Heroes
He killed a giant.
David
Bethlehem.
The queen who instituted nation-wide worship of Baal and sanctioned the murder of God's prophets.
Jezebel
The longest river in the world that cuts through Northern Africa.
The Nile
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (NIV)
John 3:16
God called him in the book of Judges to lead the Israelites against the Midianites.
Gideon
Where Jesus went to pray on the night of his betrayal and arrest.
The Garden of Gethsemane.
Solomon's mother.
Bathsheba
The sea through which the Hebrews crossed to escape Egypt.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Phillipians 4:13
Esther's cousin, who saved his people from execution.
Mordecai
The capital of the empire under which the Jews were oppressed in the New Testament.
Moses's wife. daughter of Jethro
Zipporah
Important landforms where many prophets have gone to pray and recieve visions from God.
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
A prostitute who spied for the Israelites, aiding them in the defeat of Jericho.
Rahab
Where Jonas was supposed to preach but refused to go.
Nineveh
A prophetess; the fourth and only female judge of Israel
Deborah
A cultivated area in a desert with water and palm trees. The children of Hebrews stopped at one called Elim during their travels.
An oasis.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
A king of Judah who instituted major religious reforms. He became king at 8 years old. Grandson of Manasseh.
Josiah
The place where John was when he wrote the book of Revelation.
The Isle of Patmos.
The first wife of King Xerxes of Persia in the book of Esther.
(Queen) Vashti
The region of the middle east housing the Tigris and Euphrates River; also called the "fertile crescent"; home to the Assyrians and Babylonians
Mesopotamia
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5:17