Bible Trivia From the Torah

You may find these questions to be challenging as well as fun. Some of the answers you may know immediately. Some you may guess. And some will really surprise you!

GENESIS

1) Who was the first man to build a city? Genesis 4:17 2) What is the significance of the rainbow? Genesis 9:12-17 3) Who is the first priest mentioned in the Bible? Genesis 14:18 4) Who is the first prophet mentioned in the Bible? Genesis 20:7 5) What Old Testament figures name means "laughter"? Genesis 21:3-6 6) Who saw a heavenly ladder with the Lord standing above it?Genesis 28:10-13 7) Which of Jacobs wives was the first to bear children? Genesis 29:31-32

EXODUS

1) What river was turned to blood? Exodus 7:20 2) When the plague of hail came on the Egyptians, where was the one place it did not fall? Exodus 9:26 3) What stopped the plague of locusts in Egypt? Exodus 10:19 4) What did the Israelites put on their doorframes so the angel of death would pass over? Exodus 12:21-23 5) How did the bitter water of Marah become sweet? Exodus 15:23-25 6) What mountain did the Lord descend upon in fire? Exodus 19:18 7) What idol did the Israelites worship in the wilderness? Exodus 32:4-6

LEVITICUS

1) According to the law, what could be used in place of a lamb as a sin offering? Leviticus 5:7 2) Who did Moses anoint with the blood of a ram? Leviticus 8:23 3) After the consecration of Aaron and his sons, what consumed the offering on the altar? Leviticus 9:22-24 4) What two sons of Aaron were devoured by fire for offering unauthorized fire before the Lord? Leviticus 10:1-2 5) What portable object did the cloud of Gods glory appear over?Leviticus 16:2 6) What was the punishment for committing adultery? Leviticus 20:10 7) What kind of animals were not to be sacrificed to God? Leviticus 2.2:22

NUMBERS

1) What color was the cloth over the altar in the tabernacle? Numbers 4:11 2) Why did Moses not give any of the tabernacle offerings to the Kohathites? Numbers 7:9 4) What two men tore their clothes when the Israelites murmured against the Lord about going into Canaan? Numbers 14:6 5) Where did Aaron die? Numbers 20:25-29 6) What sinister creatures did God send to kill many of the Israelites in the desert? Numbers 2l:6 7) What leader fashioned a bronze snake? Numbers 21:9 8) What did the talking donkey say to Balaam? Numbers 22:28-30

DEUTERONOMY

1)Who had a huge bed made of iron? Deuteronomy 3:11 2) What is the first commandment with promise? Deuteronomy 5:16 3) According to the law, how many witnesses were necessary before a person could be tried and put to death? Deuteronomy 17:6

4) According to the law, what were the Israelites to do if they found a mother bird with young or with eggs? Deuteronomy 22:6-7 5) What were the best-made shoes in the Bible? Deuteronomy 29:5 6) What mountain did Moses see the Promised Land from?Deuteronomy 34:1-4 7) Who buried Moses? Deuteronomy 34:5-6

Bible Facts From the Torah

This section asks you to recall some basic facts from the Pentateuch. After selecting one of the four choices, you may turn to the accompanying scripture to verify your answer.

GENESIS
1) On which day were Adam and Eve created? Genesis 1:27-31 a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7 2) Who said, "You will not surely die"? Genesis 3:4 a. God b. Adam c. The Serpent d. Eve 3) God said Adam would return to _____. Genesis 3:19 a. Eve b. Eden c. Dust d. God

4) Whose offering did God accept? Genesis 4:4 a. Cains b. Adams c. Abels d. Eves

5) Who was called "a mighty hunter before the Lord"? Genesis 10:9 a. Babel b. Nimrod c. Esau d. Elijah

6) Who was Abrams father? Genesis 11:27 a. Terah b. Isaac c. Lot d. Shem 7) Where did Abram go to escape a famine? Genesis 12:10 a. Canaan b. Egypt c. Syria d. Philistia

