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Quiz about Children in the Bible
Quiz about Children in the Bible

Children in the Bible Trivia Quiz


The people mentioned in this quiz were first recorded in the Bible as babies or children. Some went on to become important characters. All references are taken from the King James version.

A multiple-choice quiz by picqero. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
picqero
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
171,075
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
4174
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. This child was born into the house of Levi, and was named by Pharaoh's daughter. His name means "drawn out". Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This child was Abraham's grandson, and his mother's name was Rebecca. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. She was Leah's only daughter. As a young woman she was raped, and subsequently avenged by two of her elder brothers. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. His father's name was Elkanah. Hannah, his mother lent (dedicated) him to the Lord, and he became the last Judge of Israel. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. He was David's first son, and later in life he raped his half-sister "Tamar". For this deed he paid the ultimate penalty, being murdered by her brother. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. His father's name was Manoah. He once caught three hundred foxes, tied them together in pairs with firebrands on their tails, and loosed them into his enemies cornfields to set their crops on fire! Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which boy was prepared as a human sacrifice, but spared just in time? Later in life, one of his twin sons bought his brother's birthright, paying for it with a meal of bread and lentils. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Nebuchadnezzar ordered that certain children of Israel who were unblemished, wise, and able to understand science, be made courtiers. After their promotion to the court of Nebuchadnezzar, three were renamed "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego". Who is not one of these chosen children? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. He was the oldest child of Jacob. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This little girl was given an unfortunate name "Lo-ruhamah", which means "no more mercy". Her father was a prophet after whom one of the Old Testament books is named, but which one? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This child was born into the house of Levi, and was named by Pharaoh's daughter. His name means "drawn out".

Answer: Moses

The story of the rescue of Moses by Pharaoh's daughter is told in Exodus 2. Verse 10 describes how he was given his name by Pharaoh's daughter, and became her adopted son.
2. This child was Abraham's grandson, and his mother's name was Rebecca.

Answer: Esau

He was the son of Isaac and the twin brother of Jacob, (Genesis 25, verses 25 - 26).
3. She was Leah's only daughter. As a young woman she was raped, and subsequently avenged by two of her elder brothers.

Answer: Dinah

Dinah was Jacob's only daughter, and was born to Leah after her six full brothers, (Genesis 25, verses 20 - 21). The account of her rape by Shechem, which was avenged by her brothers Levi and Simeon is told in Genesis 34.
4. His father's name was Elkanah. Hannah, his mother lent (dedicated) him to the Lord, and he became the last Judge of Israel.

Answer: Samuel

His birth and dedication are described in 1 Samuel 1. Later he annointed first Saul, then David as the first two kings of Israel.
5. He was David's first son, and later in life he raped his half-sister "Tamar". For this deed he paid the ultimate penalty, being murdered by her brother.

Answer: Amnon

His birth is recorded in II Samuel 3, verse 2. Tamar was his half-sister, and the account of her rape and consequent revenge by her brother Absalom are recorded in II Samuel 13.
6. His father's name was Manoah. He once caught three hundred foxes, tied them together in pairs with firebrands on their tails, and loosed them into his enemies cornfields to set their crops on fire!

Answer: Samson

His birth is mentioned in Judges 13, verse 24. The "foxes" event is recorded in chapter 15. He did many other incredible deeds, including slaying a thousand Philistines using only the jawbone of an ass! Samson was a Judge of Israel, a Nazarite, extremely strong, and he was hopelessly in love with a woman called Delilah, who eventually betrayed him to the Philistines.

He met his death by collapsing the Temple of the Philistines' god "Dagon" onto himself and three thousand of their number.
7. Which boy was prepared as a human sacrifice, but spared just in time? Later in life, one of his twin sons bought his brother's birthright, paying for it with a meal of bread and lentils.

Answer: Isaac

God tested Abraham's faith by telling him to sacrifice his son Isaac (Genesis 22, verse 2). Abraham took Isaac into the mountains, where he bound him and placed him on an altar. Abraham raised his knife and was just about to slay Isaac, when an angel called to him, telling him to stop (Genesis 22, verses 9 - 12).
The story of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob is told in Genesis 25, verses 31 - 34)
8. Nebuchadnezzar ordered that certain children of Israel who were unblemished, wise, and able to understand science, be made courtiers. After their promotion to the court of Nebuchadnezzar, three were renamed "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego". Who is not one of these chosen children?

Answer: Nadab

Nadab was one of Aaron's sons (Exodus 6, verse 23). The others along with Daniel were from the tribe of Judah, captured by Nebuchadnezzar at the siege of Jerusalem, (Daniel 1, verse 1 - 6).
9. He was the oldest child of Jacob.

Answer: Reuben

He was born to Jacob's lesser loved wife - Leah. Jacob would have preferred children from Rachel, but Leah was more fertile and had more children, seven in total.
10. This little girl was given an unfortunate name "Lo-ruhamah", which means "no more mercy". Her father was a prophet after whom one of the Old Testament books is named, but which one?

Answer: Hosea

She is mentioned in Hosea 1, verse 6. Hosea was ordered by God to take a wife who was a whore as a sign of the whoredom of Israel and Judah in departing from God's ways. (Hosea 1, verses 1 - 3). All of his children were given names which reminded Israel of God's wrath.
Source: Author picqero

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