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Bible Terms Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adam | first man created from dust of the ground, ate forbidden fruit |
| alpha and omega | the beginning and the end |
| antichrist | enemy of christ who will appear before the second coming to win over some of jesus's followers |
| apocalypse | final catastrophe |
| 12 apostles | 12 men chosen by jesus to fllow him and spread his word |
| ararat | mountain that noahs ark rested at after flood |
| armageddon | final great and destructive battle |
| tower of babel | tower made by descendants of naoh to reach heaven and increase their reputation. God confused languages |
| beatitudes | 8 sayings beginning with "blessed". god promises rewards for good living |
| Bethlehem | town where Jesus was born |
| Am I my brothers keeper? | Cain kills Abel then asks this question. Symbolizes peoples inability to accept responsibility for their faults |
| burning bush | God appeared to Moses as this |
| Cain and Abel | first children of Adam and Eve |
| Calvary | hill where Jesus was crucified |
| Cast thy bread upon the waters | good deeds will benefit you |
| chapter and verse | means of locating passages in the Bible...giving evidence for a proposition |
| coat of many colors | Jacob gave it to Joseph and it made his other sons jealous |
| Creation | described in the book of Genesis |
| crown of thorns | worm on the head of Jesus; used to imply suffering |
| Daniel in the Lions den | continued to pray for God against the command of the king and was thrown in a lions den. Emerged the next day because God sent angels to save him |
| day of atonement | annual day of fasting and prayer also called Yom Kippur |
| Exodus | tells of the departure of Israelites from Egypt |
| an eye for an eye | equal punishment for an offense; Jesus said to turn the other cheek instead |
| eye of a needle | it is hard to enter the kingdom of heaven |
| forbidden fruit | came from the tree of knowledge of good and evil; apple that adam and eve ate, led to fall of man |
| four horsemen | symbolize evils to come at the end of the world |
| Genesis | 1st book of old testament begins with "in the beginning" |
| Gentile | someone who is not a jew |
| get thee behind me, Satan | reply of Jesus when satan offered him all kingdoms of the world if Jesus would worship him |
| golden calf | a false god or anything worshipped undeservedly |
| golden rule | do unto others as you would have them do to you |
| Golgotha | ancient name for Calvary |
| good samaritan | a person who goes out of their way to perform acts of kindness to others, especially strangers |
| good sheperd | title for Jesus; "pastor" |
| handwriting on the wall | misfortune is pending |
| Jacob's Ladder | appeared in a dream; angels ascended and descended it and God promised to bring descendants to the promised land |
| Jezebel | scheming and shamelessly evil woman |
| job | God tested him by killing his family and taking his things, but he still would curse God so he was healed and given more than he had before |
| John the baptist | relative of Jesus, baptized him |
| Jordan River | jesus was baptized here |
| Judas Iscariot | betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver |
| lamb of god | name for Jesus; image of crucifixion and resurrection of jesus as a new passover |
| the last supper | last meal Jesus had with apostles night before his death |
| Lazarus | brought back to life after 4 days; represents a comeback from obscurity |
| lord's prayer | prayer jesus taught followers on sermon on the mount |
| lots wife | looked back and was turned to a pillar of salt |
| lucifer | satan |
| manna from heaven | food God gave to Israelites after they ran out; unexpected good fortune |
| mary magdalene | follower of Jesus, devils were driven out of her |
| messiah | "anointed one" or Christ |
| methuselah | the oldest man in the Bible |
| Moses | led israelites out of Egypt in the Exodus to the promised land |
| olive branch/dove | sign of peace |
| parables | stories with a religious message |
| Paul | at first an enemy of Christians, then on the road to Damascus, he became christian |
| Peter | chief of 12 apostles, crucified upside down |
| pontius pilate | governor of jews, sentenced Jesus to death on cross |
| plagues of egypt | disasterd God inflicted on Egypt so the Israelites could make an Exodus |
| prodigal son | shows how generous God is in forgiving sinners; son leaves and father forgives him with fatted calf |
| prophet | someone who brings a message from God to people |
| book of psalms | book containing 150 songs |
| parting of the red sea | God did this so that the Israelites could walk across and escape Egypt |
| Resurrection | rising of Jesus from tomb after his death |
| Book of Revelation | last book of the bible |
| salome | arranged for beheading of john the baptist |
| second coming | return of Jesus to judge the living and the dead |
| Mount sinai | mountain moses ascended to receive ten commandments |
| sodom and gomorrah | 2 evil cities that God destroyed. saved Lot. |
| ten commandments | engrave don stone tablets and given to moses; divine law |
| thirty pieces of silver | money judas received for betraying jesus; "blood money" |
| Thomas the doubting apostle | first doubted resurrection then believed |
| turn the other cheek | jesus said to do this instead of giving an eye for an eye |
| walking on water | miraculous act performed by jesus; to perform a godlike or impossible task |
| wise men | visited jesus mary and joseph after the birth of jesus and gave gold frankincense and myrrh |
| mount zion | location of the fortress of Jerusalem |
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