A,B, C of Bible people (4)

Benjamin, son of Jacob

Caleb,

in the Old Testament, one of the spies sent by Moses from Kadesh in southern Palestine to spy out the land of Canaan. Only Caleb and Joshua advised the Hebrews to proceed immediately to take the land; for his faith Caleb was rewarded with the promise that he and his descendants should possess it (Numbers 13–14).

Epaphras was a Christian preacher from the town of Colossae

Fortunatus, Corinthian Christian, visited Paul in Rome, 1 Co 16:17

Gomer (Hosea 1:3) - Hosea's wife of harlotry

Hannah- Prayed for a child and became the mother of Samuel, the first prophet of Israel. (1 Samuel, chapter 1)

Ichabod (1 Samuel 14) - Grandson of Eli and son of Phinehas, he was an orphan at birth as his (unnamed) mother (Phinehas' wife) died soon afterwards, and Phinehas had already died. Eli also died from a fall that day, the day the Ark of the Covenant was captured by the Philistines.

Before she died, Eli's daughter-in-law named her baby boy, Ichabod, which means, "The Glory Has Departed From Israel"

Judah, Son of Jacob
Judah was considered the founder and leader of the Tribe of Judah of the Israelites

Korah
He was the son of Izhar who was jealous of Moses.

Lazarus

Meshach ~The name given to Mishael, one of David’s friends, by the chief of Nebuchadnezzar’s eunuchs. With his other two companions he defied the edict of the king and was miraculously delivered from the fiery furnace.

Nehemiah, 6 century B.C., EZr 2:2; one who reuturen to Judah with Zerubbabel

Onan ('nuff said)

Genesis 38:8-10

BookishGirl said:

Onan ('nuff said)

Genesis 38:8-10

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Potiphar ~The captain of Pharaoh’s guard to whom Joseph was sold by the Midianites. It was his wife who tried to seduce Joseph (poor Joseph went through soooooo much)

Queen of Sheba
Among all the queens of the Bible none is so fascinating as the one who came from somewhere on the Persian Gulf to Jerusalem
to prove for herself the profound wisdom of Solomon.

Rufus (Mark 15:21) - brother of Alexander and son of passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was pressed into service to bear the Lord's Cross on His way to Golgotha.

Tabitha ~From Joppa, Tabitha was always doing good and helping the poor. AKA 'Dorcas'

URIAH
In the Old Testament this is the name of a Hittite warrior in King David's army, the first husband of Bathsheba.
David desired Bathsheba so he placed Uriah in the forefront of battle so he would be killed