Clues:
1S GIDEON was one of Israel’s judges and he led the Israelites to victory against their Midianite
oppressors. To gain the victory, he and his 300 men lit torches, blew trumpets, and shouted.
2W NOAH built an ark to save himself, his family, and the animals from a flood.
3S LEAH was the unloved wife of Jacob and the sister of Rachel.
4N SAMSON was one of Israel’s judges, who God had given superhuman strength.
5S SARAH was the wife of Abraham. In her old age, she gave birth to Isaac.
6W ISAAC was the father of Jacob and Esau.
7N DAVID was the second king of Israel and the father of Solomon.
8W EVE was the first woman and the wife of Adam.
9N JOSEPH was Jacob’s favorite son and was sold into slavery by his brothers.
10S JOSHUA succeeded Moses and led the destruction of Jericho.
11E JACOB had twelve sons whose descendants formed the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
12N SAMUEL was a great prophet and the last judge of Israel.
13W MOSES was used by God to deliver the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
14N ADAM was the first man and was created out of dust.
15W RACHEL was the wife of Jacob and the mother of Benjamin and Joseph.
16N REBEKAH was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau.
17N ABRAHAM was the founding father of Israel and the husband of Sarah.
18S DANIEL was a prophet whom God delivered from the lion’s den.
19N JEZEBEL was Ahab’s wife and the Queen of Israel. She encouraged idolatry in the kingdom.
20N SOLOMON was the son of David and a very wise king.
21S MORDECAI was Esther’s cousin who uncovered a plot to assassinate the king.
22E BATHSHEBA committed adultery with David and was the mother of Solomon.
23N RUTH was a Moabite woman who became the great-grandmother of King David.
24W DEBORAH is the only female judge mentioned in the Bible.
25E ESTHER was the Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus.