Old Testament / Tanakh Trivia

31. What kind of tree did Absalom, a son of David, get his hair caught in, according to the New King James Version of the Bible?

From Quiz Impossible Trivia for Bible Experts

Answer: Terebinth

2 Samuel 18:9- "Then Absalom met the servants of David. Absalom rode on a mule. The mule went under the thick boughs of a great terebinth [tree], and his head caught in the terebinth, so he was left hanging between heaven and earth. And the mule under him went on."

From Quiz Old Testament Grab Bag

Answer: Mt. Ararat

The peak believed to be Mt Ararat is 17,000 ft above sea level. Noah and his family were in the ark for 377 days.

From Quiz Least Discussed Bible Stories

Answer: Gershom

Gershom was the son of Zipporah and Moses. According to the fourth chapter of Exodus, the Lord sought to kill Moses as the prophet was returning to Egypt. The reason for God's anger is somewhat unclear from the text, but apparently it had to do with Moses's failure to circumcise his son. So his wife, Zipporah, "took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at [Moses's] feet." She also called Moses "a bloody husband" because of the circumcision. Perhaps Zipporah had previously resisted the custom, and Moses had bowed to her wishes.

From Quiz Formation of the Old Testaments

Answer: During the Babylonian Exile

While conservative scholars believe the Pentateuch was written in the time of Moses with a few additions made after his death, liberal scholars believe it was a compilation of a variety of sources and that it did not take its final from until the Exile.

From Quiz The Old Testament

Answer: Hagar

Genesis 21:14-16: "Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the desert of Beersheba. When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes. Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she thought, 'I cannot watch the boy die.' And as she sat there nearby, she began to sob." Hagar was the servant of Abraham's wife, Sarah. Sarah was displeased with her because of her son with Abraham.

From Quiz Old Testament (NIV)

Answer: Mordecai

After the death of her parents, Esther was raised by Mordecai. Xerxes was the king, Haman was the nobleman who plotted against the Jews, and Hosea was an Old Testament prophet.

From Quiz Which Old Testament Book?

Answer: Leviticus

The word 'atonement' appears over 40 times in Leviticus.

From Quiz A Boy and His Dinosaur

Answer: Serpent

Young earth creationists often believe that the Biblical dragons were dinosaurs or dinosaur-like creatures and that dinosaurs living with people throughout history helped to inspire dragon stories. There is a considerable amount of evidence that the original serpent was a dragon. I have found several articles from Bible believers that state that the original serpent was probably a dragon, and the Bible, at times, seems to use "dragon" and "serpent" interchangeably. In Exodus, Moses' staff turns into a "nakhash" and Aaron's turns into a "tannin", but both are translated as "serpents". The word "tannin" in other verses is frequently translated as "dragon" but sometimes different translations of the same verses will use "serpent" or "snake". The New Testament book of Revelation consistently uses "dragon" and "that old serpent" to refer to Satan, the fallen angel whom Christians believe used the serpent to deceive humankind. In a similar way, the Old Testament calls Leviathan "the dragon" and "the serpent". Deuteronomy 32:33 of the King James and several other translations, including Young's Literal Translation, refer to venom of "dragons" and then the poison of "cobras" or "asps", like they are connected, if not interchangeable. Other translations say "serpents" instead of "dragons" and then refer to the specific snake sub-species. For the interesting information above, I am referring to common translations, such as the New American Standard, the King James, Young's Literal, the New Living, and the New International Version, to name a few. BibleGateway.com is a great way to view verses from many different translations side by side. In Genesis 3, as punishment for the animal's part in the conspiracy, God curses it to be the most cursed animal--it would crawl on its belly and eat dust. This suggests that the original creature at least had legs and probably didn't have a fork tongue. Of course, we can only imagine what the serpent was like; did it have wings? Could it breathe fire? Even secular sources like Britannica and Wikipedia say that the word "dragon" derives from the Greek "drakon", which means "serpent" and that some mythological dragons were/are considered to be snake-like. Others seem more lizard-like, hence the dinosaur belief. Mythological dragons are apparently very intelligent, while the Bible implies that serpents are intelligent. If dragons of Scripture were dinosaurs, and the original serpent was a dragon, then it is possible that the serpent was a TYPE of dinosaur--a type that got cursed while most dinosaurs didn't. I say that the original serpent, based upon the evidence, was probably a "dragon"--I think it could very well have been a dragon like the fantasy stories portray or even like the Leviathan from the book of Job. I also say that PERHAPS it was a type of dinosaur. I know that this is controversial stuff. Even if all Christians agreed that the serpent was a dragon (which they don't) not all Christians are going to agree that dragons were dinosaurs or vice-versa. But it is a popular theory among some Christians.

