The Bible Flashcards by Harold Goldston III

In Genesis, god told him to leave his country and promised to give the Hebrews the Promised Land (Canaan). God told him to sacrifice his son Isaac to prove his obedience

Abraham

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The Fall of Man. Sons are Cain, Abel, and Seth. Ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil

Adam and Eve

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Gabriel delivers message to Virgin Mary that she’ll give birth to a son named Jesus

Annunciation

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Additional books of the Bible accepted by some denominations but not all

Apocrypha

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The mountain that Noah’s ark was on top of during the flood. Highest peak in Turkey

Ararat

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The final battle between good and evil

Armageddon

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Built by Noah’s descendants to reach heaven

Tower of Babel

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Eight sayings of Jesus. Beatus is Latin for blessed

Beatitudes

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Originally a philistine god. Mentioned in Milton’s “Paradise Lost”

Beelzebub

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“In the beginning was the word” : a call back to Genesis

Gospel of John

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The hill near Jerusalem were Jesus was crucified. Means “place of the skull” and also called Golgotha

Calvary

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Gift given from Jacob to his son Joseph

Coat of many colors

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The capital of Syria. Saul had an epiphany on the road to this place

Damascus

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A shepherd in youth, a harpist, ancestor of Jesus, King after Saul, the psalms are attributed to him

David

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Found in the 1940s in the Qumran Caves (West Bank) and currently housed in the Jerusalem museum

Dead sea scrolls

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Written by a philosopher named “the Preacher”

Ecclesiastes

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A prophet who suffered the wrath of Jezebel. Taken to heaven in a chariot of fire

Elijah

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Queen of the Persians who stopped a massacre of the Jews aided by her cousin Mordecai. Jews celebrate the feast of Purim because of this

Esther

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Food that Israelites ate while being led by Moses

Manna

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The three great virtues of the New Testament

Faith, hope, charity

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What colors are the Four Horsemen and what do they represent?

White is conquest, red is war, black is famine, pale is plague

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Who revealed the Koran to Mohammed?

Angel Gabriel

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A non Jewish person from “the nations”

Gentile

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Good news of salvation, also the first four books of the New Testament

The Gospel

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Son of Noah, ancestor of Africans. Egypt is called the land of him.

Ham

Descendents of Abraham, Isaac, and especially Jacob

The Hebrews

The king of Judea during the first century BC. Ordered the Massacre of the Innocents

Herod the Great

Son of Herod the Great, beheaded John the Baptist at the influence of Salome

Herod Antipas

Another name of the Bible

Holy Writ

The slaughter of males two years old or younger in Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus. Ordered by King Herod

The Massacre of the Innocents

Son of Abraham, father of Jacob and Esau

Isaac

A prophet who saw Jesus's glory and spoke about him, also a book of the Old Testament

Isaiah

Brother of Isaac, son of Abraham and Rebecca. Gave birthright to brother Jacob for a meal of stew

Esau

A vision in a dream with God at the top after receiving covenant of Abraham

Jacob's Ladder

Alternative name for God. "I am what I am"

Jehovah

Queen of Israel who tried to kill Elijah

Jezebel

Satan killed his children, destroyed all his possessions, and gave him sores from head to foot. He still refused to betray God and was later healed

Job

Imprisoned by Herod Antipas, beheaded by King Herod. Baptized Jesus in the Jordan River

John the Baptist

Sold to Egypt by brothers after receiving coat of many colors from his father Jacob. Interpreted Pharoah dreams and gained influence in Egypt

Joseph

Brought Israelites to the promised land after the death of Moses. Destroyed Jericho with trumpets

Joshua

Betrayed Jesus with a kiss for 30 pieces of silver. Hanged himself the next day

Judas Iscariot

Comisionned by King James I of England in the seventeenth century. Aka the "Authorized Version"

King James Bible

Passover meal the night before Jesus's death. The basis for Holy Communion (Eucharist)

The Last Summer

Brought back to life by Jesus four days after his death. This event prompted the plan to put Jesus to death

Lazarus

Sea monster in the book of Job. A political work by Thomas Hobbes

Leviathan

Lived in Sodom and Gomorrah. Left the city with family, wife turned back to look at the destruction and was turned into a pillar of salt

Lot

Book of the Bible detailing Jesus's birth and early life. Frequently read at Christmas

Luke

The three wise men who visited Jesus at birth and gave gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh

Magi

The earliest and shortest of the gospels

Mark

Attendee at the crucifixion and saw the empty tomb three days later

Mary Magdalene

Includes the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus fulfilling Old Testament prophecies

Matthew

Oldest man in the Bible said to have lived for 969 years. Grandfather of Noah

Methuselah

Often depicted with scales representing judgment day. Guarding of the Jews, leader of armies in revelations

Michael

Canaanite idol who demanded sacrifices of the first born child of Israelites. Book of Leviticus

Moloch

The ten commandments, the Torah, "The Law"

Mosaic Law

Stories told by Jesus containing religious messages

Parables

With Peter, first leaders of the Christian church

Paul

The day the holy spirit descended upon the disciples

Pentecost

Chief of the 12 apostles. A fisherman, previously named Simon but Jesus renamed him. Denied being a follower of Jesus three times. Often depicted holding keys. Sometimes referred to as the first pope. Crucified upside down

Peter

Supposed burial site is under this building located in Vatican City

Saint Peter's Basilica

Teachers asking the Jews. Jesus called them "the blind leading the blind"

Pharisees

Enemies of the Jews in the promised land. Can also mean someone ignorant and uncultured

Philistines

Governor of the Jews. Didn't consider Jesus guilty but caved to the pressure of others and said "I wash my hands of this"

Pontius Pilate

2nd wife of Jacob. Sterile for many years but then had two sons named Joseph and Benjamin

Rachel

Great grandmother of King David. Her mother in law was Naomi. Married Boaz who was Jewish.

Ruth

In the book of Matthew, contained famous teachings such as the Lord's prayer, the Golden Rule, and turn the other cheek

Sermon on the Mount

A password used by Israelites in the Old Testament

Shibboleth

The son and successor of David. He had many wives and indulged in splendor and wealth. Built the temple at Jerusalem

Solomon

Doubted the resurrection of Jesus and said he wouldn't believe until he could touch the crucifixion wounds on Jesus's hands

Thomas

One tenth of a person's salary given to the church as an offering

Tithe

Often recited at funerals. Contains the famous passage that begins "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want..."

23rd Psalm

Latin translation of the Bible by St Jerome in the fourth century AD, adopted by catholic church as its official version

Vulgate

The place where Jesus walked on water

Sea of Galilee

Most mentioned woman in the Bible. Wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac but died giving birth to him

Sarah

Site used to build the fortress of the city of Jerusalem.

Mount Zion

Day 1 (the creation story)

Light ("let there be light")

Day 2 (the creation story)

The Sky

Day 3 (the creation story)

The earth, seas, and vegetation

Day 4 (the creation story)

The sun and moon

Day 5 (the creation story)

The animals of the air and sea

Day 6 (the creation story)

Land animals and humans