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13 people shown, in the order of the biblical story.

Conquest & Judges 13

Name	People	Role (what)	When
Joshua also Oshea, Hoshea, Jehoshua	Israelite / Jew Hebrew, tribe of Ephraim	Successor of Moses; leader of the conquest of Canaan	c. 1400 BC (traditional)
Caleb	Israelite / Jew Tribe of Judah; son of Jephunneh the Kenezite	Faithful spy who followed the LORD fully	c. 1400 BC (traditional)
Rahab also Rachab	Gentile Canaanite (Jericho)	Woman of Jericho who sheltered the spies	c. 1400 BC (traditional)
Deborah	Israelite / Jew Hebrew; judged in mount Ephraim	Prophetess and judge of Israel	The days of the judges
Gideon also Jerubbaal, Gedeon	Israelite / Jew Hebrew, tribe of Manasseh	Judge who delivered Israel from Midian	The days of the judges
Samson	Israelite / Jew Hebrew, tribe of Dan	Nazarite judge of great strength	The days of the judges
Delilah	Gentile Valley of Sorek; commonly regarded as a Philistine (the text does not state)	Woman who betrayed Samson	The days of the judges
Ruth	Gentile Moabite	Moabite widow; great-grandmother of King David	The days of the judges
Naomi also Mara	Israelite / Jew Hebrew, of Bethlehem-judah (Ephrathite)	Mother-in-law of Ruth	The days of the judges
Boaz also Booz	Israelite / Jew Hebrew, tribe of Judah (Bethlehem)	Kinsman-redeemer who married Ruth	The days of the judges
Hannah	Israelite / Jew Hebrew, of Ramathaim-zophim in mount Ephraim	Mother of Samuel; woman of prayer	End of the days of the judges
Eli	Israelite / Jew Hebrew, tribe of Levi (priest at Shiloh)	High priest and judge at Shiloh	End of the days of the judges
Samuel	Israelite / Jew Hebrew, of mount Ephraim (Levite line)	Prophet, priest and last judge of Israel	c. 1100-1000 BC (traditional)

"Gentile" means anyone who was not of the people of Israel. From Melchizedek, Rahab and Ruth to Cornelius and Lydia, Scripture shows God's promise to Abraham reaching every nation: "in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed" (Genesis 12:3).