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Some Important Biblical Characters (And Some Important Places)

Abraham and Isaac: Isaac was Abraham’s son by Sarah. Jehovah commanded Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, his son by Sarah. Abraham obeyed, but an angel stopped him, and Jehovah reaffirmed the covenant between God and man.
Adam and Eve: the first man and woman, who are the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.
Apostles: the twelve disciples of Jesus—Andrew, Bartholomew, James the Lesser, James the Greater, John, Judas Iscariot (see below), Jude, Matthew, Peter, Philip, Simon, and Thomas.
Barabbas: a robber and rebel released by Pilate from prison in lieu of Jesus.
Cain and Abel: brothers; sons of Adam and Eve. Cain killed Abel in a fit of jealousy when Jehovah preferred the sacrifice of Abel’s lambs to Cain’s sacrifice of the fruits of the earth.
Daniel: a hero who was cast into a den of lions for praying to his own God and irking the Babylonians; he was saved and went on to interpret the handwriting on the wall.
David: the shepherd-king who challenged Goliath, loved Bathsheba, and wept over the rebellion of his son Absalom.
Esther: the queen who revealed Haman’s plot to kill all the Jews; the feast of Purim celebrates her deed.
Golgotha: a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
Good Samaritan: a philanthropist who assisted a man robbed and assaulted by thieves.
Herod: the king of Judea at the time of the birth of Jesus; ordered the Massacre of the Innocents.
Jacob and Esau: brothers; sons of Isaac. Jacob bought the birthright of his brother for a “mess of pottage” and thus illegitimately obtained the blessing of his blind father. His 12 sons founded the 12 tribes of Israel.
Jezebel: the wife of Ahab; she tried unsuccessfully to revert her people to the worship of false gods (specifically, Baal).
Job: a devoted servant of the Lord who was tested by Satan and remained faithful.
John the Baptist: a prophet; considered a precursor of Jesus.
Jonah: a prophet; when Jehovah asked him to preach to the evil people of Nineveh, he refused, his ship was wracked by storms, and he was cast into the sea, to be swallowed by a big fish (whale). He repented and was saved.
Judas Iscariot: the disciple who betrayed Jesus to the Romans for 30 pieces of silver.
Lazarus: the brother of Martha and Mary; Jesus raised him from the dead.
Moses: the leader of the Israelites out of Egypt to the Promised Land; the recipient of the Ten Commandments.
Noah: a virtuous man spared with his family and the earth’s animals from the great flood that covered the earth.
Pilate: the Roman governor of Judea during the time of Jesus; he handed Jesus over to the mob, literally “washing his hands” of the problem.
Prodigal Son: a profligate sinner who repented and was forgiven by his father.
Rachel and Leah: sisters; wives of Jacob. Jacob fell in love with Rachel and worked for her father for seven years but then was tricked into marrying her sister Leah and forced to work another seven years to win the woman he wanted.
Samson and Delilah: he was a judge known for his strength; she was the woman with whom he was obsessed. She cut his hair, removing the source of his strength.
Sodom and Gomorrah: cities that were struck down because of their wickedness. Lot and his family were spared from Sodom, but as they left, his wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt.
Solomon: a son of David and Bathsheba; the wisest of the kings of Israel.
Tower of Babel: erected by the descendents of Noah, who wanted it to reach to heaven. Jehovah, angered by their audacity, forced them to speak in diverse languages and scattered them to the ends of the earth.