Patriarchs & Matriarchs

Jacob, later called Israel, was the patriarch whose perseverance and faith made him the father of the twelve tribes and a key figure in God’s covenant plan.

Esau was Isaac’s firstborn son, a skilled hunter who traded his birthright for a meal but later showed great forgiveness, becoming the ancestor of the Edomites.

Eliezer of Damascus was Abraham’s faithful servant, remembered for his loyalty and prayerful obedience in fulfilling God’s plan for Isaac’s marriage and the covenant lineage.

Isaac was the promised son of Abraham and Sarah, whose faithful and obedient life continued God’s covenant and foreshadowed Christ’s redemption.

Hagar was Sarah’s Egyptian servant and the mother of Ishmael, who encountered God in the wilderness as “the God who sees,” becoming a symbol of divine compassion and endurance.

Lot was Abraham’s nephew who lived in Sodom; though rescued by God’s mercy from its destruction, his story stands as both a warning and a testament to divine compassion.

Sarah, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, faithfully waited for God’s promise and miraculously bore a son in her old age.

Abraham, the father of faith, trusted God’s promises and became the patriarch of Israel and ancestor of Jesus Christ.