Answer: Eighty
"And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old when they spake unto Pharaoh" (Exodus 7:7). There is ongoing debate about various ages quoted in the Bible or numbers of years for different events. It needs to be remembered the Bible has had many translations since the original and various words can only be translated as approximations of the original.
From Quiz: Exodus Journey
Answer: I'm being very explicit
In the book of Genesis, chapter 29, we can read the story of the Patriarch Jacob, who fell in love with Rachel and served her father Laban for seven years in order to marry her. However, Laban tricked Jacob and married him to Rachel's older, and less attractive sister, Leah. When a Hebrew speaker says he is talking about "your younger daughter, Rachel", he means that he is being as specific as possible, and he expects to get Rachel, and not Leah. I'm sure your boss wouldn't be making a pass at you - there are very strict laws in Israel about sexual harassment in the workplace!
From Quiz: Bible Talk
Answer: The Torah
Torah can be used specifically to refer to the first five books of the Bible or more generally to refer to the entirety of the Hebrew Bible and the commentary on it. The Apocrypha is a name given to those books of the Bible that are in the Catholic and Orthodox Old Testaments, but not in the Jewish or Protestant canons.
From Quiz: The Pentateuch
Answer: Thomas Hobbes
The traditional view is that Moses authored the Pentateuch, drawing on oral tradition for the earlier source material. The account of his death, however, would have been added by another author, sometimes thought to have been Joshua. Many later scholars, however, did not accept the traditional view of Mosaic authorship, and they began to postulate other possible sources. Eventually, they decided on four sources, to be discussed in this quiz: J, E, P, and D. Sometimes they went so far as to divide a single verse in scripture into several separate sources. These sources, they argued, were edited together into a single book sometime during or after the Babylonian exile. Thomas Hobbes is the famous author of "The Leviathan."
From Quiz: The Documentary Hypothesis
Answer: Torah
The Talmud is a collection of commentary on the Torah. The Mishnah is a collection of oral laws eventually compiled by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi in the 3rd century AD. The first five books of the Bible are traditionally attributed to Moses.
From Quiz: The Law
Answer: Locusts
The plagues were, in order,(1) Waters into blood (2) frogs (3) lice (4) flies (5) dead cattle (6) boils and blains (7) hail and fire (8) locusts (9) three days darkness (10) death of all first born. Scientists today attempt to explain all biblical events, including the plagues, as naturally occurring events. It's great fun watching them at it.
From Quiz: Exodus Journey
Answer: On the third day of creation the Lord said "It is good" twice
The story of creation is described in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis. At the end of each day, we are told, "And the Lord saw it was good...". However, on the third day, the Lord twice describes His work as "good". The first time is in Genesis 1:10 "And G-d called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the of the waters He called Seas; and G-d saw that it was good". The second time is in Genesis 1:12 "And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind; and G-d saw that it was good." Since the third day of the week in Jewish calendars is Tuesday, it is considered a lucky day in Jewish tradition.
From Quiz: Bible Talk
Answer: 13 years
Now, the traditional time for the bris is at 8 days old, which was when Ishmael's younger half-brother Isaac was circumcised. The bar mitzvah, however, occurs at 13 years of age.
From Quiz: The Pentateuch
Answer: 19th century
It is sometimes called the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis, after the names of two of the scholars who first clearly detailed the concept. Keunen was another scholar who contributed to the eventual development of the Hypothesis.
From Quiz: The Documentary Hypothesis
Answer: All four major couples: Adam and Eve, Avraham and Sarah, Yitzhak and Rivka, Ya'akov and Leah, would be buried there
Check out Bereshis Perek Kaf-Gimel, Pasuk Beis.
From Quiz: Think you know your Torah?
Answer: 430
"Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years" (Exodus 12:40). The main reason for the reluctance in "letting the Israelites go" was the massive economic drain this would have meant for the country. The Israelites had gone willingly to live in Egypt all those years ago and were a vital contributing factor to the economy of the nation.
From Quiz: Exodus Journey
Answer: They began worshipping an idol.
Up on the mountain, the Lord had been giving Moses the laws for the people to follow. The worship of the idol went against the very beginning of the laws set down: You shall have no other gods before me. (Exodus 20:3)
The people approached Aaron with the charge that Moses had been a while, and Aaron created a golden calf for the people to worship. He declared to the people that the golden image had brought them out of Egypt. The Lord told Moses what they had done and was prepared to consume them. Moses asked the Lord to not wipe them out. However, Moses was pretty upset when he saw what they had done. He burnt the idol and ground it into powder. It was then scattered into water for the people to drink.
From Quiz: Travels with Moses
Answer: All of these
See Exodus 20:8-11. Even the animals were to do no work on that day.
From Quiz: The Law
Answer: Joseph
"And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him..." (Exodus 13:19). Joseph wished to be buried with his people, and as he was such a great figure in the history of the Israelites, his wish was honoured. (All together now - everybody sing: "Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones!")
