Background Study: Wedding Feast (Galilee) Flashcards
During Jesus’ time, who was responsible for arranging marriages?
The families
Who acted on the behalf of the bridegroom and negotiated the betrothal contract with the father of the bride?
The friend of the bridegroom
How long was a betrothal?
1 year
Who would offer a dowry to the father of the bride to compensate her family?
The father of the groom
Who would parade to the bride’s house?
The bridegroom and his friends
What did the bridesmaids help adorn the bride with?
Beautiful clothing and jewelry
What type of mood was a bridal party?
Joyful
Where would the wedding feast be held?
The groom’s house
How did the delighted guests celebrate the newly married couple?
With singing, eating, and entertainment
Where did the Bride and Groom preside over the festivities?
Under a canopy
Who were responsible for hosting the week long wedding feast?
The grooms parents
What would be extremely embarrassing for the groom’s family?
Running out of food or wine
What was expected at a wedding feast?
Nothing but the best from the Groom’s family
What would be an absolute necessity for any grand occasion in Jesus’ time?
Large water pots
Large pots helped accommodate guests to fulfill what Jewish law?
Regular hand washing and ritual purification
What picture does the water into wine portray that we have in Jesus?
The new covenant though Jesus shedding His blood
Galilee is part of the northern tribes of Israel that were taken into captivity by Assyria during what year?
722 BC
After 600 years of capture and mixing into other cultures what origin were most Galileans?
Mixed ethnicity
Who looked down on Galileans because of their diluted Jewish practices and distinguishing accent?
Jews from Jerusalem Judea
What verse show us an example of the disdain Jews had to Galileans?
Mark 14:70
Because no Jewish person would want to enter Samaria to go to Galilee what side of the Jordan river was the silver of land they would travel on to avoid Samaria?
West
What is the highest elevation in the Holy Land?
Upper Galilee
What part of Galilee was Jesus’ home town Nazareth located?
Lower Galilee
Why did Jesus used several parables and stories that included elements of farming?
Because lower Galilee was full of fertile lands so they would have been easily understood
What region were all of Jesus’ disciples from?
Galilee
What body of water is mentioned in Matthew 4:18?
The sea of Galilee
Where did Jesus grow up according to Luke 2:39?
Nazareth
At what city did Jesus turn water into wine (John 2:1-11)?
Cana
Between what two cities did Jesus and His disciples travel between in John 2:11-13?
Cana and Capernaum
