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Bible Puzzles These non-denominational Bible games, puzzles, and quizzes are intended to offer qualified biblical learning with a measure of lighthearted entertainment to all lovers of the Bible. It is also offered to students who want to increase their comprehension and retention of scripture. Our studies focus explicitly on the Bible itself, rather than unpredictable excursions into the various theological environs of belief, custom, or doctrine. We have tried to combine these exercises with a touch of enjoyment because many people seem to take more of an interest in learning when fun is involved. We desire to communicate biblical truths, for the Bible is the light for our pathway, to illuminate and help us along our mutual pilgrimage towards eternity. Hopefully, these exercises will greatly enhance your reading and studying of the Bible. Here are a variety of puzzles and exercises to get you in the mood for studying the Bible. We have selected a number of different puzzle concepts that utilize memory and very simple concentration skills. Each puzzle was selected with the intention of adding some fun to your study of the Bible. If you know of any other puzzle concepts that we may be able to add, please let us know. Have fun and enjoy your Bible! Words, phrases, and spellings are consistent with the King James Version and New American Standard Version.



Hour Glass What is my Age - Here's a chance to learn some time-trivia about your life since your day of birth. It's also calculated by world time-zones, so that people from other countries may also enjoy the results. You may also learn about time zone differences by checking out World Date & Time Zones.



Graphic Find Books is an opportunity to locate books of the Bible. We hid the names of twenty-six books of the Bible in a few short paragraphs, all wrapped around a little story. Few are very obvious and some will be a little challenging. See if you can discover where each of them are hidden.



Graphic Elymas' Tic Tac Toe - In Acts 13:8 we learn of a trickster by the name of Elymas who tried to prevent the local governor from learning more about faith in Jesus. He has a game of Tic Tac Toe for you. See if you can beat him. You have the letter X but he uses the letter E instead of O. There's no difference in level of play. You either win, lose, or draw. Don't let him trick you. May this be your day of good fortune!



Graphic Caesar's Checker Challenge will test your ability to beat Caesar at an old fashion game of checkers. Yes, he can be beat. Use good judgement and don't let him get ahead because he doesn't give you much of an opportunity to catchup. Caesar wrote this game in JavaScript and it plays well with most of the latest browser versions and both 32 & 64 bit operating systems. He might be unpredictable with some less popular browsers or operating systems. Skill level is Expert. May good fortune be with you.



Graphic Differences between two objects has been a favorite puzzle in newspapers for over a century. Look at the following exercises and see if you can find the differences without looking at the answers. These four exercises help stimulate your mind and help you to learn more about the Bible.


       BEGINNER        INTERMEDIATE        ADVANCED        EXPERT

Ball IconSermon on the Mount

Ball IconGolden Calf

Ball IconJesus on Trial

Ball IconWedding in Cana



Word Search Icon Word Search is an exercise to discover the repositioned letters of words from the Bible. Each word may appear horizontally, vertically, diagonally, and backwards in any of the previous three formats. When you have found a word, click on the "center" of the first letter and drag to the "center" of the last letter. The differences between skill levels of this section are far less than any other game that we offer.


       BEGINNER        INTERMEDIATE        ADVANCED        EXPERT

Ball Icon Apostles

Ball Icon Countries

Ball Icon OT Cities

Ball Icon NT Cities

Ball Icon Animals

Ball Icon Clothing

Ball Icon Plants

Ball Icon Minerals



Bible Quizzes Each question comes directly from the Bible, forbearing the temptation to use items related to topics such as theology, church history, beliefs, doctrines, or educational disciplines. The primary intention of these exercises is to concentrate on the Bible itself. When you have completed each question, click on the Answers button to be see each question with the correct answer, your response to the question, and a mathematical computation of correct / wrong answers in percentage. Many of the more difficult or especially tricky questions have a detailed explanation with accompanying scriptures to fully explain our reasoning. Each quiz level has slightly more difficult questions and presumes a more thorough understanding and comprehension of the Bible. The degree of difficulty of these various quizzes is determined by a mixture of three components: number of questions, theological depth of the subject matter, and the progressive use of "fill in the blank" type of questions. The latter is probably the most influential factor because it quickly removes the probability of guessing at visible answers. Finally, a reminder that in the case of True/False questions, if any part of the statement is false - the answer is false, no matter how true the rest of the statement may be.


WARM UP BEGINNER INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED EXPERT

Warmup Quiz
WARM UP

Cities Quiz
CITIES

People Quiz
PEOPLE

Animals Quiz
ANIMALS

Expert 1 Quiz
EXPERT
Apostles Quiz
APOSTLES
Books Quiz
BOOKS
Miracles Quiz
MIRACLES


Brethren Heritage
BRETHREN HERITAGE



Bible Puzzles

Old fashioned cardboard jigsaw puzzles have gone digital. We searched for the best known religious works of art and turned them into jigsaw puzzles. Here is an opportunity for you to learn more about the bible and also enjoy our gaming creativity while offline. That's right, offline. It's not necessary to have an Internet connection in order to play. Each puzzle is a self-contained executable (.exe) program. Installation is unnecessary. If your virus software gives an alert during the download process, just indicate that it is safe to continue. Puzzles are free of spyware and malware. Double click each downloaded puzzle to launch a new biblical experience. Download each puzzle to your laptop and enjoy them on the front porch, in the back seat of the car, next to the swimming pool - but not in church during the worship service. As you put each puzzle together piece by piece, consider how God may also want to improve your spiritual life, piece by piece. Please first read our Instructions to better understand how to play. Share them with your friends.


  ALERT!    These puzzles are Executable programs. You may need to inform your virus software that it is okay to download.


  BEGINNER 25 ± pieces / 10-15 minutes / pieces NOT ROTATED

  25 Pieces
Birth Of Jesus
40 Pieces
Joseph into Slavery
54 Pieces
Woman at the Well
70 Pieces
Tower of Babel
 


  INTERMEDIATE 100 ± pieces / 20-40 minutes / pieces ROTATED

  96 Pieces
Pharaoh's Daughter
126 Pieces
Abraham & Isaac
176 Pieces
Prayer in Gethsemane
   


  ADVANCED 200 ± pieces / 40-60 minutes / pieces NOT ROTATED

  247 Pieces
Ten Commandments
384 Pieces
Marriage at Cana
     


  EXPERT 500 ± pieces / 60-90 minutes / pieces NOT ROTATED

  864 Pieces
Jesus On Trial
       

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Special care has been exercised in the collecting of photographs, illustrations, religious paintings, and gaming exercises to insure that intellectual property has been respected. Other than existing in the public domain, all images have been taken from resources which permit free use of their content to non-profit organizations or private individuals.

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