100 Best Bible Riddles and Brain Teasers (With Answers)

Do you know the Bible well? Put your knowledge to the test with these Bible riddles, brain teasers, and Christian challenges. Some are easy enough for kids, while others will make even experienced Bible readers stop and think.

You'll find Bible riddles for kids and adults, funny Bible riddles, tricky questions, and challenges based on familiar Bible stories and characters. Try to answer each one before checking the answer!

Bible Riddles for Kids

1. Built an ark and took animals in it. Who is it?

2. He was small, but defeated a giant. Who is it?

3. Stayed inside the belly of a huge fish. Who is it?

4. Who was born in a manger in Bethlehem?

5. What is the name of the garden where Adam and Eve lived?

6. Jesus always walked with the disciples. How many were they?

7. God is Father. Who is the Son?

8. What is the name of the book with the Word of God?

9. Who was the leader of Egypt?

10. Who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life?

11. Stayed among lions, but wasn't a wild beast.

12. Short of stature, up high I climbed, in a tree to see the Lord divine. Who am I?

13. Who is known as the "stubborn prophet"?

14. After the rooster crowed, who wept?

15. Who is it: Prepared the way, without sandals, without palaces.

16. Who is it: Died, but after the 4th day stood up.

Funny Bible Riddles

17. Which book of the Bible finds its place in the courtroom?

18. How many books of the Bible have a pair?

19. Which book of the Bible, if pronounced a certain way, sounds like the verb "look"?

20. Which book of the Bible is a book of plays?

21. Which book of the Bible would please a mathematician?

22. Which book of the Bible reminds us that we need to work?

23. If a single moss plant were a Bible book, what would it be called?

24. This book of the Bible makes its own coffee, what would it be?

25. These two books have an "eel" in common, which books are they?

26. This book of the Bible never says anything against "verbs."

27. I start and end with a consonant, but I am filled with vowels in between. Job is not my name.

28. We could be fraternal twins. We are 9 letters long. We begin with the same two letters of the alphabet and end with the same 3 letters. We are Old Testament, not New. Who are we?

29. What do you call a pastor born in Germany?

30. Knock knock: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." Who am I?

31. How many animals did Moses put in the ark?

32. The patriarch of the Old Testament "did not love Leah." Who is it?

33. Which is the first palindromic name mentioned in the Bible?

34. What did Abraham do to part the Red Sea?

35. Which Bible names, when put together, sound like "cannibal"?

36. Is the Book of Elijah in the Old or New Testament?

Bible Brain Teasers

37. I wrestled with an angel, was blessed, but limped away. Who am I?

38. I am one of Saul's sons. When David asked for Michal back, I gave orders and had her taken away from her husband, Paltiel son of Laish. Her husband, however, went with her, weeping behind her all the way to Bahurim. Who am I?

39. Be careful not to carry a load on this day or bring a load out of your houses or do any work on this day. What day is it?

40. Careful! This king went mad and ate grass like the oxen. Who is he?

41. This prophet was teased for being bald. Who is he?

42. When my husband refused to help David, I took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five dressed sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred cakes of raisins, and two hundred cakes of pressed figs, loaded them on donkeys, and went out to meet David and his men. I pleaded with him not to take revenge on my husband and his household. Who am I?

43. I was associated with a gold jar of manna, Aaron's staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. What am I?

44. I was the son of Ahimelek, son of Ahitub, and I escaped and fled to join David. I told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord. Who am I?

45. What number is the same across all three of these spans in Matthew's genealogy: Abraham to David, David to the exile to Babylon, and the exile to the Messiah?

46. I was a prophet of the Lord who encouraged King Asa to seek God and reminded the people that God would be with them if they sought Him. Who am I?

47. I have a bowl at the top and seven lamps on me, with seven channels leading to the lamps. Two olive trees stand beside me, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left. What am I?

48. I looked like horses ready for battle. I wore something like golden crowns and had human-like faces. My hair was like women's hair, but my teeth were like lions'. I had iron-like breastplates, and my wings sounded like armies rushing into battle. My tails were like scorpions, with power to torment people for five months. What am I?

49. A name is written on my robe and thigh: "King of Kings and Lord of Lords." Who am I?

50. I am known as the "weeping prophet". Who am I?

51. Who said he was a "smooth man"?

52.

We tormented all those who came our way. We came from the tombs in the region of the Gadarenes. We begged Jesus not to torture us. Jesus drove us out of the men and sent us into something else. What was it?

Bible Riddles for Adults

53. I am the daughter Leah bore to Jacob. Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, defiled me and then wanted to have me as his wife. Who am I?

54. My original name was Ben-Oni, but my father renamed me. I am one of the twelve tribes of Israel. My brother's silver cup was found in my sack when we went to get grain from Egypt during the famine. Who am I?

55. I was Rebekah's nurse. When I died, I was buried under the oak outside Bethel. There is a prophetess who shares the same name. Who am I?