8) After Lot and Abram separated, where did Lot go? Genesis 13:12 a. Egypt b. The mountains of Edom c. Tyre d. Toward Sodom

9) Who was the "king of Salem" and the "priest of God Most High"? Genesis 14:18 a. Aaron b. Levi c. Abram d. Melchizedek

10) Ishmael was the son of Hagar and whom? Genesis 16:15 a. Isaac b. Esau c. Jacob d. Abram

11) Whose name meant "father of many nations"? Genesis 17:5 a. Adams b. Abrahams c. Jehovahs d. Isaacs

12) What land did God give to Abraham? Genesis 17:8 a. Egypt b. Syria c. Canaan d. Jerusalem

13) Who did Abraham want as his heir before God blessed him with Isaac? Genesis 17:18 a. Eliezer b. Ishmael b. Syria d. Sarah

14) When Sarah heard the Lord tell Abraham that she would have a son, what did Sarah do? Genesis 18:10-12 a. Hid b. Ran into the desert c. Worshiped God d. Laughed

15) Who ignored Lots warning to flee from Sodom? Genesis 19:14 a. His daughters b. His sons-in-law c. His wife d. The angels

16) Who showed Hagar the well of water in the wilderness? Genesis 21:19 a. An angel b. God c. Abraham d. Sarah

17) Who said, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son"? Genesis 22:8 a. God b. Isaac c. Abraham d. Esau

18) Who was Abrahams second wife? Genesis 25:1 a. Hagar b. Keturah c. Leah d. Deborah

19) Jacob sold a meal to Esau for _____. Genesis 25:30-34 a. 20 pieces of silver b. Esaus birthright c. 12 sheep d. Esaus bow

20) Who helped Jacob deceive Isaac for a blessing? Genesis 27:6-17 a. Rebekah b. Esau c. Rachel d. No one

21) What did Jacob call the place where God spoke to him? Genesis 28:19 a. Jericho b. Shiloh c. Jerusalem d. Bethel

22) Who did Jacob love best? Genesis 29:30 a. Rachel b. Esau c. Leah d. Laban

23) Who stole Labans household gods? Genesis 31:19 a. Jacob b. Rachel c. Leah d. Reuben

24) Where did Jacob wrestle with God? Genesis 32:24-30 a. Peniel b. Jerusalem c. Bethel d. Jericho

25) Esau was the father of the _________. Genesis 36:9 a. Hittites b. Edomites c. Canaanites d. Ammonites

26) Who dreamed of the sun, moon and 11 stars bowing before him? Genesis 37:5, 9 a. Esau b. Jacob c. Reuben d. Joseph

27) Who persuaded the brothers to sell Joseph to the Ishmaelites? Genesis 37:26-27 a. Reuben b. Judah c. Levi d. Jacob

28) From which of Jacobs sons did Jesus descend? Genesis 49:10

a. Joseph

b. Judah

c. Reuben

d. Levi

EXODUS
1) Who revealed himself as "I AM"? Exodus 3:14 a. God b. Pharaoh c. Moses d. Aaron

2) God told Moses that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob didnt know him by which of his names? Exodus 6:3 a. Lord b. Elohim c. Jehovah d. Adonai

3) God said, "When I see the ______, I will pass over you." Exodus 12:13 a. Star b. Blood c. Pyramid d. Angel

4) The Israelites were not to sow anything in their fields in what year? Exodus 23:10-11 a. Second b. Seventh c. Third d. Ninth

5) Whom did God choose to make the tabernacle? Exodus 31:2-6 a. Moses and Aaron b. Bezalel and Oholiab c. Joshua and Caleb d. Aaron and Hur

6) When Moses said, "Whoever is for the Lord, come to me," who responded? Exodus 32:26 a. Levites b. Moabites c. Canaanites d. Ephraimites

LEVITICUS
1) Which festival did Israel observe on the 14th day of the first month? Leviticus 23:5 a. Passover b. Firstfruits c. Pentecost d. Tabernacles

