The Bible is one of Jeopardy!'s largest and most enduring topics, with over 3,500 clues spanning the show's entire run. It appears with remarkable consistency across both rounds and ranks among the most frequently tested Final Jeopardy categories with 80 appearances. The topic splits roughly evenly between Old Testament and New Testament content, though the Old Testament contributes a greater volume of character-based clues while the New Testament dominates in quotes, parables, and book identification.
What makes The Bible particularly rewarding to study is its high learnability. The same figures appear again and again: Moses alone accounts for 88 clues, Solomon for 71, Noah for 63. Master the top 20 biblical figures and you'll recognize the answer to a large share of all Bible clues on the show.
Clue patterns by value: Low-value clues ($200–$400) typically present a famous story or attribute and ask you to name the person, "He parted the Red Sea" (Moses), "She was found in a basket of bulrushes" (also Moses, a twist). Mid-value clues ($600–$1,000) test specific details: family relationships, which book contains a story, or lesser-known facts about major figures. High-value and Daily Double clues ($1,200–$2,000) go deep into minor prophets, book order, obscure genealogies, and New Testament epistles. Final Jeopardy loves asking about book identification ("The first verse of this book says..."), numerical firsts/lasts, and cross-references.
The stumper pattern: The most-tested figures (Moses 91%, Samson 96%, John the Baptist 95%) are virtual gimmes. The danger zone lives with figures whose names could be confused: Jeremiah (63% stumper rate), Rebekah (57%), Jonathan (56%), Barabbas (44%), and Michael the archangel (42%). Saul is notably tricky (36% stumper) because contestants must distinguish between Saul the king and Saul/Paul the apostle.
Study strategy: Learn the major figures by era: Patriarchs, then Judges and Kings, then Prophets, then New Testament. For each figure, know their defining story, their family relationships, and one signature quote. Then learn the books of the Bible by category (Pentateuch, Historical, Wisdom, Prophetic, Gospels, Epistles), book identification is one of the most common high-value clue types.
Adam, the first man created by God, appears most often in clues about the Garden of Eden, the naming of animals, and his relationship to Eve. Genesis establishes that God formed Adam from the dust of the ground and breathed life into him; the Hebrew word adamah means "ground" or "earth," a fact tested in several clues. God brings every beast and bird to Adam to see what he will name them, making him the Bible's first zoologist of sorts. His first recorded words to Eve: "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh."
The forbidden fruit (never identified as an apple in the text) leads to the expulsion from Eden. God makes "tunics of animal skin" for Adam and Eve, a detail tested in higher-value clues. Adam lives to 930 years, making him the third-longest-lived biblical figure (after Methuselah and Jared). His third son Seth, born after Abel's murder, continues the lineage that leads to Noah.
Noah is the Bible's third most-tested figure and appears across every value level. The core story is direct: God instructs Noah to build an ark of gopher wood, bring two of every living thing aboard (seven pairs of clean animals), and survive a flood that destroys all other life. The ark's dimensions (300 cubits long, 50 wide, 30 high) appear in Final Jeopardy. After the flood, God sets a rainbow as a sign of His covenant never to flood the earth again.
What trips contestants up is the surrounding detail. Noah is the first person in the Bible described as planting a vineyard and getting drunk. He lived 950 years. There were exactly eight humans on the ark (Noah, his wife, their three sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives), another Final Jeopardy answer. The dove that returns with an olive branch is the Bible's most famous animal messenger.
Noah is also "the first person in the Bible God told to go out and get some wood" a clue that appeared at $400 and rewards recognizing wordplay.
Abraham (originally Abram) is the founding patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jeopardy tests him primarily through three stories: God's covenant promising his descendants will be as numerous as the stars; the near-sacrifice of his son Isaac on Mount Moriah (the "binding of Isaac" or Akedah); and his insistence to the King of Gerar that Sarah was his sister, not his wife.
The name change from Abram to Abraham means "father of many nations." Sarah, his wife, laughed when told she would bear a child at age 90, their son Isaac's name means "he laughs." Abraham also fathered Ishmael through Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian handmaid. In Final Jeopardy, Abraham has appeared as the answer to clues about the burnt offering ("He tells his son not to worry about the lamb...God will provide it") and as the first man alphabetically mentioned in the King James Version (though Aaron edges him out).
