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+ | |GEN 29:31 to 30:24 | ||
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+ | |NUM 10:14-27 | ||
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+ | |NUM 34:16-29, 35:1-8 | ||
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TRIBES of ISRAEL GEN 29:31 to 30:24 GEN 46:8-27 GEN 49:3-27 EXO 1:2-5 NUM 10:14-27 NUM 26:5-51 NUM 34:16-29, 35:1-8 DEU 33:6-24 JUDG 1:17-36 JUDG 5:14-23 1CHR 2:1-2 1CHR 6:54-80 REV 7:4-8 | TRIBES of ISRAEL GEN 29:31 to 30:24 GEN 46:8-27 GEN 49:3-27 EXO 1:2-5 NUM 10:14-27 NUM 26:5-51 NUM 34:16-29, 35:1-8 DEU 33:6-24 JUDG 1:17-36 JUDG 5:14-23 1CHR 2:1-2 1CHR 6:54-80 REV 7:4-8 | ||
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*The number of Israeli tribes actually fluctuates between 11 and 13. The traditional twelve are the ones listed in GEN 46, 49; EXO 1; and 1CHR 2. | *The number of Israeli tribes actually fluctuates between 11 and 13. The traditional twelve are the ones listed in GEN 46, 49; EXO 1; and 1CHR 2. | ||
*Traditionally, when territory is divided, Levi receives no share, and Joseph receives a double share. | *Traditionally, when territory is divided, Levi receives no share, and Joseph receives a double share. | ||
− | *The | + | *The names of 12 of Jacob’s children are initially listed (GEN 29:31-30:24), but this list forgets Benjamin and includes Dinah. |
*The Levites are not explicitly mentioned in NUM 10:14-27, but the Koathites are (NUM 10:21). Kohath was the son of Levi; therefore, the Kohathites just a subgroup of Levites. | *The Levites are not explicitly mentioned in NUM 10:14-27, but the Koathites are (NUM 10:21). Kohath was the son of Levi; therefore, the Kohathites just a subgroup of Levites. | ||
− | *The Song of Deborah (JUDG 5:14-23) lists eleven tribes. | + | *The Song of Deborah (JUDG 5:14-23) lists eleven tribes. This list forgets 5 of Jacob’s children (Simeon, Levi, Judah, Manasseh, and Gad). Four of these tribes are new and unique (Barak, Machir, Gilead and Meroz). Machir, Gilead and Meroz were not sons of Jacob; and this is the only mention of anyone named Meroz. |
*Eleven tribes are mentioned when Solomon's kingdom breaks up (2SAM 19:43, 1KIN 11:31), but their names are unlisted. | *Eleven tribes are mentioned when Solomon's kingdom breaks up (2SAM 19:43, 1KIN 11:31), but their names are unlisted. | ||
*The Tribe of Dan is intentionally omitted from later books, because the Antichrist was rumored to be from the Tribe of Dan. | *The Tribe of Dan is intentionally omitted from later books, because the Antichrist was rumored to be from the Tribe of Dan. | ||
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== How did Jacob get the birthright? == | == How did Jacob get the birthright? == | ||
*'''Jacob asked to buy Esau’s birthright''', and Easu agreed (GEN 25:31-33). | *'''Jacob asked to buy Esau’s birthright''', and Easu agreed (GEN 25:31-33). |
Revision as of 05:28, 16 April 2017
Contents
- 1 What did God create the universe from?
- 2 Who created Heaven and Earth?
- 3 When was Heaven prepared for the believers?
- 4 How long did it take for God to create Heaven and Earth?
- 5 When did God separate light from darkness?
- 6 What underlies the earth? What is the earth set upon?
- 7 When did God create humans?
- 8 Where does the soul reside?
- 9 Is man superior to other creatures?
- 10 Was Adam allowed to eat everything in the Garden of Eden?
- 11 Did God curse Adam for eating from the Tree of Knowledge?
- 12 Who is to blame for original sin?
- 13 Who was the first to worship the Lord?
- 14 What was the world’s population when Cain was marked?
- 15 What becomes of Cain?
- 16 Who defined the clean and unclean animals?
- 17 When did Noah enter the ark?
- 18 How long did it take for the ark to come to rest?
- 19 How long did the flooding last?
- 20 When did the earth dry up, following the Flood?
- 21 Did anything survive the flood?
- 22 Where did Abraham go after leaving Haram?
- 23 Did Abraham spend time in Canaan?
- 24 Did God promise Canaan to Isaac and Jacob?
- 25 What was the city was the city of Dan called in the time of Abram?
- 26 Did Abram count the stars?
- 27 Was Lot a righteous man?
- 28 Who destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah?
- 29 Did Lot's daughters think there were men left on earth?
- 30 Did Sarah have faith that she would conceive a child in her old age?
- 31 Did Abraham need God's help to have children in his old age?
- 32 How old was Ishmael when Abraham abandoned him?
- 33 Did Abraham only have only one son, Isaac, which he offered to God?
