Setting the scene
This is the specific city where Jesus was born
What is Bethlehem
The name of the angel who announced the news of Jesus' birth to Mary.
Who is Gabriel?
These were the three gifts presented by the wise men to Jesus.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
The town where Mary & Joseph lived before Jesus was born
What is Nazareth?
True or False: Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem riding a donkey
What is False (The Bible does not specify their mode of transport)?
The name of the Roman Emperor who ordered the census that brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.
Who is Caesar Augustus?
The occupation of the first local people, besides his parents, to visit baby Jesus.
Who are the shepherds?
This natural phenomenon in the sky guided the Magi from the East to Bethlehem.
What is the Star of Bethlehem (or the star)?
The city of David where Jesus was born
What is Bethlehem?
True or False: The exact date of Jesus' birth is recorded as December 25th in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew.
What is False (The date is not mentioned in the Bible)?
This structure served as Jesus’ birthplace and first nursery because the local inn had no vacancies.
What is a stable or a barn?
This King of Judea felt threatened by the birth of a new "King" and ordered the killing of all infant boys in Bethlehem.
Who is Herod the Great?/ King Herod
The gift that was a valuable perfume and incense used in temple worship, symbolizing Jesus' divine nature.
What is frankincense?
The reason Mary gave birth in a stable rather than a house or hotel
What is “There was no room at the inn”?
True or False: The Wise Men visited Jesus on the night he was born in the stable, right alongside the angel Gabriel
What is False (No reference of the angel being at the Inn)?
This specific item, typically used for animal feed, served as Jesus' first bed.
What is a manger?
The prophet (Old Testament) who foretold that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem?
Who is Micah? (Micah 5:2)
The gift that was an aromatic spice used for burial preparation in ancient times, foreshadowing Jesus' eventual death and sacrifice.
What is myrrh?
The country Mary & Joseph fled to shortly after Jesus’ birth to escape King Herod’s persecution.
What is Egypt?
True or False: The wisemen were kings, according to the biblical accounts.
What is False (The Bible refers to them as wise men from the East, not specifically kings).