Covenants
God gave this sign to Noah as a promise he would never again destroy the world with flooding.
What is a rainbow?
This woman helped win a war when she made a prophecy one day under her palm tree.
Who is Deborah?
The Garden of Eden is said in the bible to be at the intersection of these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
Confirmation makes this stronger--something that you received on your soul at baptism and can never give back.
What is the indelible mark?
When this man was called out for not giving God his best harvest, he took his anger out on his brother.
Who is Cain?
God told Abraham that his descendants would be as countless as these.
What are the stars?
As a little girl, she made sure her brother floated to safety and then got the food he needed.
Who is Miriam?
Joseph's brothers threw him in a pit and then sold him into slavery in this country.
What is Egypt?
The gift of the Holy Spirit that means Friendship with God.
What is Piety?
When this woman insisted on sticking by her mother-in-law and harvesting grain to support her, it put her on the path to become the great-grandmother of King David.
Who is Ruth?
Moses sealed the covenant with God by splashing this substance on the altar and on representatives of the tribes of Israel.
What is bull's blood?
This woman and her maidservant went head-to-head with a General and then decided to cut and run.
Who is Judith?
This mountain is where Moses received The Ten Commandments.
What is Mt. Sinai?
The oily, perfumed substance that seals you with The Holy Spirit.
What is Sacred Chrism?
This man dressed in goatskins to impersonate his brother in order to steal the firstborn blessing.
Who is Jacob?
These are the three steps of making a covenant with God.
What are 1) Kill something, 2) Shed its blood, and 3) Share a meal
This woman made a heroic decision with a tent peg (and no, it wasn't to go camping).
Who is Jael?
King David was from this city, the name of which means "City of Bread."
What is Bethlehem?
What happens at Confirmation is the same thing that happened on this historic day, the birthday of The Church.
What is Pentecost?
These two women, the wives of Jacob, let their jealousy lead them (and their servants) into a child-bearing competition.
Who are Rachel and Leah?
On the first Passover, God tested the Israelites' faith by asking them to roast one of these and paint the door lintel with its blood.
What is a spotless, male lamb?
This woman of the night made a deal with two spies to rescue her family. She became a believer and an ancestor of Jesus.
Who is Rahab?
Joshua led the Israelites across this river into the Promised Land (the same one where Jesus was baptized later).
What is The Jordan River?
This gift of the Holy Spirit is what we attribute to Hadassah--risking her life by calling out evil Haman to her royal husband.
What is strength (or fortitude)?
This man insisted on accepting his brother Benjamin's punishment. No wonder he was the founder of Jesus' tribe!
Who is Judah?