| Vows | Good King / Bad King | Creatures | Women of the Bible | Cities |
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Who is Jeph'thah.
(Judges11:39)
This man fulfilled a difficult vow made involving his daughter.
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What is good
David
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What are "the birds of heaven"
(Matt 6:26)
Jesus said to "observe intently" these.
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Who is Mary (Jesus' mother)
(Luke 1:28)
She was called a "highly favored one."
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What is Jericho
(Judges 6:15,20)
It took seven days before the walls of this city finally fell.
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What is pay it
According to Ecclesiastes 5:4, you should do this if you make a vow.
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What is good
(1 Ki 22:42,43)
Jehoshophat
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What is the hippopotamus
(Job 40:15)
The behemoth is also known as this creature in many Bible translations.
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Who is Job's wife
(Job 1:2; 42:13)
We can assume that she was a mother to 20 children.
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What are the "cities of refuge"
(Num 35:6)
There were six of these life-saving cities throughout the promised land.
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What is he clipped his hair
(Ac 18:18)
As part of a vow he made, the aposlte Paul had this done in Cenʹchre·ae.
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What is bad
(1 Ki 16:30)
Ahab
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Who is the "lazy one"
(Prov 6:6)
This type of person is told to "go to the ant" for a valuable lesson.
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Who is Priscilla (or, Prisca)
(Ro 16:3,4)
She and her husband "risked their necks" for the apostle Paul.
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What is Cana
(John 2:11)
Jesus' first recorded miracle was performed in this city.
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What is "...add to it."
(Ru. 1:17; 1 Sa 3:17; 2 Sa 19:13)
Vows recorded in the Hebrew scriptures often started with the person saying: "May Jehovah do so to me (or, you) and..."
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What is good, then bad
(2 Chron 1:1; 1 Ki 11:4-6)
Solomon
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What is
1) unclean (by sevens) 2) clean (by twos) 3) flying creatures (by sevens) (Gen 7:2,3)
Noah was told to gather these three groups of creatures into the ark
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Who is Ruth
(Ru 3:11)
This gleaning woman was known "by everyone" as "excellent."
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What is New Jerusalem (Heavenly Jerusalem)
(Rev 21:16, 21, 25)
This city was laid out like a square, and never closed any of its 12 gates.
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What are (2 of 3):
1. They were to drink no intoxicating beverage 2. They were not to cut the hair of their heads 3. They were not to touch a dead body, even that of the closest of relatives
These are two of the principle restrictions for Nazarites.
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What is bad, then good
(2 Ki 21:6; 2 Chron 33:15,16)
Manasseh
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What are ants, rock badgers, locusts, and the gecko lizard
(Prov 30:24-28)
These four creatures are referred to as "among the smallest," but "instinctively wise"
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Who is Athaliah
(2 Chron 22:12)
She ruled the Southern Kingdom of Judah for six years.
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What is Lystra
(Acts 14:8, 19)
The apostle Paul was stoned and left for dead outside of this city.
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