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Ham 

Noah’s youngers son Ham had four sons They had kids and Their kids had kids And after a while the  peoples of Canaan Africa Egypt and Arabia could all say they came from Ham.   

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Matthew 

A tax collector who became one of Jesus twelve disciples He wrote the Bible book that has his name.   

 

It is the first of the Gospels and the first book in the New testament.  

 

How could Matthew write a book about Jesus because he was a tax collector. 

 

In Bible times many people didn’t know how to read or write.  

 

But those who collection taxes  had To be good at keeping records.  

 

That made Matthew a good choice for a  writer.  

 

Some people called Matthew Levi. 

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Ahab 

A wicked king of Israel Ahab was a really bad man He was married to Jezebel She was wicked too. Together they got the people of Israel to worship a false god  named Baal.  

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Abba  

An Aramic Word meaning daddy Aramic Is the language Jesus and His Disciples spoke Before He was crucified Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane When He prayed He cried out to God Abba Father The apostle Paul used the word Abba too He said when we’re saved God adopts us and we can call him Daddy.  

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