25 Bible Names Starting with the Letter 'C' Quiz

Answer: Cain

Cain is the correct answer. According to Scripture, Cain killed his brother Abel out of jealousy, as Abel's offerings were more pleasing to the LORD. They were both sons of Adam and Eve. After Abel's death, Genesis 4:25 reports Eve gave birth to another son, Seth.

Details about Cain killing Abel can be found in Genesis 4:1-15. The same chapter goes on to tell of another murder. The second murder involved Lamech. However, the name of the murder victim is not given. Details about the second murder can be found in Genesis 4:19-24.

Answer: Caleb

Out of twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses, only Caleb and Joshua came back with promising reports. Scripture states the ten other spies who gave unfavorable reports died of a plague before the LORD. Caleb was the son of Jephunneh and he had a daughter named Achsah. In honor of Caleb, one of the districts of Judah was named after him.

The story of the twelve spies is told in Numbers 13 and 14.

Answer: Canaan

Canaan, was the son of Ham and grandson of Noah. According to Genesis 9:20-25, Canaan ended up being cursed by Noah. Scripture states Noah issued the curse after Ham saw him drunk and naked in a tent and went and told other members of the family about Noah's condition. Scripture goes on to tell of Ham's two brothers, Shem and Japheth, taking a garment, and going backwards into their father's tent and covering his nakedness. Because their faces were turned away, they did not see their father's nakedness.

Genesis 9:24-25 tells of Noah awaking from his sleep, and knowing what Ham had done to him, announcing: "Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants he shall be to his brethren."

Canaan, of course, is also the name of the land in which the Israelites would eventually take up residency.

Answer: Chedorlaomer

Chedorlaomer was king of Elam, as per Genesis 14:1. (In the NIV, his name appears as Kedorlaomer.) Chedorlaomer reigned in the days of Abraham and was allied with three other kings who were involved in hostilities with five other city kingdoms, according to Scripture.

Genesis 14:11-17 tells of Abraham, who was known as Abram at the time, assembling three hundred and eighteen servants and defeating Chedorlaomer and freeing Lot and his family. While the NKJV and the NIV states Abram defeated Chedorlaomer, the KJV states he was "slaughtered".

Answer: Chilion

Chilion was the son of Elimelech and Naomi and the husband of Orpah, according to Scripture. (In the NIV, Chilion's name appears as Kilion.) In addition to Chilion, Elimelech and Naomi were also the parents of Mahlon, who was married to Ruth.

According to Ruth 1:3-5, Elimelech, Chilion and Maholon died, leaving their wives as widows. No details are given about the cause of the deaths of the three men.

It must be pointed out that nowhere in Scripture does it specifically say Chilion was married to Orpah. However, Ruth 4:10 states Ruth was married to Mahlon, making it obvious who Chilion was married to.

Answer: Coniah

The king known as Jeconiah and Jehoiachin was also known as Coniah, as per Jeremiah 22:24-28. However, in 2 Kings 24:8 he is known as Jehoiachin. In Jeremiah 24:1, he is known as Jeconiah.

I suspect he was also called Coniah as it is a possible short form for Jeconiah.
He was the son of Jehoiakim and Scripture says he did evil in the eyes of the LORD.

As stated in the question, the NIV does not refer to the king as Coniah.

Answer: Cush

Cush was the son of Ham and grandson of Noah, as per Genesis 10:6. According to Genesis 10:7-8, Cush was the father of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah as well as the infamous Nimrod. Little is known about Cush as he is mentioned in passing reference.

Cush is also another name in Scripture for Ethiopia.

Answer: Cushan-Rishathaim

Judges 3:8 states Cushan-Rishathaim ruled over the Israelites for eight years as "the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel."

Scripture goes on to tell of Othniel leading the israelites to a military victory over Cushan-Rishathaim, thanks to divine intervention. After Othniel's defeat of Cushan-Rishathaim, Scripture states Israel had peace for forty years.

Othniel served as the first judge of Israel.

Answer: Cyrus

Cyrus is the correct answer. His name appears a number of times in the Old Testament, but the account of his decision to liberate the Israelites is largely found in the book of Ezra. According to Scripture, Cyrus decided to grant permission to the Israelites to return to Jerusalem after his heart had been moved by the LORD.

Cyrus was the head of the Persian empire and after he defeated the Babylonians, one of his first major decisions was to free the Israelites. According to Wikipedia, his empire extended from the Mediterranean sea and the Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east. At that time, it was the largest empire the world had seen.

Answer: True

True. There are two different men called Carmi in the Old Testament. (In the NIV, the name is spelled 'Karmi'.) The first man called Carmi was the fourth son of Reuben. His name can be found in Genesis 46:9, Numbers 26:6, and 1 Chronicles 5:3.

Meanwhile, the son of Zabdi and the grandson of Zerah of the tribe of Judah, was also called Carmi. According to Joshua 7:1, Carmi was the father of Achan, a notorious thief when the Israelites were moving into Canann, known as the Promise Land.

Answer: Carshena

Carshena is the correct answer. (In the NIV he is known as Karshena.) Apart from the fact he was a high-ranking official in the court of King Ahasuerus, little is known about Carshena as his name appears in only Esther 1:14. According to Wikipedia, his name is derived from the Persian word for 'wolfish'.

Answer: Chalcol

Chalcol is given as an example of a wise man, but according to 1 Kings 4:29-31 he was not as wise as Solomon. Other examples of wise men given in the passage are Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman and Darda. However, Scripture states they too, were not as wise as Solomon.

According to 1 Kings 4:29, God gave Solomon "wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore." Scripture goes on to state Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Answer: Cheluh

Cheluh is the correct answer. (In the NIV, his name appears as Keluhi and as Chelluh in the KJV.) However, little is known about Cheluh as he is mentioned in passing reference with his name appearing in only Ezra 10:35.

