Women of the Bible — Bible Quiz

Category: Adults

The women who shaped biblical history

15 questions

1. Who is the first woman mentioned in the Bible?
   Answer: Eve
   Eve is the first woman (Genesis 3:20).
2. Who hid the Israelite spies in Jericho?
   Answer: Rahab
   Rahab hid the spies (Joshua 2:4).
3. Which prophetess judged Israel?
   Answer: Deborah
   Deborah judged Israel under her palm tree (Judges 4:4-5).
4. Who said 'Your people will be my people'?
   Answer: Ruth
   Ruth said this to her mother-in-law Naomi (Ruth 1:16).
5. Which queen risked her life to save the Jews?
   Answer: Esther
   Esther interceded before King Ahasuerus (Esther 7:3).
6. Who sang after the crossing of the Red Sea?
   Answer: Miriam
   Miriam took a tambourine and sang (Exodus 15:20-21).
7. Which woman gave birth to John the Baptist?
   Answer: Elizabeth
   Elizabeth, wife of Zechariah, gave birth to John (Luke 1:57-60).
8. Who anointed Jesus' feet with perfume?
   Answer: Mary of Bethany
   Mary anointed Jesus' feet and wiped them (John 12:3).
9. Which woman was the first witness of the resurrection?
   Answer: Mary Magdalene
   Jesus appeared first to Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9).
10. Who sold purple cloth and was converted by Paul?
    Answer: Lydia
    Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, believed in Philippi (Acts 16:14).
11. Which barren woman prayed at the temple for a child?
    Answer: Hannah
    Hannah prayed fervently and God gave her Samuel (1 Samuel 1:20).
12. Who was Boaz's wife?
    Answer: Ruth
    Boaz married Ruth the Moabite (Ruth 4:13).
13. Which wicked queen persecuted the prophets?
    Answer: Jezebel
    Jezebel killed the prophets of the Lord (1 Kings 18:4).
14. Who taught alongside Aquila?
    Answer: Priscilla
    Priscilla and Aquila explained the way to Apollos (Acts 18:26).
15. Which woman appears in Jesus' genealogy despite being a foreigner?
    Answer: Ruth the Moabite
    Ruth appears in Jesus' lineage (Matthew 1:5).