CanuckLynn
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Earlist: Adam, world's first human being -Gen. 2:7 Oldest: Methuselah, son of Enoch, who lived to be 969 -Gen. 5:27 Strongest: Samson, carnal Nazarite whom God used to deliver Israel from the Philistines -Judg. 14:6, 15:5 Wisest: Solomon, king of Israel and son of David -1 Kings 3:12 Richest: Solomon -1 Kings 10:23 Tallest: Goliath, over nine feet tall, killed in battle by David -1 Sam. 17:4 Shortest: Zacchaeus, who climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus -Luke 19:3-4 Fattest: Eglon, Moabite king killed by the judge Ehud -Judg.3:17 Meekest: Moses, Israel's great lawgiver and author of the first five books of the bible -Num. 12:3 Cruelest: Manasseh, who shed blood from one end of Judah to the other but later repented -2 Chron. 33:1-13 Fastest: Asahel, described in Scripture as "light of foot as a wild roe" -2 Sam. 2:18 Greatest of the Prophets: John the Baptist, forerunner of Christ -Matt. 11:11 Guiltiest: Judas, who betrayed the Savior for 30 pieces of silver -Matt. 27:3-5 Proudest: Nebuchadnezzar, Babylonian king who destroyed Jerusalem and was later humbled by God himself -Dan. 4 Most Beautiful: Esther, Jewish queen who saved her people from the first holocaust attempt in history -Esther 2:7 Most Traveled: Paul, the great theologian and missionary -Acts 13:4, 15:36, 18:23 Most Sorrowful: Jeremiah, persecuted by his own countrymen for preaching on sin and who saw his beloved Jerusalem destroyed -Jer. 9:1, Lam. 1:12 Most Persecuted: Job, attacked by Satan, totally misunderstood by wife, and criticized by his friends J-ob 1-2 Most Lovestruck: Jacob, who agreed to work seven years for the hand of Rachel -Gen. 29:18-20 Most Frightened: Belshazzar, whose knees knocked ad the handwriting in the wall appeared -Dan. 5:6 Most Rash: Jephthah, who vowed to offer a special sacrifice if God would allow him to win a battle; the sacrifice turned out to be his daughter J-udg. 11:30 Most Doubtful: Thomas, who said he could not believe in Christ's resurrection until he saw and touched the Savior -John 11:16, 20:24-29
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