- 34 Does Abraham ask God to spare the innocent?
- 35 Who named the city of Beersheba?
- 36 When did using Jehovah/YHWH/LORD as the name of God come into use?
- 37 What was Keturah’s relationship to Abraham?
- 38 How was Abraham justified?
- 39 What were the 12 Tribes of Israel?
- 40 How did Jacob get the birthright?
- 41 What was the purpose of Jacob's errand?
- 42 Did Jacob name the city of Bethel?
- 43 Was Jacob's name permanently changed to Israel? If so, where did this happen?
- 44 How old was Benjamin when his clan migrated to Egypt.
- 45 Where did Joseph's brothers find the hidden money?
- 46 Did Zebulun's territory reach the sea?
- 47 What was Jacob’s final act?
- 48 Was Jacob brought out of Egypt?
- 49 What are the circumstances of Jacob’s burial?
- 50 How many Israelites were in Egypt?
- 51 Did Moses fear the Pharaoh?
- 52 What is the genealogy of Moses’ wife?
- 53 Who appeared to Moses in the burning bush?
- 54 Was Moses good at public speaking?
- 55 Did the Israelites listen to Moses?
- 56 Who hardened the Pharaoh's heart?
- 57 What were the Ten Plagues of Egypt?
- 58 Were all of the waters of Egypt turned to blood?
- 59 How many of Egypt's cattle were killed by God?
- 60 What was the extent of the damage of the Seventh Plague’s hailstorm?
- 61 How long did the Israelites' sojourn last?
- 62 How does God part the Red Sea?
- 63 Did the Israelites have adequate water after leaving Egypt?
- 64 How was the Israelites’ condition in the desert?
- 65 Did God accompany the Israelites on the Exodus?
- 66 Who went before the Israelites?
- 67 Did Moses see the face of God?
- 68 Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
- 69 Who provided the Ten Commandments to Moses?
- 70 What are God’s Commandments?
- 71 Who wrote the second set of Ten Commandments?
- 72 Who built the Ark of the Covenant?
- 73 Was Moses meek?
- 74 Did all of Korah's men die? If so, how?
- 75 What was manna like?
- 76 What were God’s instructions to Moses to get the rock to give water?
- 77 Where did Moses get water from the rock?
- 78 When was the city of Heshbon established?
- 79 Did God want Balaam to go?
- 80 Did Moses write the Pentateuch?
- 81 Who came up with the idea for judges for the people?
- 82 Who chose the judges?
- 83 What did Moses do with the Midianites?
- 84 What are the contents of the Ark of the Covenant?
- 85 Why was Moses denied entry into the promised land?
- 86 Was Moses peerless among prophets?
- 87 Was Moses infirm?
- 88 Where did Aaron die?
- 89 Where did the Israelites go after leaving Moseroth/Mosera?
- 90 Did the Israelites pass through Edom on their journey? Did the Moabites aid them?
- 91 Can a Moabite enter the congregation of the Lord?
- 92 Were the Israelites invincible?
- 93 Did any of Moses' contemporaries enter the Promised Land?
- 94 How large are the Levites' suburbs supposed to be?
- 95 Exactly how was Rahab the Harlot saved?
- 96 When was the son of Nun first called Joshua?
- 97 How many men took place in Joshua’s ambush against Ai?
- 98 What was the fate of the city of Ai?
- 99 What happened to the twelve stones Joshua pitched in Jordan?
- 100 Who were the Gibeonites?
- 101 Who conquered the Canaanites?
- 102 Who captured Debir?
- 103 Were the Canaanites destroyed?
- 104 Then why were the Canaanites spared?
- 105 Who drove the Anakim from Hebron?
- 106 Who killed King Jabin of Hazor?
- 107 Who conquered Bethel? Did they conquer Gezer as well?
- 108 What become of Anak's sons?
- 109 What became of the cities of Eshtaol and Zorah?
- 110 From whom were Aijalon and Gathrimmon taken and given to the Levites?
- 111 How many coastal cities were south of Edom in Judah?
- 112 Did the Israelites practice idolatry?
- 113 Was Sisera murdered in his sleep?
- 114 Who was Samuel's firstborn son?
- 115 Did Eli correct his sons?
- 116 Were the Philistines subdued throughout Samuel’s reign?
- 117 How did Saul meet David?
- 118 Was David detained at Saul's court?
- 119 Was David a warrior, prior to his bout with Goliath?
- 120 What did David pay Saul for his daughter, Michal?
- 121 Did Saul inquire of the Lord?
- 122 What became of the Amalekites?
- 123 Who killed Saul?
- 124 Did Saul’s sons die with him?
- 125 Was the Dagon's temple closed in Samuel's lifetime?
- 126 What did David think of Achishm King of Gath?
- 127 Who were David's chief captains ("the three mighties")?
- 128 When did David take the Ark of the Covenant to Obededom's house?
- 129 Who was Obededom?
- 130 How long was the Ark of the Covenant at Abinadab's house?
