Noah Noah, the son of Lamech, was one of eight people that lived before, during, and after the Great Flood. When God saw the extent of human wickedness on the earth He decided to destroy all mankind by a flood (Gen 6-7). God told Noah, who He saw as the one righteous person that the […]
Nehemiah Nehemiah, son of Hacaliah, was a cupbearer of the Persian King Artaxerxes. In 444 B.C. the king appointed Nehemiah to be the governor of Judah and permitted him to go to Jerusalem to help his fellow Jews. He rallied the people to rebuild the damaged walls around Jerusalem (Neh 2:17). Despite opposition from his
Moses Moses (“I drew him out of the water”) was the son of Amram and Jochebed from the tribe of Levi, and the younger brother of Miriam and Aaron. At this time of his birth the Israelites were experiencing severe oppression in Egypt. Moses was adopted by an Egyptian princess and lived in Egypt many
Micah Micah lived about 2750 years ago, in about 750 B.C., during the time of Isaiah. He lived in a small town (Moresheth) south of Jerusalem. He was a contemporary of Isaiah, but it is not known if the two had ever met. Micah predicted the downfall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple,
Matthew Matthew was a tax collector before he was called by Jesus to be an apostle (Matt 9:9). Known formally as Levi, son of Alphaeus (Mk 2:14). He wrote the first book of the New Testament. It is sometimes called the Gospel of Matthew or the book of Matthew. He gives a detailed account of