1. Second day
   Fourth day
2. Sixth day
   Seventh day

God saves the creation of man and all other land animals for the sixth day. He creates men and women, tells them to "be fruitful and multiply" and takes a well-deserved rest on the seventh day.

1. The Pentateuch
   The Epistles
2. The Acts of the Apostles
   The Apocrypha

It's traditionally believed that Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy were written by Moses. Pentateuch comes from the Greek for "five books." In Judaism, it's called the Torah.

1. Golgotha
   Mount Sinai
2. Jerusalem
   River Jordan

While Exodus says that Moses received the 10 Commandments (also called the Decalogue) on Mount Sinai, Deuteronomy calls it Mount Horeb. Scholars think they're two names for the same place.

1. Leviticus
   Amos
2. Psalms
   Malachi

Malachi is among the prophetic books of the Old Testament and was written sometime around 430 B.C. The word Malachi comes from the Hebrew for "my messenger" — appropriate for a prophet!

1. Land of Nod
   Bethany
2. Egypt
   Sodom and Gomorrah

The Bible isn't specific about where the Land of Nod is, only that it's "east of Eden." Nod is related to the Hebrew for "wander," which may describe Cain's life after murdering his brother.

1. Joshua
   Lamech
2. Seth
   Enoch

After Cain killed Abel, God gave Adam and Eve a third son, Seth. Seth, whose descendants included Noah, lived to be 912 years old. Luke traces Jesus' genealogy back to Adam through Seth.

1. Hosea
   Obadiah
2. Habakkuk
   Deuteronomy

The Book of Deuteronomy belongs to the Pentateuch or Torah. It describes Moses' death and burial and his successor, Joshua, taking over the Israelites before they enter Canaan.

1. Esther
   Tamar
2. Rebecca
   Miriam

After King Ahasuerus chooses Esther as his wife, Esther uses her position to dissuade him from killing all the Jews in Persia. Today, Persian Jews are known as "Esther's children."

1. Sarah
   Orpah
2. Ruth
   Delilah

A Moabite woman, Ruth declared that Naomi's God would become hers too. She then followed Naomi back to Bethlehem and remarried. She's one of the few women named in Jesus' genealogy.

1. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
   Jesse, David and Goliath
2. Naphtali, Issachar and Zebulun
   Reuben, Simeon and Gad

Imagine the Babylonian king's surprise when he looked in the furnace and saw four unharmed men among the flames! The fourth was likely an angel of God sent to protect his devoted followers.

1. Grain
   A silver cup
2. Gold
   A multi-colored coat

After they sold Joseph into slavery, Joseph understandably wants to see if his brothers are still as disloyal as before. This time, they unite to defend Benjamin, proving they've changed.

1. Jochebed
   Bathsheba
2. Rachel
   Leah

To save her baby from death at the hands of the Egyptians, Jochebed let him float down the river in a basket. God had plans for Moses, though, because Pharaoh's daughter found and adopted him.

1. She was delighted.
   She wanted a daughter.
2. She was very old.
   She was in shock.

After struggling for years to have children, Sarah was skeptical that a woman of her advanced age could bear a son. But sure enough, she gave birth to Isaac, whose name means "laughter."

1. Jethro
   Eliezer
2. Gershom
   Amram

Jethro became Moses' father-in-law when the exiled Hebrew married Zipporah. Jethro even gave Moses a job as a shepherd before he did that whole leading-his-people-out-of-slavery thing.

1. Mordecai
   Jared
2. Mahalalel
   Methuselah

According to Genesis, Methuselah (Noah's grandfather) comes in first for the oldest age. And Methuselah's grandfather Jared is a close runner-up, living to be 962 years old. Must be strong genes!

1. His hair
   His hands
2. A donkey's jawbone
   A slingshot

Before the treacherous Delilah cut his hair, Samson displayed superhuman strength, taking down a mighty lion with no weapons. Samson defeats his Philistine captors but dies in the process.

1. Absalom
   Uriah
2. Eliam
   Jonathan

David tried to cover up his affair, but when that didn't work, he arranged for Uriah to die in battle and followed that up by marrying Bathsheba. Wow, and we thought today's soap operas were scandalous!

1. Matthew and Luke
   Matthew and Mark
2. Mark and Luke
   Luke and John

The nativity story celebrated at Christmas comes from Matthew and Luke, who had slightly differing accounts of the birth. Linus in "A Charlie Brown Christmas" quotes from the Luke version.

