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Father of Methuselah and great-grandfather to Noah
Son of Abraham and father of Jacob and Esau
Father of twelve sons who formed the Tribes of Israel
Moses's brother, and the first high priest of the Israelites
Originally called Simon, and later named by Jesus to be the 'rock' upon which the Christian church was to be founded
Galilean preacher regarded by Christians as the Messiah
Apostle who betrayed Jesus in exchange for silver
Mother-in-law of Ruth, with whom she returns home to Bethlehem following a famine that took both their husbands
Persian vizier whose plot to kill all the Jews in Persia was foiled by Esther, wife of King Ahasuerus
Israelite prophet who was swallowed by a giant fish when he did not follow God's command to go to Nineveh
Prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
King of Israel, slayer of Goliath the Philistine, and ancestor of Jesus
Sarah's handmaiden, and mother of Ishmael
Hittite soldier in David's army, killed to keep David's involvement in Bathsheba's pregnancy secret
Grandson of Ruth and Boaz, and father of David
Brother of Jesus and putative writer of one New Testament epistle
Minor prophet whose reconciliation with his unfaithful wife Gomer serves as a metaphor for reconciliation between God and the Israelites
King of Judea at the time of Jesus's birth
Founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and etymological source of the words Jew and Judaism
King of Tyre who allied himself with David, and later Solomon, and helped build the First Temple
