Religion Final: Important Names

Final Review

first patriarch of Israel and father of Isaac 

Abraham (Abram)

wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac 

Sarah (Sarai)

nephew of Abraham who lived in Sodom 

Lot

son of Abraham and Hagar, ancestor of many nations 

Ishmael

servant of Sarah and mother of Ishmael 

Hagar

son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Jacob and Esau 

Issac

wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau 

Rebecca

son of Isaac, later called Israel, father of the twelve tribes 

Jacob

twin brother of Jacob who sold his birthright 

Esau

favorite wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin 

Rachel

first wife of Jacob and mother of six sons 

Leah

brother of Rebecca and father of Rachel and Leah 

Laban

firstborn son of Jacob and Leah 

Reuben

son of Jacob and Leah, ancestor of the royal line 

Judah

daughter-in-law of Judah who preserved his lineage 

Tamar

son of Jacob and Rachel who rose to power in Egypt 

Joseph

Egyptian official who bought Joseph as a slave 

Potiphar

leader who brought Israel out of Egypt and received the law 

Moses

brother of Moses and first high priest of Israel 

Aaron

sister of Moses and prophetess during the Exodus 

Miriam

faithful spy who entered the Promised Land 

Caleb

successor of Moses who led Israel into Canaan 

Joshua

woman in Jericho who hid Israelite spies 

Rahab

prophetess and judge who led Israel in battle 

Deborah

military leader who fought under Deborah’s command 

Barak

woman who killed the enemy general Sisera 

Yael

judge who killed the Moabite king Eglon 

Ehud

judge with great strength who fought the Philistines 

Samson

judge and warrior who made a tragic vow 

Jephtah

Moabite woman who became ancestor of David 

Ruth

mother-in-law of Ruth 

Naomi

wealthy man who married Ruth and fathered Obed

Boaz

A devout woman who prayed for a child and miraculously gave birth to Samuel 

Hannah

A prophet and judge who anointed Israel’s first kings 

Samuel

The first king of Israel, eventually rejected by God for disobedience 

Saul

Son of Saul and close friend of David

Jonathan

Daughter of Saul and wife of David

Michal

Shepherd boy who became king of Israel and a man after God’s own heart 

David

Prophet who confronted David over his sin with Bathsheba 

Nathan

David’s military commander 

Joab

Son of David who assaulted his sister Tamar 

Amnon

Son of David who rebelled against his father 

Absalom

Daughter of David, victim of Amnon’s assault 

Tamar (In 2 Samuel)

Wife of Uriah and later David, mother of Solomon 

Bathsheba

Hittite soldier, husband of Bathsheba, killed on David’s orders

Uriah

Son of David and Bathsheba, known for wisdom and building the Temple, 3rd king

Solomon

Monarch who visited Solomon to test his wisdom 

Queen of Sheba

Son of Solomon, king of Judah whose harsh policies split the kingdom 

Rehoboam

First king of the northern kingdom of Israel after Solomon 

Jeroboam

Prophet who challenged Baal worship and was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire 

Elijah

Prophet and successor of Elijah, known for miracles

Elisha

King of Judah who trusted God during the Assyrian siege 

Hezekiah

King of Judah who instituted major religious reforms 

Josiah

Jewish queen of Persia who saved her people from annihilation 

Esther

Esther’s cousin who helped ruin Haman’s plot 

Mordechai

Persian official who plotted to destroy the Jews

Haman

Heroine who beheaded the enemy general Holofernes to save her people 

Judith

Assyrian general killed by Judith 

Holofernes

Prophet swallowed by a great fish after fleeing God’s command 

Jonah

Righteous Israelite who remained faithful during exile 

Tobit

Son of Tobit who, guided by the angel Raphael, healed his father’s blindness 

Tobias

Woman freed from a demon that killed her previous husbands; married Tobias 

Sarah (from Tobit)

Prophet who interpreted dreams and survived the lions’ den 

Daniel

Scribe and priest who led the return from Babylonian exile and reestablished the Law 

Susanna

Scribe and priest who led the return from Babylonian exile and reestablished the Law

Ezra

Governor who rebuilt Jerusalem’s walls and restored the city’s covenantal practices 

Nehemiah