What's In a Name?
The Hebrew names of the three young Jewish exiles taken to Babylon.
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah
Their Baylonian names, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were given to them after they were taken to Babylon.
The mountain range which Noah's ark settled on following the flood.
Ararat
During the reign of King Hezekiah, it was the place that Sennacherib's sons fled to after murdering their father.
He was known as a preacher of righteousness and together with his family built a massive vessel to carry them and the animals safely past the Great Flood.
Noah
After the the flood, Jehovah promised Noah that he would never destroy the earth in a flood again. As a sign of that promise, he made the first rainbow appear in the sky!
Her brave actions prevented David and his men from committing bloodshed.
Abigail
She was described as being good in discretion and beautiful in form.
Esau asked his brother for a bowl of it after a long day of hunting.
Lentil stew
The fact that Esau was willing to trade his inheritance for a meal showed his disdain for spiritual matters.
An apostle of Jesus Christ whose name bears the meaning "A Piece of Rock".
Peter
He was named five different ways in the Scriptures: Symeon, Simon, Peter, Cephas and Simon Peter.
The city in Mesopotamia where Abram's(Abraham) brother Haran and likely Abraham himself were born.
Ur
It was once a centre of worship of the moon-god Nanna (or Sin)
His mom put him in a basket and hid him in the tall grasses of the Nile River in order to protect him when he was a baby.
Moses
Pharaoh's daughter was the one who found him and raised him as her own son.
The son of Amittai. He served as a prophet but disobeyed by taking passage on a boat bound for Tarshish.
Jonah
Although he gave in to fear at first, he later courageously preached to a people known for their violent and aggressive culture. His actions prevented a whole city's population from being annihilated.
This food's name came from when the Israelites first saw it and said, "What is it?"
Manna
Or literally "man hu'?" It was the main food of the Israelites during their 40-year trek in the wilderness.
A Christian woman in the Joppa congregation abounding in "good deeds and gifts of mercy." She was known by two names, both meaning "Gazelle."
Answer must contain both names.
Dorcas (Tabitha)
It was not uncommon for those who lived in a mixed population of Jews and Gentiles to have a Hebrew name as well as a Greek or Latin name.
The city Lot and his family went to after fleeing Sodom.
Zoar
Apparently Bela was Zoar's earlier name.
He was defeated by young David even though all the other men were scared of him.
Goliath
David was not afraid. He said to Goliath, "You come with a sword and a spear, but I come in the name of Jehovah."
She eliminated a Canaanite general after inviting him to her tent and waiting for him to fall asleep.
Jael
Her courageous act against Jehovah's enemy, Sisera, is extolled in the victory song of Deborah and Barak, which also pronounces Jael "most blessed among women."
They were to "prove holy by letting the locks of the hair of his head grow". They were not to cut the hair of there heads.
Nazirite
Nazirites also took a vow to not drink any intoxicating beverage.
The angel of the abyss who possesses the keys of death and of Hades.
Abaddon
Or in Greek Apollyon. The Scriptures reveal that this refers to Jesus Christ in his capacity as God's appointed Destroyer or Executioner.
The place outside, although near, the city of Jerusalem where Jesus Christ was impaled.
Golgotha
The Bible does not state that Golgotha was on a hill, though it does mention the fact that some observed the impalement from a distance.
Jesus brought him back to life even after he had been dead for four days!
Lazarus
He was a dear friend and Jesus cried because he was so sad when he heard that Lazarus had passed away. Everyone was so happy to see Lazarus come out of the tomb still wrapped up in cloth.
She saved her people from annihilation that was plotted by the prime minister, Haman. This is her Hebrew name, which means "Myrtle".
Hadassah (Esther)
She was "pretty in form and beautiful and appearance" but more important was the that she manifested the adornment of "the secret person of the heart in the incorruptible apparel of the quiet and mild spirit" and thus gained favour before the king and his court.
John the Baptizer was described to have eaten these insects along with honey.
Locusts
Today locusts are eaten by some Arabs. After having the head, legs, and wings removed, the locusts are dropped into meal and fried in oil or butter.
Military commander of the Roman garrison at Jerusalem when the apostle Paul last visited there, about 56 C.E.
Claudius Lysias
He helped to rescue Paul from death at the hands of a rioting mob.
The name of a pool in Jerusalem where Jesus healed a man who had been ill for 38 years.
Bethzatha
Large numbers of sick, blind, and lame persons congregated here evidently attributing healing powers to the waters.
Jehovah made his donkey speak in order to stop him from doing something bad.
Balaam
Balaam kept hitting the donkey with a stick. After the third time, the donkey said to Balaam, "You've ridden me for years. Have I ever treated you this way before?"
He fought the "prince of the royal realm of Persia", a powerful spirit creature that was evidently an agent of Satan for 21 days in order to deliver an important prophecy that affects us down to our day.
Gabriel
He was the only holy angel other than Michael named in the Bible and later appeared to Mary to tell her that she would give birth to Jesus.
The very earliest clothing material and was sewn together to make loin coverings.
Fig leaf
Adam and Eve made garments out of these when they realized they were naked after eating the forbidden fruit.