First Christmas
Which emperor issued the decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world?
Caesar Augustus
In which city was Jesus born?
Bethlehem
Matthew 2:15 quotes the prophet Hosea regarding the return from Egypt, saying, "Out of Egypt I called..." whom?
My Son.
Jesus is often referred to as the "Son of" which King of Israel.
David
Who wrote the majority of the Epistles (letters) in the New Testament?
Paul
In Matthew’s account, were did Wise Men find Jesus.
A House (Matthew 2:11)
Who was Jesus’ earthly father?
Joseph
In Genesis 49, Jacob prophesies that the scepter shall not depart from this tribe of Israel.
Judah
Which son of Jacob is the ancestor of Jesus?
Judah
In the Old Testament, who was the man who lived the longest, reaching 969 years of age?
Methuselah
Which two Old Testament prophets/figures met the baby Jesus when he was presented at the Temple in Jerusalem?
Simeon and Anna
Because there was no room in the inn, where was the baby Jesus placed after he was born?
In a manger
In Numbers 24, a prophecy from Balaam predicts that a "Scepter shall rise out of Israel" and a "____ shall come out of Jacob."
Star
The genealogy in Luke goes backward all the way to this man, the "Son of God"
Adam
Who is the only female Judge named in the book of Judges?
Deborah
We all know the angel Gabriel visited Mary. But in the Gospel of Matthew, who is the specific angel named that visited Joseph in his dreams?
No name is given (It is simply "an angel of the Lord").
According to the Gospel of Luke, who were the first people to visit the newborn Jesus?
The Shepherds
The "Virgin Birth" prophecy in Isaiah 7:14 was originally given as a sign to which King of Judah to prove God would protect him from Syria?
King Ahaz.
Matthew groups the generations into three sets of how many?
Who are the only two men in the Bible recorded as never having died, but were taken directly to heaven?
Enoch and Elijah.
When Mary and Joseph presented Jesus at the Temple, they offered a sacrifice of ...?
"a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.
What three gifts did the Wise Men bring?
Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
In Daniel 9, the prophecy of the "Seventy Weeks" gives a specific title to the coming Savior. What is that title?
The Anointed One (or Messiah/Prince).
Who are the five women mentioned in Matthew’s genealogy?
Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, "the wife of Uriah."(Bathshebza) and Mary
In the Old Testament, who was the left-handed Judge who killed the fat King Eglon?
Ehud