- 131 When did David go to Jerusalem?
- 132 Why did God forbid David from building a temple?
- 133 Why was Michal angry at David?
- 134 Who tempted David to number Israel?
- 135 Was David a sinner?
- 136 Did David want God to judge him?
- 137 How much did David pay for the threshing floor?
- 138 Where did God kill Uzzah?
- 139 Who was the priest that David asked for some shewbread? Was David alone?
- 140 Exactly what happened in the Valley of Salt?
- 141 How long was the famine that God offered David?
- 142 When did Solomon's begin his reign?
- 143 How many wives and concubines did Solomon have?
- 144 Did the Lord have a temple prior to Solomon's reign?
- 145 What were the dimensions of Solomon's temple?
- 146 Where was the temple’s censer with respect to the Holy of Holies (the Ark of the Covenant)?
- 147 Did King Abijam please the Lord?
- 148 When did Baasha die?
- 149 How long was Omri’s reign?
- 150 How did God respond to Jehu’s killings at Jezreel?
- 151 Was Asa perfect?
- 152 Did Asa remove the high places?
- 153 How many vessels of gold and silver were in the temple?
- 154 How many shewbread tables did Solomon’s temple contain?
- 155 Where was Solomon's metalworker was from?
- 156 How many animals were sacrificed at the dedication of Solomon's temple?
- 157 What is God’s chosen city?
- 158 Did Elijah anoint Hazael and Jehu?
- 159 When did Elisha receive Elijah's mantle?
- 160 Which of Ahaziah’s relatives did Jehu like?
- 161 How did the Annunciation occur?
- 162 Did Jesus' family and friends know that God had honored him?
- 163 When did Jesus receive the Holy Ghost?
- 164 When did Jesus become the Messiah?
- 165 When was Jesus born?
- 166 Where was Jesus born?
- 167 What was Jesus' hometown?
- 168 What was the city of David?
- 169 Was John the Baptist born before Jesus?
- 170 Did Herod kill all of the young children in Bethlehem?
- 171 Where did Joseph, Mary and Jesus go after Jesus’ birth?
- 172 Was John the Baptist really Elijah/Elias, who had returned to Earth?
- 173 Where did John the Baptist baptized people?
- 174 Were the Pharisees baptized by John?
- 175 Who baptized Jesus, and when?
- 176 Had John the Baptist and his disciples heard of the Holy Ghost?
- 177 Did John the Baptist know Jesus prior to his baptism?
- 178 Where did Jesus go after his baptism?
- 179 Where was the first place that the devil took Jesus to?
- 180 When did Jesus begin his ministry?
- 181 How did Peter learn that Jesus was the Christ?
- 182 When did Jesus call upon Simon and Andrew?
- 183 When did Simon and Andrew begin to follow Jesus?
- 184 Where was Simon and Andrew's home?
- 185 Where did Jesus rename Simon?
- 186 Who were the Apostles of Jesus?
- 187 Where did Jesus preach his first sermon? Who was the audience?
- 188 When Did Jesus deliver the Sermon on the Mount?
- 189 What were the Beatitudes that Jesus gave during the Sermon on the Mount?
- 190 To whom did Jesus teach the Lord's Prayer too?
- 191 Was Jesus deceitful?
- 192 Did Jesus want others to know that he was the Messiah?
- 193 Who was Jesus' message for?
- 194 Did Jesus tell his disciples everything?
- 195 Who did Jesus command his disciples to teach?
- 196 Did Christ extend his message to the Samaritans?
- 197 Was Jesus well-received by the Samaritans?
- 198 What did Jesus tell his disciples to bring on their journey?
- 199 Did Jesus require the testimony of witnesses?
- 200 Did Jesus perform miracles, other than the ones explicitly listed in the Book of John?
- 201 Did Herod want to kill John the Baptist?
- 202 What did Herod think of Jesus?
- 203 Did Jesus baptize people?
- 204 Who asked Jesus to help the centurion’s servant?
- 205 When did Jesus calm the storm?
- 206 What was the situation regarding the demonic possessions at Gadarenes/Gergesenes?
- 207 What was the condition of Jarius' daughter when Jesus was approached?
- 208 What did the disciples on the ship do after Jesus walked on the water?
- 209 After feeding the 5000, where did Jesus go?
- 210 When and how did Jesus cure the blind man?
- 211 Are miracles proofs of a divine mission?
- 212 Why did Jesus perform miracles?
- 213 Whose daughter was exorcised by Jesus?
- 214 When did Jesus heal the blind? How many did he help?
- 215 Who can cast out devils in the name of Jesus?
- 216 Can Jesus' disciples heal sicknesses?
- 217 Why did the disciples fail when they tried to cast out a demon?
- 218 Did Jesus' disciples fast?
- 219 How did Jesus react to Peter at Caesarea Philippi?
- 220 When did Jesus prophesize his passion, with respect to the transfiguration?
- 221 What was Jesus’ message?
- 222 When did Jesus start flipping tables?
- 223 Could Jesus produce food when needed?
