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Abraham is called by God to leave his home for the land God will show him. God promises he will father a great nation
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When Abraham is 100 years old his elderly wife bears him a son, Issac just as God promised him
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Issac and Rebekah have twins that jostle with each other in the womb. This is symbolic of how they treat each other as they grow up
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Jacob has 12 sons with his 2 wives and 2 concubines. Their descendants make up the 12 tribes of Israel
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Joseph is sold into slavery by his 10 older brothers
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Pharaoh makes Joseph his right hand man after Joseph tells Pharaoh how to react to a coming famine
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After Jacob learns that Joseph is ruler of Egypt he goes there to escape the famine and be reunited with his son before he dies
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Years after Joseph died, the Egyptians enslaved the Hebrews. Moses will be the one to deliver his people from oppresion
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Moses goes up to Mt. Sinai where God gives him the law of the Jewish people
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Moses leads the Hebrew people away from captivity in Eygpt to return to Canaan
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The Jewish people reach the promised land after they cross over the Jordan river under Joshua's leadership
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After centuries of being ruled by judges and prophets the Jews ask for a king. The prophet Samuel anoints a young man named Saul
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God rejects Saul because of his disobedience and makes David, the son of Jesse, King
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Solomon builds the first house for God just as God promised his father David
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Elijah the prophet departs from the earth on a chariot of fire going up to heaven with only his disciple, Elisha, there to witness the event
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Ezra leads the people from Babylon back to their homeland and rebuilds the temple of the Lord
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The Virgin Mary gives birth to Jesus Christ in a manger in Bethlehem.
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Jesus is tried and handed over to the Romans. They crucify him with two other criminals on Good Friday, this is seen as one of the most important moments in the Christian Faith
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A young man named Stephen is stoned to death and becomes the first Martyr of the Christian faith
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Two of the greatest apostles in their time "finish their race" as Paul says to Timothy in a letter. Both are Martyred by roman authorities
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The last of the 12 disciples John is exiled to the island of Patmos where he eventually dies of old age but not before he writes his Gospel and the Book of Reveation
