Mothers in the Bible
This mother placed her baby in a basket among the reeds of the Nile to save his life.
Jochebed (Moses' mother)
Exodus 2:3
She asked Jesus to seat her two sons at His right and left in His kingdom.
Salome (mother of James and John)
Matthew 20:20-21
Where you go, I will go' — this woman spoke these loyal words to her mother-in-law.
Ruth
Ruth 1:16
Complete this Proverb: 'A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son is…'
'…grief to his mother'
Proverbs 10:1
This elderly mother miraculously conceived and gave birth to John the Baptist.
Elizabeth
Luke 1:13-25
She was the first mother mentioned in the Bible, giving birth to Cain and Abel.
Eve
Genesis 4:1-2
This mother instructed her son to bring her two goats so he could receive his father's blessing by deception.
Rebekah
Genesis 27:6-10
This mother-in-law advised Ruth to lie at the feet of Boaz on the threshing floor.
Naomi
Ruth 3:1-4
The Proverbs 31 woman is described as worth far more than what precious stone?
Rubies
Proverbs 31:10
God promised Abraham that his wife Sarah would have a son. How old was Sarah when Isaac was born?
90 years old
Genesis 17:17 / 21:5
This mother wept bitterly in prayer for a child and was blessed by the priest Eli.
Hannah
1 Samuel 1:10-11
Jesus restored the only son of this widowed mother in the town of Nain.
The widow of Nain
Luke 7:12-15
Lot's daughters took matters into their own hands after fleeing the destruction of this city.
Sodom
Genesis 19:30-38
According to Proverbs 31, what does her husband say she surpasses?
All other women
Proverbs 31:29
The angel Gabriel told this young woman she would conceive by the Holy Spirit.
Mary
Luke 1:31-35
Though not biologically his mother, she adopted Mordecai's cousin and became Queen of Persia.
Hadassah / Esther
Esther 2:7
She made her son a little robe every year and brought it to him at the temple in Shiloh.
Hannah
1 Samuel 2:19
This daughter danced before Herod and asked for John the Baptist's head on a platter, prompted by her mother.
Salome (Herodias' daughter)
Mark 6:22-25
'Honor your father and your mother' is found in the Ten Commandments. It is the ___ commandment.
Fifth commandment
Exodus 20:12
Elijah prayed and the son of this Zarephath widow was brought back to life.
The widow of Zarephath
1 Kings 17:17-24
This grandmother in the faith is praised for passing sincere belief to Timothy.
Lois
2 Timothy 1:5
Solomon threatened to cut a baby in two to reveal which woman was truly the child's mother. What did the real mother say? (Find in the Bible exact quote)
O my Lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it.
1 Kings 3:26
Jairus pleaded with Jesus to heal his 12-year-old daughter. What did Jesus say when He raised her?
'Talitha koum' (Little girl, get up!)
Mark 5:41
Proverbs 31:28 says her children rise up and call her what?
Blessed
Proverbs 31:28
God opened the womb of Rachel after years of barrenness. What was the name of her firstborn son?
Joseph
Genesis 30:22-24