Naomi lost her husband and two sons in Moab, and returned to Bethlehem with only one comfort in her bitterness, her daughter-in-law Ruth.

A prophet-for-hire agreed to help Balak, King of Moab, try to do something about the flood of Israelites pouring into his kingdom.

The Israelites crossed over into the Land of Promise, only to find their progress barred by the well-fortified city of Jericho.

Goliath, a giant of a man from Philistia, has challenged Israel’s warrior-heroes to meet him in single combat, but only a shepherd boy is brave enough to step up.

The Israelites under Philistia’s rule might have blended with their heathen masters had not Samson kept stirring up trouble.

The Israelites turn to Deborah for help after twenty years under the harsh rule of King Jabin and his stern general Sisera.