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exam 2.. people
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| Joshua | “2nd Moses”, a perfect example of faithfulness to God, good military leader, good spiritual leader, good political leader |
| Samson | Judge of Israel, a Nazerite- consecrated to God, not a good person, liked women, only worked alone, his life was dedicated to killing Philistines, huge strength physically, not a leader |
| Rahab | the prostitute who harbored the Israelite spies in Jericho, her home and family was spared from the Ban |
| Baal | The main Canaanite deity, his consort was named Ashera/ Astarte. When the Israelites began to worship him, YHWH would punish them |
| Naomi | mother-in-law of Ruth, her sons and husband died and she urged her daughters-in-law to leave and seek their fortunes |
| Ruth | Naomi’s daughter-in-law, she wouldn’t leave Naomi so she stayed and helped her relative, ancestor to King David and Jesus |
| Boaz | - Distant relative of Ruth’s deceased husband, allowed Ruth to glean in his fields, married Ruth |
| Saul | 1st king of Israel, Lost favor with God but wouldn’t relinquish the throne, killed himself |
| David | 2nd king of Israel, son of Jesse, he was favored by God, killed Goliath, spared Saul’s life 2x, dynamic character- sometimes good and faithful, but very human and strayed frequently, befriended Jonathon, played music in Saul’s court, adulterer |
| Bathsheba | wife of Uriah, impregnated by David, mother of Solomon |
| Solomon | David’s heir, asked God for wisdom, but was also very wealthy, built 1st Temple, married hundreds of women and strayed into idolatry |
| Samuel | prophet to the kings, anointed Saul and David |
| Jonathon | Saul’s son, friend of David, helps David to escape from Saul’s wrath, dies in battle (David is far, far away) |
| Goliath | a “giant”, the strongest man in the Philistine army, killed by David with a sling and a stone |
| Job | Jewish fictional character, a good man who bad things happen to, still remains faithful to God, his book tells of the nature of evil and leaves us with questions about why bad things happen to good people |
| Isaiah | prophet who heralded the coming of the Messiah |
| Tobit | fictional character, fish dude eyes cured |
| Esther | fictional girl, beautiful, taken as queen to king Ahasuerus, saves the Jews from being killed-feast of Purim |
| Judith | fictional girl, used her sexuality as a way of saving the Jews from being militarily conquered |
| Antiochus IV | ruler on asyrian people |
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