Bible Quiz 3 Flashcards
The river which flowed out of the Garden of Eden divided into four rivers. Name one of those rivers.
Pishon, Gihon, Hiddekel [Tigris] and Euphrates; Genesis 2:11-14
What murderer was marked by God so that no one would kill him?
Cain; Genesis 4:15
Who was Methuselah’s father?
Enoch; Genesis 5:21-24
As far as the Bible reveals, who was the oldest man who ever lived and how long did he live?
Methuselah, 969; Genesis 5:27
Name the three sons of Noah.
Shem, Ham and Japheth; Genesis 6:10
How big was the ark God told Noah to build?
About 450’ long by 75’ wide by 45’ high; 300 cubits long by 50 cubits wide by 30 cubits high; Genesis 6:15
Which came first - the Tower of Babel or the Flood?
The flood; Genesis 7-9; 11
How long did Noah remain in the Ark?
1 year, 10 days; Genesis 7:10, 11; 8:13,14
What was the first thing that Noah did after leaving the ark?
Offered sacrifices from the clean animals and birds; Genesis 8:20
Which book of the Bible is especially concerned with the suffering of innocent people?
Job
The Sabeans took his oxen and his donkeys, the lightning killed his sheep, the Chaldeans stole his camels, and his servants were killed. To whom did all these things happen?
Job; Job 1:14-19
What were the names of Job’s three friends?
Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar; Job 2:11
Job’s friends sat in silence with Job and mourned with him for how many days?
7 days; Job 2:11, 13
Who was the younger man who spoke after Job’s three friends were done?
Elihu; Job 32
God asked Job about two large creatures. What were they called?
Behemoth & leviathan; Job 40:15-41:34
Which happened first - the flood, Abram’s departure from Ur of the Chaldees or the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah?
The flood; Genesis 12
Which happened first in the life of Abraham - the rescue of Lot, Isaac’s birth or Ishmael’s birth?
the rescue of Lot; Genesis 14
What is the name of the land that God told Abram to leave?
Ur of the Chaldeans; Genesis 11:31
How old was Abram when he left Haran to go to Canaan?
75 years old; Genesis 12:4
How many servants did Abram take with him to rescue Lot?
318 trained servants; Genesis 14:14
Who was the priest of Salem who welcomed Abraham and to whom Abraham gave a tithe?
Melchizedek; Genesis 14:18-20
Who was Abram’s heir before the birth of Ishmael?
Eliezer of Damascus; Genesis 15:2
How old was Abram when Ishmael was born?
86 years old; Genesis 16:16
What were the names of the two children who were born to Lot’s two daughters?
Moab & Ben-Ammi; Genesis 19:36-38
What was the name of Sarah’s father?
Terah; Genesis 20:12, 11:26
How old was Abraham when Isaac was born?
Genesis 21:5
Where did Abraham go to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice?
land of Moriah; Genesis 22:2
Where did Abraham bury Sarah?
in the cave of Machpelah near Hebron; Genesis 23:19
What sign did Abraham’s servant ask from God to help him pick a wife for Isaac?
The one who offered him AND his camels a drink; Genesis 24:12-14
How old was Isaac when he married Rebekah?
40 years old; Genesis 25:20
How old was Isaac when his twin sons were born?
60 years old; Genesis 25:26
Jacob was given his name for what act at his birth?
He grabbed his twin brother’s ankle; Genesis 25:26
Which of her twin sons was Rebekah’s favorite?
Jacob; Genesis 25:28
By what other name was Esau called and why?
Edom ? because of the “red” stew for which he traded his birthright; Genesis 25:30
To what place did Jacob flee when his brother Esau wished to kill him?
Haran in Padan Aram; Genesis 27:43; 28:7
What physical weakness did Leah, daughter of Laban, have?
Her eyes were weak; Genesis 29:17
Which daughter of Laban did Jacob marry first?
Leah; Genesis 29:21-25
What did Rachel steal when Jacob’s family left Haran?
the household gods which had belonged to her father; Genesis 31:19
How many times did the children of Israel march around the city of Jericho?
13 times; Joshua 6:1-4
As Joshua and the children of Israel marched around the walls of Jericho, the priests carried trumpets before the Ark of the Lord. How many priests carried trumpets?
7; Joshua 6:4
Who were the only survivors from the Israelite destruction of Jericho?
Rahab the harlot and her family with her in her house; Joshua 6:17, 23
When Joshua entered the Promised Land, what was the name of the second city he attacked?
Ai; Joshua 7:2-5
What group of people tricked the Israelites into making a covenant of peace with them by claiming that they had come from a far distance?
The Hivites, particularly the Gibeonites; Joshua 9:1-17
Why did the tribes on the west side of the Jordan prepare to go to war against the tribes on the east side of the Jordan at the end of the conquest period?
