Old Testament Beginnings
This is a book in the Bible, which details the creation of the world and the lives of the patriarchs
What is Genesis?
Jesus was born in this small town, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies.
What is Bethlehem?
This is the exact number of disciples chosen by Jesus to be His closest inner circle of apostles.
What is 12?
Often called the "City of David," this ancient city is the spiritual and political heart of Israel in the Bible.
What is Jerusalem?
In one of His most famous nature miracles, Jesus fed a massive crowd of 5,000 people using only five of these and two fish.
What are loaves of bread?
This young shepherd boy defeated the Philistine giant Goliath using only a sling and a stone.
Who is David?
This was the occupation of Jesus before He began His public ministry, a trade He learned from His earthly father, Joseph.
What is a carpenter?
This is the total number of plagues that God sent upon Egypt through Moses before Pharaoh let the Israelites go.
What is 10?
Also known as Golgotha, this is the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified.
What is Calvary (or the Place of the Skull)?
This miraculous event allowed the Israelites to cross the Red Sea on dry ground when fleeing from Pharaoh's army.
What is the parting of the Red Sea?
This mother of Samuel prayed so fervently for a child that the priest Eli initially thought she was drunk.
Who is Hannah?
This tax collector climbed up a sycamore tree just to get a glimpse of Jesus as He passed through Jericho.
Who is Zacchaeus?
This is the exact number of disciples chosen by Jesus to be His closest inner circle of apostles.
What is 12?
Jonah attempted to flee from God's command by boarding a ship headed in the opposite direction toward this ancient port city.
What is Joppa?
When the walls of this fortified city collapsed after the Israelites marched around them for seven days, only Rahab and her family were spared.
What is Jericho?
This wise king of Israel, son of David, built the first temple in Jerusalem and was renowned for his great wisdom.
Who is Solomon?
Jesus was baptized in this river by his cousin, John the Baptist.
What is the Jordan River?
This number represents the total number of days and nights it rained continuously during the great flood.
What is 40?
his body of water, located at the lowest elevation on Earth, is where Jesus walked on the surface during a stormy night.
What is the Sea of Galilee?
Elisha performed a miracle to help a poor prophet's widow save her sons by making this household liquid continuously flow into multiple jars.
What is Olive Oil?
Known for his immense patience through profound suffering, this man lost his wealth, family, and health, but never cursed God.
Who is Job?
Lasting for forty days, this event immediately preceded Jesus' public ministry and involved being tempted by Satan in the wilderness.
What is the temptation of Jesus?
According to Jesus' instruction in the Gospel of Matthew, this is how many times we should forgive someone who sins against us.
What is 70 times 7 (or 490)?
Moses spent the final forty years of his life leading the Israelites in this specific desert region before his death on Mount Nebo.
What is the Desert of Paran (or the Wilderness of Sin / Sinai)?
During a long battle against the Amorites, this Old Testament leader commanded the sun and moon to stand still in the sky.
Who is Joshua?