- 224 How long did it take for the fig tree to die?
- 225 Was Jesus spiteful?
- 226 Did Jesus believe that you could receive all things?
- 227 Was Jesus humble?
- 228 Was Jesus an angry person?
- 229 Did Jesus love his enemies?
- 230 What was Jesus’ opinion on the uncommitted?
- 231 Where was Mary and Martha’s home located?
- 232 Who scolded whom for anointing Jesus? Where and when did this take place?
- 233 Did the disciples ask Jesus where he was going?
- 234 How many times does Jesus go to Jerusalem?
- 235 How did Jesus ride into Jerusalem?
- 236 How did the crowds in Jerusalem respond to Jesus?
- 237 When was the first communion and Last Supper take place?
- 238 Was Jesus aware of Judas’ betrayal?
- 239 When did Jesus tell his disciples he would be betrayed?
- 240 When did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus?
- 241 When did Satan enter Judas?
- 242 What in what order was the first communion offered?
- 243 Where did Jesus predict Peter's denial?
- 244 How did the chief priests identify Jesus prior to his arrest?
- 245 How many times did Jesus leave his disciples to pray on Mt. Olives?
- 246 Did Jesus accept his fate with courage?
- 247 Were Jesus' prayers at Gethsemane identical?
- 248 Were there witnesses to Jesus' prayer on the Mount of Olives?
- 249 How does Judas identify Jesus to the authorities?
- 250 When was Jesus taken away?
- 251 What happened to Judas Iscariot?
- 252 Are the 30 pieces of silver and the Potter’s Field significant?
- 253 Who did Jesus’ captor take him to first?
- 254 When did Jesus' trial take place?
- 255 Did Pilate try and condemn Jesus?
- 256 What crime was Jesus officially charged with?
- 257 When asked, did Jesus tell the high priest that he was the Christ?
- 258 How did Pilate feel about Jesus?
- 259 What did Jesus say to Pilate during his trial?
- 260 Can Jesus testify about himself?
- 261 When was Jesus scourged?
- 262 Were the Jews legally justified in killing Jesus?
- 263 Who is responsible for the death of Jesus?
- 264 Who dressed Jesus prior to his execution, and in what?
- 265 Who carried the cross?
- 266 How did Jesus die?
- 267 Are those who hang on a tree cursed?
- 268 When was Jesus crucified?
- 269 What did the sign over Christ’s head read?
- 270 How many thieves reviled Jesus on the cross?
- 271 Did Jesus receive vinegar on the cross?
- 272 Where were the women during the crucifixion?
- 273 What were Jesus’ last words?
- 274 Is God always with Jesus?
- 275 When was the temple curtain torn in half?
- 276 Were there other Christs?
- 277 Was Jesus the Messiah?
- 278 How did Joseph of Arimathaea acquire Jesus’s body?
- 279 Who buried Jesus?
- 280 When did the women buy the anointing spices?
- 281 When did the woman (or women) arrive at the sepulcher?
- 282 Who visited the tomb?
- 283 Why did the women go to Jesus' tomb?
- 284 When was Jesus' body anointed?
- 285 Was the tomb was open when the women arrived?
- 286 Were there guards at Jesus' tomb?
- 287 Who did the women see at the tomb?
- 288 Were the women told what had happened to Jesus' body?
- 289 Did the women tell the disciples the tomb was empty?
- 290 Who raised Jesus from the dead?
- 291 Where did Jesus first appear?
- 292 Who did the resurrected Jesus first appear too?
- 293 How did Mary Magdalene react to the risen Jesus?
- 294 Did Jesus tell the apostles that he would die and be resurrected?
- 295 Where did Jesus first appear to his eleven remaining apostles?
- 296 How did the resurrected Jesus appear to his disciples?
- 297 Did the disciples believe in Jesus' resurrection?
- 298 How did the disciples react to the resurrected Christ?
- 299 How many of his apostles did Jesus visit after his resurrection?
- 300 Did Jesus allow his believers to touch him before the ascension?
- 301 Where did Jesus go immediately after resurrecting?
- 302 Where did the resurrected Jesus tell his disciples to go?
- 303 Was Jesus the first to rise from the dead?
- 304 When did Jesus ascend?
- 305 From where did Jesus ascend to Heaven?
- 306 When was the Holy Spirit given to the apostles?
- 307 When did other humans gain the ability to receive the Holy Spirit, and how may it be acquired?
- 308 How many believers were there immediately following Jesus' ascension?
- 309 Did the men with Paul share his vision? Did they hear the same voice? How did Paul’s men react?
- 310 Did Jesus tell Paul his intentions on the way to Damascus?
- 311 Who tried to kill Paul in Damascus?
- 312 Where did Paul go immediately after his conversion?
- 313 From who did Paul received the Holy Ghost from?
- 314 Was Paul recognized by the Judean church members?
- 315 Did Paul visit all the disciples in Jerusalem following his conversion?
- 316 Did Peter agree with Paul’s views on Gentiles and Jews?
