Divisions of the Hebrew Bible
True or False: The Tanakh is the totality of the Hebrew Bible
True
How many days of creation are there?
7
How many days does it rain in the Noah flood story?
40 days and nights
What was Abrahams original name?
Abram (meaning 'High Father')
Moses is similar to what Mesopotamian king?
Sargon of Akkad
What are the first five books of the Bible?
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
What does Yahweh create on the first day of creation?
Light
Who takes of the forbidden fruit first?
Eve
Where is Abraham from?
the Mesopotamian city of Ur
Why does Moses leave Egypt?
Murdering an Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew slave
What does the word Nevi'im mean?
The Prophets
How does Yahweh make the human being become alive according to Genesis
He breathes into him His (God's) own breathe
What type of animal tells Eve to eat the forbidden fruit?
the Serpent
Joseph is given a gift from his dad, what is that gift (it draws the jealousy and hatred of his brothers)
the coat of many colors
Where does Moses go when he flees Egypt?
Midian (where he meets his wife Zipporah)
The Bible was originally written in what language?
Hebrew
Eve is created using which of Adam's body parts?
His rib
Name the tree which bore the forbidden fruit
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Joseph is at first the slave of what Egyptian guard of the king?
Potiphar
Why does Moses go back to Egypt?
God commissions him to free the Hebrew people
Pentateuch (Penta=five)
What does Yahweh say after creating the earth and animals (but not once he makes man)?
'It is good'
Where does the ark of Noah finally rest?
Mt. Ararat
Name the three promises of the Abrahamic Covenant
1. 'I will make you a great nation'
2. 'I will bless you and make your name great'
3. 'In you, all the nations of the earth shall be blessed'
Name the Ten Plagues in order
Nile turns to blood
Frogs
Gnats
Flies
Animal diseases
Boils
Fiery Hail
Locusts
Darkness for 3 days
Death of first-born son