Guess the biblical character (with clues)


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Do you like biblical challenges? Then this one is for you! Have fun and deepen your knowledge of biblical characters by answering the question “Who am I?”. Solve the riddles and discover which biblical character is being described.

1. I am an evil and vengeful queen, and I had a tragic ending. Who am I?

a) Jezebel
b) The Queen of Sheba
c) Esther
d) Vashti

Correct answer: a) Jezebel. Biblical reference: 1 Kings 21:25.

2. I am beautiful and attractive, but I had to wait 14 years to get married. Who am I?

a) Leah
b) Rachel
c) Delilah
d) Salome

Correct answer: b) Rachel. Biblical reference: Genesis 29.

3. I am 3 in 1 and I have been present since the beginning. Who am I?

a) The elements of nature
b) The Trinity
c) The legion of angels
d) Time

Correct answer: b) The Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Biblical reference: Matthew 28:19.

4. I am popularly known as the “weeping prophet” because of the Book of Lamentations. Who am I?

a) Jonah
b) Isaiah
c) Jeremiah
d) Joel

Correct answer: c) Jeremiah.

5. I have a large family and I am known as the “father of faith.” Who am I?

a) Jacob
b) Israel
c) Abraham
d) David

Correct answer: c) Abraham. Biblical reference: Genesis 12.

6. I’m not easygoing; I was born grasping my brother’s heel. Who am I?

a) Abel
b) Cain
c) Esau
d) Jacob

Correct answer: d) Jacob. Biblical reference: Genesis 25.

7. I am a prophet, and people mocked me for being bald. Who am I?

a) Elisha
b) Elijah
c) John the Baptist
d) Samson

Correct answer: a) Elisha. Biblical reference: 2 Kings 2:23–25.

8. I was chosen by the apostles to replace Judas Iscariot. Who am I?

a) Paul
b) Peter
c) Matthias
d) Timothy

Correct answer: c) Matthias. Biblical reference: Acts 1:26.

9. I was extremely hungry and traded my birthright for a bowl of lentils. Who am I?

a) Abraham
b) Saul
c) Jacob
d) Esau

Correct answer: d) Esau. Biblical reference: Genesis 25:29–34.

10. The “King of the Jews” had been born, and I tried to kill him by every possible means. Who am I?

a) Ahab
b) Herod
c) Nebuchadnezzar
d) Cyrus

Correct answer: b) Herod. Biblical reference: Matthew 2.

11. I am a son of Adam and Eve, but my name is not Cain or Abel. Who am I?

a) Anna
b) Seth
c) Didymus
d) Job

Correct answer: b) Seth. Biblical reference: Genesis 4:25.

12. I am the first man born of a woman. Who am I?

a) Cain
b) Abel
c) Adam
d) Lucifer

Correct answer: a) Cain. Biblical reference: Genesis 4:1–2.

13. I was crowned as the first king of Israel. Who am I?

a) Solomon
b) David
c) Saul
d) Rehoboam

Correct answer: c) Saul. Biblical reference: 1 Samuel 10.

14. I grabbed the angel and would not let go until he blessed me. Who am I?

a) Adam
b) Abraham
c) Moses
d) Jacob

Correct answer: d) Jacob. Biblical reference: Genesis 32:22–32.

15. I am David’s best friend. Who am I?

a) Saul
b) Mephibosheth
c) Jonathan
d) Solomon

Correct answer: c) Jonathan. Biblical reference: 1 Samuel 18:1–5.

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16. Even though I was very small, I was not afraid and defeated a giant. Who am I?

a) Ananias
b) Zacchaeus
c) David
d) Joseph

Correct answer: c) David. Biblical reference: 1 Samuel 17.

17. I am the brother of Jesus, an apostle, and a leader of the early church. Who am I?

a) James
b) John
c) Thomas
d) Nathanael

Correct answer: a) James. Biblical reference: Galatians 1:19.

18. Because I was so stubborn, I ended up in the belly of a great fish. Who am I?

a) Jonah
b) John
c) Peter
d) Jeremiah

Correct answer: a) Jonah. Biblical reference: Jonah 2.

19. Between Jesus and me, the people chose me. Who am I?

a) Bar-Jesus
b) Judas Iscariot
c) Peter
d) Barabbas

Correct answer: d) Barabbas. Biblical reference: Matthew 27:15–21.

20. “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Who am I?

a) The Ten Commandments
b) Jesus
c) The Holy Spirit
d) The Bible

Correct answer: b) Jesus. Biblical reference: John 14:6.

21. I was very young and was chosen by God to conceive the Savior. Who am I?

a) Anna
b) Mary
c) Elizabeth
d) Naomi

Correct answer: b) Mary. Biblical reference: Matthew 1:18.

22. I am a physician, a friend of Paul, and I wrote one of the Gospels. Who am I?

a) Luke
b) Matthew
c) Mark
d) Barnabas

Correct answer: a) Luke.

23. I am a prophet and preached about the importance of repentance and water baptism. Who am I?

a) Peter
b) John the Evangelist
c) John the Baptist
d) Jeremiah

Correct answer: c) John the Baptist. Biblical reference: Luke 3.

24. I am the son of Abraham and Sarah, and I was born miraculously. Who am I?

a) Jacob
b) Noah
c) Joshua
d) Isaac

Correct answer: d) Isaac. Biblical reference: Genesis 21.

25. I am a dreamer, and although I went through enormous difficulties, I became the ruler of Egypt. Who am I?

a) John
b) Joseph
c) Judah
d) Levi

Correct answer: b) Joseph. Biblical reference: Genesis 41.

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26. I am the sister of Aaron and Moses, and I praised the Lord with a tambourine. Who am I?

a) Miriam (or Mary, depending on the translation)
b) Lydia
c) Hagar
d) Eve

Correct answer: a) Miriam (or Mary, depending on the version). Biblical reference: Exodus 15:20.

27. I am the successor of Moses and conquered the Promised Land. Who am I?

a) Gideon
b) Joseph
c) Samson
d) Joshua

Correct answer: d) Joshua. Biblical reference: Deuteronomy 31:7–8.

28. I am the mother of Samuel and dedicated my son to the Lord. Who am I?

a) Mary
b) Hagar
c) Hannah
d) Esther

Correct answer: c) Hannah. Biblical reference: 1 Samuel 1.

29. I fought against the prophets of Baal and, without dying, was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind. Who am I?

a) Elisha
b) Elijah
c) Eliab
d) Enoch

Correct answer: b) Elijah. Biblical reference: 2 Kings 2:11.

30. My donkey saw an angel and stopped. I struck it and it spoke! Who am I?

a) Jonah
b) Jacob
c) Balaam
d) Joahaz

Correct answer: c) Balaam. Biblical reference: Numbers 22.

31. I am a mysterious figure of unknown origin. I prefigure Jesus as king and priest. Who am I?

a) Enoch
b) Nicodemus
c) Melchizedek
d) David

Correct answer: c) Melchizedek. Biblical reference: Genesis 14:17–20.

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