Bible Flashcards
Moses sent this spy into Canaan
Caleb
Father of Zipporah, priest of the Midianites
Jethro
Ruth’s mother in law
Naomi
Haman’s wife
Esther
He defeated the Midianites with 300 men
Gideon
Walled city conquered by Joshua
Jericho
Righteous man from Uz
Job
Leader of the Isrealites after Moses
Joshua
Prophet taken to heaven on a chariot of fire
Elijah
Food supplied to the Israelites in the desert
Manna and quail
Chest containing the Ten Commandments
Ark of the covenant
Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments
Mount Sinai
Number of years the Israelites were in Egypt
Four Hundred
Sister of Moses
Miriam
David’s sons (bible)
Absalom, Solomon
Land “flowing with milk and honey”
Canaan
First king of Israel
Saul
Biblical unit of weight
Shekel
David’s love (bible)
Bathsheba
David’s great grandmother
Ruth
David slew this Philistine giant
Goliath
David’s father (bible)
Jesse
Ruth’s husband
Boaz
Saul’s son
Jonathan
Zipporah’s husband
Moses
Man taken to the valley of the bones (bible)
Ezekial
Jezebel’s husband (bible)
Ahab
Dogs ate her flesh (bible)
Jezebel
Prophetess who helped the Israelites in Canaan
Deborah
Prophet who advised Saul
Samuel
Prophet from Nineveh, swallowed by a “great fish”
Jonah
King of Israel after Saul
David
Biblical book of wisdon, written by David tradtionally
Psalms
Brother of Moses
Aaron
Oldest man in Bible
Methuselah (969 yrs.)
Adam and Eve’s sons
Cain, Abel, Seth
Biblical animals that spoke
The serpent of Eden, Balaam’s Ass
Biblical book with shortest name
Job
Biblical cities destroyed by fire and brimstone
Sodom and Gomorrah
Biblical book written by Solomon
Proverbs
His wife was turned into a pillar of salt
Lot
Biblical books named after women
Esther, Ruth
Last book of Old Testament
Malachi
First five books of the Bible
Pentateuch (Torah)
Bible book that tells of the destruction of Jerusalem
Lamentations
First book of Bible named after a tribe
Leviticus
Biblical unit of length
Cubit
First book of Bible, alphabetically
Amos
Abraham’s oldest son, Father of all Muslims
Ishmael
Rachel’s sons
Joseph and Benjamin
Jacob’s wives
Rachel and Leah
He wrestled with an angel
Jacob
Isaac’s twin sons
Jacob and Esau
Isaac’s wife
Rebeccah
Hunter in Genesis
Nimrod
Abraham’s son, father of Jacob
Isaac
David played this instrument (bible)
Lyre (harp)
Abraham’s wife
Sarah
Father of Israel or the Father of Many Nations
Abraham
Birds Noah sent out from the ark
Dove, Raven
Mountain where ark came to rest
Ararat
Noah’s sons
Shem, Ham, Japheth
Tower in Genesis
Tower of Babel
Abraham’s nephew
Lot
Apostle who denied Jesus three times
Peter
Apostle brothers who were fishermen
Peter and Andrew
Crime Jesus was charged with
Blasphemy
Where Garden of Gethsemene is located
Mount of Olives
Place where Jesus was arrested
Garden of Gethsemene
Man Jesus raised from the dead
Lazarus
Judean Procurator; “washed his hands” of Jesus’ death
Pontius Pilate
Apostle who replaced Judas
Matthias
High priests that sent Jesus to Pilate
Annas and Caiphas
Apostle who doubted Jesus’ resurrection
Thomas
Tax collector apostle
Matthew
Means of Judas’ death
Hung himself
Apostle who betrayed Jesus
Judas Iscariot
Apostle Jesus calls “The Rock”
Peter
Bathsheba’s husband, sent off to war by David
Uriah the Hittite
Man who was stoned to death, first christian martyr
Stephen
Formerly Saul, who wrote much of the New Testament
Paul
Biblical scrolls found in 1947
Dead Sea Scrolls
Shortest verse in the Bible
Jesus wept (John 11:35)
The four horsemen of the apocalype
War, Famine, Pestilence, Death
The last battle in the book of Revelations
Armageddon
Companion and messenger of Paul
Timothy
Man who defended Jesus
Nicodemus
Paul’s occupation
Tentmaker
The first apostle (new testament)
Andrew
The two who appeared at Jesus’ transfiguration
Moses and Elijah
Number of days between Jesus’ resurrection and transfiguration
Forty
She wtinessed Jesus’ resurrection
Mary Magdalene
Man who provided a tomb for Jesus
Joseph of Arimathea
Hill where Jesus was crucified
Calvary
Criminal released instead of Jesus
Barabbas
Island where Paul was shipwrecked
Malta
book that tells the story of Jesus’ birth
Matthew
Apostle brothers, “the sons of thunder”
John and James
Mother of John the Baptist
Elizabeth
The one who preceeded Jesus
John the baptist
Author of Acts (of the Apostles)
Luke (the Physician)
She called for the head of John the Baptist
Salome
First book after gospels
Acts (of the Apostles)
Where John the Baptist baptised Jesus
Jordan River
Shortest gospel
Mark
The four gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Biblical horn
Shofar
They were thrown into the fiery furnace
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
He interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream
Daniel
King of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
Last book of new testament
Revelation
Language of Jesus
Aramaic
Eight blessings found in the sermon on the Mount
Beatitudes
Jesus’ sermon, found in Matthew and Luke
Sermon on the Mount
City where Jesus performed first miracle
Cana (turned water into wine)
Angel who appeared before Mary
Gabriel
Mary’s husband
Joseph
Father of John the Baptist
Zechariah
Mother of Jesus
Mary
Location of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Qumran
Home city of Jesus
Nazareth
Gifts the wise men brought to Jesus
Gold, Frankinscense, Myrrh
Names of the three wise men
Caspar, Balthazar, Melchior
Wise men who came to Bethlehem
Magi (not used in Bible)
birthplace of Jesus
Bethlehem
Jewish king who ordered the death of male babies
Herod (the Great)
Mother of Mary
Anne