J-Bible 2
THE PURPLE TESTAMENT Seen here ... (audio not available on archivist's tape)
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BIBLICAL NUMBERS The number of times the words "apple" & "snake" appear in the King James Version of Genesis
0 ("fruit" & "serpent" were used instead)
ROUND NUMBER, PLEASE Number of psalms in the Biblical book of Psalms
150
THE NEW TESTAMENT After he was baptized, Jesus was tempted in the wilderness by Satan for this many days
40 days
THE BIBLE Of 40, 100 or 400, the one closest to the total years the Israelites were in captivity in Egypt
400
THE NEW TESTAMENT In Luke 9, even after "about" this number of "men... did eat and were all filled", there were 12 baskets of food left over
5,000
BIBLICAL NUMBERS The number of days it took God to create the universe & everything in it (not resting)
6
BIBLICAL ANIMALS Jesus called the Pharisees "Blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow" this
A camel
BODY LANGUAGE Derived from the Bible, it immediately follows "An eye for an eye"
A tooth for a tooth
CABLE TV This acronym for American Christian Television System is a book of the Bible, too
ACTS
BIBLICAL FASHION Golden bells & pomegranates were to adorn the hem of the robe of this brother of Moses
Aaron
THE BIBLE This brother of Moses was the first Jewish high priest
Aaron
IN THE BIBLE This shepherd buys the farm in Genesis 4:8
Abel
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Cain's brother's horse barns
Abel's stables
BIBLICAL MULTIPLE CHOICE Of Amos, Andy, Lum or Abner, the cousin of King Saul
Abner
BIBLICAL PEOPLE & PLACES (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-03-30_DJ_26.jpg" target="_blank">Alex stands at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.</a>) The Western Wall is the only remnant of a retaining wall that was built to support the Temple Mount; now tradition says this mount was Moriah, the site where this patriarch prepared to sacrifice his son
Abraham
BIBLICAL PEOPLE Ephron the Hittite sold this patriarch the field where he buried his wife Sarah
Abraham
BIBLICAL POLICE BLOTTER We admire his faith, but it seems this guy almost knocked off his own son in Genesis 22
Abraham
BIBLICAL QUOTES In Genesis 17:4 God told him, "Thou shalt be a father of many nations"
Abraham
BOOK TITLES Bruce Feiler's biography of this Biblical figure is subtitled "A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths"
Abraham
KING JAMES BIBLE After Sarah's death, he married Keturah, who bore him Zimran, Ishbak & others
Abraham
NAME THAT DAD The Bible's Ishmael
Abraham
OLD TESTAMENT PEOPLE The name of this first great patriarch of Israel means "father of a multitude"
Abraham
TENTS IN THE BIBLE When asked "Where is Sarah thy wife?", he replied, "In the tent"
Abraham
THE BIBLE God said this man, childless at the time, would have as many descendants as the number of stars in heaven
Abraham
BIBLICAL FAMILIES Father & son depicted here
Abraham & Isaac
BIBLE QUOTES BY BOOK "Then Peter said, silver & gold I have none... in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk"
Acts
LET'S GET BIBLICAL Of the books in the King James Bible, this New Testament book is alphabetically first
Acts (of the Apostles)
THE TESTAMENT "After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth"
Acts (of the Apostles)
NOW APPEARING IN A BIBLICAL BOOK NEAR YOU Other than the 4 Gospels, one of the 2 books in which Pontius Pilate appears
Acts (of the Apostles) (or 1 Timothy)
BIBLE BOOKS BY FAMOUS PHRASE "It is more blessed to give than to receive"
Acts of the Apostles
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Alphabetically, the first book of the Bible is this New Testament book
Acts of the Apostles
THE BIBLE Alphabetically, it's the first book of the King James Bible
Acts of the Apostles
THE BIBLE Both the gospel of Luke & this book are addressed to someone named Theophilus
Acts of the Apostles
BIBLE HEROES He had 3 sons: Seth, Abel & Cain
Adam
BIBLICAL CLOTHES RACK In Genesis 3, God himself makes tunics out of animal skin for this man to wear
Adam
BIBLICAL DATING GAME "There was not found an help meet" for him until God played Jim Lange & provided one
Adam
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME West, Smith, Sandler
Adam
BIBLICAL SPEAKERS "The woman who thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree and I did eat"
Adam
BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh"
Adam
NOW WE ARE SIX Of the 6 prophets of Islam, Muhammad was the last & this early biblical guy was the first
Adam
OLD TESTAMENT HEROES This man said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman"
Adam
THE BIBLE In Genesis 3:7 they sew themselves aprons of fig leaves
Adam & Eve
BIBLICAL DEATH PENALTIES According to Leviticus 20:10, it's death to both parties involved who committeth this
Adultery
SIN-EMA Julie London copes with a jealous husband in 1959's "A Question of" this Biblical sin
Adultery
THE "A" LIST In the Bible he had a whale of a time as the husband of Jezebel
Ahab
THE NEW TESTAMENT In chapter 22 of Revelation, Jesus spoke a little Greek, mentioning these 2 words
Alpha & Omega
THE OLD TESTAMENT Named for a prophet, it's alphabetically first among the Old Testament books
Amos
THE OLD TESTAMENT The book of this farmer-turned-prophet is the first alphabetically in the Old Testament
Amos
QUASI-RELATED PAIRS A Biblical Hebrew prophet with his own book & commentator Rooney
Amos & Andy
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE It should prove to be a most interesting discussion
Amos (in a most)
THE NEW TESTAMENT John says Mary Magdalene looked into the tomb & saw two of these where Jesus' body had been
Angels
THE BIBLE Greek for "hidden books", Lutherans view these as non-canonical, but useful works
Apocrypha
THE BIBLE The 12 disciples whom Jesus chose to be his special messengers were called these
Apostles
CANADA ROCKS In 2007 this Montreal group was "aflame" with creativity on their album "Neon Bible"
Arcade Fire
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY This town is home to the Joseph who gave his tomb for Jesus' burial
Arimathea
CROSSWORD CLUES "A" Biblical boat (3)
Ark
THE OLD TESTAMENT God told Moses “And thou shalt put into†this object “the testimony which I shall give theeâ€
Ark of the Covenant
THE OLD TESTAMENT The cover, or mercy seat, of this box represented the throne of God
Ark of the Covenant
PLAINS Israel's Plain of Jezreel is said to be the site of this future Biblical battle
Armageddon
THE BIBLE It's the battlefield where good & evil will fight their final battle
Armageddon
THE OLD TESTAMENT In Esther 4:3, there was great mourning among the Jews, and many lay in sackcloth & these
Ashes
BIBLICAL MEGADEATHS II Kings recounts the slaughter by an angel of the Lord of 185,000 soldiers of this kingdom to the north of Israel
Assyria
IT'S IN THE BIBLE In 1 Samuel 17 he defeats Goliath
David
KNOW YOUR BIBLE By tradition, at least 70 psalms are attributed to this Biblical king
David
LESSER-KNOWN BIBLICAL FOLK Haggith was one of his wives, but she was no Bathsheba
David
MY BOYS The New Testament begins, "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of" this king
David
OLD TESTAMENT PEOPLE This young lyre player became King Saul's armor-bearer
David
PARENTS In the Bible, King Solomon takes the throne of this man, his father
David
NAME THE PARENTS The Old Testament's King Solomon
David & Bathsheba
BIBLICAL WORDS & PHRASES "Pale Horse" is a metaphor for the approach of this
Death
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL BLANK 1 Corinthians 15:26 -- "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is ____"
Death
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES It's "The wages of sin"
Death
THE NEW TESTAMENT In Revelation, it was the name of he who sat on a pale horse
Death
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK AFTER... Numbers
Deuteronomy
QUICK LIT This 1952 Steinbeck novel has a biblical title & a biblical story
East of Eden
BIBLICAL NON-PROPHET Hosea, Haggai, Hannah
Hannah
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL ____ In Luke 4: "Physician, ____ thyself"
Heal
BIBLICAL WORDS & PHRASES "Can the leopard change" these? means "it's impossible"
Its Spots
BIBLICAL SPEAKERS "I am Esau thy firstborn"
Jacob
GO GO GAUGUIN Gauguin's 1888 painting "The Vision After the Sermon" shows this biblical figure "wrestling with the angel"
Jacob
PHONE HOME! Biblical prophet Joesph, phone home! This man, your father, needs your investment advice
Jacob
THE OLD TESTAMENT Psalm 122 says "Pray for the peace of" this city; "they shall prosper that love thee"
Jerusalem
THE 4th The 4th Gospel of the New Testament
John
BIBLICAL PEOPLE After being delivered from the belly of the great fish, he warned Nineveh of its great evil
Jonah
BIBLICAL PROPHETS This prophet's accomplishments include being "vomited out" of a great fish
Jonah
BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? "Out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice"
Jonah
THE BIBLE (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2002-07-04_DJ_08.jpg" target="_blank">Hi. I'm Alan Dershowitz</a>.) In "The Genesis of Justice" I present as a case this Biblical character's abduction by his jealous brothers
Joseph
DANTE'S INFERNO At the center of Hell, Satan is devouring Brutus, Cassius & this biblical figure
Judas
KNOWING HIM BIBLICALLY In John 6:70, Jesus says of him, "Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?"
Judas Iscariot
SMOOCHING IN SHAKESPEARE "Love's Labour's Lost" & "Henry VI, Part III" both mention the kiss of this Biblical traitor
Judas Iscariot
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE "Hey", this book comes between third John & Revelation
Jude
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE A victory ode, "The Song of Deborah" is found in this book
Judges
HEY THERE, DELILAH ...you won this round but people will remember Samson fondly in this book of the Bible; you, not so much
Judges
LET'S GET BIBLICAL Samson, Gideon & Deborah all make appearances in this biblical book with an occupational name
Judges
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS IN OTHER WORDS Roy Bean & Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Judges
LET'S GET BIBLICAL Abigail got this king to spare her husband Nabal's life; about 10 days later Nabal died & she wed the king
King David
OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS After Solomon was born, this king captured the crown of Rabbah, which weighed about a talent, or 90 lbs.
King David
THE OLD TESTAMENT Twice, with an evil spirit upon him, this king tried to slay David with his javelin
King Saul
QUOTES FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE It is said that he "loved many strange women"; strange meaning foreign, like the Queen of Sheba
King Solomon
THE OLD TESTAMENT Later to reign for 40 years himself, he was David's son by Bathsheba
King Solomon
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL _____ 1 Thessalonians 1:3: "Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and _____ of love"
Labor
BIBLICAL PATRIARCHY In a dream, Jacob saw God at the top of one of these implements
Ladder
LET'S GET BIBLICAL Jacob was shocked when he lifted the veil on his first bride & found her to be this woman
Leah
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Pillar of salt's hubby's collapsible beds
Lot's cots
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE This gospel is the first book of the New Testament
Matthew
DOUBLE LETTERS It's the one of the 4 gospels in the New Testament that fits the category
Matthew
THE BIBLE The 4 Gospels appear in this order
Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
BIBLICAL CROSSWORD CLUES "M" Jesus as the "anointed one" (7)
Messiah
BIBLE WHO'S WHO His first son, Lamech, was born when he was 187
Methuselah
BIBLICAL CROSSWORD CLUES "M" Noah's long-lived granddad (10)
Methuselah
BIBLICAL NAMES Trees with biblical names include the Joshua tree & the world's oldest tree, a 4,700-year-old pine named for him
Methuselah
BIBLICAL PEOPLE This longest-lived person in the Bible was Enoch's son & Noah's grandfather
Methuselah
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN The victory song of Aaron & this sister of Moses at the Red Sea is one of the earliest pieces of Hebrew literature
Miriam
THE OLD TESTAMENT This sister of Aaron led the women in the victory song after the parting of the Red Sea
Miriam
OPTICS Made of bronze in Biblical times, today they're often glass with a backing of a silver solution
Mirrors
KNOWING HIM BIBLICALLY Long before Joe Namath, this leader guaranteed a victory by holding up a hand in Exodus 17:11
Moses
LET'S GET BIBLICAL At the end of Deuteronomy, the events of this man's death are recounted
Moses
LET'S GET BIBLICAL In Exodus 18 he gets advice from his father-in-law Jethro
Moses
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY Also called Horeb, experts aren't sure which mount it actually is: Serbal & Jebel Musa are guesses
Mount Sinai
THE OLD TESTAMENT "And the glory of the Lord abode upon" this mountain, "and the cloud covered it six days"
Mount Sinai
THE OLD TESTAMENT The Old Testament refers to it as Mount Horeb & the mountain of God
Mount Sinai
THE OLD TESTAMENT When Queen Jezebel vowed to execute Elijah, he fled to this holy mountain
Mount Sinai
UNIVERSITY STATE Dana College & Platte Valley Bible College
Nebraska
THE BIBLE Jonah was angry when this Assyrian city he prophesied against wasn't destroyed
Nineveh
BIBLE HEROES God warned him to get ready, which this man did, even though he was 600 years old when the flood finally came
Noah
LET'S GET READY TO ROOMBA! Roomba ate some Bible pages...fill in a quote for me? "And" he "lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years"
Noah
MESOPOTAMIA Utnapishtim, the Mesopotamian version of this Biblical man, is warned of the destruction of Shuruppak
Noah
MUSICAL THEATER Danny Kaye starred as this Biblical character in the 1970 show "Two By Two"
Noah
NAMES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT While on his boat, he sent out a dove to see if there was any dry land yet
Noah
THE OLD TESTAMENT This biblical patriarch was the son of Lamech & the grandson of Methuselah
Noah
WHO'S WHO IN THE BIBLE He was still virile at 500 years old when he begat Shem, Ham & Japheth
Noah
BIBLE TALES Some have deduced it took 120 years to build this & when it was completed only 8 people used it
Noah's Ark
THE GREAT CANADIAN NOVEL "Not Wanted on the Voyage" rewrites the story of this biblical vessel
Noah's Ark
THE OLD TESTAMENT Genesis says it was 300 cubits in length, making it about 500 feet long
Noah's ark
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME An ark builder's feathered neck accessories
Noah's boas
EXPRESSIONS Jonathan Swift turned this Biblical "land" into a synonym for sleep
Nod
RHYME SQUAD Land to which Cain fled in the Bible
Nod
THE OLD TESTAMENT After Abel's murder, Cain settled in this land east of Eden
Nod
LOTTO FEVER An illegal lottery, or the fourth book of the Old Testament
Numbers
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS In chapter 1 of this aptly named book, God orders that the first census of Israel be taken
Numbers
REALLY OLD BOOKS In this Old Testament book, God orders Moses to count all the Israelites who are able to bear arms
Numbers
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Ob-la-di ob-la-da, it's the shortest book of the Old Testament
Obadiah
LITERARY PETS This poetic Eliot feline has "lived many lives in succession" & is named for the 5th book of the Old Testament
Old Deuteronomy
BIBLICAL FOOD & DRINK The name Gethsemane comes from gath-shemen, Hebrew for oil press, probably one for this fruit
Olive
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN Ms. Winfrey was supposed to be called this, after a Moabite woman in the book of Ruth
Orpah
BIBLICAL DATING GAME Tamar, whose name means the date type of this tree, "dated" 2 of Judah's sons & then Judah himself
Palm tree
BIBLICAL BOTANY Scholars have it down on paper that the bulrushes on the Nile were probably this plant
Papyrus
THE BIBLE Among these tales told by Jesus were those "of the net", "of the mustard seed" & "of the hidden treasures"
Parables
THE BIBLE In Exodus, this miracle occured after a strong east wind blew all night
Parting of the Red Sea
LESSER-KNOWN BIBLICAL FOLK Hoglah, a daughter of Zelophehad, could sing with Shirley & Keith, as her name means this
Partridge
THE BIBLE In Exodus the feast of unleavened bread is combined with this holiday
Passover
BIBLE QUOTATIONS Apostle who in 1 Timothy wrote, "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief"
Paul
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Prudhomme, Gauguin, Klee
Paul
BIBLICAL PEOPLE Once named Saul, he escaped Damascus by being let down a wall in a basket
Paul
BIBLICAL PEOPLE Romans & Thessalonians were among the people he addressed in his epistles
Paul
BIBLICAL PEOPLE This apostle, an effective missionary, is sometimes called the "second founder" of Christianity
Paul
LETTERS The seventh & eighth books of the New Testament are his epistles or letters to the Corinthians
Paul
MULTIPLE CHOICE Of Peter, Paul, or Mary, the one who converted Lydia in the Bible
Paul
RELIGION His letter to the Thessalonians, written about 51 A.D., is considered the earliest New Testament writing
Paul
TENTS IN THE BIBLE This apostle from Tarsus was a tentmaker by trade
Paul
THE BIBLE 13 of the New Testament's 27 books are attributed to him
Paul
THE BIBLE After Eutychus fell from a window to his death, he was restored to life by this apostle
Paul
THE BIBLE In 1 Corinthians, he wrote that "Your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God"
Paul
THE BIBLE In Acts 11 Barnabas brought this man to Antioch to assist his mission
Paul
THE BIBLE In writing to the Ephesians, he called himself "An Apostle of Jesus Christ by the Will of God"
Paul
THE BIBLE The first word in Romans 1:1 is his name
Paul
THE BIBLE This apostle inherited Roman citizenship from his father & was trained as a rabbi by Gamaliel
Paul
THE BIBLE To escape from Damascus, this "Apostle to the Gentiles" was lowered over the city walls in a basket
Paul
THE NEW TESTAMENT He described the Ephesians, one of the groups he wrote to, as "living unaware of spiritual riches"
Paul
THE NEW TESTAMENT On the road to Damascus, this future epistle writer was asked by Jesus, "Why persecutest thou me?"
Paul (or Saul of Tarsus)
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME The apostle to the Gentiles' journeys on his hands & knees
Paul's crawls
IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME From the Greek for "five scrolls", it's the term used for the first 5 books of the Bible
Pentateuch
RELIGION BY THE NUMBERS It's the Greek term meaning "5 tools" that represents the 1st 5 books of the Bible
Pentateuch
BIBLE STORIES On this festival, Galileans could suddenly talk like Parthians & Medes
Pentecost
WORDS FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE When this 10-letter word for plague is used, it usually means bubonic
Pestilence
BIBLICAL MILITARY MEN The Roman centurion Cornelius, possibly the first Gentile Christian, was converted by this fisherman
Peter
BIBLICAL PAINTINGS In a fresco at the Sistine Chapel, Pietro Perugino depicted "The Giving of the Keys" to him
Peter
BIBLICAL PEOPLE In one of this apostle's epistles, he uses the additional name Simon
Peter
BIBLICAL PEOPLE Jesus said of this disciple in John 1:42, "Thou shalt be called Cephas"
Peter
BIBLICAL QUOTES To this disciple, Jesus said, "Get thee behind me, Satan"
Peter
BIBLICAL VOICES This apostle "lifted up his voice" & addressed the crowd at Pentecost
Peter
GETTING BIBLICAL In Matthew 26:72 he denies his friendship with Jesus & claims, "I do not know the man"
Peter
NAME THAT BIBLE GUY "Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew"
Peter
QUOTES FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE In Matthew, Jesus said unto this disciple, "Get thee behind me, Satan"
Peter
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME The most prominent of the Apostles' warming devices
Peter's heaters
BIBLICAL CITIES Of the 10 most populous U.S. cities, the one that shares its name with a city mentioned in Revelation
Philadelphia
BIBLICAL PEOPLE The gospel of Matthew says this governor of Judea "washed his hands" of the guilt for crucifying Jesus
Pontius Pilate
THE BIBLE In Luke, Jesus is tried both by Herod & by this Roman governor
Pontius Pilate
THE NEW TESTAMENT In Luke he is quoted as saying, "I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man"
Pontius Pilate
THE OLD TESTAMENT In Genesis, Joseph is imprisoned after accusations by the wife of this Egyptian
Potiphar
BIBLE BOOKS BY FAMOUS PHRASE "My cup runneth over"
Psalms
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE "He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved"
Psalms
DANCING IN THE BIBLE 2 of these that mention dancing are Number 30 & Number 149
Psalms
HAPPY HANUKKAH Each morning during Hanukkah, selections known as Hallel from this Biblical book are sung in synagogues
Psalms
MORE NASAL PASSAGES The heathens "have ears, but they hear not; noses have they, but they smell not" in no. 115 of this Biblical book
Psalms
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS It's sometimes referred to by the title "Sepher Tehillim", meaning "book of praises"
Psalms
THE OLD TESTAMENT The first of these begins: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the council of the ungodly"
Psalms
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS From the Greek "psallein", to pluck, we get this plucked type of zither that's mentioned in the Bible
Psalterion
THE PURPLE TESTAMENT The 1990 film "Graffiti Bridge" was the sequel to this 1984 hit film
Purple Rain
THE OLD TESTAMENT This queen gave Solomon 120 talents of gold & other precious items
Queen of Sheba
BIBLE MOVIES Set during Nero's reign, this film's title is a line uttered by Peter to Jesus & means "Where are you going?"
Quo Vadis
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Ward, Weisz & "My Cousin"
Rachel
THE BIBLE In Genesis Leah is described as "tender eyed" & this sister as "beautiful and well favored"
Rachel
THE KISSING BOOTH In the Bible a rare instance of a man kissing a woman is when Jacob kissed her "and wept"
Rachel
PUBLISHING After 7 years of planning, this magazine published a condensed version of the Bible in 1982
Reader's Digest
BODIES OF WATER Narrow Biblical sea between Saudi Arabia & Africa that's an intense blue-green in color
Red Sea
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES "Behold, a son", this firstborn son of Jacob
Reuben
BIBLE BOOKS BY QUOTATION "And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour"
Revelation
BIBLE QUOTES BY BOOK "And the armies which were in heaven followed him on white horses"
Revelation
PROPHECIES & PREDICTIONS Attributed to the apostle John, this prophetic work is the last book of the New Testament
Revelation/The Apocalypse
THE PURPLE TESTAMENT A gunman named Lassiter is the hero of this Zane Grey novel
Riders of the Purple Sage
BODIES OF WATER According to the New Testament, it was the site of Jesus' baptism
River Jordan
THE "ROCKY"s He "checked into his room, only to find Gideon's Bible"
Rocky Raccoon
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE From answers to questions; that's "Jeopardy!"
Romans (From answers)
THE OLD TESTAMENT Leviticus 23:24 sets this horn-blowing high holiday on the 1st day of the 7th month
Rosh Hashanah
BIRTHSTONES The Bible tells us "The price of wisdom is above" these red gems, July's birthstone
Rubies
BIBLE PEOPLE MAGAZINE Boaz wanted her to glean his field & nobody else's
Ruth
LET'S GET BIBLICAL They're the 2 books of the Bible named for women
Ruth & Esther
SAINTS This translator of the Latin Vulgate Bible is the patron saint of librarians
Saint Jerome
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES His book begins, "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham"
Saint Matthew
FAMOUS FEMALES Depicted here is this legendary saint holding her famous Biblical fabric
Saint Veronica
GETTING BIBLICAL In the 1953 film version of this Biblical dancer's life, Rita Hayworth tries to save John the Baptist's life, not take it
Salome
HISTORY ON THE SCREEN She's the biblical seductress brought to sizzling life on the big screen here
Salome (played by Rita Hayworth)
BIBLICAL NON-PROPHET Nahum, Samson, Ezekiel
Samson
DID YOU READ YOUR BIBLE? In Judges 16 this strong man dies in Gaza, one of the Philistines' 5 strong cities
Samson
I'VE GOT A COMPLAINT Poet John Milton had this biblical strongman lamenting, "O loss of sight, of thee I most complain!"
Samson
SAM I AM Remarkably, using only the jawbone of an ass, he slew 1,000 men in the Old Testament
Samson
THE BIBLE He avenged his treatment by the Philistines, crashing their temple down on them
Samson
THE BIBLE He easily broke the bowstrings Delilah used to bind him
Samson
THE BIBLE This strongman carried the gates of Gaza about 40 miles to a hilltop named Hebron
Samson
THE OLD TESTAMENT He prayed to God for strength that "I may be at once avenged...for my two eyes"
Samson
THE OLD TESTAMENT Muscleman in the Ruben's work seen here:
Samson
THE OLD TESTAMENT One lie he told was "If they bind me with 7 green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak"
Samson
THE OLD TESTAMENT This strongman's last prayer was that God give him the strength to collapse the temple of his Philistine captors
Samson
BIBLICAL PAIRS "Hairy" couple from Judges 16
Samson & Delilah
MIND YOUR BUSINESS The Shwayder brothers named their strong baggage product after this Biblical character
Samson (Samsonite)
PHOBIAS He's probably the Bible's most famous tonsurphobic
Samson (he was afraid of having his hair cut)
BIBLE MOVIES In 1949 Victor Mature & Hedy Lamarr played this dysfunctional Biblical couple with a penchant for barber-ism
Samson and Delilah
BRAND NAME ORIGINS This brand of luggage named for a Biblical man once used the slogan "Strong enough to stand on"
Samsonite
BIBLICAL PEOPLE Hagar was this woman's maidservant
Sarah
WHO'S WHO IN THE BIBLE Isaac's mom, she's the woman most often mentioned by name in the Bible
Sarah
THE OLD TESTAMENT In the Book of Job, this name means "accuser", & that was his role in God's court
Satan
BIBLE PEOPLE In I Samuel, David saved this king's life more than once
Saul
BIBLICAL VOICES In the first book of Samuel, he asked, "Is this thy voice, my son David?"
Saul
JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW David was hidden offstage when Jonathan told this man "Dad, Leave My Friends Alone!"
Saul
LESSER-KNOWN BIBLICAL FOLK Doeg the Edomite was a henchman of this man, Israel's first king
Saul
THE BIBLE This Tarsan was converted on the road to Damascus
Saul (or Paul)
BIBLICAL ART A painting by Caravaggio shows this man's "conversion on the way to Damascus"
Saul (or Saint Paul)
THE BIBLE In the New Testament, Jesus recruited apostles on the shore of this "sea" on which he later walked
Sea of Galilee
THE NEW TESTAMENT In Mark 4:39 Jesus calmed this body of water by saying, "Peace. Be still"
Sea of Galilee
THE OLD TESTAMENT -- BEFORE THE DELUGE After Cain slew Abel, "Adam knew his wife again, and she bare a son, and called his name" this
Seth
THE THIRD CATEGORY In the Bible, he's the third son born to Adam & Eve
Seth
BIBLES London printers of a 1631 Bible were fined 300 pounds for leaving the word "not" out of this fidelity commandment
Seventh ("Thou shalt not commit adultery")
BIBLE GUYS 1 of the 3 fireproof companions in Daniel 3
Shadrach (also Meshach or Abednego)
THE OLD TESTAMENT These 3 men were cast into a fiery furnace but "the fire had no power" over their bodies
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
BIBLICAL QUOTES These 3 friends of Daniel were bound & "cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace"
Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego
LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS After his 1616 death, his will stipulated that his "second best bed" go to his wife, Anne, which does beg a question...
