THE HEROES OF THE BIBLE
Jacob: Isaac's son, who wrestled God and won, then helped found the nation of Israel.
Joseph:Jacob's son, who became ruler of Egypt and saved Israel and Egypt from famine, he had a coat of many colours.
Moses: The great leader of the Israelites, who freed them from slavery in Egypt and took them to the Promised Land.
Rahab: A Canaanite woman who helped the Israelites by hiding two of their spies in her house.
Joshua: The Israelites leader who conquered the Canaanites by bringing down the wall of Jericho.
Deborah: A great judge, leader, and prophetees who rallied the Israelites in the battle against the Canaanites.
Samson: The mighty Israelites leader whose strength, which was in his hair, help him slay thousands of Philistines.
David: Israel's great king, who slew the Philistine's giant Goliath with only a slingshot.
Esther: The Jewish queen who risked her life to beg her Persian husband King Xerxes to spare the lives of her people.
Daniel: A captive Jew in Babylon who braved a den of lions rather than stop worshipping his one true God.
John the Baptist: The cousin of Jesus, who preached and prepared the way for Jesus, but was beheaded for speaking against King Herod's sin.
Stephen: An early Christian preacher and miracle worker who was stoned for his beliefs.