Relatives in the Old Testament
1. Who was the mother of Samuel?
Hagar
Peninnah
Anna
Hannah
Hannah
1. My wife and I took a new convert called Apollos into our home and helped him to grow in his faith. What is my wife's name?
Lydia
Eunice
Dorcas
Priscilla
Priscilla
1. My mother is from Moab. She came to Bethlehem with my grandmother and met my father while gleaning for grain in his fields. What is my mother's name?
Rebekah
Naomi
Ruth
Rahab
Ruth
1. Adam and Eve were the first man and the first woman according to Genesis and their first two children were Cain and Abel. After Cain killed Abel, they had a third child and he was named Seth. According to Genesis 5:4, they also had other sons and daughters. What was the name of their fourth child?
Abel the Second
No name is given
Lamech
Rebekah
No name is given
1. My father was the first man, so who am I?
Noah
Enosh
Enoch
Seth
Seth
2. Dinah's father was Jacob, but what was her mother's name?
Rachel
Leah
Bilhah
Zilpah
Leah
2. I couldn't believe that a prophet would marry someone like me, who was known to be an unfaithful woman, but God told him that we should be together. Who is my husband?
Haggai
Isaiah
Hosea
Amos
Hosea
2. I had such a difficult time giving birth to my son that I named him "Pain". He later prayed to God that he wouldn't be someone who would cause pain. What did I name my son?
Jabez
Shuhah
Helah
Kenaz
Jabez
2. Jacob had two wives who were sisters, Leah and Rachel, as per Genesis 29:15-30. What was the name of their father who had Jacob work for him for a total of fourteen years to gain permission to marry both?
David
Aaron
Jehosophat
Laban
Laban
2. My sons had a tendency to be hot-headed and earned themselves the nickname "Sons of Thunder". What is my name?
Zechariah
Zebedee
Zebulun
Zephaniah
Zebedee
3. After her first husband Nabal died, which powerful man did Abigail marry?
David
Xerxes
Ahasuerus
Nebuchadnezzar
David
3. After I killed an Egyptian I had to leave town in a hurry. While staying in the desert I married a priest's daughter. What's her name?
Zipporah
Jochebed
Miriam
Hannah
Zipporah
3. My mother was really distressed that she was barren, especially as my father's other wife would always taunt her about it. In her distress she prayed to the Lord while she was in the tabernacle. Not too long later I was born and she dedicated me to the Lord's service when I was still a young child. Who is my mother?
Hannah
Mary
Rachel
Sarah
Hannah
3. David had a number of wives with Bathsheba being the most well known. According to 2 Samuel 11:2, what was she doing when David first laid eyes on her?
Dancing as a member of a group.
Bathing on a rooftop.
Singing as a member of a group.
Praying fervently on a busy street.
Bathing on a rooftop.
3. I am a prophet whose son's name means "quick to plunder, swift to spoil". What name do I go by?Hint
Hosea
Micah
Amos
Isaiah
Isaiah
4. What was the name of the younger son of Jochabed?
Benjamin
Noah
Esau
Moses
Moses
4. My husband took our family to Moab to escape famine and I was devastated when I lost both him and my two sons there. What was my husband's name?
Elimelech
Kilion
Mahlon
Boaz
Elimelech
4. I grieved when my first baby died when he was only a week old. God gave me another son, though, who has grown up to become a very wise king. Who is my wise son?
David
Josiah
Hezekiah
Solomon
Solomon
4. Boaz and Ruth are one of the better known couples in the Old Testament with the book of Ruth largely devoted to their romance. What was the name of their first son who ended up being the grandfather of David? (Ruth 4:13-16)
Perez
Shem
Salmon
Obed
Obed
4. I can't believe that one of my sons is best friends with my worst enemy! Who is my son?Hint
David
Jonathan
John
Paul
Jonathan
5. What was the name of Ruth's first husband?
Enoch
Boaz
Mahlon
Elimelek
Mahlon
5. How I wish my husband didn't have two wives! His other wife has children and is always mocking me as I have none. Who is my husband, who tries to comfort me by saying that he is worth more than ten sons to me?
Eli
Elkanah
Eleazar
Ezekiel
Elkanah
5. My mother was very brave and defied the Pharaoh when he said that all baby boys should be killed at birth. She kept me hidden for a while and then, to cut a long story short, I ended up being adopted by the princess! What is the name of my courageous mother?
Shiphrah
Zipporah
Puah
Jochebed
Jochebed
5. According to 1 Kings 11:3, Solomon had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines.
True
False
True
5. This young man, who is not actually my son but is like a son to me, helps me in my work. Whom do I consider "my son in the Lord"?Hint
Barnabas
Timothy
Silas
Stephen
Timothy