From Quiz: Exodus Journey
Answer: The skin of his face was shining.
Moses was reflecting the glory of the Lord. The people were afraid to come near Moses in this altered state. After he finished delivering the Lord's message he would cover his face with a veil. In the New Testament, it was recorded that Moses and Elijah visited Jesus up on a mountain with Peter, James and John along for the ride. Jesus' face was also changed and his clothes "became dazzling white" (Luke 9:29). Similarly Moses and Elijah "appeared in glory" (Luke 9:30). This event was recorded in Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 9:2-8 and Luke 9:28-36. The idea of horns on Moses came from the Latin Vulgate translation.
From Quiz: Travels with Moses
Answer: YHWH and Elohim
When "YHWH" is used for God, scholars speculate a "J" source; when "Elohim" is used, they speculate a different "E" source. The "J" source author is regarded as being responsible for most of the material in Genesis.
From Quiz: The Documentary Hypothesis
Answer: 6 years
See Exodus 21:2: "If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything."
From Quiz: The Law
Answer: They offered unauthorized fire before the Lord.
Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, failed in their priestly duties almost immediately. Unauthorized fire meant that they had used common fire and had not given God the respect he deserved by using holy fire. God wanted to show that his directions were not arbitrary but were to be taken seriously. Aaron and his other sons were not to mourn Nadab and Abihu. Their cousins dragged the bodies out of the camp. Some suggest that Nadab and Abihu were drunk at the time since the Lord cautioned in Leviticus 10:9, "Drink no wine or strong drink...when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die." Most of Leviticus was concerned with statutes set down by the Lord for how priests were to remove the sins of the people.
From Quiz: Travels with Moses
Answer: Esau
Jacob, with the help of his mother, tricks his father Isaac into giving him his brother Esau's blessing. Esau then begs his father for a blessing also.
From Quiz: The Pentateuch
Answer: He had to be sold to repay the one he robbed
"A thief must certainly make restitution, but if he has nothing, he must be sold to pay for his theft" (Exodus 22:2). Most crimes in this time period demanded either death, fine, or restitution. There was no system of incarceration, which is a more modern invention.
From Quiz: The Law
Answer: Quail
"And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp..." (Exodus 16:13). With the quails and manna the Lord provided, this was done only if the Israelites gathered what they needed within specified time periods. And of course the Israelites disobeyed, giving cause for the Lord to be displeased. However, with great sufferance, He continued to provide manna for them during their entire trip to the Promised Land.
From Quiz: Exodus Journey
Answer: Every 50 years
In the year of jubilee, the Jews had to free their slaves and return any land sales to the original family. So it wasn't so much a sale as a lease.
From Quiz: The Pentateuch
Answer: The Priestly
Scholars once speculated that a priestly class later edited the earlier sources, adding information on genealogies and worship. Many modern scholars, however, now speculate that the P source contains some material prior to the exile.
From Quiz: The Documentary Hypothesis
Answer: The twentieth day of the second month of the second year
In Numbers 10, 11-12, it is written that "On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle of the covenant law. Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran."
Thus, from the day the census of the twelve tribes was taken (Numbers 1, 1) to the day of leaving Mount Sinai, only nineteen days passed, twelve of which were used to dedicate the tabernacle (Numbers 7).
From Quiz: The Long Walk
Answer: Struck it with his staff
Moses struck the rock twice with his staff, and the water poured out. Yet Moses and Aaron both disobeyed the Lord. They were specifically told to speak to the rock, and they did not. For their disbelief, the Lord informed them that they would not go into the promised land with the rest of the Israelites. Aaron's death was recorded later in that chapter. Aaron's garments went to Eleazar, his son, to show that the transfer of office. "And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had perished, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days." (Numbers 20:29)
From Quiz: Travels with Moses
Answer: All of these
The Documentary Hypothesis was created in an attempt to explain why different terms were used to describe God, why many of the stories seem to repeat (i.e. three stories of a patriarch passing off his wife as his sister, for instance), why there are slight discrepancies (for instance, one chapter of Genesis having the animals created before man, another chapter having them created after man), and why there are anachronisms (i.e. laws regarding monarchy prior to one).
From Quiz: The Documentary Hypothesis
Answer: Ishmael
Ishmael and his father Abraham were both circumcised on the same day. Ishmael was 13, Abraham 99. Isaac was later circumcised at 8 days old, and this is now the traditional time for the circumcision.
From Quiz: The Law
Answer: Fiery serpents
The adjective 'fiery' may have referred to the serpents' coloring or a description of their bites. Many of the Israelites died from the bites, and the people repented. Moses prayed for the people, and the Lord instructed him to make a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. Anyone who looked to the bronze serpent would survive the bites. Some see the bronze serpent as an analogy for Christ, who was also on a pole. People look to Christ on the cross to save them from the punishment of their sins. In 2 King 18:4, King Hezekiah had the bronze serpent destroyed since the people had turned it into a god.
