Mom's the Word -- Match the Characters, #2 Quiz

Answer: Rachel

Rachel, the wife of Jacob, was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. For the longest time, Rachel was unable to conceive. Then she miraculously gave birth to Joseph. Later, Rachel would die giving birth to Benjamin, as per Genesis 35:18.

Rachel was the younger sister of Leah who was also married to Jacob.

Answer: Leah

Leah, the wife of Jacob, was the mother of Reuben and Judah. According to Scripture, she had four other sons and one daughter. The other sons were Simeon, Levi, Issachar, and Zebulun and the daughter was Dinah.

Leah was the older sister of Rachel, who was also married to Jacob.

Answer: Bilhah

Bilhah was the mother of Dan and Naphtali, as per Genesis 35:25. She was Rachel's handmaiden and when Rachel was unable to conceive, Rachel gave permission to her husband Jacob to sleep with Bilhah to produce children.

Answer: Zilpah

Zilpah, a handmaiden to Leah, was the mother of two sons, Gad and Asher, as per Genesis 35:26. Although Leah was the mother of six sons and one daughter, she was unable to conceive for a period of time in her life. It was during her barren years Leah gave permission to her husband Jacob to sleep with Zilpah to produce children.

Answer: Asenath

Asenath, the wife of Joseph, was the mother of two sons. They were Manasseh and Ephraim, as per Genesis 41:50-52. According to the passage in the NKJV, Joseph named the first son Manasseh, "for God has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house." The second son he called Ephraim, "for God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction."

Asenath was the daughter of Pioti-Pherah, priest of On.

Answer: Hagar

Hagar is the correct answer. She was a handmaiden for Sarah who was barren for the first ninety years of her life, according to Scripture. To enable her husband Abraham to become a father, Sarah gave permission to him to sleep with Hagar. Later, Sarah and Hagar would despise each other, with Abraham eventually ordering Hagar and their son Ishmael to leave the house.

Answer: Tamar

Tamar was the mother of twin boys, Perez and Zerah, as per Genesis 38:28-30. They are the second set of documented twins in Scripture with Jacob and Esau being the first. Tamar was impregnated by her father-in-law Judah. Details about their sordid affair can be found in Genesis 38.

Answer: Naamah

Naamah was one of many wives of Solomon and the mother of Rehoboam, the man who replaced his father Solomon as king. Not much is known about Naamah as she is mentioned in passing reference. However, according to 1 Kings 14:21, she was an Ammonitess.

Answer: Salome

Most scholars believe Salome was the mother of James and John, although Scripture doesn't explicity say so. The belief is based on two parallel verses, Mark 15:40 and Matthew 27:56, which tell of women at the crucifixion site.

Mark 15:40 in the NKJV states, "There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome."

Matthew 27:56 in the NKJV states, "Among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons."

James and John are described as the sons of Zebedee eleven different times in the New Testament, using the NKJV. So, going by Mark 15:40 and Matthew 27:56, Salome has to be the mother of James and John.

Answer: Mary

Mary, of course, is the correct answer. She was the young girl who gave birth to Jesus even though she had not been intimate with a man. After she became impregnated by the Holy Spirit, she became the wife of Joseph.