Shakespeare
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY In the Song of Solomon, a bride refers to herself as "the rose of" this plain between Joppa & Mount Carmel
Sharon
OF ARABIA One of the earliest Arab kingdoms was Saba, which may be identical with this one mentioned in the Bible
Sheba
BIBLICAL MULTIPLE CHOICE Of Michael, Peter, Micky or David, the one whose original name was also that of a singing chipmunk
Simon Peter
THE BIBLE The first 2 disciples Jesus called were Andrew & this man, his brother
Simon Peter
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY This mount "as altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire"
Sinai
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL BLANK Isaiah 53:7 -- "He is brought as a lamb to the ____"
Slaughter
BIBLICAL CRIME BLOTTER Wanted in the case of fruit missing from the forbidden tree, this animal is considered long & dangerous
Snake/serpent
BIBLE STORIES Lot fled this city as God burned it behind him
Sodom
BIBLICAL CITIES Lot's home was located in this wicked city
Sodom
BIBLICAL PATRIARCHY Abraham tried to reason God out of destroying this city where his nephew Lot lived
Sodom
CITIES OF THE BIBLE This city already had a bad reputation when Lot decided to settle there
Sodom
PLACES IN THE BIBLE In Genesis 13 Lot chose this city as his residence; his wife would come to regret that real estate choice
Sodom
TENTS IN THE BIBLE According to Genesis 13:12, "Lot pitched his tent toward" this city....uh-oh
Sodom
THE LAND OF THE BIBLE Genesis says the lord overthrew these 2 wicked cities, making the land look like a smoking furnace
Sodom & Gomorrah
THE OLD TESTAMENT The Lord destroyed these 2 cities with fire & brimstone because "their sin is very grievous"
Sodom & Gomorrah
BIBLE MOVIES Stewart Granger played Lot & Pier Angeli was his salty wife Ildith in the 1962 film about these 2 title cities
Sodom and Gomorrah
BIBLE BROS David's son Adonijah asked to wed his late father's nurse; he was denied, & this brother of his had him whacked
Solomon
BIBLE HEROES In 1 Kings 3, he wisely suggests cutting a child in two in order to reveal its true mother
Solomon
BIBLE HEROES King David's wise son, he built the temple
Solomon
BIBLE QUOTATIONS In 1 Kings 3:12 God said to him, "I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart"
Solomon
BIBLICAL MILITARY MEN Benaiah was commander of this wise king's army
Solomon
HANDEL 2 women dispute the parentage of a child in a scene from Handel's 1749 oratorio about this Biblical figure
Solomon
IN THE BIBLE In I Kings 2, this man sat "upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly"
Solomon
LITERATURE Modern novels with biblical titles include Jane Hamilton's "The Book of Ruth" & Toni Morrison's "Song of" him
Solomon
THE BIBLE The first verse of the book of Proverbs attributes its authorship to this man
Solomon
THE BIBLE This wise king of Israel had "Forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen"
Solomon
THE BIBLE This wise successor of David is also called Jedidiah, meaning "Yahweh's beloved"
Solomon
BIBLICAL BOOK TITLES Macon "Milkman" Dead is on a quest for his identity in this novel by Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon
LOVE This book of the Old Testament is basically a collection of love poems
Song of Solomon
THE OLD TESTAMENT This book is also called Canticles
Song of Solomon/Songs
THE POETRY OF LOVE This biblical "song" waxes poetic with lines like "As a lily among brambles, so is my love among maidens"
Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon)
THE BIBLE BELT These bubbled near the biblical Bethel & Siloam, & follow "Bethel" & "Siloam" in Southern U.S. place names
Springs
SAINTS During his reign St. Pius X revised this Latin version of the Bible
St. Jerome's or the Vulgate
PATRON SAINTS This beloved physician of the New Testament is the patron saint of painters
St. Luke
SAINTLY FIRSTS Though St. Mark probably wrote his book first, this saint gets first billing in the New Testament
St. Matthew
THE NEW TESTAMENT Jesus was referring to this fisherman when he said, "Upon this rock I will build my church"
St. Peter
THE BIBLE Some say this object was actually a conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn in the constellation of Pisces
Star of Bethlehem
THE BIBLE According to Luke 2, Jesus was wrapped in these clothes after birth
Swaddling Cloths
THE BIBLE Mary "brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in" these, "and laid him in a manger"
Swaddling clothes
BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY REVIEW The 1999 removal of tons of rock & soil from this Jerusalem "mount" caused great archaeological controversy
Temple Mount
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Gideons International makes its home in this state, also home to Thomas Nelson, the Bible publisher
Tennessee
MR. X'S OBITUARY Mr. X was born Jul 14, 1923 in Knoxville in this state & attended Johnson Bible College there
Tennessee
DOCUMENTS Once, this document disposed of personal effects, while property was covered in the "last will"
Testament
THE BIBLE The book of Acts is also known by the longer title "The Acts of" these men
The Apostles
BIBLICAL POLICE BLOTTER We don't have to worry about collaring Uzzah; he was killed for touching this object in violation of divine law
The Ark of the Covenant
FOUR! In the New Testament, they symbolize war, conquest, famine & death
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
FAMOUS FIRSTS In 1908 the Superior Hotel in Montana became the first to have bibles placed there by this organization
The Gideons
THE BIBLE The Lord called Moses' people stiff-necked, meaning stubborn, for making this idol & worshiping it
The Golden Calf
HOLY WEEK In the term "Good Friday", "Good" means holy, as in this phrase for the Bible
The Good Book
THE BIBLE In a parable, this character aids a man wounded by thieves & pays for his recovery
The Good Samaritan
THE BIBLE This parable begins "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves..."
The Good Samaritan
BIBLICAL BIG SCREEN One of the "Greatest" Bible epics, it has Max von Sydow as Jesus & David McCallum as Judas
The Greatest Story Ever Told
HANDEL Handel composed it in about 3 weeks in 1741; its text was adapted from the Bible & the Book of Common Prayer
The Messiah
MOVIE STUMPERS This 2004 biblical tale had the biggest U.S. gross of any film in a foreign language
The Passion of the Christ
THE BIBLE The 10 included flies, lice, frogs & locusts
The Plagues of Egypt
BOOKS & AUTHORS In the beginning was this Barbara Kingsolver saga of a Southern missionary & his family in the Belgian Congo
The Poisonwood Bible
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Manitoba's Catherine Booth Bible College is affiliated with this charitable organization
The Salvation Army
BIBLE STUDY The Claude Lorrain painting, seen here, is of this event from Matthew's gospel; note the little Jesus up there
The Sermon on the Mount
THE BIBLE Jesus called it a den of thieves & ordered it cleansed, angering the priests
The Temple
FILM EPICS Cecil B. De Mille directed this biblical epic twice, once as a silent, the other in 1956 as a talkie
The Ten Commandments
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES "The spirit indeed is willing but" this "is weak"
The flesh
DANCING IN THE BIBLE After seeing the Israelites dancing around this idol, an angry Moses broke his tablets
The golden calf
THE BIBLE While Moses was on Mount Sinai, his brother Aaron made this heathen idol for the Israelites to worship
The golden calf
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY If he had lived there back in 1000 B.C., Robin Hood might have been "Prince of" this chief city of upper Egypt
Thebes
ODDPODGE Sworn in following an assassination, he's the only U.S. president who was not sworn in on a Bible
Theodore Roosevelt
THE BIBLE In the King James Version, it finishes the line "Blessed are the meek: for..."
They shall inherit the Earth
BIBLICAL PEOPLE He said he would not believe in Jesus' resurrection until he saw the nail holes in his hands
Thomas
BIBLICAL QUOTES This disciple wouldn't believe Jesus' resurrection until he saw "in his hands the print of the nails"
Thomas
THE BIBLE Type of event in Cana at which Jesus turned water into wine
Wedding
KING JAMES BIBLE Psalm 22 begins with this question to God, later asked by Jesus & goes on to say, "I cry... but thou hearest not"
Why hast thou forsaken me?
THE "DEL"s It's another term for a flood, especially the biblical one
a deluge
BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS Completes the line from Luke 11:23, "He that is not with me is..."
against me
MEDICINE THROUGH THE YEARS First mentioned in Genesis, it's the only surgical procedure clearly described in the Bible
circumcision
THE BIBLE St. Paul attended a conference in Jerusalem to decide if this "cutting" practice was required
circumcision
BIBLICAL QUOTES The land of Canaan is described as "flowing with" these 2 items mentioned some 20 times in the Bible
milk & honey
THE OLD TESTAMENT Exodus 3:8 describes the Promised Land as "flowing with" these 2 items
milk and honey
THE BIBLE Exodus tells of its use for lighting; Ezekiel for cooking; & Psalms for anointing
oil
BIBLICAL ZOO Yaanah in Hebrew, this big bird that lays a big egg pops up in Lamentations & Job
ostrich
BIBLICAL ZOOLOGY A rule in Deuteronomy 22 says you shouldn't yoke an ass & this together to plow
ox
THOSE PHABULOUS PHOENICIANS The ancient city of Byblos was known for its production of this material, hence bible, meaning book
papyrus
THE BIBLE They're the stories by which Jesus taught--hey, did you hear the one about the sower & soils?
parables
BIBLICAL ZOO According to 1 Kings 10, Solomon imported apes & these eye-tailed birds
peacocks
IT'S IN THE BIBLE Luke 4:23 tells a person in this profession: "Heal thyself"
physician
THE KING JAMES BIBLE TELLS ME SO Luke 4, to this person: "Heal thyself"
physician
BIBLICAL PERSON, PLACE OR THING Cana
place
OLD TESTAMENT Joel calls for them to be made into swords & Isaiah calls for swords to be made into them
plowshares
BIBLICAL FORGIVENESS According to the Book of Mark, until we have forgiven our brothers, we should cease this religious activity
pray
BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS Remember the proverb, this "goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall"
pride
SUNDAY SCHOOL In the Bible God often speaks through these people, like Isaiah & Jeremiah
prophets
THE BIBLE "The sun and the moon shall be darkened" is the forcast of Joel, one of the 12 minor these
prophets
BIBLE QUOTATIONS A familiar line from Matthew says, "What... God hath joined together, let not man" do this
put asunder
HAVE A "MENT" The Bible says the angel at Jesus' tomb wore this, meaning garments, that was "white as snow"
raiment
BIBLICAL RELATIONS Japheth, to Noah
son
READ YOUR BIBLE For strength to "resist" this, try James 1:12, "Blessed is the man that endureth" it
temptation
THE NEW TESTAMENT A request in the Lord's Prayer is for God to "lead us not into" this
temptation
THE BIBLE According to the Psalm, "The days of our years are threescore years and" this
ten
NAME THE CENTURY The King James version of the Bible is first published
the 17th century (1611)
THE YOU-NIVERSE (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2004-10-20_DJ_17.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Top Secret <i>Jeopardy!</i> Science Lab wearing his official Clue Crew lab coat.</a>) Both men and women have this cartilage in the throat that has a biblical name
the Adam's apple
THE OLD TESTAMENT I Chronicles 15 reports even King David was dancing when he brought this container into Jerusalem
the Ark of the Covenant
FAMOUS VOYAGES Capt. Robert Fitzroy of this ship argued that its scientific discoveries supported the Bible
the Beagle
BIBLICAL PEOPLE & PLACES (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-03-30_DJ_30.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads the clue from a church in Galilee in northern Israel.</a>) This Italian Franciscan church is dedicated to these 9 assertions Jesus made nearby about the blessed
the Beatitudes
THE NEW TESTAMENT “Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven†is the 1st of these declarations
the Beatitudes
BRITISH HISTORY DATEBOOK October 4, 1535: The first complete modern English version of this is published
the Bible
DRAMA In the Middle Ages, monks presented "mystery plays" to illustrate stories from this
the Bible
PUBLISHERS Thomas Nelson is the biggest publisher in English of this all-time bestseller
the Bible
RELIGION The first translation of this book printed in America was John Eliot's 1661-63 Algonquian one
the Bible
THE TESTAMENT "Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. For their heart studieth destruction"
the Book of Proverbs
LIBRARIES Indiana University's Lilly Library hath a first edition of this, printed at London in 1611
the King James Bible
ON ROUTE 66 There are 66 books in this version of the Bible first published in 1611
the King James Version
IT'S GOOD TO BE "KING" This 17th century translation has become a standard for bibles
the King James version
THE BIBLE This book bewailing the destruction of Jerusalem is traditionally attributed to Jeremiah
the Lamentations
THE BIBLE Published in 1989, the NRSV is short for this
the New Revised Standard Version
THE BIBLE The longest of the 2 "Testaments"
the Old
NEW TESTAMENT "Blessed are" these "for they shall be called the children of God"
the peacemakers
BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? "Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me"
the pharoah
THE BIBLE God's promise to Noah of no more floods was sealed by the appearance of this in the sky
the rainbow
PHRASES IN THE KING JAMES BIBLE Proverbs actually says "He that spareth" this "hateth his son"
the rod
BIBLICAL GARDEN Isaiah predicted, "The desert shall rejoice & blossom as" this flower
the rose
BIBLICAL QUOTES Of the forbidden fruit, Eve said, this creature "beguiled me, and I did eat"
the serpent
THE BIBLE In Genesis God told this creature it would eat dust "all the days of thy life"
the serpent
WHO'S BIBLICALLY SPEAKING? "Ye shall not surely die... ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil"
the serpent
GET OUT YOUR BIBLES Jesus asked, if you have 100 of these animals & 1 is lost, don't you leave the 99 to go find the 1?
the sheep
THE BIBLE It takes 13 verses in Exodus 26 to tell how to make the curtains for this tent that held the Holy Ark
the tabernacle
LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS Benozzo Gozzoli made a unique <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-09-24_J_24.jpg" target="_blank">landscape</a> the backdrop for the biblical journey of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-09-24_J_24a.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> trio
the three wise men (or the three magi)
BIBLICAL QUOTES "Yea, though I walk through" this valley, "I will fear no evil, for thou art with me"
the valley of the shadow of death
THE BIBLE When "Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho", these took a tumble
the walls
DAYS OF CREATION The Bible specifies that on the fifth day God created this "great" mammal
the whale
THE NEW TESTAMENT John 13 says Jesus got up from supper, took a towel & began washing these parts of his disciples
their feet
IN THE BIBLE Jesus cleansed the temple by casting out all that was sold within & said, "Ye have made it a den of" these
thieves
BIBLICAL PERSON, PLACE OR THING Beryl
thing
BIBLICAL PERSON, PLACE OR THING Timbrel
thing
BIBLICAL QUOTES Ecclesiastes 11:1 says, "Cast" this "upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days"
thy bread
BIBLICAL TRANSPORTATION Numbers 7 mentions covered ones pulled by oxen
wagons
READ YOUR BIBLE It's the color of manna, as described in Exodus
white
OLD TESTAMENT According to Exodus 20:17, 3 of the 6 specific things of your neighbor's you're not supposed to covet
wife, house, ass (man servant, maid servant, ox)
BIBLICAL QUOTES Paul wrote to Timothy, "Drink no longer water, but use a little" this "for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities"
wine
NEW TESTAMENT Jesus' first miracle was to turn water into this
wine
THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO Job says the price of this quality "is above rubies", & our winning contestants have their share of it
wisdom (knowledge accepted)
BIBLICAL DEATH PENALTIES According to Exodus, "Thou shalt not suffer" one of these "to live"
witch
KING JAMES BIBLE In the Gospel of Matthew, it's how Judas points out Jesus to be captured
with a kiss
KING JAMES BIBLE QUOTATIONS Job knows "though" these "destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God"
worms
THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO Both Leviticus & Matthew say you should love this person as yourself
your neighbor
BIBLICAL QUOTES Completes the line from a parable, "Many are called…"
…but few are chosen
THE BIBLE After Ahab married Jezebel, he adopted her worship of this god
Baal
LET'S GET BIBLICAL We're not lyi
Babylon
MY KINDA TOWN The first U.S. wireless station was set up in this New York town with a "talkative" biblical name
Babylon
READ YOUR BIBLE Jeremiah spoke of the fall of Marduk when he predicted the downfall of this empire
Babylon
BIBLICAL DONKEYS After it was smitten a third time the Lord opened its mouth & it spoke
Balaam's ass
BIBLICAL NON-PROPHET Jeremiah, Belshazzar, Malachi
Belshazzar
BIBLICAL CITIES Joseph & Mary traveled to this city of Joseph's ancestors "to be taxed"
Bethlehem
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY Most of the book of Ruth is set in this town, the place Micah said the messiah would come from
Bethlehem
DAVID Like another important biblical figure many years later, David was born in this small city just south of Jerusalem
Bethlehem
THE BIBLE This city, the birthplace of Jesus, was also where Samuel anointed King David
Bethlehem
THE BIBLE BELT It's Jerusalem to Isaiah, a peaceful "land" to John Bunyan, & a small "ville" in North Carolina
Beulah
CROSSWORD CLUES "B" Bestselling book that has its own "belt" (5)
Bible
SOCIOLOGY It's a "cinch" you know this term for the area of the Midwest & South noted for its religious fundamentalism
Bible Belt
LIBRARIES Paris library whose beginning may be traced back to the 1300s, making it one of the world's oldest
Bibliotheque Nationale
BIBLICAL NON-PROPHET Obadiah, Jonah, Bildad
Bildad
THE FABULOUS '50s This evangelist known for his "crusades" said he believed there is life on other planets & that the Bible hints at it
Billy Graham
BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY REVIEW The 2000 discovery of 7,500-year-old artifacts deep in this "colorful" Asian sea suggests a deluge-like flood
Black Sea
THE NEW TESTAMENT Peter quotes Joel, who said "that before the final day, the sun will turn dark and the moon will turn into" this
Blood
THE BIBLE The Philistine king gave David this protection job for life; hey, Kevin Costner could play him in the movie
Bodyguard
THE BIBLE The word "bible" comes from the ancient Greek word for this
Book
POTPOURRI In Marriott hotels, this religious book is found in drawers along with the Gideon Bible
Book Of Mormon
IN THE DICTIONARY A bibliomaniac is obsessed with collecting these items
Books
THE BIBLE I Corinthians 7:9 states, "It is better to marry than to" do this
Burn
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL BLANK Genesis 4:15 -- "And the Lord set a mark upon ____"
Cain
THE BIBLE John 2 relates this incident at Cana as Jesus' 1st miracle
Changing Water into Wine
BIBLICAL FASHION Envious of Joseph, his brothers stripped him of this garment & cast him into a pit
Coat (of many colors)
THE BIBLE It's what God "did there confound" to frustrate the building of the Tower of Babel
Confound their languages
LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS This "commodore" willed $90 million to his son William, $7.5 million to his 4 grandsons, & to his 8 daughters... well, not as much
Cornelius Vanderbilt
THE BIBLE In Exodus 19, God says that if the children of Israel keep this bargain, they'll be a "peculiar treasure"
Covenant
SPELLBOUND It's the fifth book of the Old Testament
D-E-U-T-E-R-O-N-O-M-Y
BIBLICAL PAINTINGS One of the most popular paintings at the National Gallery of Art is this surrealist's "The Sacrament of the Last Supper"
DalÃ
CITIES OF THE BIBLE Elijah anoited Hazael king of Syria in the wilderness outside this capital
Damascus
BOOK OF... E.L. Doctorow wrote a novel titled "The Book of" him, like a biblical book set in Babylon
Daniel
BIBLICAL IMPERSONATORS Later to kill their champion, he pretends to be a madman in order to take refuge with the Philistines of Gath
David
BIBLICAL MULTIPLE CHOICE Of Alvin, Simon, Theodore or David, the person for whom the oldest part of Jerusalem is named
David
BIBLICAL PROPHETS Nathan's grim story about a slaughtered lamb made this king feel bad for the death of Uriah
David
THE "IGHT" STUFF In the King James Bible, it's the fourth word spoken by God
(Let there be) light
HOLY CROSS In the Bible, Luke writes that this many others were crucified with Jesus
2
RELIGIOUS NUMBERS The number of Old Testament books named for specific women
2
BIBLICAL NUMBERS The number of Hebrew Old Testament books named for specific women
2 (Ruth & Esther)
THE BIBLE Joseph was sold to the Ishmaelites for this price: two-thirds of what Judas got for betraying Jesus
20 pieces of silver
THE BIBLE Number of the psalm that begins "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want"
23rd
LET'S GET BIBLICAL The total number of Hebrew patriarchs or the number of times Peter denied knowing the Messiah
3
THE BIBLE This many friends of Daniel were thrown into the fiery furnace but saved by God
3
THE BIBLE Acts says Judas bought a plot of land & it only cost him this much
30 pieces (of silver)
SUPERHERO BEFORE & AFTER Judas' named biblical betrayal price was hanging ten & being confined to Earth by Galactus, the planet eater
30 pieces of Silver Surfer
THE BIBLE According to the Open Bible, this fee paid to Judas was worth over $3500
30 pieces of silver
BIBLICAL BEASTS It's the total number of legs on the 2 non-human animals whose words are quoted in the Old Testament
4
BIBLICAL NUMBERS The number of days Jesus fasted in the desert
40
NEW TESTAMENT Number of days from Christ's resurrection to his ascension
40
NUMBER PLEASE A common Biblical number of days; Jesus spent this many on Earth after the Resurrection
40
NUMBER, PLEASE In the Biblical flood, the rain lasted this many days; the water stayed 110 more
40
THE DEVIL In the Bible, Jesus is tempted by the Devil after this many days in the wilderness
40
CHRISTIANITY Of 66, 166 or 666, the number of books in the King James Version of the Bible
66
BIBLICAL NUMBERS The number of seals on the scroll mentioned in the book of Revelation
7
THE BIBLE Luke 8:2 talks of Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went this many devils
7
TENTS IN THE BIBLE Numbers 19:14 says if a man dieth in his tent, everything in it & all who enter are unclean for this length of time
7 days
NUMBER, PLEASE The Bible says the normal life span of man is threescore and ten, this many years
70
THE BIBLE According to the King James Version of the Bible, the number of people on Noah's Ark
8
BIBLICAL BOOK TITLES In Ecclesiastes this 1989 book title precedes "and a time to heal"
A Time to Kill
BIBLICAL CLOTHES RACK After the exodus, priestly clothes were given to this man, Moses' brother, & his sons
Aaron
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Neville, Copland, Spelling
Aaron
BIBLICAL WHO'S WHO He was Moses' brother as well as his personal spokesman
Aaron
RODS In the Bible, his rod swallowed up the rods of Pharaoh's magicians
Aaron
STARTS WITH THE SAME 2 LETTERS In the Bible he made the Golden Calf, disappointing his brother
Aaron
THE BIBLE This brother of Moses often acted as his spokesman
Aaron
THROWING A GOOD BOOK AT YOU The first entry in Reader's Digest's "Who's Who in the Bible" is this older brother of Moses
Aaron
THE BIBLE Of the men mentioned in the King James Version, he's first alphabetically
Aaron (Moses' brother)
BIBLICAL PEOPLE The original name of this man, thrown in the fiery furnace, was Azariah
Abednego
BIBLICAL FIRSTS Rachel is the first shepherdess mentioned & he's the first shepherd
Abel
OLD TESTAMENT PEOPLE Genesis 4:2 says he "was a keeper of sheep"
Abel
THE BIBLE He was the Bible's first murder victim
Abel
WHAT'S IN AN OLD TESTAMENT NAME? His name means "breath"; too bad Cain took it away from him
Abel
BIBLE BROS This biblical patriarch's brothers were Haran & Nahor, & he was Lot's uncle
Abraham
BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY REVIEW Some archaeologists think the site of this first Biblical patriarch's home was in Iraq, some in Turkey
Abraham
BIBLICAL ART (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2012-01-05_DJ_26.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.</a>) In this 17th-century painting, you see Sarah turn her back, as Hagar the handmaid & her son Ishmael are rejected & sent away by this patriarch
Abraham
BIBLICAL DONKEYS In Genesis 22 he saddled up his ass & headed off with Isaac to make an offering -- of Isaac
Abraham
OLD TESTAMENT Through sons Isaac & Ishmael both Jews & Arabs descend from him
Abraham
OLD TESTAMENT WHO'S WHO In Genesis 17:4, God promised to make him "a father of many nations"
Abraham
PHILOSOPHY Kierkegaard's "Fear & Trembling" deals with the ethical problem of this Biblical man asked to sacrifice his son
Abraham
THE OLD TESTAMENT Hagar, carrying this man's baby, fled into the desert after harsh treatment from his wife
Abraham
UR Chapter 11 of Genesis says that this Biblical patriarch hailed from Ur
Abraham
WHAT'S IN AN OLD TESTAMENT NAME? The first of the Hebrew Patriarchs, his name means "father of many"
Abraham
BIBLICAL NAMES At this man's inaugural, Mathew Brady took the first photo of a president being sworn in
Abraham Lincoln
BIBLICAL CRIME BLOTTER Wanted for treason against King David, he's known to have killed his half-brother for raping Tamar
Absalom
BIBLICAL FAMILIES Joab helped David reconcile with this son
Absalom
BIBLICAL NAMES The name of this rebellious young man of the Old Testament can be translated from the Hebrew as "father of peace"
Absalom
THE BIBLE This rebellious son of King David seduced his father's concubines on the palace roof in full view of everyone
Absalom
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES Chapter 2 of Genesis says God formed him "of the dust of the ground"
Adam
THE BIBLE Created from the earth, this man's name in Hebrew means "red earth"
Adam
THE BIBLE I Corinthians states, "As in" this man "all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive"
Adam
THE BIBLE Man's first job was as a gardener, as God told him to dress & keep the garden of Eden
Adam
THE BIBLE Nonagenarians live to 90; we're not sure what to call Seth & this father of his, who both reached 900
Adam
THE BIBLICAL SENSE In Genesis he tells God, "I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked"
Adam
THE OLD TESTAMENT Some say the screech owl in the King James Bible is Lilith, the name given his legendary first wife
Adam
BIBLICAL PAIRS Created by God to rule the Earth in Genesis
Adam & Eve
FAMOUS PAINTINGS You can see this Biblical couple in Masaccio's "The Expulsion from Paradise"
Adam & Eve
JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW These 2 were rather circumspect when Seth's letter got them on "Fig Leaf Makeovers"
Adam & Eve
OLD TESTAMENT NUDITY Hopefully when they sewed fig leaves together to cover their nakedness, it wasn't in a sweatshop
Adam & Eve
VOCABULARY These implied or indirect literary references are often made to Biblical or classical figures
Allusions
BIBLICAL BOTANY Sometimes Aaron felt like a nut, especially when his rod budded & brought forth these
Almonds
BIBLICAL PAIRS God & Jesus are called by these 2 Greek letters in Revelation
Alpha & Omega
PHRASES IN THE KING JAMES BIBLE Cain's 5-word question to God in Genesis 4:9, when asked of Abel's whereabouts
Am I my brother's keeper?
