The Patriarchs
What are the names of Isaac's two sons?
Esau and Jacob
Moses
Who delivered the first sermon after Pentecost?
Peter (or Cephas)
To which country did Jesus and His family escape when running from Herod the Great?
Egypt
Jerusalem
From what land was Abraham called?
Ur (or Ur of the Chaldeans)
Who was the first king of Israel?
Saul
What nationality was the man who Philip met on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza?
Ethiopian
Name the body of water around which Jesus's ministry was mainly done.
The Sea of Galilee
(also accepted: Sea of Tiberias, Lake Gennesaret, Sea of Chinnereth)
The Jordan river connects which two bodies of water?
The Sea of Galilee
The Dead Sea
What are the names of the two half tribes of Israel?
Manasseh and Ephraim
Jonah ran away to avoid preaching to this city
Nineveh
Who was the Apostle who replaced Judas in Acts chapter 1?
Matthias
Jesus met a woman of what nationality by a well
Samaritan
On which mountain did Elijah and prophets of Baal have their competition?
Mount Carmel
Judah was the son of Jacob and ___________.
Leah
Under which king did the nation of Israel split into two?
Rehoboam
Who was the Apostle Paul's Pharisaical teacher?
Gamaliel
What does the name Jesus mean in its Hebrew form?
YHWH saves (or YHWH is my salvation)
Which two cities do the authors of the Bible often use to represent the entirety of the land of Israel from North to South in the Old Testament?
Dan to Beersheba
What is the name of Jacob's daughter?
Dinah
Esther was the queen during the reign of the king of what nation?
Persians and Medes
(King's name: Ahasuerus)
In which city was Paul lowered in a basket from a hole in the city wall to escape from people trying to kill him?
Damascus
Who was the high priest at the time of Jesus's crucifixion. (bonus: and who was his father-in-law)
Caiaphas
(bonus: Annas)
Where was David's home base when he was only king of Judah and not yet the rest of Israel?
Hebron