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Men of the Bible Flashcards
66 fold-over cards. Print the sheet, cut along the solid lines, then fold each card down the dashed middle — the name ends up on one side and the story on the other.
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Men of the Bible — flashcards · psalmsforkids.com
Adam
Formed from the dust and given the breath of life — the first man, placed in the garden to care for it.Genesis 1–5
Noah
Found grace in a corrupt generation and built an ark exactly as God instructed, saving his family and every kind of animal.Genesis 6–9
Abraham
Left everything he knew to follow God's call, and became the father of the nation of Israel through a promised son.Genesis 12–25
Isaac
The long-awaited son of Abraham and Sarah, whose near-sacrifice on Mount Moriah pointed forward to Christ.Genesis 21–35
Esau
Isaac's firstborn, who traded his birthright for a single bowl of stew.Genesis 25–36
Jacob
Wrestled with God through the night and was renamed Israel, becoming the father of the twelve tribes.Genesis 25–49
Joseph
Sold into slavery by his own brothers, he rose to rule Egypt and saved his whole family from famine.Genesis 37–50
Judah
His tribe became the royal line that led to King David — and eventually to Jesus.Genesis 37–49
Benjamin
Jacob's youngest and most cherished son, whose safety was Joseph's final test for his brothers.Genesis 35–45
Othniel
Defeated a foreign oppressor and gave Israel forty years of peace as its very first judge.Judges 3
Ehud
Used his unexpected left-handedness to defeat Moab's cruel king and free Israel.Judges 3
Shamgar
Struck down six hundred Philistines with nothing but an ox goad.Judges 3
Barak
Led Israel's army into battle alongside the judge Deborah and won a decisive victory.Judges 4–5
Gideon
Tested God twice with a wool fleece, then defeated a massive army with just three hundred men.Judges 6–8
Jephthah
A rejected outcast who led Israel to victory, though a rash vow led to deep tragedy.Judges 11–12
Samson
Israel's strongest judge, whose God-given strength came through a Nazirite vow he ultimately broke.Judges 13–16
Moses
Led Israel out of slavery in Egypt, parted the Red Sea, and received God's Law on Mount Sinai — "no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses."Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Samuel
Israel's last judge and a great prophet, who anointed both Saul and David as king.1 Samuel 1–25
Elijah
Called down fire from heaven on Mount Carmel and was carried up to heaven in a whirlwind.1 Kings 17–19; 2 Kings 2
Elisha
Elijah's successor, who asked for a double portion of his spirit and performed miracle after miracle.2 Kings 2–13
Isaiah
Saw visions of a coming Savior so detailed they're quoted throughout the New Testament.Isaiah 1–66
Jeremiah
Preached faithfully for forty years despite constant rejection, grieving deeply for his people.Jeremiah 1–52
Ezekiel
Saw wild, vivid visions in exile, including a valley of dry bones brought back to life.Ezekiel 1–48
Daniel
Taken captive as a young man, he stayed faithful in the lions' den and rose to high honor in two empires.Daniel 1–12
Hosea
His own painful marriage became a living picture of God's steady love for an unfaithful Israel.Hosea 1–14
Joel
Warned of a devastating locust plague as a picture of the coming "day of the LORD."Joel 1–3
Amos
A shepherd from Judah who boldly called out injustice in the wealthy northern kingdom.Amos 1–9
Obadiah
Wrote the shortest book in the Old Testament, a sharp warning to the nation of Edom.Obadiah 1
Jonah
Ran from God's call, was swallowed by a great fish, and finally preached to Nineveh after all.Jonah 1–4
Micah
Foretold, centuries in advance, that the Messiah would be born in the small town of Bethlehem.Micah 1–7
Nahum
Prophesied the coming fall of the cruel and powerful city of Nineveh.Nahum 1–3
Habakkuk
Honestly questioned why God allowed injustice, then chose to trust Him even without answers.Habakkuk 1–3