- 317 Were the disciples supposed to be baptists?
- 318 Was Paul a baptist?
- 319 Did Paul try to please men?
- 320 Did Paul use trickery?
- 321 Was Paul the exemplar of sinful pride?
- 322 Does Christ live within Paul?
- 323 Does Paul obey the Holy Ghost?
- 324 What was Paul’s view on sinners?
- 325 Did Paul encourage others to covet?
- 326 Why did Titus go to Corinth?
- 327 Did the author of The Acts of the Apostles accompany Paul on his travels?
- 328 Is everyone descended from Adam and Eve?
- 329 Who was Cain’s father?
- 330 Who was the father of Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash/Meshech?
- 331 Who was Salah's father?
- 332 How was Lot related to Abram?
- 333 Who was Bashemath’s father?
- 334 How was Anah related to Zibeon? What was Zibeon’s ethnicity?
- 335 Who was the father of Naaman and Ard?
- 336 Who was Mahli’s father?
- 337 Who was Moses' father-in-law? How does Hobab fit into Moses’ family tree?
- 338 Who was Achan's father?
- 339 Who was Saul’s grandfather?
- 340 How was Ner related to Saul?
- 341 Did Michal, the daughter of Saul, have any children?
- 342 When did the Babylonian captivity occur, with respect to the reign of David?
- 343 Did Absalom have any sons?
- 344 Who was Absalom's daughter?
- 345 Who was Ahimelech's father?
- 346 Who was Zadok’s father?
- 347 Who was Amasa's father?
- 348 How long was the time period between Joram and Jotham?
- 349 Who was Ahaziah's father?
- 350 Who was Jehoram’s youngest son?
- 351 Who was Jechoniah's father?
- 352 Who was Jehu’s father?
- 353 Who was Zechariah's father?
- 354 Was Jesus a descendant of David?
- 355 When did Jesus live, with respect to the time of Abraham?
- 356 When did Jesus live, with respect to the time of David?
- 357 Who was Joseph's father?
- 358 Was Joseph the biological father of Jesus Christ?
- 359 Was Jesus perfect?
- 360 Was Jesus without sin?
- 361 Was Jesus created by God?
- 362 Who is Jesus the son of?
- 363 Who is the light of the world?
- 364 In the end, was Jesus blessed?
- 365 Is Jesus the only immortal?
- 366 Is Jesus omnipotent?
- 367 Is Jesus omniscient?
- 368 Is Jesus omnipresent?
- 369 Was Jesus peaceful?
- 370 Is Jesus merciful?
- 371 Who is the foundation for God's house?
- 372 What is Jesus like?
- 373 Was Jesus like a shepherd?
- 374 Does Jesus change?
- 375 Was Jesus an ascetic?
- 376 Did Jesus fear being killed?
- 377 Is the Holy Spirit subordinate to God?
- 378 Who sends the Holy Spirit?
- 379 How is man sanctified?
- 380 How does one receive the Holy Spirit?
- 381 Is God’s law perfect?
- 382 Will God’s law endure forever?
- 383 How should the Moabites be treated?
- 384 Why is there a Sabbath?
- 385 During Passover, for how long should one eat unleavened bread?
- 386 Do Nazarites need to purify themselves after being near the dead?
- 387 Should firstlings be sanctified?
- 388 What should be done with the firstborn animals?
- 389 Can Non-Levites offer sacrifices to God?
- 390 What does a new moon sacrifice all entail?
- 391 What is the atonement for sins performed out of ignorance, and not malice?
- 392 Can one atone for sins with animal sacrifices?
- 393 Who are to become priests?
- 394 Where does the priest's portion of the sacrifical offerings come from?
- 395 Did the Levites have a source of revenue?
- 396 When did the Levites begin their service?
- 397 Can the carrying poles be removed from the Ark of the Covenant?
- 398 How is a woman’s chastity to be tested?
- 399 Can Jewish women marry outside of her tribe?
- 400 Can the descendants of illegitimate children enter into the congregation of the Lord?
- 401 Was it right for the Israelites to take captives?
- 402 Should the Israelites spare the trees in countries they invade?
- 403 Do the Levite's have a fixed residence?
- 404 Can Ammonites enter God's congregation?
- 405 Does God condone hatred and violence against the Edomites?
- 406 Will the prophecies come true?
- 407 Were prophecies privately interpreted?
- 408 When did Abraham's descendants reclaim their homeland?
- 409 What will become of the Israelites?
- 410 Does the city of Jerusalem have special protections?
- 411 Does poverty exist in the Promised Land?
- 412 Who ruled the combined twelve tribes?
- 413 What became of the House of David?
- 414 When did the Tribe of Ephraim break up?
- 415 Will Judah fall with Ephraim?
- 416 Will Ephraim return to Egypt?
- 417 Were all of Amaziah's children murdered?
- 418 How did Josiah die?
- 419 What was the fate of Zedekiah?
- 420 Who, or what, will be called “The Lord Our Righteousness?”
