Can You Identify These Biblical Figures From a Description and an Image?

By: Tasha Moore
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Can You Identify These Biblical Figures From a Description and an Image?
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About This Quiz

Have faith that we won't lead you astray on this biblical figures identification quiz. Certainly, folks of ancient times were too busy carving out Christian history - healing the sick, raising the dead, conquering wicked nations, etc. - to care much about how they looked doing it all. That's why we stretch the holy imagination by offering renditions of what these Christian heroes might have looked like back then based on one or more biographical facts. Choose the obvious choices to score big on this religion challenge.

Knowing that Judas Iscariot loved silver pieces more than he loved righteousness, you might correctly ID an image of the disloyal disciple gripping coinage. Moreover, the disciple Peter held serious reservations about the son of God washing his humble feet, so Peter's images could very well prominently feature feet.

Identifying Old Testament folks is just as easy. Prophetess Deborah was a judge and a warrior, so it's not far-fetched to catch her likeness wielding a mighty sword. And speaking of weaponry, it's very likely that an image of Jezebel would include serious artillery since the pagan-worshiping queen to king Ahab was responsible for slaying a great many prophets of God in her corrupt heyday.

We invite you to arm yourself with the right biblical facts and do much better than okay on this Bible ID exercise!

Judas
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Do you know the biblical figure who was appointed as treasurer for Jesus's disciples?
Judas Iscariot
Pontius Pilate
Moses
Joel
Peter
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What biblical figure said, "Lord, dost thou wash my feet?"
Hezekiah
Peter
Jacob
Isaac
John
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Name the disciple whose eponymous biblical text includes the quote: "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another ..."?
Peter
Matthew
Mark
John

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Deborah
Gustave Doré via Wiki Commons
Do you determine the fourth judge of Israel?
Abigail
Priscilla
Deborah
Hannah
Miriam
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Can you choose the sister to Moses and Aaron?
Mary Magdalene
Miriam
Rebekah
Judith
Elizabeth
Wiki Commons
Is it too difficult for you to identify the wife of Zacharias?
Jezebel
Delilah
Elizabeth
Miriam

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Jezebel
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Guess which Old Testament figure slew many prophets of God?
Leah
Jezebel
Martha
Naomi
Mary Magdalene
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From among the options, do you recognize the first person to whom Jesus appeared after his resurrection?
Mary Magdalene
Priscilla
Ruth
Tabitha
Bathsheba
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David forced ________ to commit adultery with him?
Michal
Zilpah
Vashti
Bathsheba

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Delilah
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Are you sure you can spot the biblical woman who led Samson to his ruin?
Delilah
Priscilla
Jezebel
Miriam
The Samaritan Woman
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In the gospel of John, Jesus told whom to give him a drink of water?
The Samaritan Woman
Lois
Julia
Keturah
Naomi
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According to the book of Ruth, who was Elimelech's wife?
Jemima
Naomi
Iscah
Hagar

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Rahab
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Do you notice the mother of Boaz among these choices?
Eve
Rahab
Esther
Dinah
The Shunammite woman
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She was a gracious host to the prophet Elisha. Do you remember her biblical name?
Ephrath
Dorcas
The Shunammite woman
Bathsheba
The Syrophoenician woman
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Do you recall who begged Jesus to cast out a devil from her daughter?
Rhoda
Leah
The Syrophoenician woman
Zeresh

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Rachel
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Try to guess the mother of Benjamin and Joseph?
Abigail
Merab
Rachel
Phoebe
The Virgin Mary
Sandro Botticelli
In the book of Luke, an angel of God described ________ as "highly favored"?
The Virgin Mary
Michal
Lydia of Thyatira
Joanna
Martha
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Do you ID a sister of Lazarus among these options?
Leah
Hannah
Rebekah
Martha

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Rebekah
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Whom did Isaac, son of Sarah and Abraham, marry?
Naomi
Orpah
Rahab
Rebekah
Zipporah
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Please select the daughter of Jethro and first wife of Moses?
Salome
Tabitha
Sarah
Zipporah
Herodias
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Which of these biblical figures held a grudge against John the Baptist?
Sapphira
Ruth
Herodias
Priscilla

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Hagar
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Prove that you comprehend who conceived a child of Abram before his own wife Sarai?
Hagar
Merab
Leah
Junia
Hannah
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Elkanah had two wives; Peninnah was one wife. Who was Elkanah's other wife?
Hushim
Jael
Elisheba
Hannah
Esther
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Hadassah is the Hebrew name of which biblical figure?
Dinah
Gomer
Esther
Claudia

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Ruth
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Whom did Naomi teach about God?
Ruth
Chloe
Eunice
Hagar
Ezekiel
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Determine the Old Testament prophet who received the vision of the burning vine?
Joel
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Jeremiah
Jeremiah
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Hanameel asked the prophet ________ to buy his field?
Festus
Jeremiah
Kadesh
Isaac

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Elisha
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Who was the son of Shaphat and retrieved the lost ax?
Kedar
Nabal
Tahath
Elisha
John the Baptist
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Is it too difficult for you to choose the figure whose voice cried in the wilderness?
John the Baptist
Bashan
Cain
Eglaim
Daniel
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Can you identify the prophet who refused to eat the king's food?
Daniel
Peter
Jeremiah
Amos

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Isaiah
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Have you remembered the person who walked naked for three years?
Joshua
Aaron
Nehemiah
Isaiah
Elijah
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ID the prophet who was with Moses at Jesus's transfiguration?
Nahum
Elijah
Ezekiel
Jonah
Zechariah
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Name the biblical figure whose father was Berechiah?
Esther
Timothy
Zechariah
Malachi

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Micah
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This person is described as the Morasthite. Select the exact figure?
Martha
Joel
Micah
Luke
Jonah
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Guess who was swallowed by a "great fish"?
Job
Nehemiah
Ezra
Jonah
Joel
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Among the options, who spoke of the palmerworm in prophesy?
Joel
Daniel
Jesus
Ruth

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Eli
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Prove that you understand who reared the prophet Samuel?
Esther
Eli
Delilah
Jaala
Philip
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How well do you comprehend the New Testament figure who said, "Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us"?
Philip
Dan
Nathan
Salome
Jesus
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Confirm that you know who was born of a virgin?
Thomas
Judas Iscariot
Jesus
Paul

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Abraham
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He was instructed to follow God at age 75. Guess the biblical figure?
Haggai
Jude
Silas
Abraham