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Category Archives: Men in the Bible

Caiaphas

CAIAPHAS Scripture references: Matthew 26:3, 57; Luke 3:2; John 11:49; 18:13–28; Acts 4:6 ————————v———————— Date: About 15 b.c.–a.d.45 Name: Caiaphas [KAY-uh-fuhs] Greatest Accomplishment: As high priest, he presided over Jesus’ trial before the Sanhedrin, which condemned Christ to death.   ————————v———————— CAIAPHAS’S LIFE AND TIMES The Revell Bible Dictionaryprovides this brief overview of Caiaphas’s character […]

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Daniel

DANIEL Scripture references: The Book of Daniel; Ezekiel 14:14, 20; 28:3; Matthew 24; 25; Mark 13:14 ————————v———————— Date: About 600 b.c. Name: Daniel [DAN-yuhl; “God is my judge”] Greatest Accomplishment: Daniel rose high in the government of two world empires and had a personal impact on at least three of their rulers.   ————————v———————— DANIEL’S […]

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David

DAVID Scripture references: 1 Samuel 16-2 Samuel; 1 Chronicles; 1 Kings 1; Numerous psalms ————————v———————— Date: Reigned 1010–970 b.c. Name: David [DAY-vid; “beloved”] Greatest accomplishment: David built a powerful Hebrew kingdom, greatly expanded Israel’s territory, and instituted major religious and political reforms.   [1] DAVID’S ROLE IN SCRIPTURE Moses is Scripture’s prototype prophet; David is […]

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Elijah

ELIJAH Scripture references: 1 Kings 17–19; 2 Kings 1–2; Malachi 4; Matthew 11, 17; Mark 9; Luke 1, 4, 9; John 1; James 5:17 ————————v———————— Date: About 875 b.c. Name: Elijah [ee-LI-juh; “Yahweh is my God”] Greatest accomplishment: Elijah checked the efforts of evil King Ahab and his wife Jezebel to replace the worship of […]

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Elisha

ELISHA Scripture references: 1 Kings 19; 2 Kings 2–13; Luke 4:27 ————————v———————— Date: About 850 b.c. Name: Elisha [ee-LI-shuh; “God is salvation”] Greatest accomplishment: Elisha was the successor of Elijah whose ministry confirmed God’s active presence in Israel.   ————————v———————— ELISHA’S ROLE IN SCRIPTURE Elisha had a very different ministry from that of Elijah. Elijah’s […]

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Ezekiel

EZEKIEL Scripture references: Ezekiel ————————v———————— Date: Prophesied between 593–571 b.c. Name: Ezekiel [ee-ZEE-kee-uhl; “God strengthens”] Greatest accomplishment: Ezekiel ministered to Jews in Babylon before the fall of Jerusalem.   ————————v———————— EZEKIEL’S ROLE IN SCRIPTURE Ezekiel was taken to Babylon with many other Jews in 597 b.c. He was God’s spokesman to the captive community before […]

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Isaiah

ISAIAH Scripture references: 2 Kings 19–20; 2 Chronicles 26:22; 32:30–32; Isaiah 20:2–3; 38:21 ————————v———————— Date: Isaiah prophesied about 739–681 b.c. Name: Isaiah [I-ZAY-yuh; “Yahweh is salvation”] Greatest achievement: Isaiah penned the great Old Testament book bearing his name, filled with messianic prophecies.   ————————v———————— ISAIAH’S ROLE IN SCRIPTURE Isaiah was a prophet of Judah, who […]

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Jacob

JACOB Scripture references: Genesis 25–35; 48–49 Romans 9:6–13 ————————v———————— Date: About 2006–1859 b.c. Name: Jacob [JAY-kuhb; “supplanter”] Greatest accomplishment: Jacob, renamed Israel, fathered the twelve men from whom the Jewish people sprang.   ————————v———————— JACOB’S ROLE IN SCRIPTURE It’s tempting to skip over Jacob in our discussion of great men of the Old Testament. Jacob […]

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James, the Brother of Jesus

JAMES THE BROTHER OF JESUS Scripture references: Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3; Acts 12:17; 15:13; 21:18; Galatians 1:19; 2:9, 12 ————————v———————— Date: a.d. 30 Name: James [JAYMZ; “supplanter”] Greatest Accomplishment: James emerged as the leader of the church in Jerusalem and wrote the Book of James.   ————————v———————— JAMES’S ROLE IN SCRIPTURE James the brother of […]

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Jeremiah

JEREMIAH Scripture references: The Book of Jeremiah; 2 Chronicles 35 ————————v———————— Date: About 652–567 b.c. Name: Jeremiah [JAIR-uh-MI-uh; “Yahweh lifts up”] Greatest Accomplishment: For the last forty years of Judah’s existence, Jeremiah urged kings and people to submit to the Babylonians.   ————————v———————— JEREMIAH’S ROLE IN SCRIPTURE Jeremiah was born during the forty-four-year reign of […]

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