Isaac serves as the bridge between Abraham and Jacob in the patriarchal line. His birth to the aged Sarah prompted laughter; his name reflects this. He is most tested as the son nearly sacrificed by Abraham, and as the father of the twins Jacob and Esau. His wife Rebekah helped Jacob deceive the blind, elderly Isaac into giving the firstborn's blessing to the wrong son.
Jacob is a surprisingly tricky answer (21% stumper rate) despite appearing in 41 clues. He is tested through several distinct storylines: his purchase of Esau's birthright for a bowl of red stew (lentil soup); his wrestling match with an angel, after which God renames him Israel; his marriage to Leah (tricked by Laban) when he wanted Rachel; and his favoritism toward Joseph, symbolized by the "coat of many colors."
Jacob's twelve sons become the twelve tribes of Israel. The morning-after-wedding deception (discovering Leah instead of Rachel) is the most frequently clued Jacob story. His ladder dream at Bethel, where angels ascend and descend, is another classic.
Watch out: Jacob's 79% correct rate masks significant confusion. Contestants mix up Jacob/Esau stories and struggle to distinguish Jacob from Joseph in clue context.
Joseph, Jacob's favorite son, is the Bible's fourth most-tested figure and one of its most reliable answers. His story arc, beloved son sold into slavery by jealous brothers, rises to power in Egypt through dream interpretation, eventually reunites with his family, spans the final fourteen chapters of Genesis. The coat of many colors (or "long-sleeved robe" in some translations) is the signature clue trigger.
Jeopardy tests Joseph across two distinct biblical figures: the Old Testament patriarch and Joseph of Arimathea, who wrapped Jesus' body in linen and laid him in his own tomb. The OT Joseph's key moments: interpreting Pharaoh's dreams of seven fat and seven lean cattle (predicting seven years of plenty followed by famine); being imprisoned after Potiphar's wife falsely accused him; and his deathbed scene that closes Genesis ("and he was put in a coffin in Egypt" a Final Jeopardy answer).
Joseph is the first person in the Bible to be imprisoned, another Final Jeopardy clue. He is also the subject of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which occasionally crosses over into clue text.
Esau is a perfect gimme: 100% correct rate. He sold his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew and lost his father's blessing through Rebekah's deception. He was described as red and hairy at birth. Know him as Jacob's twin brother and you'll never miss.
Moses is the Bible's most frequently tested figure on Jeopardy! by a wide margin, with 88 clues. His story spans four books (Exodus through Deuteronomy) and encompasses some of the most iconic scenes in all of scripture: the burning bush, the ten plagues of Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, and wandering the desert for 40 years.
Low-value clues test the basics: the burning bush encounter where God says "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob"; the basket of bulrushes in which baby Moses was placed in the Nile; the parting of the Red Sea. Higher-value clues go deeper: Moses broke the first set of tablets containing the Ten Commandments when he saw the golden calf (a frequent $400–$800 clue). The Arabic form of his name, Musa, has appeared. God punished Moses by forbidding him to enter the Promised Land; he could only see it from Mount Nebo before dying.
Moses' name comes from the Hebrew word meaning "to be drawn" from the water, a Final Jeopardy answer. His brother Aaron served as his spokesman because Moses claimed to be "slow of speech." His sister Miriam led the women in song after the Red Sea crossing.
Joshua succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelites and led them into the Promised Land. He is most famous for the Battle of Jericho, where the Israelites marched around the city for seven days, blew trumpets, and shouted until the walls "fell down flat" Jeopardy!'s most-tested Joshua clue. He also asked the Lord to make the sun stand still during a battle, which God granted.
The Book of Joshua is the first book of the Bible named for its hero, a Final Jeopardy answer. Despite his frequency, Joshua has a 23% stumper rate, largely because contestants confuse him with other military leaders or fail to connect the Jericho story to him specifically.
Samson is one of the Bible's highest-performing gimme answers, 96% correct across 55 clues. His story is pure action: superhuman strength derived from his uncut hair (his Nazirite vow), his love for the Philistine woman Delilah who betrayed his secret, and his final act of pulling down the temple pillars while blinded and chained, killing more Philistines in death than in life ("The dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life" a Final Jeopardy clue).
The jawbone of a donkey ("an ass") is his signature weapon, "he slew a thousand men" with it in Judges 15. Three Final Jeopardy clues feature Samson, including "Though he fought against the Philistines, his wife was one, and so was his paramour." His wife and Delilah are separate characters, a distinction the show tests.
