| Important Person |
Description |
| Ezra |
Priest and scribe who restored true worship for returning exiles from Babylon |
| Gideon |
Judge who delivered Israel from Midianites; put out a fleece |
| Goliath |
Philistine giant, slain by David |
| Hagar |
Egyptian maidservant of Sarah; mother of Ishmael |
| Ham |
Noah's son, father of Mizraim, Cush, Phut, and Canaan |
| Hannah |
Mother of Samuel, she was originally barren, dedicated him to the Lord |
| Hiram |
King of Tyre; friend of David and Solomon |
| Hosea |
Prophet to northern Israel, "my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” |
| Isaac |
Son of Abraham and Sarah, his name means "laughter” |
| Isaiah |
Prophet who predicted sufferings of the Messiah, "he was wounded for our transgressions” |
| Ishmael |
Son of Abraham by Egyptian handmaiden Hagar |
| Jacob |
Younger twin son of Isaac; name changed to "Israel,” bore 12 sons |
| Japheth |
One of Noah's three sons; his tents would be enlarged |
| Jeremiah |
Prophet; lamented destruction of Judah and Jerusalem |
| Jesse |
Father of David |
| Jethro |
Moses' father-in-law; gave wise advice to Moses |
| Jezebel |
Phoenician princess, wife of Ahab, arguably the most wicked person in the Bible |
| Job |
He agonized over why God allows people to suffer undeservedly |
| Joel |
Prophesied of the dark and dreadful Day of the Lord |
| Jonah |
Prophet who spent three days inside a fish |
| Jonathan |
Son of King Saul and close friend of David |
| Joseph |
Jacob's favorite son, became ruler of Egypt, storing grain to carry them through famine |
| Joshua |
Moses' successor; led Israel into Promised Land |
| Josiah |
King of Judah who began at 8 years of age, and restored true worship of Yahweh |
| Judah |
Fourth son of Jacob; his symbol is the Lion |
| Levi |
Third son of Jacob; priestly tribe |
| Manasseh |
Wicked King of Judah, later repented; reigned 55 years |
| Miriam |
Sister of Moses, led women of Israel to sing of defeat of Egypt in Red Sea |
| Moab |
Lot's son, born from incestuous relationship with Lot's older daughter |
| Moses |
Delivered Ten Commandments from God to Israel |
| Naomi |
Mother-in-law of Ruth |
| Nathan |
Prophet in David's court |
| Nebuchadnezzar |
Babylonian King who took Judah captive |
| Potiphar |
Pharaoh's Captain of the Guard; master of Joseph |
| Rachel |
Jacob's favorite wife; mother of Joseph |
| Rehoboam |
Solomon's son and successor; refused to listen to advice of elders, causing division of Israel |
| Reuben |
Oldest son of Jacob; unstable; had sexual problems |
| Ruth |
Righteous Moabite woman who married Boaz, the grandfather of David |
| Samuel |
Last and greatest Judge of ancient Israel; anointed kings Saul and David |
| Sarah |
Wife of Abraham; at age 90, gives birth to Isaac |
| Saul |
First king of Israel |
| Seth |
Third son of Adam and Eve |
| Shem |
Noah's son from whom came the Hebrews |
| Solomon |
David's son and successor as King of Israel; great wisdom; builder of Temple |
| Zechariah |
Common Bible name (30 different individuals); prophet describes Feast of Tabernacles kept by all nations |
