Christmas
This prophet declared "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given" and spoke of a virgin conceiving and bearing a son called Immanuel.
Who is Isaiah?
Jesus healed this man's mother-in-law of a fever in Capernaum, and she immediately got up and began to serve them.
Jesus performed His first miracle in this small Galilean town, which was also the home of Nathanael according to John 21:2.
Cana of Galilee
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
I foretold that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem Ephrathah, though it was "small among the thousands of Judah."
Who is Micah?
The number of years the woman with the issue of blood had been suffering before she touched Jesus's garment and was healed.
12 years
This garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives, whose name means "oil press," was where Jesus prayed before His arrest.
Garden of Gethsemane
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
His deathbed blessing to his fourth son spoke of a scepter that would not depart and of one to whom "the obedience of the nations" would belong - words pointing to a lion from his own lineage
Who is Jacob
The number of stone water jars that Jesus used when turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana.
This town, where Jesus grew up, rejected Him when He read from Isaiah in the synagogue, saying "No prophet is accepted in his own country."
Nazareth
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13
This messenger's name means "God is my strength," fitting since he delivered identical news to both a barren elderly woman and a virgin teenager - both impossibilities requiring different kinds of faith.
Who is Gabriel?
The number of loaves and fishes Jesus used to feed the 4,000, collecting seven baskets of leftovers.
Seven loaves and few fish
Jesus moved to this fishing village after leaving Nazareth, which became His ministry headquarters and was called "His own city."
Capernaum
She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21
His silence wasn't just punishment but prophetic sign - unable to speak blessing over temple sacrifices, he could only write the name that meant "God remembers" when the last Old Testament prophet was finally born.
Who is Zechariah?
This blind man, whose name means "son of honor" or "son of Timaeus," cried out "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" near Jericho.
Who is Bartimaeus?
Mark 10:46-52
This town, home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, was located about two miles from Jerusalem on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives.
Bethany
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28