Ruth is the Bible's most-tested woman and one of its most reliable answers. Her defining quote, "Whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge", has appeared in numerous clues across all value levels. A Moabite woman who married into an Israelite family, she stayed loyal to her mother-in-law Naomi after both their husbands died.
Ruth's name means "friend" or "companion" in Hebrew. She married Boaz ("So Boaz took Ruth and she was his wife") and became the great-grandmother of King David, making her an ancestor of Jesus in the New Testament genealogy.
Deborah is the only female judge of Israel, a prophetess who led the Israelites to victory. She judged Israel under a palm tree. Her military commander Barak refused to fight without her.
Gideon is a notable stumper (36% wrong rate) despite his importance. He reduced his army from 32,000 to 300 men by observing how they drank water; those who lapped from their hands were chosen. He's also the namesake of the Gideons International, who place Bibles in hotel rooms. His association with the fleece test (laying out a wool fleece for divine confirmation) appears in higher-value clues.
Watch out: Gideon (36% stumper) contestants know the story of reducing the army but can't name him. The hotel-Bible connection sometimes helps.
Saul, the first king of Israel, is one of the Bible's trickiest answers with a 36% stumper rate. The confusion stems from two sources: contestants struggle to recall the first king's name (it's not David), and the name Saul also belongs to the apostle Paul's pre-conversion identity. Jeopardy carefully distinguishes between the two, but the dual identity creates hesitation.
As king, Saul is tested through his jealousy of David's growing fame, his consultation with the Witch of Endor (who summoned the ghost of the prophet Samuel), and his death by falling on his own sword after a battle with the Philistines. In Final Jeopardy, the clue "These 2 men first meet in 1 Samuel 16 when one becomes aware of the musical talent of the other" answers "David & Saul" David played the harp to soothe Saul's troubled mind.
Saul, David, and Solomon are the only three men to reign as king over all 12 tribes of Israel, a Final Jeopardy answer.
Watch out: Saul (36% stumper) the first king of Israel is frequently forgotten. Remember: Saul → David → Solomon is the royal succession.
David is the Bible's archetypal king: shepherd boy who killed Goliath, harpist who soothed Saul, warrior who united Israel, and author credited with at least 70 Psalms. His story spans 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 Kings. Jeopardy tests him from every angle: the Goliath fight, his friendship with Jonathan (Saul's son), his affair with Bathsheba, and the rebellion of his son Absalom.
The Goliath story is the entry-level clue: "the champion, the Philistine of Gath" (1 Samuel 17:23). Higher-value clues test David's relationship with Jonathan, "Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David", and his status as "the sweet singer of Israel." David is given Saul's armor but refuses to use it against Goliath (a Final Jeopardy clue). By tradition, he wrote at least 70 of the Psalms.
David's affair with Bathsheba (whom he saw bathing from his rooftop) and his orchestration of her husband Uriah's death is the Bible's most famous royal scandal and appears regularly in $800+ clues.
Goliath is a pure gimme answer. His height ("six cubits and a span" (roughly 9 feet 9 inches)) is a Final Jeopardy clue. He is always "the Philistine of Gath." The five smooth stones David chose from the brook are occasionally tested, though only one was needed.
Solomon, David's son and Israel's third king, is the Bible's second most-tested figure. His wisdom is the defining trait: when God offered him anything he wished, Solomon asked for wisdom; and received it. The most famous demonstration is the judgment of two women who both claimed the same baby: "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other." The true mother protested, revealing herself.
Solomon built the First Temple in Jerusalem, using cedarwood from Lebanon, a Final Jeopardy clue connecting the Bible to the modern Lebanese flag, which features a cedar. He is also called Jedidiah, meaning "Yahweh's beloved." The Book of Proverbs opens by attributing authorship to him ("In Chapter 1, Verse 1, authorship of the book of Proverbs is attributed to this man" FJ). The Queen of Sheba visited him to test his wisdom.
Solomon's excesses (700 wives and 300 concubines) led to idolatry and eventually the kingdom's division after his death.
Absalom, David's rebellious son, led a revolt against his father and died when his long hair caught in an oak tree as he rode beneath it, allowing Joab to kill him. His name means "father of peace" deeply ironic given his rebellion. This irony is itself a Final Jeopardy answer.
