Birth and Childhood of Jesus — Beginner Quiz Flashcards

#1

In which city was Jesus born?

📖 Matthew 2:1

#2

What was the name of Jesus's earthly father?

📖 Matthew 1:16

#3

What did the wise men from the East bring to Jesus?

📖 Matthew 2:11

#4

Who announced Jesus's birth to Mary?

📖 Luke 1:26

#5

What sign did the angel give the shepherds to recognize the newborn Jesus?

📖 Luke 2:12

#6

At the temple in Jerusalem, who recognized Jesus as the promised Messiah and blessed him?

📖 Luke 2:25-38

#7

What was Jesus's mother's name?

📖 Luke 1:27

#8

How did Joseph, Mary, and Jesus flee from Herod?

📖 Matthew 2:13-14

#2

Joseph

Joseph was Jesus's earthly father and husband to Mary, as stated in Matthew 1:16 and Luke 1:27.

Matthew 1:16

#1

Bethlehem

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy about the Messiah's birthplace.

Matthew 2:1

#4

Gabriel

The angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear a son named Jesus (Luke 1:26-38).

Luke 1:26

#3

Gold, frankincense, and myrrh

The wise men brought three gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh, each with symbolic meaning—gold for royalty, frankincense for deity, and myrrh for his coming suffering (Matthew 2:11).

Matthew 2:11

#6

Both Anna and Simeon

Both Simeon and Anna, righteous and devout people at the temple, recognized Jesus as the promised Messiah and blessed him when Mary and Joseph brought him to the temple (Luke 2:25-38).

Luke 2:25-38

#5

A baby lying in a manger

The angel told the shepherds they would find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger as a sign (Luke 2:12).

Luke 2:12

#8

They fled to Egypt

An angel warned Joseph in a dream to flee to Egypt with Mary and Jesus to escape Herod's threat to kill the child (Matthew 2:13-14).

Matthew 2:13-14

#7

Mary

Jesus's mother was Mary, a virgin from Nazareth who became the mother of Jesus Christ (Luke 1:27).

Luke 1:27

#9

Where did Jesus grow up after returning from Egypt?

📖 Matthew 2:23

#10

What was Jesus doing in the temple when his parents found him at age twelve?

📖 Luke 2:46

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#10

Sitting among the teachers, listening and asking questions

Jesus was sitting among the teachers in the temple, listening to them and asking them questions; all who heard him were amazed at his understanding (Luke 2:46).

Luke 2:46

#9

Nazareth

After Herod's death, Joseph took his family to Nazareth in Galilee, where Jesus grew up (Matthew 2:23).

Matthew 2:23

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