Match the ten heroes to their KJV descriptions
Ten heroes from the Bible. Ten short KJV descriptions. Draw a line from each name on the left to the description on the right that fits. Answers on page two.
| Hero | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Noah | — | Sold into Egypt by his brothers, later saved his family from famine. (Genesis 45) |
| Abraham | — | Slew Goliath with a stone and a sling; was later king over Israel. (1 Samuel 17) |
| Moses | — | Built an ark of gopher wood and was saved with his household from the flood. (Genesis 6) |
| David | — | Called from Ur to a land he had not seen; the father of many nations. (Genesis 12) |
| Ruth | — | Led the people out of Egypt through the parted sea. (Exodus 14) |
| Daniel | — | A Moabite widow who cleaved to Naomi and became the great-grandmother of David. (Ruth 1) |
| Esther | — | A queen in Persia; risked her life to save her people. (Esther 4) |
| Peter | — | Prayed by an open window three times a day; kept safe in the den of lions. (Daniel 6) |
| Paul | — | A fisherman called by Jesus; the first to say ‘Thou art the Christ.’ (Matthew 16) |
| Joseph | — | Once a persecutor of the church; met the risen Christ on the road to Damascus. (Acts 9) |
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses… let us run with patience the race that is set before us.”
Hebrews 12:1 · KJV
Answer key
- Noah — Built an ark of gopher wood and was saved with his household from the flood.
- Abraham — Called from Ur to a land he had not seen; the father of many nations.
- Moses — Led the people out of Egypt through the parted sea.
- David — Slew Goliath with a stone and a sling; was later king over Israel.
- Ruth — A Moabite widow who cleaved to Naomi and became the great-grandmother of David.
- Daniel — Prayed by an open window three times a day; kept safe in the den of lions.
- Esther — A queen in Persia; risked her life to save her people.
- Peter — A fisherman called by Jesus; the first to say ‘Thou art the Christ.’
- Paul — Once a persecutor of the church; met the risen Christ on the road to Damascus.
- Joseph — Sold into Egypt by his brothers, later saved his family from famine.
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