The western tribes misunderstood the reason that the eastern tribes had built; Joshua 22:10-34
What did the Israelites do to the conquered Canaanite king named Adoni-Bezek?
They cut off his thumbs and big toes; Judges 1:6-7
Who was the left-handed Benjamite who killed the fat king Eglon with a hidden dagger?
The judge Ehud; Judges 2:15-25
Who was the man to kill 600 men with an ox goad?
Shamgar; Judges 3:31
What was the name of the first woman judge in Israel?
Deborah; Judges 4:4
Who hid from his enemies under a blanket in the tent of a woman?
Sisera; Judges 4:2-22
What woman in the Bible gave a man something to drink, hid him and then killed him by driving a nail through his head?
Jael, wife of Heber; Judges 5:24-26
What Bible character put out a fleece to test God?
Gideon; Judges 6:36-37
What leader chose his followers by watching how they drank water?
Gideon; Judges 7:5
When Abimelech set fire to the tower of Shechem, how many people died in the flames?
About 1000; Judges 9:47-49
What did a woman drop on the head of wicked king Abimelech, critically injuring him?
A millstone; Judges 9:5
Who made the foolish vow that if the Lord would grant him victory over his enemies, he would offer up as a burnt offering whatever came out of his house to meet him?
Jephthah; Judges 11:28-40
In the O.T. 42,000 Ephraimites were killed for the incorrect pronunciation of one word. What was that word?
Shibboleth; Judges 12:5, 6
Why did Delilah work to discover the secret of Samson’s strength and deliver him to the Philistines?
She was paid 5500 pieces of silver by the lords of the Philistines; Judges 16:4-5
When the Philistines finally captured Samson, what did they do to him?
Gouged out his eyes; Judges 16:20-21
What tribe was nearly destroyed by the other tribes of Israel during the time of the judges?
Benjamin; Judges 20:12-48
What tribe had 700 left-handed men who could sling stones at a hair breadth and not miss?
Benjamin; Judges 20:15, 16
Which book of the Bible records the marriage of a Moabite woman to an Israelite man whose son was part of the genealogy of Jesus Christ?
Ruth
Although I was a poor woman who gleaned in the fields, I was married to a rich man and became an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
Ruth
Who made fun of Hannah because she had no children?
Peninnah; 1 Samuel 1:2, 4-6
Who were the sons of Eli?
Hophni and Phinehas; 1 Samuel 1:3
Who was the mother of Samuel?
Hannah; 1 Samuel 1:20
Name the father of Saul
king in the O.T.). (Kish; 1 Samuel 9:1-2
Whom was king Saul willing to kill for eating honey against the king’s decree?
His son Jonathan; 1 Samuel 14:24-44
King Saul lost his kingdom because he failed to totally destroy what nation of people?
Amalekites; 1 Samuel 15
To whom was the prophet Samuel speaking when he said, “To obey is better than sacrifice”?
Saul; 1 Samuel 15:20, 22
What was the dowry which Saul required of David to marry Saul’s daughter Michal?
The lives of 100 Philistines; 1 Samuel 18:25
David pretended to be crazy by scrabbling on the doors of the gate and drooling on his beard because he was afraid of what king?
Achish, king of Gath; 1 Samuel 21:12-15
What was the name of the man who killed 85 Israelite priests at the command of king Saul?
Doeg the Edomite; 1 Samuel 22:18
To whom did David say, “Stay with me; do not fear. For he who seeks my life seeks your life, but with me you shall be safe.”
Abiathar, son of the high priest Ahimelech; 1 Samuel 22:23
David had a wife name Abigail. What was her first husband’s name?
Nabal; 1 Samuel 25:3
What O.T. character went to visit the witch of Endor?
Saul; 1 Samuel 28:7, 8
What was king Solomon’s other name and what did it mean?
Jedidiah - “Beloved of the Lord”; 2 Samuel 2:24-25
Name the crippled son of Jonathan.
Mephibosheth; 2 Samuel 4:46
For how long did David reign over just the tribe of Judah?
7 years, 6 months; 2 Samuel 2:11
What son of Saul reigned over the northern tribes after Saul’s death?
Ishbosheth; 2 Samuel 2:8-10
Who were the three nephews of David who were prominent during his reign?
Joab, Abishai and Asahel; 2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chronicles 2:16
How old was David when he became king of Israel?
30 years old; 2 Samuel 5:4
Who was Uriah the Hittite?
Husband of Bathsheba, killed by David; he was also one of David’s mighty men; 2 Samuel 11:3-24; 23:39
How did David reward the men who assassinated his rival Ishbosheth?
He had them executed; 2 Samuel 4
What was the name of Solomon’s mother?
