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Joshua: led Israel in the conquest of Canaan after Moses’ death

Caleb: Helped Joshua in the conquest of Canaan

Rahab: Helped the spies spy on Canaan

Othaniel: Helped the spies spy on Canaan

Ehud: Killed the Moabite king

Shamgar: Fought against the Philistines

Deborah: prophet and judge who helped to deliver (see Judges 4) the Israelites from the oppression of the Canaanites

Barak: helped Deborah defeat Sisera and the Canaanites

Jair: judge of Israel

Jephthah: eighth of the judges of Israel, considered one of the most important

Ibzan: one of the Judges of Israel from Bethlehem

Elon: a Zubanite and Judge of Israel

Gideon: a hero of Israel who saved his people from the Midianites

Abdon: A judge from Pirathon

Samson: A hero of Israel, who had great strength until he allowed his hair to be cut, he then was captured until he killed himself with the philistines

Samuel: A prophet who anointed the kings of Israel

Saul: the first king of Israel, he died in the battle of mount Gilboa

David: the second king of Israel and one of the greatest figures in the history of the Jews; He succeeded Saul as king about 1000 B.C. and ruled for approximately 40 years, longer than any other king of ancient Israel

Jonathan: a Jewish leader during the hasmonian revolt

Goliath: a Philistine warrior almost 10 feet tall

Jesse: David’s Father

Abner: in the Old Testament, influential cousin of King Saul of Israel and captain of Saul's army

Nathan: Prophet of King Saul

Bathsheba: the beautiful wife of David

Uriah: Bathsheba’s first husband, who David commanded to be in the first battle line so that he would be killed

Joab: sister of King David and general of David’s army

Absalom: David’s Son

Tamar: sister of Absalom

Amnon: David’s eldest son

Ahithophel: Friend and adviser of David

Solomon: the third king of ancient Israel; he ruled from about 965 B.C. until his death. Solomon was the son of King David and Bathsheba. Solomon, because of his wisdom ruled this extensive kingdom, apparently without using military force.

Queen of Sheba: ruled Yemen during the 900’s B.C. and one of the wives of Solomon

{* |FUN FACT: The Queen of Sheba may have been Mother Goose!|*}

King Hiram: a friend of David and Solomon who gave Solomon (Famed) CEDARS OF LEBANON for his temple and wise shipmen for his ships

Jeroboam: Ruler over the northern tribes when Solomon died and northern tribes revolted against Reheboam

Rehoboam: Tried to become king after Solomon's death

Ahab: The seventh king of Israel who continued with the policies of his father

Jezebel: King Ahab’s wife

Elijah: Prophet of the 800’s who ascended to heaven on a fiery chariots

Elisha: Elijah’s disciple

Joel: A prophet who wrote the book of Joel

Obadiah: A prophet who wrote the shortest book of the Bible: Obadiah

Tiglath-pileser I: A king of Assyria from 1115-1077 B.C. during the Middle Assyrian period

Shalmaneser III: An Assyrian king who ruled from 858 to 824 B.C. and gained control of Mediterranean trade routes

Sargon II: An Assyrian king who ruled from 702-705 B.C. and expanded the empire into Israel and Modern day Turkey

Sennacherib: A king of Assyria from 704-681 B.C. who ended the revolt of the Babylonians and Elamites

Assurbanipal: An Assyrian king who ruled from 668-627 B.C. and built and empire, which included Babylonia, Persia, Syria, and Egypt

Jonah: A prophet who was called to tell the evil people of Nineveh to turn from their wicked ways, and when he refused, was swallowed up by a giant fish until he repented, met with a cucumber who just won Mr. Twisty’s Twisted Cheese-curls Sweepstakes, told the people to repent, and then, when they repented, hoped for their destruction

Amos: A minor prophet and herdsman who wrote the book of Amos

Hosea: A minor prophet who ministered to Northern Israel