English Bible Characters
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- God
- Creates the world, different in new testament than in old testament.
- Adam
- First man created by God, introduced human evil into the world when him and eve eat the apple
- Cain and Abel
- first sons of adam and eve, cain kills abel out of jealousy when god rejects his sacrifice. Mark of Cain
- Noah
- Builds the ark and survives the flood, last good man in god's eyes out of corrupt mankind. First covenant between god and man.
- Abraham
- Father of the Hebrews, Forms a convenant with god. Almost kills his son Isaac
- Sarah
- Abrahams wife, can't have kids
- Hagar
- Sarah's Handmaiden, gives to Abraham to have a child, has Ishmael then runs away
- Ishmael
- Hagar/Abraham's son. Teases isaac.
- Isaac
- Sarah has him, Abraham tries to sacrifice him
- Rebekah
- Sent to marry Isaac.
- Jacob
- Grandson of Abraham,steals his brother Esau's inheritance rights and wrestles with god. Father of 12 sons, 12 tribes of israel.son of isaac and rebekah
- Esau
- Gives birthrights to Jacob in return for some pottage. Abrahams grandson, son of issac and rebekah
- Rachel
- Laban's daughter, Leahs sister, Jacob's favourite wife
- Leah
- Laban's daughter, Rachels sister, given to Jacob instead of Rachel!
- Lot
- Escapes Sodom, wife turns to salt
- Lot's wife
- Turns to salt when she looks back at Sodom being destroyed
- Joseph
- SOld into slavery by his brothers, interprets dreams, forgives his brothers
- Moses
- Free's the isrealites from the Egyptians, preforms miracles for the pharoah with his brother
- Pharoah
- Stubborn, doesnt give up when the plagues come
- Jesus
- Goes around performing miracles, crucified
- John the Baptist
- The forerunner to Jesus, spreading the word of Jesus’ imminent arrival. Killed
- Peter
- Jesus' first disciple, denies his association with Jesus when Jesus is arrested
- Judas
- One of Jesus' 12 disciples, hands Jesus over to the fuzz for money. Kills himself
- Pilate
- Governs Judea, has final say about wether or not Jesus should be executed
- Zipporah
- Moses' wife
- Gideon
- Judge, attacks midianite camp (blows trumpets)
- Samson
- Beast, long hair is his power, brings down philistine building
- Delilah
- Seduces Samson into telling her his secret
- David
- King of Israel
- Bathsheba
- David see's her on the roof, they have solomon