First Things First
He was the first baby whose birth is mentioned in the Bible
Cain
A site excavated since 1899, Tell es-Safi has been identified as this Philistine city, home to a giant warrior
Gath
Son of Rebekah, brother of Jacob
Esau
Jesus tells him "a rooster will by no means crow until you have disowned me three times"
Peter
A price paid to buy back or to bring about release from some obligation or undesirable circumstance. A price that covers, as in payment for damages or to satisfy justice.
ransom
DENIAL
Daniel
In First Kings, he is the first king mentioned
David
In "Return of the Jedi", a planet shares its name with this home of a woman who summons a spirit for Saul
Endor
Brother of Seth, father of Enoch
Cain
Exodus chapter 16 recounts how flocks of these birds appeared one evening at sunset & fed the hungry Israelites
Quail
Son of Cush and a mighty hunter, the founder and king of the first empire to come into existence after the Flood
Nimrod
OX DUES
Exodus
Joseph was the 11th son of Jacob and the first son of this woman
Rebecca
Of the 10 most populous U.S. cities, the one that shares its name with a city mentioned in Revelation
Philadelphia
Daughter of Laban, mother of Benjamin
Rachel
Jesus said “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the killer of the prophets and stoner of those sent to her, how often I wanted to gather your children together the way a this gathers her chicks under her wings!"
Hen
The outcry of complaint about the wickedness of Sodom and this city became so great that Jehovah sent angels to inspect the situation and then to destroy the cities by a rain of fire and sulfur.
Gomorrah
VIOLENT ERA
Revelation
This is the first book, alphabetically, in the New World Translation of the Greek Scriptures
Acts
It is the only U.S. State capital named for a Biblical figure.
St. Paul
Father of Ahaziah, husband of Jezebel
Ahab
Isaiah 40:31 says “Those hoping in Jehovah will regain power. They will soar on wings like them”
Eagles
A prominent religious sect of Judaism associated with the priesthood that did not believe in either resurrection or angels, they joined the Pharisees in trying to tempt Jesus by asking him for a sign
Sadduccees
HER WEBS
Hebrews
In the New World Translation, this is the first book of the Hebrew Bible that does not end with the letter "s"
Deuteronomy
It is the only Pacific island nation whose name comes from a Biblical king
Solomon Islands
Brother of Shem & Ham, son of Noah
Japheth
Psalm 84 says "My whole being yearns, yes, I am faint with longing, for the courtyards of Jehovah . . . Even the bird finds a home there and this bird in particular a nest for herself, where she cares for her young near your grand altar"
Swallow
An aromatic gum resin, it was apparently viewed as having sufficient value to be presented as a gift to one born king of the Jews.
MYRRH
SEE SIGN
Genesis