Old Men
How old Abraham was when Isaac was born.
100 years old.
She saved her people by risking her life before a Persian king.
Queen Esther
These twin brothers struggled in the womb and later over a birthright. Hint: One of them really liked oatmeal.
Esau and Jacob
Met his future wife Rebekah at a well.
Isaac.
The number of animals of each clean kind that Noah took on the ark.
7
The old man that blessed the baby Jesus in the Temple.
Simeon.
She danced with joy after crossing the Red Sea and led women in song.
Miriam.
This sibling was allowed to speak for his brother when confronting Pharaoh.
Aaron
He kissed her immediately upon meeting Rachel at a well.
Jacob.
This many plagues struck Egypt before Pharaoh let the Israelites go.
10
Samuel.
This Moabite woman, a convert, stayed faithful to her mother-in-law after her husband's death.
Ruth.
He spoke up for Joseph when the majority of his brothers wanted him dead. He didn't exactly save him, but at least he stopped them from killing him...
Reuben
She fled from Sarah and encountered an angel by a spring in the wilderness.
Hagar.
The number of days Moses fasted on Mount Sinai when he received the Law.
40
This old man’s strength did not diminish, and his eye was not dimmed at his death.
Moses.
First, she prayed and fasted for her people. Then she beheaded the General Holofernes, after he drank too much at a banquet. This ensured a victory for the Israelite people against the Assyrians.
Judith.
These two sisters were competing for Jacob’s affection and bearing his children.
Rachel and Leah
She drew water for ten camels, impressing Abraham’s servant.
Rebekah
1972, Corning, NY: Hurricane Agnes brought 8 inches of rain in 4 days, causing massive flooding and destruction along the Chemung River valley. The water level at Bridge Street was 27 feet above sea level.
2348 BC: Imagine what Noah saw when the rain lasted ___ days and nights during the most epic flood of all time.
40
He told the Lord, “I am but a child,” though he was chosen for prophecy, not age.
Jeremiah.
#NailedIt: This woman offered a jug of milk and a hiding place to a cowardly general, then while he was sleeping, she drove a tent peg through his head to save Israel.
Jael.
“Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife, take her, and be gone.” — Genesis 12:19 (RSV-CE)
Pharaoh was afflicted with plagues when this character pretended his wife was his sister (It seemed like a good idea at first...)
Abram.
He refused to drink after sending his servant for water. Instead, he poured the water on the ground as a libation offering before the Lord.
David.
David only needed one, but just in case, he took ____ stones with him to fight Goliath.
5