Books of the bible Word Search

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genesis

The name Genesis comes from a Greek word meaning origin or beginning, and the book opens the entire Bible with creation.

exodus

Exodus means a going out, and the book takes its name from Israel's departure from slavery in Egypt under Moses.

leviticus

Leviticus is named for the Levites, the priestly tribe, and it is almost entirely law and instruction rather than story.

proverbs

Proverbs collects short sayings, and many open with the line that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

matthew

Matthew, traditionally a tax collector who followed Jesus, opens the New Testament with a long genealogy tracing back to Abraham.

numbers

The book of Numbers is named for two censuses of Israel taken in the wilderness, counting the people tribe by tribe.

ephesians

Ephesians is one of Paul's letters, written to the church in Ephesus, a great port city famous for its temple of Artemis.

galatians

Galatians is a fiery letter from Paul defending the message that faith, not law-keeping, makes a person right with God.

revelation

Revelation, the last book, takes its name from a Greek word, apokalypsis, meaning an unveiling or uncovering of hidden things.

chronicles

Chronicles retells much of Israel's history, and in the Hebrew Bible it stands as the very last book rather than the first.

corinthians

Corinthians includes Paul's famous chapter on love, often read at weddings, describing love as patient and kind.

philippians

Philippians is a warm thank-you letter Paul wrote from prison, repeatedly urging his readers to rejoice.

deuteronomy

Deuteronomy means second law in Greek, and it records Moses' farewell speeches to Israel before they entered the promised land.

nehemiah

Nehemiah, a cupbearer to the Persian king, led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's broken walls after the people returned from exile.

jeremiah

Jeremiah is often called the weeping prophet, and he warned Jerusalem of coming destruction that his people refused to heed.

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