Bible Questions
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    RANDOM QUESTIONS OVER THE BIBLE
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    1. How many years was it after the Flood when God scattered the people who were building the tower of Babel (and how do we go about determining this)?
    2. Who laughed when Abraham (99 years old) and Sarah (90 years old) heard that they were going to have a son at a "set time" in the next year?
    3. What is the meaning of the name "Isaac," the son born to Abraham and Sarah?
    4. Where was Jacob when he dreamed and saw in a vision angels ascending and descending on a ladder that reached to heaven?
    5. When in the Bible were the people of God commanded to stop giving because they were giving too much?
    6. What men of ancient times seem to have been known for bedecking themselves with jewelry?
    7. How did King Solomon show honor and respect to his mother when she approached his throne?
    8. How many years was Solomon involved in building the temple and then in building his own house?
    9. Isaiah prophecied during the reign of which kings of Judah?
    10. How many places by the name of Bethlehem are mentioned in the Bible, and where were they located? 
    11. Which is the only gospel writer that tells that Jesus was conceived before marriage?
    12. According to Christ, who is the "father" of the lie (lying)?
    13. How many days had Lazarus been dead and buried when Jesus finally got to Bethany?
    14. What political twist did the Jewish leaders put on their charges against Jesus when they brought him before Pilate?
    15. How many pounds of spicies were used in preparing the body of Christ for burial?
    16. In the book of Acts what person did the apostle Peter raise from the dead and what person did the apostle Paul raise from the dead?
    17. Who was the first apostle to die as a martyr in the early church, and how did he die?
    18. Which three epistles of Paul seem to have been written at the same time and were carried by the same men to their destination?
    19. Which epistles in the New Testament seem to have been written by two of the Lord’s half brothers?
    20. Which one of the seven churches in Asia in the book of Revelation seems to have really been orthodox and holding to the faith, but had left their first love?
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    Answers to the Above Questions:
     1. Around 101 years: --It is said that Shem’s descendant Eber begat Peleg (Genesis 11:10,16), and that he was named Peleg (meaning division) because at that time the earth was divided (Genesis 10:25). This division took place at the tower of Babel (Genesis 10:5,25, 31,32; 11:7-9). --If we can determine the number of years after the Flood it was when Peleg was born, we will have the time that the scattering (division) took place (since he was named for the event). --We can establish the years by starting with the birth of Arphaxad (born to Shem, Noah’s son). Arphaxad’s birth took place two years after the Flood (Genesis 11:10). Arphaxad when he was 35 years old begat Salah (Genesis 11:12). When Salah was 30 years old, he begat Eber (Genesis 11:14). Then when Eber was 34 years of age, he begat Peleg (Genesis 11:16), and the scattering took place at this time. --Starting with Shem, add 2 years plus Arphaxad’s 35 years plus Salah’s 30 years plus Eber’s 34 years and the total comes to 101 years, putting Peleg’s birth something like 101 years after the Flood; thus, it was around 101 years after the Flood when the scattering at the tower of Babel took place. 2. Genesis 18:9-15; 21:1-6 (Genesis 17:1,15-17,21); 3. Genesis 21:5,6; 4. Genesis 28:10-22; 5. Exodus 36:1-7; 6. Judges 8:24-26; 7. I Kings 2:19; 8. I Kings 6:37,38; 7:1; 9:10; 9. Isaiah 1:1; 10. Two: (1) Bethlehem of Judah (Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:1), and (2) Bethlehem of Zebulun (Joshua 19:15,16); 11. Matthew 1:18-25; 12. John 8:44; 13. John 11:1-17; 14. Luke 23:1,2; 15. John 19:39,40; 16. Acts 9:36-42; 20:7-12; 17. Acts 12:1,2; 18. Colossians (4:7-9,12,17), Ephesians (6:21,22), and Philemon; 19. Jude (verse 1) and James (1:1; Acts 12:17) (Acts 1:14; Matthew 13:55); 20. Revelation 2:1-7.

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