uzzah
Who is Barak?
Didn’t want to fight the army led by Sisera without Deborah and so she went and they were victorious
Who is Hezekiah?
King of Judah who removed idol worship, undertook the desecration of the Temple, and went up against the Assyrians and overcame. ______ suffered a deathly sickness but after he had prayed, the Lord added 15 years to his life
A Moabite king who was killed by Ehud as he drew a sword into his fat belly.
Eglon
Who is Boaz’s mother?
Boaz’s mother was Rahab of Jericho who was incorporated among the Jewish people after her aid in the sacking of Jericho. Thereafter became the wife of Salmon and the mother of Boaz, Jesse’s grandfather
Who is Deborah?
The fourth Judge of Israel and a prophetess who judged Israel at the end of the 20-year Israelite oppression by Jabin, king of Hazor. She is considered a “mother in Israel” and she also wrote the “Song of Deborah” which commemorates the battle in which they defeated Jabin’s army
The fourth Judge of Israel and a prophetess who judged Israel at the end of the 20-year Israelite oppression by Jabin, king of Hazor. She is considered a “mother in Israel” and she also wrote the “Song of Deborah” which commemorates the battle in which they defeated Jabin’s army
Deborah
A widow and a Moabite who was the daughter-in-law to Elimelech and Naomi. On the death of her father-in-law and husband, she followed Naomi to Bethlehem. There Naomi had a rich relative, Boaz, to whom Ruth married. She became the mother of Obed, the grandfather of David. She uttered the famous words to Naomi, “Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.”
Ruth
Who is Abishag?
Very beautiful young woman who was chosen to be a helper and a servant to David when he got old. One of her duties was to keep David warm in bed although they never had sexual relations together
Son of Solomon of whom became the king of United Israel and during his reign is when the united twelve tribes divided into Northern Israel and Southern Judah. He became king of Southern Judah while ______ became king of Northern Israel
Rehoboam
A Judge of Israel who was called but God to save Israel out of the Midian’s hand as he was threshing wheat in a winepress. When he doubted, God simply told him to “Go in the strength you have”. God shrunk his army from 32,000 to 300 to show that it was not going to be about the size of the army that He will bring about victory. With 300 men they defeated the Midianites
Gideon (Jerub-Baal)
Who is Nabal?
A very rich and egoistic man who was married to Abigail. God struck him because he refused to provide some necessary sustenance for David and his men after their loyal service to him and for insulting him. His name means “fool”
Prophet and miracle maker in Northern Israel who challenged 850 false prophets, raised the dead, brought fire down from the sky, and was taken up to heaven by a whirlwind
Elijah
Who is Gideon (Jerub-Baal)?
A Judge of Israel who was called but God to save Israel out of the Midian’s hand as he was threshing wheat in a winepress. When he doubted, God simply told him to “Go in the strength you have”. God shrunk his army from 32,000 to 300 to show that it was not going to be about the size of the army that He will bring about victory. With 300 men they defeated the Midianites
Last king of Israel, refused to pay increased taxes demanded by the King of Assyria and sought help from So, the King of Egypt, and as a result _____’s army was defeated by the King of Assyria
Hoshea
Father of Samuel the prophet and husband of Samuel’s mother Hannah
Elkanah
One of the twelve spies of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. After the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan and allocated the land to the tribes and then died at the age of 110.
Joshua
Made King of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar, who changed his original name, “Mattaniah” to “Zedekiah.” In an attempt to escape Nebuchadnezzar’s siege on Jerusalem, Zedekiah was captured and forced to watch his sons killed, then his own eyes were taken out and he was exiled to Babylon
Zedekiah
King of Northern Israel who acted very wickedly by building altars for Baal and worshipping him. First Israelite king who allied himself to heathenism through marriage
Ahab
Husband of Bathsheba and a man very committed and loyal to Israel. When King David commits adultery and impregnates his wife, Bathsheba, he tries to cover it up and ends up having Uriah killed on the battlefield
Uriah
Who is Manoah?