Daniel is tested through two signature stories: the lion's den and the writing on the wall. When Daniel refused to stop praying to God and worship King Darius instead, he was thrown into a den of lions; but emerged unharmed. The "writing on the wall" (mene, mene, tekel, upharsin (or parsin)) appeared at Belshazzar's feast, and only Daniel could interpret it: the kingdom had been weighed, found wanting, and would be divided. "The writing on the wall" as an English idiom comes directly from this story.
Daniel has a 21% stumper rate, which comes from higher-value clues testing the specific content of his prophecies or the Babylonian court context. The words mene, mene, tekel, upharsin appearing in "the Book of Daniel" is a Final Jeopardy answer.
Jonah and the "great fish" (never called a whale in the original Hebrew) is one of the Bible's most recognizable stories and the fifth most-tested biblical answer. God commanded Jonah to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh, but Jonah fled by ship toward Tarshish instead. A storm arose, Jonah was thrown overboard by the crew, and a great fish swallowed him. After three days inside the fish, Jonah was vomited out and finally obeyed God's command.
The Final Jeopardy clue "His adventure began when he 'rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord'" tests the specific geography. The three-day period inside the fish prefigures Jesus' three days in the tomb, a connection occasionally made in clues. Nineveh's size ("so big it took three days to cross") appears in the text and in clues.
Job (rhymes with "robe") is the Bible's great test of faith. God allows Satan to strip away everything Job has (his wealth, his children, his health) to test whether he will remain faithful. Job's patience under suffering has become proverbial, though the book itself reveals a man who questions God intensely before ultimately submitting. The book opens: "There was a man in the land of Uz that feared God and eschewed evil" a Final Jeopardy answer.
Job's "comforters" (Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar) who insist his suffering must be punishment for sin are occasionally tested. God's response to Job from the whirlwind, essentially "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?", appears in higher-value clues. In the end, Job receives "twice as much as he had before."
The book has the shortest name in the Bible (three letters), a clue that appears at lower values.
Elijah is a perfect gimme: 100% correct. He challenged the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, proving God's power when fire consumed his sacrifice. He was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire and a whirlwind, without dying; one of only two biblical figures (the other being Enoch) to be taken directly to heaven. Jewish tradition reserves an empty chair for Elijah at Passover Seder.
Queen Esther is the heroine who saved the Jewish people from genocide. A Jewish woman who became queen of Persia (wife of King Ahasuerus/Xerxes), she revealed the plot of the villain Haman to destroy all Jews in the empire. The Jewish holiday Purim celebrates this deliverance. The Book of Esther is notable for never mentioning God by name, a high-value trivia fact.
Esther's 21% stumper rate comes from clues testing specific details: her uncle Mordecai who raised her, Haman's fate (hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai), and the Purim connection.
Jeremiah is the Bible's biggest stumper among frequently tested answers, a staggering 63% wrong rate. Known as "the weeping prophet," he prophesied the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile. The Book of Lamentations is traditionally attributed to him. Despite his importance in biblical scholarship, contestants consistently fail to recall his name.
Watch out: Jeremiah (63% stumper) the weeping prophet. If a clue mentions the fall of Jerusalem, Babylonian exile, or "lamentations," think Jeremiah.
Isaiah is another high-stumper prophet (38% wrong rate). His book contains the famous messianic prophecy: "A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Isaiah is the Old Testament prophet most quoted in the New Testament. The "voice crying in the wilderness" passage, later applied to John the Baptist, originates in Isaiah.
Watch out: Isaiah (38% stumper) the messianic prophet. "A virgin shall conceive" and "voice crying in the wilderness" both come from Isaiah.
Methuselah holds the record for the longest-lived person in the Bible at 969 years. The phrase "old as Methuselah" comes from this distinction. A Final Jeopardy clue notes that "If this event hadn't happened" (the Flood), "he might have lived past age 969." The world's oldest tree (a 4,700-year-old bristlecone pine) is named after him.
John the Baptist is one of the New Testament's most reliable answers, bridging the Old and New Testament worlds. He appears in all four Gospels as the forerunner of Jesus, baptizing in the Jordan River and proclaiming "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 3 begins with him "preaching in the wilderness of Judaea." The prophetic description of him as "the voice of one crying in the wilderness" (from Isaiah) has appeared in multiple clues including a Final Jeopardy.
His death is also frequently tested: King Herod had him beheaded at the request of Salome (who danced for Herod and asked for John's head on a platter). Salome is "never mentioned by name in the Bible" despite being "one of the most famous women in it" itself a Final Jeopardy clue.