From Quiz Bible Quiz

Answer: Jael

According to the Book of Judges, Deborah was the present judge, (Judg. 4:4 KJV) and the enemy was Canaan led by Sisera, the captain (Judg. 4:2 KJV). And after the fight, Israel yet again won, but Sisera wasn't yet dead. And since he was exhausted, he went into the tent of Jael and asked help. So when he was asleep, Jael took the nail of her tent, and smote it in the temples of Sisera's head, so he died (Judg.4:21 KJV).

From Quiz The Miracles of Elijah and Elisha -- #3

Answer: An army of allies

After Elisha's servant saw a massive Syrian army surrounding them, Elisha prayed his servant's eyes would be opened and he would see things completely differently. 2 Kings 6:16-17 tells of Elisha praying his servant's eyes would be opened so "he may see". Sure enough, the passage tells of Elisha's servant looking a second time in the mountains and seeing an army of angels. Or as Verse 17 states in the NKJV, "and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha." No name is given for Elisha's servant. He is simply described as a "young man". (Rather than stating army surrounding Elisha was Syrian, the NIV uses the designation Arameans from Aram.)

From Quiz The Miracles of Elijah and Elisha -- #2

Answer: They were mauled by two female bears

The youths who made fun of Elisha's baldness paid a high price as they were mauled by two female bears, according to 2 Kings 2:23-25. The passage tells of Elisha going to Bethel when a group of youths from the city mocked him, saying, "Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!" Scripture goes on to state Elisha pronounced "a curse on them in the name of the LORD" and two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths. While there are different interpretations of the statement made by the youths, many people believe they did much more than mock Elisha for being bald. The statement was made shortly after Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind of fire, as per 2 Kings 2:11. In other words, the youths were basically telling Elisha to "get lost" or "be gone from the scene." To mock a prophet of God and telling him to 'get lost' would be tantamount to blasphemy. As a result, the youths paid a steep price for their disrespectful actions. In Biblical times, long hair was seen as a sign of strength and by mocking Elisha's baldness, the youths were also implying he did not have any power. However, I stress there are a number of different views regarding the interpretation of the passage. Meanwhile, I find it interesting to note Elisha is the only person in the Old and New Testaments described as being bald.

From Quiz Jesus in the Old Testament

Answer: He [the woman's seed] will crush your [serpent's] head, and you [the serpent] will bruise his heel.

The entire verse states, "I will make you and the woman hostile toward each other. I will make your descendants and her descendant hostile toward each other. He will crush your head, and you will bruise his heel." This is what God said to the serpent, whom many Christians believe was controlled by Satan, so in one way, God was also talking to Satan and not just the literal snake. Many Christians believe that Genesis 3:15 makes the first promise of the God-made-man Jesus Christ, as Satan would bruise His heel through the crucifixion, but He would ultimately crush Satan. In fact, several theologians believe that "the woman's seed" as it is in the King James and other translations (this version uses "descendant") refers to the virgin conception of Jesus, since technically a woman doesn't really have a seed most of the time. Yes, women have children, but the argument is that women are the bearer of men's seed, so the woman's seed could only refer to a conception without a man's seed.

