Ten People Mentioned in Only Genesis Quiz

Answer:

Adah is the second woman named in the Old Testament. Only Eve comes before her. According to Genesis 4:19 she was married to Lamecch. Incidentally, Lamech was the second murderer in the Bible with Cain being the first.

Zillah was also married to Lamech, as per Genesis 4:19, making her the third woman to be named in the Old Testament. Zillah`s husband Lamech has the distinction of being the first polygamist identified in the Bible.

Potiphar lived in Egypt and purchased Joseph as a slave after he had been sold into slavery by his brothers.

Meanwhile, Potiphar's unnamed wife had eyes for Joseph as he was young and handsome. However, when she attempted to seduce him, Joseph would have nothing to do with her plans. In turn Potiphar's wife falsely accused Joseph of attempted rape and he was tossed into prison.

Dinah was the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Genesis 34:1-31 tell of Dinah being sexually assaulted by Shechem, the son of Hamor and prince of Canaan. The passage tells of Dinah's two brothers, Simeon and Levi, exacting revenge by killing all the males in Shechem's city and taking the females and children as captives.

Ephron was a Hittite who sold land in Canaan to Jacob to serve as a burial place for Sarah. According to Genesis 23, Abraham paid 400 shekels of silver for the field which also contained a cave. Later, Abraham would also be buried on this plot of land.

Zilpah was a maid to Leah, a wife of Jacob. Genesis 29:4 tells of Leah's father Laban giving Zilpah to his daughter to serve as a maid. Later, Zilpah would bear two sons for Jacob. Their names were Gad and Asher.

Judith was one of two wives of Essau, as per Genesis 26:34. She was the daughter of Beeri. The second wife was Basemath, the daughter of Elon. According to Verse 35, the two women "were a grief of mind" to Esau`s parents, Isaac and Rebekah.

Asenath was the wife of Joseph. According to Genesis 41:45, the Pharaoh gave Asenath to Joseph to be his wife. She was the daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On. Joseph and Asenath were the parents of two boys -- Manasseh and Ephraim.

The Pharaoh's butler was locked up in prison with Joseph after he had been condemned on false charges of attempted rape brought on by Poitiphar's wife. It was in prison that Joseph successfully interpreted a dream for the butler who is not named. Joseph predicted the butler would be restored to his position and that is exactly what happened. Later, the butler would recommend the Pharaoh to call upon Joseph to interpret a dream for him. As a result, Joseph would ascend to become the second most powerful man in Egypt.


Joseph, Melchizedek, David, Hezekiah, Joshua are all incorrect answers.

Yes, Joseph and Melchizedek are both mentioned in Genesis, however, the two men are also mentioned in other books in the Bible, including books in the New Testament. Interestingly, Melchizedek is one of only two people from the Old Testament who is mentioned more times in the New Testament. Eve is the other one.

David and Hezekiah were both kings and are not mentioned in Genesis, but in other books in the Old Testament. David was a king of Israel and Hezekiah was a king of Judah. The names of both kings also appear in the New Testament.

Meanwhile, Joshua is mentioned in Exodus and other books in the New Testament, but not Genesis. Joshua's name also appears in the New Testament.