Jean Fischer - Kids Bible Dictionary

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A ARON.

Moses big brother. Moses wasnt a good speaker. So God told Aaron to speak for him. Aaron did the talking. Moses was the leader. Aaron helped Moses lead the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt. God chose Aaron to be Israels first high priest. But Aaron wasnt perfect. The people asked him to make a statue of a god they could worship. Aaron agreed and made a golden calf. God forgave Aaron after Moses prayed for him. Neither Aaron nor Moses made it to the Promised Land because they disobeyed God one time at a place called Meribah. They were supposed to speak to a rock to create miracle water in the desertbut Moses was angry with the people and hit the rock with a stick instead.

Exodus 117
Exodus 37:14
Numbers 70:617

This model of a Jewish high priest shows the kind of clothes Aaron woreincluding the shield-like breastplate with 12 colorful stones. Each stone stood for a tribe of Israel.

A BBA.

An Aramaic word meaning daddy. (Aramaic is the language that Jesus and His disciples spoke.) Before He was crucified, Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. When He prayed, He cried out to God: Abba, Father. The apostle Paul used the word Abba, too. He said when were saved, God adopts us and we can call him Daddy.

Mark 14:36
Romans 8:15

A BBADON.

A Hebrew word that means destruction. Abbadon was also the name given to the angel in charge of the bottomless pit.

Revelation 9:11 KJY

A BEDNEGO.

A Hebrew man thrown into a fiery furnace. Abednego and his friends, Shadrach and Meshach, would not worship a golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar made. They refused to bow down to the false god. As punishment, the king had them thrown into a fiery furnace. God protected them. They came out of the fire unhurt. (Read all about it in Daniel 3.)

A BEL.

The second son of Adam and Eve. The New Testament says that Abel was righteous. He was faithful and good. Abel always gave his best to God, including his offering. That made his older brother, Cain, very jealous. Cain was unfaithful. He did not give God the offering He desired. Instead of trying to be more like Abel, Cain did an awful thing. In a fit of anger, he murdered his younger brother. Afterward, God sent Cain away from his family. Cain settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

1 John 3:17
Genesis 4:110

A BIGAIL.

Wife of a mean man named Nabal. Nabal was rude to Davids servants. That made David angry. Abigail was sorry about her husbands attitude. She packed up a tasty feast for David and his servants. Then she hurried off to find them (1 Samuel 25:1435). David was kind to Abigail, and he forgave Nabal. Later, after Nabal died, Abigail and David got married.

1 Samuel 75:73

A BIMELECH.

A king during Abrahams time. Abimelech was king of an ancient town called Gerar. Gerar was in the southern part of Israel. Abimelech is known for taking Abrahams -wife, Sarah, and making her part of his collection of women. After he had a dream in which God told him Sarah was Abrahams wife, Abimelech gave her back to Abraham.

Genesis 20:118

A BNER.

Commander of King Sauls army. Abner introduced David to Saul. After Saul died, Abner was loyal to David. He convinced the tribes of Israel to follow Davids leadership.

2 Samuel 3:1721