Lesser Known Bible Characters

As you read through the Bible, you discovered hundreds of individuals who were mentioned only once or twice; i.e., Hirah, Tattenai. They appeared, only to promptly disappear in the next couple of verses or chapter. Like me, you may have thought, "Surely, a more important character, action, or truth could have been put in the limited Bible space?"

The apostle Paul answered our question, "Why are they even there?" He wrote that all scripture is valuable for teaching, correcting, and training i...