Old Testament Heroes
He built a giant wooden ark to save his family and the animals from a great flood.
Who is Noah?
This is the town where baby Jesus was born.
What is Bethlehem?
This is the special holy water blessed by priests that Orthodox Christians drink or are sprinkled with for healing and blessings.
What is Tsebel?
This giant animal swallowed Jonah when he tried to run away from God.
What is a whale (or great fish)?
She was the very first woman created by God.
Who is Eve?
He was the very first man created by God in the Garden of Eden.
Who is Adam?
She was chosen by God to be the mother of Jesus.
Who is the Virgin Mary?
This vibrant Ethiopian holiday celebrates the finding of the True Cross with a large bonfire.
What is Meskel?
Daniel was thrown into a den full of these hungry animals, but an angel shut their mouths.
What are lions?
This famous Queen traveled a great distance to visit King Solomon.
Who is the Queen of Sheba (Queen Makeda)?
He was the young shepherd boy who defeated the giant Goliath with just a slingshot.
Who is David?
This is the number of close disciples Jesus chose to follow Him.
What is 12?
This is the traditional Ethiopian drum played by priests and deacons during church services.
What is the Kebero?
This is the bird Noah sent out of the ark that returned carrying an olive leaf.
What is a dove?
She was a faithful follower of Jesus and has the special honor of being the very first person to see Him alive after He rose from the dead.
Who is Mary Magdalene?
He went up Mount Sinai and received the Ten Commandments from God.
Who is Moses?
This is the name of the river where Jesus was baptized.
What is the Jordan River?
Kept in the Holy of Holies, this is the special replica of the Ark of the Covenant found in every Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
What is the Tabot?
This animal spoke to the prophet Balaam when it saw an angel blocking the road.
What is a donkey?
She is the Queen who found the True Cross, an event celebrated during Meskel.
Who is Queen Helena (or Eleni)?
He was given a beautiful coat of many colors by his father, Jacob.
Who is Joseph?
He is the man who baptized Jesus in the river.
Who is John the Baptist?
his is the holy sacrament given at the end of the church service, where believers receive the true Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.
What is Qurban?
Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the back of this animal on Palm Sunday.
What is a donkey (or colt)?
She was the older sister of Moses who bravely watched over him while he floated down the river in a basket.
Who is Miriam?