Father of Samson
Who is Uriah?
Husband of Bathsheba and a man very committed and loyal to Israel. When King David commits adultery and impregnates his wife, Bathsheba, he tries to cover it up and ends up having Uriah killed on the battlefield
Who is Ehud?
The second judge of Israel who was a strong, left-handed warrior. He sued a two-edged dagger to put to death Eglon, a Moabite king. He thereafter captured and slaughtered 10,000 other Moabites and brought about forty years of rest
Who is Achan?
An Israelite who was stoned for keeping a quantity of the gold, silver, and costly clothing after the fall of Jericho when God commanded the entire army to destroy everything. He tried to hide the possessions in his tent but was caught and stoned to death and burned along with his entire family. His name means, “One who troubles”
Who is Samuel?
Dedicated by his mother, Hannah, as a part of a Nazirite vow she made before he was born. Was trained by Eli and he successfully defeated the Philistines. Similar to Eli’s two sons, his two sons acted wickedly, and therefore he couldn’t pass down his judgeship and so the people demanded a king. He anointed the first two kings, Saul and David
Who is Merab?
King Saul’s eldest daughter who was promised by her father Saul to David for his victory over Goliath. Saul took back his work and gave her in marriage to Adriel.
Who is Nathan?
Prophet who rebuked David for his sin with Bathsheba
Who is Araunah?
Owned the threshing floor that he sold to David so that he can build an altar to the Lord. He wanted to give it away but David insisted on making a sacrifice that will cost him
The high priest of Shiloh who trained Samuel and judged Israel for 40 years after the death of Samson. After receiving word from the battlefield that Israel had lost Philistines and that his sons were killed, he fell backward from off his seat and died at 98 years old
Eli
Judge of Israel who after leading the Israelites victoriously into battle against the Ammonites, fulfilled a rash vow to sacrifice his daughter
Jephthah
Son of Rebohoam. Attempted to unite Northern Israel and Southern Judah but failed
Abijah the King of Judah
Wife of Uriah who later becomes the wife of David after committing adultery with him. As a consequence for their sin, their child dies and later she becomes the mother of Solomon
Bathsheba
Eldest son of King Saul and the closest friend to David. He saved Israel by attacking the Philistines along with his armor-bearer
Jonathan
Who is Hoshea?
Last king of Israel, refused to pay increased taxes demanded by the King of Assyria and sought help from So, the King of Egypt, and as a result _____’s army was defeated by the King of Assyria
King of Judah who only reigned for three months because Pharaoh Necho removed him from the throne and sent him to Egypt, where he later died
Jehoahaz (son of Josiah)
Who is Adonijah?
Twice tried to make himself king and was put to death at the command of his brother Solomon
Who is Jeroboam?
First king of the Divided Northern Israel who in the middle of dedicating an altar was approached by a prophet from Judah who denounced his altar. As ______ was going to arrest him his hand withered and was paralyzed and only at the prophet’s prayer was his hand restored
Who is Amnon?
Oldest son of David who raped his half-sister, Tamar, and because of it was murdered by her brother, Absalom
A people who chose their inheritance on the east side of Jordan, in the Land of Gilead. They built an imposing altar near the Jordan which made the Israelites furious because they thought it was an altar for themselves and that they were forsaking the Lord but in reality, they built the altar as a replica and as a witness between them and the rest of the Israelites that God was still with them. This is why the altar was named, “A Witness Between Us”
The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
Who is Uzzah?
Committed an irreverent act in touching the ark of God and so God’s anger burned against him and He struck him down
Who is Rehoboam?
Son of Solomon of whom became the king of United Israel and during his reign is when the united twelve tribes divided into Northern Israel and Southern Judah. He became king of Southern Judah while ______ became king of Northern Israel
Owned the threshing floor that he sold to David so that he can build an altar to the Lord. He wanted to give it away but David insisted on making a sacrifice that will cost him
Araunah
Who is Michal?