From Quiz The Tribes of Israel

Answer: Simeon

The borders between Simeon and the Tribe of Judah were never well-defined, so much so that many Biblical scholars believe Simeon to have been an enclave within Judah's borders. References to Simeon in Chronicles 1 and 2 show the peoples of Simeon to be somewhat nomadic in nature, looking for suitable pasture for their flocks of sheep.

From Quiz Something Old Again

Answer: Yes. Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Bibles include additional text where God is mentioned.

While the book of Esther never explicitly mentions God in either Jewish or Protestant Christian versions of the Bible, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Bibles include some extra chapters (commonly known as part of the Deuterocanon or Apocrypha) which DO mention God - quite extensively. These chapters are drawn from the Greek; the corresponding manuscripts in the original Hebrew, if they ever existed, were lost by 100 BC. Here's the very first such mention, in verses 8-10 of the prologue to the book in the New American Bible, Revised Edition. Mordecai, Esther's cousin, has a dream in which dragons appeared and the nations of the world prepared for battle against the chosen people. "The whole nation of the just was shaken with fear at the evils to come upon them, and they expected to perish. Then they cried out to God, and from their crying there arose, as though from a tiny spring, a mighty river, a flood of water. The light of the sun broke forth; the lowly were exalted and they devoured the boastful." By the end of the book, Mordecai has realized the prophetic meaning of the dream: he himself was one of the dragons, set against the wicked Haman, and Esther was the river who flooded the battlefield and rescued her people.

From Quiz Something Old

Answer: Job

The book of Job begins with a description of Job's various pious rituals, and then recounts an argument between Satan and God. Satan "said, Doth Job fear God for naught? . . . Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face" (Job 1:9-11). God agreed to let Satan torment Job, in order to prove that the man's faith was pure and sincere. It was; Job never cursed God. And in the end, he was rewarded for his perseverance: "the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before" (Job 42:10). But of course, that is not the same as restoring what (and more importantly who) he had lost.

From Quiz A Biblical Game of Chance

Answer: Jochebed

Pharaoh had given orders for all Hebrew baby boys to be thrown into the river. Jochebed was determined that her son, Moses, should live so she hid him for three months. When she could hide him no longer she placed him in the basket by the river brink and left Miriam, his sister, to watch him. Pharaoh's daughter found him and Miriam offered to get a Hebrew mother to nurse him. As a result of the chance she took Jochebed was paid wages to nurse her own son. (Exodus 2:1-10)

From Quiz BT: Old Testament

Answer: Joseph

Genesis 41. Joseph told the Pharaoh that his dreams were a foretelling of seven years of plenty and after that, seven years of famine. For this act, Joseph was made second in command to all of Egypt.

From Quiz Order! Order! Can I Have Some Order! -- #2

Answer: Exodus

The correct answer is Exodus. The book is largely about the Israelites leaving Egypt and wandering in the wilderness for forty years before they arrived in what is referred to as The Promised Land. Jewish and Christian tradition holds the book was written by Moses, the man who led the Israelites during the Exodus. According to Scripture, he was assisted by his brother Aaron and his sister Miriam during the trek out of Egypt and the four-decade-long expedition to the Promised Land. Scripture states Moses, Aaron and Miriam died before the Israelites entered their destination.

From Quiz You Say it Yahweh, I'll Say it Mine

Answer: Tetragrammaton

The Hebrew letters Yod, Het or Heth, Waw or Vav, and Het or Heth form to make the name of God referred to as the Tetragrammaton. The difference in pronunciation comes from whether a Y or J and W or V are used and mixtures thereof. Complicating the issue are the changes in both Hebrew and English throughout the generations. The word is formed using four consonants and no vowels because ancient Hebrew had no vowels. The Masoretic Text added vowel signs in the centuries (starting most likely around the 8th century) following the time of Christ. The word appears over 6,800 times in the Hebrew Bible and is the most common name for God. There is still much debate about which is better, Yahweh or Jehovah, but the Tetragrammaton itself is only the four consonants.

