1. Jacob and Esau
   James and John
2. Peter and Andrew
   Cain and Abel

The first brother relationship in the Bible didn't turn out so well! Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and gave God an insolent reply: "Am I my brother's keeper?" His punishment was a lifetime of wandering.

1. Jacob and Esau
   Peter and Paul
2. David and Goliath
   Moses and Aaron

Jacob was born second, but he used some deceptive tactics to steal his brother's birthright as the firstborn son. He put lamb's skin on his arms to trick his blind father, Isaac, into thinking he was Esau!

1. Abraham and Sarah
   Samson and Delilah
2. Isaac and Rebekah
   Joseph and Potiphar's wife

According to the Book of Judges, Samson was a judge who possessed superhuman strength as long as he never cut his hair. But he told Delilah his secret, and she promptly betrayed him to the Philistines.

1. Ahab and Jezebel
   Esther and Ahasuerus
2. Mary and Joseph
   King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Joseph and Mary were engaged when Mary had a visit from an angel who told her she would bear the son of God. Joseph had his own heavenly messenger tell him not to abandon Mary, but to take care of her and Jesus.

1. David and Jonathan
   James and John
2. Peter and Paul
   Ishmael and Isaac

When Jesus recruited James and John to be among his disciples, he nicknamed them the "sons of thunder" ⁠— suggesting something about their personalities! Yes, they could be brazen, but they were faithful, too.

1. Isaac and Ishmael
   Cain and Abel
2. Elijah and Elisha
   Simeon and Levi

At Sarah's urging, Abraham had a son with Hagar, Sarah's servant. But when Ishmael was a teenager, Sarah had her own son, Isaac, and told Abraham to send Hagar and Ishmael away. Talk about family drama!

1. Nabal and Abigail
   Moses and Zipporah
2. Sisera and Jael
   Zechariah and Elizabeth

When an angel told Zechariah that he and his wife Elizabeth would have a son, Zechariah couldn't believe it ⁠— they were both old! Because Zechariah doubted the angel's message, God rendered him mute until his son was born. Zechariah named him John.

1. Joseph and Benjamin
   Michael and Gabriel
2. David and Goliath
   Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar

When David volunteered to fight Goliath, a fearsome giant in the Philistine army, no one thought he had a chance. But the boy, armed only with a slingshot, took down the giant thanks to his faith in God.

1. Cherubim and Seraphim
   Gabriel and Michael
2. Saul and Samuel
   Elijah and Elisha

Although angels appear throughout the Bible, Gabriel and Michael are two primary ones who have names. Gabriel is the messenger who tells Mary she will bear Jesus, and Michael fights for God with his flaming sword.

1. Leah and Rachel
   Ruth and Naomi
2. Mary and Martha
   Esther and Abigail

After Ruth's husband died, she refused to leave her mother-in-law, Naomi, insisting that Naomi's people and God would become her own. For her faithfulness, God protected her and helped her find a new husband.

1. Saul and David
   Simeon and Levi
2. Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar
   Moses and Aaron

King Saul and David had a complicated relationship! While David served faithfully in Saul's army and won the hand of Saul's daughter, Saul kept attempting to kill him, apparently jealous of his power.

1. Bilhah and Zilpah
   Rachel and Leah
2. Ruth and Orpah
   Mary and Elizabeth

Jacob, who tricked his brother Esau out of his birthright, gets his comeuppance. Laban tricks Jacob into marrying Leah instead of Rachel and then offers Rachel, too, if Jacob will work for him.

1. Cain and Abel
   Ruth and Naomi
2. Adam and Eve
   David and Goliath

God created Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, in the Book of Genesis and gave them dominion over the Garden of Eden. But, of course, they couldn't resist eating that forbidden fruit!

1. Miriam and Aaron
   Zipporah and Jethro
2. Isaac and Rebekah
   Hosea and Gomer

Although Moses is a central figure in the Book of Exodus, his siblings, Aaron and Miriam, also had their special roles. Aaron was a high priest who helped Moses lead his people, and Miriam was a prophetess.

1. Anne and Elizabeth
   Sarah and Rebekah
2. Mary and Martha
   Esther and Ruth

When Jesus came to stay at Mary and Martha's house, Martha stayed busy cleaning and cooking, while Mary just sat and listened to Jesus' words. Martha scolded her sister, but Jesus gently defended Mary.

1. Abraham and Sarah
   Isaac and Rebekah
2. Adam and Eve
   Samson and Delilah

Sarah laughed in disbelief when she overheard a man tell Abraham that they would have a son. And lo and behold, when she did give birth to a son, they named him Isaac, which means "laughter."

1. Ahab and Jezebel
   David and Bathsheba
2. Isaac and Rebekah
   Mary and Joseph

Abraham sent out a servant to find a woman worthy of his son, Isaac. The servant knew Rebekah was the one when she offered water to both him and his camels. She and Isaac then had twins, Jacob and Esau.

1. Joseph and Benjamin
   Dan and Naphtali
2. Gad and Asher
   Reuben and Simeon

Joseph and Benjamin were Jacob's two youngest sons. Joseph's older brothers sold him into slavery, but he soon became Pharaoh's right-hand man. Joseph was later reunited with his brothers, whom he forgave.

1. Hebron and Nineveh
   Sodom and Gomorrah
2. Rehoboth and Jerusalem
   Shiloh and Tanis

Abraham asked God to spare Sodom and Gomorrah if there were at least 10 good people living there. But apparently the cities didn't pass this test because they were both destroyed.

1. Adam and Eve
   Aquila and Priscilla
2. Boaz and Ruth
   Moses and Zipporah

After Moses fled Egypt, he wound up in Midian, where he met Jethro, a priest and shepherd. Because Moses defended Jethro's daughters from other shepherds, Jethro gave Moses his daughter Zipporah as a wife.

