Lets try a new game. I found this on another Christian site and they're having fun with it.
This time, give us characters in the bible in alphebetical order. Must name the individual, then a short synopsis about them and where they are located in the bible.
Highlight your first letter by putting [ b] and [ /b] (without the space) around the first letter..
First ones a given....
Adam. First man God created. Disobeyed God and caused the fall of man into sin. Found in Genisis.
And here would be a second one...
How about
Bathsheba...
Woman who tempted David 2 Sam.
C ain. First son born to Adam and Eve. Also the first murderer. He brought an offering to God from the produce of his farm while his brother, Abel, brought an offering from the firstborn of his herd. God was not pleased with Cain's offering and Cain became angry and killed his brother. Genesis 4
David -
Killed a giant,
became a King...
was smitten to his sox,
when his eyes did catch that bathsheba fox ;D ??? ::)
(Carmen lyrics)
Have no idea who Carmen is but got this in an email. LOL
E ve
First woman. God formed her from Adam's rib. Deceived by the serpant in the Garden. Genesis 3
Pat! You don't know who Carmen is? :o
Felix....
Governor of Judea which the Apostle Paul was tried before.
QuotePat! You don't know who Carmen is?
Nope! Has my education been sadly neglected?
;D >:( :( :o
G oliath is the giant that David slew
H am ... son of Noah Genesis 5:32
Isaiah
The son of Amoz, who was apparently a man of humble rank. His wife was called "the prophetess".
He had two sons, who bore symbolic names.
Isaiah probably lived to its close, and possibly into the reign of Manasseh, but the time and manner of his death are not specified in Scripture or recorded history.
J Jeremiah
The weeping prophet.
Pat Carmen is one of the most wonderful Christian Contempory singers, that even Jack enjoyed listening to! ;D
Jack? I don't think so! LOL At least not that I remember. I have all his tapes and CDs that he listened to.
Kenaz
In the Old Testament, Kenaz was a son of Eliphaz and a grandson of Esau. He was an Edomite leader (Genesis 36:11, 15, 42).
K ohath ... son of Levi, one of the 12 sons of Jacob ... or 12 tribes of Israel ... Genesis 46:11
Lazarus
Brother of Mary and Martha, became sick and died...Jesus raised him from the dead.
M ary and M artha ... sisters of Lazarus ;D
Yes he would come down to talk to John and we would have Carmen playing, Â He always enjoyed listening to him.
L Leah Leah was Jacob's first wife, mother to 8 of the tribes of Judah.
We're looking for "N" NOT "L"
Keep up there, girl!
Naaman
He was told to dip[ into the River 7 times to cure his leprosy.
Obadiah
A Levite who superintended the repairs of the Temple in Jerusalem under Josiah (2 Chron. 34:12).
Peter a corageous desciple of Jesus
Queen Esther
She was responsible for saving the Jewish nation
R ueben Son of Jacob and Leah .. Genesis 29:32
Samuel
He was the prophet after Eli.
Thomas
Thomas was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ. In the Synoptic gospels and the Book of Acts he is listed with the other apostles.
U rijah -- the Hittite, husband of Bath-sheba 2 Samuel 11:6
Seems we are stumped on "V"
V ashti ... Queen, wife of Ahasuerus. She was deposed because she displeased the king. The king sent out for "replacements" and this is how Esther became the salvation of her people ... Esther.
Way to go Jane!!!
I have a Bible with an index of Bible names, for the life of me a cannot find it. I always use a different Bible, it has no name index.
Ermmm...
3 Wise men
At the time of Jesus birth, following a star they came to Jerusalem from the east, in order to worship the King!
Ok we are stumped.
yup ... DUH ... can we just skip X ?
Yep, go on to "Z"
Zaccheus
Was a wee little man, and
A wee little mans was he
He climved up into a syccamore tree
For the Lord he wanted to see
Abel ~ Son of Adam ... slain by his brother Cain Genesis 4:2,8
Barabbas
Prisoner released by Pilot instead of Christ
Caiaphas ... high priest in the time of Christ. Mt. 26:3
Delilah
Tricked Samson into telling her the secret to His strength.
