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1. One of the first documented "meals" appeared in Genesis and involved eating from the forbidden "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil". Who was the first one documented in the Bible to eat from this tree?
2. One person in the Old Testament was so in need of a meal he gave up his birthright to his brother Jacob for a bowl of lentil stew. Who was this famished man?
3. In Exodus, an important Jewish meal, Passover, was first observed. In addition to eating unleavened bread, the Jews ate the meat of an animal whose blood was smeared on the doors as a signal for the angel of death to "pass over" their homes. What animal was this the Jews had for a meal?
4. The prophet Elijah fled the evil hand of King Ahab by hiding in the wilderness along a small brook. God fed him daily meals in the wilderness through the use of what animal?
5. During an Old Testament incident of a meal between the sons and daughters of one particular man, the house collapsed in on them killing all of the siblings. One hopes that the father had the patience of... oh, I uh, I guess he did! Who was this long suffering man?
6. When the Jews defeated Haman and his armies, Esther and Mordecai held a large meal to celebrate. They made it an annual event, a holiday that still appears on the Jewish calendar. What is this holiday?
7. While having a great feast with many of his constituents, this king witnessed the prophecy of the end of his kingdom through a large hand writing the foreshadowing on the wall. Who was this king who witnessed God's hand, literally, at work?
8. In a lavish meal, put on by King Herod, his daughter Salome danced for him. As a result of Salome's reward for her performance, who met their untimely demise?
9. During one of Jesus' sessions preaching to the masses, he fed 5,000 of his followers with only a small amount of loaves of bread, and fish. Adding the amount the New Testament book of John says there were of each, how many combined loaves and fishes did Jesus start with?
10. Jesus and his disciples would celebrate Passover prior to Jesus' crucifixion, but at the end they had bread and wine together. According to Matthew 26, as he served them to his disciples, what did Jesus refer to these two items as?
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