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1. What was the name of the husband of Sarah and the father of Isaac?

From Quiz Use Last Three Letters for the Next Answer -- #7

Answer: Abraham

Abraham, originally known as Abram, was the husband of Sarah and the father of Isaac. Along with Isaac and Jacob, Abraham was one of the three patriarchs of the Israelite nation. According to Genesis 17:17, Abraham was one hundred years old and Sarah was ninety years old when Isaac was born. The couple had been childless but things changed dramatically when God announced He had big plans for Abraham and Sarah.

From Quiz Use Last Three Letters for the Next Answer -- #6

Answer: Abishag

Abishag was the beautiful young woman who was selected to sleep with David when he was elderly and frail simply to keep him warm. The two did not have sexual relations. The story of Abishag, a Shunammite, being selected to assist David is found in 1 Kings 1:1-3.

From Quiz Use Last Three Letters for the Next Answer -- #5

Answer: Thomas

Thomas, of course, is the correct answer. Despite the fact others told him they had seen Christ resurrected from the dead, Thomas stubbornly refused to believe the reports. In fact, Thomas is quoted as saying he would not believe reports about the resurrection until he could place his hand in Christ's side and his fingers in His hands to examine His crucifixion woulds. John 20:24-29 tells of Thomas no longer being a skeptic when the resurrected Christ appeared before him and the other disciples who were meeting in a locked room. The passage states Christ invited Thomas to examine His wounds and when Thomas did so, he finally had all the proof he needed and proclaimed: "My Lord and my God."

From Quiz Use Last Three Letters for the Next Answer -- 4

Answer: Elkanah

Elkanah was the husband of Hannah and a second woman called Peninnah. While Penniah was the mother of an unstated number of children, Hannah was unable to conceive. Scripture tells of Hannah being depressed about her situation and Peninnah making things worse by ridiculing her. After Hannah fervently prayed to God about her situation, things changed dramatically, with Scripture telling of her giving birth to Samuel who would grow up to become a noted judge of Israel. 1 Samuel 2:21 goes on to tell of Hannah conceiving three sons and two daughters, but apart from Samuel, no names are given for the children.

From Quiz Use Last Three Letters for the Next Answer - #3

Answer: Silas

Silas is the correct answer. Acts 16:16-34 gives an account of Silas and Paul being stripped, severely beaten with rods and then being tossed into jail, only to end up singing hymns and praying at midnight. Then an earthquake jolted the prison and all the prison doors were opened, with all the inmates making an escape with the exception of Silas and Paul. Rather than making a break for it, they decided to stay put and used the occasion to convert the jailer and his family to Christianity. When you read accounts like this, it makes one wonder why people say the Bible is boring.

From Quiz Use Last Three Letters for the Next Answer - #2

Answer: Barnabas

Barnabas was a worker in the early church who hailed from Cyprus. His original name according to Acts 4:36 was Joses (Jospeh in the NIV Bible) but the apostles gave him the nickname Barnabas because he was a tremendous encouragement to others.

From Quiz Use Last Three Letters for the Next Answer

Answer: Joseph

Joseph, of course, is the correct answer. He was sold to Midianite traders for twenty pieces of silver who in turn took Joseph to Egypt where he was sold into slavery. He was seventeen years old at the time. Scripture goes on to tell of a dramatic chain of events in which Joseph would be imprisoned on false charges of attempted rape and then ascend to become the second most powerful man in Egypt, surpassed by only the Pharaoh. His amazing story in retold in Genesis 37 to 50.

From Quiz Biblical Brainteaser

Answer: Jonah

The Book of Jonah tells of the prophet Jonah who is instructed by God to prophecy of the destruction of Nineveh. He defies God and flees on a ship to a different city. On the voyage, God calls up a storm and Jonah has the sailors throw him overboard to appease God. Jonah is swallowed up by a sea creature, commonly referred to in Biblical stories as a whale, where he languishes for three days. He prays to God and is eventually spat out by the creature onto land.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #3

