Bible Firsts
This was the first city built after the Flood, founded by Noah's descendant Nimrod, associated with a later famous tower
What is Babel?
This prophet's dead bones caused a corpse to come back to life when it touched them, as recorded in 2 Kings.
Who is Elisha?
This son of Jacob and Leah is the ancestor of the tribe from which King David and Jesus both descend.
Who is Judah?
This is the number of years Methuselah lived, making him the oldest person recorded in the Bible.
What is 969?
This was the location of Jacob's dream of a ladder (or stairway) reaching to heaven.
What is Bethel
This man was the first person in the Bible called a "prophet," predating Moses by generations
Who is Enoch?
This is the substance God provided daily to feed the Israelites in the wilderness, whose name means "what is it?"
What is manna
This woman, a Canaanite/Moabite ancestor of King David, is named in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew despite not being Israelite by birth.
Who is Rahab, Ruth, or Tamar?
This is the number of pieces of silver Joseph was sold for by his brothers.
What is 20
This is the name Jacob gave to the place where he wrestled with God and received his new name, "Israel."
What is Peniel
This was the first recorded instance of polygamy in the Bible, practiced by a descendant of Cain
Who is Lamech?
This king's sundial shadow moved backward ten steps as a sign from God through the prophet Isaiah.
Who is Hezekiah
This son of Noah is the ancestor through whom the line of Abraham eventually descends.
Who is Shem?
This is the number of chapters in the Book of Psalms.
what is 150
This is the name of the field purchased with the blood money Judas returned, later used as a burial ground for foreigner
What is the Field of Blood (Akeldama)?
This was the first Gentile convert to be personally baptized by Peter, opening the door to non-Jewish believers
Who is Cornelius?
How did Elisha heal the water at Jericho?
What is throwing salt into the spring?
According to the genealogy in Matthew 1, this is the number of generations listed from Abraham to David.
What is fourteen?
This is the number of years Solomon's Temple took to construct.
What is 7
This is the name of the pool in Jerusalem where Jesus healed a man who had been an invalid for 38 years.
What is the Pool of Bethesda?
This was the first war mentioned in the Bible, fought between four kings and five kings near the Dead Sea
War of the Vale of Siddim
This prophet prayed that his servant's eyes would be opened, revealing a mountainside filled with chariots and horses of fire surrounding them for protection against the Arameans.
Who is Elisha
This son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into slavery by his brothers, is the ancestor of two of the twelve tribes of Israel through his sons Ephraim and Manasseh.
WHo is Joseph
According to Genesis 5, this is the total number of generations listed from Adam to Noah.
What is 10
This is the name of the ravine where Elijah was fed bread and meat by ravens while hiding from King Ahab, before it dried up and he was sent to Zarephath.
What is the Kerith Ravine (Cherith)?