Genealogy
Both the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke trace the lineage of Jesus back to this great shepherd-king of Israel.
Who is David
"I am the bread of life."
Who is Jesus
This specific tree in the Garden of Eden bore the fruit that Adam and Eve were strictly commanded not to eat.
What is "The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil"
His name was changed to "Israel" after he wrestled with God.
Who is Jacob?
He was sold into slavery by his brothers because he had prophetic dreams and wore a coat of many colours.
Who is Joseph
After the tragic deaths of Abel and Cain's exile, Adam and Eve had another son to continue their righteous lineage, whom they named this
Who is Seth
“The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine"
Who is David
This type of tree was cursed by Jesus when he saw that it had not produced any fruit.
What is a Fig Tree?
Her name was changed to "Sarah", to mark her new role as the mother of nations and royal descendants.
Who is Sarai?
This prophet saw a bizarre vision of a valley filled with dry bones that suddenly came to life and grew flesh.
Who is Ezekiel
These two sons of Joseph were also the names of two of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Who are Ephraim & Manasseh?
"How can a man be born again, when he is old?"
Who is Nicodemus
In the Gospel of Luke, Zacchaeus climbed this specific type of fig tree to get a clear view of Jesus passing through Jericho.
What is a Sycamore Tree?
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah are famously given Babylonian names. This is the specific Babylonian name given to Hananiah.
Who is Shadrach?
This Babylonian king had a terrifying dream of a massive statue made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and clay.
King Nebuchadnezzar
Abraham's second wife and mother to six more of his sons after the death of Sarah.
Who is Keturah?
"I am innocent of this man’s blood"
Who is Pontius Pilate
David’s rebellious son Absalom met his end when his long hair got tangled in the branches of this type of tree.
What is an Oak Tree?
Before this final King of Judah was renamed by Nebuchadnezzar II, he went by the birth name Mattaniah.
Who is King Zedekiah?
In the Book of Acts, this apostle had a vision of a large sheet lowered from heaven filled with "unclean" animals
Who is Peter
The name of Moses’ father who is explicitly named in the genealogies of Exodus 6 as a descendant of Levi
Who is Amram?
"Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him"
Who is Job?
In Genesis, Abraham planted one of these specific, slow-growing desert shade trees at Beersheba to mark his treaty with Abimelech.
What is a Tamarisk Tree?
When Joseph was promoted to second-in-command over all of Egypt, Pharaoh bestowed this cryptic, 12-letter Egyptian name upon him.
Zaphenath-Paneah
God appeared to this king of Gerar in a dream and warned him that he was "as good as dead" because he had taken Abraham's wife, Sarah, into his harem.
Who is King Abimelech