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Which king locked up John the Baptist?


Hadrian
Philip
Augustus
Herod the Tetrarch

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The answer is: Herod the Tetrarch

Matthew 14:3 - Herod Antipas, known as Herod the Tetrarch, imprisoned John the Baptist for condemning his unlawful marriage to Herodias. This event reflects the complex interplay of power, morality, and prophetic voices in the New Testament, echoing Israel's troubled leadership seen in the history of its kings.

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Who locked all the doors and climbed out of a window?

Laban
Ehud
Gideon
David

In which wilderness region did John the Baptist preach?

Shur
Judea
Negev
Zin

Which Old Testament prophet spoke of John the Baptist when he said "The voice of one crying in the wilderness"?

Amos
Isaiah
Micah
Jeremiah

Which important man is John the Baptist recorded as baptizing?

Philip
Peter
Paul
Jesus

John the Baptist ate...?

Locusts and honey
Figs and pomegranates
Milk and honey
Unleavened bread

Who instructed her daughter to ask for the head of John the Baptist?

The wife of Judas Iscariot
Salome
Herodias
Mary Magdalene

Why was John the Baptist sent from God?

To perform miracles and signs
To bear witness of the light
To show humility by his simplistic life
To explain the writings of the prophets

What did John the Baptist say when he saw Jesus?

You are the true Son of God
Behold the Saviour of the world!
Hosanna in the highest!
Behold the Lamb of God!

Who was the father of John the Baptist?

Zebedee
Joseph
Aaron
Zacharias

How much older was John the Baptist than Jesus?

Two years
Six months
One year
One month