56. My wife was a Canaanite woman whose father was named Shua. She bore me three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. Who am I?

57. I am the first son of Abraham, born through Hagar, an Egyptian slave. Who am I?

58. Is it correct to say that Paul was chosen by the disciples to be part of the "group of the 12"?

59. We were the first disciples Jesus called. We were casting a net into the lake, for we are fishermen. Who are we?

60. When Jesus came to Peter’s house, I was lying in bed with a fever. Jesus healed me, and I was well again. Who am I?

61. I was sitting at the tax collector's booth when Jesus called me. Who am I?

62. When Jesus was in Bethany for the Passover, I came to the house with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. I broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head. Whose house was Jesus at?

63. I was a prominent member of the Council who was waiting for the kingdom of God. I went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. I bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Who am I?

64. I was called by Jesus. I was from the town of Bethsaida and I brought Nathanael to Jesus. Who am I?

65. I was a Levite who came from Cyprus. I sold a field I owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles' feet. The apostles called me Barnabas, which means "son of encouragement". Who am I?

66. When the people got furious and wanted to put the apostles to death, I stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside. I was a Pharisee, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people. Who am I?

67. I was a centurion in the Italian Regiment at Caesarea. My family and I were devout and God-fearing. One day I saw a vision of the angel of God. Who am I?

68. I was a prophet who moved from Jerusalem to Antioch during the reign of Claudius. Through the Spirit I predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. Who am I?

69. I was the priest of Bethel who sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos is raising a conspiracy against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words." Who am I?

70. The Lord told me to marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her. So I married Gomer, daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore me a son. Who am I?

71. I was a perfect and upright man in the land of Uz. I had seven sons and three daughters. I feared God and eschewed evil. Who am I?

72. I was a Jew, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite. I brought up my uncle's daughter. Who am I?

73. I was the king of Tyre who sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters to build a palace for him. Who am I?

74. I faced strong opposition and ridicule from Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem when I initiated the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall. Who am I?

75. I brought out the articles belonging to the temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his god. Who am I?

76. In the battle against the Philistines, I told my armor-bearer to draw his sword and run me through. But he wouldn't do it. So I took my own sword and fell on it. Who am I?

77. I was the one whom King Ahasuerus listened to when he passed a decree that Vashti would no longer come before him. Who am I?

78. I am the daughter of Saul who saw David dancing and celebrating as the ark of the covenant of the Lord entered the City of David, and I despised him in my heart. Who am I?

79. After the Lord's wrath had broken out against Uzzah, David decided to take the ark of God to my house. The ark remained with my family for three months, and the Lord blessed my household and everything I had. Who am I?

80. When the battle broke out against the Philistines, I, the son of Jair, killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver's rod. Who am I?

81. The angel of the Lord ordered Gad to tell King David to build an altar on the threshing floor of my house. David paid me six hundred shekels of gold for the site. Who am I?

82. I made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with pure gold. My throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each. Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Who am I?

83. I was struck by Zedekiah son of Chenaanah after I prophesied against King Ahab. I told Ahab that Israel would be scattered like sheep without a shepherd. Who am I?

84. Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, tried to destroy the whole royal family of the house of Judah. Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram, took me, the son of Ahaziah, and hid me in the temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land. Who am I?

85. I was a king at 16 years old. I built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns. But when I became powerful, I grew proud and entered the temple to burn incense, I was struck with leprosy and remained so until I died. Who am I?

Christian Riddles

86. I am the lamp of the body. If I am healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if I am unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. What am I?

87. Whoever sows to please the flesh will reap destruction, but whoever sows to please me will reap eternal life. Who am I?

88. I am a small part of the body, yet I can make great boasts. I can corrupt the whole body and set the course of a person's life on fire. I am set on fire by hell. What am I?

89. I am found in no one else. There is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. What am I?

90. I acquired the Moabite, Mahlon's widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name would not disappear from among his family or from his hometown. Who am I?

91. We were the sons of Aaron. We offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command. So fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed us, and we died before the Lord. Who are we?

92. I am the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. The Lord filled me with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and all kinds of skills, to make artistic designs in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to craft for the tabernacle. I had a helper named Oholiab. Who am I?

93. I am the brother of Jesus but I am not James. Who am I?

94. I was the king of Salem and the priest of God Most High. My name means "king of righteousness." Who am I?

95. I came from dust and to dust I will return. Who am I?

96. I am love. Whoever lives in love lives in me, and I in them. Who am I?

97. I was made lower than the angels for a little while, so that by the grace of God I might taste death for everyone. Who am I?

98. The archangel Michael and the devil fought over my body. Who am I?

99. I, along with my angels, fought the dragon, and the dragon fought back, but he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. Who am I?

100. Three times a day I got down on my knees and prayed, giving thanks to my God. I refused to bow before the king and was penalized for it. Who am I?

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