Key People and Terms Flashcards
Son of Jacob by Zilpah
Asher
Tribe of Blessed
Asher
Inhabit ancient Mesopotamia
The Chaldeans
tribal names were Sumerians, Akkadians, Amorites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Aramaeans.
The Chaldeans
Nebuchadnezzar was their king
The Chaldeans
Helped destroy the Assyrian empire
The Chaldeans
Wheat or cereal
Dagan
Deposition
Deut 31 (Josh Succeed Moses)
Mount of Cursing Deut 27 & 29
Ebal
Joshua builds altar
Ebal
Beside Schechem and Mt. Gerazim
Ebal
Solomon built a fleet of ships here (Trading post along Red Sea)
Ebion Gezer
AKA Feast of Booths
Feast of Tabernacles
Feast of Booths occurs around the time of this western holiday
Thanksgiving
Nisan (1st Month) 15th
Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover)
Feast of 2nd Month (Iyar)
Feast of Weeks
Feast of ______ later becomes Pentecost
Feast of Weeks
Major Prophets (5)
Daniel, Jeremiah, Lamentations Ezekiel, Isaiah
Minor Prophets (maybe not necessary)
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi
Son of Jacob, Starts a line of Priests
Levi
Israeli
Someone from the northern kingdom of Israel
Jew
Someone from the southern kingdom of Judah
Son of Jacob, Southern Kingdom after the split of Israel
Judah
Feast of Unleavened Bread, Commemorates Exodus
Passover
Sworn enemies of Israel
Philistines
Captors of Israel (time of exodus)
Egypt
First 5 Books of the Bible
Law of Moses, Torah, Pentateuch, etc.
Brother of Moses, Founder of the Priesthood, Made Golden Calf on Sinai
Aaron
Father of Israel, Changed name, Saved by Faith
Abraham
Husband of Jezebel, Bad King, Kills Naboth, Opposed by Elijah
Ahab
4th King of Persia, Commissions Nehemiah to build walls
Artaxerxes
Youngest son of Jacob
Benjamin
Rachel’s handmaid, Mother of Dan and Naphtali
Bilah
1st Persian King, Allows Israel to Return
Cyrus the Great
2nd King of Israel
David
Promoted to power by Nebuchadnezzar, Prophet
Daniel
2nd King of Persia, Threw Daniel in the Lion’s Den
Darius the Mede
Father of Phineas and Hophni, Priest, Bad Speech 1 Sam 2
Eli
Wife of Xerxes, Saves Jews from Haman
Esther
Priest, Exiled to Babylon, Starts temple rebuild
Ezra
First woman
Eve
Another name for Esau
Edom
Sold his birthright to Jacob
Esau
Sons of Isaac
Jacob & Esau
Joseph’s sons, Jacob blesses them as his own
Ephriam & Manesseh
Israel uses this name when blessing, Joseph Son,
Ephriam
Noah sons
Shem, Ham, Japeth
Noah son, Has sex with his Mom, Father of Canaan
Ham
Son of Abraham, Almost Sacraficed, Father of Jacob and Esau
Isaac
4th son of Jacob and Leah, Chosen to be line of Kings
Judah
Ruler of Egypt, Son of Jacob
Joseph
2nd son of Levi, Descendants carry Ark
Kohath
Descendant of Cain, Recites poem (harms him will harm 77 times more than Cain)
Lamech
Son of Lot’s first daughter
Moab
Delivered Israel from Egypt, Did not get to promised land, Receives Law from YHWH
Moses
Build and rides ark
Noah
Only daughter of Jacob, has sex with Shechem
Dinah
Favorite wife of Jacob
Rachel
Wife of Isaac, Mother of Jacob and Esau
Rebekah
Jacob 1st Son, Born of Leah, Saves Joseph
Reuben
Wife of Abraham
Sarah
Noah oldest Son
Shem
Wife of Moses
Zipporah
Led army of 300 against Midianites, Judge
Gideon
Succeeds Moses
Joshua
Son of Azaniah, Priest
Jeshua/Joshua 2nd
First king of northern Israel
Jereboam 1
Samuel’s Mom
Hannah
Grandson of Zecheriah, Good king of Judah
Hezekiah
Father of 12 tribes, Brother of Esau
Jacob
Jacob least favoured wife
Leah
Moses & Aaron Sister
Miriam
Rebuilds Jerusalem Wall
Nehemiah
King of Babylon, Destroys Temple, Turns into Cow
Nebuchadnezzar
Bad King of Judah for 55 yrs,
Manasseh (not Joseph’s son)
Aaron’s Grandson, Promised eternal priesthood
Phineas
Prostitute that helps Joshua’s spies
Rahab
Gentile daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Boaz
Ruth
1st king of Israel
Saul
Nazarite, Kills Philistines by Dropping Ceiling, Judge
Samson
3rd king of Persia, Esther’s husband
Xerxes
Judge, Dedicated to Lord, Raised by Eli, Appoined Saul to be king
Samuel
King of Judah, Did what was right, Develops Leprosy
Uzziah
Governor of Jerusalem under Persians
Zerubbabel
Leah’s Handmaid, Mother of Gad and Asher
Zilpah
Where Abram and Lot went their seperate ways, East of Bethel
Ai
Land east of Israel inhabited by Lot’s descendants
Amnon
Philistines camped here before capturing the ark
Aphek
Dagon’s temple is here, Ark was taken here
Ashdod
This nation takes over northern Israel, Capital: Nineveh
Assyria
Daniel is exiled here
Babylon
Hagar wandered to here, Abimelek made a treaty with Phicol (commander of Abraham’s forces)
Beer Sheeba
Jacob named this city “House of God”, Jereboam 1 puts calf idols here, Abraham built altar here
Bethel
Ark was returned to Israel in this city
Beth Shemesh
Abram pursues 4 king’s forces here and rescues Lot
Dan
Home of Eliezer (Heir of Abraham)
Damascus
In Province of Media, Citadel in this city
Ecbatana
Esau’s descendants lived here
Edom
Israel was enslaved here
Egypt
Ark of God was sent to ____
Ekron
Goliath was from_____
Gath
Samson’s story takes place here
Gaza
Josiah dies here, Jezebel eaten by dogs here
Gilgal
Moses dies here, Ruth’s homeland
Moab
Saul suicides here
Mt Gilboa
Capital of Persia
Persepolis
River that is the border of promised land
River of egypt
Israel camps here before beating Ammonites
Gilgal
Abram and his father settled here and become prosperous, Jacob stops here after dream
Harran
Only city Joshua burnt
Hazor
Abram mourns Sarah’s death here
Hebron
Melchizidek lives here
(Jeru) Salem
City near dead sea, Destroyed by Joshua
Jericho
Barak and Deborah fight Sisera here
Kedesh
God destroyed these cities with fire and sulphur
Sodom and Gommora
Angel of Lord found Hagar here
Shur
Ishmael grew up here
Desert of Paran
God shows Israel promised land here
Mt. Nebor