John the Baptist ate locusts and wild honey in the wilderness, a detail tested at mid-value levels.
Peter (originally Simon) is the rock on which Jesus built his church, literally, since "Cephas" (Aramaic) and "Petros" (Greek) both mean "rock" or "stone." Jesus told him, "Thou shalt be called Cephas," and later, "Upon this rock I will build my church." He was given the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
Peter denied knowing Jesus three times before the rooster crowed; the Bible's most famous betrayal after Judas's. He walked on water toward Jesus but began to sink when his faith wavered. Catholic tradition identifies him as the first Pope.
Paul (originally Saul of Tarsus) is credited with writing more New Testament books than any other author, a Final Jeopardy answer. His conversion on the road to Damascus, where he was struck blind by a divine light, is one of the most dramatic moments in scripture. Before his conversion, he actively persecuted Christians.
Paul's epistles (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon) form the backbone of New Testament theology. Low-value clues test his authorship; higher values test specific epistles. "I am ready to preach the Gospel to you that are at Rome also" identifies Romans. "Your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God" is from 1 Corinthians.
His second missionary journey took him to Galatia and Corinth, a Final Jeopardy clue. Luke is believed to be the only non-Jewish writer of the New Testament and was Paul's traveling companion.
Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver and identified him to the authorities with a kiss in the Garden of Gethsemane. In Acts 1, Matthias is chosen to replace him among the apostles, a Final Jeopardy answer. The term "potter's field" (a burial ground for the poor) comes from the field purchased with Judas's blood money.
Mary Magdalene has a perfect 100% correct rate across 21 clues. She was present at the crucifixion and was the first person to see the risen Jesus at the empty tomb. Despite popular misconception, the Bible never identifies her as a prostitute.
Lazarus of Bethany, whom Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb, is the Bible's most famous resurrection miracle. The story appears in John 11, "raising the dead" appears multiple times across the Bible but "the most famous time, it's done by Jesus in John 11" (FJ). The phrase "raising Lazarus" has become shorthand for any seemingly impossible revival.
The twelve apostles are a frequent category, and Jeopardy loves testing the list. Beyond Peter, Paul (not one of the original twelve), and Judas, the most-tested apostles include:
Book identification is one of the most common high-value Bible clue types. Key facts:
Biblical quotes appear at every value level. The most frequently tested:
Jeopardy loves biblical numbers and "firsts":
The "Biblical Zoo" category (58 clues) and animal-related clues test:
These answers consistently trip up contestants, study them carefully:
| Answer | Appearances | Stumper Rate | Why It's Tricky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah | 11 | 63% | "Weeping prophet" confused with other prophets |
| Rebekah | 7 | 57% | Isaac's wife, Jacob's mother, overshadowed by Rachel |
| Jonathan | 10 | 56% | Saul's son, David's friend, confused with other Jonathans |
| Barabbas | 9 | 44% | Prisoner released instead of Jesus, name forgotten |
| Michael | 13 | 42% | The archangel, contestants don't expect "Michael" as a biblical answer |
| Ishmael | 8 | 38% | Abraham's other son, overshadowed by Isaac |
| Isaiah | 9 | 38% | Messianic prophet, confused with other prophets |
| Saul | 30 | 36% | First king of Israel, confused with Paul's original name |
| Gideon | 12 | 36% | Reduced his army, story known but name forgotten |
| Rachel | 15 | 31% | Jacob's beloved wife, confused with Rebekah |
Memorize these and recognize 31.3% of all The Bible clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses | 58 | "The Prince of Egypt" says Seti gave the order to kill the newborn Hebrews & adopted this Hebrew boy |
| 2 | Solomon | 47 | He sat on his father David's mule before taking his seat on the throne |
| 3 | King David | 46 | This second king of Israel was "the sweet singer of Israel" |
| 4 | Noah | 44 | After this man makes burnt offerings, "The Lord said... neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done" |
| 5 | Samson | 41 | The jawbone of an ass is an unusual choice for a weapon, but this guy "slew a thousand men" with one in Judges 15 |
| 6 | Paul | 40 | In Damascus, "the scales fell from his eyes" |
