Question: What was the name of the woman who helped the Israelite spies escape from the king of Jericho?
Answer: Rahab
Interesting Tidbit: Rahab hid the spies under stalks of flax on her rooftop and lowered them down the city wall with a rope. The scarlet cord she hung from her window to identify her house during Jericho's destruction became a symbol of salvation through faith.
Source: Joshua 2:1-21, 6:22-25
Question: What was the name of the priest who was struck mute for doubting the angel's message about his son's birth?
Answer: Zechariah (father of John the Baptist)
Interesting Tidbit: Zechariah's name means "Yahweh remembers." He was struck mute until his son's birth and naming. When he wrote "His name is John" on a tablet, his speech returned and he immediately praised God with a prophetic song known as the Benedictus.
Source: Luke 1:5-25, 57-79
