Bible People With Similar Sounding Names -- #4 Quiz

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1. Two names in the Bible easily mixed up are Heman and Haman. Heman was a talented musician in the court of King David and was the father of fourteen sons and three daughters. Who was Haman?

Answer: An evil man who planned to kill all the Jews in the Persian empire

Haman was an evil man who planned to kill all the Jews in the massive Persian empire ruled by Ahasuerus. (In the NIV, Ahausuerus is known as Xerxes.) Haman was unable to carry out his diabolical plan as he was out-maneuvered by Queen Esther and Mordecia. See the book of Esther in the Old Testament for full details.

Details about Heman can be found in 1 Chronicles 25:1-6.

2. Eldad and Medad were two men who prophesied in the time of Moses among the Israelites while seventy elders went to the tabernacle to receive the ability to prophesy from God. Their names can be found in only one book in the Old Testament. What is the name of the book?

Answer: Numbers

Using the KJV, the NKJV and the NIV, the names Eldad and Medad can be found in only the book of Numbers. Chapter 11, Verses 26-27 tells of Eldad and Medad prophesying to the Israelites while no less than seventy elders went to the tabernacle to receive the ability to prophesy from God.

The chapter tells of Joshua requesting Moses to prohibit Eldad and Medad from prophesying; however, Moses saw things differently.

In Numbers 11:29, Moses is quoted as telling Joshua: "Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the LORD'S people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!"

3. Er and Ir, who was also known as Iri, are two minor characters in the Old Testament. According to 1 Chronicles 7:12, Ir was a son of Bela and a grandson of Benjamin. Who was Er?

Answer: A husband of Tamar who was struck dead for his wickedness

Er, the son of Judah, was the first husband of Tamar. However, Er was struck dead by God because of his wickedness. No details are given about Er's sinning, with Genesis 38:7 simply stating he was killed because he was "wicked in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD killed him." Er and Tamar did not have any children. The 38th chapter of Genesis goes on to tell of Er's younger brother Onan marrying Tamar and being put to death by the LORD as well.

In regards to Ir, he is referred to as Iri in 1 Chronicles 7:7 in the KJV, NKJV and NIV. However, in Verse 12 he is simply known as Ir in these three different Bible translations.

4. Two Old Testament names remarkably similar are Ehi and Eli. According to Scripture, Ehi was a son of Benjamin. Who was Eli?

Answer: A judge and high priest of Israel

Eli was both a judge and a high priest of Israel. He was the second last judge, serving before Samuel. According to Scripture, Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were corrupt. Most of the details about Eli can be found in 1 Samuel, Chapters 1 to 4.

Meanwhile, details about Ehi being a son of Benjamin can be found in Genesis 46:21.

5. Noah and Manoah are two names that might seldom get mixed up, but they certainly share a number of letters in common. Noah, of course, was responsible for building a gigantic ark in which he and his family took refuge when a flood engulfed the world. Who was Manoah?

Answer: The father of Samson

Manoah was the father of Samson, the super strong judge of Israel who was betrayed by Delilah. According to Judges 13, Manoah's unnamed wife was barren for the longest time. However, when Manoah prayed to God, Scripture states his wife's womb was opened and she gave birth to a bouncing baby boy, Samson.

The account of Noah and his family surviving a gigantic flood that engulfed the world can be found in Chapters 6, 7 and 8 of Genesis.

6. Buz and Buzi are two Old Testament names remarkably similar. Buz was the son of Nahor and a nephew of Abraham. Meanwhile, Buzi was the father of a prophet of God who also wrote a book in the Old Testament. What is the prophet's name?

Answer: Ezekiel

Ezekiel, a prophet of God and the writer of a book in the Old Testament, was the son of Buzi, as per Ezekiel 1:3. However, little is known about Buzi as he is mentioned in passing reference.

Details about Buz being the son and Nahor and the nephew of Abraham can be found in Genesis 22:20-22.

There is a second man in the Old Testament called Buz. According to 1 Chronicles 5:14, Buz was the father of Jahdo.

7. In today's English, a person called Daniel is often referred to as Dan. In other words, Dan is a short form of Daniel. However, in the Bible, Dan and Daniel are two different people. Who were they?

Answer: A son of Jacob and an Old Testament prophet

Dan was a son of Jacob and Bilhah, while Daniel was an Old Testament prophet.

Dan was one of twelve sons and one daughter who Jacob fathered with four different women. He had two wives, Leah and Rachel, as well as two concubines, Bilhah and Zilpah.

Daniel was also known as Belteshazzar, a Babylonian name he was given. Similar to Joseph in the book of Genesis, Daniel was an expert at interpreting dreams.

It must be pointed out some other minor characters in the Old Testament were called Daniel. They include a son of David and Abigail, as per 1 Chronicles 3:1, and a man mentioned in Ezra 8:2.

8. Deuel, Geuel and Reuel are three names remarkably similar in the Old Testament. Deuel was the father of Eliasaph the leader of the Tribe of Gad, while Geuel was one of twelve spies commissioned by Moses to go into Canaan. Who was Reuel?

Answer: Father-in-law of Moses, also known as Jethro

Reuel, also known as Jethro, was the father-in-law of Moses, as per Exodus 2:18 in the NKJV, Reuel is referred to as Jethro. He was the father of Zipporah, the wife of Moses, as per Exodus 2:21.

It should be pointed out another minor character in the Old Testament is also called Reuel, using the NKJV. He was the son of Esau, as per Genesis 36:10.

9. Harim and Haran are two men in the Old Testament who share names that are quite similar. The name Harim is actually shared by two men mentioned in Ezra and Nehemiah. Who was Haran?

Answer: The brother of Abram and Nahor

Haran was the son of Terah and the brother of Abram and Nahor, as per Genesis 11:26. (Later, Abram would become known as Abraham.) According to Genesis 11:27, Haran was the father of Lot. The following verse states he "died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans."

The two men named Harim were involved in returning to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel to construct a wall around the city.

10. We'll end our quiz by taking a look at two men who have names that are remarkably similar -- Hul and Hur. According to Scripture, Hul was the son of Shem and the grandson of Noah. Who was Hur?

Answer: A companion of Moses.

Hur was a compatriot of Moses, as per Chapter 17 of Exodus. The chapter tells of the Israelites being involved in a fierce battle against the Amalekites. According to the chapter, whenever Moses held up a rod of God in his hands, the Israelites would encounter success in battle, however, whenever he let down his hands the Amalekites would prevail. Scripture goes on to tell of Aaron and Hur joining Moses on the top of a hill and seating Moses on a rock.

The two men then "supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side... until the going down of the sun." As a result, the Israelite army, led by Joshua, was victorious.

Source: Author Cowrofl

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This quiz takes a look at Bible characters with similar sounding names. Your assignment is to figure out who is who. Hope you have as much fun doing this quiz as I had creating it. (The NKJV was used for this quiz.)

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