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to be a helper for Adam. She was made from his rib to be beside him, not his head to lead him or his feet to be walked on by him.
not given in the Word. She is one of the most famous no-names of the Bible.
Eliezer. Eliezer asked God to send the right woman to the well.
Rachel and Leah. Jacob was tricked into marrying Leah and then worked 7 years extra for his true love, Rachel.
Dinah. Jacob had 12 sons, but only one daughter.
her father-in-law, Judah. After being widowed twice and being left childless, Tamar dressed as a prostitute and tricked her father-in-law into conceiving a child with her.
Potiphar's wife. Going to jail ended up being a blessing because after he interpreted the dreams, he won favor with Pharoah.
Jochebed. Jochebed got to nurse her son, and she raised him until he was about 7 years of age.
Moses. Zipporah was not an Israelite.
Miriam. Miriam sang and danced as she led the women to freedom out of slavery in Egypt.
5 . His daughters fought for the right to own his property after he died.
an ancestor of David. After Rahab helped the spies, the Israelites spared her life. She married one of the spies and her great-grandson was King David. Christians believe that she was therefore an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
a judge. Deborah and Barak lead the army to victory to restore peace for Israel.
Jael. Sisera went to Jael's tent for refuge from the battle. She gave him milk and told him to rest. She drove a tent peg through his head.
Sarah. Sarah, originally Sarai, was Abraham's first wife (Genesis 11:29). Miriam was Moses' sister (Exodus 15:20), Hagar was Sarah's maidservant (Genesis 16:1), and Keturah was Abraham's second wife (Genesis 25:1)!
Jacob. Although all of these choices were mentioned within the first three chapters, Jacob was the first one. (Exodus 1:1 - Jacob, Exodus 1:2 - Rueben, Exodus 1:5 - Joseph, Exodus 2:10 - Moses).
Deborah. Deborah was one of the few woman judges recorded in the Bible. And since Barak would not go to war without Deborah, she prophesied that defeating the commmander of the Army, Sisera, would fall into the hands of a woman. (Judges 4:4-5:15)
Jonathan. Jonathan was the best friend of the great King David. I can't imagine how hard it would be to be friends with my father's worst enemy, but somehow he did it. (1 Samuel 15:1)
Samuel. Although both Samuel and Samson became judges, Samuel was the last one. Moses was the one put in a basket (Exodus 2) and Elijah was a prophet (1 Kings 16-21).
Rueben. Tricky? Rueben was the first, then Simeon, Levi, then lastly Judah. Leah also had two other sons and a daughter. (Genesis 29:32-35)
Esau. Esau and Jacob were twins (Genesis 25:25-26). Some time in Jacob's life, he tricked his older brother out of his inheritance and blessing (Genesis 25:29-34 and Genesis 27). Benjamin and Naphtali were two of Jacob's sons. (Genesis 30:8 and Genesis 30:18)
Jezebel. Jezebel's fate was rather disgusting, but she deserved it after her terrible life. Jezreel is the place where Jezebel died (2 Kings 9:36), Delilah betrayed Samson to the Philistines (Judges 16), and there are many Marys in the Bible.
| I was told to prophesy to a country called Nineveh, but chose not to. Because of that choice, I spent three days and three nights in the belly of a great fish. Who am I? | Guess that Person! Old Testament Edition
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Jonah. This should have been pretty easy. Noah was in the flood (Genesis 6-10), Adam was the first man (Genesis 2-3), and Jeremiah was another prophet (Jeremiah 1:5), though he didn't get swallowed by a fish!
I was Deborah's husband. Whew! That was hard! I had to go get my Concordance for that. Okay, Lapidoth was Deborah's husband. He is mentioned in Judges 4:4. Other than that one time, he's not mentioned. Talk about your five minutes of fame!
Amittai. Jonah 1:1 tells us that Jonah was the son of Amittai. Throughout the Bible and many Middle Eastern texts, men are often referred to as their fathers' sons.
Nineveh. Jonah 1:2 The Lord told Jonah to go to Nineveh because He had become aware of the wickedness that was going on there. "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me." Interesting the way it is worded -- that the Lord suddenly became aware of what was going on there.
Joppa. Jonah 1:3 Now Jonah's ultimate destination was Tarshish but first he went to Joppa to arrange passage on a ship to take him there. Verse 3 reads 'But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.'
Below deck in a deep sleep.. Jonah 1:4-5 Jonah was totally unaware of what was going on, as he had fallen into a deep sleep. Verse 5: 'All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.' Now we don't know why he was in such a deep sleep, if the Lord had caused it or maybe Jonah (a seasoned traveler) just preferred to sleep on long trips.
They cast lots.. Jonah 1:6-7 The captain first called upon Jonah to call upon his god to save them. Verses 6-7: 'The captain went to him and said, "How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us, and we will not perish."' After that the sailors decided they would cast lots to find out who was the source of their bad luck. 'Then the sailors said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity." They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.'
"Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us?". Jonah 1:8-10 'So they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?" He answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land." This terrified them and they asked, "What have you done?"' (They knew he was running away from the LORD, because he had already told them so.) Here it is interesting to note that Jonah, a prophet of the Lord God Almighty, thought he could run away from God.
Jonah decided that he should be thrown overboard.. Jonah 1:11-12 Jonah knew it was his fault and that the only thing he could do was sacrifice himself for the rest. 'The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"' '"Pick me up and throw me into the sea," he replied, "and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you."'
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