Zephaniah
Warned Judah of coming judgment, but promised a joyful, faithful remnant on the other side.Zephaniah 1–3
Haggai
Urged the exiles who'd returned from Babylon to stop delaying and finish rebuilding the temple.Haggai 1–2
Zechariah
Encouraged the temple's rebuilders with striking visions of a coming, humble King.Zechariah 1–14
Malachi
The last Old Testament prophet, who called a spiritually careless Israel back to faithful worship.Malachi 1–4
John the Baptist
Preached repentance in the wilderness, baptized Jesus in the Jordan, and pointed everyone to Him.Matthew 3; Luke 1
Peter
A fisherman who became the outspoken leader of the apostles and preached boldly at Pentecost.Matthew 4; Acts 2
Andrew
Peter's brother and the first disciple Jesus called, always the one bringing others to meet Him.John 1
James, son of Zebedee
Part of Jesus's inner circle with Peter and John, and the first apostle to be martyred.Mark 3; Acts 12
John
The "beloved disciple" who wrote a Gospel, three letters, and the book of Revelation.John 21; Revelation 1
Philip
Brought his friend Nathanael to meet Jesus with a simple invitation: "come and see."John 1
Bartholomew (Nathanael)
A man "in whom there is no deceit," called by Jesus while sitting under a fig tree.John 1
Thomas
Doubted the resurrection until he saw Jesus's wounds with his own eyes — then believed completely.John 20
Matthew (Levi)
A despised tax collector who left everything at Jesus's call, and later wrote a Gospel.Matthew 9
James, son of Alphaeus
One of the twelve apostles, sometimes called "James the Less" to distinguish him from the other James.Mark 3
Thaddaeus (Judas, son of James)
Asked Jesus a heartfelt question at the Last Supper and carried the gospel onward after Pentecost.John 14
Simon the Zealot
A former Jewish nationalist who left that cause behind to become one of the twelve apostles.Luke 6
Judas Iscariot
The disciple who betrayed Jesus to the authorities for thirty pieces of silver.Matthew 26
Matthias
Chosen by lot to take Judas's place among the twelve after the resurrection.Acts 1
Paul (Saul of Tarsus)
Went from persecuting Christians to becoming the greatest missionary in church history, writing much of the New Testament.Acts 9; Romans–Philemon
Barnabas
Paul's early ministry partner, whose name means "son of encouragement."Acts 4; 11–15
Joseph, husband of Mary
A carpenter who obeyed God's instructions without question and raised Jesus as his own son.Matthew 1–2
Zechariah, father of John
A priest who doubted an angel's promise and lost his voice — then rejoiced when his son John was born.Luke 1
Nicodemus
A religious leader who came to Jesus by night with honest questions, and later helped bury Him.John 3; 19
Joseph of Arimathea
A wealthy, secret follower of Jesus who gave up his own tomb for Jesus's burial.Matthew 27; John 19
Lazarus
A close friend of Jesus who was raised from the dead after four days in the tomb.John 11
Stephen
The church's first martyr, stoned to death while praying forgiveness for his killers.Acts 6–7
Philip the Evangelist
Shared the good news with an Ethiopian official on a desert road, and baptized him on the spot.Acts 8
Apollos
An eloquent preacher from Alexandria, mentored to greater accuracy by Priscilla and Aquila.Acts 18
Timothy
Paul's young protégé and "true son in the faith," who pastored the church at Ephesus.Acts 16; 1–2 Timothy
Titus
One of Paul's most trusted partners, sent to organize the young church on the island of Crete.Titus 1–3
Silas
Paul's traveling companion, who sang hymns with him from inside a Philippian jail at midnight.Acts 16
Mark (John Mark)
Wrote the Gospel of Mark, and — after an early falling-out with Paul — became useful to him again.Acts 12–13; 2 Timothy 4
Luke
A physician who carefully wrote a Gospel and the book of Acts as an eyewitness historian.Luke 1; Colossians 4
Cornelius
A devout Roman officer whose household became the first Gentile converts to follow Jesus.Acts 10