- 421 Will the endless cycle of planting and harvesting ever cease?
- 422 Did God destroy Babylon?
- 423 Did God destroy Tyre?
- 424 Will God overthrow Nineveh?
- 425 What will God do to Babylon?
- 426 How will Jesus baptize people?
- 427 Was Jesus the prophet Moses had predicted?
- 428 Can Jesus inherit David's throne?
- 429 Who will be the ransom for the righteous?
- 430 Was Lazarus really dead?
- 431 When will Jesus arise?
- 432 When did Jesus ascend into Heaven?
- 433 How long did Jesus spend in his tomb?
- 434 Will Christ's Kingdom end?
- 435 Will Jesus always be with his disciples?
- 436 Will Jesus' followers die before he returns?
- 437 Will the keepers of Jesus' words die?
- 438 Will the meek possess the earth?
- 439 Will the world end?
- 440 When did Jesus think the apocalypse would occur?
- 441 When will the world end?
- 442 What will happen to the grasses and plants during the apocalypse?
- 443 Will heavenly signs announce the coming of the kingdom of God?
- 444 What will the Day of the Lord will be like?
- 445 What will men do in their last days?
- 446 How will the Son of Man arrive?
- 447 When will the Son of man come?
- 448 When will punishments and rewards be dealt?
- 449 Will believers be judged?
- 450 Who will judge people?
- 451 When will judgments occur?
- 452 Will the dead be resurrected?
- 453 What will become of sinners?
- 454 Did God slay the Leviathan?
- 455 What are the upper limits of human lifespans?
- 456 Are the dead conscious?
- 457 What is death like?
- 458 Do the dead retain intelligence?
- 459 Do the dead possess knowledge?
- 460 Are the dead all together in one place?
- 461 Are the dead with Jesus?
- 462 Can the spirit be retained after death?
- 463 Should you pray for the dead?
- 464 Who has ascended into Heaven?
- 465 Is Heaven eternal?
- 466 Who will enter the kingdom of heaven by force?
- 467 Can thieves go to Heaven?
- 468 Does Hell exist?
- 469 What is Hell like?
- 470 Was Israel's sin eradicable?
- 471 Who will perish?
- 472 Who will God devour on Judgement Day?
- 473 When will Judgement Day occur?
- 474 What is the Kingdom of God like?
- 475 Who does the world belong to?
- 476 Is Satan confined to Hell?
- 477 Can man resist the devil?
- 478 Can Satan control Christians?
- 479 Who causes unbelief?
- 480 Who was the greatest person ever?
- 481 Were all of Job’s children killed?
- 482 Who cast Jonah into the sea?
- 483 What swallowed Jonah?
- 484 Did Jehoshaphat remove the high places?
- 485 Did Jehoshaphat turn down Ahaziah's offer for aid?
- 486 What did kingdom Jehoshaphat rule over?
- 487 How old was Ahaziah when he became the King of Judah?
- 488 How long was Jotham of Judah’s reign?
- 489 Was Jerusalem conquered during the rule of Ahaz?
- 490 Was Ahaz buried with his fathers?
- 491 What did reversing the sundial show?
- 492 There was no greater king before or after...?
- 493 Who ended idolatry, and when?
- 494 Where did Josiah die?
- 495 Is the ability to speak in tongues a blessing?
- 496 Were the pagans of Athens worshiping idols out of ignorance? If so, were they punished for this?
- 497 Exactly what is the Holy Spirit?
What did God create the universe from?
- From formless, pre-existing matter (WIS 11:17).
- From nothing, since he created everything (JOH 1:3, HEB 11:3).
Who created Heaven and Earth?
- God created the world alone (GEN 1:1; ISA 44:24).
- God created the world with Jesus' assistance (1COR 8:6). The Word that was with and is God is an allusion to Jesus (JOH 1:1-5, 9-10, 14).
When was Heaven prepared for the believers?
- God created Heaven for his believers during the creation (MAT 25:34).
- Christ prepared Heaven for his believers after the ascension (JOH 14:2).
How long did it take for God to create Heaven and Earth?
- Three days; one to create Heaven, one to create the evening and morning, and one to create the land (GEN 1:6-13).
- One day' (GEN 2:4).
When did God separate light from darkness?
- On the first day (GEN 1:3-5).
- On the fourth day (GEN 1:16-19).
What underlies the earth? What is the earth set upon?
- A series of pillars (1SAM 2:8).
- Foundations (PSA 104:1, 5).
- The earth floats on a giant sea (PSA 24:1-2).
- Nothing; the earth floats freely in space (JOB 26:7).
When did God create humans?
- God created male and female humans simultaneously (GEN 1:26-27) on the sixth day, after creating all of the plants (GEN 1:11-13) and other land animals (GEN 1:24). Marine life was created previously on the fifth day (GEN 1:20-23), when birds were also created from the waters (GEN 1:20).
