Bible Personalities
Use the clues to fill in the blanks to identify these eighteen Bible personalities of the Old Testament.
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First murder victim (See Gen. 4:8.)
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Nabal’s widow, whom David married (See 1 Sam. 25:36–42.)
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Original name of Abraham (See Gen. 17:5.)
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Rider in a chariot of fire (See 2 Kgs. 2:9–11.)
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Person called by God from burning bush (See Ex. 3:1–4.)
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Pharoah’s officer who bought Joseph (See Gen. 39:1.)
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Queen of __________, who gave Solomon riches and hard questions (See 1 Kgs. 10:1–10.)
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Abraham’s wife, who laughed at the words of the holy men (See Gen. 18:9–14, heading.)
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Prophet who helped a widow pay off her debts (See 2 Kgs. 4:1–7.)
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Ruth’s mother-in-law, who returned to her family from Moab (See Ruth 1:1–16.)
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Woman mistaken for a drunk in the temple (See 1 Sam. 1:9–18.)
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King of Israel who refused to be slain by his enemies (See 1 Sam. 10:21–24; 1 Sam. 31:3–6.)
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Son of Beor, who was saved by an ass (See Num. 22:4–33.)
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Woman who lured Samson to his ruin (See Judg. 16:4–21.)
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Moses’ father-in-law, who chastised him (See Ex. 18:12–26.)
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Moses’ sister, smitten with leprosy for complaining (See Num. 12:1–15.)
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Brother kept by Joseph as hostage in Egypt (See Gen. 42:3–24.)
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Moses’ successor (See Num. 14:6–7; Num. 27:heading.)
(1) Abel, (2) Abigail, (3) Abram, (4) Elijah, (5) Moses, (6) Potiphar, (7) Sheba, (8) Sarah, (9) Elisha, (10) Naomi, (11) Hannah, (12) Saul, (13) Balaam, (14) Delilah, (15) Jethro, (16) Miriam, (17) Simeon, (18) Joshua.
Animal Offspring
Match the name of the offspring of each kind of animal to its/their parents.
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a. Fawn |
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2. Bears |
b. Joey |
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3. Goats |
c. Lamb |
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4. Cattle |
d. Kitten |
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5. Beavers |
e. Cygnet |
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6. Rabbits |
f. Fry |
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7. Geese |
g. Calf |
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8. Turkeys |
h. Kid |
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9. Kangaroos |
i. Gosling |
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10. Sheep |
j. Pup |
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11. Cats |
k. Cub |
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12. Deer |
l. Bunny |
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13. Horses |
m. Foal |
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14. Swans |
n. Kit |
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15. Dogs |
o. Poult |
Journey to Planet X
Pretend that you have been chosen for the first manned flight to Planet X in Solar System Z and that your spaceship is programmed so that each day your rate of speed doubles (i.e., you travel twice as far the second day as you did the first day, and so on). Now pretend that you leave Earth on February 15, 1992, and that you land on Planet X on July 19, 2003. How many leap-year days do you need to include when you figure out the date on which you were halfway there?
Rhyme Three
Rearrange all the letters in each given word to make the three words in each group rhyme.
Example: atom moat
toga goat
taco coat
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peal __________
pear __________
peek __________
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note __________
noel __________
now __________
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table __________
team __________
teach __________
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read __________
rail __________
rates __________
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nails __________
live __________
liar __________
Over the Waves
People traveling the most direct route between the pairs of cities listed must cross a large body of water. Can you select the correct one?
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1. Beirut, Lebanon, to Limassol, Cyprus |
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a. Gulf of Mexico |
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2. Tampa, Florida, to Havana, Cuba |
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b. Tasman Sea |
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3. Caracas, Venezuela, to Kingston, Jamaica |
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c. Arabian Sea |
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4. Managua, Nicaragua, to Lima, Peru |
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d. North Sea |
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5. Sydney, Australia, to New Plymouth, New Zealand |
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e. South Pacific Ocean |
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6. Port Hedland, Australia, to Jogjakarta, Java |
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f. South China Sea |
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7. Edinburgh, Scotland, to Oslo, Norway |
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g. Bering Sea |
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8. Saigon, Vietnam, to Hong Kong, China |
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h. Sargasso Sea |
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9. Bombay, India, to Aden, Saudi Arabia |
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i. Indian Ocean |
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10. Lisbon, Portugal, to Keflavík, Iceland |
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j. Coral Sea |
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11. Rockhampton, Australia, to Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands |
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k. North Pacific Ocean |
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12. San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Norfolk, Virginia |
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l. Red Sea |
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13. San Francisco, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii |
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m. Mediterranean Sea |
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14. Nome, Alaska, to Petropavlovsk, USSR |
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n. North Atlantic Ocean |
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15. Port Sudan, Sudan, to Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
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o. Caribbean Sea |
Easter
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(Roman) governor
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High priest to whom Jesus was taken
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Crown of __________
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Prisoner released by choice of crowd
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Person who three times denied knowing Jesus
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Person who helped carry cross
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Where Jesus went to pray
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Kind of cloth His body was wrapped in
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Governor’s question: “Art thou the ____________ of the Jews?”
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Person Mary first thought He was outside tomb
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“Place of a skull”—where Jesus was crucified
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Person who betrayed Him
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Woman to first find empty tomb
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Person who at first doubted His resurrection
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Another name for “feast of unleavened bread”
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“My God, my God, why hast thou _____________ me?”
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_____________ of Arimathaea, who asked governor for Jesus’ body
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Article of clothing put on Jesus by soldiers
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Price for betrayal: thirty pieces of ____________
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Object blocking entrance to tomb
Answers can be found in Matthew 26–27 [Matt. 26–27]; John 20.


