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Who were the first two people that lived on the earth?
Adam and Eve
What is the first book of the Old Testament?
Genesis
True or False: The Old Testament was written after Jesus lived on the Earth?
False. The Old Testament spans from approx. 4000 B.C. from the time of the creation, to about 400 years before Christ was born, (when Malachi was a prophet).
Where did Adam and Eve originally reside?
The Garden of Eden
Who defeated Goliath?
David
Name at least 3 books of the Old Testament that are within the first 10 in order from the beginning.
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Samuel
True or False: The Old Testament is arranged strictly chronologically?
False - its books are primarily arranged by literary genre (Law, History, Wisdom, Prophets) rather than the sequence of events
What sea did Moses part?
The Red Sea
Who was the prophet that was given the 10 commandments?
Moses
How many books are there in the Old Testament (must be within 5.)
39
It was the King James Version of the Bible that Joseph Smith studied.
True. The King James Version is of lasting value to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in part because its vocabulary and style of language can be seen throughout the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants.
Where did Moses receive the 10 Commandments?
Mount Sinai
Name at least 5 sons of Jacob/Isreal.
Joseph, Benjamin, Ruben, Judah, Levi, Simeon, Rueben, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, Zebulun, Gad, Dan
Name a book that is repeated in the Old Testament (as in, there is a first book of it, and then a second book of it right after.)
Kings, Chronicles, Samuel
Muslims believe in the Old Testament.
True, Yes, Muslims believe in the Bible (specifically the Torah and Gospel) as original divine revelations from God, but they also believe these texts, along with earlier scriptures, were corrupted (tahrif) over time, with the Qur'an being the final, perfect, and uncorrupted message from God. Islam honors figures like Moses and Jesus, viewing them as prophets, but sees the Qur'an as the ultimate confirmation and completion of earlier scriptures, explaining differences as human alteration rather than original divine text.
The wall around the city of ________ famously fell when Joshua and his Israelites army marched around the walls for seven days, causing them to fall.
Jericho
4 couples - Noah and his wife, their 3 sons, Shem, Ham, and Japeth and their wives.
What is the most used phrase in the Old Testament, being used around 100 times? Hint: It is 2 words.
"Fear Not."
The oldest living person in the Old Testament lived to be 700-800 years old.
False - The oldest man in the Bible is Methuselah, a patriarch mentioned in the Book of Genesis who is famously recorded as living to be 969 years old before his death, making him the longest-lived person in biblical accounts. He was the son of Enoch, the father of Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah.
What famous city is also known as "The City of David" in the Old Testament?
Jerusalem - After conquering it, David made this ancient city his capital, building a palace and establishing his kingdom from there.