Old
Testament Characters Quiz
Answers
A
man who rode (and conversed with) his disobedient donkey, to curse Jewish
settlers - BALAAM
Babylonian
king famous for throwing a party, using loot from the Jewish Temple - BELSHAZZAR
The
eldest child in the Bible, who came to a very bad end - CAIN
King
who helped the exiles to return home and gave them back 5,400 temple treasures -
CYRUS
My,
my, my!
What a wicked Philistine (not Welsh) woman!
- DELILAH
Wealthy
prophet of the 9th century BC who cured Naaman of his leprosy - ELISHA
Everybody’s ancestress? - EVE
Great
Judge of
Famous
Philistine champion, unexpectedly defeated in single combat
- GOLIATH
Forgiving
prophet, compared God’s love of
Great
prophet best known for his Emmanuel prophecy - ISAIAH
Lebanese-born
Queen of Israel - “corrupt woman, mother of harlots and abominations” - JEZEBEL
Jacob’s
uncle and double father-in-law - LABAN
Abraham’s
nephew, who escaped with his daughters (with no looking back)
-
Prominent
Jew in
King
of
Prophet
who describes the destruction of the Edomites in just 21 verses - OBADIAH
Captain
of the Guard in
Mother
of Joseph, who died giving birth to his younger brother - RACHEL
Canaanite
general, murdered by Jael with a tent-peg - SISERA
Daughter
of David, raped by her half-brother Amnon - TAMAR
Husband
of David’s mistress – died in battle by David’s order - URIAH
Great
King of
“I
AM WHO I AM” - YAHWEH
The
priest who anointed Solomon as King of Israel - ZADOK
With grateful thanks to Phil Bonner, Churwarden at St. Mary's Church, Maulden for compiling this.