Bible Quiz

1. Marriage to a relative was accepted, even expected, in biblical times. Which two men made special journeys to ensure matches between kin?

2. What marital scandal led to the imprisonment and subsequent death of John the Baptist?

3. According to a pastoral letter by the apostle Paul, who were to be sources of conjugal counsel?

4. Where does the Bible compare marital fidelity to “drink[ing] water from your own cistern”?

5. God told Jeremiah, “You are not to marry … in this place” (Jeremiah 16:2). But the prophet later commanded a certain group of people to seek spouses. Who was this group?

6 Whose bride betrayed her husband on the last day of their marriage feast?

7. Most of me time, men gave or received wives. Which woman popped the question to a Bethlehem farmer?

8. A wife was sometimes given away as a prize. David accepted one of two women who were offered this way (1 Samuel 17:5, 18:17–28). What other woman was won by an Israelite warrior?

9. The Cinderella-rise of Esther resulted from a plan to maintain Persian domestic tranquility. What was the problem?

10. What persuaded Jesus’ stepfather to marry despite the discovery that Mary was pregnant?