Who am I? part A
I'm mostly know as Peter, but I have 4 other names
Cephas (Semitic-which included a group of several languages)
Simon (in Greek)
Symeon (in Hebrew)
Simon Peter (the combination of two names)
Bearing Thorough Witness, page 30 -box
Who was the first Apostle to be put to death?
James
Acts 12:2
Reported by Josephus (see Bearing Thorough Witness, page 112)
Why did John the Baptist refer to Jesus as "the Lamb of God?"
This foreshadowed the sacrifice that Jesus would make.
1 Peter 1:19 "...precious blood...like that of [a].... lamb
What is written on the foreheads of the 144,000?
Revelation 14:1 "....who have his (the Lamb, Jesus Christ) name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads."
Instead of going to Nineveh to preach, I ran away from my assignment. Thrown overboard while out to sea, I was swallowed by a big fish. Who am I?
Jonah
I am the son of Jacob & Rachel. Rachel gave me the name_______. But Jacob changed my name to Benjamin
Hint: Genesis 35:16-19
Ben-o'-ni -- meaning Son of My Mourning
Benjamin -- meaning Son of the Right Hand
Genesis 35:16-19
There was no man among the Israelites more handsome than he and he stood head and shoulders taller than all the people
King Saul
1 Samuel 9:2
When going into battle against the Philistines, why were Saul and Jonathan the only ones with swords.
No metalworker could be found in Israel. When oppressed by the Philistines, the Israelites were not allowed to have their own metalworkers. This measure prevented them from making weapons. (1Sa 13:19-22)
The place we hope our name is written.
Book of Life or Book of Remembrance
Malachi 3:16; Revelation 17:8
Where in bible describe a VW bug?
2 Corinthians 4:8
I'm best know by my name Joshua. (Which a shortened form of Jehoshua) But, my original name was ________.
Hoshea
Numbers 13:8
My name is Solomon. But, Jehovah (through the prophet Nathan) named me _________.
Hint: 2 Samuel 12:24,25
Jedidiah (Beloved of Jah)
2 Samuel 12:24,25 The name reflected Jehovah's love and acceptance of the newborn infant, in contrast with His rejection their earlier adulterine child. -- it-1 Jedidiah, page 1263
Whoever disowns me...., I will also disown him."--Matthew 10:33 But, why didn't Jesus disowned Peter?
Jesus took into account Peter's repentance and faith.
Watchtower (Study Edition) July-2023
In what languages is the bible written in?
Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek
I climbed a tree to see Jesus, then he came to my house. Who am I?
Zachaeus
I'm best know as Jesus. I'm also known as __________
Michael, the archangel
1 Thessalonians 4:16;
Who am I? I helped David escape Saul's wrath by letting David down through the window, so that he could run away and escape.
1 Samuel 19:11-17
Michal. King Saul's younger daughter. She was given as wife to David.
1 Samuel 19:111-17
Why did the lords of the Philistines not want David to help in a battle against Saul?
Hint: 1 Chronicles 12:9 & 1 Samuel 29:4
They feared David would desert them for Saul, turning against them.
1 Chronicles 112:9 & 1 Samuel 29:4
Belshazzar, the king, had a banquet. Then on the wall Belshazzar beheld the back of a hand write 4 words on the wall. What four words were written?
Daniel 5:25
ME'NE ME'NE, TE'KEL, and PAR'SIN
(Which means literally: "a mina, a mina, a shekel, and half shekels."
Detailed explanation:
The Watchtower,
9/1/1987, pp. 24-27
Where did the Bible's most talkative people live?
Babel
Here is the list of the Apostles. Which DIDN'T have more than one name?
Andrew
Bartholomew
James (Son of Alphaeus)
James
John
Judas Iscariot
Matthew
Matthias
Peter
Philip
Simon
Thaddaeus
Thomas
Andrew --- Andrew
Bartholomew --- Bartholomew, Nathanael
James (son of Alphaeus) --James, Clopas, James the Less
James (son of Zebedee) -- James
John (son of Zebedee) --- John
Judas (Iscariot, is not a surname. It was used to signify that he was from Judean town Kerioth-hezron.)-- Judas ( a form of the name Judah)
Matthew -- Matthew (shortened form of Mattithiah); Levi
Matthias --Matthias (also, a shortened form of Mattithiah)
Peter --- See question for 100 in this category. He had a few names
Philip --- Philip
Simon --- Simon (not Peter)
Thaddaeus --- Thaddaeus, Judas (son of James)
Thomas --- Thomas (the twin)
My name was Naomi.[My Pleasantness]. On arriving to Bethlehem, she wanted to be called _______.
(Ru 1:18-21)
Mara [bitter]
(Ru 1:18-21)
Why was Aaron not punished for making the golden calf?
Aaron was not a bad person, made mistakes, listened to the wrong people. Aaron was willing to admit his mistakes, and accepted Jehovah’s counsel.
Exodus 32:26
The ten commandments. Written on______ and can be located at________
two stone tablets
Exodus chapter 20 & Deuteronomy chapter 5
I was a garden where it all began, where God made man and woman. What am I?
Garden of Eden