Names Beginning with "M"
Biblical Events and Figures of Importance
He Said It
She Said It
Leaders
100
He lived the longest of everyone whose age is mentioned in the entirety of the bible.
Who is Methuselah? Hebrew: מְתוּשֶׁלַח‎
100
Made from a rib.
Who is Eve? (Creation of the woman)
100
'This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.'
Who is Adam?
100
“The serpent deceived me, so I ate.”
Who was Eve?
100
Lead the Jewish people out of Egypt.
Who is Moses/Moshe?
200
He was the cousin of the heroine who was originally named "Hadassah", meaning "myrtle". His cousin, was the courageous savior of the Jews of Persia. What was his name? Hint: He resided in the metropolitan Persian city of Shushan/Shoushan. (Now known as Susa by modern scholars.)
Who is Mordechai? Hebrew: מָרְדֳּכַי
200
This high priest was brothers with the leader of Israel.
Who was Aaron? English Hebrew translation : Aharon
200
“You well know that David my father was not able to build a house for the name of Jehovah his God because of the wars waged against him from every side until Jehovah put his enemies under the soles of his feet..."
Who was King Solomon?
200
“I do know that Jehovah will give you the land and that the fear of you has fallen upon us. All the inhabitants of the land are disheartened because of you, for we heard how Jehovah dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt and what you did to the two kings of the Amʹor·ites, Siʹhon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction on the other side of the Jordan. When we heard about it, we lost heart, and no one has any courage because of you, for Jehovah your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath..."
Who was Ra'hab?
200
Plotted to have the Jews of Persia killed.
Who is Haman?
300
The current name used to refer to the area where most of the Hebrew scriptures took place. Next to a sea that bears the same name. Hint: Area is also referred to as the Fertile Crescent as well as the "Levant" region.
What is the Mediterranean?
300
He ate the fruit, this decision led to death.
What was the disobedience of Adam? / Who was Adam?
300
“O Jehovah, the God of the heavens, the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps his covenant and shows loyal love to those who love him and keep his commandments,+ 6  please, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to listen to the prayer of your servant that I am praying to you today, day and night..."
Who was Nehemiah?
300
“Let me go out, please, to the fields and glean among the ears of grain behind whoever looks on me with favor.”
Who was Ruth?
300
Lead an army against the army of Israel, he died from a smooth rock that hit him in the head.
Who is Goliath?
400
An easy answer, he was grandson of Levi (לֵּוִי‎‎). He was also the son of Jochebed. Hebrew: יוֹכֶבֶד‎
Who was Moses? Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה‎‎/ "Moshe"
400
The Sea Split...
What was the Exodus from Egypt?
400
“There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your realm, whose laws are different from those of all other peoples; and they do not obey the king’s laws, and it is not in the king’s interests to let them be. If it pleases the king, let a decree be written that they be destroyed. I will pay 10,000 silver talents to the officials to put into the royal treasury.”
Who was Haman?
400
“My heart rejoices in Jehovah; My horn is exalted by Jehovah. My mouth is opened wide against my enemies, For I rejoice in your acts of salvation..."
Who was Hannah?
400
A king, he chased David for a long time.
Who was King Saul?
500
One of the six sons of Abraham and Keturah; who was Abrahams 2nd concubine that he took after Sarah's death, this man was seen as the patriarchal ancestor to a group of people Israel later waged war against. (During war, Israel killed five of their kings, and killed every child, man, and woman who was not a virgin; the virgin women were taken as a spoil of war against these people.)
Who was Midian?
500
Although sick, he remained faithful...
What was the Story of Job? / Who was Job?
500
He told her: “Stand at the entrance of the tent, and if anybody comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No!’”
Who was Sisʹera?
500
“All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces are aware that if any man or woman goes into the king’s inner courtyard without being summoned, there is only one law that applies: He is to be put to death; he may live only if the king holds out to him the golden scepter. And I have not been summoned to the king now for 30 days.”
Who was Esther?
500
First High Priest of Israel... (This is an easy one...)
Who was Aaron?
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