Easy bible questions
What is the name of the first man and woman?
What is the first book in the Bible?
Genesis
Which animal spoke to Balaam?
A) donkey
B) camel
C) lamb
D) dove
Answer A - The Lord made the donkey speak to Balaam when he went to meet Balak to curse God's people in exchange for riches. Numbers 22:28
On what day did God create man?
Sixth day
Amen
What food did Jesus feed the 5,000?
Loaves and fishes
How many books are in the Bible?
66
What names was Moses supposed to give to the Israelites when asked about who had sent him?
A) "Elohim"
B) "El Shaddai"
C) "I am who I am"
D) "I am the Lord"
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Answer C - "I am who I am" was the answer given by God to Moses when he asked about his name. Exodus 3:13-14.
How many books are in the Protestant Old Testament?
39
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What gifts did the three wise men give to Jesus?
Gold, frankincense, and myrrh
What is the longest book in the Bible?
Psalm
What is the name and age of the oldest person mentioned in the Bible?
A) Enosh, lived 905 years
B) Noah, lived 990 years
C) Methuselah, lived 969 years
D) Queen Esther, lived 859 years
C Methuselah lived for 969 years. He was the son of Enoch, who walked with God and was Noah's grandfather.
How many sons did Jacob have?
12
How old was Jesus when He began His ministry (when He was baptized)?
Luke 3:23: “Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.”
What body of water did the Israelites cross to escape Egypt?
The Red Sea
What is the shortest book in the Bible?
Obadiah
As a shepherd, David protected his flock from two dangerous animals. Which ones?
A) snake and camel
B) bear and lion
C) snake and wolf
D) bear and scorpion
Answer B - David killed A lion and a bear. 1 Samuel 17:34-37
Name one of the two birds Noah sent from the Ark.
A Raven and a dove
This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant
How many commandments did Moses receive?
Ten
What did David use to defeat Goliath?
A slingshot
What languages were the Old and New Testaments originally written in?
Hebrew, Aramaic (Old Testament); Greek (New Testament).
How was the Bible written?
A) Throughout Jesus' ministry, the disciples wrote all the books.
B) For approximately 100 years, a group of 70 prophets wrote the Bible
C) For 5 centuries, the Bible was written by 70 scribes and 12 apostles
D) Over 1600 years, 40 different authors wrote the entire Bible
Answer D - The Bible was written over the course of more or less 1,600 years (from 1500 BC to the mid-100s AD) in different languages, by approximately 40 authors, at different times, with varying literary styles and genres.
When was the New Testament divided into the current chapter system?
The chapters were added by Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, who died in 1228. Therefore, the chapters were added sometime before 1228. 1228