People of the Hebrew Scriptures
These were the twin sons of Rebekah.
Who were Jacob and Esau?
He assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion.
Who was Joseph of Arimathea?
This land was promised by God to Abraham and his descendants.
Genesis 12:5
Where was Canaan?
This town among the hills, about midway between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean was celebrated as the place where Jesus was brought up.
Luke 4:16
Where was Nazareth?
This was the box or chest that was built to contain the tablets of the covenant the Ten Commandments.
What was the Ark of the Covenant?
She urged her husband to curse God and die during his trials.
Who was Job’s wife?
He was the brother of Jesus and wrote one of the New Testament books.
Who was James?
This mountain was the place where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments.
Exodus 19:20
Where was Mount Sinai?
This city on a fertile plain was the place of the apostle Paul’s conversion.
Acts 9:1–25
Where was Damascus?
This practice of offering or giving up something as a sign of worship, commitment, or obedience in ancient times was usually grain, wine, or animals.
What is sacrifice?
David was best friend's with his enemy's son.
1 Samuel 18:1
Who was Jonathan?
The wife of Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist. Luke 1:13
Who is Elizabeth?
These cities were destroyed by God due to their great wickedness.
Genesis 19:24-25
Where was Sodom and Gomorrah?
Near Jerusalem, on a slope of the Mount of Olives, this was the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.
John 12:1
Where was Bethany?
This was an ancient practice of declaring every fiftieth year to be a time when slaves would be emancipated, debts would be forgiven, and even the land would be allowed to rest.
What is jubilee?
She was the wife of King Ahab and is infamous for promoting the worship of Baal?
Who was Jezebel?
Initially a disciple of John the Baptist, he followed Jesus and, recognized him as the Messiah, introducing his brother Simon Peter to him.
Who was Andrew?
These cities were destroyed by God due to their great wickedness.
Genesis 19:24-25
Where was Sodom and Gomorrah?
A city on the northwestern shore of the Sea of
Galilee, this was where Jesus lived and performed many miracles.
Matt. 4:13
Where was Capernaum?
A biblical sea monster, often mistakenly identified as a whale, which is mentioned in Job, Psalms, and Isaiah as an example of enormity, who is eclipsed only by the enormity and power of God.
What is leviathan?
The Jewish Mother in the beginning of the book of Ruth who later was named Mara.
Who was Naomi?
Jesus saw me under the fig tree.
John 1:47-48
Who was Nathanael?
This was the birthplace of Abraham.
Genesis 11:31
Where was Ur of the Chaldeans?
On the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee this is where Jesus fed the five thousand.
Luke 9:10–17
Where was Bethsaida?
Foretold in Isaiah as one who embodies God’s promise and protection, this term means “God with us.”
What is Immanuel?