Biblical Personalities

"And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets..." (Hebrews 11:32).

The Bible is filled to the brim with all sorts of characters—peasants, kings, villains, heroes, prophets, priests, fishermen, servants, carpenters, tax collectors and just about every other personality you can imagine. Get to know some of them here.

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Noah: A True Nonconformist

Many people identify with bucking the crowd and being one's own person, but how can we know when that's what we should do? here's an example of someone who was a nonconformist for the right reason.
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Is Jesus Real?

Some people claim that Jesus Christ was not a real historical person. Others believe there was a person with the name Jesus, but that Biblical accounts of His life are not true. How can you prove to yourself and others...
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Jeremiah: A Prophet of Valor

What would it be like to be 20 years old and have God ask you to be His spokesman? What if He asked you to go out into the streets and tell all the people that disaster will surely befall...
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Kissed by an Angel

Could a chance encounter with a stranger be something more? Whether we’re helping an angel or helping a fellow human being made in God’s image, God wants us to be kind, merciful and loving—just as He is.
Confusion Over Noah
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Confusion Over Noah

Was the story of Noah based on other mythical stories, or were these stories actually a retelling of a real historic event?
a woman's hand brushing past several fronds of grain in a wheat field
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The Hesed Factor

How does the Old Testament principle of hesed—"covenant loyalty"— apply to Christians today? The love story of Ruth shows the way.
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Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles

How much do you really know about the apostle Paul? Why did God choose Paul and who was he? Many factors in his background—his family, intelligence, hometown, Roman citizenship, education and zeal—appear to have marked him for God’s use.
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Can We Be Wiser Than Solomon?

Even though Solomon was wiser than everyone (1 Kings 4:31 tells us that "he was wiser than all men"), did he ever make decisions that were not wise? Is there anything we can learn from this?
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Jesus Christ: Do We Have the Real Story?

Do we have the complete story of Jesus Christ's life and death? For centuries alternative ideas have circulated as to whether Jesus was who the Gospels say He was. The Da Vinci Code, a hugely popular best-selling book, dramatizes one...
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What Goes Around, Comes Around

The examples of Saddam and Joseph teach us the importance of sowing what you want to reap.
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Archaeology in Acts, Part 3: Paul's Later Travels

Luke provides us with a detailed and accurate account of Paul’s apostolic missions during the first decades of the Church
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Noah's Ark: Was It Possible?

Atheists, agnostics, unbelievers and liberal scholars have all scoffed at the biblical account of Noah's ark and the Flood. But their criticisms rest on some mistaken assumptions.
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Was Noah's Flood Universal?

Was the Flood of Genesis universal, covering all the earth? Or was it merely a regional inundation engulfing only a small area ? This question has troubled many readers of the Genesis story. How can we discover the truth?
Illustration of Noah building the ark.
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Profiles of Faith: Noah - An Example of Righteousness

You can be like Noah. You can set a right example, too. You also can participate in a great work that is, like Noah, properly and appropriately warning this decaying world of its evil ways and urging it to turn...
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A colossal testimony to God

For many decades Noah witnessed to the world by building his huge ship away from the water.
An ossuary, a burial box for bones.
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Surprising Archaeological Find: Proof of Jesus' Existence?

Have scholars found firm evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ, His earthly father and one of His half brothers? An intriguing find bears their names.
Illustration of James
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Profiles of Faith: James - Half Brother of Jesus

James taught about faith, telling us that true faith is demonstrated by what we are, how we live and what we do.
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"Don't You Know Who I Am?" (What Greatness Isn't)

A couple years ago, a well-known professional football player was caught trespassing and fishing without a license near Washington Dulles Airport.
Illustration of Isaiah.
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Profiles of Faith: Isaiah - A Prophet for Then and Now

Isaiah was a hopeful, faithful and loving prophet of God. Much of his message is relevant for our time. If we will heed his admonitions, repent of our ungodly ways and turn to God, then the promises he recorded for...
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What Do We Do Now?

In the wake of the war with international terrorism and the subsequent Allied response, a new kind of protracted conflict is shaping up. We are threatened with the shadows of an apocalypse of long duration. How do we cope?
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