- God created man (GEN 2:7) before he created land animals and birds from the ground itself (GEN 2: 19). Although God created seeds (GEN 2:4-5) there were no plants until after he created man to till the earth (GEN 2:8-9). Women were created (GEN 2:22) after men (GEN 2:7).
Where does the soul reside?
- In the breath. God created Adam by sculpting him out of dust and breathing into his nostrils (GEN 2:7).
- In the blood. This is why eating blood is prohibited (DEU 12:23).
Is man superior to other creatures?
- Yes. God imbued man with dominion over all fish, birds, cattle, and insects (GEN 1:26).
- No. Man is just another beast (ECC 3:19).
Was Adam allowed to eat everything in the Garden of Eden?
- Yes. God explicitly states that man is permitted to eat any and all seed-bearing fruits and plants (GEN 1:29).
- No. God explicitly bans Adam from eating fruit from the Tree of Knowledge (GEN 2:17).
Did God curse Adam for eating from the Tree of Knowledge?
- Yes. The very concept of death itself is part of God’s punishment for Adam eating from the Tree of Knowledge (GEN 2:16-17).
- Not exactly. Adam had many sons and daughters and lived to be 930 years old, which is pretty much the opposite of being cursed (GEN 5:4-5).
Who is to blame for original sin?
- Adam is explicitly stated to be responsible for original sin (ROM 5:12-19).
- Adam is explicitly innocent, and Eve is entirely responsible for original sin (1TIM 2:14).
Who was the first to worship the Lord?
- Cain and Abel were, through their sacrifices to the Lord (GEN 4:3-4).
- Seth was explicitly stated as being the first to worship the Lord, following the birth of his son Enos (GEN 4:26).
What was the world’s population when Cain was marked?
- There were only three people in the entire world at the time; Adam, Eve, and Cain (GEN 4:1-2, 8).
- Other people had to have existed, because God marked Cain so that the other people would know to kill him on sight (GEN 4:14-15).
What becomes of Cain?
- Cain is cursed from the earth itself, i.e., his farming would never produce food. As such, Cain becomes “a fugitive and a vagabond” (GEN 4:11-12).
- He died, since those who “have gone the way of Cain” have “perished” (JUDE 1:11).
- Cain does fairly well for himself. Cain gets married (somehow), starts a family, and founds a city (GEN 4:16-17).
Who defined the clean and unclean animals?
- Moses did. He gathered the Israelites and gave them additional laws (DEU 5:1) which included the definitions of which animals are clean and unclean, forming the basis of Jewish dietary law (DEU 14:3-21).
- The notion of clean and unclean animals pre-dates Moses. God commands Noah to take 7 pairs of the clean animals onto the ark, and only one pair of the unclean animals. In order to do this, clean and unclean animas must have already been defined (GEN 7:1-3).
When did Noah enter the ark?
- On the day the rains started (GEN 7:11-16).
- Seven days before the flood (GEN 7:6-10).
How long did it take for the ark to come to rest?
- 148 days. Noah and his family entered the ark (GEN 7:7) on the 17th day of the 2nd month (GEN 7:11), and landed on Mt. Ararat on the 17th day of the 7th month (GEN 8:4). By the traditional Jewish calendar, the ark was thus afloat for 148 days.
- 219 days. The floodwaters receded slowly, and mountaintops were not visible until the 1st day of the 10th month (GEN 8:5). Since Mt. Ararat was submerged until this point, the ark must have still been afloat for 219 days, by the traditional Jewish calendar.
How long did the flooding last?
- 40 days (GEN 7:17).
- 150 days (GEN 7:24).
When did the earth dry up, following the Flood?
- The first day of the first month (GEN 8:13).
- The twentieth day of the second month (GEN 8:14).
Did anything survive the flood?
- No. Every single living thing was destroyed by the flood, except for Noah and the contents of his ark (GEN 7:23).
- Yes. There were other survivors, besides those in the ark:
- The ancient race of giants (GEN 6:4) was not mentioned among the ark’s passengers, yet they later reappear as the Sons of Anak (NUM 13:33).
- The Kenites lived between Egypt and the Euphrates River as part of God’s covenant with Abraham, before the flood (GEN 15:18-19). The Kenites are shown to still exist after the flood, and Moses’ father-in-law may have been a Kenite (JUDG 1:16).
- By tracing back various genealogies (GEN 5:25-29; 7:7, 11) one can determine when the flood occurred with respect to the age of Methusalah. The exact year varies between translations, but the genealogies and the stated age of Methusalah at the time of his death (GEN 5:27) together imply that flood occurred before Methusalah’s death. Therefore, Methusalah survived the cataclysm.
- This fact forced St. Augustine, of all people, to admit that the Bible contains errors (City of God, XV, 11).
Where did Abraham go after leaving Haram?
- They intentionally ventured forth into Cannan (GEN 12:5).
- They wandered, by faith, without any destination (HEB 11:8).
Did Abraham spend time in Canaan?
- Yes. Abraham lived on the plain of Mamre, in Hebron, where he built a temple (GEN 13:18).
