OLD TESTAMENT Flashcards
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- Which angel/s did God station at the entrance of Eden to prevent Adam and Eve from approaching the tree of life?
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Cherubim (Gn 3:24)
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- According to the Bible, who lived the longest on earth?
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Methuselah (Gn 5:27)
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- When the great flood had subsided, on what mountain did the ark of Noah come to rest?
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Mt. Ararat (Gn 8:4)
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- Who is the son of Noah who became the ancestor of the Hebrews?
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Shem (Gn 11:10-26)
5
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- Which was true of all three: Sarah, Hannah, and Elizabeth?
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Barren
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- What is the nationality of Hagar, the slave of Sarah?
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Egyptian (Gn 16:1)
7
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- Ishmael is the son of Abraham and ______
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Hagar (Gn 16:15)
8
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- Who is the biblical figure whose name means “laughter”?
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Isaac (cf. Gn 18:12)
9
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- Whom did Isaac marry?
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Rebekah (Gn 24:67)
10
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- Who is Jacob’s daughter who was raped by Shechem?
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Dinah (Gn 34:2)
11
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- Who is Jacob’s eldest son who lost his birthright for sleeping with Rachel’s maid, Bilhah?
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Reuben (Gn 49:4)
12
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- From which tribe of Israel was the Messiah expected to come?
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Judah (cf. Gn 49:10)
13
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- Which of these is Moses’ son born in Midian?
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Gershom (Ex 2:22)
14
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- What is the name of Moses’ wife?
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Zipporah (Ex 2:21)
15
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- What is the tenth plague in Egypt that finally forced Pharaoh to let the Israelites go?
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Death of the first-born (Ex 11:5)
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- What is the oasis in the desert the water of which the Israelites could not drink because it was too bitter?
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Marah (Ex 15:23)
17
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- After the Exodus from Egypt, where did God meet the Israelites?
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Mt. Horeb (another name for Mt.
Sinai, Ex 19:2)
18
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- On what holy day did the High Priest enter the “Holy of Holies” in the temple of the Lord?
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Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) (Lv 23:27)
19
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- What tribe of Israel did priests who ministered to the Lord come from?
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Levi (Nm 1:50)
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- Nadab and Abihu were consumed by fire because they offered unholy_____
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fire (Nm 3:4)
21
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- Who became a leper for questioning the authority of Moses?
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Miriam (Nm 12:10)
22
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- Which of these was not put inside the Ark of the Covenant?
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Staff of Moses (cf. Heb 9:4)
23
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- Who of the scouts sent by Moses to reconnoiter the land of Canaan advised to attack the land because the Israelites could conquer the inhabitants with the help of the Lord?
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Caleb (Nm 13:30)
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- Who prophesied about a star advancing from Jacob and a staff arising from Israel in the Book of Numbers?
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Balaam (Nm 24:17)
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25. To whom did God say, “My servant Moses is dead. Now proceed to cross the Jordan, you and all these people, into the land that I am giving them, to the Israelites”?
Joshua (Jos 1:2)
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26. Where did Joshua gather the Israelites to renew their covenant with God just before Joshua’s death?
Shechem (Jos 24:1)
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27. Who of the Judges of Israel vowed that upon his return in triumph against the Ammonites, whoever came out of the doors of his house to meet him would be sacrificed to the Lord?
Jephthah (Jgs 11:31)
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28. Because the time of famine had passed, Ruth and Naomi left Moab to return to __
Bethlehem (Ru 1:19)
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29. Who was the god of the Philistines whose statute fell down before the Ark of the Covenant?
Dagon (1 Sm 5:2)
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30. Saul was punished for not killing the Amalekite king _____
Agag (1 Sm 15:8-9)
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31. On what mountain did Saul, Jonathan, and other sons of Saul die in the battle against the Philistines?
Mount Gilboa (1 Sm 31:1)
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32. Who is the wife of Uriah who had an adulterous union with King David, who also is the mother of King Solomon?
Bathsheba (2 Sm 12:24)
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33. At whose threshing floor did David build an altar to the Lord, as the prophet Gad commanded?
Araunah the Jebusite (2 Sm 24:18)
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34. Who is the priest who supported Adonijah when this declared he had the right to succeed David?
Abiathar (1 Kgs 1:7)
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35. Who led a revolt against King Rehoboam, the son of Solomon?
Jeroboam (1 Kgs 11:26)
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36. “If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy” is the word of Naaman’s ______
Slave girl (2 Kgs 5:2-3)
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37. King Shalmaneser conquered the northern kingdom of Israel and deported the people to ______
Assyria (2 Kgs 17:23)
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38. Who exiled the inhabitants of Judah to Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kgs 24:11)
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39. Who was the layman appointed by King Artaxerxes of Persia to be governor and lead the Jewish exiles in Babylon to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the city and the temple?
Nehemiah (Neh 2:1)
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40. In the Book of Nehemiah (chapter 8), Ezra read the Law and instructed them how to celebrate the feast of _______
Tabernacles (Neh 8:14)
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41. Who was the angel who accompanied Tobiah to Ecbatana and rescued him from the demon Asmodeus?
Raphael (Tb 3:17)
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42. What psalm contains this famous phrase: “The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I lack”?
Psalm 23 (Ps 23:1)
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43. Who composed the Miserere psalm (Psalm 51) which begins: “Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense”?
David (Ps 51:1)
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44. Which psalm sings of the Jews’ lament of their exile in Babylon? It starts with this passage: “By the rivers of Babylon we sat mourning and weeping when we remembered Zion”?
Psalm 137 (Ps 137:1)
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45. What OldTestament book does this famous passage comefrom: “There is an appointed time for everything… A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant”?
Ecclesiastes (Eccl 3:1-2)
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46. Where do we find the oracles on the Ebed YHWH or the Servant of the Lord?
Isaiah 40-55
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47. What prophetic book contains this famous passage: “Can a mother forget her infant… Even should she forget, I will never forget you”? This has been rendered into song entitled “Hindi Kita Malilimutan.”
Isaiah (Is 49:15-16)
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48. Which prophet said that God’s law would be written upon the hearts of God’s people, Israel?
Jeremiah (Jer 31:33)
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49. What did Jeremiah buy, and after which he gave to Baruch its sealed deed of purchase?
a piece of land (Jer 32:9)
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50. Who was the prophet who saw the vision of creatures that had faces of a human being, lion, ox, and eagle?
Jeremiah (Ez 1:10)
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51. In the Book of Daniel, the young Daniel separated the two elders from each other in order to examine them, and in the process, he saved the innocent _______
Susanna (Dn 13:1)
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52. In the Hebrew canon which of the following is not considered a prophetic book?
Daniel
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53. The animal that attacked and withered the bush under which Jonah prayed was a _____
worm (Jon 4:7)
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54. In what prophetic book do we find this Messianic prophecy: “But you, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel”?
Micah (Mi 5:1)
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55. Who prophesied that God would send back Elijah the Prophet before the Day of the Lord comes, to turn the heart of fathers to their children?
Malachi (Mal 3:23-24)
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56. What is the last book of the Old Testament in the Catholic canon?
Malachi