TORAH! TORAH! TORAH! In the original Hebrew, this biblical question that Cain asks is "Hashomer akhi anokhi?"
Am I my brother's keeper?
MISCELLANY In the King James Version of the New Testament, it's the last word
Amen
BIBLICAL MULTIPLE CHOICE Of Amos, Andy, Lum or Abner, the one with his own Old Testament book
Amos
LET'S GET BIBLICAL This prophet is first alphabetically of the Bible's "minor prophets"
Amos
MISSING VOWELS Old Testament book: MS
Amos
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE For hungry sandwich lovers, jam ostensibly makes the peanut butter better
Amos (jam ostensibly)
DON'T TAKE THEM FOR GRANTED This singer published a book of her own "Heart-to-Heart Bible Stories" for children
Amy Grant
BIBLE BROS The first called of Jesus' disciples, he was the brother of Simon Peter
Andrew
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Jackson, Johnson, Carnegie
Andrew
PLACES IN THE BIBLE "And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of" this place
Ararat
PLACES IN THE BIBLE Paul spoke on Aeropagus, a hill of this capital city of Attica, Greece
Athens
THE OLD TESTAMENT In the first book of Kings, Elijah triumphs at Mt. Carmel in a contest with the prophets of this god
Baal
BIBLICAL CITIES Its name is derived from the fact that "The Lord did there confound the language of all the Earth"
Babel
CROSSWORD CLUES "B" Biblical tower town (5)
Babel
BIBLICAL BAD STUFF Daniel tells Belshazzar, ruler of this kingdom, you've "lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven"
Babylon
BIBLICAL MADNESS Forced from this kingdom, Nebuchadnezzar ate grass & grew his hair until his reason returned
Babylon
BIBLICAL PEOPLE & PLACES Ezra was the leader of the Jews who returned from this land, by whose waters they had sat down & wept
Babylon
CITIES OF THE BIBLE As a captive in this city, Daniel was known by the name Belteshazzar
Babylon
THE ANGEL GABRIEL In his second appearance in the Old Testament, Gabriel announces the coming end of the Jewish exile here
Babylon
BIBLE PEOPLE This Biblical prophet of Pethor had a conversation with his beast of burden when it started to talk
Balaam
DOUBLE A Biblical man with a talking ass
Balaam
BIBLICAL PEOPLE According to Luke, this prisoner who was released instead of Jesus was a seditionist & a murderer
Barabbas
THE BIBLE At Passover, this thief was freed in place of Jesus
Barabbas
IN THE BOOKSTORE Her novels include "Animal Dreams", "The Bean Trees" & "The Poisonwood Bible"
Barbara Kingsolver
BIBLICAL BOTANY This grain that was cheaper than wheat was used to feed cattle & in the loaves that fed 5,000
Barley
FUN WITH OPERA In "Susannah", a Bible-inspired opera, the elders are scandalized when they see the nude Susannah doing this outside
Bathing in a creek
BIBLICAL PEOPLE Her 2 husbands were Uriah the Hittite & David the king
Bathsheba
BIBLICAL WOMEN 2 Samuel says that this wife of David was "very beautiful to look upon"
Bathsheba
LET'S GET BIBLICAL David first sees this bathing beauty from the roof of the king's house
Bathsheba
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN When David first saw her, she was "washing herself, and" she "was very beautiful to look upon"
Bathsheba
THE BIBLE David was instantly taken with this woman after he saw her bathing
Bathsheba
BIBLICAL TIMES In Solomon's reign, she filled the new post of "queen mother"
Bathsheba (wife of David)
BIBLICAL ANIMALS An angry King David is compared to one of these animals robbed of her cubs
Bear
GRUB, SHRUB OR BEELZEBUB Azazel
Beelzebub (Biblical term)
BIG WORDS The name of this giant Biblical animal is from Hebrew for "beasts"
Behemoth
LIBRARIES The website for this country's Bibliotheque Royale Albert I can be read in French & Dutch
Belgium
HISTORICAL NOVELS Set in Biblical times, this "racy" classic by Civil War general Lew Wallace is subtitled "A Tale of the Christ"
Ben-Hur
WRITE ON, SOLDIER! Lew Wallace served as a Union Major General in the Civil War before penning this biblical epic
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
BIBLE BROS Joseph had 10 half-brothers & only 1 full brother, him
Benjamin
THE BIBLE As Rachel died bearing him, she called him Benoni, "son of my suffering"; his father, Jacob, used this name
Benjamin
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY Mary & Martha lived in this town & so did Lazarus, sometimes
Bethany
THE BIBLE BELT Jesus visited Mary & Martha in this place--not the one of the same name in northern Missouri
Bethany
BIBLICAL BOOK TITLES A collection of essays by Joan Didion is called "Slouching Towards" this biblical city
Bethlehem
THE BIBLE God first appeared to Moses in this form
Burning Bush
BIBLICAL QUOTES Jesus told the Pharisees to give to this emperor the things that were his, "and to God the things that are God's"
Caesar
NEW TESTAMENT This Roman emperor sent out a decree "that all the world should be taxed"
Caesar (Augustus)
GET OUT YOUR BIBLES In John, this high priest says, "One man should die for the people, and... the whole nation perish not"
Caiaphas
BIBLE PEOPLE The first son of the first man
Cain
BIBLICAL BIG SCREEN Richard Harris played this murderous character from Genesis in 1966's "The Bible: In the Beginning"
Cain
BIBLICAL FAMILIES Comparing grammars of ancient Phoenician & Hebrew shows he may have been born before Adam & Eve left Eden
Cain
BIBLICAL POLICE BLOTTER Seems this perp was the first murderer in the Bible & to top it off he iced his own brother
Cain
LORD BYRON In a poetic drama, this biblical brother becomes a willing pupil of Lucifer
Cain
THE BIBLE He killed Abel because God rejected his offering of crops yet accepted Abel's firstborn sheep
Cain
THE BIBLE In Genesis 4 he lies about his brother's whereabouts--& to god, yet!
Cain
THE KILLERS Murderers are figuratively said to have the "mark" of this biblical man
Cain
THE KING JAMES BIBLE TELLS ME SO Genesis 4: "And the Lord set a mark upon" this man, "lest any finding him should kill him"
Cain
THE OLD TESTAMENT Of the first 2 people to make offerings to God, the one who had his rejected
Cain
FAMOUS PAIRS In the Bible, the first 2 brothers mentioned
Cain & Abel
THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERS A best seller in 1980, this Jeffrey Archer novel sounds like the saga of biblical siblings
Cain and Abel
HOMOPHONIC DUOS Biblical killer's walking sticks
Cain's canes
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Abel's assassin's aches
Cain's pains
THE BIBLE Eve is the first woman mentioned in the Bible; this unnamed woman is second in Genesis 4:17
Cain's wife
BIBLICAL FOOD & DRINK According to Luke 15, the meat of choice for a special occasion came from a "fatted" one of these
Calf
IMBIBLERS In John 2, Jesus helps out the imbiblers of this Galilee village when a wedding party runs short of wine
Cana
THE VILLAGE In the Bible, only John's gospel mentions this village in Galilee as the site of Jesus' wedding feast miracle
Cana
I GOT 3 As, MOM! Any land of promise, it's the Biblical name of Palestine
Canaan
WORLD CAPITALS The Biblioteca Nacional Venezuela is in this city
Caracas
WILD WEST TALK A shepherd's bible was one of these; probably not the one from L.L. Bean
Catalog
LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS His will called for a "secret society" to take back the U.S. for Britain (his "scholarship" gets much more press)
Cecil Rhodes
THE BIBLE To build the temple, Solomon used wood from the fir, the olive & this tree of Lebanon
Cedar
LESSER-KNOWN BIBLICAL FOLK Sisere commanded a fleet of 900 of these vehicles
Chariots
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is" this
Charity
THE NEW TESTAMENT In a letter to Corinth, Paul ranked this quality over faith & hope
Charity
THE BIBLE After Adam & Eve were expelled from Eden, this type of angel, not seraphim, made sure they stayed out
Cherubim
RELIGIOUS WORDS Surprisingly, this word appears only twice in the New Testament, once in Acts & once in the First Epistle of Peter
Christian
THE BIBLE The First & Second of these books cover the same period as Second Samuel & First & Second Kings
Chronicles
THE BIBLE The Hebrew title of this 2-part Old Testament book can be translated as "the events of the days"
Chronicles
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THE NEW YORK TIMES This New York Times editor married to Margaret Truman had a biblical last name
Clifton Daniel
WORDS FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE After Jesus went through the Transfiguration, his raiment, or synonym for this, was white as light
Clothing
BIBLICAL PEOPLE & PLACES It was the wealthiest Greek city in Paul's time; he founded a church there & wrote 2 letters to its Christians
Corinth
THE BIBLE Paul wrote his first letter to the people of this Greek port after he spent a year & a half there
Corinth
BIBLICAL PAINTINGS Object placed on Christ's head in the Bosch work seen here:
Crown of thorns
LIBRARIES This country's National Library, the Biblioteca Nacional Jose Marti, was financed by a tax on sugar
Cuba
KNOW YOUR BIBLE Noah's Ark was made of gopher wood & measured 300 of these units in length
Cubits
BIBLICAL BOTANY In the desert with Moses, the people still longed for this salad & tea sandwich veggie back in Egypt
Cucumber
THE OLD TESTAMENT Made of metal, tseltselim, the only percussion instruments in the temple orchestra, are these
Cymbals
BIBLICAL CITIES On the road to this city, Paul was struck blind for 3 days; he later preached there
Damascus
BIBLICAL CITIES The apostle Paul escaped his enemies in this Syrian city by being lowered over a wall in a basket
Damascus
BIBLE BOOK SHORTHAND Writing on the wall breaks up party
Daniel
BIBLE QUOTES "They brought" him, "and cast him into the den of lions"
Daniel
BIBLICAL GUYS Belshazzar's wise men couldn't explain the handwriting on the wall, but he could
Daniel
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Ortega, Bernoulli, Boone
Daniel
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem in the first verse of the book of this man
Daniel
FAMILIAR PHRASES The phrase "handwriting on the wall" goes back to this book of the Old Testament
Daniel
IF YOU CAN READ THIS... If you can read <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-10-25_DJ_08.jpg" target="_blank">this</a>, you can read chapter 3 of the Old Testament book of this man, in the original Aramaic; the <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-10-25_DJ_08a.jpg" target="_blank">first word</a> is "Nebuchadnezzar"
Daniel
IN DENIAL Old Testament book
Daniel
NAMES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT He interpreted dreams & survived a stay in a lions' den
Daniel
NOW APPEARING IN A BIBLICAL BOOK NEAR YOU Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar appears in this book of the Bible where he has some dreams interpreted
Daniel
OLD TESTAMENT Shortly after promoting him, Darius had him cast into a lion’s den
Daniel
THE ANGEL GABRIEL In the Old Testament, when this man has a vision he can't understand, God sends Gabriel to explain it
Daniel
THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART The National Gallery has a Rubens of this Old Testament prophet in the lions' den
Daniel
THE OLD TESTAMENT He told King Darius, "My god hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths"
Daniel
THE OLD TESTAMENT Nebuchadnezzar offered the governorship of the province of Babylon to this prophet, but he refused it
Daniel
THE OLD TESTAMENT This prophet interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream
Daniel
THE OLD TESTAMENT While in the court of Nebuchadnezzar, this visionary was given the name Belteshazzar
Daniel
THOU ART DA MAN! "They brought" this Old Testament man, "and cast him into the den of lions"
Daniel
THOU CANST BIBLICALLY QUOTE ME "My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths"
Daniel
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Lion's den denizen's small dogs
Daniel's spaniels
BIBLE GUYS In I Samuel, he brings but 5 stones to a sword fight, wins anyway, then decapitates his opponent
David
BIBLE HEROES Goliath mocked him, saying, "Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves?"
David
BIBLE TALES The first time Samuel met this young shepherd, Samuel poured oil on the boy's head to anoint him
David
BIBLICAL ART For royal visits, a replica of this Michelangelo nudie at the Victoria & Albert Museum was formerly adorned with a fig leaf
David
BIBLICAL ART In 1991 a hammer-wielding madman broke one of this colossal statue's toes in Florence
David
BIBLICAL CLOTHES RACK In 1 Samuel 18, Jonathan gives his own robe to this man who earlier defeated a large Philistine warrior
David
BIBLICAL DATING GAME Abigail married this great king of Israel after pleading with him not to harm her husband
David
BIBLICAL WARRIORS Joab was this Israelite king's successful commander when he conquered Jerusalem around 1000 B.C.
David
COMPLETE THE BIBLE QUOTE "For unto you is born this day in the city of ___ a saviour"
David
DID YOU READ YOUR BIBLE? The subject of the second book of Samuel is this king's reign over Judah & all of Israel
David
EUROPEAN ART Bernini's 1623 statue of this Biblical hero has his privates covered, unlike Donatello's or Michelangelo's
David
FAMOUS FRIENDSHIPS In the Bible, Saul's son Jonathan becomes great friends with this future king after battling the Philistines
David
FAST FRIENDS Jonathan is the BFF (biblical fast friend) of this future king
David
FIRST NAMES Take a (sling)shot at this Old Testament name that may be from the Hebrew for "beloved"
David
IMBIBLERS This king gets Uriah the Hittite drunk before sending him to his death & stealing his wife
David
IT'S IN THE BIBLE This king's kids had sibling issues--Amnon attacked sister Tamar & was ordered killed by brother Absalom
David
NAME THAT BIBLE GUY He "put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it"
David
OLD TESTAMENT HEROES Because of the many psalms he wrote, this kind was called "The Sweet Psalmist of Israel"
David
QUOTES This Biblical shepherd asked, "Shall I go and smite these Philistines?"
David
READ YOUR BIBLE This Old Testament king's name is the first one mentioned after Jesus' in the New Testament
David
SCULPTURE Donatello sculpted 3 well-known statues of this biblical figure, 2 in marble & a nude bronze
David
SCULPTURE Donatello's earliest authenticated work is a marble of this biblical king
David
THE BIBLE Absalom was killed during a rebellion against this man, his father
David
THE BIBLE Elah, the valley where he killed Goliath, was protected by the cities of Libnah & Azekah
David
THE BIBLE Half of the Psalms are attributed to this king whose name means "Beloved (Of God)"
David
THE BIBLE In II Samuel he laments, "Would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!"
David
THE BIBLE Nathan was a prophet in the court of this king & anointed his successor
David
THE BIBLE This future king of Israel was summoned to soothe King Saul with his harp playing
David
THE GOOD BOOK In the Bible Jesse, the grandson of Boaz & Ruth, was the father of this giant-killer
David
THE OLD TESTAMENT After he slew Goliath, he cut off the giant's head
David
THE OLD TESTAMENT This man was given the armor, helmet & sword of the first king of Israel, but refused to use them
David
BIBLICAL KINGS These 2 men first meet in 1 Samuel 16 when one becomes aware of the musical talent of the other
David & Saul
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY Moab, Ruth's home, sits on the east side of this sea
Dead Sea
THE NEW TESTAMENT In the book of Revelation it is written, "Behold a pale horse and his name that sat on him was" this
Death
THE SIGN OF THE FOUR The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Bible are War, Pestilence, Famine & this
Death
BIBLICAL PEOPLE It is believed that the Bible's oldest text is "The Song Of" this prophetess & judge
Deborah
BIBLICAL PEOPLE This judge's general, Barak, refused to battle the Canaanites unless she accompanied him
Deborah
BIBLICAL WARRIORS This female judge won an important battle against the Canaanites by luring them into marshland
Deborah
BIBLICAL WOMEN The story of this woman, the only female to judge Israel, is told twice in Judges
Deborah
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN Her story is told twice in Judges, in prose & in song
Deborah
WHAT'S IN AN OLD TESTAMENT NAME? Not to judge, but the buzz is that her name comes from the Hebrew for "bee"
Deborah
BIBLICAL CRIME BLOTTER This woman is wanted in connection with stolen hair & the kidnapping of her boyfriend by Philistines
Delilah
BIBLICAL QUOTES She commanded Samson, "Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth"
Delilah
BIBLICAL SPEAKERS BUREAU "Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth"
Delilah
BIBLICAL WOMEN "And it came to pass" that Samson loved this "woman in the valley of Sorek"
Delilah
BIBLICAL WOMEN She was the Philistine mistress of Samson who got him to tell the secret of his strength
Delilah
BIBLICAL WOMEN When Samson wouldn't tell her the source of his strength, she said, "Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies"
Delilah
DON'T BE AFRAID OF OPERA Gaza is the setting for a Biblical opera about Samson and this hussy
Delilah
HERSTORY She's the Biblical woman in the book of Judges forever associated with Samson & the loss of his hair
Delilah
JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW Samson brought the house down when she tricked him into appearing on the "No More Secrets!" show
Delilah
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES Various sources list her name as meaning "temptress" & "seductive"
Delilah
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN She was offered 1,100 pieces of silver from each Philistine lord for help in defeating Samson
Delilah
THE OLD TESTAMENT After 3 attempts, she discovered the secret of Samson's strength & betrayed him to the Philistines
Delilah
THE BIBLE The Lord's Prayer says, "And lead us not into temptation, but" do this
Deliver us from evil
HAS "MY" You have to "gimme five" to get to this book of the Old Testament
Deuteronomy
READ YOUR BIBLE The fifth book of the Old Testament, its name comes from a word meaning "second"
Deuteronomy
RELIGIOUS MATTERS Each year on the Jewish festival Simchat Torah, or "Torah rejoicing", the last part of this book of the Bible is read
Deuteronomy
TAKE THE FIFTH This fifth book of the Bible ends with the death of Moses
Deuteronomy
THE BIBLE The name of this final book of the Pentateuch means "second law"
Deuteronomy
THE OLD TESTAMENT Derived from Greek, the name of this book means "second law"
Deuteronomy
WHAT'S NEXT ON THE LIST? Books of the Bible: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers...
Deuteronomy
BIBLICAL DEATH PENALTIES Exodus 21:12 says if you smiteth a man so much that he does this, so do you
Die
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Manoff, Washington, Shore
Dinah
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN Leah bore Jacob 6 sons & this only known daughter; "someone's in the kitchen with" her
Dinah
BIBLICAL ANIMALS For his last trip to Jerusalem, Jesus sent 2 disciples to Bethphage to get him one of these
Donkey
THE KING JAMES BIBLE TELLS ME SO John 20: "Then saith he to" this man, "...be not faithless, but believing"
Doubting Thomas
NONFICTION AUTHORS First published in 1946, a book written by this man became the bestselling book in the U.S. after the Bible
Dr. Benjamin Spock (\"Baby and Child Care\")
CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS Anne Tyler entered this Durham, N.C. univ. at 16 & later became its library's Russian bibliographer
Duke University
DWIGHT BOY In 1889 this U.S. evangelist founded the Chicago Bible Institute that today bears his name
Dwight Moody
RELIGIOUS LEADERS American evangelist Dwight, who founded a church & a bible institute now named after him
Dwight Moody
BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS The other 5 categories on the board all take their titles from chapter 3 of this book
Ecclesiastes
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE This book talks about "A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace"
Ecclesiastes
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE You'll find the quotation "To every thing there is a season" in Chapter 3 of this book
Ecclesiastes
PROVERBS The saying "There is nothing new under the sun" is a variation of a proverb in this Old Testament book
Ecclesiastes
RIGHT "E" Alphabetically, it's the first book of the Bible that starts with the letter "E"
Ecclesiastes
STARTS WITH "E" Tradition says that King Solomon wrote this book of the Old Testament containing essays on life
Ecclesiastes
THE 21st "There is no new thing under the sun", at least according to this 21st book of the Old Testament
Ecclesiastes
THE BIBLE This Old Testament book opens "The words of the preacher, the son of David, King in Jerusalem"
Ecclesiastes
ENDLESS SUMER The Sumerian name for the Mesopotamian plain may have given us this name of a Biblical garden
Eden
THE OLD TESTAMENT Genesis tells us that 4 rivers flowed out of this fabled place, including the river Gihon
Eden
OUT-OF-FASHION BABY NAMES Author Ferber might have known that this 4-letter female name is likely from the same root as a Biblical garden
Edna
BIBLICAL BIG SCREEN More known for his gangster roles, this actor played the weaselly Dathan in "The Ten Commandments"
Edward G. Robinson
BIBLICAL ABOMINATIONS In Genesis 46:34, every shepherd is an abomination unto this kingdom that was known as Kemet
Egypt
FROGS According to the Bible, thousands of frogs, perhaps millions, plagued this country
Egypt
LET'S GET BIBLICAL Isaiah 18 consists of prophecies against Ethiopia; Isaiah 19, of prophecies against this other African country
Egypt
THE BIBLE God guided the Israelites out of this country with a pillar of cloud by day & of fire by night
Egypt
HAIL TO THE CHIEF The family bible records his first 2 names as David Dwight, not Dwight David
Eisenhower
BIBLE QUOTES "There appeared a chariot of fire" & he "went up by a whirlwind into heaven"
Elijah
BIBLICAL PEOPLE & PLACES (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-03-30_DJ_28.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands on the bank of the Jordan River in Israel.</a>) As depicted in art, after parting the River Jordan with his cloak, <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-03-30_DJ_28a.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> biblical prophet followed a chariot of fire into Heaven
Elijah
LET'S GET BIBLICAL This Biblical prophet parted the River Jordan with his cloak & then followed a "chariot of fire" into heaven
Elijah
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES On Passover, it's traditional to set aside a special cup of wine for this prophet who went to heaven in a chariot of fire
Elijah
PROPHET SHARING In I Kings this fiery Biblical prophet won a contest with the prophets of Baal
Elijah
THE OLD TESTAMENT After he went to heaven in a chariot of fire, his servant Elisha inherited his power
Elijah
THE OLD TESTAMENT In a showdown with the prophets of Baal, his prayer for fire was answered; theirs weren't
Elijah
THE RAVEN This Biblical prophet is known for being fed by ravens & flying to heaven in a chariot of fire
Elijah
WHO WAS THAT MOSQUE MAN? This man with the same first name as a Biblical prophet led the Black Muslims from 1934 to 1975
Elijah Muhammad
LET'S GET BIBLICAL This similarly named man is there to witness Elijah being taken up into heaven
Elisha
BIBLICAL CROSSWORD CLUES "E" John the Baptist's mom (9)
Elizabeth
BIBLICAL PEOPLE Though advanced in years, she gave birth to John The Baptist
Elizabeth
BIBLICAL QUOTES When the Virgin Mary arrived, John the Baptist "leaped in" this woman's "womb"
Elizabeth
MAMMA MIA! In the Bible, the mother of John the Baptist
Elizabeth
THE BIBLE Although elderly & barren, this cousin of Mary gave birth to John the Baptist
Elizabeth
THE BIBLE This mother of John the Baptist was a descendant of Aaron
Elizabeth
THE NEW TESTAMENT This mother of John The Baptist was well into old age when John was born
Elizabeth
BIBLICAL CROSSWORD CLUES "E" Witch place (5)
Endor
BIBLICAL PLACE NAMES In "Return of the Jedi", a planet shares its name with this home of a woman who summons a spirit for Saul
Endor
PLACES IN THE BIBLE A witch who survived Saul's witch hunt lived in this Canaanite city
Endor
RENAISSANCE MEN In 1516 this Dutch humanist published the first Greek version of the New Testament since the original text
Erasmus
BIBLE BROS In a move that came back to haunt him, this twin brother of Jacob sold his birthright for some lentil soup
Esau
BIBLICAL PAINTINGS (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-03-19_DJ_26.jpg" target="_blank">Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.</a>) In a 17th-century painting, Isaac, now blind in his old age, is blessing <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-03-19_DJ_26a.jpg" target="_blank">Jacob</a>, who, you'll notice, is wearing gloves to hide the fact that he isn't this hairier brother
Esau
BIBLICAL PATRIARCHY Ishmael's favorite son wasn't Jacob, but this hunter who brought him venison
Esau
BIBLICAL PEOPLE He's the elder of Isaac & Rebekah's twin sons
Esau
POTPOURRI The potage this Biblical character sold his birthright for was made from lentils
Esau
REBECCA The Biblical Rebecca bore twin sons: Jacob & this pottage-crazy hunter
Esau
THE BIBLE Isaac sent this hairy son, not Jacob, to go hunting for venison
Esau
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME A son of Isaac's teetertotters
Esau's see-saws
BIBLE PEOPLE MAGAZINE In Picks & Pans we find Ahasuerus rejecting Vashti as his queen, picking this cousin of Mordecai instead
Esther
BIBLE QUOTES BY BOOK "Then went Haman forth that day... with a glad heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai... he was full of indignation"
Esther
BIBLICAL CROSSWORD CLUES "E" Hadassah (6)
Esther
BIBLICAL MEGADEATHS This biblical book with a female name records the killing of 75,000 Persians by the Jews
Esther
BIBLICAL WHO'S WHO Hadassah was the Hebrew name of this queen
Esther
BOOKS OF THE APOCRYPHA Break out the hamantaschen--the apocrypha contains additions to her Old Testament book
Esther
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Her book tells the story of Purim
Esther
HOLIDAYS On Purim, the Biblical book named for this queen is read in synagogues
Esther
KING JAMES BIBLE Also known as Hadassah, this title woman is brought up by her relative Mordecai
Esther
LET'S GET BIBLICAL On Purim it's a tradition to read from this Bible book with a woman's name
Esther
OLD TESTAMENT Ahasuerus liked her better than all the other virgins so he made her queen in place of Vashti
Esther
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN Hadassah was the Hebrew name of this queen for whom an Old Testament book is named
Esther
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN In chapter 2 of the book named for her, she became queen of Persia
Esther
THE OLD TESTAMENT Mordecai is the hero of this book
Esther
THE OLD TESTAMENT This heroine for whom a Bible book is named was married to King Ahasuerus of Persia
Esther
WHAT'S IN AN OLD TESTAMENT NAME? Her name is from the Persian for "star"
Esther
THE OLD TESTAMENT They're the only 2 books of the Hebrew bible named for specific women
Esther & Ruth
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Sending money was the best her friends could do for her
Esther (best her)
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Yes there were many reasons to look at him
Esther (in Yes there)
THE OLD TESTAMENT -- BEFORE THE DELUGE Genesis 2:13 mentions this country that still exists on the eastern border of Sudan
Ethiopia
BIBLICAL CROSSWORD CLUES "E" River that flowed fourth from Eden (9)
Euphrates
IN THE NEWS 1952 Her final testament, read in public after her death, asked for protection of the poor workers she called grasitas
Eva Peron
BIBLICAL PEOPLE She was created from a single rib
Eve
BIBLICAL WHO'S WHO In Genesis she's referred to as "The Mother of All Living"
Eve
BIBLICAL WOMEN Her name comes from the Hebrew word for "Life"
Eve
BIBLICAL WOMEN The serpent told her, "Ye shall not surely die" & "Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil"
Eve
LORD BYRON In Byron's Biblical drama "Cain", she's the first female character to speak
Eve
NORSE MYTHOLOGY In the Norse creation story, Embla is the equivalent of this biblical woman
Eve
THOU CANST BIBLICALLY QUOTE ME "The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat"
Eve
WORD PLAY It's the first palindrome name mentioned in the Bible
Eve
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME The first woman's botanical wardrobe
Eve's leaves
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME First woman's annoyances
Eve's peeves
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME First woman's minor annoyances
Eve's peeves
BIBLE BOOKS BY QUOTATION "And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the lord"
Exodus
BIBLE QUOTES BY BOOK "...The children of Israel came nigh: & he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in Mount Sinai"
Exodus
BIBLICAL CROSSWORD CLUES "E" It follows Genesis (6)
Exodus
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE "And Moses said unto the people, remember this day in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage..."