1. Jael and Sisera
   Samson and Delilah
2. Judith and Holofernes
   Hannah and Elkanah

According to the Book of Judges, King Jabin of Canaan was at war with the Israelites. Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army, took refuge with Heber the Kenite, but Heber's wife, Jael, killed him in his sleep.

1. Peter and John
   Thomas and Jude
2. Simon and Andrew
   Paul and Silas

In Acts of the Apostles, Paul and Silas were falsely imprisoned in Phililppi for causing a public scene. However, at midnight, an earthquake shook the jail and broke the prisoners' chains.

1. Elizabeth and Zechariah
   Mary and Martha
2. Simeon and Anna
   Lazarus and Joseph

It was Jewish tradition for parents to present their firstborn sons at the Temple. Simeon and Anna were two devout Jews, and when they saw the infant Jesus, they thanked God for showing them the Messiah.

1. Tamar and Amnon
   Priscilla and Aquila
2. Judith and Holofernes
   Nabal and Abigail

Priscilla and Aquila were mentioned as a couple several times in the New Testament. They were friends of St. Paul and appeared to hold equal status as important missionaries of Christianity.

1. Esther and Ahasuerus
   Ruth and Haman
2. Naomi and Solomon
   Bathsheba and Uriah

Esther was a Jewish woman who kept her background a secret until Haman threatened her people. Esther then appealed to her husband, Ahasuerus, to spare her people. He obliged and had Haman killed instead.

1. Puah and Shiphrah
   Rachel and Miriam
2. Esther and Dinah
   Tamar and Osnat

Puah and Shiphrah refused to kill newborn baby boys as Pharaoh commanded. So they concocted a lie, saying that Hebrew women delivered their babies quicker than Egyptian women, before the midwives could arrive.

1. Moses and Aaron
   Joshua and Caleb
2. Elijah and Elisha
   David and Jonathan

Joshua and Caleb were among the scouts who explored Canaan. While the other scouts feared that Canaan was too heavily fortified, Joshua and Caleb believed that God would bring them into the Promised Land.

1. Cheese and wine
   Grapes and lamb
2. Milk and honey
   Bread and fish

According to the Gospels, a multitude of 5,000 people came to hear Jesus speak. Jesus wished to feed the people but only had five loaves and two fish. After some prayers to God, though, the food was enough!

1. Issachar and Zebulun
   Manasseh and Ephraim
2. Gad and Asher
   Dan and Benjamin

Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, with his Egyptian wife, Asenath. Later, Joseph's father, Jacob, adopted Manasseh and Ephraim and shared his inheritance with them as well as with his own sons.

1. A cup-bearer and a baker
   A soldier and a doctor
2. A carpenter and a missionary
   A farmer and a fisherman

Joseph had a knack for interpreting dreams. He told the cup-bearer he would be restored to his former position in three days. The baker, though, would be executed in three days. Joseph was right, as always.

1. Hawk and pigeon
   Raven and dove
2. Eagle and sparrow
   Canary and cardinal

After the ark rested on Mount Ararat, Noah needed to know whether the flood had subsided enough for him to leave the boat. So he sent out first a raven, then a dove, to "test the waters."

1. Jesus and Peter
   Lucifer and Judas
2. Pontius Pilate and Herod
   Jesus and Mary

The disciples were crossing the Sea of Galilee on a boat when it started to storm. They were afraid but then saw Jesus walking on the water toward them. Jesus even encouraged Peter to try walking himself!

1. Milk and honey
   Goat and berries
2. Fish and cheese
   Manna and quail

Have you heard of the expression "manna from heaven"? The Lord heard the Israelites grumbling about being hungry, so he sent down manna and quail for them to eat. They ate that for 40 years in the desert!

1. Moses and Elijah
   Joshua and Samuel
2. Ezekiel and Jeremiah
   Obadiah and Haggai

The Transfiguration is a major event in the New Testament, during which Jesus climbs a mountain to pray and becomes radiant with light. Moses and Elijah appear with him, and God calls him "Son."

1. Isaiah and Ezekiel
   Amos and Jonah
2. Zephaniah and Micah
   Elijah and Elisha

The time came for Elijah to go to heaven, but Elisha didn't want to leave his side. So Elisha was there when a chariot of fire took Elijah away, and Elisha asked for Elijah's powers, which he received.

1. Milk and honey
   Bread and wine
2. Fish and lamb
   Juice and crackers

When God appeared to Moses in the form of a burning bush, he promised to lead the Hebrews to a land flowing with milk and honey. This was the Promised Land that God had first promised to Abraham.

1. Samson and Delilah
   Hosea and Gomer
2. Nabal and Abigail
   Ananias and Sapphira

In Acts of the Apostles, Ananias and Sapphira sold their land to give the money to the apostles. However, they secretly withheld a portion for themselves. Peter called them on it, and God struck them down dead.

1. Sugar and salt
   Nectar and honey
2. Water and wine
   Fish and lamb

Jesus, his mother and his disciples were at a wedding in Cana when Mary told Jesus that the host was out of wine. So Jesus performed his first miracle, changing water into a fine wine.

1. David and Bathsheba
   Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
2. Saul and Ahinoam
   Josiah and Zebidah

David impregnated a married woman, Bathsheba, and then conspired to have her husband, Uriah, killed in battle. David's sins came back to haunt him when his favorite son, Absalom, was killed.

1. Sarah and Rachel
   Ruth and Esther
2. Mary and Leah
   Rebekah and Zilpah

The Protestant Bible features many notable women, but only two had books named after them in the Old Testament: Ruth and Esther. The Catholic Bible, however, also features the Book of Judith.