Characters in the Old Testament #2

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  1. 3. An Israelite dedicated to the Lord before he was born and raised as the servant of the high priest Eli
  2. 5. King of Israel, succeeding his father David to the throne.
  3. 6. Wife of Jacob, sister of Rachel, and daughter of Laban
  4. 7. One of the three friends of Job, all of whom were convinced that God was punishing Job for his wickedness.
  5. 8. The mother of Joseph and Benjamin, during whose childbirth she died. She was her husband’s favorite wife.
  6. 11. As son of Saul, he was David’s best friend.
  7. 12. A prophet the Lord sent to warn Nineveh that the city was about to suffer destruction. He tried to run from God but eventually delivered the message.
  8. 13. As the favorite son of his father Jacob, Joseph provoked the jealousy of his 10 older brothers, who sold him into slavery.
  9. 15. The successor of Elijah as God’s prophet. He received a double portion of Elijah’s spirit.
  10. 16. The slave of Sarah. She conceived and bore Abraham his first son, Ishmael.
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  1. 1. Second son of Abraham but regarded as the firstborn
  2. 2. Wife of Isaac chosen by Abraham’s servant because of her willingness to serve him by drawing water for him from a well and watering his camels.
  3. 4. Prophet of God who obeyed God’s command to marry the prostitute Gomer, as a living parable of God’s relationship to wayward Israel.
  4. 5. The first king of Israel and a powerful warrior who led Israel’s armies against the Philistines. The Lord took his kingdom away from him and gave it to David
  5. 9. Mother of Samuel who dedicated him to the Lord as soon as he was weaned.
  6. 10. One of the “Judges” of Israel, convinced to lead the army against the Midianites by two miracles involving a fleece and dew. At God’s prompting, he reduced his large army down to 300 men
  7. 11. The successor of Ahab as king of the northern nation of Israel. Appointed by the prophet Elijah, and killed Jezebel as well as all of Ahab’s sons
  8. 13. A righteous king of Judah who led important religious reforms.
  9. 14. A righteous priest who helped Nehemiah to turn the hearts of the people back to the Lord.
  10. 15. The elder brother of Jacob who sold thisbirthright to his brother and later also lost his father’s blessing to his brother.