Bible Love Stories
This man agreed to marry Leah before he could marry the woman he loved.
Who is Jacob?
The Hebrew word often used for God’s covenant love and mercy.
What is hesed?
Jesus said loving those who love you is something even these people do.
Who are tax collectors?
Valentine’s Day falls during this Christian liturgical season.
What is Ordinary Time (sometimes Lent)?
“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses” is from this book.
What is Proverbs?
This Moabite widow pledged loyalty with the words, “Your people shall be my people.”
Who is Ruth?
According to Song of Solomon, love is as strong as this.
What is death?
Jesus said if you love Him, you will do this.
What is keep His commandments?
The holiday is named after a martyr from this empire.
What is the Roman Empire?
“We love because He first loved us” appears in this epistle.
What is 1 John?
This couple in the New Testament instructed Apollos more accurately in the faith.
Who are Priscilla and Aquila?
God tells Israel, “I will betroth you to Me forever” in this prophetic book.
What is Hosea?
In John 21, love for Jesus is linked with this responsibility.
What is feeding/tending His sheep?
This emperor is often connected to the story of St. Valentine’s imprisonment.
Who is Claudius II?
Paul says the greatest of faith, hope, and love is love in this epistle.
This prophet’s marriage illustrated God’s covenant faithfulness to Israel.
Who is Hosea?
This New Testament book says love “covers a multitude of sins.”
What is 1 Peter?
The second greatest commandment quotes this Old Testament book.
What is Leviticus?
In the Middle Ages, people believed birds began mating in mid-February in this country.
What is England?
This book commands, “Set me as a seal upon your heart.”
What is Song of Solomon?
This woman risked her life to approach the king and save her people.
Who is Esther?
In Jeremiah, God says He loved Israel with this kind of love.
What is everlasting love?
Jesus summarized the Law as love for God and love for neighbor in conversation with a what?
This poet helped popularize romantic Valentine traditions in the 1300s.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
The command to love God from Deuteronomy 6:5—first quoted by Jesus in resisting Satan—is later cited again in this Gospel chapter when a lawyer asks about the greatest commandment.
What is Matthew 22