From Quiz Biblical Geographic Ups and Downs

Answer: he died

Aaron had served as high priest to the wandering Israelites who were waiting to enter the Promised Land. However, Jehovah allowed none of the original Israelites who were alive at the time of the Exodus to enter, even Moses. Aaron was 123 years old at his death (Numbers 33:37-39). He is never mentioned as being a leper, although both Moses and their sister, Miriam, had both temporarily contracted leprosy (Moses in Exodus 4:6-7; Miriam in Numbers 12:10-15).

From Quiz 25 Old Testament Place Names -- 'A' to 'Z'

Answer: Bethel

Bethel is mentioned a number of times in the Old Testament. The first reference is Genesis 12:8 telling of Abram building an altar to call upon the name of the LORD. It was here Jacob had a vision of angels of God ascending and descending on a ladder from heaven, as per Genesis 28:10-19. According to Scripture, he was on his way from Beersheba to Haran. Bethel was west of Ai.

From Quiz Oh No! I Think We're Lost!

Answer: The Desert of Sinai

Exodus 18 tells us that they came to the desert of Sinai three months after they left Egypt. They settled next to Mount Sinai and God descended on the mountain in a cloud. It was while they were there that they got the Ten Commandments. These ten commandments are listed in Exodus 20.

From Quiz 25 Men of the Old Testament -- From 'A' to 'Z'

Answer: Benjamin

Benjamin is the correct answer. However, the child was originally called Ben-Oni, according to Scripture. Genesis 35:18 in the NIV Bible states Rachel, "as she breathed her last -- for she was dying -- she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin." Ben-Oni means 'son of my trouble' while Benjamin means 'son of my right hand'. Benjamin would become a founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

From Quiz Biblical Fire

Answer: The smoke

Isaiah 34:9-10 (KJV) says: "And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever." Consider the proverb "Stand still and let God fight your battles," and the verse "Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord." Both of those are applicable to these verses. The city of Edom has been made to pay a terrible price, an eternal price. I wonder if they knew that it went back to the time when the Edomites denied the Israelites passage through their city as they made their way to Canaan in Numbers 20:21. God avenged His Children by causing the city of Edom to become a mere burning pitch (tar) pit that could not be put out. It shall render smoke always, the Bible says; and none shall be able to pass through Edom ever again.

From Quiz A Common Link -- Old Testament Characters -- #2

Answer: Father and son who served as kings of Israel and are described as being evil in the eyes of the LORD.

Ahab and Ahaziah were father and son who served as kings of Israel and are described in Scripture as doing evil in the eyes of the LORD. Ahab reigned for 22 years and was replaced by Ahaziah, who reigned two years. Ahab's wife was Jezebel, known as the most evil woman in the Bible. Ahaziah's wife is not named in Scripture. However, according to 2 Kings 1:17, he died without a son and was succeeded by Joram.

From Quiz A Common Link -- Old Testament Characters

Answer: Both were sisters and married to Jacob.

Leah and Rachel were both sisters and were both married to Jacob. Their father was Laban and he was extremely shrewd in getting 14 years of labor out of Jacob in exchange for the hands of his daughters. Scripture states Rachel was the one Jacob loved but he ended up being manipulated by Laban to marry Leah first. Rachel was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Leah, meanwhile, was the mother of Reuben, Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah.

From Quiz Biblical Baggage

Answer: Some food and a skin of water

Hagar was expelled at Sarah's jealous insistence, and over Abraham's objections because Ishmael was also his son, although not a legitimate one. Some food and a skin of water was the absolute minimum with which to send anyone into the desert. In fact, we read a little further on that God took pity on Hagar and Ishmael and revealed a spring of water to Hagar, by which she and Ishmael were able to survive.

From Quiz O My Love! My Love!

Answer: Adam

I don't know if he actually agreed to the idea beforehand, but God took out one of his ribs while he was asleep and formed Eve from it. It may not sound too flattering to women until one considers that Adam himself was formed from the dirt. (Genesis 2:20-25)

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