Bible Characters
Who were Adam and Eve's first two children?
Cain and Abel
This ancient city was “a great city to God,” and when Jonah finally obeyed and preached there, its inhabitants repented.
Nineveh.
Isaiah prophesied—by name—about this ruler who would release the Jews from Babylon and allow them to rebuild Jerusalem.
Cyrus.
This global event, held in over 240 lands and translated into hundreds of languages, is viewed online every year on the date of Nisan 14.
Memorial of Christ’s Death
Jehovah parted this body of water to deliver Israel from the Egyptians.
Red Sea
What was the name of Esther's uncle?
Mordecai
This city was the first to fall in the conquest of the Promised Land under Joshua’s leadership.
Jericho.
Daniel interpreted a dream of a giant image representing world powers. The image is struck on the feet by a stone that becomes a kingdom. The stone represents this.
God’s Kingdom.
Jehovah’s Witnesses moved their world headquarters from Brooklyn, New York, to this location in 2016.
Warwick, New York
After praying to Jehovah, this prophet called down fire from heaven to consume a water-soaked offering.
Elijah
Known for her hospitality, this disciple of Joppa was brought back to life by Peter.
Dorcas (Tabitha)
After Jerusalem’s destruction in 607 B.C.E., this Babylonian king took many Jews into exile, including Daniel.
Nebuchadnezzar
Zechariah prophesied that the Messiah would enter Jerusalem riding this animal.
Donkey.
In 1919, this magazine began to be published as “A journal of fact, hope, and courage,” now known by a different name.
The Golden Age (now called Awake!)
Jesus used only five loaves and two fish to miraculously feed about this many men, not counting women and children.
5,000
While he was not a Jew, this centurion was described as “devout” and “God-fearing” and received a vision directing him to send for Peter.
Cornelius
Paul was shipwrecked on this island in the Mediterranean, where he survived a viper bite and healed many of the local people.
Malta.
This book contains a detailed symbolic prophecy of four beasts rising from the sea, representing world powers throughout human history.
The book of Daniel.(Chapter 7)
This was the year when Jehovah’s Witnesses' Governing Body began operating through committees, marking a historic change in the organization’s structure.
1976
During a Babylonian feast, mysterious Aramaic writing appeared, which Daniel interpreted to predict the imminent end of this king’s reign. Who was the King?
Belshazzar.
This Judean king was struck with leprosy because he presumptuously tried to burn incense in the temple—something only priests were allowed to do.
Uzziah (also called Azariah).
This was the year when the Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple, fulfilling prophecy from Isaiah and Jeremiah.
537 B.C.E.
We understand the “seven times” mentioned in Daniel 4 to amount to this many years, pointing to 1914 as a prophetic fulfillment.
2,520 years starting in 607 B.C.E
"How do we get the number 2,520? The Bible says that three and a half times equal 1,260 days. (Revelation 12:6, 14) So “seven times” is double that number, or 2,520 days. The 2,520 days are equal to 2,520 years because of the prophetic rule “a day for a year.”—Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6."
In 1931, the name “Jehovah’s Witnesses” was adopted to distinguish true worshippers from other religious groups. This was announced at a convention in this U.S. city.
Columbus, Ohio
This Old Testament king’s army was destroyed when Jehovah caused their swords to turn against one another overnight.
Abimelech.