Find below 12 questions, the first six are from the Hebrew Scriptures and the next six are from the New Testament. Pronunciations are shown in brackets. The answers will appear at the bottom of this page. God bless you. – Dr. Dan.
- Of Noah’s three sons, WHICH one is the ancestor of Abraham, David and Jesus?
- In Genesis chapter 8, “on the 17th day of the eighth month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of WHAT?
- From Genesis chapter 11, WHO is Abram’s (Abraham’) father?
- The Old Testament mentions two races of giants, the Nephilim [NEH-FEL-EM] and Rephaim [REH-FAH-EEM. WHICH of the two existed before the Flood of Noah?
- Appearing in both 1 Kings chapter 10 and 2 Chronicles chapter 9, WHO was the queen who traveled to Jerusalem to assess King Solomon’s wisdom?
- WHO in the Bible saw a vision of a “wheel within a wheel”?
- WHAT is the medical name for “speaking in tongues”?
- Two of Jesus’ disciples had Greek names, WHO were they?
- In the seven post-arrest trials of Jesus, Jesus was taken first before Annas [AN-NAS] and later before (Joseph) Caiaphas [KIE-EH-FAS]. WHAT was the relationship between these two judges?
- WHY did Herod Antipas arrest John the Baptist?
- In the Gospel of John, chapter 2, HOW MANY stone jars of water did Jesus turn into wine?
- Jesus began his ministry at the age of 30; WHAT book of the Bible sets the age of 30 as the minimum age for becoming a priest or rabbi?
Answers:
- Shem; Shem is the patriarch of the Semitic race including Abraham, David and Jesus.
- Ararat; the name means “holy ground,” “sacred land,” or “high land”; located in ancient Armenia, but current day eastern Turkey near the Armenian border.
- Terah, the ninth descendant from Noah, it is he who initiated the move from Ur to Haran.
- Nephilim; they were the “Fallen Ones” who came to Earth to marry the daughters of men; the Rephaim were the “Terrible Ones,” a race of giants who lived in Canaan, Transjordan and Bashan; King Og was a Rephaim.
- Queen of Sheba; she may have been from current-day Yemen.
- Ezekiel; in Ezekiel chapter 1, they sparkled like beryl (topaz) and were covered with (all-seeing) eyes around the rims.
- Glossolalia; glossolalia may be confused with xenoglossia, which is the ability to speak a real, foreign language never learned by the speaker (see Acts, chapter 2).
- Andrew (Andreas) and Philip (Philippos); both were from Bethsaida, an area of Galilee that had significant Greek influence.
- Annas was the father-in-law of Caiaphas; Annas was high-priest from 6-15 AD, while Caiaphas was high-priest from 18-36 AD.
- Two reasons: (1) John the Baptist publicly condemned Herod Antipas for marrying his brother Philip’s wife, Herodias and (2) Herod feared John’s popularity believing him capable of leading a revolt against Herod; Herodias divorced her first husband (Herod Philip) to marry his brother Herod Antipas, an unlawful union under Jewish law.
- Six; six stone jars each containing 20-30 gallons of water (originally)
- Book of Numbers, chapters 4 and 8; the minimum age was set at 30, while some priestly duties could be performed at age 25, 30 years was the age of full priesthood; retirement for priests was set at age 50.
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
2 Timothy 2:15