| 7 | Joseph | 38 | The sons of Zilpah hated this brother for his fancy clothes & the dreams that said he'd reign over them |
| 8 | Simon Peter | 36 | After Jesus' resurrection, this fisherman was the first disciple to whom Jesus chose to appear |
| 9 | Job | 34 | Upright man who moaned, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither" |
| 10 | Abraham | 33 | Together Isaac & Ishmael bury this man in the cave of Machpelah |
| 11 | Joshua | 28 | Sound the trumpets! Both Isaiah & this Old Testament name mean "the Lord is salvation" |
| 12 | Jonah | 28 | In chapter 1 of his book, it's "great fish", 1, him, 0 |
| 13 | John the Baptist | 27 | Matthew 14 tells of the burial of this beheaded forerunner of Jesus by some of his followers |
| 14 | Jacob | 27 | In Genesis 32 this man gives his angry brother goats, camels & donkeys in an attempt to calm him |
| 15 | Cain | 26 | After a big Bible belt that kills his brother, he is marked & heads east of Eden |
| 16 | King Saul | 26 | St. Paul's original name |
| 17 | Goliath | 25 | The bigger they are, the harder they fall, & this big guy falls hard, via a "stone sunk into his forehead" |
| 18 | Jericho | 23 | "When Joshua was by" this place, "there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand" |
| 19 | Adam | 23 | The first word in I Chronicles is this man first mentioned in Genesis 2:19 |
| 20 | Ruth | 22 | All trouble faded away for her as she wandered slowly through the Fields of Boaz |
| 21 | the Psalms | 21 | This book of praises is the longest in the Bible with 150 "songs" |
| 22 | Lazarus | 20 | Jesus loved him enough to raise him from the dead in John 11 |
| 23 | Daniel | 20 | Big cats did no harm: NAILED |
| 24 | the Ark of the Covenant | 19 | Master craftsman Bezaleel built this sacred object based on instructions given on Mount Sinai |
| 25 | Esther | 19 | Hadassah (6) |
| 26 | Pontius Pilate | 19 | In the New Testament, this Roman governor asked "what is truth?" |
| 27 | Jezebel | 18 | Wife of Ahab, this Baal worshiper & harlot was last seen in Jezreel |
| 28 | Sarah | 16 | This wife of Abraham & mother of Isaac was favored by God as the "mother of nations" |
| 29 | Methuselah | 16 | Extremely senior citizen: HULA THEMES |
| 30 | Mary Magdalene | 16 | "They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, & we know not where they have laid him" |
| 31 | Luke | 16 | Zacharias ministers in the temple in this book that comes before John & after Mark |
| 32 | Delilah | 16 | "Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth" |
| 33 | the Philistines | 16 | There's a lot of smiting & destroying after this group steals the Ark of God; things don't end well for Goliath, either |
| 34 | Judas | 15 | According to Matthew, this man returns the silver given to him by the priests & they buy a potter's field to bury strangers in |
| 35 | Genesis | 15 | The Old Testament ends with the book of Malachi & starts with this book |
| 36 | Exodus | 15 | It follows Genesis (6) |
| 37 | Rachel | 14 | Jacob has to work for 14 years to marry this second wife, his true love |
| 38 | Matthew | 14 | According to this 1st gospel, at the moment of the crucifixion, bodies of saints came back to life & walked out of their graves |
| 39 | Revelation | 13 | St. John experienced this in a cave on the isle of Patmos & is said to have written the Bible book of the same name there |
| 40 | Nebuchadnezzar | 13 | In 2 Kings this king of Babylon "cut in pieces all the vessels of gold... in the Temple of the Lord" |
| 41 | Judges | 13 | Ehud, the second of these officials listed in the Bible, killed the king of Moab with a dagger, not a gavel |
| 42 | Eve | 13 | In the Bible she's created from a man's rib |
| 43 | Thomas | 13 | "Jesus saith unto him... because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed" |
| 44 | Sodom and Gomorrah | 13 | In Genesis 19 these 2 cities near the Dead Sea have fire & brimstone rained down on them |
| 45 | Sodom | 12 | Lot fled this city as God burned it behind him |
| 46 | Nazareth | 12 | This city in Lower Galilee was the hometown of Mary & Joseph |
| 47 | John | 12 | The passage "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son" is in this book |
| 48 | Isaac | 12 | He discovered his father's plan after he asked where the lamb was for the burnt offering |
| 49 | Esau | 12 | In a move that came back to haunt him, this twin brother of Jacob sold his birthright for some lentil soup |
| 50 | Deborah | 12 | Prophetess & military leader of pre-monarchic Israel: ORB HEAD |
These appear 8+ times. Memorize these first.
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