Heb.11-Heb.13
15 entries reference this passage.
- figureAbraham
Father of the Hebrew people. Called from Ur to Canaan and given the covenant promise. Lived around 2000 BC.
- figureBarak
Called by the prophetess Deborah to lead Israel's army against Sisera. He agreed only if Deborah would come with him; she prophesied the hon…
- figureDeborah
Prophetess and fourth judge of Israel, holding court under a palm in Ephraim. Summoned Barak to defeat Sisera’s chariots at Mount Tabor and …
- figureEnoch
Seventh patriarch from Adam, father of Methuselah. Enoch walked with God for 300 years (Gen.5.22) and was taken by God at 365, never dying —…
- figureEsau
Firstborn twin of Jacob, a skilled hunter and his father's favorite. He sold his birthright for a bowl of stew and lost his blessing to dece…
- figureGideon
Fifth judge, called from threshing wheat in a winepress. Tested God with the fleece, then with 300 men routed the Midianites by torches and …
- figureIsaac
Son of promise born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age (Gen.21). Bound on Mount Moriah, husband of Rebekah, father of Esau and Jacob, and…
- figureJephthah
Son of a prostitute, driven out by his brothers, he became a mighty warrior. When Israel needed a deliverer from Ammon, they begged him to r…
- figureJoseph
Eleventh son of Jacob, sold by his brothers into Egypt, rising from slavery and prison to be second only to Pharaoh. Saved his family and th…
- figureMoses
Hebrew prophet who led Israel out of Egypt and received the Law on Mount Sinai. Lived around 1300 BC.
- figureNoah
Tenth of the pre-flood patriarchs, son of Lamech, builder of the ark. The only righteous man of his generation (Gen.6.9), Noah was warned of…
- figureRahab
An innkeeper in Jericho who hid Joshua's two spies under stalks of flax and confessed, "The LORD your God is God in heaven above and earth b…
- figureSamson
Nazirite judge of Dan, gifted with extraordinary strength while his hair remained uncut. Fought the Philistines for twenty years; betrayed b…
- figureSamuel
Last judge of Israel and first of the great prophets after Moses. Born to Hannah at Ramah, raised at Shiloh under Eli, he anointed both Saul…
- eventThe Flood
In Noah’s day God judged a violent and corrupt world by a global flood (Gen 6–9). Eight people — Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wi…