Exodus
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE "Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river" comes from this Old Testament book
Exodus
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE During the Passover seder, events from this book are recalled, including the Plagues
Exodus
FROM THE GREEK FOR... "Going out"; it's a book in the Bible
Exodus
HEART & SOUL In this biblical book, God says, "I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs"
Exodus
HODGEPODGE The Ten Commandments first appear in this book of the Bible
Exodus
IT'S IN THE BIBLE The 10 Plagues, including locusts, appear in chapters 7 to 11 of this book of the Bible
Exodus
MANNA FEST The book of the Bible where manna is first mentioned
Exodus
MEET MY "EX" Named shared by a Leon Uris novel, a Bob Marley album & a book of the Bible
Exodus
NAMETH THE BIBLE BOOK "Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste"
Exodus
NOVELS This Leon Uris novel shares its name with a biblical book
Exodus
NOW APPEARING IN A BIBLICAL BOOK NEAR YOU No hillbilly, Jethro appears in this book of the Bible as the companion & father-in-law of Moses
Exodus
REGGAE Taking its name from an Old Testament book, this 1977 Bob Marley hit is about "Movement of jah people"
Exodus
SCHOOL MOTTOES Biblical book that's the source of the Jewish Theological Seminary's "And The Bush Was Not Consumed"
Exodus
SINAI Chapter 19 of this Biblical book says the Hebrews left Egypt & "The same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai"
Exodus
SYNONYMS This book of the Bible is a synonym of departure
Exodus
THE BIBLE It's the book in which Pharaoh says, "Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river"
Exodus
THE BIBLE The 2nd book of the Old Testament
Exodus
THE GREAT SEAL OF THE U.S. The first design of the reverse featured a scene from this biblical book with Moses on the shore of the Red Sea
Exodus
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK AFTER... Genesis
Exodus
THE OLD TESTAMENT (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-07-19_DJ_02.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands at the head of a massive supine statue at Giza, Egypt.</a>) Many believe Ramses the Great, whose colossal statue rests <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-07-19_DJ_02a.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>, was the pharaoh to whom Moses said "Let my people go" in this book of the Bible
Exodus
THE OLD TESTAMENT The feast of Passover is first mentioned in this book
Exodus
THE TESTAMENT "Then said the Lord unto Moses, behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you"
Exodus
WHICH BIBLE BOOK? Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, who is on the Lord's side?"
Exodus
WITCHCRAFT Though it's not one of the 10 Commandments, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live" is in this book of the Bible
Exodus
HISTORY'S MYSTERIES This Biblical prophet tells of an odd sight resembling "a wheel in the middle of a wheel"
Ezekiel
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK, ALPHABETICALLY Exodus
Ezekiel
YAD VASHEM (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-03-09_DJ_26.wmv">Alex walks through the Valley of the Communities at Yad Vashem.</a>) The Valley of the Communities is a labyrinth of great walls with the names of over 5,000 communities, most of which no longer exist; now the architects were inspired by this biblical prophet's vision of the Valley of the Dry Bones
Ezekiel
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Meeker, Cornell, Pound
Ezra
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Pound, Cornell, Better Than
Ezra
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Top chefs know that Pez rarely makes it onto the menu
Ezra (pez rarely)
LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS Item 6 in his will: "I give... unto my wife, Zelda... in the event she regain her sanity all of my household and kitchen furniture"
F. Scott Fitzgerald
DANCING IN THE BIBLE At the party for the Prodigal Son, there was music & dancing & this was killed for the catering
Fatted calf
BIBLICAL FASHION After realizing they were naked, Adam & Eve sewed these leaves together & made aprons
Fig Leaves
THE OLD TESTAMENT The Lord provided a pillar of this at night to provide light for the Israelites' exodus
Fire
CATCHPHRASES Biblical term for a menacing sermon, from 2 torments it depicts awaiting sinners
Fire & brimstone
MYTHOLOGY Like Noah's family in the Bible, the Greeks Deucalion & his wife were the only ones to survive this
Flood
NUMBERS Numbers appears at this number position in the order of the books of the Bible
Fourth
BIBLICAL ANIMALS In the Song of Solomon, "The little" ones of these "spoil the vines"
Foxes
WORDS FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE To produce a bunch of kids is to be this "and multiply and replenish the Earth"
Fruitful
CAN'T GET ENOUGH OPERA Sounds hot: a biblical opera based on the book of Daniel is called "The Burning Fiery" this
Furnace
COMPOSERS His biblical oratorios include "Saul", "Jephtha", "Esther" & "Belshazzar"
G.F. Handel
THE BIBLE In the book of Luke, this angel announces the births of both John the Baptist & Jesus Christ
Gabriel
THE BIBLE The births of John & Jesus were heralded by this archangel
Gabriel
THE BIBLE This angel makes his only O.T. appearance when he interprets Daniel's vision of a ram & a goat
Gabriel
THE BIBLE This angel's announcement to Mary that she'd bear the Son of God appears only in Luke's gospel
Gabriel
THE NEW TESTAMENT In Luke, this angel told Zacharias that his wife Elisabeth would bear a son & "Thou shalt call him John"
Gabriel
THE NEW TESTAMENT This angel announced the coming births of both Jesus & John the Baptist
Gabriel
WHO'S BIBLICALLY SPEAKING? "Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women"
Gabriel
HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY "GAL" ? In this New Testament epistle, Paul argued that he was an apostle appointed by God
Galatians
PLACES IN THE BIBLE To Isaiah a land of foreigners, it's home to Nazareth & a namesake sea
Galilee
THE ART OF THE STEAL Rembrandt's biblical scene "Storm on the Sea of" this was stolen from a Boston museum in 1990
Galilee
THE OLD TESTAMENT "And the Lord God took the man, and put him into" this place "to dress it and keep it"
Garden of Eden
THEATRE Shaw's play "Back to Methuselah" goes really, really far back; part I opens in this Biblical garden
Garden of Eden
BIBLICAL CITIES Samson was imprisoned & died in this Philistine city; today a "Strip" is named for it
Gaza
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY Before "sightseeing" in this city, Samson was stripped of his sight
Gaza
BIBLE BOOKS BY FAMOUS PHRASE "Am I my brother's keeper?"
Genesis
BIBLE BOOKS BY QUOTATION "And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark"
Genesis
BIBLE QUOTES BY BOOK "...Two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive"
Genesis
BOATING WITH NOAH It's the Biblical book in which Noah's story is told
Genesis
BOOKS INTO MOVIES "The Bible", with George C. Scott as Abraham, restricts itself to this Biblical book
Genesis
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE "And God blessed them, saying, be fruitful, and multiply..."
Genesis
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE (Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Vatican City) The scenes down the center of the Sistine Chapel ceiling come from this book of the Bible
Genesis
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE The flood & the birth of Isaac are covered in this book
Genesis
CAIN & ABEL The story of Cain & Abel is told in this book of the Old Testament
Genesis
ENGLISH LITERATURE Milton's "Paradise Lost" is based on this book of the Bible
Genesis
HEY 19 Sodom & Gomorrah are destroyed in Chapter 19 of this Biblical book
Genesis
KNOW YOUR BIBLE The question "Am I my brother's keeper?" is posed in this book of the Bible
Genesis
NOW APPEARING IN A BIBLICAL BOOK NEAR YOU Ancestor of one of the 12 Tribes, Benjamin appears in this biblical book as his mom Rachel dies giving birth to him
Genesis
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS IN OTHER WORDS Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, et al.
Genesis
RATED "G" The first book of the Bible, or a Phil Collins rock band
Genesis
SODOM & GOMORRAH It's the book of the Bible that first tells the story of Sodom & Gomorrah
Genesis
THE BIBLE In chronological order, this book of the Bible comes first
Genesis
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK, ALPHABETICALLY Galatians
Genesis
THE TESTAMENT "For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age at the set time of which God had spoken to him"
Genesis
TIME The 7-day week is derived from this book of the Bible
Genesis
WHICH BIBLE BOOK? "And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years"
Genesis
GIMME A "G"! Excluding the gospels, one of the 2 books of the King James Version of the Bible that fit the category
Genesis or Galatians
BIBLE MOVIES Before he was Patton, this man played Abraham in 1966's "The Bible"
George C. Scott
THE 16th CENTURY Martin Luther translated the Bible into this language
German
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY Lying at the foot of the mount of olives, this garden was the site where Jesus was betrayed & arrested
Gethsemane
THE NEW TESTAMENT The name of this garden is Hebrew for "oil press"; in ancient times it was the place where olives were pressed into oil
Gethsemane
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL _____ Job 3:11: "Why did I not give up the _____ when I came out of the belly?"
Ghost
NOVELS Ole Rolvaag's tale of Norwegian immigrants on the prairie whose title is from the Bible
Giants in the Earth
BIBLE WHO'S WHO In the Book of Judges, he's famous for blowing on his trumpet
Gideon
BIBLICAL MEGADEATHS This judge didn't need his hotel Bible when he & his men killed 120,000 Midianites
Gideon
BIBLICAL WARRIORS Later lending his name to a popular hotel Bible, he led a successful night attack against the Midianites
Gideon
ORGANIZATIONS Since 1908 this group has distributed over 26 million Bibles to hotels & other institutions
Gideon
HISTORIC SUPREME COURT DECISIONS? Hotel Bible disapprovingly tells the story of a nasty wagonmaker
Gideon v. wainwright
LYRICAL MOP UP The Beatles: "Rocky Raccoon checked into his room, only to find ___ ___"
Gideon's Bible
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY During Absalom's rebellion, David took refuge in this region that's east of the Jordan & known for its balm
Gilead
THE BIBLE According to Jeremiah, this place seems to be short of balm & physicians
Gilead
BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters"
God
FEAR The Bible says Job feared him, meaning Job was pious & "eschewed evil"
God
BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY REVIEW A stele unearthed in 1993 in these "heights" bears the name of King David & may confirm his historic reality
Golan Heights
BIBLICAL PAINTINGS Object of worship in the Poussin painting seen here: (an idol)
Golden Calf
NEW TESTAMENT PLACES (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-02-05_J_30.wmv">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Israel.</a>) The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is believed to be built over this hill, site of the crucifixion
Golgotha
THE BIBLE The Aramaic name for Calvary, the hill in Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified
Golgotha
BIBLE HEROES In the first book of Samuel, David defeats this Philistine by hitting him with a rock
Goliath
BIBLE WHO'S WHO If Gath had a basketball team, he would have been its star
Goliath
BIBLICAL GUYS Up until his altercation with David, this big man from Gath had an excellent record
Goliath
BIBLICAL MILITARY MEN This Philistine had a "helmet of brass" & a coat of mail weighing 5,000 shekels
Goliath
IN THE BIBLE & in this corner, standing "six cubits and a span", from Gath & I Samuel 17, "The Philistine Fist" ...him!
Goliath
OLD TESTAMENT WHO'S WHO He stood 6 cubits & a span & had a spear whose "head weighed six hundred shekels of iron"
Goliath
THE OLD TESTAMENT This Philistine asked David, "Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves?"
Goliath
REAL U.S. LOCALES This Ohio town shares its name with Hosea's Old Testament wife & the first name of a TV military hayseed
Gomer
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY From Joseph to Moses, the Israelites lived in the Land O' this, a part of Egypt
Goshen
THE BIBLE When they were slaves, the Israelites lived in this part of the land O'Egypt
Goshen
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Calamine & Jergens from the "land" where the Hebrews began the Exodus
Goshen's lotions
BIBLES The Septuagint is the oldest translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew to this language
Greek
LANGUAGES Paul's letters in the New Testament were written in a version of this language called Koine
Greek
THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS The scrolls are written in Hebrew, Aramaic & this, just like the Bible
Greek
THROWING THE BOOK AT YOU Heirs of billionaire Troy Phelan battle over his estate in "The Testament" by this author/lawyer
Grisham
LIBRARIES Indiana University's Lilly Library contains many rare books including his 1450s New Testament
Gutenberg
THAT'S EXPENSIVE! "Antiques Roadshow" veteran Kenneth Gloss put a $25-35 million price tag on a 1st edition Bible printed by this man
Gutenberg
WE HAWK OLD INVENTIONS He got movable type moving, & there are only about 40 of his 1450s Bible left! Act now!
Gutenberg
PIECES OF APRIL At an auction in April 1978, one of these books sold for $2 million, then a record for a printed book
Gutenberg Bible
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS The Library's copy of this 15th century book is one of 3 perfect editions printed on vellum
Gutenberg Bible
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES In Luke 11:2 the 4-word phrase that follows "Our father which art in heaven"
Hallowed be thy name
OH, BROTHER In the Bible, he saw Noah naked, & told his brothers Shem & Japheth--he knew something wasn't kosher
Ham
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Noah's son's marine mollusks
Ham's clams
THE BIBLE In the book of Esther, he was hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai
Haman
WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS The concept "an eye for an eye" didn't originate in the Bible, but in this Babylonian King's "Code"
Hammurabi
HOLIDAYS Wintertime Jewish holiday that's mentioned in the New Testament but not in the Jewish Bible
Hanukkah
FAMOUS FOLKS World Book's photo of Carry Nation shows her with a Bible in one hand & this in the other
Hatchet
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL ____ In I Samuel 13: "A man after his own ____"
Heart
LANGUAGES In its earliest form, this Old Testament language was probably identical to Phoenician
Hebrew
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Chapter 3 of the "Epistle to" these people explains why Christ is superior to Moses
Hebrews
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Every morning she brews up a cup of hot tea
Hebrews (in she brews)
THE GIDEON BIBLE "What the Bible says about" this place is "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God"
Hell
BIBLES The Cranmer Bible of 1540 featured a Holbein woodcut of this king watching copies being passed out
Henry VIII
GREAT FEETS OF THE BIBLE At the Pharisee's house, a woman washed Jesus' feet with her tears & wiped them with this
Her hair
DANCING IN THE BIBLE Mark 6:22 says his stepdaughter's dance pleased him so much he offered her anything she wanted
Herod
MASADA Masada is dominated by the remains of the palace of this infamous New Testament king called "the Great"
Herod
READ YOUR BIBLE In the Book of Mark, John the Baptist called this king an adulterer; oops!
Herod
THE BIBLE In Matthew this ruler called for the deaths of all infant boys in Bethlehem: that's not so "great"
Herod
THE BIBLE The Wise Men, sent to Bethlehem by this king, were warned by God not to return to him
Herod
THE NEW TESTAMENT At the time of Jesus’ birth, he was the king of Judea
Herod
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE ANCIENT ROME This "Great" king of the New Testament became King of Judea with Rome's help in 37 B.C.
Herod
GIMME AN "H" In the New Testament, he tells the Magi, "Go and search diligently for the young child..."
Herod (the Great)
UP WORDS In the King James Bible, Hilkiah is described as this type of priest
High priest
BIBLICAL PROPHETS Reclusive Ezekiel trimmed this with a sword & wove the trimmings into his robe
His hair
BIBLICAL QUOTES "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose" this
His own soul
THE BIBLE The musical instrument called a shofar was made from this part of a ram
Horn
LANGUAGES Gaspar Karolyi's translation of the Bible in 1590 was influential in the development of this as a national language
Hungarian
THE BIBLE The last word in the King James Version Old Testament is "curse" & this is the first word
In
FIRST THINGS FIRST The first word of the first book of the King James Version of the Bible
In (the beginning)
THE KING JAMES BIBLE A Gospel & a book of the Old Testament each start with these same 3 words
In the beginning
BIBLICAL ART Claude Lorrain painted a landscape with the marriage of Rebecca & him
Isaac
BIBLICAL CLOTHES RACK Rebecca dresses Jacob in Esau's clothes in order to trick this man, her husband
Isaac
BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS Abraham was 100 years old & Sarah was 90 when this child was born to them
Isaac
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Pitman, Mizrahi, Bashevis Singer
Isaac
BIBLICAL VOICES This blind father recognized Jacob's voice but thought his goatskin-covered hands were those of Esau
Isaac
IMBIBLERS In Genesis 27, this son of Abraham drinks wine before he blesses the wrong son
Isaac
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES Though his name is from Hebrew for "laughter", he probably didn't laugh much while he was on that altar
Isaac
THE BIBLE Deceived, he blessed his son Jacob rather than Esau
Isaac
IN THE BOOKSTORE Among the books you'll find by this late author are "Understanding Physics", a "Guide to the Bible" & "I, Robot"
Isaac Asimov
BIBLICAL NAMES When <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/1986-11-13_J_22.mp3">the following song</a> went gold, so did the chains across this composer's chest:
Isaac Hayes
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS It's the book abbreviated Is.
Isaiah
OLD TESTAMENT NUDITY Subject of the longest prophetic book, he once wandered nude & barefoot for three years
Isaiah
THE "I"S HAVE IT Named for a prophet, it's the only book of the bible that begins with an "I"
Isaiah
THE OLD TESTAMENT According to this Old Testament book, this "swords into plowshares" prophet walked naked for 3 years
Isaiah
BIBLICAL GUYS Muslims "call me" & Abraham the founders of the first Ka'aba at Mecca
Ishmael
BIBLICAL QUOTES This half brother of Isaac born of Abraham & Hagar was called "a wild man, his hand will be against every man"
Ishmael
UNFORGIVEN The name of this biblical son of Abraham who was cast away after the birth of Isaac now means "outcast"
Ishmael
BIBLICAL PATRIARCHY As the father of Ishmael, Abraham is also considered a patriarch of this religion
Islam
FROM HERE TO THERE Found in the Bible, the phrase "from Dan to Beersheba" refers to an area now within this country
Israel
IMBIBLERS In 1 Kings, the Syrian kings are getting drunk when the soldiers of this nation slaughter them
Israel
NAMES IN THE BIBLE Daniel means "God is my judge", Ezekiel, "God strengthens"; & this name in Genesis 32, "he strives with God"
Israel
THE BIBLE In Genesis 32 Jacob's name was changed to this, "For as a prince hast thou power with God and with men"
Israel
THE BIBLE Jacob wrestled this new name out of an angel
Israel
THE OLD TESTAMENT Jacob's other name was this, like the 12 tribes descended from him
Israel
BIBLICAL PEOPLE "The Prayer of" this obscure Biblical person topped bestseller lists in 2001
Jabez
BIBLICAL DONKEYS He gave his brother Esau over 300 animals, including 20 female donkeys
Jacob
BIBLICAL FIRSTS This disguised man was the first person to kiss someone in the Bible; he kissed his father
Jacob
BIBLICAL GUYS He's known for his sheep & goat breeding, as well as his own -- he had 12 sons
Jacob
GETTING BIBLICAL In Genesis he has an all-night wrestling match & ends up getting blessed
Jacob
PAINTINGS IN THE PRADO Jose de Ribera's rendition of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-07-22_DJ_11.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> Old Testament patriarch's dream is in the collection
Jacob
POPULAR BABY NAMES Character names in a book & movie series, the top names for 2009 & 2010 were Isabella for girls & this biblical one for boys
Jacob
THE BIBLE A ladder reaching to heaven appeared to him in a dream
Jacob
THE BIBLE He wrestled with an angel "until the breaking of the day"
Jacob
THE BIBLE Of her twin boys, Rebekah favored this one
Jacob
THE BIBLE Rachel became jealous of Leah's fertility & told this husband, "Give me children, or else I die"
Jacob
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR In the Bible, his sons gave their names to the tribes of Israel
Jacob
WELLS Jesus chatted with a Samaritan woman at a well named for this Biblical patriarch
Jacob
WHAT'S IN A NAME This biblical name climbed the ladder to become the most popular baby name for boys, 1993-2003
Jacob
BIBLICAL PAIRS The sons of Rebekah
Jacob & Esau
THE OLD TESTAMENT Genesis 25 says these twin sons of Rebekah even struggled against each other in their mother's womb
Jacob & Esau
TWINS Biblical pair born to Isaac & Rebekah, one was red all over when he was born, like a hairy garment
Jacob & Esau
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Baldwin, Thurber, Michener
James
THE BIBLE Herod had this apostle, the brother of John, killed with a sword
James
THE BIBLE While they were mending their nets, John & this brother were summoned by Jesus to become disciples
James
LONG LIVE THE KING! A translation of the Bible is named for this king of England & Scotland
James (I)
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Drivers often got in a jam especially when it was raining
James (in jam especially)
THE PURPLE TESTAMENT Nicknamed the "Purple Heart Battalion", WWII's 442nd Regiment was made up of Americans of this ethnicity
Japanese
OLD TESTAMENT WHO'S WHO "And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham and" him
Japheth
BIBLICAL DONKEYS Donkey part Samson used to slay a thousand men
Jawbone (of an ass)
YAHWEH In the King James Bible, Yahweh, the personal name of God, is rendered as this
Jehovah
ORGANIZATIONS The Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society is a legal agency of this religious group
Jehovah's Witnesses
RELIGION More common name for The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society
Jehovah's Witnesses
RELIGION This group's corporate bodies are the Watchtower Bible & Tract Societies of PA & NY
Jehovah's Witnesses
BIBLICAL WHO'S WHO He's the prophet portrayed here in a Rembrandt painting lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem
Jeremiah
BIBLICAL WRATH & MADNESS A priest confronted this prophet & author of Lamentations with a letter that accused him of madness
Jeremiah
OLD TESTAMENT Sorrowful O.T. prophet, his name now refers to predictors of doom
Jeremiah
RELIGION This book of the Bible was named for a prophet & son of Hilkiah the priest, not a bullfrog
Jeremiah
THE OLD TESTAMENT He's the one lamenting in the book of Lamentations
Jeremiah
THE OLD TESTAMENT Sorrowful prophet who wrote the Old Testament book of Lamentations
Jeremiah
BIBLICAL CITIES "And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given unto thine hand" this city, "and the king thereof"
Jericho
BIBLICAL CITIES The priests blew their trumpets, Joshua's people shouted, & this city's "wall fell down flat"
Jericho
BIBLICAL FASHION Achan admitted to Joshua that from the spoils of this city he took a "Goodly Babylon Garment"
Jericho
CITIES OF THE BIBLE After Joshua & the Israelites crossed the Jordan, this city locked its gates
Jericho
LESSER-KNOWN BIBLICAL FOLK Achan went against Joshua's order not to take any spoils from this dis-walled city
Jericho
LET'S GET BIBLICAL In the book of Joshua, this city is defeated when its walls fall down after trumpets are sounded
Jericho
PLACES IN THE BIBLE Hiel loses 2 sons in 1 Kings, fulfilling the curse Joshua laid on anyone who re-established this walled city
Jericho
THE BIBLE Things saved from this city were the gold & silver, the iron & brass vessels & Rahab & her family
Jericho
THE OLD TESTAMENT Joshua could tell you this walled town was called the “city of palm treesâ€
Jericho
THE OLD TESTAMENT The trumpets sounded, Joshua's people shouted & this city's "wall fell down flat"
Jericho
BIBLE STUDY Psalm 147 says, "Praise the Lord, O" this city; "Praise thy God, O Zion"
Jerusalem
BIBLICAL DONKEYS Zechariah predicted the Messiah would enter this city upon an ass
Jerusalem
CITIES OF THE BIBLE After David captured this city's fortress, it was called the City of David
Jerusalem
PLACES IN THE BIBLE David reigned for 7 1/2 years in Hebron, then moved to this city
Jerusalem
THE BIBLE Though its name means "city of peace", it's seen over 30 wars, the last in 1967
Jerusalem
THE OLD TESTAMENT The governor of Judea under the reign of Persian king Artaxerxes I, Nehemiah rebuilt this city's walls
Jerusalem
THE OLD TESTAMENT This city was the site of Solomon's temple
Jerusalem
BIBLICAL SPEAKERS BUREAU "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God"
Jesus
BORN & DIED Harper's Bible Dictionary says he was born in 5 or 6 B.C. in Judea & died in 28 or 29 A.D.in Jerusalem
Jesus
READ YOUR BIBLE In the New Testament, Zacchaeus climbs a tree to get a better view of this man
Jesus
THE BIBLE He cast a "legion" of demons from a madman & put an end to his howling & raging
Jesus
BIBLICAL BIG SCREEN Pop singer Yvonne Elliman played Mary Magdalene in this 1973 musical film
Jesus Christ Superstar
BIBLICAL CRIME BLOTTER Wife of Ahab, this Baal worshiper & harlot was last seen in Jezreel
Jezebel
BIBLICAL PEOPLE Elijah's prophecy that dogs would eat this wicked woman was fulfilled in 2 Kings
Jezebel
BIBLICAL PROPHETS Elijah told Ahab that this wicked woman, Ahab's wife, would be eaten by dogs...& she was
Jezebel
BIBLICAL WOMEN This Phoenician princess who married King Ahab was thrown out a window & her corpse devoured by dogs
Jezebel
CURSING IN THE BIBLE In 2 Kings, this wicked queen is referred to as "that cursed woman"
Jezebel
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN The Lord told Ahab, "The dogs shall eat" her "by the wall of Jezreel"
Jezebel
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN The name of this wicked idol worshipper is often applied to a shameful seductress
Jezebel
ROYALTEASE The biblical Ahaziah followed the evil ways of this mother, but luckily only ruled Israel briefly
Jezebel
THE BIBLE A believer in the pagan god Baal, her name has come to mean a wicked, shameless woman
Jezebel
THE OLD TESTAMENT When this wicked Phoenician princess married King Ahab, Ahab adopted her worship of Baal
Jezebel
BIBLE BOOKS BY QUOTATION "Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, doth (this man) fear God for nought?"