Daughter of King Saul who fell in love with David and married him after David got 200 Philistine foreskins for David.
First king of the Divided Northern Israel who in the middle of dedicating an altar was approached by a prophet from Judah who denounced his altar. As ______ was going to arrest him his hand withered and was paralyzed and only at the prophet’s prayer was his hand restored
Jeroboam
Who is Hannah?
Wife of Elkanah and mother of Samuel. After not being able to conceive she prayed to the Lord for a child and vowed that she would offer him in return for the service of the Shiloh priest. Her prayers were answered and she gave birth to Samuel
King of the Ammonites who offered an ultimatum to the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead which was to either gouge out their right eye or be subjects. In response, Saul attacked and destroyed the Ammonite forces
Nahash
The youngest of Gideon’s seventy sons and the only one to escape the mass murdering of Abimelech
Jotham
Who is Bathsheba?
Wife of Uriah who later becomes the wife of David after committing adultery with him. As a consequence for their sin, their child dies and later she becomes the mother of Solomon
Who is the Queen of Sheba?
Upon hearing about Solomon’s fame and relationship with God, she went to test him and she was so pleased with her answers that she gave him large quantities of gold, spices, and precious stones
Very beautiful young woman who was chosen to be a helper and a servant to David when he got old. One of her duties was to keep David warm in bed although they never had sexual relations together
Abishag
Friend of David who gave advice to Absalom to not immediately pursue the retreat of David and thus gave David time to regroup and gather his forces
Hushai
King of Judah who removed idol worship, undertook the desecration of the Temple, and went up against the Assyrians and overcame. ______ suffered a deathly sickness but after he had prayed, the Lord added 15 years to his life
Hezekiah
Who is Jephthah?
Judge of Israel who after leading the Israelites victoriously into battle against the Ammonites, fulfilled a rash vow to sacrifice his daughter
The man in which the Shechemites placed their confidence in to head their revolution against Abimelech but they were destroyed
Gaal
Who is Othniel?
The first Judge of Israel. He gained the hand of Achsah, daughter of Caleb, as a reward for his bravery in leading a successful expedition against the city of Debir
Dedicated by his mother, Hannah, as a part of a Nazirite vow she made before he was born. Was trained by Eli and he successfully defeated the Philistines. Similar to Eli’s two sons, his two sons acted wickedly, and therefore he couldn’t pass down his judgeship and so the people demanded a king. He anointed the first two kings, Saul and David
Samuel
Who is Jezebel?
Wife of King Ahab who was a pagan princess and also killed the Lord’s prophets
Who is Hanun?
Became King of Ammonites following his father, Nahash. David’s messengers, sent as a message of condolence to ____, were so grossly insulted that David proclaimed war against ____ and they gained a complete victory over the Moabites and their allies
Who is Adoni-Bezek?
King of Bezek who fled in battle when his men were defeated but was captured and punished for his cruelty of mutilating the thumbs and great toes of seventy kings whom he had conquered– his thumbs and big toes were likewise cut off.
Who is Eglon?
A Moabite king who was killed by Ehud as he drew a sword into his fat belly.
Who is Saul?
The first king of United Israel as he was anointed by Samuel. Although he started as a great king he forsook God by doing unauthorized sacrificial offerings and also failing to eliminate all of the Amalekites and their livestock as God commanded. He was allowed to reign the rest of his life but he was tormented with an evil spirit and so he spent most of his later years trying to kill David. He died by taking his own life and falling on his sword
Who is Jehoiakim?
Made King of Judah by Pharaoh Necho after Pharaoh removed Jehoahaz. He reigned 11 years and did evil in the sight of the Lord
King of the Babylonian empire who laid siege to Jerusalem in 597 BC and destroyed her Temple in 586 BC
Nebuchadnezzar
A very rich and egoistic man who was married to Abigail. God struck him because he refused to provide some necessary sustenance for David and his men after their loyal service to him and for insulting him. His name means “fool”
Nabal
Who is Goliath?
