1 The Four Classes of Bible Characters Bible Characters fall into four classes: those who are great but not good; those who are good but not great; those who are neither good nor great; and those who are both great and good. Among those who are great but not good are Joab, Nebuchadnezzar, Sennacherib. Of the good who are not great we may name Isaac, Elkanah and Joseph the husband of Mary. Neither great nor good are Eli, Shimei, Ahab. Of those who are both good and great, the most famous would be
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