That's What She Said
She said, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”
(Genesis 3:2-3)
Eve
(Genesis 3:2-3)
He was the first king of Israel, anointed by the prophet Samuel.
(1 Samuel: 10)
Saul
Nebuchadnezzar was king here when it conquered Jerusalem and took the Israelites into exile.
(2 Kings 25:1-7)
Babylon
(2 Kings 25:1-7)
The father of the apostles James and John.
(Matthew 4:21)
Zebedee
(Matthew 4:21)
The first person to commit murder in the Bible.
(Genesis 4:8)
Cain killed Abel.
(Genesis 4:8)
After overhearing she would soon have a child she said, “After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
(Genesis 18:12)
Sarah
(Genesis 18:12)
This queen was known for her wisdom and visited King Solomon to test his knowledge.
(1 Kings 10:1-13)
The Queen of Sheba
(1 Kings 10:1-13)
She was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, later married to King David.
(2 Samuel 11:3)
Bathsheba
(2 Samuel 11:3)
The father of John the Baptist.
(Luke 1:5, 13)
Zacharias
(Luke 1:5, 13)
He was the first person to build a city mentioned in the Bible.
(Genesis 4:17)
Cain built a city named Enoch
(Genesis 4:17)
She said, "I will go," when she agreed to marry Isaac.
(Genesis 24:58)
Rebekah
(Genesis 24:58)
This king was responsible for building the first Temple in Jerusalem.
(1 Kings: 6)
King Solomon
(1 Kings: 6)
In Hebrew, this city is known as the "House of Bread".
Bethlehem
The father of Jacob and Esau.
(Genesis 25:19-26)
Isaac
(Genesis 25:19-26)
It was the first miracle performed by Moses before Pharaoh.
(Exodus 7:10-12)
Turning his staff into a serpent.
(Exodus 7:10-12)
She told Barak, “The Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead them up to Mount Tabor.’”
Deborah
(Judges 4:6)
He was just seven years old when he became king of Judah.
(2 Kings: 22–23)
Jehoash, also known as Joash
(2 Kings: 22–23)
This place, meaning "house of God," was where Jacob had a vision of a ladder to heaven.
(Genesis 28:19)
Bethel
(Genesis 28:19)
The father of Moses.
(Exodus 6:20)
Amram
(Exodus 6:20)
It was the first of ten plagues God sent upon Egypt.
(Exodus 7:17-21)
Turning the Nile River to blood
(Exodus 7:17-21)
She said to David, "Please forgive your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles,” to prevent him from killing Nabal and his household.
(1 Samuel 25:28)
Abigail
(1 Samuel 25:28)
This queen was instrumental in saving the Jewish people from genocide in the Persian Empire.
Queen Esther
(The Book of Esther)
The supreme god of Canaan and Phoenicia, he was believed to be a fertility god who helped the earth produce crops and people to have children.
Baal
The father of Noah, the builder of the ark.
(Genesis 5:28-29)
Lamech
(Genesis 5:28-29)
She was the first person Jesus raised from the dead in the Gospels.
(Mark 5:35-43)
Jairus’ daughter
(Mark 5:35-43)