- No. Jacob’s father (Isaac) “was a stranger, in the land of Canaan” (GEN 37:1). God gave Abraham no inheritance in Canaan, and mentions that he never set foot there (ACT 7:4-5).
Did God promise Canaan to Isaac and Jacob?
- Yes. God explicitly promised “all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession” to Isaac, Jacob, and all of their descendants (GEN 17:8).
- No. Despite obeying God’s call (HEB 11:8-9), Abraham Isaac and Jacob died without ever receiving what God had promised (HEB 11:13). None of them ever set foot in Canaan (ACT 7:4-5).
What was the city was the city of Dan called in the time of Abram?
- The city of Dan was originally named Laish, but it was later renamed in honor of Israel’s son, Dan (JUDG 18:29).
- The city was always called Dan. Abram went there when it was known by that name (GEN 14:14).
Did Abram count the stars?
- How? God tells Abram to look up and try to count the stars, because he would have that many descendants (GEN 15:5), but this conversation took place during daylight hours (GEN 15:12).
Was Lot a righteous man?
- Yes. In fact, Lot was the only virtuous person living in the greater Sodom-Gamorrah area. He was constantly sickened by all of the crime and vice surrounding him. When those cities were destroyed, God saw to it that only Lot and his daughters were spared (2PET 2:7-9).
- No. Lot freely surrendered his daughters to be gang-raped by a crazed mob (GEN 19:8). Later, Lot allowed his daughters to get him so intoxicated that he would submit to their desires for incestuous sex. (GEN 19:36)
Who destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah?
- Two angels were sent to destroy the cities on God’s behalf (GEN 19:1, 13).
- The Lord himself personally did it, via raining fire and brimstone (GEN 19:24).
Did Lot's daughters think there were men left on earth?
- Yes. Lot’s daughters were with him when God promised not to destroy the city of Zoar (GEN 19:21-22). The mountain cave that Lot and his daughters took refuge in was on the outskirts of Zoar (GEN 19:30).
- No. Lot’s daughters were convinced that their father was the last man on earth (GEN 19:31), and they probably would not have committed drunken incest if they knew otherwise.
Did Sarah have faith that she would conceive a child in her old age?
- Yes. Sarah was able to bear children well-after menopause through the power of her faith (HEB 11:11).
- No. Sarah had no faith in her ability to conceive, and laughed when God told her that she would (GEN 18:10-12).
Did Abraham need God's help to have children in his old age?
- Yes. Abraham was so old and infirm that he was unable to impregnate anyone without divine intervention (GEN 21:2).
- No. Abraham’s other wife, Keturah, had at least six of his children (Zimram, Jockshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah) without any sort of divine intervention (GEN 25:1-2).
How old was Ishmael when Abraham abandoned him?
- Ishmael was was still a child; he was hidden in some shrubbery (GEN 21:14-15).
- Ishmael was 14. (GEN 17:24-26; GEN 21:5,8).
Did Abraham only have only one son, Isaac, which he offered to God?
- No. Prior to Abraham’s attempted sacrifice, it is stated that he has two sons (GEN 21:3) because Hagar had given birth to Ishmael. (GEN 16:15) Despite have other sons, Isaac is referred to as Abraham’s only son (GEN 22:2, HEB 11:17).
Does Abraham ask God to spare the innocent?
- Yes. Abraham questions God for destroying the few righteous inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah along with their wicked neighbors (GEN 18:20, 23).
- No. God commanded Abraham to unquestioningly kill his innocent son, Isaac, just to see if he would do it (GEN 22:2, 10).
Who named the city of Beersheba?
- Abraham did (GEN 20:1, 2, 9; 21:31-32).
- Isaac did (GEN 26:6, 7, 10, 28, 33).
When did using Jehovah/YHWH/LORD as the name of God come into use?
- Before the time of Abraham, since Seth (GEN 4:26) and Noah (GEN 9:24-26) both used the term. Abraham must have known the name of God, because he was the one who named Jehovahjireh, “the Mountain of the Lord” (GEN 22:14). Both Abraham (GEN 12:8) and Isaac (GEN 26:25) were shown to know the Lord by name.
- After time of Abraham. When God revealed his name to Moses in their first conversation, he explicitly mentioned that his name was unknown to Abraham and Isaac (EXO 6:2-3).
What was Keturah’s relationship to Abraham?
- She was his wife (GEN 25:1).
- She was a concubine (1CHR 1:32).
How was Abraham justified?
- Abraham was justified by his faith in God, and this faith made him righteous (ROM 4:3). This was demonstrated when, by faith alone, Abraham attempted to sacrifice of Isaac (HEB 11:17). Abraham was not justified by his works, and if he was, he would have had no glory before God (ROM 4:2).
- Abraham was justified by his works, namely, his attempted sacrifice of Isaac (JAM 2:21). This incident explicitly proved that man can be justified by his works and not by faith alone (JAM 2:24).
What were the 12 Tribes of Israel?
The Twelve Tribes of Israel
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