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1. The two most famous Marys in the New Testament are probably Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, and Mary Magdalene.
There are other women with that name, including a Mary that the Bible says next to nothing about. The apostle Paul mentions her in one of his letters.
In which writing does Paul tell people to greet her?
2. When people think of the Biblical Miriam, they probably think of Amram's and Jochebed's daughter, who is also the sister of Aaron and Moses.
Amazingly, there is another Miriam in the Old Testament. To be specific, she is in 1 Chronicles 4:17.
According to the New American Standard Bible (NASB), who are her parents?
3. 1 Chronicles 3:1 lists a Daniel, son of David, and Ezra 8:2 includes a Daniel, son of Ithamar.
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. According to the New American Standard Bible, 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?
7. Without a doubt, the most prominent person in the Christian Bible is Jesus Christ.
Most of the time when the Bible (or even people in general, I would say) talks about Jesus, this is the Jesus. In Colossians 4:11, however, Paul references a different Jesus.
According to the verse, this Jesus was a circumcised (Hebrew) Christian. What other name does Paul call him?
8. There are multiple Josephs in the Bible. In the Old Testament, there is the husband of Asenath, who is also the father of Manessah and Ephraim.
In the New Testament, there is Joseph of Arimathea. In addition, there is a brother of Jesus Christ and there are several others.
According to Acts 4:35, there was a man named Joseph but the apostles called him a different name. What was their nickname for him?
9. In the Old Testament, Jonah is a rebellious prophet.
According to Matthew 16:17 in most translations, another Jonah is whose father?
10. An important man in the Old Testament is Jacob, whose other name is Israel. The main Hebrew patriarchs are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
The New Testament briefly mentions a different man named Jacob. If I say that this Jacob is the grandfather of Jesus Christ, then who is his son?
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