An 'Alex Trebek' Old Testament Quiz -- #10

Answer: Who is Issachar?

Issachar was one of six sons of Jacob and Leah, as per Genesis 35:23. The other sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah and Zebulun. Jacob and Leah were also the parents of a daughter, Leah.

Answer: Who is Rachel?

After being unable to conceive for years, Rachel miraculously gave birth to Joseph, as per Genesis 30:20-24. Rachel's husband was Jacob who was also married to Leah, her older sister. Later, Rachel would die giving birth to a second son, Benjamin.

Answer: Who is Elisha?

2 Kings 4:32-35 tells of Elisha, a prophet of God, raising a woman's son from the dead at Shunem. No names are given for the woman and her son. According to the passage, Elisha prayed to God and stretched himself out on the child on two different occasions and suddenly the child sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.

According to Wikipedia, Shunem was a small village which was part of the Tribe of Issachar. The village was near the Jezreel Valley and south of Mount Gilboa.

Answer: Who is Chilion?

Orpah, the sister-in-law of Ruth, was married to Chilion. The spelling is per the NKJV, as the NIV gives his name as Kilion. Chilion's brother, Mahlon, was married to Ruth. The two brothers were the sons of Elimelech and Naomi.

Answer: Who is Tamar?

Tamar was the daughter of David and Maacah. Scripture tells of Tamar being raped by her half brother Amnon, the son of David and Ahinoam. Little is known about Tamar as she is mentioned in only 2 Samuel 13, which tells of her being sexually assaulted.

Later, Amnon would be killed by Absalom, the full brother of Tamar.

Answer: Who is Jonathan?

Long before the term 'bromance' was invented, David and Jonathan were the best of friends. In fact, Samuel 18:1 in the NKJV states, "the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul." This even though Jonathan's father was Saul and he despised David.

In fact, in his latter years Saul devoted much of his time and energy trying to kill David. However, Saul's efforts were always unsuccessful.

Answer: Who is Joash?

Joash, king of Judah, was assassinated by two of his assistants -- Jozabad and Jehozabad. 2 Kings 12:20 states Joash was assassinated at Beth Millo, on the road down to Silla. Joash had reigned in Jerusalem for forty years. Amaziah his son succeeded him as king.

Answer: Who is Joab?

Joab, a nephew of David and an army commander, was part of the plot that resulted in the death of Uriah. According to Scripture, David had an adulterous affair with Bathsheba, Uriah's wife. When Bathsheba became pregnant David schemed to cover up the fact she had an adulterous affair. However, when his schemes failed to work, David finally opted to remove Uriah, a soldier, from the scene. To this end, David ordered Joab to send Uriah to the front line where fighting against enemy forces was fiercest and then have all the supporting soldiers retreat, making Uriah an easy prey for the enemy. David's scheme, with Joab's help, worked without a hitch.

For full details, see 2 Samuel 11.

Answer: What is Genesis?

Using Bible versions such as the KJV, NKJV and NIV, Genesis consists of fifty chapters. Tradition holds Genesis was written by Moses, but some modern day theologians dispute this belief. For the record, Psalms has one hundred and fifty chapters while Judges has twenty-one chapters and Obadiah one, using versions such as the KJV, NKJV and NIV.

Answer: What is Deuteronomy?

The last book of the Pentateuch, or the fifth book of the Old Testament, is Deuteronomy. According to Wikipedia,the word Pentateuch comes from two Greek words that mean "five books" or "five scrolls". The first five books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Tradition holds the books of the Pentateuch were written by Moses.