Eli ~ a judge and high priest. 1 Samuel and 1 Kings
Festus - Also called PORCIUS FESTUS, the Roman governor of Judaea, and Successor to Governor Felix
Acts 24:27
Goliath was a giant who David killed.
I got an interesting comment from a friend concerning David. The giant would have never been killed if David hadn't gone into the valley. The valleys of out lives can be the areas of greatest victory.
Herod
The Herods were an Edomite line of kings, who, under Rome got control of Judea shortly before Christ.
Ishmael ~ Son of Abraham and Hagar Genesis 16:11
Jehoiachin
(Jeconiah), king of Judah, 597 BC
Reigned 3 months.
II Chronicles 36:8-10
Korah ~ grandson of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Numbers 16: 1, 19, 32, 40; 26:9; Jude 1.
Lot
Abraham's nephew. Lot foolishly chose the Plain of Sodom and then Abraham chose Hebron.
Genesis 13
Malachi
He was a prophet of the Lord.
Malachi 1:1 The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.
Noah ~ builder of the ark
Obadiah
- predicted that the Edomites would be "cut off forever," and "be as though they had not been"
Obadiah 10, 16 and 18
Peter ... a fisherman called by Jesus to be His disciple ...
Quirinius
(The Enrolment of Quirinius)
This was a census of the Roman Empire. Roman historical records place the Enrolment of Quirinium in A.D. 7, which was 10 or 12 years after Jesus was born.
In recent years ancient papyri have been found from which it is learned that Quirinius was TWICE governor of Syria.
Rahab of Jericho, received the spies, and is named among the heroes of the faith in Hebrews 11.
Stephen
Stephen and Philip were great preachers.
Acts 6:8-15
Thomas ~ one of the disciples of Jesus ... some refer to him as "doubting Thomas" but I believe he just wanted to make sure!
Uzziah
(Azariah), king of Judah.
Vine ~ Christ the True Vine ... John 15
Israel compared to an unfruitful vine Ps.80:8; Is. 5:2; Je. 2:21; Eze. 15:6; 17:6;19:10....
Wonderful
Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
X gets skipped, if I remember correctly. ::)
Yeshua~Our wonderful Lord!
Zephaniah
- prophesied in the days of Josiah.
Abigail ... wife of Nabal, became David's wife. I Samuel 25:3 (and more).
Benjamin one of the sons of Jacob and Rachael. The youngest son of Jacob and a blood brother of Joseph.
Cornelius A godly Roman centurian. Acts 10
Deborah
Deborah was a prophetess and judge.
Judges 4:4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Eli, a judge and high priest. I Samuel and I Kings
Felix
He was the governor of Judea. Paul gave his defence before him.
Acts 24:10
I have found the Bible that has the Bible Names. Interestingly there are no names listed in it for "w", "X", or "Y" . So lets get this one going again.
Aaron, son of Amram, the first high priest.
Judy, you have the advantage. :D I don't have a bible like that, so I have to depend on my concordance.
BETHSHEBA
Caleb ... son of Jephunneh; one of the 12 spies. Numbers 13:6
David, the King!!
K4J
Esther
Felix
Acts 23
Gabriel, an angelic messenger  Daniel 8:16 and Luke 1:19, 26
HEROD ... the one that want BABY JESUS to DIE :'(
Hmmmm.... we jumped from "F" to "A"!!! LOL
Isaac
Ishmael was about 15 years old when Isaac was born
Genesis 21
I don't know how that happened, Pat. I remember we were at a standstill at V when I left for Spokane. When I got back Judy had posted that we should go on to A again. ???
Jacob -- Son of Isaac, twin brother of Esau. Genesis 25:26
Funny... Here's "F"
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Oh well...
