1. Peter
   Matthew
2. John
   Thomas

According to John 20, "Thomas ... was not with [the disciples] when Jesus came" following Jesus' resurrection. Disciples who were present when Jesus first appeared told Thomas, "We have seen the Lord," but Thomas needed to see proof.

1. Aaron
   John
2. Mary Magdalene
   Paul

Mark 16:9 confirms who first saw Jesus at the time of his resurrection: "Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene ..." John 20:15 further expounds that Mary Magdalene mistook Jesus for a gardener.

1. Joseph
   Saul
2. Samuel
   Moses

"A light shone around [Saul] from heaven" so bright that he "fell to the ground," and when Saul arose "he saw no man." This story is from Acts 9, which details Saul's conversion moment from being an enemy of the early church to a holy apostle.

1. Dalphon
   Nabal
2. Cabul
   Samuel

1 Samuel 1:20 references Hannah's reason for naming her child; she "called his name Samuel ... because [she] have asked him of the Lord." Samuel's conception and birth as a result of Hannah's prayer are part of a history in which believers prayed for and received children as blessings from God.

1. Nile River
   Mississippi River
2. Jordan River
   Indus River

Mark 1 chronicles the story of Jesus' baptism. "Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee," according to Mark 1:9, "and was baptized of John in Jordan." John refers to John the Baptist.

1. Red Sea
   Black Sea
2. Sea of Galilee
   South China Sea

Matthew 4:13 clarifies that Jesus "departed into Galilee; and ... came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast ..." The Sea of Galilee was essentially Jesus's home and the center of his ministry.

1. Nicodemus
   Joshua
2. Jesus
   Daniel

John 3 calls Nicodemus a Pharisee, "a ruler of the Jews." The Pharisees implicated John the Baptist in John 1:24. The fact that Nicodemus came to Jesus "by night" shows that Nicodemus questioned the religious law he'd been charged to defend.

1. Pilate's wife
   Mary Magdalene
2. Jerioth
   Ephah

Pontius Pilate, who was ruling governor at the time, was charged with prosecuting Jesus. Matthew is the only gospel that chronicles Pilate's wife's request to her husband that he "have thou nothing to do with [Jesus]," since she "suffered many things ... in a dream because of him."

1. A bulldozer
   A hammer
2. A great shout
   A kiss

Joshua 6 chronicles how God delivered Jericho into the hands of the people by "a long blast with the ram's horn, and ... a great shout." The city of Jericho had previously been "shut up because of the children of Israel."

1. Herod
   David
2. Hezekiah
   Manasseh

There are several Herod kings mentioned in the Old and New Testaments. Matthew 2:16 confirms King Herod's deed, to "slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under ..."

1. Manna
   Wheat
2. Oat
   Locust

As it is written in Exodus 16, God promised to "rain bread from heaven" for the Israelites, "and the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey."

1. Gideon
   Maath
2. Sadoc
   Yoav

Judges 6 establishes that Gideon acquired the name Jerubbaal because "he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it." Judges 6:32 specifically states, "therefore on that day, [Joash, Gideon's father] called him Jerubbaal ..."

1. Sarah
   James
2. Isaac
   Jacob

Genesis 22 recounts how God tested Abraham's faith by instructing him to "Take ... [his] only son Isaac, whom [he] lovest" as a sacrifice unto God. While Abraham proceeded to fulfill God's wish, an angel of God directed Abraham to sacrifice a ram instead.

1. Herod Antipas
   Pontius Pilate
2. Zibiah
   Puah

In Mark 6:16, King Herod admits to slaying John the Baptist after Jesus' fame had reached Herod, who mistook Jesus for John: "But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead." Herod had offered John's head to Salome, his wife's daughter, as a gift.

1. Migraine
   Acne
2. Leprosy
   Influenza

Prideful King Uzziah defied religious law and burned incense in the temple, an act reserved for "the priests of the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense," according to 2 Chronicles 26. As punishment for his misdeed, "leprosy even rose up in [Uzziah's] forehead ..."

1. Life
   Two mites
2. Death
   Eternity

Romans 6:23 makes the claim that "the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." For the believer, Romans 6:9 substantiates that "death hath no more dominion ..."

1. Fifteen
   Thirty
2. Three
   One

"King Darius signed the writing and the decree" abolishing the "petition of any God or man ..." except for the king, as stated in Daniel 6. In spite of the law, Daniel "kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime."

