Oh, You Have that Name Too?
2 Samuel states that Nathan was a prophet who rebuked David for his adultery with Bathsheba. Bathsheba later became one of David's wives and Solomon's mother. Did David name one of his sons Nathan?
Yes.
2 Samuel 5:13-14
Out of the 27 books in the New Testament, which is the only one to have an account of the raising of the widow's son from the dead at Nain as well as reports of two of the most popular parables, The Prodigal Son and The Good Samaritan?
Luke.
Let's start our quiz about Bible people with similar sounding names by taking a look at Hiram and Huram. According to Scripture, they were both involved in helping an Israelite king build a majestic temple for the LORD in Jerusalem. Who was the Israelite king who built the temple?
Solomon.
1 Kings 5:1 and 1 Kings 7:13
What two-letter name is shared by three different men in the Bible and is the name of a land where Noah lived after the flood? (One of the men was the son of Aram and the grandson of Shem.)
Uz
Genesis 10:23, Genesis 22:21 and Genesis 36:28
What Old Testament book makes reference to Immanuel? (Some Bible versions spell the name as Emmanuel.)
Isaiah
Isaiah 7:14
There are two women with the name Bath-shua in 1 Chronicles. This is an alternative spelling of "Bathsheba". One of these is a wife of David, the one he sinned with. In 1 Chronicles 2:3, the other Bath-shua is whose wife?
Judah's
1 Chronicles 2:3
What is the symbolic four-letter name Naomi gave herself after the deaths of her husband and her two sons, as per Ruth 1?
Mara
Ruth 1:20
Two names from the Old Testament that are easy to mix up are Eliezer and Eleazar. According to Scripture, Eliezer came from Damascus and was the senior servant of Abraham. Who was Eleazar?
A son of Aaron and a high priest of the Israelites
Numbers 20:28
What son of Judah had a two-letter name and was struck down by the LORD because of his wickedness, according to Genesis 38?
Er
Genesis 38:2-7
Although Jesus had a variety names, two of the four Gospels describe Him as the Son of Man more than sixty times. Using the NKJV, in what two Gospels do you find Jesus described most often as the Son of Man?
Matthew and Luke
Luke 9:22
In the Old Testament, Jonah is a rebellious prophet.
According to Matthew 16:17 in most translations, another Jonah is whose father?
a) Simon Peter
b) John Mark
c) Judas Iscariot
d) Matthew Levi
Simon Peter
Matthew 16:17
What man with a four-letter name led a group of Israelites back to Jerusalem after they had been living in captivity in Persia?
Ezra
Ezra 7:7
Meshach and Meshech are two names from the Old Testament that are remarkably similar. According to 1 Chronicles 17:1, Meshech was a son of Shem and a grandson of Noah. Who was Meshach?
A compatriot of Shadrach and Abed-Nego.
Daniel 1 to 3
What king with a two letter name had a 13-foot long bed and was defeated by Moses in a ferocious battle at Edrei, as per the third chapter of Deuteronomy?
a)Og
b)So
c)Se
d)Yu
Og.
Deut 3:3
In what book of the New Testament is Jesus referred to as the Word?
a)Gospel of John
b)Revelation
c)Luke
d) 1 John
Gospel of John
John 1:1
1 Chronicles 3 lists a Daniel, son of David, and Ezra 8 includes a Daniel, son of Ithamar.
a)True
b) False
True
1 Chronicles 3:1
Ezra 8:2
Out of the four-letter names below, which one was part of the 12 spies Moses sent into Canaan?
a)Dodo
b)Azel
c) Igal
d)Imla
Igal
Numbers 13:7
Chelub and Chelubai are two minor characters from the Old Testament with names that are quite similar. Interestingly, their names are found in only one book, using the KJV. What is the name of the book that contains the names Chelub and Chelubai?
a) Psalm
b) Proverbs
c)1 Chronicles
d)Obadiah
1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 4:11 and 1 Chronicles 2:9 respectively.
What's the two-letter name of the Ethiopian king who bribed Hoshea, king of Israel, as per 2 Kings 17?
a)Ur
b)Bo
c)So
d)Uz
So
2 Kings 17:4
According to John 1, who was the first disciple to call Jesus the Son of God?
a)John
b)Nathanael
c)Andrew
d)James
Nathanael
John 1:34
While Noah is the name of the man whom God commanded to build an ark, there is, in fact, a woman with the name Noah in the Bible. She is discussed in Numbers 27 and Joshua 17.
Which tribe did this Noah come from?
a)Judah
b)Manessah
c)Benjamin
d)Ephraim
Manessah
Joshua 17:3
Out of the four-letter names below, which one was a son of Rehoboam, as per 2 Chronicles 11?
a)Ziha
b)Zoan
c)Zeeb
d)Ziza
Ziza
2 Chronicles 11:20?
Rezon and Rezin have more in common than having similar sounding names. According to Scripture, both of them were adversaries of the Israelites.
a) True
b) False
True.
1 Kings 11:23 and 2 Kings 15:37 respectively.
Jeremiah 46 in the KJV Bible tells of the LORD preparing to punish the "multitude" of a two-word city in Egypt. What's the city's name?
a)By
b)Be
c) Is
d)No
No.
Jeremiah 46:25
What book in the NKJV refers to Jesus as the Savior of the World?
a)Philemon
b)Luke
c) 1 John
d) 1 Corinthians
1 John
1 John 4:14