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Family Bible Quiz: 10 Questions About Deborah, Jesus, Jacob and More

Published December 18, 2023Last updated August 20, 2026By Gary Whittaker
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A family-friendly Bible quiz with 10 questions about Deborah, Jericho, Isaac, Joseph, Peter, Jesus, Nathan, John the Baptist, Lazarus and Jacob—plus Scripture references and discussion prompts that help families read beyond the short answer.

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Christian Family · Bible Quiz · Questions 41–50

Family Bible Quiz: Deborah, Jesus, Jacob and More

Answer first, read the passage second. This set includes leadership, warfare, disability, betrayal, abuse of power, deliverance, grief and a mysterious spiritual encounter, so the short answer should be the beginning of the conversation—not the end.

Each question gives you a Scripture reference, a context note and one discussion prompt. The goal is not merely to remember names. It is to help families notice what the biblical text says before familiar versions of the story flatten the difficult parts.

For parents and caregivers: several passages in this set involve war, enslavement, death and abuse of power. Preview the reading and adapt the level of detail to the age and maturity of the children with you.

How to Use This Quiz

Answer from memory.

Let everyone respond before opening the reference.

Read around the answer.

A few verses of context often change what the story appears to mean.

Notice the difficult detail.

Do not turn violence, suffering or power into a cheerful “fun fact.”

Ask what faithful reading requires.

Good Bible study includes humility, context and questions—not just certainty.

The 10 Questions

Question 41 · Deborah

Which prophet and judge summoned Barak and gave God’s instruction before the battle against Sisera?

Answer: Deborah.

Read
Judges 4–5
Context
Deborah is presented as a prophet and judge. Barak leads troops, Jael kills Sisera, and the story attributes deliverance to God. The account is stronger when its leadership is not reduced to one heroic figure.
Talk about it
What different forms of leadership do Deborah, Barak and Jael show in the story?
Question 42 · Jericho

What happened after Israel followed the unusual marching instructions around Jericho and the people shouted?

Answer: The wall fell, and the city was taken.

Read
Joshua 6
Context
Jericho belongs to the larger and difficult conquest narrative. The chapter includes warfare and destruction as well as Rahab and her household being spared. It should not be reduced to “have faith and your walls will fall.”
Talk about it
What details make this story harder to discuss than the marching and trumpets alone?
Question 43 · Isaac

Who were Isaac’s parents, who received him after a long period of waiting?

Answer: Abraham and Sarah.

Read
Genesis 18:1–15; 21:1–7
Context
Isaac’s birth is tied to the covenant promise in Abraham and Sarah’s particular story. It should not be presented as a guarantee that every person who longs for a child will receive the same outcome.
Talk about it
How do waiting, disbelief, laughter and promise all appear in Sarah’s story?
Question 44 · Joseph

Which son of Jacob was taken from a pit and sold into slavery in the Genesis 37 story?

Answer: Joseph.

Read
Genesis 37
Context
The chapter describes family betrayal and trafficking into slavery. Genesis uses both Ishmaelite and Midianite language in the scene, which is one reason careful readers should resist oversimplifying every detail. Joseph’s later rise does not make the original harm acceptable.
Talk about it
What decisions made by Joseph’s brothers allow jealousy to become serious harm?
Question 45 · Peter

Which apostle was led out of prison by an angel in Acts 12?

Answer: Peter.

Read
Acts 12:1–19
Context
The same chapter begins with James being killed by Herod. Peter’s rescue therefore should not become a promise that faithful people are always spared from suffering or death in the same way.
Talk about it
What questions arise when Acts places James’s death and Peter’s rescue so close together?
Question 46 · Jesus and the Man Blind From Birth

Who heals the man described in John 9 as blind from birth?

Answer: Jesus.

Read
John 9
Context
Before the healing, the disciples ask whether the man or his parents sinned to cause his blindness. Jesus rejects that simplistic blame. The chapter then becomes a longer story about sight, testimony, conflict and spiritual blindness.
Talk about it
What assumption about disability and personal blame does Jesus challenge at the beginning of the chapter?
Question 47 · Nathan and David

Which prophet confronted David after David took Bathsheba and arranged Uriah’s death?

Answer: Nathan.

Read
2 Samuel 11–12
Context
Calling this merely “David’s sin with Bathsheba” can hide the imbalance of royal power and the killing of Uriah. Nathan’s confrontation shows that political and spiritual status do not place a leader beyond accountability.
Talk about it
Why does Nathan tell a story before directly confronting David?
Question 48 · John the Baptist

Whose birth and future role were announced to his father, Zechariah, by an angel?

Answer: John the Baptist.

Read
Luke 1:5–25, 57–80
Context
The announcement connects John’s birth with a calling: he will prepare people for the Lord. Luke also gives substantial attention to Elizabeth, Zechariah’s doubt, his period of silence and his later praise.
Talk about it
What do Elizabeth and Zechariah each contribute to the story rather than treating John’s birth as only an isolated miracle?
Question 49 · Lazarus

Whom does Jesus call out of the tomb in John 11?

Answer: Lazarus.

Read
John 11:1–44
Context
John presents the raising of Lazarus as a major sign, but the chapter also makes room for grief: Martha and Mary mourn, and Jesus weeps. Lazarus is restored to mortal life; this is not identical to the New Testament’s presentation of Jesus’ resurrection.
Talk about it
Why might it matter that Jesus weeps even though the story is moving toward Lazarus being raised?
Question 50 · Jacob

Who wrestled through the night with a mysterious man and afterward received the name Israel?

Answer: Jacob.

Read
Genesis 32:22–32; Hosea 12:3–5
Context
Genesis initially calls the figure “a man,” while Jacob later says he has seen God face to face. Hosea uses messenger or angel language when recalling the event. The identity is more mysterious than the familiar phrase “Jacob wrestled an angel” suggests.
Talk about it
What changes in Jacob’s name, body and sense of identity after the encounter?

What This Set Teaches Beyond Trivia

  • Leadership can be shared. Deborah’s story includes several people acting in different roles.
  • Deliverance is not a formula. Acts 12 refuses an easy promise that every faithful person receives the same outcome.
  • Suffering should not be simplistically blamed on personal sin. John 9 directly challenges that reflex.
  • Scripture does not hide abuse of power. David is confronted rather than protected by his status.
  • Mysterious passages deserve humility. Jacob’s nighttime encounter is a good example of why careful wording matters.

A Simple Family Study Method

  1. Observe: What actually happens in the passage?
  2. Context: What happens before and after the verse we remembered?
  3. Question: What part is difficult, surprising or unclear?
  4. Faithful response: What truth, warning or practice is reasonable to carry forward without forcing the passage to promise more than it says?

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