Job
BIBLE HEROES In the Old Testament, God allows Satan to afflict this man in order to test his faith
Job
BIBLE QUOTATIONS In his sorrow this Old Testament figure said, "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away"
Job
BIBLE WHO'S WHO The object of a wager befween God & Satan; has a book named for him
Job
BIBLICAL PEOPLE This patient man's name may mean "persecuted one" or "repentant one"
Job
BIBLICAL SPEAKERS BUREAU "Miserable comforters are ye all"
Job
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE "My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth"
Job
CURSING IN THE BIBLE In chapter 3 of his book, this sufferer curses the day he was born
Job
DANCE FORMERS Oh, the anguish! Ninette de Valois choreographed a 1931 work named for this biblical sufferer
Job
HELLO MOTHER In the Bible, this unfortunate man remarks, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb"
Job
IN THE BIBLE "Why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?" he asks in chapter 7 of his book
Job
KNOWING HIM BIBLICALLY According to his book, 42:16, this "patient" man lived 140 years after his troubles
Job
NAMETH THE BIBLE BOOK "They bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him"
Job
OLD TESTAMENT PEOPLE "The Lord answered" this persecuted man from Uz "out of the whirlwind"
Job
OLD TESTAMENT The Lord told Satan, “There is none like him in the Earth, a perfect and an upright manâ€
Job
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN After his patience was tested, he was rewarded with a new family including 3 girls, Jemima, Kezia & Kerenhappuch
Job
THAT'S SO CLICHE! One who endures a severe & prolonged hardship has "the patience of" this Old Testament guy
Job
THE BIBLE Ezekiel reported that God commended Daniel, Noah & this sufferer for their righteousness
Job
THE BIBLE He asked God, "Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee?"
Job
THE BIBLE He said to his friends, "Miserable comforters are ye all"
Job
THE BIBLE The first verse of this book says, "There was a man in the land of Uz that feared God and eschewed evil"
Job
THE BIBLE When Eliphaz told him "Man is born unto trouble", he could have answered, "You're telling me!"
Job
THE KING JAMES BIBLE TELLS ME SO James 5: "Ye have heard of the patience of" this man
Job
THE SHORTIE IN THE GROUP Of Old Testament books
Job
TROUBLE In the Old Testament, Eliphaz warns this patient guy that "man that is born of a woman is... full of trouble"
Job
WHICH BIBLE BOOK? "But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face"
Job
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Fight the evil mojo by using your good voodoo
Job (mojo by)
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME "Perfect & upright" man's spherical models of the earth
Job's globes
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Patient & faithful Old Testament figure's ear parts
Job's lobes
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Long-suffering man's dressing gowns
Job's robes
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Silver, Grey, McCrea
Joel
HEMP The 42-line versions of the Bible he printed around 1450 were printed on hemp paper
Johannes Gutenberg
LIBRARIES The Lilly Library at Indiana University has one of this man's 1,453 printings of the New Testament
Johannes Gutenberg
MIDDLE AGE MEN His name is on none of his print jobs, so if you have one of his famous bibles from 1456, stop looking
Johannes Gutenberg
STARTS WITH "GU" If he'd kept his family name, he would have printed the Gensfleisch Bible
Johannes Gutenberg
WORLD HISTORY In 1455 Johann Fust won a judgment against this printer & took the type used to print his famous Bible
Johannes Gutenberg
INVENTORS In 1987 a copy of the Old Testament attributed to this printer sold for $5.39 million
Johannes Gutenburg
KEEP 'EM SEPARATED In the New Testament, it separates the book of Luke from the book of Acts
John
RELIGION IN CORPORATIONS Clothing chain Forever 21 puts this biblical book & the chapter & verse 3:16 on the bottom of bags
John
THE BIBLE "In the beginning was the word" are the beginning words of this gospel
John
THE BIBLE This 4th gospel writer begins his book with "In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God..."
John
THE NEW TESTAMENT This apostle, the brother of James, is traditionally credited with writing a gospel
John
THE NEW TESTAMENT 1 of 2 brothers Jesus named the "Sons of Thunder"
John (or James)
ESTIMATED PROPHET The last book of the New Testament is a collection of prophetic visions by this man
John (the Divine)
BOOKS & AUTHORS An attorney must search the Brazilian rain forest for a missing heir in his novel "The Testament"
John Grisham
BRIT READ In Feb. 1999 his "The Testament" was London's top hardback & his "The Street Lawyer" was top paperback
John Grisham
WHERE THERE'S A WILL.... He appointed "Beloved Wife, Yoko Ono" to act as executor of his last will & testament
John Lennon
BRITISH POETS He wrote a 1671 poet about the biblical Samson, who like him suffered blindess
John Milton
THE MIDDLE AGES Wyclef Jean was a musician from the Fugees; this theologian inspired a 1382 English Bible translation
John Wycliffe
BIBLE HEROES In Luke, he is quoted as saying, "I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh"
John the Baptist
BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS Zechariah, father of this forerunner of Christ, lost his voice for doubting God's word
John the Baptist
BIBLICAL MADNESS This man's diet of locusts & wild honey led some to think he was possessed
John the Baptist
BIBLICAL PEOPLE This man was imprisoned after denouncing Herod Antipas for marrying Herodias, his brother's wife
John the Baptist
BIBLICAL POLICE BLOTTER When Herodias' burlesque-dancing daughter said she wanted to get ahead, she meant the head of this man
John the Baptist
BIBLICAL QUOTES Herod thought that Jesus was this man "whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead"
John the Baptist
BIBLICAL QUOTES Herodias' daughter said, "Give me here" his "head in a charger"
John the Baptist
BIBLICAL VOICES His was the "voice of one crying in the wilderness"
John the Baptist
DID YOU READ YOUR BIBLE? When Herod said he'd give his stepdaughter anything, she asked for his head on a platter
John the Baptist
NAME THAT BIBLE GUY When this man "saw many of the Pharisees ... come to his baptism, he said unto them, o generation of vipers"
John the Baptist
NEW TESTAMENT PLACES (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-02-05_J_26.wmv">Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands in flowing water in Israel.</a>) The book of Mark recounts how believers, including Jesus, were baptized in the Jordan River by this man
John the Baptist
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES This man said "I have baptized you with water, but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost"
John the Baptist
THE BIBLE Jesus said "Among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than" this man of the wilderness
John the Baptist
THE KING JAMES BIBLE TELLS ME SO Matthew 14: "Give me here" this man's "head in a charger"
John the Baptist
THE NEW TESTAMENT Mark 6:29 reports that his disciples collected his headless body & laid it in a tomb
John the Baptist
THE NEW TESTAMENT This baptizer was said to be “clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loinsâ€
John the Baptist
TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL A Michigan realtor claimed that this New Testament man (& his head) appeared to him 30 times between 1927 & 1933
John the Baptist
WHO'S BIBLICALLY SPEAKING? "I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh"
John the Baptist
BIBLE BOOKS BY QUOTATION "So they took up (him), and cast him forth into the sea"
Jonah
BIBLE HEROES This prophet was actually swallowed by a "great fish", not a whale
Jonah
BIBLICAL SPEAKERS "Take me up and cast me forth into the sea"
Jonah
BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? "Take me up. and cast me forth into the sea", for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you"
Jonah
LET'S GET BIBLICAL God asked him, "Should not I spare Nineveh... wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons"
Jonah
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES Oddly, his name means "dove" & not "he of the big fish"
Jonah
QUICK MOBY-DICK The biblical prophet who's the subject of chapter 83
Jonah
ROAD TO PERDITION In the Old Testament, he prays to God, "Out of the belly of Hell cried I, and Thou heardest my voice"
Jonah
THE BIBLE "Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up" this man
Jonah
THE BIBLE This book says Nineveh was so big it took 3 days to cross; that's a whale of a tale to us
Jonah
THE BIBLE This prophet passed the time he spent inside a fish offering up prayers
Jonah
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK, ALPHABETICALLY John 3
Jonah
THE OLD TESTAMENT He "was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights"
Jonah
THE OLD TESTAMENT In his Biblical book, he's tossed overboard at his own request
Jonah
THE OLD TESTAMENT While Encyclopedia Americana says this Old Testament book should be read as a parable, we say it’s a big fish story
Jonah
THE OLD TESTAMENT “And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out†this man “upon the dry landâ€
Jonah
THOU ART DA MAN! In his Bible book he "prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly"
Jonah
THOU CANST BIBLICALLY QUOTE ME "Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea"
Jonah
WHICH BIBLE BOOK? "For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas"
Jonah
THE BIBLE David & this prince became good friends after routing the Philistines
Jonathan
THE BIBLE He was David's best friend & the son of David's worst enemy, King Saul
Jonathan
THE OLD TESTAMENT The oldest son of King Saul, he is best known for his friendship with David
Jonathan
BIBLICAL WARRIORS Saul & this son of his won many battles against the Philistines, but both died at the Battle of Mt. Gilboa
Jonathon
THE OLD TESTAMENT In Joshua the Israelites made a miraculous crossing of this river, much as they did at the Red Sea
Jordan
BIBLICAL WORDS & PHRASES To "pass over" this river means to reach the promised land
Jordan River
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME An encirclement of the river that runs from Galilee to the Dead Sea
Jordan cordon
BIBLICAL CLOTHES RACK Reuben tore his clothes when he learned this man, his brother who traveled to Egypt, was missing from the pit
Joseph
BIBLICAL FORGIVENESS An early instance of forgiveness is in Genesis 50, when this man forgives his many brothers who had wronged him
Joseph
BIBLICAL PEOPLE Benjamin's only full brother was this wearer of the coat of many colors
Joseph
BIBLICAL PEOPLE This husband of Mary may have died while Jesus was still a child
Joseph
BIBLICAL PEOPLE This son of Jacob & Rachel was sold by his brothers to the Ishmaelites for 20 pieces of silver
Joseph
BIBLICAL QUOTES "And they took" his "coat and killed a kid of the goats and dipped the coat in the blood"
Joseph
BIBLICAL QUOTES Genesis 37:31 says that siblings took his "coat and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood"
Joseph
BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? "The dream of Pharaoh is one... the seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years"
Joseph
DREAMERS A dream angel tells this New Testament man to "Take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt"
Joseph
JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW He crowded onto the stage with his 11 brothers for the "Dad Likes You Best" show
Joseph
OLD TESTAMENT HEROES His brothers took his coat of many colors & dipped it in goat's blood to make his father believe he had been killed
Joseph
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES After stripping him of his coat of many colors, his brothers cast him into a pit, then sold him into slavery
Joseph
PATRON SAINTS This biblical husband is the patron saint of carpenters
Joseph
THE BIBLE After Jesus' death, this man of Arimathea obtained his body & buried it in his own tomb
Joseph
THE BIBLE After Pharaoh put him in charge of Egypt, he gathered so much corn he lost track of how much he had
Joseph
THE BIBLE Matthew 1:19 shows him as a just man by his refusal to divorce & humiliate the pregnant Mary
Joseph
THE BIBLE The gospel according to Mark doesn't mention this husband of Mary by name
Joseph
THE BIBLE This husband of Mary is not named in Mark's gospel
Joseph
THE BIBLE This son of Jacob served under Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh's palace guard
Joseph
THE OLD TESTAMENT The brothers of this son of Jacob dipped his robe in goat's blood & brought it back to their father
Joseph
THE OLD TESTAMENT This son of Jacob was 30 years old when Pharaoh made him ruler of all Egypt
Joseph
THE OLD TESTAMENT When this man's brother said that he was still alive, his father Jacob's "heart fainted, for he believed them not"
Joseph
THOU CANST BIBLICALLY QUOTE ME "Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither"
Joseph
BIBLICAL PAIRS Jesus' Earthly parents
Joseph & Mary
BIBLICAL JOURNEYS 2 names: A man journeying & his country of destination in both Genesis 39 & Matthew 2
Joseph and Egypt
BIBLICAL PEOPLE This wealthy man in whose tomb Jesus was placed may have been a member of the Sanhedrin
Joseph of Arimathea
BIBLE QUOTES The first chapter of this man's book says, "Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over... Jordan"
Joshua
BIBLICAL IMPERSONATORS By pretending to be ambassadors from a distant country, the Gibeonites fooled this successor to Moses
Joshua
BIBLICAL MILITARY MEN Moses designated him to defend Israel against Amalek; he later brought down the walls of Jericho
Joshua
BIBLICAL PEOPLE Once Moses' aide, he led the Israelites into the promised land
Joshua
BIBLICAL PEOPLE The Lord told him & his men to walk around Jericho once a day for 6 days
Joshua
GREAT FEETS OF THE BIBLE This Jericho conqueror had his captains put their feet on the necks of 5 captured kings
Joshua
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS The photo <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-07-07_DJ_28.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> was taken in a national park; the distinctive <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-07-07_DJ_28a.jpg" target="_blank">trees</a> are named for this biblical man
Joshua
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS Chapter 6 of this book begins, "Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel"
Joshua
OLD TESTAMENT HEROES After he told his people, "Shout, for the Lord hath given you the city", the walls of Jericho came tumbling down
Joshua
THE OLD TESTAMENT Sound the trumpets! Before his death, Moses named this man his successor
Joshua
WHO'S BIBLICALLY SPEAKING? "Ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses... gave you on this side Jordan"
Joshua
TREES Its resemblance to a Biblical person gave this tree, seen here, its name: [video clue]
Joshua tree
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Spade, Wedgwood, Bartlett
Josiah
THINK ABOUT IT In a Spanish Bible, it's the name of the author of the fourth gospel
Juan
JEWISH HISTORY Biblical Palestine was divided into Israel & this kingdom named for one of Jacob's sons
Judah
THE BIBLE When the United Monarchy failed, Rehoboam became head of this kingdom in southern Palestine
Judah
RELIGION Religion whose Bible begins with the Book of Genesis & ends with II Chronicles
Judaism
BIBLE WHO'S WHO His surname is likely a corruption of the Latin "sicarius", meaning "murderer"
Judas
LET'S GET BIBLICAL In the book of Matthew, all the other disciples call Jesus "Lord", but this man calls him "Rabbi"
Judas
NEW TESTAMENT PLACES (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-02-05_J_29.wmv">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Israel.</a>) Here in the garden of Gethsemane, this disciple, accompanied by a group of armed men, approached Jesus and said, "Hail, master", then kissed him
Judas
READ YOUR BIBLE Luke 22:3 says that Satan entered into this apostle
Judas
THE BIBLE His price was 30 pieces of silver
Judas
THE NEW TESTAMENT He "went unto the chief priests and said unto them, what will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?"
Judas
THE NEW TESTAMENT He asked the chief priests, "what will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?"
Judas
START SPREADIN' THE NOOSE Tradition says this Biblical figure kissed himself off on a tree that now bears his name
Judas Iscariot
THE BIBLE One account says this disciple of Jesus hanged himself in remorse
Judas Iscariot
THE BIBLE This disciple's name may mean "Man of Kerioth"
Judas Iscariot
THE NEW TESTAMENT Always mentioned last in the list of Jesus' 12 Disciples, he was the treasurer of the group
Judas Iscariot
THE NEW TESTAMENT Jesus said to him, "Betrayest thou the Son of Man with a kiss?"
Judas Iscariot
THOU CANST BIBLICALLY QUOTE ME "I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood"
Judas Iscariot
THE BIBLE In the Latin Vulgate bible, this book is called "Liber Judicum"
Judges
THE BIBLE In the Old Testament, Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar & others collectively, but not Judy
Judges
THE BIBLE The Latin Vulgate calls this book of the Bible "Liber Judicum"
Judges
THE BIBLE The stories of Gideon & Samson are found in this book of the Bible
Judges
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK AFTER... Joshua
Judges
THE OLD TESTAMENT The Bible-stashing Gideons took their name from the leader of a small but devout band of men in this book
Judges
THERE WILL BE "UD" This Bible book covers the period between Joshua's death & Saul's accession to the throne
Judges
WITH THE GOOD BOOK This Old Testament book details the careers of Othniel, Gideon & Samson
Judges
BIBLICAL AKA This second king of Israel was "the sweet singer of Israel"
King David
BIBLICAL MADNESS This future king escaped from vengeful Philistines by pretending to be a drooling madman
King David
BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? "O my son Absalom, o Absalom, my son, my son!"
King David
HARPS & HARPERS In the Bible, this ancient Hebrew king & psalmist played a harp called a kinnor
King David
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES Absalom, who was killed after his hair got caught in a tree, was a son of this king
King David
RICHARD GERE FILMS In a 1985 film Gere portrayed this Biblical ruler
King David
THE BIBLE Abner fought for Ish-Boseth against this king but later agreed to join him
King David
BIBLE STORIES This king got angry & killed all the babies in Bethlehem
King Herod
HISTORIC BOOKS Published in 1611, the Pilgrims in 1620 refused to bring it to America; they brought the Geneva version
King James Bible
PUBLISHING In the 17th century Oxford University Press got the right to print this "royal" version of the Bible, quite a cash cow
King James Bible
SECOND PEOPLE This king & Bible authorizer has been called "the wisest fool in Christendom" as well as "the second Solomon"
King James I
THE SHORT VERSION A translation of the Bible: KJV
King James Version
BIBLICAL QUOTES In I Samuel he admitted to David, "I have played the fool and have erred exceedingly"
King Saul
THE BIBLE In a parable, Jesus compared this kingdom to a grain of mustard seed
Kingdom of Heaven
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE You'll find this pair of books between First & Second Samuel & First & Second Chronicles
Kings
NAMETH THE BIBLE BOOK "Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne" (in First this)
Kings
NO E'S PLEASE In the Old Testament, there's a first & a second book of these
Kings
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE These 2 books chronicle the monarchs of Israel & Judah, beginning with David & ending with Jehoiachin
Kings I & II
THE BIBLE One given on taking leave is mentioned in Genesis 31; one of betrayal in Matthew 26
Kiss
MUSIC In 1802 he wrote his famous "Heiligenstadt Testament" to his brothers
L.V. Beethoven
LAND OF LANDSCAPES The 1444 work "Miraculous Draught of Fishes" sets the biblical miracle on this Alpine lake
Lake Geneva
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Probably written by Jeremiah, this book is in the form of a 5-poem dirge
Lamentations
DESTRUCTION This book of the Old Testament consists of 5 poems mourning the destruction of Jerusalem
Lamentations
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS IN OTHER WORDS Many acts of mourning
Lamentations
THE "L" YOU ARE! Woe is me! This book follows Jeremiah in the Bible
Lamentations
THE BOOK OF REVELATION It's Revelation's place in order of books in the New Testament
Last
IN THE BIBLE During the crucifixion, "This is the king of the Jews" was written in these 3 languages
Latin, Hebrew & Greek
BIBLICAL ART During his stay at a mental asylum in Saint-Remy, van Gogh painted "The Raising of" this man
Lazarus
BIBLICAL QUOTES This New Testament beggar "died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom"
Lazarus
BIBLICAL VOICES Jesus "cried out with a loud voice" & commanded this dead man to "come forth"
Lazarus
EUROPEAN ART The influence of Rembrandt can be seen in Carel Fabritius' painting "The Raising of" this biblical man
Lazarus
ITALIAN ART & ARTISTS Sebastiano's enormous painting of the "Raising of" this Biblical man is in the National Gallery in London
Lazarus
KNOWING HIM BIBLICALLY John 11 details the big comeback of this man, dead for 4 days
Lazarus
PITHY QUOTES The King James Bible's shortest verse, "Jesus wept", refers to the death of this man
Lazarus
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM The coelacanth & the ivory-billed woodpecker are sometimes referred to as this biblical man "species"
Lazarus
THE BIBLE 6 days before Passover Jesus had a supper with this man whom he had raised from the dead
Lazarus
THE BIBLE After he was called forth from the dead, he appeared "bound hand and foot with graveclothes"
Lazarus
THE NEW TESTAMENT The New Testament says "Jesus wept" prior to raising him from the dead
Lazarus
WEBSTER'S THIRD, PAGE 1282 Biblical beggar whose name gives us a synonym for "leper"
Lazarus
WHO'S WHO IN THE BIBLE "Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die," Jesus said before raising this man from the dead
Lazarus
BIBLICAL DATING GAME Jacob served 7 years to win the 'beautiful" Rachel, but had to take this "tender-eyed" sister first
Leah
BIBLICAL IMPERSONATORS She fooled Jacob by posing as her sister Rachel on his wedding night
Leah
BIBLICAL GARDEN Psalm 92 says, "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in" this country
Lebanon
BIBLICAL BOTANY Esau sold his birthright for a soup made with these similar to peas
Lentils
BIBLICAL PROPHETS Elisha cured a general of this skin disease, then gave it to a servant
Leprosy
THE BIBLE In Luke 17 Jesus healed 10 men with this affliction, but only one thanked him
Leprosy
THE BIBLE When Miriam displeases God in Numbers 12, she comes down with a case of this dreaded skin disease
Leprosy
BIBLICAL QUOTES In Exodus Moses & Aaron inform pharaoh that the lord has this very strong 4-word suggestion
Let my people go
BIBLICAL MULTIPLE CHOICE Of Levi, Lee, Calvin or Sassoon, the one who got his genes from Jacob
Levi
THE OLD TESTAMENT Oddly, this tribe for whom the third book is named, is mentioned in only one passage there
Levi
PARADISE LOST The poem describes this Biblical beast as "hugest of living creatures, on the deep stretcht like a promontorie"
Leviathan
READ YOUR BIBLE In Job 41, God compares Job's abilities with this monster of the sea
Leviathan
TERMS FROM THE BIBLE In 2010 we heard of the discovery of the fossil of a 12 million-year-old giant sperm whale given this Biblical name by its finders
Leviathan
THE VERY MODE "L" Caste of priests after whom the third book of the Old Testament was named
Levites (Leviticus)
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Chapters 8-10 of this Old Testament book continue the narrative from Exodus 29
Leviticus
THE LIBERTY BELL The quote on the bell, "proclaim liberty throughout all the land", comes from this third book of the Bible
Leviticus
BIBLICAL GARDEN 1963 Sidney Poitier film whose title comes from the flowers Jesus referred to in Matthew 6:28
Lilies of the Field
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY Babylon, where Iraq is now, was home to this famous feline-filled incarceration site
Lions' Den
BIBLE TALES When faced with Sodom's destruction, he asked God if he & his family could escape to Zoar, a nearby city
Lot
BIBLICAL POLICE BLOTTER Hey, we don't make the rules; this man's wife gazed back at Sodom against orders & was turned into a pillar of salt
Lot
HAD A WIFE & COULDN'T KEEP HER Instead of becoming a pillar of the community, this biblical man's wife became just a pillar
Lot
READ YOUR BIBLE Following the unusual death of his wife, his daughters became the mothers of the Moabites & the Ammonites
Lot
THE BIBLE Nephew whom Abraham rescued in Gen. 14, he also needed rescuing from Sodom by Gen. 19
Lot
THE OLD TESTAMENT After his wife became a pillar of salt, his daughters seduced him to preserve his seed
Lot
WIVES In the Bible, Jesus cautioned his followers to "Remember" this man's "wife" who turned to salt
Lot
FAMOUS PAIRS The Biblical message some might get from <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-05-18_J_08.jpg" target="_blank">this couple</a> is "Move forward and don't look back!"
Lot & his wife
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Abraham's nephew's square, granny & clove hitches
Lot's knots
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN She looked back at Sodom & Gomorrah & "became a pillar of salt"
Lot's wife
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL BLANK 1 John 4:8 -- "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is ____"
Love
MANY LOVES Bibliophilism
Love of books
THE NEW TESTAMENT According to Mark 12:31, the 2nd greatest commandment is "Thou shalt" do this "as thyself"
Love thy Neighbor
THE GOOD BOOK This rebellious archangel of the Bible first lights up the scene in Isaiah 14
Lucifer
MONEY TALKS It was an old translation of the Bible that turned "money obtained dishonestly" into "filthy" this
Lucre
WHAT DOESN'T BELONG? The Bible: Moabites, Luddites, Ephraimites
Luddites
BIBLE BOOKS BY FAMOUS PHRASE "Physician, heal thyself"
Luke
BIBLE GUYS Zacharias ministers in the temple in this book that comes before John & after Mark
Luke
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Wilson, Perry, Skywalker
Luke
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE The third & the longest of the four Gospels is the Gospel according to him
Luke
THE BIBLE Since he wasn't an eyewitness to the events, this doctor's gospel is all secondhand
Luke
THE NEW TESTAMENT Acts & this Gospel are credited to the same author
Luke
THE NEW TESTAMENT This "beloved physician" dedicated his gospel & the book of acts to a Christian named Theophilus
Luke
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK AFTER... Mark
Luke
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE As long as Lulu kept singing the crowd would cheer
Luke (in Lulu kept)
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME The third gospel author's fists
Luke's dukes
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Gospel writer's quirks of fate
Luke's flukes
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME "Beloved physician"'s atomic weapons
Luke's nukes
MEN OF RELIGION Despite the Edict of Worms, he translated the Bible into German in secret in 1522
Luther
THE 16th CENTURY Frederick the Wise protected him in Wartburg so he could translate the Bible in defiance of the Edict of Worms
Luther
BIBLE PEOPLE MAGAZINE Star Tracks says that scholars believe these star-tracking fellows were astrologers from Persia
Magi/three wise men
BIBLICAL QUOTES Revelation says Satan will "deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the Earth, Gog and" this
Magog
ON THE "M"AP According to the New Testament, a battle of good versus evil will take place on a hill in this town Joshua captured
Makkedah
THE NEW TESTAMENT (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-01-01_J_29.wmv">Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.</a>) On his fourth and final missionary journey, Saint Paul sailed from Caesarea to Crete & was then shipwrecked on <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-01-01_J_29a.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> island the Bible calls Melita
Malta
THE BIBLE Famous quote from Jesus that precedes "But by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God"
Man does not live by bread alone
BIBLICAL FOOD & DRINK The only day it didn't fall from the sky was on the Sabbath
Manna
THE BIBLE It was like coriander seed, white; & the taste of it was like wafers made with honey
Manna
BIBLICAL CROSSWORD CLUES "M" The shortest of the four gospels (4)
Mark
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Rothko, Begich, Spitz
Mark
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE It's the second of the 4 gospels, as well as the shortest one
Mark
I THINK WE LEFT SOMEONE OUT The authors of the Bible's Gospels: Matthew, Luke, John &...
Mark
THE BIBLE This second gospel does not mention Jesus' birth; instead, it focuses on his public ministry
Mark
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME A gospel writer's small songbirds
Mark's larks
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Stewart, Graham, Grimes
Martha
THE BIBLE She was busy with her housework while her sister Mary sat at Jesus' feet & listened to his teachings
Martha
EUROPEAN HISTORY While hidden at Wartburg Castle in 1521, this man began his German translation of the New Testament
Martin Luther
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Leakey, McCarthy, Matalin
Mary
BIBLICAL WOMEN While pregnant, she had to travel with her husband, who had to pay taxes in the city of his ancestry
Mary
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES In Luke, Elisabeth told her, "Blessed art thou amoung women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb"
Mary
THE BIBLE Cousin to whom Elisabeth said, "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb"
Mary
THE NEW TESTAMENT The 2 women who first saw the resurrected Jesus shared this name
Mary
NOTABLE WOMEN She said she healed from a near-fatal fall after reading a passage from the Bible in 1866
Mary Baker Eddy
BIBLICAL PEOPLE In Luke 8, Jesus is followed by Joanna, Susanna & this devoted woman out of whom devils were cast
Mary Magdalene
BIBLICAL PEOPLE The first person to see Jesus after he arose from his tomb was this woman
Mary Magdalene
BIBLICAL WOMEN The resurrected Jesus first appeared to this woman "out of whom he had cast seven devils"
Mary Magdalene
LET'S GET BIBLICAL She mistakes Jesus for a gardener & Jesus tells the bedeviled woman not to touch him
Mary Magdalene
MUSICAL VENUES Saint-Saens & Faure were organists at Paris' La Madeleine, the church of this Biblical woman
Mary Magdalene
NEW TESTAMENT After his resurrection, Jesus said to her, "Woman, why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou?"