From Quiz: Travels with Moses
Answer: Abel
Abel brought to God the fat of the firstborn of his flock of sheep. Cain brought produce. Noah is the next person on record as making an animal sacrifice.
From Quiz: The Law
Answer: Balaam
Balaam was perhaps mostly noted for his argument with his donkey. The angel of the Lord had blocked Balaam's pathway to go to Balak. At first, only the donkey saw the angel and his sword, and Balaam struck the donkey three times to get it to continue. Finally, the Lord enabled the donkey to talk and have a short conversation about its conduct.
Balaam warned Balak that he could only speak the words that the Lord put in his mouth. Balaam spoke four oracles all in favor of Israel.
From Quiz: Travels with Moses
Answer: These are the Words
'Second Law' is closer to the meaning of the Greek title. The Hebrew title, however, means 'These are the Words'.
From Quiz: The Pentateuch
Answer: Genesis
Noah was told to take seven of every clean animal but only two of every unclean animal onto the ark. Although the law had not yet been established, this distinction apparently already existed. (See Genesis 7.)
From Quiz: The Law
Answer: sorcery
The Torah is against superstition (black cats, walking under a ladder causes bad luck). The following is from the Milk and Honey Parsha Drasha: 'Do not eat with the blood, Do not make enchantments, and do not observe times'. Is it permissible to ask Hashem 'If we will be successful with our Synagogue let Marvin call me right now?' I will know that we will fail if he does not call. Can we test Hashem in such a way? The answer to this question relies on an age old argument between our rabbis of blessed memory. This week's Parasha says, 'Lo Tenachashu' - 'Do not cast spells.' Is asking Hashem for such a sign a spell or just a prayer for G-dly intervention? We are all familiar with the story of Eliezer Avraham's slave. Before he met Rivkah he asked Hashem for a sign that the girl should not only serve him water but should offer to give all of the camels a drink. The Gemarah states, 'Any spell which is not like the spell made by Eliezer Avraham's servant or Yonaton the son of David is not a spell.' According to the Rambam from this Gemarah we know that asking Hashem for a sign is forbidden. Rambam believes that it is forbidden to test Hashem in such ways. Although many agree with the Rambam others disagree. They say that it is impossible to say that Hashem would help a person through doing something which is forbidden. The Radak even goes far enough to rewrite what the Gemarah meant. Radak differentiates between a sign which you ask for from Hashem and something which occurs and you take it as a sign. Examples of this are to say that a fox crossed my path so it is a bad omen or the bread fell out of my mouth so I will not go to work and lose money. To ask for a sign is a different story. So according to Radak Eliezer was not transgressing the Torah by asking that the girl should offer to give the camels. Also it would then be permitted to ask if our Synagogue will succeed. The Rashbah follows the spirit of the Radak. He says that he permits making a metal Lion which serves was used for medicinal purposes. If you have it around you will get better from being sick. The Rashbah pulls no punches in this argument. He says that for medicinal purposes almost anything is permitted. He states that many medications and healing practices are not understood yet we still do them. If we have proven that something works we should use it. A good modern example of this is Aspirin. Modern Medicine is far from knowing exactly how it works yet we use all the time for many different problems. He believes that the Gemarah clearly agrees with him. There we find such treatments as 'If one has a bone caught in his throat he should bring a similar one and place it on his forehead and should say 'one one rest swallow swallow rest one one.' There are many of this kind of medicine found in the Gemarah. Of course we would still like to know about our case whether it is permissible to ask for sign. The Ramah quotes the Radak and comes to the conclusion that although it might be OK it is best not to ask for signs. Tamim Tiheyeh Im Hashem - Be straight when dealing with Hashem. It is, therefore, best not to ask.
From Quiz: Think you know your Torah?
Answer: Showed him the land of Canaan
The Lord brought Moses to Mount Nebo in the land of Moab where he could see the land of Canaan. He was only allowed to view it from afar since he had disobeyed the Lord at the rock. The people mourned for Moses for thirty days. Then Joshua, who was described as "full of the spirit of wisdom" (Deuteronomy 34:9), took over as leader, and the people obeyed him. In Moses' epitaph, the writer stated that there was never anyone like Moses "whom the Lord knew face to face". (Deuteronomy 34:10)
From Quiz: Travels with Moses
Answer: The Shema
Christ said that this was the first and greatest commandment.
From Quiz: The Pentateuch
Answer: Worship
Leviticus is primarily concerned with rules for worship and the proper conduct of the priests, or Levites, who were the descendants of Aaron.
From Quiz: The Law
Answer: birds
See parshos Shemini 11:13-19
The Shulchan Aruch, because of the confusion over which birds we may eat and which we may not, has ruled that we may not eat any bird unless there is a well-established tradition that it is kosher.
From Quiz: Think you know your Torah?
Answer: gemmatria
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