Bible Characters Vol. 2 - Gideon to Absalom

✍ Scribed by Alexander Whyte

• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 114 KB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

Ruth : Elimelech of Bethlehem ; Naomi -- from sweet to bitter ; Orpah, Naomi's daughter-in-law ; Ruth and Naomi ; Ruth, a foreigner in Bethlehem ; Enter Boaz, a wealthy man ; Boaz and Ruth ; Boaz falls for Ruth ; Grandmother Naomi ; King David -- Solomon : Solomon becomes king ; Solomon's dream ; Solomon's temple of gold ; Dedication day ; Solomon and the two mothers ; The queen of Sheba visits Solomon ; The queen of Sheba praises God ; Chaos after Solomon dies -- Stephen and the early Christians : Ananias and Sapphira ; Gamaliel, the brave Pharisee ; Stephen, the first Christian martyr ; Philip the evangelist ; The Ethiopian official ; Jason is roughed up at Thessalonica ; Apollos the preacher ; Demetrius the silversmith ; Publius's father on Malta -- Thomas and the Twelve : The inner three ; The unknown three ; Andrew ; Philip ; Matthew ; "Doubting" Thomas ; Simon the patriot ; Judas the betrayer -- Zacchaeus and others who met Jesus : Zaccheus up in the sycamore tree ; The rich young man ; The man with an unclean spirit ; The 12 year wait ; A couple of coins ; The man who was blind from Jericho ; Now you see Him; now you do not!;Joseph : Jacob spoils Joseph ; Joseph and his dreams ; Brother Reuben tries to save Joseph ; Potiphar gives Joseph a good job ; Potiphar's wife gets Joseph into trouble ; Joseph and the king's dreams ; Prime Minister Zaphnath-Paaneah ; Asenath, Joseph's wife -- Joshua : Caleb the positive ; Nun, Joshua's dad ; Joshua's motto ; Rahab of Jericho ; Seven rams' horns defeat Jericho ; Achan and defeat at Ai ; Joshua's sermon -- Marys, four of them : Mary, who loved to listen to Jesus ; Mary's sister, Martha ; Mary, Jesus' mother ; Mary at the wedding party ; Mary at Jesus' death ; Mary Magdalene is healed ; Mary Magdalene the first person to see Jesus alive ; Mary, the mother of James and John ; Mary, the mother of John Mark -- Moses : Moses in the bulrushes ; Older sister Miriam ; Moses and the non-burning burning bush ; Older brother Aaron ; Moses and the ten plagues ; Moses and the sea ; Father-in-law Reuel, known as Jethro ; The Ten Commandments ; Moses and the holy tent -- Nicodemus and the religious leaders : Nicodemus visits Jesus at night ; Nicodemus speaks up for Jesus ; Nicodemus helps to bury Jesus' body ; Caiaphas the high priest ; Simon the Pharisee ; Jesus and the Pharisees ; Jesus and the teachers of the Law -- Noah : Noah and the evil people ; Noah: a good man ; Mr. Noah builds an ark ; The ark saves Noah's family ; Noah and the raven ; Noah and the doves ; Noah and God's special promise ; Shem, Ham, and Japheth -- Paul : From Saul to Paul ; Ananias ; Barnabas ; Onesimus ; Timothy ; Silas ; Lydia, the businesswoman ; Priscilla and Aquila ; Dr. Luke -- Peter : Starts to follow Jesus ; Promises never to desert Jesus ; Denies knowing Jesus three times ; Meets up with the risen Jesus ; Becomes leader of the first Christians ; Aeneas, healed by Peter ; Dorcas, brought back to life by Peter ; Convert Cornelius.;Provides information about many people in the Bible, arranged in such categories as "Abraham and Sarah," "Amos and Company," and "Children and Young People.";Ezra and Nehemiah : Three cheers for King Cyrus of Persia ; Cyrus and his decree ; 1,000 silver platters ; 6,720 donkeys ; Ezra reads the Law ; Nehemiah's donkey ride ; Sanballat the bully ; Tobiah plots with Samballat ; Nehemiah finishes the walls ; Two-choir procession -- Gideon, Samson, and