Mary Magdalene
THE DA VINCI CODE Robert says Ariel's flowing red hair in Disney's "Little Mermaid" is an allusion to this Biblical woman
Mary Magdalene
WHO'S WHO IN THE BIBLE According to John's gospel, she was the first person to notice Jesus' empty tomb
Mary Magdalene
BIBLICAL ART She's the penitent in the Donatello sculpture seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-06-27_DJ_04.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>; her hands perhaps <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-06-27_DJ_04a.jpg" target="_blank">raised</a> in prayer
Mary Magdelene
BIBLICAL NAMES In 1818, she "gave birth" to the world's most famous monster
Mary Shelley
BIBLE BOOKS BY FAMOUS PHRASE "Many are called, but few are chosen"
Matthew
BIBLE HEROES When Jesus saw this tax collector & first Gospel writer, he told him to "follow me"
Matthew
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Henson, Perry, McConaughey
Matthew
BIBLICAL PEOPLE This first gospel writer had a feast at his house for his fellow tax collectors with Jesus as the honored guest
Matthew
NEW TESTAMENT It's the first book of the New Testament & the first of the 4 Gospels
Matthew
THE BIBLE Jesus asked this disciple to follow him as he sat in his tax office
Matthew
THE BIBLE Of the four authors of the gospels, the one who was a tax collector
Matthew
THE BIBLE This gospel writer was a tax collector at Capernaum when Jesus 1st met him
Matthew
THE TESTAMENT "There came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, where is he that is born king of the Jews?"
Matthew
LET'S GET BIBLICAL One of the 2 gospels in which the Beatitudes appear
Matthew or Luke
FOUR-PLAY These 4 Biblical writers are symbolized by a man, a lion, an ox & an eagle
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
NORWAY'S CULTURE & HISTORY (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2012-01-17_DJ_23.jpg" target="_blank">Sarah of the Clue Crew stands in front of a large house at the Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo, Norway.</a>) About 30 stave churches from the 12th and 13th century still stand here in Norway. The four corner posts, or staves, may represent these first four books of the New Testament
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY In Ezekiel this capital of Egypt is called Noph, & the Lord promises to "destroy the idols" there (he didn't mean Elvis)
Memphis
OLD TESTAMENT HEROES He became the father of Lamech at the age of 187 & lived for another 782 years
Methuselah
PHRASES IN THE KING JAMES BIBLE Genesis says "all the days of" this guy were 969 years, so if you're "as old as" him, you're really old
Methuselah
THE BIBLE At 969, he was the Bible's longest-lived man
Methuselah
THE BIBLE He lived to be 969 years old
Methuselah
THE OLD TESTAMENT -- BEFORE THE DELUGE This 969-year-old died in the year of the flood
Methuselah
OLD TESTAMENT WHO'S WHO Daniel 12:1 says that this archangel is a caretaker of the Jewish people
Michael
THE BIBLE He, not Gabriel, is the only one in the Bible who's specifically called an "archangel"
Michael
BIBLICAL FOOD & DRINK In Proverbs Agur says, "Surely the churning of" this "bringeth forth butter"
Milk
THE OLD TESTAMENT The promised land of Canaan was said to be flowing with these 2 things
Milk & honey
THE "MINOR"s In the Bible they run alphabetically from Amos to Zephaniah
Minor Prophets
OLD TESTAMENT WHO'S WHO After the Israelites passed through the Red Sea, this sister of Moses led the women in song & dance
Miriam
THE PURPLE TESTAMENT It's the answer to the classic joke "What's big & purple & swims in the ocean?"
Moby Grape
BIBLE GUYS He says, "I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt"
Moses
BIBLE HEROES At the burning bush, God told him he was "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob"
Moses
BIBLE HEROES In Exodus 5:1 he demands, "Let my people go"
Moses
BIBLE HEROES This man asked Pharaoh to let his people go
Moses
BIBLE MOVIES Vitagraph's 1909 "Life of" this Biblical hero included a $10,000 scene of the parting of the Red Sea
Moses
BIBLE PEOPLE Pharaoh's daughter finds him floating in a basket in the Nile & raises him as her own son
Moses
BIBLE STUDY This Israelite leader's last lines, in Deuteronomy 33, predict his people's conquest of their enemies
Moses
BIBLE TALES When Pharaoh's daughter found this baby, she unknowingly chose his real mother as his nurse
Moses
BIBLICAL BOOK TITLES "The Bear" is one of the stories in Faulkner's collection called "Go Down," him
Moses
BIBLICAL FAMILIES His mother Jochebed was hired to be his nurse by Pharaoh's daughter
Moses
BIBLICAL NAMES This biblical figure's name comes from the Hebrew word meaning "to be drawn" from the water
Moses
BIBLICAL PAINTINGS Old Testament leader depicted here by Philippe de Champaigne: (holding Ten Commandments)
Moses
BIBLICAL QUOTES The Lord told him to "Lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it"
Moses
BIBLICAL SPEAKERS BUREAU "But I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue"
Moses
BIBLICAL TRANSPORTATION In Exodus he floated on the Nile in a bulrush basket
Moses
BIBLICAL WRATH & MADNESS He was so angry at the Israelites, he pulverized their golden calf & made them devour it
Moses
BROTHERS & SISTERS In the Bible, Aaron was this brother's mouthpiece in dealing with Pharaoh
Moses
CROSSING JORDAN You can cross over the Dead Sea on your way to Jordan's Mount Nebo, where this biblical figure is said to have died
Moses
GETTING TICKED OFF When this Bible guy came down from the mountain & saw his people dancing before the golden calf, boy, was he upset!
Moses
GREAT FEETS OF THE BIBLE He had to bare his feet before the burning bush because, as God said, he was on holy ground
Moses
HISTORY OLDER THAN YOU Around 1200 B.C. this Biblical man led his people to Canaan after their escape from slavery
Moses
IT'S IN THE BIBLE This 120-year-old man reported, "The Lord hath said unto me, thou shalt not go over" the Jordan
Moses
JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW Miriam & Aaron answered this man's questions on the "Who's My Real Mother?" episode
Moses
NAME THAT BIBLE GUY "He returned to the land of Egypt: and (he) took the rod of God in his hand"
Moses
NAMES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Jochebed, this Egyptian prince's real mother, was the one who put him into the river in a basket
Moses
OLD TESTAMENT God's sending him up Sinai & Nebo made quite a mountain climber out of this sheepherder
Moses
SCULPTURE Michelangelo's works for Pope Julius II's tomb included an 8'4" statue of this Biblical lawgiver
Moses
THE BIBLE In Exodus 24:12 God said to him, "I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments..."
Moses
THE BIBLE The pharaoh's daughter found him in an ark made of bulrushes
Moses
THE BIBLE This boy escaped Pharaoh's order to kill all male Hebrew babies
Moses
THE BIBLE When chosen by God to lead the Israelites, he said "But I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue"
Moses
THE NEW TESTAMENT Hebrews 3 says Jesus "was counted worthy of more glory than" this Old Testament man
Moses
THE OLD TESTAMENT Miriam & Aaron criticized this man, their brother, for marrying an Ethiopian
Moses
THE OLD TESTAMENT Recipient of God's bad news "Thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither"
Moses
THE OLD TESTAMENT While living in Midian, he married Zipporah
Moses
YOU CAN QUOTE ME! In the Bible: "Let my people go!"
Moses
THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO The rods of both these brothers were turned into snakes by God
Moses & Aaron
BIBLICAL NAMES Pro basketball's MVP in 1979, '82, + '83
Moses Malone
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY Some of Armenia's banknotes feature this Biblical mountain, a national symbol
Mount Ararat
MOUNTAINS According to the Bible, Moses saw the Promised Land from this mountain in Jordan's Pisgah Range
Mount Nebo
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL _____ Psalm 8:2: "Out of the ______ of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength"
Mouths
MOUNTAINS You can reach the top of this biblical mountain by taking the path of Moses, a stairway of nearly 4,000 steps
Mt. Sinai
BIBLICAL BOTANY Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to this seed
Mustard seed
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Judd, Campbell, Watts
Naomi
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Watts, Campbell, Judd
Naomi
BIBLICAL PEOPLE After her husband died, Ruth moved to Bethlehem with this woman, her mother-in-law
Naomi
I'M GETTING TOO OLD FOR THIS STUFF In the Bible, she tells daughter-in-law Ruth to leave her, "For I am too old" to have a husband
Naomi
QUOTES FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE Ruth told her, "Whither thou goest, I will go"
Naomi
BIBLICAL CITIES This city in Lower Galilee was the hometown of Mary & Joseph
Nazareth
PLACES IN THE BIBLE John 1:46 asks whether any good thing can come out of this town in Galilee in northern Israel; we can think of 1
Nazareth
THE BIBLE BELT To fulfill a prophecy, in the Gospels Joseph moved to this place--not the one of the same name in Kentucky
Nazareth
THE BIBLE Early in his ministry, Jesus was thrust out of this city "Where he had been brought up"
Nazareth
THE BIBLE Though born in Bethlehem, Jesus was raised in this town in Galilee
Nazareth
THE NEW TESTAMENT After Herod died, Joseph, Mary & Jesus left Egypt & returned to this Galiliean city
Nazareth
THE NEW TESTAMENT After Joseph, Mary & Jesus returned from Egypt, they settled in this town in Galilee
Nazareth
THE NEW TESTAMENT Jesus grew up in this town in the Southern part of Galilee
Nazareth
LET'S GET BIBLICAL Samson was a member of this group that didn't drink booze, didn't cut their hair & never touched dead bodies
Nazarites
OLD TESTAMENT PEOPLE Daniel told this king, "They shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field"
Nebuchadnezzar
THE "BUC"s This monarch has a troubling dream in the Bible's Book of Daniel
Nebuchadnezzar
THE BIBLE This king cast Shedrach, Meshach & Abednego into a fiery furnace
Nebuchadnezzar
THE BIBLE Under the command of this Babylonian king, Nebuzaradan burned "All the houses of Jerusalem"
Nebuchadnezzar
THE BIBLE While this king was boasting about Babylon, a voice from heaven said, "The kingdom is departed from thee"
Nebuchadnezzar
THE BIBLE The NRSV is short for this, published in 1989
New Revised Standard Version
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY In Exodus the waters of this river were turned into blood
Nile
WHAT'S IN AN OLD TESTAMENT NAME? Hunt around & you'll find that the name of this great-grandson of Noah may mean "rebel"
Nimrod
BIBLE GUYS In Genesis 7 we learn "The windows of heaven were opened" in the 600th year of this man's life
Noah
BIBLE PEOPLE MAGAZINE The cover story covers how this 600-year-old man built a 450-foot-long boat
Noah
BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS His son Ham was the father of the Canaanites
Noah
BIBLICAL FIRSTS He's the first person in the Bible to build a ship
Noah
BIBLICAL GUYS Anglo-Saxon legend says his third son Japheth is an ancestor of the kings of Wessex & England
Noah
BIBLICAL PEOPLE (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-07-03_J_24.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a vineyard.</a>) The first Biblical man who plants a specific crop, in Genesis he planted a vineyard & promptly drank too much wine
Noah
BIBLICAL PEOPLE And the Lord said unto him, "Make thee an ark of gopher wood"
Noah
BIBLICAL PEOPLE The Lord told him, "Come thou and all thy house unto the ark"
Noah
BIBLICAL QUOTES "And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that" he "opened the window of the ark which he had made"
Noah
BIBLICAL QUOTES He was "Six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the Earth"
Noah
CONSTELLATIONS Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius named Columba for the dove sent out by this Biblical character
Noah
FIRST NAMES This Biblical name might mean "rest", perhaps after a flood
Noah
IMBIBLERS In Genesis 9, this guy gets drunk & passes out naked inside his tent; thank heavens it was after the flood
Noah
KNOWING HIM BIBLICALLY He "sent forth a raven, which went forth... until the waters were dried up from off the earth" in Genesis 8:7
Noah
LESSER-KNOWN MUSICALS Danny Kaye's career "ark" included this Biblical role in "Two By Two"
Noah
OLD TESTAMENT NUDITY Shem & Japheth covered him up after Ham found him drunk & naked
Noah
TENTS IN THE BIBLE His son Ham discovered him drunk & naked in his tent
Noah
THE BIBLE God actually told him to transport 7 pairs of each clean animal
Noah
THE BIBLE He sent out a dove & the dove did not return, indicating that "the face of the ground was dry"
Noah
THE BIBLE This ark builder was the grandson of Methuselah
Noah
THE OLD TESTAMENT He cursed his grandson Canaan, saying, "A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren"
Noah
THE OLD TESTAMENT He was a son of Lamech & a grandson of Methuselah
Noah
THE OLD TESTAMENT It's to whom God said, "The end of all flesh is come before me"
Noah
BIBLICAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES As described in the Bible, the total volume of this was 450,000 cubic cubits
Noah's Ark
DON'T ROCK THE... This large barge of the Bible carried passengers in pairs
Noah's Ark
RELIGION IN ART Famous for his "Peaceable Kingdom" series, Edward Hicks depicted <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-10-11_J_06.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2006-10-11_J_06a.jpg" target="_blank">Biblical event</a> in the early 19th century
Noah's Ark
BIBLICAL TRANSPORTATION In Genesis 6 God said it should be pitched within & without with pitch
Noah's Ark (the ark accepted)
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS IN OTHER WORDS Slang term for an illegal lottery run by organized crime
Numbers
THE BIBLE The English title of this book is a translation of the Greek word "arithmoi"
Numbers
THE BIBLE Shamgar the judge passed sentences on 600 Philistines by killing them with a goad for this animal
Ox
NEW TESTAMENT In Galatians he wrote, "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ"
Paul
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES Before his conversion on the road to Damascus, he "persecuted the church of God, and wasted it"
Paul
THE BIBLE Festus interrupted a speech by this apostle claiming, "Much learning doth make thee mad"
Paul
THE BIBLE He wrote in his epistle to the Galatians, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself"
Paul
THE NEW TESTAMENT In a letter, he wrote, "I am ready to preach the Gospel to you that are at Rome also"
Paul
THE NEW TESTAMENT This author of Corinthans is very proud of the fact he's multilingual
Paul
NEW TESTAMENT In Damascus, "the scales fell from his eyes"
Paul (Saul)
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Biblical epistle writer's shopping centers
Paul's malls
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Benchley, Boyle, O'Toole
Peter
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Principle, Marshall, Pumpkin Eater
Peter
BIBLICAL WHO'S WHO Choosing this fisherman as a disciple, Jesus told him, "Henceforth thou shalt catch men"
Peter
CURSING IN THE BIBLE This apostle curses at those saying he knew Jesus; then the cock crows
Peter
THE BIBLE This New Testament apostle is also called Simon, Simeon or Cephas
Peter
THE NEW TESTAMENT Acts reports that John & he were arrested under suspicion of promoting resurrection of the dead
Peter
THE NEW TESTAMENT At the Sea of Galilee, Jesus told Andrew & this brother to follow him & "I will make you to become fishers of men"
Peter
THE NEW TESTAMENT In Gethsemane, this apostle drew a sword & cut off Malchus' ear
Peter
THE NEW TESTAMENT In John 21, "when" he "heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him... & did cast himself into the sea"
Peter
BIBLICAL PEOPLE The 2 brothers to whom Jesus said, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men"
Peter & Andrew
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Fisherman-apostle's high-frequency hi-fi speakers
Peter's tweeters
BIBLICAL CRIME BLOTTER This Egyptian crime boss is wanted in connection with ordering the death of all male Jewish children
Pharaoh
BIBLICAL TIMES Vipers & Whited Sepulchers were Jesus' terms for this group, whose name comes from a word for "separatist"
Pharisees
NOT IN THERE The Old Testament: Nahum, Philemon, Zephaniah
Philemon
BIBLE TALES Prior to bringing down their temple, Samson killed 1,000 of them with a jawbone
Philistines
BIBLICAL QUOTES Samson took hold of two pillars and said "Let me die with" these people
Philistines
GETTING BIBLICAL Ebenezer is a stone Samuel put between Mizpeh & Shen after the Israelites smote these people
Philistines
THE BIBLE Judge Shamgar slew 600 of these people with an ox goad; David slew just one with a sling & a stone
Philistines
THE OLD TESTAMENT As a bride price, Saul asked David to kill 100 of these people & bring back proof
Philistines
THE OLD TESTAMENT In 1 Samuel 4, these people captured the Ark of the Covenant after defeating Israel in battle
Philistines
WORDS FROM THE BIBLE A 17th C. sermon on the book of Judges led to this group's name being applied to uneducated townspeople
Philistines
PHRASES IN THE KING JAMES BIBLE Not just for sick M.D.s, this 3-word proverb suggests Jesus should work miracles in his hometown as he did abroad
Physician, heal thyself!
BIBLICAL ANIMALS Proverbs compares "A fair woman...without discretion" to a jewel in this animal's snout
Pig
BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? "But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the Passover"
Pilate
READ YOUR BIBLE In Matthew 27, this Roman washes his hands to ritually absolve himself of Jesus' conviction & execution
Pilate
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE In the Bible this Roman governor asks Jesus, "What is truth?"
Pilate
WHO'S BIBLICALLY SPEAKING? "Art thou the king of the Jews?"
Pilate
BIBLICAL FOOD & DRINK These nuts are mentioned only once in the Bible: Genesis 43, Verse 11:
Pistachios
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL ____ In Revelation 9: "The bottomless ____"
Pit
BIBLE QUOTATIONS He admitted in Luke 23:14 that "I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man..."
Pontius Pilate
BIBLICAL PEOPLE According to Mark, he bent to the will of the mob in sending Jesus to the cross
Pontius Pilate
BIBLICAL PEOPLE The headquarters of this Roman governor of Judea was at Caesarea rather than at Jerusalem
Pontius Pilate
BIBLICAL SPEAKERS "Take ye him and crucify him: for I find no fault in him"
Pontius Pilate
BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? "What evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go"
Pontius Pilate
THE BIBLE Governor of Judea who asked Jesus, "Art thou the king of the Jews?"
Pontius Pilate
BIBLICAL PAINTINGS He's returning in Rembrandt's illustration of a parable:
Prodigal Son
THE OLD TESTAMENT Habakkuk doesn't call himself plain old Habakkuk but "Habakkuk the" this
Prophet
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Obadiah, the shortest Old Testament book with 21 verses, is the fourth of the 12 "minor" ones of these
Prophets
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE The sayings in this book include "When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom"
Proverbs
I PITY THE FOOL This book of the Bible says, "Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit"
Proverbs
KING JAMES BIBLE QUOTATIONS "A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger" is one of this book's adages
Proverbs
NAMETH THE BIBLE BOOK "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction"
Proverbs
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS IN OTHER WORDS Short pithy sayings espousing fundamental truths
Proverbs
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK AFTER... Psalms
Proverbs
THE OLD TESTAMENT This collection of sayings is sometimes referred to as the "Book of Wisdom"
Proverbs
WHICH BIBLE BOOK? "A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother"
Proverbs
OLD TESTAMENT Korah was killed for rebelling against Moses but his descendants wrote some of the 150 of these
Psalms
SYMPHONIES For a choral symphony, Stravinsky wrote settings for the 39th, 40th & 150th of these Biblical songs
Psalms
THE BIBLE Containing 150 songs of praise including "The Lord is my shepherd...", it's the Bible's longest book
Psalms
THE BIBLE The 27th of these begins, "The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?"
Psalms
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK, ALPHABETICALLY Proverbs
Psalms
QUEEN ME In the Bible's first book of Kings, this queen calls on King Solomon
Queen of Sheba
QUEENS IN OPERA In a Goldmark opera, King Solomon's favorite courtier falls for this Biblical queen
Queen of Sheba
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN Not to belabor the fact, but this wife of Jacob died after giving birth to Benjamin
Rachel
EGYPTIAN CINEMA Indy seeks to solve a biblical mystery in this 1981 film that features a quest from Nepal to Cairo
Raiders of the Lost Ark
NOT QUITE BEFORE & AFTER Indiana Jones works hard to recover a Biblical artifact misplaced somewhere in Little Rock
Raiders of the Lost Arkansas
THE OLD TESTAMENT It was God's sign to Noah that he would never again flood the Earth
Rainbow
BIBLICAL PATRIARCHY Fearing the Philistines, Isaac tried to pass off this woman, his wife, as his sister
Rebecca
BIBLICAL WOMEN By offering water to Abraham's servant, she identified herself as the bride appointed by God for Isaac
Rebecca
THE OLD TESTAMENT To escape the pursuing Egyptians, the Israelites went into the midst of this sea "upon the dry ground"
Red Sea
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE "And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour"
Revelation
JEOPARDY! DRINKING GAMES If you add the incorrect "S" to this last book of the Bible that tells of the opening of 6 seals, down a whole cup
Revelation
LET'S GET BIBLICAL In this biblical book, war rides a red horse
Revelation
MANNA FEST The last Biblical mention of manna comes in this New Testament book where it is promised to the faithful
Revelation
NAMETH THE BIBLE BOOK "And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake"
Revelation
NOTES TO FUTURE CONTESTANTS It may have 22 chapters, but this last book of the Bible doesn't have an "s" at the end of its name, so don't add one
Revelation
NOW APPEARING IN A BIBLICAL BOOK NEAR YOU Scary 7-headed beasts are a vision to behold in this book
Revelation
THE BIBLE The dragon, the false prophet & the beast are all mentioned in this book
Revelation
THE NEW TESTAMENT Chapter 6 of this New Testament book describes 4 horses as being white. red, black & pale
Revelation
BIBLICAL BOOK TITLES One of Oprah's picks was Jane Hamilton's novel "The Book of" her; sounds just like an Old Testament book
Ruth
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Rendell, Warrick, Bader Ginsburg
Ruth
BIBLICAL PEOPLE The Old Testament book about this "virtuous woman" begins, "Now it came to pass in the day when the judges ruled"
Ruth
BIBLICAL WOMEN According to a late addition to her book of the Bible, her son Obed was the grandfather of David
Ruth
BIBLICAL WOMEN After her husband died, she & her mother-in-law Naomi moved to Bethlehem
Ruth
BIBLICAL WOMEN She told her mother-in-law Naomi, "whither thou goest, I will go...thy people shall be my people"
Ruth
OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS In the book named for her, she gleans about an ephah, or 2/3 of a bushel of barley from Boaz' field
Ruth
OLD TESTAMENT Boaz gave this daughter-in-law of Naomi 6 measures of barley after she slept at his feet
Ruth
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES Hebrew for "friend" or "companion", she was the companion & daughter-in-law of Naomi
Ruth
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES This woman from Moab has her own Old Testament book; it comes after Judges
Ruth
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN "So Boaz took" this woman "and she was his wife"; she was also the great-grandmother of David
Ruth
RELIGION The Biblical book bearing her name begins by saying it took place "in the days when the judges ruled"
Ruth
THE BIBLE Naomi's daughter-in-law, she not only gleaned Boaz's wheat, she married him
Ruth
THE EIGHTH This eighth book of the Old Testament is named for a Moabite woman
Ruth
DID YOU READ YOUR BIBLE? 1 of the 2 women with their own books in the standard King James Bible
Ruth (or Esther)
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Naomi's daughter-in-law's tanning rooms
Ruth's booths
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Boaz' wife's detectives
Ruth's sleuths
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Verified facts of Naomi's daughter-in-law
Ruth's truths
BIBLICAL FASHION It was the garb of the penitent & those in mourning & was often worn with ashes
Sackcloth
SAINTS BE PRAISED This New Testament martyr is the patron saint of bricklayers
Saint Stephen
THE NEW TESTAMENT Never mentioned by name in the Bible, this daughter of Herodias is one of the most famous women in it
Salome
BIBLE HEROES In Judges he said, "With the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men"
Samson
BIBLE HEROES The 14th chapter of Judges reports that he killed a lion with his bare hands
Samson
BIBLE PEOPLE MAGAZINE Blinded after losing his strength, he was put to work in the prison in Gaza
Samson
BIBLICAL ART In separate works, Rembrandt painted this man "Threatening His Father-In-Law" & and also portrayed his "Blinding"
Samson
BIBLICAL FAMILIES This long-haired son of Manoah was always having run-ins with Philistines
Samson
BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS This strongman was killed destroying a Philistine temple & was interred in his father's burying place
Samson
BIBLICAL FIRSTS This strongman told the first riddle; it concerned a honey-filled lion
Samson
BIBLICAL PEOPLE He said, "If I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak"
Samson
BIBLICAL PEOPLE The Philistines made sport of him "and they set him between the pillars"
Samson
BIBLICAL QUOTES "There hath not come a razor upon mine head, for I have been a Nazarite unto God," he told Delilah
Samson
BIBLICAL QUOTES The Philistines took him "and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass"
Samson
IN THE BIBLE Before killing 1,000 Philistines with the jawbone of an ass, he set 300 foxes' tails afire; does PETA know about this?
