Pentateuch Questions
What does the word "Pentateuch" mean, and how many books are in it?
"Pentateuch" comes from Greek words meaning "five scrolls" or "five books".
What does “Babel” mean?
confusion
What were the names of the cities God destroyed in Genesis?
Sodom and Gomorrah
What major event in Exodus celebrates God freeing the Israelites from slavery in Egypt?
Passover
Who takes over as the leader of the Israelites after Moses passes away at the end of Deuteronomy?
Joshua
Who is traditionally recognized as the author of the Pentateuch?
Moses
What material was Noah’s Ark made out of?
gopher wood
What town was Abraham from?
Ur
Where did God give Moses the Ten Commandments?
Mt. Sinai
How did the Israelites respond after hearing the spies' report about the promised land?
They wanted to go back to Egypt.
What is the Hebrew name for these first five books of the Bible?
the Torah
Who are the three main Patriarchs (founding fathers) of Israel mentioned in Genesis?
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
What did Joseph dream about that made his brothers decide to sell him into slavery?
He had 2 separate dreams where his brothers were bowing down to him.
How long had Moses been on Mt. Sinai when the Israelites decided to make a golden calf?
40 days
Name 2 good things and 1 bad thing the spies saw in the promised land.
Good - Milk. Honey. Figs. Pomegranates. And the world’s biggest grapes!
Bad - big cities, big walls, guarded by big people.
How many books are in the Old Testament?
39
Name the 12 sons of Jacob.
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin
When Noah sent birds out of the ark to check if the floodwaters had receded, what did the dove bring back in its beak?
a freshly plucked olive leaf
What was the name of the portable, tent-like structure that served as a place of worship for the Israelites in the desert?
The Tabernacle
God had chosen Moses to lead his people. Who had God chosen as the high priest?
Aaron
What are the two main things talked about in the book of Leviticus?
Laws and sacrifices
Why did God have Abraham cut a bunch of animals in half in Genesis 15?
In those days, this was part of a process of making a deal—or cutting a covenant. Whoever walked through the animals was promising to keep his end of the bargain, or else be torn apart like the cut-up goats and cows. God walked through the cut-up animals to show that he would keep His promise
What was the difference between Esau’s birthright and his blessing?
Esau’s birthright was his legal, material inheritance as the firstborn. His blessing was an irreversible, prophetic decree pronounced by his father, Isaac, which gave him spiritual authority, headship of the clan, and the Abrahamic covenant.
Name the 10 plagues.
Water to blood, frogs, gnats, flies, death of livestock, boils, hail, locust, darkness, death of first born
Name the 3 men who were swallowed up (along with 250 other men) by the ground after challenging who God had chosen to be the high priest.
Korah, Dathan, and Abiram