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72 Cards in this Set
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Aaron
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Brother of Moses and Miriam and the paradigm for later priests
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Abednego
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A Jewish nobleman who distinguished himself by not eating of the king's table and stood in the furnace of fire rather than kneeling to a statue.
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Abraham
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Called by God to be the father of Israel
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Adam
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First male individual in the Gen 2:4b–3:24 creation narrative.
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Ahab
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Son and successor of Omri, who ruled N Israel during the second quarter of the 9th century B.C. Prophetic traditions single him out as one of the worst kings of the N. kingdom.
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Ahaz
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The son and successor of Jotham, who assumed the Judah throne when he was 20 years old and reigned for 16 years, ca. 742–727 B.C.E. (2 Kgs 16:2).
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Alexander the Great
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Destroyed the Persian empire in 331 B.C. and installed the Greek empire in the ANE.
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Antiochus Epiphanes
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Ruler of the Seleucid empire, of which Palestine was a part, sought to abolish the practice of the Jewish religion. His most horrifying action was the desecration of the temple and the introduction there of pagan worship
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Asher
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Son of Jacob and Zilpah
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Ashurbanipal
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The last great king of Assyria, who ruled from 668–627 B.C. He is never specifically mentioned in the Bible.
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Bathsheba
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Wife of Uriah the Hittite (2 Sam 11:3), who became one of David’s wives (2 Sam 11:27) and mother of his son and heir, Solomon
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Belshazzar
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The last king of Babylon prior to being taken over by Persia. God wrote on his wall during a party.
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Benjamin
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The youngest son of Jacob
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Cain
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Son of Adam and Eve and father of Enoch (Gen 4:1, 17). Appears in Genesis 4 as the murderer of his brother Abel
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Caleb
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Representative of the tribe of Judah among the twelve spies sent out by Moses to spy the land of Canaan bringing a positive report
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Cyrus
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The Persian king that released to Jews to return to Palestine to rebuild their temple and the walls of Jerusalem.
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Dan
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Son of Jacob and Bilhah
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Daniel
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Taken to Babylon along with three of his Jewish friends. He assisted the kings with dream interpretations and spent time in the lion's den for his faithfulness to God.
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Darius
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King of Persia known for throwing a famous Jew into the lion's den
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David
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Israel’s second and greatest king, he is most prominent as the king par excellence, as the standard for all later kings, and as a messianic symbol
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Deborah
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Woman who successfully mobilized the Israelite militia in Judges
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Eli
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The priest at Shiloh and a judge in Israel before and during the days of Samuel’s youth
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Esau
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Son of Isaac and ancestor of the Edomites
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Esther
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A Jew who became queen in Persia, alerting the king of plot to kill the Jews.
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Eve
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The female mentioned in the Bible.
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Gad
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Son of Jacob and Bilhah
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Gibeon
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One of the great tribal leaders in the era of the book of Judges
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Hagar
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The handmaiden of Sarah (Gen 16:1) with whom Abraham fathered his son Ishmael.
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Ham
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Son of Noah, Shem is the father of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Canaanite
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Hezekiah
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King of Judah ca. 715–687 B.C.E., the son and successor of Ahaz. He came to the throne at the age of 25 and ruled 29 years (2 Kgs 18:2; 2 Chr 29:1).
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Hoshea
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The last king of Israel (ca. 732–724 B.C.E.), the son of Elah (2 Kgs 15:30), and a contemporary of two Judean kings, Ahaz and Hezekiah.
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Isaac
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The second of the patriarchs in whom Israel recognized a father figure; son of Abraham
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Isaiah
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Wrote one of the books Major Prophets during the reign of Uzziah and Hezekiah
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Issachar
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The fifth son of Jacob and Leah
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Jacob
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The biblical patriarch and ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel
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Japheth
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Son of Noah, became the beneficiary of his father’s blessing
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Jehoiachin
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Son of Jehoiakim and king of Judah for 3 months after his father's untimely death. He was the victim of his father's rebellion against Nebuchadnezzar.
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Jeremiah
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A prophet from Anathoth and author of one of the books of the Major Prophets. He is also called the prophet of consolation.
