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.

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