1. Pontius Pilate
   God
2. Mary
   A criminal being crucified

According to the four Gospels, Jesus said seven "last words" on the cross before his death. He spoke to his mother Mary, a disciple, the man being crucified next to him and God.

1. His disciple Judas betrayed him.
   His disciples do not understand him.
2. He is overcome with joy.
   His friend Lazarus has died.

When Jesus sees his friends mourning Lazarus, he is overcome with pity and weeps too. While raising Lazarus from the dead is a divine act, showing genuine sorrow reveals Jesus' human side.

1. The night of his birth
   Sometime after his birth
2. When Jesus was 12
   When Jesus was 15

The Magi, or Wise Men, visited the infant Jesus at an unspecified time after his birth and presented him with gifts. Christians celebrate the Epiphany on January 6 to mark this occasion.

1. He pushes people aside.
   He sends Jesus an invitation.
2. He climbs a tree.
   He rides through the crowd on a donkey.

In Jericho, Zacchaeus climbed a tree to see Jesus over the crowd. To everyone's surprise (because Zacchaeus was a reviled tax collector), Jesus invited himself to Zacchaeus' house.

1. "For theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
   "For they shall inherit the earth."
2. "For they shall obtain mercy."
   "For they shall see God."

With the Beatitudes, Jesus describes the people of God as peacemakers, merciful, meek and pure of heart. Here Jesus names the rewards people will receive for possessing these qualities.

1. Thomas
   Matthew
2. Andrew
   Jude

Tax collectors were not popular in Jesus' time. Jewish people saw them as working for the enemy, the Romans. But Matthew, also called Levi, immediately left this job behind to follow Jesus.

1. Metaphors
   Sermons
2. Parables
   Beatitudes

Jesus' parables include the Lost Sheep, the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan. The parables remain among his best-remembered teachings because of their simplicity and profound messages.

1. Jairus' daughter
   A bleeding woman
2. A possessed man
   A centurion's servant

In Mark's Gospel, a woman touches Jesus' robe, confident that just touching him would cure her of her prolonged illness. And sure enough, she is healed. Jesus praises her for her faith.

1. Judas
   Peter
2. James
   John

No one walks on water like Jesus. Peter follows Jesus' command to join him in walking on the raging sea, but he gets scared and starts to sink. Jesus then scolds him for doubting his power.

1. Carpenter
   Shepherd
2. Soldier
   Fisherman

The Gospels make the point that Jesus' 12 disciples were mostly ordinary men. At least four of the disciples were fishermen before Jesus came and promised to make them "fishers of men."

1. He drives out his demons.
   He heals him of blindness.
2. He brings him back to life.
   He heals him so he can walk.

Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, hears Jesus is near and calls out to him, asking for help. Moved by Bartimaeus' faith in spite of the people trying to shush him, Jesus heals the man.

1. Rachel and Leah
   Anne and Bethany
2. Elizabeth and Sarah
   Mary and Martha

Jesus stays at Mary and Martha's house. While Martha stays busy being hostess, Mary is absorbed by Jesus' words. Jesus tells Martha that Mary is doing the right thing. Chores can wait!

1. Thessalonica
   Gethsemane
2. Caesarea
   Bethesda

Jesus goes to the garden of Gethsemane alone to pray after the Last Supper. This is referred to as the "Agony in the Garden" because Jesus knew he was about to be arrested and executed.

1. Herod
   John the Baptist
2. Simon
   Barabbas

Barabbas was a revolutionary who'd been imprisoned for rioting against the Romans. According to the Gospels, the rowdy crowds insist that they want Barabbas freed instead of Jesus.

1. Buy a potter's field
   Buy candles for the temple
2. Feed the poor
   Pay for Jesus' burial

Wracked by guilt for betraying Jesus, Judas returns the 30 pieces of silver before killing himself. The priests use the money to open a paupers' grave as a place to bury the poor.

1. 27
   32
2. 39
   46

The number of books in the Old Testament differs according to different religions. But the New Testament consistently has 27 books, including the Gospels, Acts, Epistles and Revelation.

1. Elisha and Elijah
   Jeremiah and Isaiah
2. Moses and Elijah
   Daniel and Jonah

Jesus' transfiguration occurs atop a mountain, in which he glows radiantly and speaks to Moses, Elijah and God. All the major Christian sects celebrate this miraculous event.