Chelu was certainly not alone when it came to having a non-Jewish wife. Notes in the NKJV Study Bible state those who had pagan wives included 113 men, 17 priests, 10 Levites and 86 others. See Ezra 19:18-46 for details.

Answer: Chelub

Chelub was the father of Ezri who was responsible for overseeing agricultural work during the reign of David. (In the NIV, Chelub is known as Kelub.) However, little is known about Chelub and his son Ezri as they are mentioned in only 1 Chronicles 27:26.

There is a second man called Chelub in Scripture. He was of the tribe of Judah and is described as a brother of Shuhah in 1 Chronicles 4:11. Some theologians believe the Chelub mentioned in the verse is actually Caleb, one of twelve spies assigned by Moses to survey the land of Canaan.

Answer: Clement

Eudoia and Syntyche labored with Paul and Clement in the Gospel, according to Philippians 4:2-3. Using the KJV, NKJV and the NIV, this is the only place where Clement's name appears in Scripture. Catholic tradition holds the Clement mentioned in Philippians became Pope Clement 1.

Answer: Crispus

According to 1 Corinthians 1:14, Crispus was baptized by Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles. In the same verse, Paul goes on to state he also baptized Gaius.

Acts 18:1-16 tells of Paul preaching at Corinth with one of his converts being Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue. According to Acts 18:8, "many" of the Corinthians believed in the Lord following Crispus' conversion and were baptized. According to Verse 11, Paul preached in Corinth for 18 months.

Answer: Candace

Candace is the correct answer. Her name appears only once in Scripture, with the lone appearance being in Acts 8:27. According to the verse, the Ethiopian eunuch who was converted to Christianity by Philip the evangelist was a man "of great authority" under Candace, being in charge of her treasury.

For details about the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch see Acts 8:26-40.

Answer: Claudius Lysias

Claudius Lysias was instrumental in preventing a plot to kill Paul come to fruition, as per Acts 23:11-35. According to Scripture, no less than forty men had planned to ambush Paul and vowed to neither eat nor drink until they had killed him. The ambush was planned to take place when Paul was taken to appear before Felix, the Roman procurator of Iudaea.

Scripture goes on to tell of Paul's sister's son hearing of the ambush plans and making Paul aware of the situation. (No name is given for Paul's sister or for her son.) Paul in turn made the authorities aware of the plot and Claudius Lysias, commander of the Roman garrison in Jerusalem, took action to ensure Paul's safety.

Acts 23:23-24 tells of Claudius Lysias assigning two hundred soldiers, seventy horseman and two hundred spearmen to transport Paul safely to the hands of Felix during the third hour of the night.

Acts 23:26-30 provides information about a letter Claudius Lysias wrote to Felix.

Answer: Caiaphas

After His arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus was led away to appear before Caiaphas, the high priest, as well as the scribes and the elders, as per Matthew 26:57. Scripture goes on to tell of "many" false witnesses accusing Jesus of crimes which could not be substantiated.

Things took a dramatic change when two more false witnesses appeared and accused Jesus of claiming He was "able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days." Scripture states Jesus remained silent. Then in Verse 63, Caiaphas states to Jesus, "I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!" In Verse 64, Jesus responded to Caiaphas, stating: "It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven."

At this point, Caiaphas was livid and tore his clothes at Christ's statement. Caiaphas proceeded to claim Jesus was guilty of blasphemy and should be put to death. Everyone else in the room agreed, according to Scripture.

Answer: Caesar

Festus gave his approval to Paul to present his case before Caesar. The decision was made after Paul appeared before Festus, procurator of Judea. Previously Paul had appeared before Felix who had ordered Paul remain jailed. According to notes in the NKJV Study Bible, Paul was a Roman citizen and had the right to appeal his case before Caesar. The notes state any Roman citizen had the right to appeal to the emperor himself, if they felt they were not getting justice in a provincial court.

Paul, of course, was charged the the Jewish religious leaders of the day for preaching news about a resurrected Jesus Christ. His teachings, they reasoned, amounted to blasphemy.

Answer: Claudia

Little is known about Claudia because the name is mentioned in only 2 Timothy 4:21. In the verse, Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, urges Timothy to do his "utmost" to come before winter and then informs him "Eubulus greets you, as well as Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brethren."

Answer: Chuza

According of Luke 8:3, Chuza was the steward of Herod's household and his wife, Joanna, was a follower of Jesus. In fact, the verse states Joanna, as well as "many others" provided for Jesus from their substance. This is the only mention of Chuza in Scripture so little is known about him.

Answer: Cephas

Jesus gave Peter the nickname Cephas which means stone, or rock.

John 1:42, in the NKJV, states: "And he [Andrew] brought him [Peter] to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, 'You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas' (which is translated, A Stone)."

Peter was also known as Simon Peter. It wasn't unusual for characters in the New Testament to have more than one name. For example, there's Matthew and Levi, Bartholomew and Nathanael, Barnabas and Joses and Paul and Saul.

Answer: Cornelius

Cornelius was among the first Gentile believers in the early church. His story is told in the tenth chapter of Acts. According to Scripture, Cornelius was a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. Although centurions were the elite of a ruthless Roman killing machine, they are portrayed in remarkably good light in the New Testament.

Answer: Chloe

Chloe is the correct answer. However, little is known about her as she is mentioned in passing reference. In 1 Corinthians 1:11, Paul simply states "some from Chloe's household" had informed him about quarrels and divisions among believers in the early church at Corinth. Paul then goes on to exhort the believers at Corinth to end their bickering.