As for the others.....I wish you only give me the verses number so I will read them directly from the bible instead of typing the whole story here again. But thanks a lot anyways.
This is what I suggested at first, but thought that you didn't want that:
Danah, to answer this question properly would be to basically do a copy and paste job from the Bible to LI. I'll spare you that, but recommend that you simply read the Biblical texts.
imm..I would do that, but thought that I might find a quick answer here since I have so many things to do at the meantime.
But I do think you will do better to read for yourself. In this case, since you are basically wanting to read the prophets' narrative, you might do better to read from something like The Message Bible if you have access to it. It has a good prose style for that type of reading.
The story of Noah is found primarily Genesis 5:1 through Genesis 9:29.
Other pertinent verses related to Noah:
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Matthew 24:37-39
37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Luke 17:26-27
26"Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
1 Peter 3:18-22
18For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, 19through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison 20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.
2 Peter 2:4-11
4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment; 5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; 6if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men 8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— 9if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment.
The story of Abraham begins with his father's story in Genesis 11:26 and continues till his death in Genesis 25:11. Of course, it overlaps with his son Isaac's story along the way.
Given the importance of Abraham, it isn't surpising that he continues to be mentioned throughout the rest of the OT and is also one of the most frequent OT figures cited in the NT. So, I won't try to share all of those passages, but only the most important ones:
John 8:31-59
Romans 4:1-25
Galatians 3:6-29
Galatians 4:22-23
22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. 23His son by the slave woman was born in the ordinary way; but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a promise.
Hebrews 11:8-19
James 2:21-24
21Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called God's friend. 24You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
The story of Isaac begins with God's promise to Abraham that his wife Sarah would have a son in Genesis 17:15-16 and continues till his death is recorded in Genesis 35:29 (though after Jacob gets Isaac's blessing in chapter 28 it is really more Jacob's story than Isaac's story).
Other passages of note include:
Galatians 4:28-29
28Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. 29At that time the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now.
(This is understood to speak of the incorporation of Gentiles into the Church by the Holy Spirit on equal footing with the Jews and the need not to have to live by the laws of the Jews to be part of the Church.)
Hebrews 11:9 & 17-20
The story of Jacob begins even before he is born in Genesis 25:21. Probably the key point in his life is found in Genesis 35:10 when God changes Jacob's name to Israel. And in chapter 37, though Jacob still lives it really becomes the story of his son Joseph. Jacob's death is recorded in Genesis 49:33.
You might really be interested in all of Genesis 49, because it seems to be the best record of any prophecy that Jacob might be said to have given.
Another interesting passage is Numbers 24:15-19 in which Jacob (or his family line anyway) is the subject of Balaam's prophecy.
Stephen's sermon in Acts 7 also does a good job of summarizing Jacob's life.
And, as with all the other patriarchs, Jacob is also mentioned in Hebrews 11.
In addition to the above passages, an important summary of the lives of all three patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is Joshua 24:2-4
2 Joshua said to all the people, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Long ago your forefathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the River [a] and worshiped other gods. 3 But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the River and led him throughout Canaan and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac, 4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I assigned the hill country of Seir to Esau, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
The story of Joseph begins with his birth in Genesis 30:23. But it is Genesis 37:3 that sets up the events in Joseph's life, for "Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons" and they were jealous. The consequences of that jealousy in Joseph's life and how Joseph responded is the subject of the rest of Genesis through his death in its last verse, Genesis 50:26.
Like Jacob, Joseph's story is also summarized in Acts 7 and he is included in the list of OT saints in Hebrews 11.
The story of David is more scattered, appearing in many books.
David's geneology is given in Ruth 4, though he is not actually born during the events recorded in the book of Ruth.
We are first introduced to David as a young boy tending his father's sheep in 1 Samuel 16. 1 Samuel 17 tells the story of David killing Goliath, but more importantly in it we see David's great faith in God. David's story occupies the rest of 1 Samuel and also 2 Samuel. His death is recorded in 1 Kings 2:10. But 1 Chronicles repeats much of and adds some to that of David's story. Personally, I find the narrative in 1 Chronicles to be harder to read (probably because I'm not found of the interpretation of events that the author provides with his narrative, but I guess that's my problem unless you also choose to make it yours).
David is also credited with writing many of the Psalms: #3-9, 11-32, 34-41. 51-65, 68-70, 72, 86, 101, 103, 108-110, 122, 124, 131-133, and 139-145.
Of these Jesus quotes a portion of Psalm 110 in Matthew 22:44 (see also Mark 12:36 and Luke 20:42) and then Peter also refers to David and quotes the same passage in his Pentecost sermon found in Acts 2.
Paul refers to David and quotes him in Romans 4:6 and Romans 11:9. And the author of Hebrews not only includes David in his list of OT saints in Hebrews 11, but in Hebrews 4 he also quotes from Pslam 95 and credits the words to David.
Perhaps the most famous use of a Pslam of David is Jesus' quoting of the opening line of Psalm 22, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" --a psalm that, despite its opening line, is a declaration of the pslamist's confidence in God's abiding presence in the midst of all manner of trial. While it may have been expressive of David's own experience, I can also see it as one that anticipates Christ's own death and steadfast confidence in God who "has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help" (Ps. 22:24).
The story of Jonah is almost exclusively found in the book of the same name. There is one mention of him in the story of King Jeroboam II as found in 2 Kings 14. All other references to Jonah are found in the NT:
Matthew 12:39-41
He [Jesus] answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.
Matthew 16:4
A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah." Jesus then left them and went away.
Luke 11:29-32
29As the crowds increased, Jesus said, "This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. 30For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here. 32The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.
The story of Daniel is best found in the book of Daniel.
The apocalyptic message of the book is referred to once in the NT:
Matthew 24:14-16
14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. 15"So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
As with regards Zechariah, there are several Zechariahs mentioned in the scriptures. Again, his book would be the first source for information about him. If you are wanting information about one of the other Zechariahs, then you best bet is to do a concordance search for him. Here is a
link to BibleGateway.com that will take you to 57 different places that at least one of the Zechariahs is mentioned in the Bible.
I doubt if this answers all of your questions. But we don't have detailed information on every biblical figure. Often they arrive on the scene, do their thing, and disappear never to be heard from or even referred to again.