Answer: LEM

Add the letters 'lem' and you get Salem, a community mentioned in Genesis, and Lemeul, a man who is credited with writing Proverbs 31. According to Genesis 14:18, Melchizedek was the king of Salem and priest of God Most High. It was at Salem, Melchizedek met with Abraham. Salem is also mentioned by the writer of Hebrews. In the NKJV, Hebres 7:1-3 states: "For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated 'king of righteousness,' and then also king of Salem, meaning 'king of peace,' without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually." The rest of the chapter goes on to tell readers about how superior Jesus is to Melchizedek. Meanwhile, Lemuel is the man who is credited with writing Proverbs 31. It is not known exactly who he is. However, some theologians believe the writer was actually Solomon. Reference is made in the chapter to the teachings of his mother, who warns him about the danger of giving his strength to women and alcohol. If the writer is indeed Solomon, the wisdom being offered in Proverbs 31 is from none other than Bathsheba.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #2

Answer: THA

Add the letters 'tha' and you end up with two different New Testament names -- Tabitha and Thaddeus. Tabitha, also known as Dorcas, was raised from the dead by Peter, according to Acts 9:36-43. Scripture states Tabitha lived in Joppa and she was "full of good works and charitable deeds." The passage about Peter raising the woman from the dead appears on the heels of the account of Paul's dramatic encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ on a road leading to Damascus. Meanwhile, Thaddaeus was one of the original twelve disciples of Jesus. (Matthew 10:3 and Mark 3:18). He was also known as Jude and as Judas, son of James (Acts 1:13 and Luke 6:16), to differentiate him from Judas Iscariot who betrayed Christ. However, little is known about Thaddaeus as he is mentioned in passing reference. It is not unusual for the disciples to have two different names. For example, Peter was also known as Simon; Matthew was also known as Levi; and Bartholomew was also known as Nathanael.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names

Answer: EPH

The letters 'eph' form the correct answer. Add 'eph' to the end of 'Jos' and you get Joseph. Add the letters to the beginning of 'esians' and you get Ephesians. There are two Josephs in the Bible. The first Joseph was one of twelve sons of Jacob and was sold into slavery only to become the second most powerful man in Egypt. Joseph's story is told in chapters 37 to 50 in Genesis. The second Joseph was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Details about Joseph and Mary, and the birth of Jesus, can be found in Matthew 1:18-24 as well as in the Gospels of Mark and Luke. Ephesians is the title of one of thirteen books in the New Testament Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, is credited with writing. It is addressed to believers in a resurrected Jesus Christ who lived in Ephesus, an ancient city in present day Turkey.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #3

Answer: CAS

Add the letters 'cas' and you get the New Testament woman's name Dorcas and the Old Testament placename Casiphia. Dorcas, also known as Tabitha, was raised from the dead by Peter, as per Acts 9:36-43. The miracle took place in Joppa. According to Wikipedia, the community is now commonly referred to a Jaffa. The community has been part of Tel Aviv since 1950 and sits on the Mediterranean Sea. Meanwhile, Casiphia is mentioned in passing reference in Ezra 8:17. According to Easton's Bible dictionary, Casiphia was a place between Babylon and Jerusalem where Ido presided. Ezra 8:17, quoting Ezra in the NKJV, states: "And I gave them a command for Iddo the chief man at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia -- that they should bring us servants for the house of our God." There is no further reference to Casiphia in Scripture. Smith's Bible Dictionary states Casiphia means "silvery, white."

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #2

Answer: SUS

Add the letters 'sus' and you get the placename Tarsus as well as the female name Susanna. Tarsus was the home of Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles. Tarsus was an ancient city in present day Turkey. According to the Website Bibleplaces.com, the modern city of Cumhuriyet Alani was built over the ruins of Tarsus. Susanna was among a group of women who followed Jesus and helped Him with His ministry. Luke 8:2-3, in the NKJV, explains things this way: "...and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities -- Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance." However, little is known about Susanna as she is mentioned in only this passage in Scripture.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names

Answer: DAM

Put the letters 'dam' at the end of a capital A and you get Adam, the first man. Put the letters in front of 'ascus' and you get Damascus, the home of Abraham's servant and the city Paul was traveling to when he had a dramatic encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ. Adam's story is told in Genesis. His wife was Eve and Scripture says their first three children were called Cain, Abel and Seth. However, according to Genesis 5:4 they had a number of other children who are not named in Scripture. Damascus is first named in Scripture in Genesis 15:2 and is given as the home of Eliezer, Abraham's servant. In the New Testament, Damascus, is best known as the city Saul, who would later become known as Paul, was traveling to when he had a dramatic encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ. As a result of that encounter, Paul stopped persecuting Christians and converted to Christianity, becoming the main apostle to the Gentiles. His conversion is told in the ninth chapter of Acts.

