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PROFILE An outstanding judge in Israel
who delivered the Israelites from their
enemies. Gideon was cautious, but he
courageously relied on Jehovah. Gideons
army, though outnumbered 450 to 1,
defeated the Midianites, Amalekites,
and Easterners.Judges 6:33, 34; 8:28.

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A. Jerubbaal.
B. Least; insignificant.
C. True.
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QUE S T IONS
A. After Gideon destroyed an altar to Baal,
what name did Gideons father give him?
Judges 6:32.
B. Gideon said: My clan is the
in Manasseh, and I am the most
in my fathers house.Judges 6:15.
C. True or false? Gideon refused to rule Israel.
Judges 8:22, 23.

Beth-shittah

Jordan

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1 C.E.

About 98 C.E.

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JONATHAN

Michmash
Geba

1 C.E.

JERUSALEM

He defeated
the Philistines
at Geba and
Michmash

QUE S T IONS
A. Jonathan was the eldest son of .
B. True or False? Jonathans father threw
a spear at Jonathan.
C. Whom did Jonathan especially love,
and why?

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PROFILE Though heir to the throne and

likely 30 years older than David, Jonathan
supported David as Gods king-designate.
(1 Samuel 23:15-18) He even risked his
life to protect David from Saul, Jonathans
jealous father. (1 Samuel 20:1-42)
Jonathans example of humility teaches
us to be happy for others who receive
good things from God.
ANSWERS
A. King Saul.1 Samuel 14:47, 49.
B. True.1 Samuel 20:33.
C. David. He saw Davids courage and
love for Jehovah as he fought Goliath.
1 Samuel 17:118:4.

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Hebron

Lived before
1120 B.C.E.

QUE S T IONS
A. His fathers name was .
B. What great feat of strength did Samson
perform involving the city of Gaza?
C. Who betrayed Samson?

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From Gaza to Hebron,

about 37 miles (60 km).
Judges 16:2, 3

S A M S O N

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1 C.E.

Gaza

PROFILE An outstanding judge who

defended Israel for 20 years. (Judges
15:20) Jehovah used Samson to take
the lead in saving Israel out of the hand
of the Philistines. (Judges 13:5) Gods
spirit gave him great strength. Most
important, Samson had strong faith in
Jehovah.Hebrews 11:32-34.

ANSWERS
A. Manoah.Judges 13:8, 24.
B. He carried the city gate, its side
posts, and the bar to the top of the
mountain in front of Hebron.Judges
16:2, 3.
C. Delilah.Judges 16:4, 5.

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Reuben

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Jerusalem

Salt
Sea

1 C.E.

About 98 C.E.

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Reubens descendants lived

east of the Salt (Dead) Sea

R E U B E N
Lived about 1750 B.C.E.

REUBEN

PROFILE Reuben, the oldest son of Jacob,

convinced his nine brothers not to kill their
brother Joseph. However, because Reuben
did not have self-control and proper respect
for his father, he lost the place of honor as
the firstborn son of Jacob.Genesis 49:3, 4.

ANSWERS
A. Leah.
B. sin.
C. True.
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QUE S T IONS
A. Who was Reubens mother?
Genesis 29:32.
B. Reuben told his brothers: Do not
against the child, Joseph.Genesis 42:22.
C. True or false? Reuben lived in Egypt.
Genesis 46:8.

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Lot

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Haran

CANAAN
Sodom

1 C.E.

About 98 C.E.

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Ur, Haran,
Canaan, Egypt,
and Sodom

Ur

EGYPT

PROFILE Lot, the nephew of Abraham,

lived in the city of Sodom. Although the
men of Sodom were bad and were gross
sinners against Jehovah, Lot was a
righteous man. (Genesis 13:13; 2 Peter
2:7, 8) When Jehovah destroyed Sodom,
he saved Lot and Lots two daughters. Sadly,
Lots wife disobeyed God and did not survive.

ANSWERS
A. False. Lots goods had become many.
B. garden.
C. Zoar.
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QUE S T IONS
A. True or false? Lot was a poor man.
Genesis 13:5, 6.
B. Lot decided to live in the land around Sodom
because it was like the of Jehovah.
Genesis 13:10, 11.
C. Before Jehovah destroyed Sodom, Lot fled
to the city of .Genesis 19:23, 24.

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Lived about 1900 B.C.E.

L O T

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Mary

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About 98 C.E.

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Nazareth
Bethlehem

PROFILE Mary was the mother of Jesus.

Although she was poor, Mary traveled
to Jerusalem every year to celebrate the
Passover. (Luke 2:41) Mary became
a disciple of Jesus, and later her other
sons became disciples too. (Acts 1:14)
The Bible says that Mary found favor
with God.Luke 1:30.

