Easy Bible Person Quiz with Background Story.
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Easy Quiz of who the Bible Characters are and their story.
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Who was born in an animal shelter near Bethlehem?
He was the son of Mary, the Virgin.
Jesus.
Jesus the Messiah was born in an animal shelter.
Due to the census being taken, all the rooms in Bethlehem were occupied.
The family could only find shelter in the animal shelter.
Read the story.
Luke 2:1-17
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Who brought expensive gifts to Jesus when he was young?
The Magi.
Wise men, the Magi, visited Jesus when he was about two years old.
They came from the east and followed a star that guided them to Jesus.
They brought Jesus the three gifts of gold for a king, incense for God, and myrrh used to anoint the dead.
The Bible does not say how many Magi came.
Tradition assumes that three gifts meant three visitors.
Read the story.
Matthew 2:1-12
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Which person betrayed Jesus to the priests and soldiers?
He was a disciple who looked after the money.
Judas Iscariot.
Judas betrayed Jesus to the priests and soldiers on the night of his arrest.
The priests paid him 30 pieces of silver to identify Jesus.
He kissed Jesus on the face to identify him.
Afterward, Judas was remorseful, gave the silver back, and committed suicide.
Read the story.
Matthew 26:14-27
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This man spent time in a lion's den.
Jealous workers tricked King Darius into doing this.
Daniel.
King Darius ordered Daniel into a lion's den because he was praying to God.
The king's wise men were jealous of Daniel and tricked Darius into ordering Daniel into the lion's den.
Read the story.
Daniel 6:1-28
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These men survived an ordeal in a fiery furnace.
Three Hebrew friends never denied God.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Nebuchadnezzar II ordered the three men into a fiery furnace for not bowing and worshiping the king's idol.
Read the story.
Daniel 3:16-28
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Who was king when Jesus was born?
He was a distrustful, jealous, brutal, and ruthless leader.
King Herod.
King Herod the Great was king of Judea when Jesus was born.
The Roman Emperor appointed him.
Herod harbored a paranoid fear of being overthrown.
His fear caused him to have his first wife and three sons executed.
He was scared after learning of Jesus.
He ordered the execution of all males under 2 years old in an attempt to kill Jesus.
Read the story.
Matthew 2:1-20
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This disciple doubted it was Jesus after the resurrection.
He did not believe he was talking to the resurrected Jesus.
Thomas.
Thomas doubted that he was talking to Jesus after the resurrection.
He did not believe it was Jesus until he saw the crucifixion marks on his hands.
Read the story.
John 20:24-29
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Which disciple denied Jesus three times?
He is known as the "Rock" of the Catholic Church.
Simon Peter.
Peter denied Jesus three times on the night of his arrest.
People pointed to Peter and called him out as a follower of Jesus.
Read the story.
Luke 22:54-62
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Name one of Jesus' brothers.
The Bible names four of Jesus' brothers.
James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon.
These were brothers of Jesus.
Jesus also had sisters whose names and numbers are unknown.
Jesus would have been the oldest sibling.
Read the story.
Mark 6:3
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This man ate wild honey and locusts in the wilderness.
He also baptized people at the Jordan River.
John the Baptist.
John lived in the wilderness and ate locusts and honey.
He also wore garments made of camel hair.
Read the story.
Matthew 3:1-6
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This man built a large boat called the Ark.
He was 500 years old and had three sons at the time.
Noah.
God instructed Noah to build the boat and take every animal species aboard it.
Read the story.
Genesis 6:13-22
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Who parted the Red Sea with his staff?
He often used his staff to do God's deeds.
Moses.
Moses parted the Red Sea with a staff when he held it up and stretched out his arms.
He used the staff to perform several miracles that God commanded.
Read the story.
Exodus 14:10-20
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Who had great strength because of his hair?
He killed 1,000 Philistines with the jawbone of a jackass.
Samson.
He was a judge.
He had much strength because he was a Nazarene that never cut his hair.
His mother dedicated him to God at his birth.
Read the story.
Judges 16
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Who is the third son of Adam and Eve?
Adam was 130 years old when this son was born.
Seth.
Seth is the third son of Adam and Eve.
He was born after Cain killed Abel.
Cain was banished from the Garden of Eden.
This left Adam and Eve childless.
God allowed Seth to be born
Read the story.
Genesis 4
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This person committed the first murder.
He did it because he was jealous of his brother.
Cain.
Cain committed the first murder recorded in the Bible.
Cain killed his brother Abel out of jealousy.
God preferred Abel's animal sacrifice over Cain's crop sacrifice.
Read the story.
Genesis 4:6-12
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Who killed an Egyptian slave taskmaster?
He saw the taskmaster beating on a Hebrew slave.
Moses.
Moses was well known to be quick to anger and had issues with that.
He saw a taskmaster beating a Hebrew slave.
Angered, he killed the Egyptian slave taskmaster and buried him in the sand.
Unfortunately for him, there was a witness.
This led Moses to go on the lam and leave Egypt for fear of his life.
Read the story.
Exodus 2:11-22
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Who baptized Jesus in the River Jordan?
He was the cousin of Jesus.
John.
John the Baptist baptized his cousin, Jesus.
John lived in the wilderness, going around preaching the coming of the savior, repentance, and the need to be baptized.
Read the story.
John 1:6-31
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Which Roman governor of Judea had Jesus flogged?
He was the local prefect. He thought Jesus was innocent.
Pontius Pilate.
Pontius Pilate had Jesus humiliated and flogged.
To appease the crowd, he permitted Jesus's crucifixion.
Read the story.
Matthew 27
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Who talked to a burning bush?
He was tending sheep at the base of a mount.
Moses.
Moses spoke with God, who was talking from something like a burning bush.
God gave Moses the assignment to lead the slaves out of Egypt.
After making all his excuses, Moses decided to do as God commanded.
Read the story.
Exodus 3
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Who is the brother of Moses?
He allowed the Israelites to build a golden calf.
Aaron.
Aaron was the brother of Moses.
Miriam was the sister of Moses.
Read the story.
Exodus 4:13-15
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Who was the first man on Earth?
God made the first man out of the dust of the earth.
Adam.
Adam is the first man and human recorded in religious texts on Earth.
Eve was the first woman.
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Genesis 2
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God created this person from someone's rib.
God created this companion for Adam.
Read the story.
Eve.
Eve was made from Adam's rib.
She became known as Woman.
Genesis 2:20-22
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Who tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden?
It was a fallen angel who had a hostile attitude.
The Serpent.
The serpent known as the devil tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden.
She ate from a tree that God said not to.
It was from the tree of knowledge, also known as the forbidden fruit.
Because of this, God exiled them from the Garden of Eden.
Read the story.
Genesis 3:1-7
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This boy killed a giant with a sling and a smooth stone.
He tended sheep and played the lyre.
David.
David, the young shepherd, killed Goliath, the Philistine giant.
He was the youngest of eight brothers.
He later became king.
Read the story.
1 Samuel 17
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Who did God transport to heaven in a fiery chariot?
This person also set fire to water-soaked wood on an altar.
Elijah.
God called the prophet Elijah to heaven.
God sent a vehicle that looked like a fiery chariot to pick Elijah up.
Read the story.
2 Kings 2:8-15
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God loved the world so much that he sacrificed his only Son
so that whoever believed in him would not perish but have eternal life.
Paraphrase of John 3:16