Characters In The Bible
This shepherd boy became a king after defeating a giant with a sling and a stone.
Who is David?
Am I my brother’s keeper
Who is Cain?
Jesus turned water into wine at this event, which was His first recorded miracle.
What is the Wedding at Cana?
This is the garden where Adam and Eve lived before they were banished
What is the Garden of Eden?
What year was the first Thanksgiving celebrated?
What is 1621?
(The Pilgrims celebrated their first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts.)
She was the mother of Jesus and praised God with a song known as the Magnificat.
Who is Mary
Here am I. Send me!
Who is Isaiah?
This prophet parted the Red Sea, allowing the Israelites to escape from Egypt
Who is Moses?
This city’s walls fell after the Israelites marched around it for seven days.
What is Jericho?
Which U.S. president declared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
(In 1863, during the Civil War, Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.)
This woman was a prophetess and judge in Israel and led the people to victory over Sisera
Who is Deborah?
(Judges 4-5 — Though well-known, her dual role as prophetess and judge is often overlooked.)
Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet
Who is Samson?
(Judges 14:14 — This is Samson’s riddle at his wedding feast, referencing the lion he killed and the honey found in its carcass.)
During this miracle, a shadow moved backward ten steps as a sign from God.
What is the miracle of the sundial of Ahaz?
(2 Kings 20:8-11 — God performed this miracle as a sign for King Hezekiah that he would recover from his illness.)
This well was where Jesus spoke to a Samaritan woman about “living water.”
What is Jacob’s Well?
(John 4:6-14 — Located in Sychar, in Samaria.)
What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
What is the Mayflower?
This man built an altar to God after a devastating plague in Israel was stopped, buying the threshing floor where the temple would later be built.
Who is Araunah (Ornan)?
(2 Samuel 24:24 — David bought Araunah's threshing floor to stop the plague caused by his census.)
Did not Achan son of Zerah act unfaithfully in regard to the devoted things
Who is Joshua?
(Joshua 22:20 — Spoken when addressing the tribes about sin in the camp during Israel's conquest of Canaan.)
This miracle involved a prophet making an iron axe head float in water.
Who is Elisha?
(2 Kings 6:5-7 — Elisha caused the borrowed iron axe head to float when it fell into the Jordan River, saving it for its owner.)
This island was where Paul was shipwrecked on his way to Rome.
What is Malta?
(Acts 28:1 — Paul and others were stranded on Malta after a storm.)
Which Native American tribe helped the Pilgrims survive their first winter in America?
Who are the Wampanoag?
(The Wampanoag shared food and knowledge of local farming and hunting.)
This man’s name appears in the genealogy of Jesus in Luke but is only mentioned once in the entire Bible, with no additional details about his life
Who is Rhesa?
(Luke 3:27 — Rhesa appears in the lineage of Jesus but is an obscure and mysterious figure, with no other mentions or stories about him.)
Set your wages, and I will give it
Who is Laban?
(Genesis 30:28 — Spoken to Jacob when negotiating terms for staying and working for him after Jacob’s many years of labor.)
This miracle involved hailstones killing more enemies than the sword during a battle.
What is the Battle of Beth-Horon?
(Joshua 10:11 — During Joshua’s conquest, God sent hailstones from the sky that killed more of the Amorites than the Israelites did in battle.)
This is the desert where King David fled after Saul sent men to kill him.
What is the Desert of Ziph?
(1 Samuel 23:14 — David hid in the wilderness of Ziph while being pursued by Saul.)
What was the name of the Wampanoag leader who formed an alliance with the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving?
Who is Massasoit?
(Massasoit was the Wampanoag chief who maintained peace with the Pilgrims for over 50 years.)