3947196327 | Cain | son of Adam and Eve, killed his younger brother Abel for jealousy (God accepts his gift) | 0 | |
3947197625 | Daniel | noble Jewish youth, taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and served him until the Persian conqueror Cyrus came, all while remaining true to God, the lions do not eat him (his punishment for not bowing to Nebuchadnezzar) | 1 | |
3947200310 | David and Bathsheba | husband and wife, Bathsheba's husband was sent to front lines to be killed by David who had seen her bathing and lusted after her in attempts to cover that up; baby died as punishment | 2 | |
3947202563 | Job | family man who has disasters that take away his family, health, and property; struggles to understand yet remains faithful to God who rewards him by restoring these areas and giving more | 3 | |
3947206879 | Prodigal Son | man had two sons and was very healthy, one son wanted inheritance now so dad gave it to him, money wasted on partying and he ended up in poverty, decided to ask father if he could be his slave but was given a party | 4 | |
3947212961 | Sodom and Gomorrah | bad cities consumed by fire and brimstone by God's divine judgement; man named Lot escapes with family, but his wife looks back and turns into a pillar of salt | 5 | |
3947214678 | Solomon | king of Israel, son of David, just and wise, built the First Temple | 6 | |
3947216211 | Samson and Delilah | a man who loved a dangerous temptress and had strength come from his hair, she betrays him for money as she cuts his hair | 7 | |
3947217093 | Jonah | supposed to go to Nineveh, but doesn't to avoid the presence of the Lord, and a storm comes, asks to be thrown off his ship, gets swallowed by a fish or whale | 8 | |
3947218393 | Judas | known for kiss of betrayal of Jesus to the Sanhedrin for thirty silver coins, sold himself | 9 | |
3992481066 | Alpha and Omega | first and last letters of the Greek alphabet; "I am the beginning and the end" God | 10 | |
3992483241 | Original Sin | Eve tempted by the snake to eat the apple from the Tree of Knowledge and Adam ate after her, introduced sin | 11 | |
3992516949 | Good Samaritan | a Jewish traveler stripped of clothing, beaten down, left half dead, along the road, a Samaritan comes and helps the man | 12 | |
3992540033 | 12 tribes of Israel | 12 sons of Jacob, descendants became different tribes and families in Jewish culture | 13 | |
3992543163 | 3 days | resurrection of Jesus; he died and was resurrected the third day | 14 | |
3992550807 | Garden of Eden | place where Adam and Eve and where the tree of knowledge was; lost when the original sin was committed | 15 | |
3992554802 | Goliath | Philistine, a group which was at war with Israelites; David, a tiny shepherd boy, stood up to this giant and cut his head off | 16 | |
3992564227 | Manna | when the Israelites were wandering around the desert after exodus, God made this rain and provided food, would rot if stored | 17 | |
3992577700 | Ishmael | son of Abraham and Hagar, him and Hagar exiled and through this lineage came the Muslim line | 18 | |
3992581532 | Isaac | son of Abraham and Sarah, through this lineage came the Jewish line | 19 |
AP Literature: Biblical Terms Flashcards
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