2) The 15th day of the first month was the beginning of the Feast of _______. Leviticus 23:6 a. Passover b. Pentecost c. Unleavened Bread d. Trumpets

3) Pentecost came ___ days after the Sabbath that preceded the offering of the wave sheaf during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Leviticus 23:15-16 a. 30 b. 40 c. 50 d. 60

4) On the first day of the seventh month, Israel celebrated the Feast of _______. Leviticus 23:24 a. Pentecost b. Trumpets c. Tabernacles d. Passover 5) On the 10th day of the seventh month, Israel celebrated the Day of _______. Leviticus 23:27 a. Atonement c. Dedication b. Purim d. Hanukkah

6) What seven-day feast did Israel begin on the 15th day of the seventh month? Leviticus 23:34 a. Dedication b. Trumpets c. Tabernacles d. Purim

7) The 50th year was called the Year of _______. Leviticus 25:11-13 a. Firstfruits b. Rejoicing c. Jubilee d. Atonement

NUMBERS
1) Which tribe was dedicated to God instead of all the firstborn of Israel? Numbers 8:15-18 a. Judah b. Dan c. Levi d. Reuben

2) God poured out his Spirit on how many elders of Israel? Numbers 11:16-17 a. 12 b. 40 c. 56 d. 70

3) What happened to thousands of those who accused Moses and Aaron of killing Gods people? Numbers 16:41-49 a. Lightning struck them plague killed them b. Poisonous snakes bit them c. Fire from God killed them d. A

4) Which country did not let Israel pass through its land? Numbers 20:14-18 a. Edom b. Syria c. Egypt d. Assyria

5) What did the daughters of Zelophehad want? Numbers 27:7 a. Husbands b. An inheritance c. Vengeance d. Forgiveness

6) A person who killed someone accidentally could flee to a city of ______. Numbers 35:11 a. Safety b. Justice c. Vengeance d. Refuge

DEUTERONOMY
1) In which year of Israels wandering is Deuteronomy set? Deuteronomy 1:3 a. 35 b. 12 c. 40 d. 10

2) Who is the future prophet that Moses described? Deuteronomy 18:15-18 a. Elijah b. Isaiah c. John the Baptist d. Jesus Christ

3) If a person was to be punished by beating, the person could not be beaten with more than _____ lashes. Deuteronomy 25:3 a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40

4) What people did God command Israel to wipe out? Deuteronomy 25:17-19 a. Canaanites b. Amalekites c. Ammonites d. Hittites

Bible Concepts From the Torah

Please note: The following questions on Bible concepts review material covered in this overview of the Pentateuch. To get more out of your study, you may want to write out the answers. However, do not send your answers to us for grading. This section reviews some of the major concepts you have studied. You may click on the links after each question to verify your answers.

GENESIS
1) What does the name Genesis mean? Answer 2) What does Genesis teach us about God? Answer 3) How does the book apply to your life today? Answer

4) What did God do on the seventh day? Why? Answer 5) Why is Genesis 1 theological rather than scientific in nature?Answer 6) Human beings are created in Gods image. What does this mean?Answer 7) not yet on the website 8) Why did God institute marriage? Answer 9) What did the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil symbolize? Answer 10) According to the serpent, what would happen if Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? Answer 11) Who tempted Adam and Eve to disobey? How can we be similarly tempted today? Answer 12) Even as God exiled Adam and Eve from Eden, what promise did he give them regarding humanitys future salvation? Answer 13) What is the purpose of the envelope structure in Genesis 9:6? Give two other examples of this type of construction in the Bible. Answer 14) Why was Noah able to discern the spiritual signs of his time?Answer 15) Why did God destroy the earth with a flood? Answer 16) What were the three parts of Gods covenant with Noah? Answer 17) What spiritual lesson does the Tower of Babel episode teach us?Answer 18) In what ways does Abrahams journey of faith parallel your life as a Christian today? Answer 19) What does the archaeological evidence from Mari and Nuzi illustrate about the historicity of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? Answer 20) How does John Drane show that, for the patriarchs, "God was not a remote, impersonal force"? Answer 21) When God called Abraham, what did God promise him? Answer 22) What spiritual lessons can we learn from the story of Esau and Jacob? Why does God want us to be more like Jacob? Answer 23) What is the principal theme of the story of Joseph? Which biblical passages best illustrate this theme? Answer

