King David King David was the youngest son of Jesse, the great-grandson of Matt 1:5, and was born in Bethlehem in the tribe of Judah.Boaz and Ruth (in the Book of Ruth and in the geology of Jesus in He was handpicked by God, anointed by Samuel(1 and 2 Samuel), and became Israel’s second and greatest […]
King Ahasuerus-Xerxes King Ahasuerrus-Xerxes was the father of Darius the Mede, mentioned in Daniel 9:1 and the king of Persia, mentioned in the book of Esther. There is no doubt that he is the well-known historical Xerxes who reigned from 486-465 B.C. Identification of this mighty king is found in the King James Version under
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Joshua Joshua was known as “The son of Nun” of the tribe of Ephraim and Moses’ successor. Moses sent 12 men to spy on Canaan, the “Promised Land,” (Num 13:17), but Joshua and Caleb were the only two who gave an encouraging report and were rewarded with permission to enter Israel with the new generation
Joseph Joseph was the first son of the patriarch Jacob and his wife Rachel.She named him Joseph, meaning, “The Lord shall add to me another son” (Gen 30:24). Joseph was the full brother of Benjamin and his half-brothers were Judah, Issachar, Reuben, Levi, Simeon, and Zebulun, the sons of Leah, Jacob’s first wife and Rachel’s
Jonah Jonah was a proud, stubborn, disobedient, unfaithful, grumbler, and altogether a bad-tempered, cantankerous old curmudgeon. His name “dove.” He was the son of Amittai, who came from Gath-hepher in Zebulun (called Gittah-hepher). Jonah was the earliest of the prophets and close behind Elisha in his place in the Old Testament. Jonah’s story is told