Bible Questions
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    RANDOM QUESTIONS OVER THE BIBLE
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    1. Of the first ten generations when men lived so long, beginning with Adam (line of Seth), how many of the patriarchs lived to be over 900 years of age?
    2. From which son of Noah did the Jews eventually descend?
    3. What is the literal meaning of the expression "make a covenant" in the Old Testament, and where is a Scripture that illustrates this basic meaning?
    4. Where was Sarah, the wife of Abraham, buried?
    5. In his patriarchal blessing, which one of his twelve sons did Jacob speak of as being unstable as water?
    6. Moses was from which tribe of Israel?
    7. When the city of Jericho was destroyed in the conquest of Canaan, what curse was placed upon anyone who would rebuild it (and who rebuilt it)?
    8. When the prophet Elisha would not take a gift from Naaman in connection with his being cleansed of leprosy, what gift did Naaman request from Elisha?
    9. What thoughts prompted Augur, a writer of some of the Proverbs, to say, "Give me neither poverty nor riches"?
    10. After a ministry of prophesying to his nation the inevitability of the coming Babylonian captivity, and rejection by them, what is the last we read of Jeremiah?
    11. Where was Jesus when he said, "A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country"?
    12. How many men by the name of Simon are mentioned in the New Testament Scriptures (and identify them)?
    13. In the time of Jesus, what Jewish leader advised his fellow Jews that it would be better for one man to die for the people than the whole nation to perish?
    14. How did Jesus’ disciples know where to go to prepare for the Passover (and last supper)?
    15. To whom did Jesus appear on the way to Emmaus after his resurrection?
    16. Where did Philip the evangelist go and live after baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch?
    17. Name two preachers in the early church who were Roman citizens?
    18. Of whom was it said, "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so"?
    19. What does the word "Abba" mean (Galatians 4:6; Romans 8:15,16; Mark 14:36)?
    20. In the book of Revelation, how many seals were on the book (scroll) that only the Lamb could open?
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    Answers to the Above Questions:
    1. Seven (Genesis 5:1-32; 9:29); 2. Shem (Genesis 10:1; 11:10-12:3); 3. Cut a covenant (Genesis 15:8-18); 4. Genesis 23; 5. Genesis 49:3,4; 6. Exodus 2:1-10; 7. Joshua 6:26; I Kings 16:34; 8. II Kings 5:1-18; 9. Proverbs 30:1,8,9; 10. Jeremiah chapter 43 and following; 11. Matthew 13:54-58; 12. (1) Simon Peter (Matthew 10:2); (2) Simon Zealotes or the Canaanite (Matthew 10:4; Luke 6:15); (3) Simon the father of Judas (John 6:71); (4) Simon the sorcerer (Acts 8:9); (5) Simon the tanner (Acts 9:43; Acts 10:6); (6) Simon the Pharisee (Luke 7:36-48); (7) Simon of Cyrene (Matthew 27:32); (8) Simon brother of Jesus (Matthew 13:55); (9) Simon the leper (Matthew 26:6); 13. John 11:47-53; 18:14; 14. Luke 22:7-13; 15. Luke 24:13-33; 16. Acts 8:35-40; 21:8); 17. Paul and Silas (Acts 22:25-29; Acts 16:25,37-39); 18. Acts 17:10,11; 19. It is an Aramaic word for father, i.e., daddy; 20. Revelation 5:1-7. 
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