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1. Sarah was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac in the Old Testament. According to Genesis 17:15, what was her name before she became known as Sarah?
2. Out of the four names below starting with the letter 'S', which one was the first king of Israel? (1 Samuel 9:1)
3. Out of the four names below starting with the letter 'S', which one was thrown into a fiery furnace with Meshach and Abednego? (Daniel 3:19-20)
4. Who was the judge of Israel who spent time with a prostitute in Gaza? (Judges 16:1)
5. Who was a son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel? (Genesis 29:33)
6. According to Scripture, a judge of Israel whose name starts with the letter 'S' killed six hundred Philistines with an ox goad. What was his name? (Judges 3:31)
7. Out of the four names below starting with the letter 'S', which one was the oldest son of Noah?
8. According to 2 Samuel 12:24-25, a king of Israel was to be called Jedidiah at birth but for whatever reason, the name never stuck. Who was the king?
9. What judge of Israel, whose name starts with the letter 'S', had two sons who were corrupt?
10. What was the name of the man who raped Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah? (Genesis 34:2)
11. According to Ruth 4:21, who was the father of Boaz, the husband of Ruth?
12. Out of the four names below starting with the letter 'S', which one was a grandfather of Mordecai? (Esther 2:5)
13. What man had a tent peg driven through his head by an Israelite woman while he was sleeping? (Judges 4:17-22)
14. According to 1 Kings 19:16, Elisha's father had a name that starts with the letter 'S'. What was his father's name?
15. Out of the four names below that start with the letter 'S', which one was a bitter opponent of Nehemiah and his workers who rebuilt a wall around Jerusalem? (Nehemiah 4:1)
16. While there is no smoking gun, who is GENERALLY BELIEVED to be the wife of Zebedee and the mother of James and John?
17. What was the name of the woman in the Philippian church who was at loggerheads with Euodia? (Philippians 4:2-3)
18. In Romans 16:21, Paul extends greetings on behalf of Timothy, Lucius and Jason as well as another worker in the early church who had a name starting with the letter 'S'. What was the man's name?
19. Out of the four names below starting with the letter 'S', which woman, going strictly by Scripture, was a follower of Jesus? (Luke 8:3)
20. Who was the elderly man who, upon seeing the Baby Jesus, proclaimed his eyes had seen God's salvation? (Luke 3:25-35)
21. Apart from Timothy, there are only two other people who have their names included in the salutations of the apostle Paul's books and both have names that start with the letter 'S'. What are their names?
22. What's the name of the woman who was struck dead along with her husband Ananias for withholding money from the early church? (Acts 5:1-11)
23. Acts 15:22-29 tells of a church council passing what is known as the Jerusalem decree and calling on two men, along with Paul and Barnabas, to deliver the decree to Gentile believers in Antioch. One of the two men who helped deliver the decree was Judas, who was also named Barsabas. What was the name of the second man?
24. The apostle Paul was known by a second name that starts with the letter 'S'. What was the name? (Acts 13:9)
25. According to Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21 and Luke 23:26, who helped Jesus carry the cross to His crucifixion?
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