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New Testament
Bible Riddles
Numbers in the bible
Animals in the Bible
100
First book of the bible
Genesis
100
Book about the fall of Jericho
Joshua
100
Longest Book of the Bible
- Jeremiah (approx. 33,002 words)
100
Major Prophet with 66 chapters
Isaiah
100
First Gospel
Matthew
100
I look like a T, I can look like an X, I hang from chains, around people’s necks. Once a symbol of pain, of death, of loss, now I bring hope — what am I?
A Cross
100
Signifies the oneness of God (“Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one”).
Deuteronomy 6:4
1
100
Tempts Eve in Genesis 3:1, representing evil; also, the bronze serpent in Numbers 21:9.
Snake
200
The book where Moses receives the 10 commandments
Exodus
200
Book of Judges (like Samson)
Judges
200
Book of Wisdom by Solomon
Proverbs
200
Prophet swallowed by a fish
Jonah
200
Gospel written by a doctor
Luke
200
I stood tall and mighty, a city’s great pride, but round me they marched, with trumpets they cried. At the sound of a shout, I crumbled away—no hand, no hammer, brought my decay. What am I?
The walls of Jericho
200
Humanity/Imperfection: Man was created on the ___ day, making it the number of man, often falling short of perfection.
(Genesis 1:26-31).
6
200
Symbol of peace and divine presence, famously returning with an olive branch to Noah (Genesis 8:11) and appearing at Jesus' baptism.
300
Books of Laws and Sacrifices
Leviticus
300
Story of Ruth
Ruth
300
Book about a suffering man
Job
300
Prophet of dry bones vision
Ezekiel
300
History Book of Early Church
Acts
300
I slither in silence, without any legs, my tongue splits in two, like a fork it begs. I tempted and tricked in a garden fair, cunning and sly, I was lurking there. What am I?
A Snake
300
Associated with the Godhead (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), the resurrection on the third day, and key patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob).
Divine completion
"For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the _____ day according to the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
3
300
Known from the story of Jonah and when Jesus feeds the 5,000.
Fish
(Below Whale Fish Largest Fish in the World)
400
A book about Israel's wandering in the wilderness
Exodus
400
King David's Reign recorded
2 Samuel or 1 Chronicles
400
Love Story Book
Song of Solomon
400
Prophet who warned Ninevah
Jonah
400
Letter about Love
1 Corinthians
400
I arc through the sky with colors bright, a bow of promise after night. First seen when the flood was through, a sign of God’s covenant true. What am I?
A Rainbow
400
Often understood as the “number of probation or trial.” For example: the Israelites wandered for ____years
40
400
Represents strength, royalty, or ferocity; notable in Daniel's den (Daniel 6).
Lion
500
Book that repeats the law before entering the Promise Land
Deuteronomy
500
Rebuilding the law of Jerusalem
Nehemiah
500
Book about the meaning of life
Ecclesiastes
500
Last book of the Old Testament
Micah
500
Last book of the bible
Revelation
500
I am armor with no weight to bear, a belt, a shield, a sword of prayer. No iron or steel, yet strong indeed, for faith and truth are what you need. What am I?
Armor of God
500
"Here is wisdom: Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six."
Number of the beast" or "number of a man," symbolizing imperfect human evil and opposition to God...
666
500
Symbolize followers of God and are central to sacrificial offerings (Exodus 12:5).