Biblical Marriages #3 - Have You Met Your Match? Quiz

Answer: Judith

Judaith was just one of Esau's wives who caused "grief of mind" to his parents Isaac and Rebekah.

Genesis 26:34-35 in the NKJV states: "When Esau was forty years old, he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. And they were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah."

Details are not given regarding the stress Esau's wives caused for Isaac and Rebekah.

Answer: Lapidoth

Lapidoth was the husband of Deborah, a prophetess and a dynamic judge of Israel.

While much is known about Deborah, Lapidoth is mentioned in only passing reference, as per Judges 4:4.

In the NIV, Lapidoth's name appears as Lappidoth.

Answer: Rachel

Rachel was the second wife of Jacob. His first wife was Leah, Rachel's older sister.

According to Scripture, Jacob loved Rachel and Leah ended up in a loveless marriage.

Actually, Jacob had no intention of marrying Leah but ended up being tricked into doing so by Laban, the father of the bride.

For details, see Genesis 29.

Answer: Ahinoam

Saul, the first king of Israel, was married to Ahinoam.

Not much is known about Ahinoam as she is largely mentioned in passing reference. However, it is known she was the mother of five sons (Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchishua, Ishvi, and Ish-bosheth) as well as two daughters (Merab and Michal).

According to 1 Samuel 14:50, Ahinoam was the daughter of Ahimaaz.

Answer: Michal

Michal, the youngest daughter of King Saul, was the first wife of David.

Saul bitterly hated David and spent most of the latter part of his life attempting to kill him. This even though David had no hard feelings toward the king.

Scripture tells of Saul announcing David could marry Michal with the provision he could produce one hundred Philistine foreskins. It was Saul's believe David would be killed in attempting to meet such a demand.

To Saul's amazement, however, David produced two hundred foreskins.

Answer: Hadad

According to 1 Kings 11:19, Hadad was married to the unnamed sister of Queen Tahpenes, the wife of the Pharoah of Egypt.

In Scripture, the sister of Queen Tahpenes is mentioned in only passing reference.

Hadad was an adversary of King Solomon. He fled to Egypt after the Israelites conquered Edom, as per 1 Kings 11:14-25.

Answer: Tamar

Er, the oldest son of Judah, was married to Tamar.

However, Scripture tells of Er being "wicked in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD killed him." However, no details are given about Er's wickedness.

Onan, Judah's second oldest son then married Tamar. But he too was put to death by the LORD.

For details, see Genesis 38:1-10.

Answer: Bathsheba

Uriah, a soldier in King David's army, was married to Bathsheba. Scripture tells of David having an adulterous affair with Bathsheba while Uriah was away fighting in a battle.

When Bathsheba became pregnant as a result of her affair with David, the king orchestrated things to have Uriah killed in battle.

Answer: No name given

No name is given for Chloe's husband. Chloe is mentioned in passing reference in the New Testament. According to 1 Corinthians 1:11, Paul learned of divisions in the church in Corinth "by those of Chloe's household."

Answer: Salome

The wife of Zebedee was Salome. They were the parents of John and James, two of the original twelve disciples.

To come to the conclusion Zebedee and Salome were husband and wife, it is essential compare Bible passages.

For example, Matthew 27:56 tells of "the mother of Zebedee's sons" at the cross, while Mark 15:40 names the same person in that context as "Salome."

Meanwhile, Mark 1:19-20 tells of Zebedee being the father of John and James.