Significant OT People Flashcards
Adam
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).
Seth
3rd son of Adam and Eve, and ancestor of Christ (Gen. 4)
Noah
Created an ark to rescue God’s creature from the flood; mediator of the Noahic
covenant (Gen. 6-10).
Tera
Father of Abraham (Gen. 11)
Abraham
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).
Hagar
Maidservant of Sarai who bore Ishmael to Abraham; Paul refers to her in Gal. 4 (Gen. 16).
Isaac
Son of Abraham and father of Jacob; was nearly sacrificed by Abraham at the Lord’s
command (Gen. 25-26) [21-27, 35].
Jacob
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).
Laban
Brother of Rebekah (Isaac’s wife); father of Rachel and Leah (Jacob’s wives);
Jacob’s boss for 14 years (Gen. 24; 29-31).
Joseph
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).
Moses
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.).
Zipporah
Wife of Moses, who circumcised their son (Exod. 2; 4).
Caleb
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).
Joshua
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).
Achan
Stole plunder from Jericho, which caused Israel to be defeated by Ai. All of his
possessions and family were destroyed (Josh. 7).
Deborah
Prophetess and judge of Israel who helped defeat Jabin and Sisera (Jud. 4-5)
Gideon
Judge of Israel who defeated Midian; makes an ephod that became a snare to
himself, his family and Israel (Jud. 6-8)
Samson
Judge of Israel who combated the Philistines; a Nazarite from birth; his lover
Delilah led to his capture by the Philistines (Jud. 13-16).