The House of Haran in Mesopotamia?
Haran, brother of Abraham.

Laban, the grandson of Nahor;
Rebecca, sister of Laban;

Leah,

Rachel,

daughters of Laban.

Q. Who was the nephew of Abraham?

A. Lot.

Q. Who was the king of Elam or Persia in the time

The most remarkable of the Judges ?

Deborah and Barak, who conquered Sisera;
Jephtha, who made the rash vow;

Samson, the strongest man;

Eli, who was punished for the wickedness of his sons; Samuel, the last and most upright of the Judges of Israel.

The three Kings who reigned over the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah united?

King Saul
King David

King Solomon.

Q. Who was Ruth?

A. The pious daughter-in-law of Naomi, and the grandmother of Jesse.

Q. Who was Jesse?

A. The father of David, from whom Jesus Christ was descended.

Q. Who were the principal of the sons of David?
A. Solomon, the beloved of the Lord;

Absalom, who rebelled against his father;
Adonijah, who disputed the throne.

The most remarkable of the twenty Kings of Israel?

Jeroboam, who revolted, and first made Israel to sin; Omri, who built Samaria;

Ahab, the husband of Jezebel, who slew Naboth; 4 Hosea, the last King, who was taken captive with all Israel, by Salmaneser, King of Assyria.

The most remarkable of the twenty Kings of Judah? Rehoboam, son of Solomon;

Hezekiah, by whose prayers Sennacherib, the Assyrian, was driven out of Judah;

Josiah, the most virtuous of Kings;

Zedekiah, the last King, in whose time Judah was taken captive by the Babylonians.

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The Prophets of Israel?

Elijah, under King Ahab, and

Elisha, who caught his mantle;

Hosea, and many of the Lesser Prophets, who predicted the downfall of Israel.

The Prophets of Judah?

Isaiah, who was killed by Manasseh;
Jeremiah,

and who foretold the Captivity; Ezekiel,

Daniel, who was carried to Babylon;

Haggai,

and Zechariah,

who prophesied in the reign of Ahasuerus.

Names of the most remarkable of the Kings of

Assyria?

Ninus, founder of Nineveh, and first of the ancient

line;

Sardanapalus, last of the ancient line, who perished by his effeminacy;

Tiglath-pileser, who first attacked Israel;
Salmaneser, who carried Israel captive;

Sennacherib, who was defeated in the time of

Hezekiah, King of Judah;

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Esarhaddon, his son, who sent Jewish priests to instruct the Heathens in Samaria.

Kings of Babylon?

Baladan, who overturned the ancient empire of

Assyria;

Nebuchadnezzar, who made Babylon the seat of

empire, and took Judah captive;

Belshazzar, his grandson, in whose reign Babylon was taken by Cyrus.

Kings of Persia ?

Darius, the Mede;

Cyrus, the Persian;

Ahasuerus, the husband of Queen Esther, and the restorer of the City and Temple of Jerusalem.

The Leaders of the Jewish People in their Return from Captivity?

Zorobabel, the first conductor;

Ezra, who collected the Holy Scriptures;

Nehemiah, who rebuilt the walls of the City;
Esther, the Queen, who won the indulgence of
Ahasuerus;

Malachi, the last of the Prophets.

The most remarkable of the High Priests? Melchisedec, the King and Priest of Salem, who

blessed Abraham;

Aaron, brother of Moses;