Bible Geography
“The Word became flesh” in this town in 2 B.C.E.
Bethlehem
This hospitable and industrious follower of Jesus expressed her frustration about her sister seemingly not helping with things around the house, but was lovingly corrected
Martha (Luke 10:38-42)
This bold Roman citizen has both a Hebrew and Roman name, perhaps having both since childhood
Saul & Paul (Acts 9:17; 2 Pet. 3:15)
In this decade we reached a new peak of 1,000,000 publishers reporting
1990s (1998 km p.3, We Surpassed the Million Mark!)
Matthew 28:20- “teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And look!…”
”I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.”
Jesus’ first miracle saved a couple from a wedding faux pas, turning water into wine, in this town of Galilee
Cana
Miriam was stricken with this illness after murmuring against Moses because of his Cushite wife
Leprosy (Num. 12:10)
This Bible writer was a tax collector before becoming one of Jesus’ apostles
Levi & Matthew (Matt. 10:3; Mark 2:14)
On a warm July day in this year, Brother Rutherford presented a historic resolution which, when approved, changed our name to Jehovah’s Witnesses
1931 (JW.org, Ninety Years Embracing the Name Jehovah’s Witnesses)
Genesis 2:23- “This is at last bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. This one will be called Woman…”
”Because from man she was taken.”
The ark landed on these mountains on the 17th day of the 7th month
The mountains of Ararat
Before they could see King Ahasuerus, Esther and other selected women were prescribed a treatment that was this long
1 year (Esther 2:12)
This woman‘s second name means “Princess”, following her first name possibly meaning “Contentious”
Sarai & Sarah (Gen. 17:15)
This year marked the switch from Our Kingdom Ministry to Our Christian Life and Ministry- Meeting Workbook
2016 (JW Library)
Galatians 5: 22,23a- “On the other hand the heritage of the spirit is…”
“Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control.”
After a dispute, Paul and Silas went to Syria, while Barnabas and Mark sailed away to this island on the Mediterranean
Cyprus (Acts 15:36-41)
The woman at the well in John chapter 4 had this many husbands, not including the man she was living with at the time
Five husbands (John 4:18)
This apostle of Jesus is actually named in five different ways in the Scriptures, but mostly in this two-name combination
Simon Peter (John 21:2; Luke 5:8)
The magazine The Golden Age officially became Awake! in the year after this war ended (It was also renamed Consolation during this war)
World War II (JW.org, A Century of the Awake! Magazine)
Being the longest and most important river of SW Asia, this river was referred to as “the great river” to the Hebrews
the Euphrates (Genesis 15:18)
The angel Gabriel first approached Mary in this month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy
Hey sixth month (Luke 1:36)
This Bible writer was taken to Babylon, likely as a teenage prince, where he and his three companions were given new names
Daniel & Belteshazzar (Daniel 4:8)
In December of 1928, a member of the headquarters staff gave a discourse laying bare the unclean origins of Christmas. The last year it was celebrated at Bethel, however, was this year
1926 (God’s Kingdom Rules chapter 10)