KSR-BibleDrill-C-2019 Flashcards
Difficult - General Bible Knowledge
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
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, the Flood or the promise to Abraham?
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
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
In what order did Job’s three friends speak?
Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar
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
What is the name of the city 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 Abraham when he died?
175 years old; Genesis 25:7
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
In what city did Lot first take refuge after fleeing Sodom?
Zoar; Genesis 19:20-22
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
Abraham made a covenant with whom at Beersheba?
Abimelech; Genesis 21:27-32
Isaac’s servants dug three wells that had names. Identify one of those names.
Esek - ‘contention’; Sitnah - ‘enmity’; Rehoboth - ‘room’; Genesis 26:19-22
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
Name the mother of Issachar and Zebulun.
Leah; Genesis 30:17-20
Name the mother of Gad and Asher.
Zilpah; Genesis 30:9-13
Name the mother of Dan and Naphtali.
Bilhah; Genesis 30:5-8
What did Rachel steal when Jacob’s family left Haran?
The household gods belonged to her father; Genesis 31:19
What Bible character was renamed Israel?
Jacob; Genesis 32:28
When Jacob returned from Haran, where did he first live in Canaan?
Shechem; Genesis 33:18
What two brothers of Dinah killed all the men of the city of Shechem?
Simeon & Levi; Genesis 34:25
How old was Joseph when he was given his coat of many colors?
17 years old; Genesis 37:2-3
One of Joseph’s brothers said, ‘Let us not kill him.’ Who was that brother?
Reuben; Genesis 37:21-23
How much money did the brothers of Joseph make when they sold him into slavery?
20 pieces of silver; Genesis 37:28
What man had twin sons by his daughter-in-law?
Judah by Tamar; Genesis 38
While Joseph was in prison he interpreted dreams for two men. What were the occupations of these two men?
Pharaoh’s baker & butler; Genesis 40:1-9, 16
Joseph interpreted dreams for Pharaoh’s baker & butler. Which one received a favorable interpretation?
The butler; Genesis 40:1-13
Who was the wife of Joseph (O.T.)?
Asenath; Genesis 41:45
The Bible character Zaphnath-Paaneah was known by another famous name. What was that name?
Joseph, son of Jacob; Genesis 41:45
How many years of famine would occur, according to Pharaoh’s dream that Joseph interpreted?
7 years; Genesis 41:27
How old was Joseph when Pharaoh made him a ruler?
30 years old; Genesis 41:46
Of what crime did Joseph accuse his brothers when they first came to Egypt?
spying; Genesis 42:9
Joseph kept one of his brothers in prison while the others went home. Which brother was it?
Simeon; Genesis 42:18-24
Which of the patriarchs were embalmed by the Egyptians?
Jacob & Joseph; Genesis 50:2, 26
Who were Moses’ parents?
Amran and Jochabed; Exodus 6:20
What was the name of Zipporah’s very famous husband?
Moses; Exodus 2:21
Who gave Moses his name?
Pharaoh’s daughter; Exodus 2:10
Moses was enabled by God to give three signs to the people of Israel. What were these signs?
His rod turned into a serpent and back into a rod, his hand turned leprous and then healthy again and water poured on the ground became blood; Exodus 4:1-9
Which plague came first - darkness, frogs or water turned into blood?
Water turned into blood; Exodus 7:17
How many of the plagues against Egypt also affected the Israelites?
Three; water into blood; frogs & lice; Exodus 8:21-22
What was the Passover Feast?
Feast of the Jews to remember when God passed over their firstborn children in Egypt; Exodus 12
In the wilderness, what was the sign from God that the children of Israel could break camp and journey?
The cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle; Exodus 13:21
What were the names of the two rooms of the tabernacle?
Holy Place; Most Holy Place; Exodus 27:33
What pieces of furniture were in the Holy Place of the tabernacle?
Lampstand, altar of incense and table of showbread; Exodus 40:22-27
How many stones were there on the high priest’s breastplate of judgment?
12, one for each of the tribes; Exodus 28:15-21
In the book of Exodus, what was the color of the high priest’s robe?
Blue; Exodus 28:31
What was on top of the mercy seat in the tabernacle?
Two cherubim, facing one another; Exodus 25:17-20
What was written on the golden plate tied onto the high priest’s turban?
Holiness to the Lord; Exodus 39:30
Name the three Bible characters who are mentioned as fasting for 40 days.
Moses, Elijah, Jesus; Exodus 34:27, 28; 1 Kings 19:2, 8; Matthew 4:1, 2
How often did the Year of Jubilee occur for the Israelites?
Every 50 years; Leviticus 25:10, 11
When Moses sprinkled blood on Aaron and his sons to consecrate them to the priesthood, where did he sprinkle the blood?
On the lobes of their right ears, thumbs of their right hands and big toe of their right feet; Leviticus 8:23-24
What was the first animal sacrificed on the Day of Atonement?
a bull for the sins of the high priest and his family; Leviticus 16:1-6
Which tribe of Israel had the responsibility of moving the tabernacle?
Levi; Numbers 1:51
How many times did Balaam hit his donkey before the donkey spoke to him?
3 times; Numbers 22:28
What man thrust a man and a woman through with a javelin and stopped a plague in Israel?
Phinehas, grandson of Aaron; Numbers 25:7-8
In the Old Testament, someone who accidentally killed another person could flee to what cities in order to be safe?
The cities of refuge; Numbers 35:6
Name at least one of the cities of refuge.
Kedesh, Shechem, Kirjath Arba/Hebron, Bezer, Ramoth (in Gilead) and Golan; Joshua 20:7-9
When could someone who accidentally killed another safely leave a city of refuge?
When the high priest died; Joshua 20:1-6
How many cities of refuge were there and how were they distributed in the territory of Israel?
6; there were three on each side of the Jordan, distributed from north to south; Numbers 35:6; Joshua 20:7-8
What does the word ‘Deuteronomy’ mean?
Second Law-repetition
What three things were placed in the ark of the covenant?
Manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; Deuteronomy 10:4-5; Numbers 12:10; Exodus 16:33-34
How many stones were placed in the Jordan River after the children of Israel had crossed over on dry land?
12; Joshua 4:3
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, specifically 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 an altar; 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 only 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
When the angel of the Lord first appeared to Gideon, what was he doing?
beating out wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites; Judges 6:11
How did the 300 men of Gideon drink water?
they lapped water like a dog, putting their hands to their mouths; Judges 7:4-7
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 9:53
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?
Put out his eyes and put him to work as a grinder; 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 hairbreadth and not miss?
Benjamin; Judges 20:15, 16
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
Joel and Abijah were judges in Beersheba who took bribes and perverted justice. Who was their father?
Samuel; 1 Samuel 8:2-3
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 Old Testament person went to inquire of 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
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
Which daughter of king Saul did David marry?
Michal; 1 Samuel 18:27
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
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 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
What happened to Queen Jezebel’s body when she died?
She was eaten by dogs; 2 Kings 9:34-37
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
