About This Quiz
The Bible is a collection of texts and scriptures that both Christians and Jews consider to be a record of the relationship and interactions between God and humans. Several authors contributed to the Bible, most of whom were said to bear witness of these events first hand.
Names from the Bible are some of the most difficult to spell, and it often takes time and practice to get them right. Sometimes an "a" or an "e" in a different position can lead you to the wrong spelling, despite the pronunciation remaining the same.
Many people are named after characters and places from the Bible, with some people choosing to put their own spin on how it is spelled. Some of the more common names that you would find include David, Elisabeth, Noah, Eden, Ali, Ethan, Hannah, Paul, Maria, Benjamin, and Jada.
How well do you know the spelling of different names from the Bible? If you were given different variations of how the name could be spelled, would you be able to identify the correct one? Is it Michael or Micheal? Take this quiz if you would like to see how many of them you can correctly identify?
In the Old Testament, Abigail was Nabal's wife. After his death, she became one of David's wives​ and the mother of his son, Chileab.
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Enoch was first encountered in the book of Genesis where the text reads that he "...walked with God: and he was no more; for God took him."
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Zipporah was the daughter of Jethro and the wife of Moses with whom she had two sons. She returned to Egypt with him to free his people from slavery.
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Reuben was the eldest son of Jacob and Jacob's wife, Leah. He was credited with being the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Reuben.
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According to the Book of Judges, Deborah was a prophetess of Yahweh, the God of the Israelites.
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In the book of Esther, Mordecai, who lived in Susa, Persia, adopted his younger and orphaned cousin Hadassah (Esther), raising her as his own child.
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Gideon, also known as Jerubbaal, was a military leader, prophet and judge who called the victory over the Midianites, which is recounted in the Book of Judges, Chapters 6 to 8.
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Jael or Yael, is the woman who killed Sisera in order to deliver Israel from the troops of then King Jabin. Her story can be found in the Book of Judges.
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Tabitha, also known as Dorcas was a woman who was raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter in the Book of Acts.
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Bartholomew​, also known as Nathaneal, was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ after being introduced to him by Philip, who was also an apostle.
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Esau was one of the sons of Jacob and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob. He was the progenitor of the Edomites, while his brother was that of the Israelites.
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Hosea, a prophet who has his own book in the Bible used marriage as a metaphor for​ the commitment between Israel and God. He considered that infidelity was the chief sin.
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Daniel, a name which means "God is my judge," was a man who was taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar​ of Babylon. At one point, he was thrown into a den of lions, but was saved by an angel.
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Isaac, whose name means "he will laugh," was the son of Abraham and Sarah, and the father of Jacob. He was first encountered in the Book of Genesis and is credited as being the patriarch​ of the Israelites.
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Azubah, a name which means "deserted," was the name of two women in the Bible. First, the wife of Caleb, and the second, the mother of Jehoshaphat - the King of Judah.
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Delilah, sometimes spelled Dalila, was the love interest of Samson in the Old Testament. She was responsible for revealing the source of his strength - his long hair.
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Shadrach, along with Meshach and Abednego. were three people who were thrown into a furnace by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar.
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Priscilla was a woman from the New Testament who was married to Aquila. They were Christian missionaries who worked and traveled with the Apostle Paul.
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Barnabas, who was born Joseph, was a Cypriot Jew who along with Paul the Apostle, went on several missionary journeys together to defend the Gentile converts.
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Elijah was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in Israel during the reign of King Ahab. He was known for defending the worship of the Hebrew God over the Canaanite deity, Baal.
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Malachi, the writer of the Book of Malachi, was given the role as a prophet of the Lord who delivered God's message to God's people. He delivered the message of judgment​ to some Judeans at a temple in Jerusulem.
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Simeon, from the Gospel of Luke, was a man from Jerusalem who met with Mary, Jesus, and Joseph as they entered a temple in order to fulfill​ the requirements of the Law of Moses.
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Zachariah, sometimes called Zechariah, a name derived from Hebrew meaning, "Yahweh has remembered," was the name of many people in the Bible.
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Gabriel was an angel from the New Testament who appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced to her that she would give birth to Jesus Christ.
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Abraham, who was first heard of in the book of Genesis, was ordered by God to sacrifice his son, Isaac, as a test of his faith.
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Jedidiah, whose name means "friend of God," was the name the prophet Nathan told Bathsheba that God wanted her to name her son.
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Cain was the first born son of Adam and Eve and the brother of Abel. Cain murdered Abel after the Lord accepted his brother's offering instead of his.
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Miriam was the daughter of Yocheved and Amram and the sister of Aaron and Moses. She was a prophet who first appeared in the Book of Exodus.
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Ephraim was the son of Rachel and Jacob and the brother of Manasseh. Both he and his brother had their own tribe, which made up one of the lost tribes.
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Bathsheba was first the wife of Uriah, then of David. She was also the mother of Solomon who succeeded David as the king , which made her the Queen Mother.
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Isaiah, after whom the Book of Isaiah was named, was a Jewish prophet who received his call from God in the Temple of Jerusalem.
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Queen Esther was the wife of King Ahasuerus - who chose her because of her beauty. She asked the king to repeal the order to kill the Jews.
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King Solomon made a sacrifice to God, who later appeared to him, asking what he wanted. The King asked for wisdom, which is for what he was known.
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Ebenezer or Eben-Ezer, which means "stone of help," is the name of a stone set up by Samuel to commemorate the victory over the Philistines at Mizpeh.
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Micah is the sixth of the 12 prophets listed in the Hebrew scripture. He was the prophet who told of the birth of the Messiah in Bethlehem.
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