Samson
IN THE BIBLE In the Book of Judges, his Nazirite vows brought him great power but his passions brought his downfall
Samson
MILTON In one Milton poem this Biblical hero speaks of the strength he had "while I preserved these locks unshorn"
Samson
MORE OPERATIC DEMISES In a biblical opera, this shorn strongman really brings down the house; his audience was just crushed
Samson
MUSIC APPRECIATION Handel wrote a 1743 oratorio about this Biblical guy who got a famous haircut
Samson
OLD TESTAMENT Delilah gave him a real trimming
Samson
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE In the first book of this man, he anoints Saul as king
Samuel
LET'S GET BIBLICAL Hannah is featured in an Old Testament book named for her son, this Hebrew prophet
Samuel
WORLD CAPITALS The Biblioteca Nacional in this capital of Chile is one of South America's largest libraries
Santiago
BIBLICAL DATING GAME Fearing he'd be killed by jealous men, Abraham falsely said he was this woman's brother
Sarah
BIBLICAL QUOTES God told Abraham that he would bless this wife "and she shall be a mother of nations"
Sarah
BIBLICAL WOMEN Married to Abraham, she became the "Mother of Nations" when she was 90 years old
Sarah
MOTHER'S DAY In the Bible there was a heck of a generation gap between her & her son Isaac; she was 91 when she bore him
Sarah
NAMES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT In Genesis she posed as her husband's sister when they traveled to Egypt
Sarah
OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN When told she was going to have a child by Abraham, she "laughed within herself"
Sarah
THE BIBLE While barren, she gave her Egyptian maid Hagar to Abraham to bear his children
Sarah
THE OLD TESTAMENT According to the Bible, she was not only Abraham's wife, she was also his half-sister
Sarah
THE OLD TESTAMENT She laughed when told she was going to have a child, but Isaac was born a year later when she was about 91
Sarah
BIBLE QUOTES Matthew & Luke both give us the line "Get thee behind me", thee being him
Satan
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL _____ Matthew 4:10: "Get the hence, ______"
Satan
THE NEW TESTAMENT Jesus referred to him as the Prince of this world & the Father of Lies
Satan
BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS When informed that this king & his son Jonathan had been killed, David said, "How are the mighty fallen"
Saul
BIBLICAL PEOPLE This man anointed the 1st king of Israel was the son of Kish, a wealthy Benjaminite
Saul
BIBLICAL PEOPLE When David said, "How the mighty have fallen!", he was referring to the deaths of this king & his son Jonathan
Saul
BIBLICAL WRATH & MADNESS David plays the harp to calm this tormented king in the Rembrandt painting seen <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/1998-04-07_DJ_28.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>:
Saul
OLD TESTAMENT NUDITY After prophesying, this 1st king of Israel stayed in bed, undressed, for a whole day
Saul
THE OLD TESTAMENT In 1 Samuel 31 this king falls upon his own sword, opening the way for David to become king
Saul
WHO'S WHO IN THE BIBLE In 1 Samuel 28 this king consulted the witch of Endor
Saul
THE LAND OF THE BIBLE The queen of this place, thought by modern scholars to be roughly present-day Yemen, blessed Solomon & the god of Israel
Sheba
BIBLICAL QUOTES "Beware of false prophets which come to you in" this garment
Sheep's Clothing
BIBLICAL PEOPLE This oldest son of Noah was the ancestor of the Semites
Shem
THINK OF THE CHILDREN! Noah & an unnamed Biblical woman: Japheth & these 2 other fellas
Shem & Ham
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME Precious stones belonging to Noah's oldest son
Shem's gems
THE MINOR PROPHETS At 21 verses, the book of Obadiah holds this distinction in the Old Testament
Shortest book
BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY REVIEW Recent studies of this historic Biblical linen have focused on pollens imbedded in it
Shroud of Turin
SHAKESPEAREAN I.M.s Told Antonio usury wuz kewl w/ examples from Bible... GTG. Check my site @ italianmoneyguy.com
Shylock
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Baker, LeBon, Wiesenthal
Simon
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES Upon this Cyrenian "They laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus"
Simon
THE BIBLE In Acts 15:14 this apostle is referred to as Simeon
Simon (Peter)
HISTORIC LEADERS His 1830 last testament read, "I aspire to no other glory than the consolidation of Colombia"
Simon Bolivar
BIBLICAL PEOPLE After Jesus' resurrection, this fisherman was the first disciple to whom Jesus chose to appear
Simon Peter
BIBLICAL QUOTES Jesus called to this fisherman & his brother Andrew, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men"
Simon Peter
THE NEW TESTAMENT The 2 Apostles to whom Jesus said, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of menâ€
Simon Peter & Andrew
THE OLD TESTAMENT Because not even 10 good people could be found in this wicked city, the Lord destroyed it
Sodom
BIBLICAL CITIES Lot fled to Zoar as destruction rained upon Admah, Zeboiim & these 2 cities in the Vale of Siddim
Sodom & Gomorrah
BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS In his short book, Jude describes this pair of cities as "suffering the vengeance of eternal fire"
Sodom & Gomorrah
THE BIBLE Jeremiah compared the false prophets he'd seen to the sinners of these 2 cities
Sodom & Gomorrah
BIBLICAL MADNESS This king is credited with writing in Ecclesiastes, "I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness"
Solomon
BIBLICAL QUOTES In Proverbs this king writes, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge"
Solomon
BIBLICAL QUOTES This king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other"
Solomon
BIBLICAL SPEAKERS "Divide the living child in two and give half to the one and half to the other"
Solomon
BOOKS OF THE APOCRYPHA You can read his "Song" in the Old Testament & his "Wisdom" in the apocrypha
Solomon
CROSSWORD CLUES "S" Biblical wise guy (7)
Solomon
FURNITURE The Bible says this wise king had a throne of ivory overlaid with gold & decorated with lions
Solomon
GO GREYHOUND In Proverbs 30:31 this son of David wrote about a greyhound, the only dog breed mentioned in the Old Testament
Solomon
GOLDEN RULER An island group east of New Guinea is named for the biblical king famous for his legendary gold mines
Solomon
MEDALS & DECORATIONS Ethiopia's Order of this wise Biblical king is usually reserved for monarchs & heads of state
Solomon
NAME THAT BIBLE GUY He "said, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof"
Solomon
OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS The Song of Songs is also called the Song of him
Solomon
OLD TESTAMENT He said, “Divide the living child in two & give half to the one (mother) & half to the otherâ€
Solomon
READ YOUR BIBLE Rehoboam, king of Israel, was a son of this wise king by an Ammonite mother
Solomon
THE ARABIAN HORSE According to legend, the Arabian is descended from ancestors picked by this Biblical king, son of David
Solomon
THE BIBLE In Biblical book titles in English, the only "song" is the "Song of" this wise king
Solomon
THE BIBLE King whose reign was so rich that silver was said to have been as common as stones in Jerusalem
Solomon
THE BIBLE Name of this king, who had a peaceful reign, derives from "Shalom", meaning "peace"
Solomon
THE BIBLE The Queen of Sheba told this king, "Thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard"
Solomon
THE BIBLE The book of Ecclesiastes is traditionally ascribed to this wise king
Solomon
THE BIBLE The book of Proverbs is "The Proverbs of" this man, "The Son of David, King of Israel"
Solomon
THE BIBLICAL SENSE His "Song" says, "the vines with the tender grape give a good smell"
Solomon
THE OLD TESTAMENT David gave this son & successor advice & plans for building the temple in Jerusalem
Solomon
THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGES This biblical king had 700 wives & 300 concubines; when did he find time to write all those songs?
Solomon
THE SISTINE CHAPEL The chapel was built to the dimensions of this man's temple, as described in the Old Testament
Solomon
TICKLE THE IVORIES The Bible says this wise king's ships went to Tarshish to bring back "gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks"
Solomon
BIBLICAL NAMES According to the nursery rhyme, he was born on a Monday & buried on Sunday
Solomon Grundy
ISLAND HOPPING This island nation is the only one named for a biblical king
Solomon Islands
CURSING IN THE BIBLE In his epistle to the Galatians he declares that those who preach a false gospel will be cursed
St. Paul
BIBLICAL QUOTES As this first Christian martyr was being martyred, he prayed, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge"
St. Stephen
THE BIBLE This first Christian martyr saw "the heavens opened" right before he was stoned to death
Stephen
THE NEW TESTAMENT As he was being stoned, he prayed with his dying breath, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge"
Stephen
BIBLICAL DEATH PENALTIES St. Stephen became the first Christian martyr after being killed by this method
Stoning
BIBLICAL WORDS & PHRASES Robert Heinlein used this phrase from Exodus 2:22 as the title of one of his novels
Stranger In A Strange Land
THE BIBLE Because he was short, Zacchaeus climbed one of these to see Jesus over the crowd around him
Sycamore tree
THE BIBLE While carting this, Uzza touched it to right it after the oxen stumbled, & the Lord smote him
The Ark of the Covenant
GOING FOR BAROQUE Oratorios & passions were vocal dramatizations of stories from this source
The Bible
OLD AMERICAN HISTORY In 1663 John Eliot's translation of this, both the old & new parts, appeared in Algonquin
The Bible
TATTOOS Some versions of this ancient book command "You shall not...tattoo any marks upon you"
The Bible
WEIGHTS & MEASURES Names of various champagne bottles larger than a magnum are taken from this book
The Bible
RELIGION Mormons regard both of these books as the word of God
The Bible & The Book of Mormon
DENZEL WASHINGTON FILMS A man who has memorized the Bible
The Book of Eli
BOOK OF... Once almost as popular as the Bible was John Foxe's "Book of" these people who suffered for their (Protestant) faith
The Book of Martyrs
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB This coming-of-age story by Jane Hamilton about a small-town Illinois girl sounds like an Old Testament book
The Book of Ruth
THE BIBLE Paul's first & second epistles to these Greeks immediately follow his epistle to the Romans
The Corinthians
CLASSICAL MUSIC Joseph Haydn based this 1798 oratorio on the Bible & Milton's "Paradise Lost"
The Creation
LITERARY BEFORE & AFTER Norman Mailer's true story of Gary Gilmore, a key player in Toni Morrison's "biblical" novel
The Executioner's Song of Solomon
BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY An 1879 mass movement of Southern blacks to the West was known by this Biblical name
The Exodus
THE BIBLE This event is also called the deluge
The Flood
THE BIBLE Some Biblical scholars believe it was an orange or a quince -- or possibly an apricot
The Forbidden Fruit
MARK TWAIN: BOOK LOVER A copy of the New Testament in Arabic was given to Twain during the cruise that inspired this 1869 travel classic
The Innocents Abroad
ITALIAN ART Andrea del Sarto's 1527 version of this Biblical banquet is similar to that of Leonardo, a man he admired
The Last Supper
MEL BROOKS MOVIES "History of the World -- Part I" featured Mel as Moses, Torquemada & the waiter at this Biblical dinner
The Last Supper
BIBLICAL BIG SCREEN Harvey Keitel played the role of Judas Iscariot in this controversial 1988 film
The Last Temptation of Christ
HODGEPODGE This Lillian Hellman play gets its title from a Bible verse
The Little Foxes
BIBLICAL DEATH PENALTIES Blasphemeth his name & it's bye-bye you
The Lord
HAVE YOU HEARD THE "NEWS"? It's been "the Bible of Baseball" since 1886
The Sporting News
RELIGION Biblically speaking, they're also called the Decalogue
The Ten Commandments
THE FILM VAULT Cecil B. De Mille directed 2 versions of this Biblical epic, one in 1923 & one in 1956
The Ten Commandments
YUL TIDE FILMS Yul played Solomon in "Solomon And Sheba" & Rameses in this Biblical epic
The Ten Commandments
JOHN GRISHAM'S LAW BOOKS Its prequel might be "The Last Will"
The Testament
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS The Morlocks in this H.G. Wells novel may be named for Moloch, a heathen god in the Bible
The Time Machine
POPES NAMED CLEM Clement VIII ordered revisions of the breviary, the missal & this standard Latin bible
The Vulgate Bible
THE "THE" In the Bible, St. Paul wrote 2 letters to them
Thessalonians
THE BIBLE They're 1 of the 2 groups of people who require a second epistle from Paul, due to backsliding after the first
Thessalonians (or Corinthians)
THE BIBLE Biblical prophecy portrayed by this N.Y. <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/1986-10-14_J_23.jpg" target="_blank">sculpture</a>:
They shall beat their swords into plowshares.
BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? "Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails... and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe"
Thomas
FIRST-NAME BASIS We don't "doubt" you know that this Biblical name is Aramaic for "twin"
Thomas
THE BIBLE Apostle who said to Jesus, "Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?"
Thomas
THE NEW TESTAMENT No "doubt", John 20:24 notes this disciple was absent when Jesus appeared to the others after his resurrection
Thomas
THE NEW TESTAMENT The book of John records him as saying, "Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails... I will not believe"
Thomas
THE BIBLE He wanted to put his finger into the nail marks in Jesus' palms
Thomas (or Didymus)
HAIL TO THE CHIEF His last will & testament left his Virginia estate Monticello to his daughter Martha
Thomas Jefferson
WORLD LITERATURE "Joseph & His Brothers", a group of novels based on a Bible story, is this German author's longest work
Thomas Mann
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL ____ In Isaiah 65: "I am holier than ____"
Thou
SKATEBOARDERS Of Cruiser, Thrasher, or Grinder, the magazine that's the bible of rad skateboard culture
Thrasher
THE BIBLE Though much of Leviticus is ritual, chapter 19 has the sweeping "Thou shalt love" this person "as thyself"
Thy neighbor
BIBLICAL NAME'S THE SAME Dalton, Hutton, Leary
Timothy
GET OUT YOUR BIBLES Paul wrote 2 Epistles to the Corinthians, 2 to the Thessalonians & 2 to this individual
Timothy
THE NEW TESTAMENT This son of a Jewish mother & a Greek father is also called Timotheus
Timothy
BIBLICAL PAINTINGS "Vain" glorious structure shown here in a Peter Bruegel work:
Tower of Babel
PLACES IN THE BIBLE According to Genesis 11, this famous structure was built on the Plain of Shinar
Tower of Babel
THE BIBLE The story of this Biblical structure begins, "And the whole Earth was of one language & of one speech."
Tower of Babel
THE TOWER Old Testament structure built on the Plain of Shinar
Tower of Babel
THE BIBLE These structures mentioned included those of Penuel, Eder, Hananel & of course, of Babel
Towers
THE OLD TESTAMENT God told Adam, "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of" this one
Tree of the knowledge of good & evil
DANCING IN THE BIBLE Adapted from Ecclesiastes, the line "A time to dance, a time to mourn" is part of this Pete Seeger song
Turn, Turn, Turn
WORDS FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE Psalm 37 says "Mark the perfect man and behold" this one, the honest or just one, not the vertical piano
Upright
THE OLD TESTAMENT Job lived in Uz; Abraham lived in this city of the Chaldees
Ur
BIBLICAL MILITARY MEN This Hittite soldier was sent to the front lines of battle so that David could take his wife Bathsheba
Uriah
BIBLICAL NON-PROPHET Uriah, Elijah, Zechariah
Uriah
THE BIBLE After seducing Bathsheba, David plotted to have this man, her husband, killed in battle
Uriah the Hittite
BIBLES The Geneva Bible of 1560 was the first English Bible in which the chapters were divided into these
Verses
FAMOUS KENTUCKIANS In the '40s & '50s this Kentucky-born hunk starred in biblical films like "The Robe" & "Samson and Delilah"
Victor Mature
HEDY LAMARR-VELOUS In 1949 Hedy played Delilah to this actor's Samson in Cecil B. DeMille's epic version of this Biblical story
Victor Mature
BIBLICAL WORDS & PHRASES Unworthy or sinful people are known as a "generation of" these poisonous creatures
Vipers
BIBLES It's the name given to the Latin version of the Bible authorized by the Roman Catholic Church
Vulgate
POTPOURRI St. Jerome prepared this Latin version of the Bible at the end of the 4th century
Vulgate Bible
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL BLANK Mark 2:9 -- "Arise, and take up thy bed, and ____"
Walk
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL _____ Psalm 23:1: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not ______"
Want
FILL IN THE BIBLICAL ____ In Daniel 5: "Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found ____"
Wanting
LAST WILLS & TESTAMENTS This Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 left a self-written 176-word will with no provisions for estate taxes; oops
Warren Burger
THE BIBLE This came out of the rock at Horeb after Moses struck it with his rod
Water
THAT'LL HOLD WATER In the Bible Rebekah first appears at one of these outside the city of Nahor
Well
BRITISH HISTORY In the 1560s, Richard Davies, Bishop of St. David's, helped translate the New Testament into this language
Welsh
HISTORIC QUOTATIONS (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-04-06_J_05.jpg" target="_blank">Jon of the Clue Crew reports.</a>) I've put together a <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-04-06_J_05a.jpg" target="_blank">device</a> similar to the one used by Samuel Morse on May 24, 1844, and I'll send this same historic message quoted from the Bible
What hath God wrought?
MAY DAYS The first message sent by telegraph was this 4-word Biblical phrase sent by Samuel F.B. Morse on May 24, 1844
What hath God wrought?
THE OLD TESTAMENT Proverbs 31 says an ideal one is industrious, helps the needy & gives advice to those less wise
Wife
NEWSPAPERS They call themselves "The Bible of the garment industry"
Women's Wear Daily
VERY CROSS WORD CLUES According to the King James Bible, "A soft answer turneth" it "away"
Wrath
THE IVY LEAGUE Perhaps to match rival Harvard, this school has a Gutenberg Bible too, at the Beinecke Rare Book Library
Yale
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Leviticus 16 describes the day of this, the holiest & most solemn in the Jewish calendar
Yom Kippur
CATCHING SOME "Z"s In the Bible, the father of the Apostles James & John
Zebedee
CATCHING SOME "Z"s One of the 2 Old Testament minor prophets who fit the category
Zechariah & Zephaniah
THE BIBLE BELT In Psalms "We wept, when we remembered" this, also preceding a "Crossroads" near Charlottesville, Virginia
Zion
GENEALOGY A family one of these can help--not because you descend from Noah, but because births & deaths were written in it
a Bible
JAY LENO'S HEADLINES This centuries-old book for sale: "Original signed copy, poor shape, very holy , $20"
a Bible
GO OLD WEST, YOUNG MAN "Cowpuncher" was a term for a cowboy; this "puncher" was a preacher
a Bible puncher
THE BIBLE Solomon proposed that this object of contention be divided between 2 women
a baby
LIP GLOSS Chapstick is a lip type of this, a product of the biblical Gilead
a balm
BIBLICAL ZOO Shades of Davy Crockett, David killed him one of these when he was a lad; it was attacking his sheep
a bear
FROM THE GREEK It's a list of source materials used in the preparation of a work, like a term paper
a bibliography
FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES German bibliophiles know that a Buchhandlung is this type of retail store
a bookstore
BIBLICAL GARDEN Moses saw one of these burning but not consumed
a bush
THIS & THAT In the Bible, Jacob's gift of this to his son Joseph aroused the envy of Joseph's brothers
a coat of many colors
SOUNDS LIKE A PRESCRIPTION DRUG Specific term for a supplement to your last will & testament
a codicil
BIBLE STORIES In Mark 1, the Holy Spirit came to Jesus like this bird
a dove
THE BIBLE Isaiah 40:15 says, "Behold, the nations are as" one of these "of a bucket"
a drop
BIBLICAL ZOO Samson caught 300 of these sly creatures, put firebrands on their tails & sent them into enemy cornfields
a fox
THE BIBLE John 1:29 calls Jesus this animal "of God, which taketh away the sin of the world"
a lamb
KING JAMES BIBLE BEASTS You'll "spot" this feline variety in Jeremiah 13:23
a leopard
BIBLICAL CROSSWORD CLUES "M" Water turned to wine (7)
a miracle
THE BIBLE In Matthew the value of entering the Kingdom of Heaven is likened to this gem
a pearl
THE OLD TESTAMENT While fleeing the destruction of Sodom, Lot's wife "looked back from behind him, and she became" this
a pillar of salt
JOB DESCRIPTION The biblical Habakkuk was a "minor" one
a prophet
JONAH'S DRUTHERS Like Hosea & Malachi, Jonah is delighted to be considered a "minor" one of these Biblical speakers
a prophet
PSILENT "P" A sacred song or hymn, especially in a Bible book
a psalm
SILENT "P" A sacred song or poem of the Bible
a psalm
YOU'RE AN ANIMAL! Quoth the Bible, Noah released 2 birds from the Ark to test for dry land, a dove & one of these
a raven
BIBLICAL ZOO According to Deuteronomy 17:1, if your bullock is blemished you can't use it as this
a sacrifice
CROSSWORD CLUES "S" Biblical blame bearer (9)
a scapegoat
BIBLICAL QUOTES "To every thing there is" this, "and a time to every purpose under the heaven"
a season
KING JAMES BIBLE BEASTS In Exodus 29 God demands a rump roast from a male one of these as tribute
a sheep
NATIONAL CURRENCIES A biblical unit of weight equal to about a half ounce developed into this Israeli unit of currency
a shekel
WORLD CURRENCY In 1980 Israel adopted this currency that shares its name with a biblical unit of weight
a shekel
READ YOUR BIBLE Mary Magdalene wonders how she'll move this huge object from the door of Jesus' tomb, but things work out
a stone
THE BIBLE Matthew 10:34 recounts that Jesus, the Prince of Peace, "came not to send peace, but" this instead
a sword
THE OLD TESTAMENT -- BEFORE THE DELUGE After God expelled Adam & Eve from the Garden of Eden, cherubim & this flaming weapon were put at its entrance
a sword
STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" It's a special ability, perhaps drawing or playing the piano, or a biblical measure of silver or gold
a talent
BIBLICAL ZOO Symbolic animals in the KJV include the dragon & this single-horned animal mentioned in Numbers 23:22
a unicorn
IT'S IN THE BIBLE Back in the Old Testament, Isaiah said, "Behold", one of these "shall conceive, and bear a son"
a virgin
THE OLD TESTAMENT -- BEFORE THE DELUGE The first specific animal mentioned in the King James Bible is this great sea mammal
a whale
THEY CALL THE WIND... The King James Bible says that Elijah went up into heaven by one of these, also called a dust devil
a whirlwind
LET'S GET BIBLICAL Like an ox, Jeremiah wore this neck bar, to symbolize Babylonian captivity
a yoke
BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS The "he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her" quotation concerned this crime
adultery
HINTS FROM HELOISE... TO ABELARD "The punishment you suffered would have been proper vengeance for men caught" committing this, a biblical no-no
adultery
OLD TESTAMENT NUDITY Exodus 20 says you can't build one of these out of hewed stone & priests cannot be naked on it
an altar
INSECTS The Bible says a sluggard should consider this industrious insect
an ant
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS The semicircular path taken by a biblical boat
an ark arc
BIBLICAL ABOMINATIONS Leviticus 11:13 declares that this bird of prey, later a symbol of Roman legions, is an abomination
an eagle
E_____E Any one apostolic letter in the New Testament
an epistle
BIBLICAL BOTANY Jacob took idols & hid them under this mighty tree where, we assume, little idols don't grow
an oak
LANGUAGES Language in which the Bible's New Testament was written
ancient Greek
COMPLETE THE BIBLE QUOTE "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained ____ unawares"
angels
THE BIBLE When morning arose, 2 of these beings warned Lot to leave Sodom quickly with his wife & daughters
angels
THE OLD TESTAMENT Samuel took a horn of oil & did this to David amidst his brethren
anoint
IN THE DICTIONARY This 4-syllable adjective can refer to non-canonical parts of the Vulgate Bible or to any documents of doubtful origin
apocryphal
HOMOPHONES It's part of a circle, or a big Biblical boat
arc/ark
NEW TESTAMENT According to both New & Old Testaments, how "thou shalt love they neighbor"
as thyself
THE BIBLE When the Jews of Persia are ordered killed, Mordecai puts on a sackcloth accessorized with these
ashes
THE FAMILY BIBLE Word used over 25 times in Genesis 11, it's the Biblically polite way of saying "fathered"
begat
THE GIDEON BIBLE If you can't sleep, try counting this 5-letter word meaning "fathered" -- we got 39 in Matthew 1
begat
I "GET" IT In the Bible it means to make children
beget
I'M GOING "INN" It's the third word in the first book of the Bible
beginning
YOU'VE "GOT" Fathered, biblically speaking
begot
MS. PLUMLY'S COMPOSITION CLASS Ms. Plumly doesn't use this word for a list of sources because it implies they're all books
bibliography
OLOGIES It refers to the history of books, or the study of the Bible
bibliology
BIBLICAL FORGIVENESS Jesus says there's forgiveness for this, from the Greek for "evil speech", but not if it's against the Holy Ghost
blasphemy
THE OLD TESTAMENT Evil men at Lot's house were smitten with this affliction "so that they wearied themselves to find the door"
blindness
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES Jesus said in John 6:55, "For my flesh is meat indeed, and" this "is drink indeed"
blood
OF THE NILE The first of the 10 Biblical plagues of Egypt occurred when the waters of the Nile were turned into this
blood
THE BIBLE In chapter 7 of Exodus, God turns the waters of the Nile into this
blood
CRAFTS Edge guilding is a common technique in this bibliophilic craft
bookbinding
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? Bibliophobia, a fear of these, might hurt you if you want to continue your studies
books
BIBLICAL PROVERBS: FILL IN THE BLANK "The ____ is servant to the lender"
borrower
BIBLICAL RELATIONS Seth, to Cain
brother
BIBLICAL QUOTES In Matthew 16:18 Jesus said to Peter, "Upon this rock I will" do this
build my church
DID YOU READ YOUR BIBLE? Because Joab wouldn't take Absalom to meet the king, Absalom had this done to Joab's field
burnt it
BIBLICAL QUOTES "It is easier for" this animal "to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God"
camel
BIBLICAL QUOTES "It is easier for" this animal "to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God"
camel
BIBLICAL ZOOLOGY Abraham owned the dromedary type of this animal
camel
BIBLICAL TRANSPORTATION Genesis 24 explains how to care for these, water them, feed them & make them kneel
camels
BIBLICAL ZOO The Pharaoh gave Abraham's wife some asses & some of these desert draft animals
camels
LET'S GET BIBLICAL Lamentations recounts that during a siege of Israel, many people resorted to this for food
cannibalism
THE BIBLE Jesus said that only "he that is without sin" could do this
cast the first stone
BIBLICAL ZOOLOGY Worshipped by the ancient Egyptians as Bast, there's not one mention of this animal in the Bible
cat
BIBLICAL BOTANY The first Temple of Solomon was built from this wood of Lebanon
cedar
THE OLD TESTAMENT Job tells us that the behemoth "eateth grass as an ox" & "moveth his tail like" one of these Lebanese trees
cedar (of Lebanon)
BIBLICAL TRANSPORTATION In Judges 1:19 these war vehicles are "of iron"
chariots
LOVE 28 times in the King James New Testament the greek word "agape", meaning love, is trans- lated as this
charity
READ YOUR BIBLE Sometimes depicted with the bodies of lions, these temple angels were also found on top of the Ark of the Covenant
cherubim
COMPLETE THE BIBLE QUOTE "But when I became a man, I put away ____ things"
childish
THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO A psalm says "happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them"; Bach must have been ecstatic, as he had 20
children
ISAAC In the Bible Isaac was the first to have this procedure done at the age of 8 days, still a Jewish custom
circumcision
FINISH THE OLD TESTAMENT QUOTE Psalms: "Thy rod and thy staff they..."
