Hebrew Bible Quiz

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Did God make his name YHWH known to the patriarchs before Moses?

A) Yes.

Correct! Genesis 15:7: He said to Abram, “I am YHWH who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.”

B) No.

Correct! Exodus 6:2-3: God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am YHWH. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as El-Shaddai; but by my name YHWH I was not known to them.

Who were Esau's wives?

A) Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite, Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Mahalath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaoith.

Correct! Genesis 26:34, 28:9: When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath daughter of Abraham’s son Ishmael, and sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had.

B) Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaoith.

Correct! Genesis 36:2-3: Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth.

Who were Benjamin's sons?

A) Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

Correct! Genesis 46:21: The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim and Huppim and Ard.

B) Bela, Ashbel, Ahiram, Shephupham, and Hupham.

Correct! Numbers 26:38-39: The sons of Benjamin according to their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

C) Bela, Becher, and Jediael.

Correct! I Chronicles 7:6: The sons of Benjamin were three: Bela and Becher and Jediael.

D) Bela, Ashbel, Aharah, Nohah, and Rapha.

Correct! I Chronicles 8:1-2: And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth.

When speaking the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai, what is the reason God gives for commanding the Sabbath?

A) The reason given is that God created the heavens and the earth in six days and rested on the seventh.

Correct! Exodus 20:8-11: Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

B) The reason given is that God freed the Jews who had been enslaved in Egypt.

Correct! Deuteronomy 5:12-15: Observe the sabbath day to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant or your ox or your donkey or any of your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you, so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to observe the sabbath day.

How old were the Levites who worked in the tent of meeting?

A) 30 to 50 years old.

Correct! Numbers 4:2-4: Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, "Take a census of the descendants of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' households, from thirty years and upward, even to fifty years old, all who enter the service to do the work in the tent of meeting. This is the work of the descendants of Kohath in the tent of meeting, concerning the most holy things….”

B) 25 to 50 years old.

Correct! Numbers 8:24-25: This is what applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall enter to perform service in the work of the tent of meeting. But at the age of fifty years they shall retire from service in the work and not work any more.

Which path did the Jews take through the wilderness?

A) From Moseroth, to Bene-jaakan, to Hor-haggidgad, to Jotbathah, to Abronah, to Ezion-geber, to Kadesh, to Mount Hor, at which point Aaron died.

Correct! Numbers 33:31-39: They journeyed from Moseroth and camped at Bene-jaakan. They journeyed from Bene-jaakan and camped at Hor-haggidgad. They journeyed from Hor-haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. They journeyed from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. They journeyed from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber. They journeyed from Ezion-geber and camped in the wilderness of Zin, that is, Kadesh. They journeyed from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom. Then Aaron the priest went up to Mount Hor at the command of the Lord, and died there in the fortieth year after the sons of Israel had come from the land of Egypt, on the first day in the fifth month. Aaron was one hundred twenty-three years old when he died on Mount Hor.

B) From Beeroth Bene-jaakan, to Moserah, at which point Aaron died, to Gudgodah, to Jotbathah.

Correct! Deuteronomy 10:6-7: Now the sons of Israel set out from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died and there he was buried and Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his place. From there they set out to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of brooks of water.

How many soldiers did King David capture from Zobah?

A) 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers.

Correct! II Samuel 8:3-4: Then David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to restore his rule at the River. David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers; and David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for 100 chariots.

B) 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers.

Correct! I Chronicles 18:3-4: David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the Euphrates River. David took from him 1,000 chariots and 7,000 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers, and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for 100 chariots.

How large was King Solomon's cavalry?

A) 40,000 horse stables and 12,000 horsemen.

Correct! I Kings 4:26: Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.

B) 4,000 horse stables and 12,000 horsemen.

Correct! II Chronicles 9:25: Now Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots and 12,000 horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

What was the capacity of Solomon's cast metal sea?

A) 2,000 baths.

Correct! I Kings 7:26: It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths.

B) 3,000 baths.

Correct! II Chronicles 4:5: It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold three thousand baths.

How old was King Ahaziah when he became king of Judah?

A) 22 years old.

Correct! II Kings 8:25-26: In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.

B) 42 years old.

Correct! II Chronicles 22:1-2: Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men who came with the Arabs to the camp had slain all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.

How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Judah?

A) 18 years old.

Correct! II Kings 24:8: Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

B) 8 years old.

Correct! II Chronicles 36:9: Jehoiachin was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.

In Nebuzaradan's siege of Jerusalem, how many of the king of Judea's advisors were taken from the city to the king of Babylon?

A) Five of the king's advisors.

Correct! II Kings 25:19: And from the city he took one official who was overseer of the men of war, and five of the king’s advisers who were found in the city, and the scribe of the general of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city.

B) Seven of the king's advisors.

Correct! Jeremiah 52:25: And from the city he took one official who was overseer of the men of war, and seven of the king’s advisers who were found in the city, and the scribe of the general of the army who mustered the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the midst of the city.

On what day of the year did Evil-merodach release King Jehoiachin from prison?

A) On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month.

Correct! II Kings 25:27: Now it came about in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he became king, released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison.

B) On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month.

Correct! Jeremiah 52:31: Now it came about in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, showed favor to Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison.