Bible Week 3 Vocab

Abigail

• Wife of Nabal

• Gives David food when her husband wont

• Becomes wife of David when Nabal dies

Abishag

• Young virgin

• Hired to keep David warm (when he is old)

• Adonijah asks to marry her

• Killed by Solomo

Abner

• Commander of Saul’s army

• Anoints Ishbosheth after Saul’s death

• Switches to David’s side

• Killed by Jaob

Absalom

• Son of David

• Kills half-brother Amnon for raping Tamar

• Leads rebellion against David

• Killed by Joab

Adonijah

• Son of David

• Thinks he will succeed David

• Nathan and Bathsheba persuade David to anoint Solomon

• Killed by Solomon when he asks to marry Abishag

Ahab

• King of northern Israel

• Worships Baal

• Elijah predicts his kingdom will fall after his death

• Married to a foreigner named Jezebel

Ammnon

• Son of David

• Rapes his half-sister Tamar

• Killed by Absalom

Bathsheba

• Wife of Uriah

• Hittite woman

• Sleeps with David and gets pregnant

• David kills Uriah and marries her

• Infant son killed by God

• Becomes mother of Soloman

• persuader David to anoint Soloman

Boaz

• Wealthy Landowner of Bethlehem

• Marries Ruth

• Becomes ancestor of David

David

• Succeeds Saul

• King of United Israel

• Expands boundaries

• Makes Jerusalem capital

• Recipient of Davidic Covenant

Eli

• Ineffectual priest

• Mentored Samuel

• He and Sons die when Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant

Elijah

• Prophet of God

• From Northern Kingdom

• Warned Ahab

• Performs Miricales

• Has theophany Mt. Horeb

• Carried to heaven on fiery chariot

Goliath

• Philistine giant

• Killed by David with Slingshot

Hannah

• Barren woman

• Prays to god for a son

• Promises to consecrate her son to god

• Her son becomes a Nazarite

• Brought to priest after being weaned

Ishbosheth

• Son of Saul

• Anointed King of 10 northern tribes after Saul’s death

• Has brief reign before being killed in revolt

• After David re-unites the tribes

Jeroboam

• Becomes king of northern Israel (10 tribes) after rebellion against Solomon’s son Rehoboam

• Establishes rival shrines to compete with the Temle at Jerusalem

Jesse

• Father of David

Jezebel

• Foreign wife of Ahab

• Worships Baal

• Responsible for Naboths death

• Elijah predicts she will be killed and eaten by doga

Joab

• Commander of David’s army

• Killed Abner, Uriah and Absalom

• Supports Adonijah to succeed David

• Killed by Solomon

Jonathan

• Son of Saul

• Beloved friend of David

• Killed by Philistines in battle

Josiah

• King of Judah who holds covenant renal ceremony after Torah found during repair work done at the Temple

Mephibosheth

• Lame son of Jonathan/grandson of Saul who

• Cared for by David

• May or may not have planned to replace David during rebellion of Absalom

Michal

• Daughter of Saul

• Married to David

• Helped David escape Saul

• Rejected by him after she gets mad at his dancing

Nabal

• Wealthy shepherd

• Husband of Abigail

• Refuses to give food to David when he and his men are running from Saul

• Killed by god

Naboth

• Owner of vineyard which Ahab and Jezebel wants

• She has him illegally executed

Naomi

• Woman of Bethlehem

• Moves to Moab during famine

• When her husband and sons die, she returns to Bethlehem with daughter-in-law named Ruth

• Ruth marries Boaz (Naomi’s Jewish Kinsman)

• Ruth and Boaz become ancestors of King David

Nathan

• Prophet during reign of David

• Enunciates David Covenant

• Denounces adultery with Bathsheba

• helps to get Solomon anointed as David’s successor

Nebuchadnezzar

• King of Babyloian Empire

• Takes over Assyrian Empire

• Attack Judah

• Deports Upper Classes to Babylon

• Makes Judah a vassal states

• Besiges and destroys Jerusalem and Temple

Philistines

• Aegean people who settle along Mediterranean coast

• Become Israelites rivals (Judges time)

• Capture the Ark of the Covenant in battle

• Has use of iorn

Queen of SHeba

• Woman who visits Solomon

• Admires Solomon’s wealth and wisdom

• Tests his wisdom by asking quesitons

Rehoboam

• Son of Solomon

• 10 Northern tribes rebel against him when he refuses to lighten the people burden

• Becomes king of Judah in the south

Ruth

• Moabite woman

• Wont leave her mother-in-law Naomi

• Marries Boaz

• Becomes of Obed

• Grandfather of David

• Represents Gods selfless love

Samuel

• Son of Hannah

• Consecrated a Nazirite

• Priest and prophet during reign of Saul

• Anoints Saul and David

• King after warning against monarchy

• Tells Saul that God has rejected him

Saul

• From the tribe of Benjamin

• Anointed by Samuel as first king of Israel

• Has victories but loses support of God

• Eventually upstaged by David (he was jealous) and tries to kill him

• Killed in battle with Philistines with his son Jonathan

• Daughter named Michal married David

Solomon

• Son of David and Bathsheba

• Third king of united Israel

• Famous for wisdom and wealth

• Builds first temple in Jerusalem

• Intermarries with foreign women and worships their gods (God is angry)

Tamar

• Son of David

• Half-sister of Amnon (rapes her)

• Killed by brother Absalom

Uriah the Hittite

• Soldier in David’s army

• Husband of Bathsheba

• David kills Bathsheba after she becomes pregnant

Assyria

• Large empire encompassing much of the Fertile Crescent

• Dominated Near East

• Conquered Northern Kingdom of Israel

• Resettles Israelites (becomes 10 lost tribes)

• Makes Southern King of Judah a vassal

• Viewed by Israelite prophets as God’s punishment for disobedience

Babylonia

• Empire which replaces Assyria

• Conquers kingdom of Judah

• Captures and destroys Jerusalem

• Deports much of the population to the city of Babylon allowing Jews to maintain their identity

Jerusalem

• Ancient city captured by David

• David made it the capital of United Israel

• Later becomes capital of the kingdom of Judah and sight of temple

Samaria

• City built by King Omri Who makes it the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel

• Included temple and alter to Baal

• Destroyed during Assyrian conquest

Babylonian Captivity/Exile

• The period during which the upper classes of Judah were held captive in Babylon

• After Cyrus of Persia conquered, Babylon Jews were allowed to return to their homeland

Davidic Covenant

• Covenant and established between God and the house of David

Proverbs

• Book of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament traditionally traditionally ascribed to Solomon

• Contains practical advice from various sources, including Egypt and Mesopotamia

• includes reflections on the value of wisdom as well as practical advice

Psalms

• Collection of sacred songs or poems in praise of God

• Traditionally ascibed to David

• Musical accompaniment

Song of Songs

• Book of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

• Often attributed to Solomon

• Contains a cycle of erotic poems praising sensual love