A 9’9” Philistine champion from Gath who taunted the Israelites in a prideful manner and then was hit with a stone slung by David and hot his head cut off by him.
Who is Sisera?
Captain of Jabin’s army who was defeated by the Israelite army. After all was lost he fled and Jael, Heber’s wife, received him into her tent with apparent hospitality, yet drove a tent peg through his skull while he was asleep
The second king of United Israel and Judah. Shepherd at a young age and then called to be King and Shepherd over all of God’s people, Israel. He wrote most of the Psalms, defeated Goliath, overcame Saul’s attacks, and even though he committed adultery and murder he was still known to be a man after God’s own heart
David
Who is Samson?
Judge of Israel who was given supernatural strength by God to combat his enemies and perform feats such as killing a lion, slaying an entire army with only the jawbone of a donkey, lifting off of a city’s gate, and destroying a pagan temple. Fell in love with Delilah, who brought about his demise, by cutting off his hair. His life ended in being tied up in chains with his eyes gouged out. With divine strength he knocked over two pillars in the temple he was being kept for show, killing both himself and many Philistine officials.
Who is Ruth?
A widow and a Moabite who was the daughter-in-law to Elimelech and Naomi. On the death of her father-in-law and husband, she followed Naomi to Bethlehem. There Naomi had a rich relative, Boaz, to whom which Ruth married. She became the mother of Obed, the grandfather of David. She uttered the famous words to Naomi, “Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.”
Who is David?
The second king of United Israel and Judah. Shepherd at a young age and then called to be King and Shepherd over all of God’s people, Israel. He wrote most of the Psalms, defeated Goliath, overcame Saul’s attacks, and even though he committed adultery and murder he was still known to be a man after God’s own heart
Oldest son of David who raped his half-sister, Tamar, and because of it was murdered by her brother, Absalom
Amnon
A prostitute in Jericho who received, concealed, and safely sent off Joshua’s two spies who were being chased by the King of Jericho. After the Israelites attacked and marched around the walls of Jericho seven times, everything collapsed and they destroyed everyone except the house of _____
Rahab
Who is Joab?
Nephew of King David and commander of his army. He played a leading part in many of David’s victories and led the loyal force that crushed the rebellion of David’s son, Absalom
Who is Naomi?
Ruth’s mother-in-law and wife of Elimelech. Naomi left Judea with her husband and two sons in a time of famine and went to the land of Moab. Her husband and sons died and on her return to Bethlehem she wished to be known as Mara, which mean “bitterness” instead of Naomi, which means “sweetness”
Son of Abijah. Next king after Abijah’s death. Known to purge out idolatry and even deposing his own grandmother from her queen position for making idols. The downfall to his reign was that he made a treaty with Ben-Hadad and also he did not seek help from the Lord about his foot disease
Asa
Father of Samson
Manoah
Who is Dagon?
The national god of the Philistines that has a temple in Ashod. There the Philistines put the stolen ark of God and God humbled them with tumors and forced them to return the ark of God back to Israel
Ruth’s mother-in-law and wife of Elimelech. Naomi left Judea with her husband and two sons in a time of famine and went to the land of Moab. Her husband and sons died and on her return to Bethlehem she wished to be known as Mara, which mean “bitterness” instead of Naomi, which means “sweetness”
Naomi
Who is Elkanah?
Father of Samuel the prophet and husband of Samuel’s mother Hannah
Chief of David’s 3 mighty men
Josheb-Basshebeth
Was stoned to death by the command of Jezebel for refusing to sell the vineyard to her husband, King Ahab
Naboth
Who is Elisha?
Disciple and successor of Elijah as a prophet and also a miracle maker. He asked Elijah to have a double portion right before he went up to heaven