From Quiz Bible People Carousel

Answer: Esau

The carousel rule: mosES-ESau Esau surrendering his birthright to Jacob was an important milestone in the struggle between the twins, which is said to have started in their mother's womb. In modern Hebrew, "selling something for a lentil stew" is rooted as an idiom for an extremely unbalanced, or unfair, deal.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #3

Answer: NAH

Add the letters 'nah' and you get the names Peninnah and Naham. Penninnah, according to 1 Samuel 1:2, was one of two wives of Elkanah. The other wife was Hannah. According to Scripture, Penninnah had children while Hannah was childless. It seemed Penninnah was a specialist in making Hannah's life miserable. 1 Samuel 1:6 states: "And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the LORD had closed her womb. So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat." The story has a happy ending, however, as Hannah fervently prayed to the LORD to be able to conceive a child and her prayers were answered. 1 Samuel 1:1`9 tells of her bearing a son, Samuel. Meanwhile, Naham is an obscure character mentioned in passing reference in 1 Chronicles 4:19: "The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maachathite."

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #2

Answer: LAH

Add the letters 'lah' and you get Taralah and Lahad. Taralah is mentioned in Joshua 18:27, Scripture telling of dividing land in Canaan amongst the tribe of Benjamin. This the only place where Taralah's name appears in Scripture. Meanwhile Lahad is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:2 and was a descendant of the tribe of Judah. 1 Chronicles 4:1-23 is devoted to listing the names of various men who were part of Judah's bloodline.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names

Answer: HAG

Add the letters 'hag' to the end of the first set of letters and you get Abishag, the beautiful young woman who basically served as a nurse to King David when he was frail and elderly. Put the letters 'hag' in front of the second set of letters and you get Haggai, which is part of the Minor Prophets in the English Bible, or the Book of the Twelve in the in the Hebrew Bible. Abishag could very well have been the world's first nurse. In 1 Kings 1:3, she is described as "young" and "beautiful" and was found after an extensive search was conducted for a woman to care for King David who was elderly and frail at the time. According to 1 Kings 1:1, David was "very old" and he "could not keep warm even when they put covers over him." According to 1 King 1:4, Abishag "took care of the king and waited on him, but the king had no sexual relations with her." Meanwhile, Haggai was a prophet of God who had returned from exile in Babylon. "His first task was to force them to see where their hearts and priorities really lay," notes in the NKJV Study Bible state. "He urged them to do what they should have done from the start: to rebuild the temple with a willing heart. To these admonitions, he added the promise of God to be with them. With this promise, the people could return to their first enthusiasm and carry out God's promise for them. Then their worship would be joyful and sincere." Incidentally, the books in the Minor Prophet section bear such a name simply they are much shorter than the books of the Major Prophets. (The Major Prophets include Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel.) However, the writings of the Minor Prophets are seen as just as relevant. According to Bible.org, the term "Minor Prophets" originated in the fourth century, during the time of Augustine.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #3

Answer: SEA

Add the letters 'sea' and you get the name Hosea and the placename Sea of Galilee. Hosea was a prophet who is credited with writing one of the books in the Minor Prophet section of the English Bible and the Twelve Prophet section of the Hebrew Bible. The Sea of Galilee is largely known as the Sea of Tiberias in the Old Testament. It was on this body of water Jesus is credited with twice causing storms to end.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #2