Bathsheba; 2 Samuel 12:24
Who was the half-brother of Absalom that he had murdered for revenge?
Amnon; 2 Samuel 13:28
What Bible person cut his hair only once a year?
Absalom; 2 Samuel 14:25-26
Which of David’s counselors remained faithful to him and which counselor defected to Absalom?
Faithful: Hushai; Unfaithful: Ahithophel; 2 Samuel 15:31-37
Which king ruled first - Hezekiah, Ahab or Solomon?
Solomon; 1 Kings 1:39
Who had Joab, commander of king David’s army, executed?
Solomon; 1 Kings 2:28-34
What famous queen visited Solomon?
Queen of Sheba; 1 Kings 10:1
In Solomon’s time, what remained in the ark of the covenant?
The two tablets of stone upon which were written the ten commandments; 1 Kings 8:9
Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem with the help of what Phoenician king?
Hiram; 1 Kings 9:10-14
What Israelite rebelled against Solomon and later became a king over the northern tribes?
Jeroboam; 1 Kings 11:26-12:20
The names Molech and Chemosh have what in common?
They are both the names of false gods; 1 Kings 11:7
When did the kingdom of Israel divide for the second time - at the death of David, Solomon or Ahab?
Solomon; 1 Kings 12:20-24
When Elijah built the altar on Mount Carmel, how many stones did he use?
Twelve; 1 Kings 18:31, 32
How did the prophet Elijah travel to heaven?
In a whirlwind; 2 Kings 2:11
Who was smothered by having a thick cloth dipped in water placed over his face?
Ben-Hadad, king of Syria; 2 Kings 8:7-15
The two golden calves fashioned by king Jeroboam were placed where?
At Dan & Bethel; 2 Kings 12:28-29
What was the name of the queen of Judah who was responsible for killing nearly all of her grandchildren
Athaliah; 2 Kings 11:1-3
Who saved the baby Joash from the wicked queen Athaliah?
Jehoiada & Jehoshabeath [Jehosheba], high priest and his wife; 2 Chronicles 22:10-11)
What Judean king was struck with leprosy because he attempted to burn incense in the temple?
Uzziah [Azariah]; 2 Chronicles 26:16-21
The Assyrian king known as Pul was known by what other name?
Tiglath-Pileser; 2 Kings 15:19
The Rabshakeh taunted what Israelite king?
Hezekiah; the Rabshakeh was an officer of the Assyrian king Sennacherib; Isaiah 36
The angel of the Lord killed how many of Sennacherib’s soldiers?
185,000; Isaiah 37:36-37
God gave Hezekiah a sign that he would live longer. What was that sign?
The shadow on the sundial went backward ten degrees; Isaiah 38:8
What Judean king was killed by an Egyptian Pharaoh at Megiddo?
Josiah; 2 Kings 23:29-30
What descendant of Josiah reigned for only three months in Jerusalem before being taken to Babylon as a captive?
Jehoiachin; 2 Chronicles 36:9-10
What Israelite king witnessed the death of his sons before his own eyes were put out by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar?
Zedekiah; 2 Kings 25:7
The scribe Ezra tore his garment, his robe and plucked out some of the hair of his head and beard because he heard that the people of Israel had committed what sin?
Married people of the land, non-Israelites; Ezra 9:1-3
What was the name of king Artaxerxes’ cupbearer?
Nehemiah; Nehemiah 1:11-2:1
What were the names of the three men who were the leaders of opposition against Nehemiah?
Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem; Nehemiah 2:10, 19; 6:1
What was the name of the queen who was replaced by Esther?
Vashti; Esther 1:17
Who was the king who made Esther a queen?
Ahasuerus; Esther 2:16-17
Mordecai uncovered a plot against the Persian king Ahasuerus. What were the names of the conspirators?
Bigthan & Teresh, doorkeepers; Esther 2:21-23
What was Queen Esther’s other name?
Hadassah; Esther 2:7
What was the name of Mordecai’s famous cousin?
Esther or Hadassah; Esther 2:7
Who was hanged on gallows he had prepared for another?
Haman; Esther 7:9
Who suggested to Haman that he make a gallows on which to hang Mordecai?
His wife Zeresh; Esther 5:14
Name the five books usually called the “wisdom literature” or “poetry.”
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Which book of the Bible contains the worship songs of the Israelite people?
Psalms
What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
Psalm 119; 176 verses
Solomon said that something “bites like a serpent, and stings like a viper.” What was it?
Wine; Proverbs 23:31-32
This prophet is more frequently quoted in the New Testament than any other prophet.
Isaiah
This prophet’s written prophecy has been divided into 66 chapters and has been called the “Bible in miniature”.
Isaiah
Which prophet lived first - Isaiah or Ezekiel?
Isaiah; Isaiah 1:1, Ezekiel 1:1-2
