Genesis
How many people were in the ark
eight
How old was Moses when he led the Israelites out of Egypt?
80 years old
What tribe was Moses and his siblings from?
Levi
What structure did Moses make to cure the Israelites bitten by snakes
a bronze serpent
How old was Moses when he died
120 years old
Whose dreams does Joseph interpret in prison?
the pharaoh's baker and butler
What did the Israelites have to do as slaves in Egypt?
work with bricks and mortar
How many days would a mother wait to present her child to the temple for a boy and for a girl?
Hint: it's the same amount in our Church for babies getting baptized
She would wait 40 days for a boy and 80 days for a girl.
she was struck with leprosy
You shall love the LORD your God with all your ___, with all your ___, and with all your ___
What did Jacob sleep on when he had a vision of angels ascending to and descending from heaven on a ladder?
a rock
What canticle in midnight praises is from Exodus 15 (the Israelites crossing the Red Sea)
the first canticle
Why did the Levites not get their own land?
God was their inheritance. they were supported through tithes and sacrifices so they did not have to farm and they dedicated their time to serving God. They were also given 48 cities among the tribes.
Which of the spies that were sent into Canaan survived?
Joshua and Caleb
Why is it harder to make questions specifically from Deuteronomy?
Most of Deuteronomy is a review of the events and laws in the first 4 books
Who offers himself to be held captive by Joseph so Benjamin could be free?
Judah
name at least 5 of the 10 plagues of Egypt
water turned into blood, frogs, lice, flies, disease for animals, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, death of the firstborn son
What is the sabbatical year (bonus if you compare it with the year of Jubilee)
once every seven years
Hebrew slaves were freed, debts were forgiven, and the land was given rest
What were the cities of refuge
Cities that people who killed by accident could flee to so the victim's relatives would not try to seek justice. there were six.
Hear, O Israel: The ___ our ___, the ___ is ___
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
the Shema, a core verse of Judaism
Who in Genesis has no genealogy? (no beginning or end according to Saint Paul
Melchizedek
why did God almost kill Moses?
because he did not circumcise his son
(so Moses' wife, Zipporah, circumcised him.
Hint: remember Ruth
the edges and the gleanings were left for poor Israelites, orphans, foreigners, and widows so they would not have to rely on donations.
a spotless female red cow
What does Moses prophecy in deuteronomy?
A Prophet who would be like him. God would put His words in this Prophet's mouth and the people must listen to Him. The Prophet is Christ