Answer: MAR

Tamar and Mary are the two names created when the letters 'mar' are added to the clue. Tamar is the daughter-in-law of Judah who was falsely accused of being a prostitute. Tamar experienced many things in her lifetime, not the least of which were the deaths of her first two husbands, Er and Onan, who were struck down by the LORD, as per Genesis 38:6-10. The two men were sons of Judah. However, after the two sons died, Judah apparently thought Tamar was a prostitute when he met up with her along the side of a road and as a result of the union, she gave birth to twins Perez and Zerah. (Scripture reports her face was covered during intercourse.) About three months later, when it was reported Tamar was pregnant and proclaimed a prostitute, Judah announced she should be brought out and "burned to death." However, Judah had to do some serious backpedaling when Tamar was able to prove he was actually the man who had impregnated her. (Genesis 38:18 states Judah had given Tamar his "seal and its cord, and the staff in his hand" as a pledge before he slept with her. When she was about to be put to death, she was able to produce Judah's pledge to her and her life was spared.) David also had a daughter named Tamar who was sexually assaulted by her half brother, Amnon. Meanwhile, Mary was the young teenage girl who gave birth to Jesus while she was still a virgin. Details about her becoming pregnant while still a virgin are given in the first chapter of Matthew as well as the first and second chapters of Luke. While pregnant, she became the wife of Joseph. Although no information is given as to how old Mary was at the time, many theologians believe she may have been fifteen years old, or younger, as it was the custom of the day for females to marry extremely young. A number of other women in the New Testament were called Mary, including Mary Magdalene.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names

Answer: MOS

Add 'mos' to the letter 'A' and you get Amos, the title of a book in the Minor Prophet section of the Old Testament of the English Bible, or the Book of The Twelve in the Hebrew Bible. Put the letters 'mos' in front of 'es' and you get the name Moses, a central figure in the Book of Exodus. "The Book of Amos is perhaps the most familiar of the Minor Prophets, not in detail, but in its theme of justice and some striking metaphors," state notes in the NKJV Study Bible. The notes go on to state Amos was a Judean sheepbreeder "with a strong message for Israel delivered in the shadow of Jeroboam's pagan temple at Bethel." The story of Moses is told basically throughout the Book of Exodus, with details of his birth appearing in Chapter 2. Moses, of course, spearheaded a successful bid by the enslaved Israelites to leave Egypt and to travel to what Scripture calls the Promised Land. Moses was assisted by his brother Aaron and sister Miriam, according to the account in Exodus.

From Quiz Bible People Carousel

Answer: Leah

The carousel rule: sauL-Leah Leah was given to Jacob by Laban for his first seven years of work. Jacob, of course, was interested in her younger sister Rachel and was made to toil another seven years in order to get her. Some interpret this in the manner of "what comes around goes around", as Jacob messed with birthright issues once too many.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #3

Answer: MER

The names Gomer and Merab are created when the letters 'mer' are added to the clue above. Gomer was actually a harlot who was married to the prophet Hosea. She is mentioned in passing reference in Hosea 1:3. She was the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore Hosea a son. Meanwhile, Merab was the oldest of two daughters of King Saul, as per 1 Samuel 14:49. According to 1 Samuel 18:19, she was offered to David after his victory over Goliath, but for some reason the marriage never took place. Scripture tells of her being married to "Adriel, the Meholathiteof". She had five sons who were killed on the hill of Gibeah (2 Samuel 21:8).

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #2

Answer: BEL

Add the letters 'bel' and you get the names Abel and Belteshazzar. Abel was the son of Adam and Eve and Scripture states he was the world's first murder victim when he was killed by his brother Cain. According to Scripture, Cain was severely jealous of Abel because his offerings to the LORD were far more pleasing than his were. Details about the world's first murder can be found in the fourth chapter of Genesis. Meanwhile, Belshazzar is the Chaldean king who is forever linked to the expression 'see the handwriting on the wall.' According to the fifth chapter of Daniel, the fingers on an disembodied hand started writing a message on the wall after King Belshazzar hosted a lavish banquet in which he, his wives and his concubines drank from goblets taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem. Scripture states the king's gathering drank the wine from the sacred goblets and "praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone." When the king brought in the prophet Daniel to interpret the writing on the wall, no punches were pulled. Daniel told the king "God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end". The chapter concludes with these two verses from the NKJV Bible: "That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain. And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old."