the Judges : Judge Othniel and his victory ; The left-handed Judge Ehud ; Judge Shamgar defeats the Philistines ; Deborah ; Gideon and his 300 men ; Abimelech the brutal ; Samson the strong ; Samson the weak -- Isaiah : Amos, Isaiah's dad ; Isaiah becomes a prophet ; Isaiah's son, Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz ; King Uzziah of Judah ; Hezekiah and his tunnel ; Sennacherib ; A suffering servant -- Jeremiah : Jeremiah -- the weeping prophet ; Jeremiah's call to be a prophet ; King Josiah of Judah ; King Jehoiakim of Judah ; Jeremiah has a pottery lesson ; Enter Ebed-Melech ; Jeremiah and Baruch ; Jeremiah in the real estate business ; Nebuchadnezzar the all-powerful -- Jesus : Jesus ; Gabriel ; Joseph ; Mary ; Simeon ; Anna ; Herod the Great ; Pontius Pilate ; Barabbas -- Job : Job -- animal millionaire ; Job -- a good guy ; Satan means "accuser" ; A nightmare comes true ; Job's friends: Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar ; A telling off for Job ; Job ; Elihu ; A close encounter with God ; The end of the story -- John the Baptist : Zacharias, John's dad ; The angel Gabriel ; Elizabeth, John's mother ; Dressed for the part ; A warning voice ; John's message ; John and Jesus ; John and King Herod ; John in prison ; Herodias ; Salome -- John and James the apostles : John and James follow Jesus ; "Sons of Thunder" ; John and the Last Supper ; John the gospel writer ; John in exile ; James and the inner three ; James the martyr.;Abraham and Sarah : Terah, Abraham's dad ; Abraham on the move ; Lot, rescued from Sodom ; Lot's wife ; Melchizedek, mystery man ; Abram becomes Abraham ; Isaac, the miracle baby ; Isaac: a test ; Rebekah, a wife for Isaac ; Hairy Esau and smooth Jacob -- Adam and Eve : Adam arrives ; Eve ; Adam and Eve -- gardeners ; The serpent -- a sly customer ; Adam and Eve lost their home ; The promise -- a "child of Eve" ; Son No. 1: Cain ; Son No. 2: Abel ; Son No 3: Seth ; Enoch ; Simply the oldest -- Amos and company : 12 "short" prophets ; Obadiah, a very short prophet ; Hosea ; Joel ; Amos ; Jonah ; Micah ; Nahum ; Habakkuk ; Zephaniah ; Haggai ; Zechariah ; Malachi -- Children and young people : Miriam, baby Moses' big sister ; Samuel and his mother, Hannah ; Samuel and the voice in the night ; A girl who was a servant ; Lost ; Eutychus yawns ; John Mark -- Daniel and his friends : Ashpenaz, Lord High Chamberlain ; Daniel's further education ; Daniel's diet ; Graduation ; King Nebuchadnezzar's dream ; Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego ; Belshazzar's feast and God's graffiti ; MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN ; The plot ; The lions' den -- David : Samuel the kingmaker and Saul ; David, a shepherd boy ; Goliath the giant ; David the musician ; Michael, King Saul's daughter ; Jonathan, King Saul's son ; Abigail ; King David ; Absalom ; Bathsheba the beautiful ; Mephibosheth -- Elijah and Elisha : Ahad and Jezebel ; Flying delivery service ; The widow from Zarephath ; The prophets of Baal ; Earthquake, fire, or whisper? ; Elijah and the whirlwind ; A miracle ; Naaman, the general with leprosy ; Gehazi the greedy ; An invisible army -- Esther : Esther ; Queen Vashti dares to disobey ; Esther and the beauty contest ; Mordecai uncovers a plot ; Haman ; The gallows ; A dangerous mission ; The counterplan ; A sleepless night ; The end of Haman -- Ezekiel : Buzi was my dad ; King Nebuchadnezzar invades ; Ezekiel by the Chebar RIver ; Ezekiel's vision of God ; Ezekiel cuts his hair off ; Scattered hair ; Ezekiel and the shepherd ; Ezekiel and the valley of dry bones.