comfort me
THE GIDEON BIBLE Jesus said "The first & greatest of" these is to love God with all your heart, soul & mind
commandments
HEART-FELT WORDS This word refers to an alphabetical index of words in a book, like the Bible
concordance
THE OLD TESTAMENT According to the 10th Commandment, you shouldn’t do this to a neighbor’s ox, servant or wife
covet
KING JAMES BIBLE BEASTS Since Leviticus 19:19 expressly forbids this, mules are not allowed
crossbreeding
BIBLICAL FORGIVENESS Matthew 6 says you should pray, "Forgive us our" these "as we forgive our" these-ors
debts
THE RAIN This term for a heavy downpour also refers specifically to the Biblical flood
deluge
BIBLICAL PROVERBS: FILL IN THE BLANK "Pride goeth before ____" (& don't say "a fall")
destruction
FAMILIAR PHRASES The biblical phrase "give up the ghost" means this
die
THE FAMILY BIBLE Deuteronomy 24 provides a no fault legal procedure for this, but only for men
divorce
BIBLICAL ZOO They licked the sores of Lazarus & ate the flesh of Jezebel
dogs
READ YOUR BIBLE According to 1 Kings, after her death, Queen Jezebel's body would be eaten in the street by these animals
dogs
BIBLICAL MADNESS When Balaam went astray, he got into an argument with one of these animals
donkey/ass
READ YOUR BIBLE Proverbs 30 speaks of 4 things difficult to understand, including the flight of this bird of prey
eagle
BIBLICAL ZOO According to Deuteronomy, you can't do this to a bat, even if it's been batter-dipped
eat it
THE BIBLE Ecclesiastes says "A man hath no better thing under the sun than to" do these 3 "hedonistic" things
eat, drink, & be merry
LETTERS 21 Bible books are this type of letter intended for many people
epistles
TERM PAPYRUS Written on papyrus, 21 books of the New Testament were these formal instructive letters
epistles
BIBLICAL QUOTES "Now" this "is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"
faith
OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS On a ship to Italy, Paul found himself in deep water, about 20 of these units still in use today
fathoms
OLD DEUTERONOMY Though its name is derived from the Greek for "two", Deuteronomy is this book of the Bible
fifth
READ YOUR BIBLE Andrew tells Jesus that a boy has "five barley loaves, and two" of these but "what are they among so many?"
fish
NEW TESTAMENT PLACES (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-02-05_J_27.wmv">Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Israel.</a>) This boat from the early Christian era is the type that Peter & Andrew may have been in when Jesus said, "Follow me and I will make you" these
fishers of men
FINISH THE OLD TESTAMENT QUOTE Genesis: "Bone of my bones, and...."
flesh of my flesh
THE OLD TESTAMENT Of the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah, or the flood, the one that occurred 1st
flood
KING JAMES BIBLE QUOTATIONS Paul wrote to the Corinthians, "Let no man think me" one of these; "for ye" suffer these "gladly"
fools
KING JAMES BIBLE BEASTS The Song of Solomon 2:15 tells of these "little" critters "that spoil the vines"
foxes
BIBLICAL BOTANY In Exodus, the Lord told Moses, not the 3 kings, to bring this gum resin that was used in embalming
frankincense
EUROPEAN ART & ARTISTS The Nazarenes of 19th c. Germany wore biblical clothes & hairstyles & aimed to revive this wall painting method
fresco
BIBLICAL ZOO The 2nd of Egypt's plagues was hoards of this amphibian
frogs
THE BIBLE During the second plague these amphibians came out of the water
frogs
HOAXES The Bible's "There were" these "in the Earth" inspired George Hull to create the phony prehistoric "Cardiff" one
giants
THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO According to Genesis 6:4, "There were" these "in the earth in those days"; so they had some basketball team
giants
THE NEW TESTAMENT Jesus said "the wicked will be cast into a furnace of fire, where there shall be wailing &" this
gnashing of the teeth
BIBLICAL ZOO The curtains of the Tabernacle were made of the hair of this animal that Jesus separated from the sheep
goats
BIBLICAL ZOOLOGY In one of Jesus' parables these were separated from the sheep & herded on the unfavorable left side
goats
BIBLICAL BAD STUFF Moloch, Ashtoreth & Baal were all Canaanite these
gods
ELEMENTARY The Bible tells us of this element being beaten into plates, cut into wires & worked into the clothing worn by Aaron
gold
BIBLICAL PROVERBS: FILL IN THE BLANK "As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is ____ news from a far country"
good
LET'S GET BIBLICAL Genesis tells us that Noah's Ark was made out of this "beastly" wood
gopher wood
THE BIBLE God instructed Noah to use this kind of wood to build the ark
gopher wood
BIBLICAL RELATIONS Methuselah, to Noah
grandfather
WHAT KIN ARE YOU TO ME? In the Bible, Abraham was this to Jacob
grandfather
LET'S GET BIBLICAL In the King James version of Deuteronomy 4:16, these images are a no-no
graven images
QUOTES FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down" here
green pastures
BIBLICAL BAD STUFF This 7th of the 10 plagues returned in Munich in 1984, damaging 250,000 cars & costing $1 billion
hail
IT'S IN THE BIBLE Numbers chapter 6 gives rules for the Nazarites, like Samson, including not cutting this
hair
GET OUT YOUR BIBLES The last Psalm begins & ends, "Praise ye the Lord", a translation of this Hebrew word
hallelujah
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES The 4 words that follow "When ye pray, say, 'Our Father which art in heaven'"
hallowed be thy name
THE OLD TESTAMENT Like John Henry, Jael had this in her hand & used it to nail Sisera's head to the ground
hammer
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES Jesus told those in the synagogue, "Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, physician" do this
heal thyself
BIBLICAL PROVERBS: FILL IN THE BLANK "Lust not after her beauty in thine ____"
heart
BIBLICAL BOTANY Socrates could warn you about turning "the fruit of righteousness" into this poisonous herb
hemlock
I FEEL LIKE SUCH AN IDIOM <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-10-29_J_08.wmv">This idiom, meaning to show extreme modesty, has its origin in the Bible's book of Matthew</a>
hiding your light under a bushel (keeping your light underneath a bushel accepted)
THE NEW TESTAMENT "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for" them
his friends
BIBLICAL QUOTES "For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose" this
his own soul
MANNA FEST The taste of manna is described in the Bible as that of "wafers made with" this
honey
KING JAMES BIBLE BEASTS I Kings 10 tells us that these were imported from Egypt at 150 shekels each; the chariots were extra
horses
GIMME AN "H" A biblical proverb says,"Before honor is" this, the opposite of pride
humility
BIBLICAL RELATIONS Isaac, to Rebekah
husband
IN THE BIBLE According to Deuteronomy 7:25, neither the silver nor gold of these shall be desired, for they are an abomination
idols (or graven images)
PLURALS Easton's Bible Dictionary says to add these 2 letters to the end of "cherub" to get its plural
im
BIBLICAL ABOMINATIONS Potpourri is not mentioned, but this burning perfume is an abomination according to Isaiah 1:13
incense
IT'S IN THE BIBLE Problem for which couples Hannah & Elkanah and Abraham & Sarah would likely have sought medical help
infertility
QUOTES FROM THE KING JAMES BIBLE According to Proverbs, "He that troubleth his own house shall" do this
inherit the wind
VERBS This short form of a Biblical name can also mean to banter with or tease
josh
BIBLE STUDY Ehud, the second of these officials listed in the Bible, killed the king of Moab with a dagger, not a gavel
judges
BIBLICAL ZOO Joseph explained Pharaoh's dreams of 7 clean ones who ate 7 fat ones but still remained lean
kine or cows (or cattle)
THE NEW TESTAMENT Jesus said while on the mount, "Seek and ye shall find"; do this "and it shall be opened unto you"
knock
WORDS IN THE BIBLE In Genesis 2:24 these 2 words are what a man shall do to his parents & then to his wife; add a letter to 1 to get the other
leave & cleave
BIBLICAL ZOO Jeremiah rhetorically asked, "can it change its spots?"
leopard
GETTING BIBLICAL The prophet Jeremiah rhetorically queries, can this animal change his spots?
leopard
THE NEW TESTAMENT In Luke 17 Jesus cleansed 10 of these people, but only one came back to thank him
lepers
SCIENCE GUYS In the 19th century Gerhard Hansen found out what causes this disease that goes back to Biblical times
leprosy
SPANISH CLASS You can find libros at una libreria y una biblioteca, these 2 related places
library & bookstore
BIBLICAL ZOO Samson killed one of these with his bare hands
lion
BIBLICAL ZOOLOGY Daniel probably would have preferred it if Darius had a big-screen TV in his den instead of these
lions
BIBLICAL ABOMINATIONS Leviticus 11 says most insects that creep or fly are an abomination, but this 8th plague is kosher
locusts
BIBLICAL ZOO The eighth plague on Egypt not only came down like a plague of these, it was a plague of these
locusts
ENDS IN "RE", NOT ER The Tyndale Bible translated a Greek passage meaning "shameful gain", as "filthy" this
lucre
BIBLICAL RHYME TIME The person who would put fresh sheets on Baby Jesus' bed
manger changer
BIBLICAL CROSSWORD CLUES "M" Food from heaven (5)
manna
OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS God told the Israelites to gather about an omer per person of this food He provided in the desert
manna
THE BIBLICAL SENSE Exodus 16:31 says the taste of this bread that rained down on the Israelites "was like wafers made with honey"
manna
THE OLD TESTAMENT During the Exodus God provided the Israelites with this food which tasted "like wafers made with honey"
manna
BIBLICAL QUOTES These 4 words were the handwriting Belshazzar saw on the wall of his palace
mene, mene, tekel, upharsin
BIBLICAL QUOTES "No man can serve two masters...ye cannot serve God and" this
money
LET'S MAKE THIS This crafty term can be a tiled decorative image or, as an adjective, describe a biblical lawgiver
mosaic
THE BIBLE Relationship of Naomi to Ruth
mother-in-law
BIBLICAL ZOO A major threat to the clothing of the time, even Jesus talked of its threat to man's savings for the future
moths
MATHEMATICS Mathematical function people in the Bible were always going forth & doing
multiplying
BIBLICAL BAD STUFF Abimelech, Lamech & Cain all commit this crime
murder
THE BIBLE A 1631 edition was known as "the wicked Bible"; it had left this word out of the 7th Commandment in Exodus 20:14
not
BIBLICAL PERSON, PLACE OR THING Shadrach
person
BIBLICAL PERSON, PLACE OR THING Ulam
person
THE BIBLE The sun is made to rise on the evil & the good & this is sent "on the just and on the unjust"
rain
THE BIBLE This happens several times, as in I Kings 17 & Acts 20; the most famous time, it's done by Jesus in John 11
raising the dead
THE BIBLE In the King James Version, these large black birds fed Elijah in hiding by the brook Cherith
ravens
COME TO GATHER Completes the Biblical quote "Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also..."
reap
THE OLD TESTAMENT Moses couldn't enter the promised land after striking this to produce water instead of speaking to it
rock
GEMS The Bible tells us "The price of wisdom is above" these gems, July's birthstone
rubies
LITERARY GEMS The Bible asks, "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above" these red gems
rubies
PHRASES IN THE KING JAMES BIBLE Matthew 5:13 says that "ye are" this mineral phrase, meaning representative of the best of society
salt of the earth
WHAT A GEM! This blue gem has been prized since biblical times; tradition holds the tablets of the ten commandments were made of it
sapphire
BIBLICAL ABOMINATIONS Leviticus 11:10 says "all that have not fins and" these "in the seas" shall be an abomination
scales
THE OLD TESTAMENT Let's all flock to read Psalm 95, in which humans are compared to these animals
sheep
YOU'RE HERDING ME! The biblical Abel herded these
sheep
THE BIBLICAL SENSE In John 9, Jesus restores this sense to a man who had been missing it since birth
sight
BIBLICAL RELATIONS Rachel, to Leah
sister
LETTERS IN TOMATOES Struck mightily, in the Bible
smote
CLEANUP TIME Type of product inspired by the Biblical passage "Thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes...out of the ivory palaces"
soap
COMPLETE THE BIBLE QUOTE "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own ____"
soul
FINISH THE OLD TESTAMENT QUOTE Exodus: "I have been a stranger in a..."
strange land
COMPLETE THE BIBLE QUOTE "She brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in ____ clothes"
swaddling
BIBLICAL PROVERBS: FILL IN THE BLANK "To the hungry soul every bitter thing is ____"
sweet
WHAT POSSESSED THEM? Indicating that even animals can be possessed, the Bible features the fate of these bewitched animals in Matthew 8:30-32
swine (or hogs)
THE BIBLE Isaiah 2:4 speaks of beating these into plowshares; Joel 3:10 says to do the reverse
swords
FINISH THE OLD TESTAMENT QUOTE Job: "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath..."
taken away
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS The timbrel mentioned in the Bible, it consists of a parchment stretched over a wooden hoop with metal jingles
tambourine
THE NEW TESTAMENT Matthew was a publican, meaning he collected these
taxes
LBJ When Lyndon took his oath of office in 1965, his wife had a firm grip on this book
the (family) Bible
IT'S IN THE BIBLE Jesus' last quoted words, known as the "Great Commission", are in the book called these "of the Apostles"
the Acts
THE FIFTH DIMENSION It's the fifth book of the Bible's New Testament
the Acts of the Apostles
READ YOUR BIBLE Found in some Bibles but not in others, this collection of writings is from the Greek for "hidden things"
the Apocrypha
BIBLICAL MEGADEATHS The Lord himself slew 50,070 "raiders" of Beth Shemesh for looking into this holy object
the Ark of the Covenant
THE BIBLE God told Moses to place the 10 Commandments in this container
the Ark of the Covenant
THE BIBLE It brought the Philistines such bad luck that they returned it to the Israelites after 7 months
the Ark of the Covenant
THE BIBLE Tradition states that it contained Aaron's miraculous rod as well as the tablets of the law
the Ark of the Covenant
THE LAND OF THE BIBLE (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-10-17_J_22.jpg" target="_blank">Sarah of the Clue Crew stands in the Jordan River in Israel.</a>) In the Book of Joshua, as soon as the men carrying this holy object set foot here in the Jordan River, it dried up, allowing them to cross
the Ark of the Covenant
THE OLD TESTAMENT After the golden calf was destroyed, Moses was directed to make this; it was later set up in the tabernacle
the Ark of the Covenant
RELIGIOUS MATTERS The "Good News" version of this "Good Book" debuted in 1976
the Bible
REMAKES Released in 2002, "Today's New International Version" is a non-gender specific translation of this
the Bible
BROTHERS ON BROTHERS In the "complex" named for this Biblical man, one brother must de-identify with another to avoid angry competition
the Cain complex
BIBLICAL ART The first 2 paintings in Rembrandt's Passion Series are "The Raising of" & "The Descent from" this
the Cross
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY Genesis calls it "the salt sea" perhaps because its salinity reaches 4 times that of ocean water
the Dead Sea
PHOTO OP Part of this important Biblical discovery of the 1940s is seen here
the Dead Sea Scrolls
THE BIBLE Isaiah quotes the Lord as saying "Heaven is my throne, &" this "is my footstool"
the Earth
THE OLD TESTAMENT In Leviticus, Israelite woman Shelomith had a son with a man of this North African people
the Egyptians
OLD TESTAMENT According to II Chronicles 2, over 153,000 people worked on its construction in Jerusalem
the First Temple (Solomon's Temple)
I'M GETTING "HORSE" This fearsome biblical quartet appears in Revelation 6
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
IT'S ALL A LEGEND When Columbus saw the mouth of the Orinoco River, he thought it flowed from this legendary biblical garden
the Garden of Eden
THE LAND OF THE BIBLE Some think that it was in the area at the head of the Persian Gulf; Genesis 2:8 says God planted it "eastward"
the Garden of Eden
YOU "GO" FIRST Israel's only ski resort is in this area named for a Biblical city of refuge
the Golan Heights
BIBLICAL ART (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-06-27_DJ_18.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.</a>) In a painting based on a parable in Luke, a man has been robbed and injured; no one stops until <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2011-06-27_DJ_18a.jpg" target="_blank">this</a> helpful man comes to his aid
the Good Samaritan
HEY, MATTHEWS St. Matthew wrote the first of these New Testament books
the Gospel
THE BIBLE The Book of Revelation equates Christ with alpha & omega, the first and last letters of this alphabet
the Greek alphabet
LIBRARIES Among this San Marino, California library's exhibits are a 15th century manuscript of "The Canterbury Tales" & a Gutenberg Bible
the Huntington Library
BIBLICAL WARRIORS Joshua's conquest of Canaan began with the taking of Jericho, a city in this river's valley
the Jordan
LAKES & RIVERS In chapter 3 of the Biblical book named for him, Joshua leads the Israelites across this river
the Jordan
LAKES & RIVERS River mentioned most often in the Bible
the Jordan
LET'S GET BIBLICAL The book of Mark recounts how John the Baptist baptized believers, including Jesus, in this river
the Jordan
NAMES IN NATURE It's said the Mormons named this desert plant, seen here, for its resemblance to a Biblical prophet with arms lifted
the Joshua Tree
CHRISTIANITY This work published in 1611 had a dedication "to the most high & mighty prince James by the grace of God"
the King James Bible
LET'S GET BIBLICAL Philip the Apostle turns up when food's around: at the feeding of the multitude & at this meal in Luke 22:14
the Last Supper
WORLD RELIGION Biblical event commemorated by the taking of communion in Christian ceremonies
the Last Supper
PLACES IN THE BIBLE (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-27_DJ_03.jpg" target="_blank">Alex overlooks Jerusalem from a hillside</a>) This Mount, overlooking Jerusalem, appears often in the Bible, as in the end of days in Zachariah, when the Lord fights against the nations, and his feet shall stand upon it
the Mount of Olives
HIT THE LIBRARY Since 1537 it's been the legal depository for all books published in France--en francais, s'il vous plait!
the National Library (Bibliotheque Nationale)
BIBLE PEOPLE Goliath of Gath was the champion of these people
the Philistines
BIBLE STORIES King Saul didn't let his people eat until they destroyed these enemies
the Philistines
BIBLICAL MEGADEATHS During the time of Samuel, the Israelites lost 30,000 soldiers fighting this neighboring group
the Philistines
OLD TESTAMENT The name "Palestine" comes from these Biblical enemies of Israel
the Philistines
READ YOUR BIBLE As recounted in 1 Samuel, in Saul's time this marauding people drove the Israelites into living in caves
the Philistines
THE OLD TESTAMENT In Samuel 28, the prophet Samuel appears to king Saul & predicts his defeat by this group
the Philistines
THE OLD TESTAMENT These brought unto Egypt included hail, locusts & darkness
the Plagues
BIBLICAL FORGIVENESS In a parable recounted in Luke 15, he confesses his riotous living to his father & is forgiven
the Prodigal Son
THE BIBLE The 117th of these has only 33 words, including 3 "praise"s & 3 "Lord"s
the Psalms
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS The LOC holds the oldest book printed in North America, a 1640 translation of these Biblical verses
the Psalms
THE OLD TESTAMENT 57 of the 150 of these were meant to be accompanied by a stringed instrument
the Psalms
BIBLE QUOTES When this queen "heard of the fame of Solomon... she came to prove him with hard questions"
the Queen of Sheba
KINGS & QUEENS The Old Testament says she visited King Solomon in order to test him by asking him to solve several riddles
the Queen of Sheba
NAMES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT The Queen of this place made a visit to king Solomon & praised his wisdom
the Queen of Sheba
QUEENS According to Ethiopian tradition, the name of this Biblical queen was Makeda
the Queen of Sheba
WHO'S FOR DESSERT? Pass the dessert that the French call Reine de Saba; we know it in English as this Biblical woman's cake
the Queen of Sheba
BIBLICAL ZOO After crossing this, Miriam led a chorus of "The Horse and His Rider Hath He Thrown into the Sea"
the Red Sea
GET OUT YOUR BIBLES It's the sea in the line from Exodus "The sea covered them, they sank as lead in the mighty waters"
the Red Sea
OLD TESTAMENT In Hebrew its name means "Sea of Reeds"
the Red Sea
YOU CAN SAIL THE 7 SEAS It's the biblical sea <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-09-30_DJ_14.jpg" target="_blank">depicted</a> <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2009-09-30_DJ_14a.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>
the Red Sea
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Immediately following Acts is Paul's Epistle to these people
the Romans
THE BIBLE In the New Testament order, Paul's first epistle goes to this group, not friends or countrymen
the Romans
THE BIBLE The single longest of Paul's epistles is addressed to these people
the Romans
THE BIBLE The Jews held these people in low esteem, so they're made to look "good" in Luke
the Samaritans
NEW TESTAMENT The "sea" that Jesus walked on
the Sea of Galilee
NEW TESTAMENT PLACES (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-02-05_J_28.wmv">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Israel.</a>) The Church of the Beatitudes is on the hilltop long considered the site where Jesus delivered this, which contained the Beatitudes
the Sermon on the Mount
BIBLICAL SPEAKERS BUREAU "Your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil"
the Serpant
THE BIBLE In Genesis, it's to whom God said "Thou art cursed above all cattle"
the Serpent
THE NEW TESTAMENT Object opened in Revelation 8, or a Bergman film that opened in 1957
the Seventh Seal
COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD This island nation is the only country in the world named for a biblical king
the Solomon Islands
MINI-COUNTRIES Discoverers of these South Sea islands named them for wise Biblical king whose wealth they sought
the Solomon Islands
LET'S GET BIBLICAL "Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples" is found in this O.T. "song" book
the Song of Solomon
LOVABLE QUOTES "Love is strong as death: jealousy is cruel as the grave" is from this biblical "song" book
the Song of Solomon
THE GIDEON BIBLE One "Historical Highlight" is the dedication of this by Solomon, found in 2 Chronicles
the Temple in Jerusalem
THE BIBLE It's referred to in the New Testament as the Scriptures
the Torah (or the Pentateuch)
THE LAND OF THE BIBLE People of Shinar built a structure called this "because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth"
the Tower of Babel
QUAKER OATHS William Penn wrote "No Cross, No Crown", a testament of his Quaker beliefs, while in this British prison
the Tower of London
LIBRARIES Raffaele Farina, known as Bibliothecarius XLVI, is its head librarian
the Vatican
THE VATICAN ONLINE A quote from Erasmus about a "Bibliothecam" is logically found on this institution's home page
the Vatican Library
IT HAPPENED IN '05 405: St. Jerome completes this Latin version of the Bible
the Vulgate
POPE-ULARITY CONTEST In 1592 the standard version of this Latin Bible was issued under the reign of Clement VIII
the Vulgate Bible
THE REPLACEMENTS George Williams founded the association familiarly known as this to replace life on the street with Bible study
the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
HEROD'S LOST TOMB The Bible tells us Herod was troubled by the news of <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2008-11-21_DJ_09.wmv">this</a> great event and was soon dead in 4 B.C.
the birth of Jesus
THE BIBLE In Exodus 3, it burned but wouldn't burn up
the burning bush
THE NEW TESTAMENT Among miracles in Capernaum was healing the servant of this Roman soldier who displayed deep faith in him
the centurion
GOVERNMENT WORK Barry C. Black holds this job; his duties include teaching Senate Bible-study groups
the chaplain
BUILDING VOCABULARY The Bible says that the stone the builders rejected has become this, found at intersecting walls
the cornerstone
MEN OF TRINITY COLLEGE Biblical research by Bishop Ussher, a 17th century Trinity prof, dated this event to Oct. 23, 4004 B.C.
the creation of the world
BIBLICAL IMPERSONATORS According to Paul in the New Testament, this personage masquerades as an angel of light
the devil (Satan)
BIBLICAL BAD STUFF For rebelling against Moses & Aaron, Dathan & Abiram were swallowed up by this
the earth
IN THE BIBLE On the first day God created this "and" it "was without form, and void"
the earth
OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS Noah measured the ark in cubits of about 20 inches, or the distance from your middle finger to this joint
the elbow
THE BIBLE In Jesus' parable, this is killed for a feast when the prodigal son returns
the fatted calf
THE OLD TESTAMENT Deuteronomy may mean "second law", but it's this number book of the Old Testament
the fifth
THE "FIFTH" ELEMENT Deuteronomy
the fifth book of the Bible
BIBLICAL GARDEN In Mark chapter 11, Jesus found 1 of these trees w/out fruit & said, "No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever"
the fig tree
THE BIBLE Adam & Eve sewed leaves of this tree "together, and made themselves aprons"
the fig tree
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but" this "is weak"
the flesh
THE BIBLE According to the Bible, it wasn't necessarily an apple
the forbidden fruit (or the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge)
THE BIBLE It's the numerical name for the principal works of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
the four gospels
THE BIBLE Image of worship built of old jewelry while Moses was on the mountain
the golden calf
THE GIDEON BIBLE For late-night comfort, turn to Psalm 23, which ends, "And I will dwell in" this place "for ever"
the house of the Lord
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES Jesus told Thomas, "I am the way, the truth, and" this; "No man cometh unto the father, but by me"
the life
BIBLICAL ZOO The Old Testament talks about the jungle on the Jordan's banks & this animal roaring within
the lion
IT'S IN THE BIBLE Several proverbs mock the slothful man who won't leave his house for fear of being eaten by this animal
the lion
BIBLE STUDY Mahershalalhasbaz, son of the prophet Isaiah, has this distinction in the Bible
the longest name
DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT In the Bible it's not money itself but this that's "the root of all evil"
the love of money
THE BIBLE According to 1st Timothy, it is the "root of all evil"
the love of money
THE NEW TESTAMENT This miracle that happens in all 4 gospels, including Mark 6 & Luke 9, has elements that symbolically represent Jesus
the miracle of the loaves and fishes
DOWN IN THE "VALLEY" In the King James Bible, the Book of Psalms says, "Yea, though I walk through" this, "I will fear no evil"
the valley of the shadow of death
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES (<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-07-02_J_21.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Jesus Museum in Israel.</a>) The Jesus Boat is very much like those in which he sailed, as in Mark chapter 4 when there arose a great storm, & He rebuked this
the wind
THE BIBLE In the King James Bible, "They shall beat their swords into plowshares &" these "into pruninghooks"
their spears
I BELIEVE WEBSTER'S DEFINES IT AS... "pron... archaic... a nominative pronoun of the second person singular esp. in biblical... language"
thou
BIBLICAL QUOTES In the 23rd Psalm, David referred to these two items of God's, saying "they comfort me"
thy rod and thy staff
FINISH THE OLD TESTAMENT QUOTE Leviticus: "Love thy neighbor as..."
thyself
BIBLICAL FIRSTS God's first instructions to human beings were "be fruitful and" do this
to multiply
THE NEW TESTAMENT On Pentecost the Apostles amazed people when they "began to speak with other" these
tongues
KING JAMES BIBLE QUOTATIONS In Exodus it's "eye for eye," this for this, "hand for hand, foot for foot"
tooth for tooth
THE BIBLICAL SENSE In Genesis 3, God warns Eve away from some fruit, saying, "Ye shall not eat of it" nor do this to it
touch it
KING JAMES BIBLE QUOTATIONS The motto of Johns Hopkins U., from John's gospel, is "Veritas vos liberabit", this "shall make you free"
truth
BIBLICAL BOTANY Absinthe lovers are forewarned in Amos about "Ye who turn judgment to" this bitter, aromatic plant
wormwood