ANSWE RS
A. Gabriel, Nazareth.
B. turtledoves, pigeons.
C. in her heart.

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Mary lived in Nazareth,

Bethlehem, and Egypt

M A RY

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FIL L IN T HE BL ANKS
A. The angel visited Mary while she
was living in the city of .Luke 1:26, 27.
B. When Jesus was 40 days old, Mary went
to the temple and offered a pair of
or two young .Luke 2:22-24.
C. Mary began to preserve all these sayings,
drawing conclusions .
Luke 2:19.

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Lived during the first

centuries B.C.E. and C.E.

1 C.E.

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Potiphar

CA
NA
AN

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1 C.E.
Lived about 1750 B.C.E.

QUE S T IONS
A. From whom did Potiphar buy Joseph as a
slave?Genesis 37:36; 39:1.
B. True or false? Potiphar gave almost everything in his house to Joseph to look after.
Genesis 39:8, 9.
C. When his wife lied to him about Joseph,
Potiphars blazed.Genesis 39:19.

ANSWE RS
A. Midianites or Ishmaelites.
B. True.
C. anger.

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Josephs journey from

Dothan to Potiphars home
in Egypt took several days

PROFILE Potiphar, an Egyptian court ocial

and chief of Pharaohs bodyguard, was
Josephs master. After Potiphar put Joseph
in charge of everything he owned, Jehovah
blessed Potiphars household. (Genesis 39:5)
However, when Potiphars wife lied about
Joseph, Potiphar threw him into prison.
Genesis 39:19, 20.

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EGYPT

Dothan

P O T I P H A R

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Esau

CA
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About 98 C.E.

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EGYPT

Esaus
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lived in Edom

EDOM

Born 1858 B.C.E.

PROFILE Esau was the son of Isaac and

Rebekah. He gave away his birthrighta
special blessing from his fatherfor a bowl
of stew. Esau became so jealous of his
twin brother, Jacob, that he planned to kill
him. Unlike his brother, Esau did not appreciate sacred things.Hebrews 12:16.

ANSWERS
A. False.
B. hunt.
C. lentil.
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QUE S T IONS
A. True or false? Esau was younger than Jacob.
Genesis 25:24-26.
B. Esau became a man knowing how to .
Genesis 25:27.
C. Jacob gave Esau bread and stew.
Genesis 25:34.

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Jacob

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PROMISED
LAND

Eu
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s

(Jerusalem)

Torrent Valley
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1 C.E.

About 98 C.E.

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Jacob lived 1858-1711 B.C.E.

PROFILE Jacob, the son of Isaac and Rebekah,

was Esaus twin brother. Jacob received a special blessing from his father, and Jehovah
promised him that his descendants would become a great nation. Jacob was a blameless
man, and Jehovah said that He was the God
of Jacob.Genesis 25:27; Exodus 3:6.

ANSWE RS
A. Israel.
B. True.
C. faith.
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QUE S T IONS
A. What new name did an angel give Jacob?
Genesis 32:28.
B. True or false? Jacob and his sons were shepherds.Genesis 47:1-3.
C. By Jacob, when about to die, blessed
each of the sons of Joseph.Hebrews 11:21.

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Miriam

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Kadesh
EGYPT

Nile
Born before 1597 B.C.E.

MIRIAM

PROFILE Miriam loved her baby brother Moses

and did what she could to protect him. Later,
Miriam became a prophetess. But when she
jealously complained about Moses, God gave
Miriam a bad disease called leprosy. After
Moses prayed for Miriam, Jehovah healed her.
Numbers 12:1-15.

ANSWERS
A. False.
B. The tambourine.
C. Snow.
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QUESTIONS
A. True or false? Miriam ran away when Pharaohs daughter found Moses.Exodus 2:4-7.
B. What musical instrument did Miriam play?
Exodus 15:20.
C. Miriam was struck with leprosy as white
as ________.Numbers 12:10.

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Traveled from Egypt

to the wilderness,
then died in Kadesh

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About 98 C.E.

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Mt. Hor

Sea
Mt. Sinai

Red Sea

Red

Nile

EGYPT

1 C.E.

About 98 C.E.

Aaron

Wandered in the
wilderness with the
Israelites before his
death on Mount Hor

Aaron lived
1597-1474 B.C.E.

PROFILE Aaron was the courageous spokesman for his brother, Moses, when they
appeared before Pharaoh. Jehovah later appointed Aaron to be Israels rst high priest.
Although he served God loyally for many years,
Aaron did not honor God at Meribah. Therefore,
he was not allowed to enter the Promised Land.
Numbers 20:12, 13.

