Old Testament Names Missing One Letter Quiz

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. OK, here's the run down before we get started. In each Bible name taken from the KJV and the NKJV, one letter is missing. In some instances the one letter might be missing more than once. For example, the name Adam would appear as -d-m. Add the letter 'a' to the name and you have Adam. Think you have the hang of it? Good. Here's the first Bible name from the KJV and NKJV with one letter missing: -AVI- One letter is missing for this Old Testament character from the KJV and NKJV. Place the full name in the blank below.

Answer: David

The correct answer is David with the name presented in the question having the letter 'd' missing in two different locations.

David was the great grandson of Boaz and Ruth, and served as a noted king of Israel. David is best known for slaying Goliath, a gigantic and ferocious Philistine warrior. This even though David was a shepherd boy at the time.

2. Mo-e- One letter is missing for this Old Testament character from the KJV and NKJV. Place the full name in the blank below.

Answer: Moses

Moses is the correct answer. The name is presented with the letter 's' missing in two different locations.

Moses is best known for leading the Israelites on a forty-year-long journey from Egypt to Canaan, known as the Promised Land. He was assisted during the journey by his brother Aaron and sister Miriam.

To convince the Pharaoh to give permission to the Israelites to leave Egypt, God unleashed ten highly punishing plagues on the land.

3. -athshe-a One letter is missing for this Old Testament character from the KJV and NKJV. Place the full name in the blank below.

Answer: Bathsheba

Bathsheba was arguably the best known of David's wives. Bathsheba was married to Uriah, an Israelite soldier, when she had an adulterous affair with David. According to Scripture, Bathsheba became pregnant as a result of the affair and David ended up orchestrating Uriah's death.

Bathsheba was the mother of Solomon, king of Israel during its golden era.

4. -lim-l-ch One letter is missing for this Old Testament character from the KJV and NKJV. Place the full name in the blank below. (The NIV has a slightly different spelling.)

Answer: Elimelech

Elimelech is the correct answer. He was the husband of Naomi and the father-in-law of Ruth and Orpah. Elimelech and Naomi had two sons -- Mahlon and Chilion.

According to Scripture, Elimelech and his two sons died leaving their wives as widows.

(In the NIV, Elimelech is referred to as Elimelek.)

5. -big-il One letter is missing for this Old Testament character from the KJV and NKJV. Place the full name in the blank below.

Answer: Abigail

Abigail was originally married to Nabal, but became David's wife after her husband was struck dead in a case of divine retribution.

Abigail and Nabal were direct opposites, it seems. 1 Samuel 25:3 in the NKJV describes Abigail as "a woman of good understanding and beautiful appearance," while Nabal was "harsh and evil in his doings."

6. -am-on One letter is missing for this Old Testament character from the KJV and NKJV. Place the full name in the blank below.

Answer: Samson

Samson is the correct answer. He was the super strong man who served as judge of Israel for twenty years. His time came to an abrupt end when he was betrayed by his lover Delilah and taken captive by the Philistines.

See Chapters 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Judges for further details about Samson.

7. -sth-r One letter is missing for this Old Testament character from the KJV and NKJV. Place the full name in the blank below.

Answer: Esther

Esther became queen of Persia after King Ahasuerus (known as Xerxes in the NIV) selected her to replace Vashti. According to Scripture, Esther and her cousin Mordecai teamed to prevent Haman from carrying out a dastardly plan to kill all the Jews in the Persian empire.

8. S-l-m-n One letter is missing for this Old Testament character from the KJV and NKJV. Place the full name in the blank below.

Answer: Solomon

The letter 'o' is missing three times in Solomon's name. He served as king of Israel during its golden era and was known for his immense wisdom and many wives.

According to 1 Kings 11:3, Solomon had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines.

9. -iria- One letter is missing for this Old Testament character from the KJV and NKJV. Place the full name in the blank below.

Answer: Miriam

Miriam is the correct answer. She was the sister of Moses and Aaron and helped them lead the Israelites out of Egypt on a forty-year-long journey to Canaan, known as the Promised Land.

Numbers 12:10 tells of Miriam being afflicted with leprosy after she continuously grumbled about Moses' Ethiopian wife. (In the NIV, Moses wife is referred to as a Cushite.)

Scripture goes on to tell of Moses poring his heart out to God on Miriam's behalf and she was cleansed of the disease.

10. R-h-b One letter is missing for this Old Testament character from the KJV and NKJV. Place the full name in the blank below.

Answer: Rahab

Rahab was a prostitute in Jericho who gave safe haven to two Israelite men who were commissioned by Joshua to spy out the town and surrounding area. Because of Rahab's kindness, the Israelites spared her life as well as the lives of her family when they invaded and conquered Jericho.

For more about Rahab, see Chapters 2 and 6 of Joshua.

Source: Author Cowrofl

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Inspiration for this quiz came after playing a submission titled 'Missing One Letter' by author hotdogPi. One letter is missing from each Old Testament name. In some cases, the letter is missing more than once.

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