Significant OT People Flashcards

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Adam

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The first human being; covenant head of the entire human race; mediator of the
covenant of works; his sin resulted in the fall of God’s entire creation (Gen. 1-5).

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Seth

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3rd son of Adam and Eve, and ancestor of Christ (Gen. 4)

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Noah

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Created an ark to rescue God’s creature from the flood; mediator of the Noahic
covenant (Gen. 6-10).

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Tera

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Father of Abraham (Gen. 11)

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Abraham

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mediator of the Abrahamic covenant; father of the nation of Israel; sons were Isaac
and Ishmael; God instituted the covenant sign of circumcision with him (Gen. 12-25).

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Hagar

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Maidservant of Sarai who bore Ishmael to Abraham; Paul refers to her in Gal. 4 (Gen. 16).

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Isaac

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Son of Abraham and father of Jacob; was nearly sacrificed by Abraham at the Lord’s
command (Gen. 25-26) [21-27, 35].

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Jacob

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Son of Isaac; father of the men for whom the 12 tribes of Israel are named; chosen
above his brother Esau as the child of blessing (Gen. 27-35/36).

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Laban

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Brother of Rebekah (Isaac’s wife); father of Rachel and Leah (Jacob’s wives);
Jacob’s boss for 14 years (Gen. 24; 29-31).

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Joseph

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Son of Jacob; sold into slavery by his brothers and eventually became a ruler in
Egypt who was second only to Pharaoh, which ultimately led to the people of Israel living in
Egypt for over 400 years (Gen. 37-50).

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Moses

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Led the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt, through the wilderness for 40 years,
and to the threshold of the Promised Land; mediator of the Mosaic covenant; author of the
Pentateuch (Exod.-Deut.).

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Zipporah

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Wife of Moses, who circumcised their son (Exod. 2; 4).

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Caleb

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One of the spies who spied out the Promised Land; he and Joshua were the only spies
to give a good report (Num. 13; Josh. 14-15).

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Joshua

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One of the spies who spied out the Promised Land (see above); took over for Moses
and led Israel in the conquest of the Promised Land (Exod. 17; Num. 13; Joshua).

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Achan

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Stole plunder from Jericho, which caused Israel to be defeated by Ai. All of his
possessions and family were destroyed (Josh. 7).

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Deborah

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Prophetess and judge of Israel who helped defeat Jabin and Sisera (Jud. 4-5)

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Gideon

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Judge of Israel who defeated Midian; makes an ephod that became a snare to
himself, his family and Israel (Jud. 6-8)

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Samson

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Judge of Israel who combated the Philistines; a Nazarite from birth; his lover
Delilah led to his capture by the Philistines (Jud. 13-16).

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Samuel

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Prophet and last judge of Israel; anointed Saul and David as king (1 Sam. 1-16; 25).

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Saul

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First king of Israel; rejected by the Lord for failing to devote all of Amalek to
destruction (1 Sam. 9-31; 1 Chr. 8-10).

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David

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The great king of Israel and mediator of the Davidic covenant; God promised his heir
would rule forever (fulfilled in Jesus Christ); killed Goliath; his son is Solomon (among
others); the author of numerous Psalms (1 Sam. 16 – 1 Kgs. 2; 1 Chr. 11-29).

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Bathsheba

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Woman with whom David committed adultery and murdered her husband, Uriah
the Hittite. She then married David, and became the mother of Solomon (2 Sam. 11-12).

23
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Solomon

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David’s heir, who ruled over Israel during an unprecedented period of peace and
prosperity. Built the first temple. In his old age he committed idolatry and sent Israel down a
path that would lead to the exile. Wrote most of Proverbs, as well as the Song of Songs and
Ecclesiastes (1 Kgs. 1-11; 1 Chr. 28-2 Chr. 9).

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Rehoboam

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Solomon’s heir, during whose reign the kingdom was divided (1 Kgs. 12-14; 2
Chr. 10-12)

25
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Jeroboam son of Nebat

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First king of the Northern Kingdom, who set up two golden calves to
rival Yahweh worship in the North. This made him the ultimate example of evil against
which future Northern kings were measured (1 Kgs. 11-14).

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Elijah

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Prophet to the Northern Kingdom who opposed Ahab and Baal worship. He was
taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (1 Kgs. 17-2 Kgs. 2).

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Elisha

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apprentice and successor of Elijah as prophet to the Northern Kingdom. He
performed many miracles and was a prophet for 55 years (1 Kgs. 19; 2 Kgs. 2-6).

28
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Sargon II

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The Assyrian king who captured Samaria and exiled the Northern Kingdom (2
Kgs. 17 (“king of Assyria”); Isa. 20).

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Isaiah

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Prophet to Judah who predicted the exile, restoration, and Messiah. Generally
considered the greatest of the writing prophets (2 Kgs. 19-20; Isaiah).

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Hezekiah

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King of Judah who instituted religious reform and improved the safety and
prosperity of the nation. He was king when Sennacherib attacked Judah, and was rebuked for
showing-off his prosperity to the Babylonian envoys (2 Kgs. 18-20).

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Josiah

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King of Judah who instituted massive religious reforms, but was killed fighting Neco
(2 Kgs. 22-23).

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Neco

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King of Egypt, who killed Josiah and fell to Nebuchadnezzar at Carchemish (2 Kgs.
23; 2 Chr. 35).

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Nebuchadnezzar

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King of Babylon who destroyed Judah and exiled the people, and
interacted with Daniel (2 Kgs. 24-25; 2 Chr. 36; Dan. 1-4; Jer. 29).

34
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Jeremiah

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Prophet to Judah just before the exile, and author of the book of Jeremiah

35
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Zedekiah

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The last king of Judah before the exile (2 Kgs. 24-25; 2 Chr. 36).

36
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Ezekiel

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Prophet during the exile who explained that in occurred because of Israel’s sin,
predicted the restoration, and authored the book that bears his name (Ezekiel).

37
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Daniel

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Prophet during the exile who occupied an important leadership positions in the
Babylonian and Persian Empires. Predicted many future events, including the rise of the
Persian, Greek and Roman Empires, and the Messiah (Daniel).

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Ezra

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Priest during the restoration who led religious reform (Ezr. 7-10; Neh. 8-10)

39
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Zerrubbabel

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Governor during the restoration who rebuilt the temple (1 Chron. 3; Ezr. 3;
Neh. 7; Hag. 2; Zech. 4).

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Nehemiah

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Post-exilic governor of Jerusalem who helped rebuild the city, and authored the
book that bears his name. Previously a cup-bearer to the Persian king (Nehemiah).

41
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Sanballet

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Post-exilic Governor of Samaria, who opposed the rebuilding of the wall (Neh. 2-6).

42
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Ahasuerus (Xerxes)

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King of Persia who took Esther as his wife, hanged Haman and exalted
Mordecai (Esther; Dan. 9).

43
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Malachi

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The last of the OT prophets, and a contemporary of Nehemiah (Malachi).

44
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Ruth

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A Moabite, the widow of the Judahite Mahlon (Ruth 1:2-5); the central figure of the book of Ruth, and an ancestor of David and Jesus (Matt. 1:5; cf. Ruth 4:17-22).

45
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Esther

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Jewish queen of Persia

46
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Mordecai

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Esther’s cousin and who becomes her foster father (Esth, 2:5, 7). Mordecai’s refusal to bow to Haman, the highest official of the Persian king Ahasuerus, causes Haman to plan a pogrom of all Persian Jews.