ANSWERS
A. Speak.
B. True.
C. The Nile River.
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QUESTIONS
A. What did Jehovah say of Aaron? I know that
he can ________ very well.Exodus 4:14.
B. True or false? Aaron was three years older
than Moses.Exodus 7:7.
C. What did Aaron turn into blood by striking it
with his rod?Exodus 7:19, 20.

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Chased after the Israelites

and died in the Red Sea

PHARAOH

Died in 1513 B.C.E.

PHARAOH
PROFILE Pharaoh refused to listen when Jehovah told him to send the Israelites away.
After Jehovah struck Egypt with ten plagues,
Pharaoh nally let the Israelites leave. Later,
the Egyptians chased after them. But Jehovah
saved the Israelites by drowning Pharaoh and
his army in the Red Sea.Psalm 136:15.

ANSWERS
A. Jehovah.
B. False. Pharaoh was behaving arrogantly.
C. The pillar of cloud.
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QUESTIONS
A. Pharaoh asked: Who is _________, that I should
obey his voice?Exodus 5:1, 2.
B. True or false? Pharaoh was a humble man.
Exodus 9:13, 17.
C. At the Red Sea, what stood between
Pharaohs army and the camp of Israel?
Exodus 14:19, 20.

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Grew up and married in
Midian and then rejoined
Moses at the Israelites
wilderness camp

Last Bible
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Zipporah

MIDIAN
1 C.E.

Z IPPORAH

Red Sea

Lived about
1550 B.C.E.

Z I P POR A H
PROFILE Zipporah was the wife of Moses. They
met at a well in Midian, where Moses showed
great kindness to Zipporah and her sisters. After she married Moses, Zipporah had two sons
named Gershom and Eliezer.Exodus 18:2-4.

ANSWE RS
A. Flock.
B. True.
C. Miriam and Aaron.
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A. Zipporah and her sisters said about Moses:
He even drew water for us and watered
the .Exodus 2:19.
B. True or false? Zipporahs father was a priest.
Exodus 2:16, 21.
C. Who complained that Moses had married
Zipporah, a Cushite wife?Numbers 12:1.

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About 98 C.E.

Korah

N
S

Kohathites

The tents
of Korah (a
Kohathite) and
those of Dathan
and Abiram
(Reubenites)
were south of
the tabernacle

REUBEN

PROFILE Korah was a Kohathite. He and

Dathan and Abiram rebelled against Jehovah
when they challenged Moses and Aaron in
the wilderness. Korah along with 250 other
men oered incense at the tabernacle.
Jehovah executed them, showing that Aaron
alone was to serve as high priest of Israel.
Numbers 16:1-50.

ANSWE RS
A. Levi.
B. Rebellious.
C. False.
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QUE S T IONS
A. Like Moses, Korah belonged to which tribe?
Numbers 16:8.
B. Jesus disciple Jude warned about the
talk of Korah.Jude 11.
C. True or false? Like their father, Korahs sons
rebelled against Moses and Aaron and died
with Korah.Numbers 26:10, 11.

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K O R A H

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Told the Israelite
spies to hide in the
mountains before
returning to Shittim

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Rahab

1 C.E.

Jordan

Jericho

Shittim

PROFILE Rahab welcomed two Israelite

spies into her home in Jericho. She proved
her faith in Jehovah by hiding the spies,
asking them to protect her family, and following their instructions closely. After the walls
of Jericho fell, Rahab and her family lived
with the Israelites.Joshua 6:25.

ANSWE RS
A. On the roof.
B. Heavens; earth.
C. True.
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QUE S T IONS
A. Where were the stalks of flax among which
Rahab hid the spies?Joshua 2:6.
B. Rahab had faith that Jehovah is God in the
above and on the beneath.
Joshua 2:11.
C. True or false? Rahab was King Davids
great-great-grandmother.Matthew 1:5, 6.

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Born before 1473 B.C.E.

R A H A B

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Moved from Bethlehem

to Moab, then back to
Bethlehem

Bethlehem

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About 98 C.E.

Naomi

Lived about 1200 B.C.E.

NAOMI

N A O M I
PROFILE During a famine that aected
Bethlehem, Naomi moved with her family to
Moab. After Naomis husband and two sons
died, she returned with her daughter-in-law
Ruth to Bethlehem. Ruth gathered food
for Naomi, and Naomi helped Ruth to settle
there and marry.Ruth 2:17, 18; 3:1-4.

ANSWE RS
A. Mara.
B. Loyal love.
C. False. Ruth married Boaz.
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QUE S T IONS
A. After Naomis husband and two sons died,
what name did she ask her friends to call her?
Ruth 1:20.
B. Naomi said that Jehovah had not failed
in his toward the living and the dead.
Ruth 2:20.
C. True or false? Naomi married Boaz.
Ruth 4:13.

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