1. Saul
   Adam
2. Hell
   Heaven

The vision in Revelation 6:8 specifies "a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him." The previously mentioned judgments in Revelation are sword, famine and pestilence.

1. Stones
   Daggers
2. Worms
   Happiness

For his crime of hubris, Herod Agrippa I was smote by an angel of God and "was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost," as recorded in Acts 12:23. Herod had allowed his subjects to believe that he was greater than a mortal being and "he gave not God the glory ..."

1. 430 years
   12 months
2. 30 years
   7 days

The children of Israel were ultimately freed from captivity in Egypt under Moses' leadership. Their liberation occurred after 430 years of temporary bondage, as stated in Exodus 12: "Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years."

1. Lois
   Elisabeth
2. Eve
   Martha

In 2 Timothy 1:5, Apostle Paul makes light of Timothy's devotion and that of his pious grandmother: "When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois ..." Paul implores Timothy to "keep that which is committed to thy trust," in 1 Timothy 6:20.

1. El Nino
   Irma
2. Euroclydon
   Andrew

In Acts 27, Paul had warned his shipmates not to travel to Crete, telling them "Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage ..." However, the ship went forth until "they sailed close by Crete. But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous" wind, called Euroclydon."

1. Anger
   Sleep
2. Happiness
   Love

Proverbs 10:12, "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins," is echoed in 1 Peter 4:8, which states, "And above all things have fervent love for one another: for love shall cover a multitude of sins." Some biblical translations replace "love" with "charity."

1. Eunice
   Hagar
2. Claudia
   Naomi

To the townswomen's question, "Is this Naomi," Naomi responded, "Call me not Naomi, call me Mara ..." Ruth 1:20 goes on to explain that she felt "the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with [her]." Naomi had lost her husband and two sons after leaving her hometown of Bethlehem.

1. Athens
   Egypt
2. Bethlehem
   Syria

Acts 17:22 maintains that Paul "stood in the midst of the Areopagus" when he spoke to the "men of Athens," telling them "I perceive that in all things you are very religious." Some biblical interpretations refer to Areopagus as "Mars' hill."

1. Levi
   Judah
2. Reuben
   Dan

Barnabas was "a Levite ... of the country of Cyprus," who according to Acts 4:36, sold his land to support the early Christian church. The verse reveals that the apostles gave him his name.

1. Ruth
   Amos
2. Joel
   Samuel

On the day of Pentecost, Peter referenced Joel's prophesy, which is found in Joel 2:28: "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh ..." The New Testament Pentecost is a manifestation of Joel's prediction.

1. One mite
   A gold coin
2. Two mites
   Seven farthings

Mark 12 records the widow's minuscule contribution of two mites, small copper coins "which make a farthing." Luke 21:4 mentions Jesus's commentary concerning the widow's humble gesture: "[But] she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had."

1. Job
   Hosea
2. Isaiah
   Caiaphas

John 11:49-51 illustrates the prophecy of Caiaphas, who is described as a high priest. His position as high priest of the nation substantiated the importance of his words, that "[Jesus] should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not."

1. Dishonoring his head
   Disgracing his lineage
2. Reaping the rewards
   Laying the foundation

First Corinthians communicates the religious adage: "Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head." "Praying or prophesying" may refer to praying on behalf of others, speaking in tongues or a similar form of devout practice.

1. One
   Three
2. Seven
   Two

John 11 maintains that "when [Jesus] had heard therefore that [Lazarus] was sick, [Jesus] abode two days still in the same place where he was." Lazarus' sisters had "sent unto [Jesus], saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick."

1. Titus
   Peter
2. Tertius
   Silas

Romans 16:22 confirms authorship of the epistle; it reads, "I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord." Paul's letter to the Romans is a three-part epistle; the final portion intimates salutations.

1. Simeon
   Reuben
2. Levi
   Zebulun

Genesis 35:22 indicates that "Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine ..." The incident occurred, as Genesis confirms, "when Israel [which is Jacob] dwelt in that land" located in a region between Bethlehem and Bethel.

1. Judith
   Lois
2. Deborah
   Mahlah

Deborah is one of five biblical women who was called prophetess in the Old Testament. Judges 4:4 mentions Deborah's husband and primary duty to Israel: "And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time."

1. Twelve
   Eight
2. One
   Three

2 Kings 22:1 plainly states that "Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign." Josiah was the last king from David's lineage. 2 Kings 22:2 confirms that Josiah "walked in all the way of David his father ..."