I'm learning lots about Bible Characters anyway. Are you all? Some I've forgotten about.
Korah
Korah, jealous of Moses, sought to usurp his leadership. Moses went straight to God. And God settled the matter in no time. The earth opened, and the rebels went down.
Numbers 15 to 19
(from Halley's Bible Handbook)
We could add Places to the title of this game. We could have Characters and Places.
What do y'all think?
LOT
Miriam Sister of Moses; (Exodus 2) regarded as a leader in Israel.(Micah 6:4)
Anyone? Comments?
We could add Places to the title of this game. We could have Characters and Places.
What do y'all think?
Sounds good to me, Pat.... 'Cause then I could enter this one:
Nazareth
Onesimus
the name of a slave who belonged to Philemon.
Pyrrhus Acts 20:4 Father of Sopater, the companion of Paul during his return trip through Macedonia on his 3rd Missionary Journey (You knew I had to include missions).
Quirinius
- was governor of Syria.
R uth...daughter-in-law of Naoimi (sp)
Samson
- of the tribe of Dan, on the Philistine border, he was, before birth, appointed of God to be Israel's deliverer from the Philistines.
Judges 13-16
T homas
The one who thought me "when in doubt--go back to the basics (the Bible)"
Ur of the Chaldees ... The country from which Abraham set out. Genesis 11:31
Vashti
Esther 1 - Queen Vashti deposed
wall of Jericho
' Joshua saying, march the people around the wall of Jericho for six days
Xerxes
King of Persian Empire from 486-465 BC (same as Ahasuerus, mentioned in Ezra, Esther and Daniel)
Nave's Compact Topical Bible
Yeshua, the Aramaic name of Jesus.
Zedekiah
2 Kings 25
Zedekiah (597-586 B.X.) was last king of Judah.
Antichrist
The Antichrist is a person or other entity who, beginning as a pseudo-Christ, soon becomes the embodiment of evil, and utterly opposed to God, Jesus Christ, and the Christian church. The name "Antichrist" is mentioned only in the New Testament book of 1 John
Baruch
Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, was a man of prominence, with high ambitions. He was recognized as having great influence with Jeremiah
Jeremiah 43:3
Calvary The hill outside Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified.
Luke 23:33
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(Don't forget folks to give us a scripture and sentence about your Character or Place!) ;D
Felix
Acts 24
Felix had been Roman Governor of Palestine for a number of years. He knew something about Christians, for there were multitudes of them under his jurisdiction.
Galieth a Giant who believed in his own strength & not the strength of God's awesome power & might that killed him.
1 Sameul 17:26, 34.
Herod
He was one who tried to destroy Jesys by destroying the baby boys under 2.
ISSIAH
Jeheremia the weeping prophet
Khorsabad
In 1842, Botta discovered the ruins of the Sargon's palace in Khorsabad on the north edge of Nineveh with treasures and inscriptions showing him to have been one of Assyria's greatest kings.
Isaiah 20:1
Lazarus
raising him from the dead proves how our GOD reigns over all the false
prophets..
Matthew was a tax collector named Levi
Nehemiah was the son of Hacaliah. ( Nehemiah 1:1)
Othniel
Othniel, of Kiriath-sepher, in the extreme south part of the land, saved Israel from Mesopotamians, invaders from the northeast.
Judges Chapter 3
Parah
(heifer)
a city in Benjamin (Joshua 18:23 )
Ruth--a book in the Old Testament
Samuel a Prophet and 2 books of theold testament
Thomas--the one who "doubted"
U zziah ... King of Judah also known as Azariah. Struck with leprosey because of pride. 2 Chronicles 26:16-23
Vash'ni
...the first-born of Samuel as the text now stands. (1 Chronicles 6:28) (13); but in (1 Samuel 8:2) the name of his first-born is Joel. Most probably in the Chronicles the name of Joel has dropped out: and Vashni is a corruption of vesheni , and (the) second."