Biblical
Figures
Figures
He took over leadership of the Israelites after Moses died and led them to conquer the city of Jericho
Who is Joshua?
This man, a relative of Jesus, baptized Him in the Jordan River
Who is John the Baptist?
It is the number of days and nights it rained during the Great Flood, and the number of days Jesus fasted in the wilderness
What is 40?
"Let my people go."
Who is Moses?
Moses received the Ten Commandments on top of this mountain
What is Mount Sinai?
Meaning "drawn out [of water]," this name was given by Pharaoh's daughter to the infant she rescued from the Nile
Who is Moses?
Jesus performed His first miracle by turning water into wine at a wedding feast in this town
What is Cana?
In the Old Testament, Samson lost his legendary, God-given strength after Delilah had a servant cut off this specific number of braids from his hair
What is 7?
"Am I my brother's keeper?"
Who is Cain?
Jonah famously tried to run away from God's command by boarding a ship headed to this distant, western Mediterranean port instead of Nineveh
What is Tarshish?
Which king tried to kill Jesus
Who is King Herod(the Great)?
When Jesus healed a man possessed by a demon named Legion in the region of the Gerasenes, the demons begged to be cast into a herd of pigs numbering about this many
What is two thousand?
The number of baskets of leftovers remaining after Jesus fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two fish
What is 12?
"Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God."
Who is Ruth?
This river parted for Joshua and the Israelites to cross into Canaan, just as the Red Sea had parted for Moses
What is the Jordan River?
Before God called him to prophesy to Israel, this man was a shepherd and a caretaker of sycamore-fig trees
Who is Amos?
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus praises the faith of a Roman centurion who built a synagogue for the Jewish people; this miracle took place in this specific Galilean lakeside town
What is Capernaum?
This is the total number of books found in a standard Protestant Bible AND how many in the Old Testament and the New Testament
What is 66? (39 in the Old Testament, 27 in the New Testament)
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit."
Who is Jesus?
Saul of Tarsus was on his way to this Syrian city when he saw a blinding light and heard the voice of Jesus
What is Damascus?
This Roman centurion(military officer) from Caesarea was the first gentile convert to Christianity following a vision given to Peter
Who is Cornelius?
Jesus used a Roman denarius to teach about paying taxes to Caesar; this specific portrait and inscription would have been stamped on the coin during his ministry
Who is Tiberius Caesar?
The number of times Jesus told Peter he should forgive someone who sins against him
What is 70 times 7 (or 490)?
"As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."
Who is Joshua?
John the Apostle wrote the Book of Revelation while exiled on this Greek island
What is Patmos?