A | B |
Catholic | A Christian who belongs to the Catholic Church. |
Christian | Someone who believes in Jesus and tries to follow his teaching |
Abram | Abraham's name before God changed it |
Abraham | The first believer; Father of the Jewish people |
Sarah | Abraham's wife |
Sarai | Sarah's name before God changed it |
Haran | country from which Abram was called |
Isaac | son of Abraham and Sarah |
Canaan | the Promised Land to which God led Abraham |
believed | had faith in and trusted |
faith | accepting something as true; trusting someone |
Boaz | Naomi's kinsman who marries Ruth |
Israel | the land occupied by the descendants of Jacob (to whom God gave the name "Israel", meaning "he strives with God") |
Moab | ancient kingdom that was east of the Dead Sea |
Naomi | Ruth's Israelite mother-in-law |
Ruth | Moabite woman who learns about the true God of Israel |