Kings and Governors
This king of Israel was famous for his wisdom and built the first Temple in Jerusalem.
Solomon
This prophet was swallowed by a great fish after fleeing from God's command to go to Nineveh.
Jonah
This gospel begins with 'In the beginning was the Word' and is the most theological of the four.
The Gospel of John
This woman hid two Israelite spies in Jericho under stalks of flax on her rooftop.
Rahab
Paul's famous 'love chapter,' describing love as patient and kind, is found in this book.
1 Corinthians (chapter 13)
He was the first king of Israel, anointed by the prophet Samuel.
Saul
He was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire without experiencing death.
Elijah
Jesus performed his first recorded miracle at a wedding in this town.
Cana (of Galilee)
She told her mother-in-law Naomi, 'Where you go I will go; your people shall be my people.'
Ruth
This epistle, the shortest book in the New Testament, is addressed to a slave owner on behalf of his runaway slave.
Philemon
This Roman governor famously washed his hands before handing Jesus over to be crucified.
Pontius Pilate
This prophet's name means 'salvation of the Lord' and his book contains the famous servant songs.
Isaiah
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said the meek shall inherit this.
The earth
The first woman in the Bible to be named as a judge of Israel.
Deborah
Paul writes in this letter that 'the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life.'
Romans (6:23)
King of Babylon who had a dream of a statue with a head of gold, interpreted by Daniel.
Nebuchadnezzar
God called this prophet while he was still in the womb and he is known as the 'weeping prophet.'
Jeremiah
This tax collector became one of the twelve apostles after Jesus called him at his tax booth.
Matthew (Levi)
Queen of Persia who risked her life to approach the king unsummoned and save her people.
Esther
This epistle urges believers to 'put on the full armor of God' and lists its individual pieces.
Ephesians (chapter 6)
This king of Persia issued a decree allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.
Cyrus the Great
This prophet had a vision of a valley of dry bones coming back to life, symbolizing Israel's restoration.
Ezekiel
In which garden did Jesus pray the night before his crucifixion, sweating drops of blood?
Gethsemane
This woman, a seller of purple cloth from Thyatira, was Paul's first convert in Europe at Philippi.
Lydia
Written by Paul while in prison, this letter to a Macedonian church contains the verse 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.'
Philippians (4:13)