EXODUS

1) What does the name Exodus mean? Answer 2) What does Exodus teach us about God? Answer 3) How does the book apply to your life today? Answer 4) Why did Moses flee to the land of Midian? Answer 5) What were the five objections Moses raised to Gods mission for him? How did God answer each of these objections? Answer 6) How can the reassurances God gave Moses encourage us today?Answer 7) What is the tetragrammaton? How does the King James Version usually translate the words YHWH and adonai? Answer 8) What does the blood of the Passover lamb symbolize for Christians today? Answer 9) What is the New Testament significance of the children of Israels crossing of the Red Sea? Answer 10) What is the theme of the song of Moses and Miriam? Answer 11) What symbolism did New Testament writers see in the rock that provided water for the Israelites at Rephidim? Answer 12) List the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20). How did they show Gods concern for the whole of life? Answer 13) List four ways the Book of the Covenant differs from other ancient law codes. Answer 14) List three ways the law of Moses differs from the Code of Hammurabi. Answer

15) How did the will of God govern the plan of the tabernacle and its construction? Answer 16) In which ways did Aaron and his priestly garments typify Christ?Answer

LEVITICUS

1) What does the name Leviticus mean? Answer 2) What does Leviticus teach us about God? Answer 3) How does the book apply to your life today? Answer 4) How did Gods stipulations in Leviticus regarding Israels pattern of worship represent a profound break with tradition? Answer 5) What did the sacrificial system of Israel foreshadow? Answer 6) Why did God tell Israel, "The multitude of your sacrifices what are they to me?" How can we apply Gods words to our lives today?Answer 7) What was the significance of Gods commands regarding clean and unclean meats? Answer 8) What is tithing, and why did God require it of Israel? What was the purpose of the second and third tithes? Answer See also 9) List Gods seven festivals and Holy Days. What was their Old Testament origin? not yet on website

NUMBERS
1) What does the name Numbers mean? Answer 2) What does Numbers teach us about God? Answer 3) How does this book apply to your life today? Answer 4) How is the idea of "substitutionary atonement" expressed in the Pentateuch? Answer 5) What was the purpose of the Nazirite vow? What were its features?Answer 6) What was the purpose of the second Passover? Answer 7) Why did God condemn Israel to 40 years of wandering in the wilderness? Answer 8) What spiritual principle can we learn from Korahs rebellion?Answer 9) What was Moses sin? How did God punish Moses? Answer 10) What is the biblical origin of the phrase "the way [or error] of Balaam"? How is it used in the New Testament? Answer 11) What positive traits did Miriam display that enabled God to work through her? Answer 12) Why was it wrong for Miriam and Aaron to challenge Moses?Answer 13) What was the purpose of the cities of refuge? Answer

DEUTERONOMY

1) What does the name Deuteronomy mean? Answer 2) What is unique about the outline of the book? Answer 3) What does Deuteronomy teach us about God? Answer 4) How does this book apply to your life today? Answer 5) What important spiritual lessons are contained in Deuteronomy 4?Answer 6) What is the significance of the shema? Answer 7) Who in the New Testament explained the spiritual significance of this great law? Answer 8) What specific warnings did Moses give the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land? Answer 9) Why did God insist that the Israelites separate themselves from other nations? Answer 10) In what ways did God encourage his people to be responsible citizens? Answer 11) What was the major theme of Moses final message to Israel?Answer 12) What tribute did God pay Moses in the last chapter of the Pentateuch? Answer