Old Testament Quotations
TV Shows of the
'80s and '90s
Biblical Person,
Place, or Thing
Famous Saints
100
"Who made man's mouth? Or who made the dumb and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? Did not I?"
God (Exodus 4:11)
100
Frank, Puddy, Uncle Leo, Newman
Seinfeld
100
Frankincense
Thing
100
He was crucified upside down.
St. Peter
200
"Be not against me, to desire that I should leave thee and depart: for whithersoever thou shalt go, I will go: and where thou shalt dwell, I also will dwell. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God."
Ruth (Ruth 1:16)
200
Nelson, Apu, Skinner, Flanders
The Simpsons
200
Moriah
Place (Where Abraham was asked to sacrifice Isaac; Genesis 22:2)
200
Known as "The Little Flower", she is especially influential for the simplicity and practicality of her approach to the spiritual life.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
300
"For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?"
David (1 Samuel 17:26)
300
Mike, Carol, Ben, Maggie, Jason
Growing Pains
300
Terah
Person (Abraham's father)
300
An immensely influential philosopher, he penned the "Summa Theologica".
St. Thomas Aquinas
400
"Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth."
Samuel (1 Samuel 3:10)
400
Carter, Greene, Ross, Benton
ER
400
Obed
Person (David's grandfather)
400
A tireless missionary, he was beheaded and it is said that his head bounced three times.
St. Paul
500
"Lo, here am I, send me."
Isaiah (Isaiah 6:8)
500
Steven, Elyse, Alex, Mallory
Family Ties
500
Ur
Place (Genesis 11:28)
500
An important counselor to Henry VIII, he opposed the Protestant Reformation and Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn.
St. Thomas More