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names

Answer: TER

The missing letters are 'ter', creating the names Peter and Tertius. Peter, of course, was one of the twelve disciples who was known for his brashness and impulsiveness. Some trivia about him: Going by Scripture, he is the only disciple who was married. We know Peter was married because Mark 1:29-30 and Luke 4:38-39 tell of Jesus healing his mother-in-law who was in bed seriously ill. Meanwhile, Tertius is the man who transcribed for Paul the book of Romans. In Romans 16:22, it states: "I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord." There is no further mention of him in Scripture. According to Biblos.com, a website that serves as a Bible encyclopedia, some theologians suspect Tertius was a friend of Silas while others believe he was a Roman Christian living in Corinth. It's all speculation, of course.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #3

Answer: CHA

Add the letters 'cha' to the clue and you get the name Micha and the placename Chaldea. Micha, according to Scripture, was the son of Mephibosheth. He is mentioned in passing reference in 2 Samuel 9:12. Mephibosheth was the son of Jonathan, David's best friend. Mephibosheth became lame at a very young age, according to Scripture. There is a second Micha in Scripture. He is mentioned in passing reference in Nehemiah 11:17 and 22. Meanwhile, Chaldea was an area in ancient Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq. The Chaldeans are mentioned a number of times in Scripture. The first mention is in Genesis 11:28 and there are 88 references after that. Stephen makes reference to the Chaldeans in Acts. 7:4 when he talks about Abraham during his trial before he was stoned to death by a squad overseen by Paul, who at that time was known as Saul.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #2

Answer: HEM

Add the letters 'hem' and you get the Old Testament characters Shechem and Heman. Shechem was the man who is notorious for violating Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Two of Dinah's brothers, Simeon and Levi, went on a ruthless killing spree after the defilement, as per Genesis 34:1-31. According to Scripture, Simeon and Levi killed Shechem and "all the males" in his community and took all the females and children captive. Scripture goes on to state Simeon and Levi "took their sheep, their oxen, and their donkeys, what was in the city and what was in the field, and all their wealth." Meanwhile, Heman is most notably known for being connected with Psalm 88 in the Old Testament of the English Bible and the Hebrew Bible. The introduction to Psalm 88 in the NKJV states it is a "contemplation of Heman the Ezrahite." Notes in the NKJV Study Bible have this to say: ""Heman is identified in 1Kings 4:31 as a gifted wise man, and 1 Chronicles 15:16-19 as one of the musically gifted Levites who ministered during the time of David. The term Ezrahite may mean 'native born'."

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names

Answer: SAR

The letters 'sar' form the connecting link between Caesar, the notorious Roman ruler in the New Testament, and Sarah, the wife of Abraham, in Genesis of the Old Testament. Paul had been bound to appear before Caesar when he was part of a shipwreck off the coast of Malta. Details of the shipwreck can be found in the 27th and 28th chapter of Acts. Paul had obtained permission from Festus to appear before Caesar, as per Acts 25:12. However, there are no details in Scripture about the appearance before the Roman dictator. Sarah was originally known as Sarai. Genesis 17:15-16, in the NKJV Bible, tells of God talking to Abraham: "'As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her'." According to Verse 17, Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 90 years old when they had a child. The boy was called Isaac. Details about his birth are contained in Genesis 25:1-5.

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #3

Answer: MER

Add the letters 'mer' and you get the names Chedorlaomer and Meraioth. Chedorlaomer is mentioned in the 14th chapter of Genesis and is described as the king of Elam. Scripture tells of Lot being taken captive by the king and his allies with Abram, who would later become known as Abraham, rescuing him and Chedorlaomer going down to defeat. Meanwhile, Meraioth was the father of Amariah, a priest of the line of Eleazar (1 Chronicles 6:6-7,52). There is also a Meraioth who served as a priest and went to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:15).

From Quiz Three Connecting Letters, Biblical Names -- #2

Answer: ISH

Add the letters 'ish' and you get Kish and Ishmael. Kish was the father of Saul, the first king of Israel. However, not much is known about him as he is mentioned in passing reference. According to 1 Samuel 9:1, he was the "son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power." Meanwhile, Ishmael was the son of Abraham and Hagar, an Egyptian servant of Sarah. Because Sarah was unable to conceive, she gave permission to her husband Abraham to sleep with Hagar and as a result Ishmael was born. This account can be found in the 16th chapter of Genesis, where Abraham was known as Abram and Sarah was known as Sarai. (Their names were changed to Abraham and Sarah in the 17th chapter.) The account of Hagar and Ishmael being sent away by Abraham is documented in the 28th chapter of Genesis. Ishmael is considered to be the founder of the Arab nations. Incidentally, Ishmael is the name of five other men in the Old Testament. For example, 2 Kings 25:25 tells of Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, murdering Gedaliah.

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