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Jeroboam I
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This king (922–901) took steps to establish the N. kingdom as religiously independent of Judah. He proposed the old shrines at Dan and Bethel as alternatives to Jerusalem
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Jezebel
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Wife of Ahab the son of Omri and king of Israel (1 Kgs 16:29–31), became the influential queen of the N kingdom as the foreign wife of Ahab.
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Jonathan
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Son of Saul and friend of David
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Joseph
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The son of Jacob, one of a group of brothers who give their names to the twelve-tribe union that comprises Israel, son of Rachel, the favorite wife of Jacob.
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Joshua
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A man who served as Moses during the wilderness period, and subsequently led the Israelite entry into Canaan
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Josiah
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King of Judah ca. 640–609 B.C.E.; son and successor of Amon. Discovered the scroll in the temple and consequently led the people in reform from evil.
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Judah
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The fourth son of Jacob and Leah
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Levi
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The third son of Jacob and Leah
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Lot
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the nephew of the patriarch Abraham, accompanies his uncle on the epic journey to Canaan
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Maccabees
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The name of two books that concentrate on the crisis caused by Antiochus IV Epiphanes’ intervention in Jewish affairs leading to the capture of Jerusalem and the desecration of the temple, and on the role played by the sons of Mattathias in restoring the true worship in the temple and (relative) independence to Israel.
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Manasseh
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The son of Hezekiah, was king of Judah ca. 687–642 B.C.E., came to the throne at the age of 12 and ruled for 55 years. This king's apostasy led Judah to ruin.
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Meshach
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A Jewish nobleman who distinguished himself by not eating of the king's table and stood in the furnace of fire rather than kneeling to a statue.
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Miriam
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Sister of Moses and Aaron. Introduced as prophetess and Aaron’s sister, Miriam led the women in the celebration at the Sea (Exod 15:20–21) and joined Aaron in a rebellion against Moses
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Moses
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The man chosen by God to lead the Hebrew people out of Egyptian bondage, to preside over the Sinai ceremony constituting those people as the people of God
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Naphtali
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The son of Jacob and the second son of Bilhah
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Famous king of Babylon that took Judah into captivity.
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Nehemiah
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Cupbearer to the king of Persia in the mid-fifth century B.C. during the reign of Artaxerxes I. One of the main indiviuals involved in rebuilding the temple and Jerusalem.
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Noah
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The son of Lamech who, along with his family, built an ark and survived the Flood
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Othniel
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The first of the military leaders who “judged” Israel in the book of Judges
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Rehoboam
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The son of Solomon , who succeeded his father to the throne in Jerusalem but failed to win the support of the N Israelites (who formed their own separate nation)
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Reuben
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First born son of Jacob and Leah
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Ruth
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A Moabite woman who married Boaz and became part of the line of the Messiah
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Samson
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A warrior-deliverer whose personal vendetta against the Philistines, resulting from sexual encounters, cost him sight and life
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Samuel
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Had a variety of roles: priest, prophet, judge, and “seer.” Moreover, at a critical juncture in the history of the Israelite people, very instrumental in the establishment of the monarchy
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Sarah
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Wife of Abraham, mother of Israel
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Saul
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First King of Israel
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Sennacherib
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The king of Assyria (704–681 B.C.) mentioned in connection with the invasion of Judah during the reign of Hezekiah
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Seth
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Establishes the line of righteous culminating with Noah in Genesis 5 and continuing to Jesus according to the NT
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Shadrach
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A Jewish nobleman who distinguished himself by not eating of the king's table and stood in the furnace of fire rather than kneeling to a statue.
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Shem
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Son of Noah, father of all Semites, particularly the Hebrews and the Arabs
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Simeon
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The second son of Leah and Jacob
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Solomon
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Replaced David on the throne, built the first Temple
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Tiglath-Pileser III
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the king of Assyria from 745 to 727 B.C., also known as Pul. He reorganized and revitalized the Neo-Assyrian empire after decades of internal disintegration.
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Zebulun
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The sixth son born to Leah and Jacob
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