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| Originally named Abram, Abraham left his home in Ur of the Chaldees to live in Haran then the land of Canaan. God promised to make him the father of many nations and kings (Genesis 17). He is considered the 'father' of those faithful to God (Romans 4:16). |
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| Bilhah was Rachel's handmaid given to her by her father Laban. Rachel, who was barren, gave Bilhah to Jacob so that she could have children through her (Genesis 30). Bilhah gave birth to two sons of Jacob: Dan and Naphtali. |
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| David, of the tribe of Judah, was the youngest son of Jesse. He becomes king in 1010 B.C. at about the age of 30. He ruled over the tribe of Judah for 7 1/2 years then over a united Israel until his death in 970 B.C. He won military battles that expanded Israel's kingdom. He conquered Jerusalem from the Jebusites, made it his capital and eventually brought the Ark of the Covenant to it. Although he, at times, sinned greatly before God (e.g. adultery with Bathsheba then arranging her husband's death) he is considered the greatest human king of Israel. His son Solomon, the wisest man ever, became king upon his death. |
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| Esau, whose name means hairy, was also called Edom. He is the twin brother of Jacob. Esau sold his birthright, and the blessings that came with it, to Jacob for a bowl of lentil soup. He is the founder of the Edomites. |
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| Hagar was an Egyptian taken as Abraham's handmaid when Sarah thought she was too old to have children. On Sarah's approval he had a child named Ishmael with Hagar. She lived with the couple until Ishmael was about 14 years old. |
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| Ishmael was Abraham's eldest son through Hagar, Sarah's maidservant. He was cast into the wilderness with his mother when he mocked Issac. God made him into a great nation and gave him twelve sons who were princes of their tribes (Genesis 17:20). |
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| Issac was the only child of Abraham and Sarah. He was miraculously born after Sarah was healed of being barren. God tested Abraham's faith by asking him to sacrifice Issac (Genesis 22). Issac's wife Rebekah bore him two sons. He lived longer, at 180 years, than either his father (175 years) or his son Jacob (147 years). |
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| Jacob was the twin-brother of Esau. He stole his father's blessing by pretending to be Esau. To escape the wrath of his brother, Jacob flees to a relative named Laban. Jacob works 14 years for Laban and marries his daughters Leah and Rachel. After wrestling with a man all night (who was actually Jesus is human form) his name is changed to Israel (Genesis 32). The children born through Jacob, in their birth order, are: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah, Joseph and Benjamin. Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, whom Jacob gave the birthright blessing (Genesis 48), are usually listed as tribes of Israel in place of Joseph. |
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| Keturah, referred to as Abraham's concubine, likely married him after the death of Sarah. Keturah bore him six children: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. |
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| Leah was the eldest daughter of Laban and sister to Rachel. Although Jacob wanted to marry Rachel, Laban deceived him into taking Leah as his first wife (Genesis 29). Leah bore Jacob six boys and a girl: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah. |
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| Rachel was the youngest daughter of Laban. Jacob agreed to work seven years for Laban in order to marry her but was deceived into marrying Rachel's older sister Leah instead. Jacob worked another seven years in order to have Rachel as his wife. After God healed her of being barren she gave birth to Joseph. She later died giving birth to Benjamin. Rachel is the first woman recorded in the Bible as dying in childbirth. |
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| Rebekah was the wife of Issac who was healed of being barren after her and her husband prayed to God. She gave birth to twin boys: Esau and Jacob. |
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| Sarah, whose original name was Sarai, was the wife of Abraham. After God healed her she gave birth, at the age of 90, to Issac. Sarah is the only woman in the Bible where her age at death, one-hundred and twenty-seven (127), is recorded. |
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| Zilpah was the handmaid of Leah. When Leah thought she could have no more children she gave her to Jacob (Genesis 30). Zilpah gave birth to two sons of Jacob: Gad and Asher. |
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