1. Some of Goliath’s relatives had 12 fingers and toes. 2 Samuel 21:20.

2. The story of King David’s grandmother, Ruth, is a good example of keeping to the will of God, even in the worst times.

3. A girl named Rhoda ran excitedly to announce Peter’s arrival and forgot to open the door for him. Acts 12.

4. It is wise to discipline a child. It teaches him right from wrong and teaches him to make right choices.

5. Jews did not celebrate their birthdays.

6. Moses sweetened bitter water by throwing a tree in it. Exodus 15:22-25.

7. God ate pancakes with Abraham and Sarah. Genesis 18:2-5.

8. An inner gate to a city is called the needle’s eye because it was so narrow.

9. Bodies of criminals were not usually buried but were left for the dogs and vultures.

10. In Old Testament times the eldest son received twice as much inheritance as a younger son.

11. Jews did not eat with silverware but used a piece of bread and their fingers to pick up their food.

12. The bodies of newborn babies were rubbed with salt.

13. Only wealthy people had chairs in their homes. Others sat on floors.

14. Joshua killed 31 kings. Joshua 12:24 15. The sun and the moon stood still to wait for Joshua to win a battle. Joshua 10:127.

16. The Olympic Games start in Old Testament times.

17. Notes and letters were sometimes written on old broken pieces of pottery.

18. Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs. I Kings 4:32.

19. Moses spent about 1/3 of his life as a shepherd.

20. A manger was usually a stone box.

21. Balaam had a talking donkey. Numbers 22:28-31.

22. Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses. I Kings 4:20.

23. God is not mentioned in the book of Ester.

24. King Hanun thought David’s servants were spying on him, so he cut the back ends out of their clothes and sent them home exposed (and probably embarrassed). I Chronicles 19:1-5.

25. In Palestine, families had 2 meal a day—one in late morning and one in the evening.

26. The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years without their clothes and sandals wearing out. Deuteronomy 29:5.

27. Abimelech was fatally wounded when a woman dropped a rock on his head. He didn’t want anyone to know, so he had one of his soldiers run his sword thru him.

28. The Mount of Olives is where Jesus left the earth and ascended into heaven. Acts 1:12.

29. The Jordan River was where Jesus was baptized.

30. The book of John is considered the biographical book of Jesus.

31. Paul wrote from prison the book of Colossians, warning the people of pagan (ungodly) beliefs creeping back into the church.

32. In the book of Titus, Paul counseled on qualifications and duties of ministers.

33.The book of Revelation is a prophetic look at things to come and at God’s final victory over all evil forces of the world.

Note to Sunday School and Children’s Church teachers: These are of just some of the thousands of facts in the Bible. To help kids remember Bible stories, you could make flash cards with questions made from these listed (to start with) and ask questions from them every Sunday. Repeating helps them to remember.

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