Can You Identify These Biblical Fathers?

How many of the biblical fathers (biological and adoptive) described below can you identify? Choose the letter below for your answer before peeking the correct answers


1. His son was a military genius who became a great leader and successor to Moses

2. He was literally left speechless when an angel told him he would become a father

3. A man whose greediness shows mostly clearly in his dealings with his son-in-law

4. God told this man to go ahead with wedding plans even though his intended bride was already pregnant

5. His son had many adventures before he was able to save his entire family from starvation

6. Although a great patriarch, he is most honored for his steadfast faith in God 

7. Although he was a wise and able king, quarreling among his sons brought him much unhappiness

8. This unhappy king feared that his son's bestfriend was trying to usurp his throne

9. Despite a great accomplishment under God's direction, his discovery of fermentation brought embarrassment to his sons

10. Sibling rivalry brought much sadness to this father of twin boys

11. The fact that this father's beloved daughter lived to become a teenager was truly a miracle

12. Although a bachelor, he was a spiritual father to one of his young assistants

a. ABRAHAM

b. ISAAC

c. JACOB

d. JAIRUS

e. JOSEPH

f. LABAN

g. NOAH

h. NUN

i. PAUL

j. SAUL

k. SOLOMON

l. ZECHARIAS 












Answers

1. h. (Deut. 1:37)
2. l. (Luke 1: 18-22)
3. f. (Gen. 31: 1-16)
4. e. (Matt. 1: 18-25)
5. c. (Gen. 45: 4-28)
6. a. (Heb. 11: 8-12)
7. k. (1 Kings 11, 12)
8. j. (1 Sam. 18: 1-16)
9. g. (Gen. 9: 20-22)
10. b. (Gen. 25: 21-23 and 27:33)
11. d. (Luke 8:41, 55)
12. i. (1 Tim. 1:18)