Obed son of Ruth and Boaz grandfather of David whose birth symbolizes restoration and the inclusion of a foreigner into the line of Israelic promise and kingship.
Ruth 4:13 to 22
“Obed became the father of Jesse the father of David”
Category Archives: People
Othniel
Othniel first judge of Israel who delivered the people from oppression and whose leadership inaugurated the cycle of deliverance in the book of Judges.
Judges 3:7 to 11
“Othniel son of Kenaz delivered Israel and judged the land”
Shiphrah and Puah Midwives
the Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah who defied Pharaohs order to kill male infants and preserved life through courage and fear of God illustrating civil disobedience and moral courage.
Exodus 1:15 to 21
“The midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded”
Elisha
Elisha successor to Elijah who performed many miracles served as prophetic counselor and continued the prophetic ministry in Israel demonstrating continuity of prophetic power.
2 Kings 2 to 13
“Elisha received a double portion of Elijah spirit”
Asa
Asa king of Judah who enacted religious reforms sought the Lord and experienced periods of peace though later reliance on human alliances marred his reign illustrating mixed fidelity.
1 Kings 15:9 to 24; 2 Chronicles 14 to 16
“Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord”
Job
Job righteous sufferer whose trials tested faith and whose dialogues with friends explore suffering justice and divine sovereignty culminating in restoration.
Job 1 to 42
“Though he slay me yet will I trust him”
Manoah
Manoah father of Samson whose encounter with an angel and whose household story frame the Nazirite birth and the beginnings of Samson’s life and mission.
Judges 13
“An angel announced the birth of Samson to Manoah and his wife”
Jael
Jael woman who killed Sisera by driving a tent peg through his head after offering him hospitality and whose act brought deliverance to Israel and is celebrated in Deborahs song as an unexpected instrument of victory.
Judges 4:17 to 22
“Jael went out to meet Sisera and drove a tent peg into his temple”
Esau
Esau elder twin brother of Jacob hunter who sold his birthright and whose relationship with Jacob shaped tribal history.
Genesis 25:29 to 34; Genesis 33
“Sold his birthright for a meal”
Tabitha Dorcas
Tabitha also called Dorcas a disciple in Joppa known for acts of charity and for being raised from the dead by Peter. Her life highlights service compassion and the role of women in sustaining community life through tangible acts of mercy and skilled craft.
Acts 9:36 to 42
“Tabitha was full of good works and acts of charity”