Old Testament Reviewer

What angel/s did God station at the entrance of Eden to prevent Adam and Eve from approaching the tree of life?

Cherubim

Who lived the longest on earth according to the Bible?

Methuselah

On what mountain did the ark of Noah come to rest after the great flood?

Mount Ararat

Who is the son of Noah who became the ancestor of the Hebrews?

Shem

What was true of all three: Sarah, Hannah, and Elizabeth?

They were barren

What is the nationality of Hagar, the slave of Sarah?

Egyptian

Ishmael is the son of Abraham and __.

Hagar

Who is the biblical figure whose name means 'laughter'?

Isaac

Whom did Isaac marry?

Rebekah

Who is Jacob’s daughter who was raped by Shechem?

Dinah

Who is Jacob’s eldest son who lost his birthright for sleeping with Rachel’s maid?

Reuben

From which tribe of Israel was the Messiah expected to come?

Judah

What is Moses’ son born in Midian called?

Gershom

What is the name of Moses’ wife?

Zipporah

What was the tenth plague in Egypt that finally forced Pharaoh to let the Israelites go?

Death of the first-born

What was the oasis in the desert the water of which the Israelites could not drink because it was too bitter?

Marah

After the Exodus from Egypt, where did God meet the Israelites?

Mt. Horeb

On what holy day did the High Priest enter the 'Holy of Holies' in the temple?

Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

What tribe of Israel did priests who ministered to the Lord come from?

Levi

What did Nadab and Abihu offer that got them consumed by fire?

Unholy fire

Who became a leper for questioning the authority of Moses?

Miriam

Which item was not put inside the Ark of the Covenant?

Staff of Moses

Who advised to attack the land of Canaan because the Israelites could conquer the inhabitants with the Lord's help?

Caleb

Who prophesied about a star advancing from Jacob in the Book of Numbers?

Balaam

To whom did God say: 'My servant Moses is dead. Now proceed to cross the Jordan'?

Joshua

Where did Joshua gather the Israelites to renew their covenant with God before his death?

Shechem

Who vowed that whoever came out of the doors of his house to meet him would be sacrificed to the Lord?

Jephthah

Because the time of famine had passed, Ruth and Naomi left Moab to return to __.

Bethlehem

Who was the god of the Philistines whose statute fell down before the Ark of the Covenant?

Dagon

Saul was punished for not killing the Amalekite king __.

Agag

On what mountain did Saul, Jonathan, and other sons of Saul die?

Mount Gilboa

Who is the wife of Uriah who had an adulterous union with King David?

Bathsheba

At whose threshing floor did David build an altar to the Lord?

Araunah the Jebusite

Who supported Adonijah when he declared he had the right to succeed David?

Abiathar

Who led a revolt against King Rehoboam, the son of Solomon?

Jeroboam

'If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria!' is the word of Naaman’s __.

slave girl

King Shalmaneser conquered the northern kingdom of Israel and deported the people to __.

Assyria

Who exiled the inhabitants of Judah to Babylon?

Nebuchadnezzar

Who was appointed by King Artaxerxes of Persia to lead the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem?

Nehemiah

In the Book of Nehemiah, what feast did Ezra instruct the people to celebrate?

Feast of Tabernacles

Who accompanied Tobiah to Ecbatana and rescued him from the demon Asmodeus?

Raphael

What psalm contains the phrase: 'The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I lack'?

Psalm 23

Who composed the Miserere psalm (Psalm 51)?

David

Which psalm sings of the Jews’ lament of their exile in Babylon?

Psalm 137

What Old Testament book says: 'There is an appointed time for everything'?

Ecclesiastes

Where do we find the oracles on the Ebed YHWH or Servant of the Lord?

Isaiah 40-55

What prophetic book contains: 'Can a mother forget her infant'?

Isaiah

Which prophet prophesied that God’s law would be written upon the hearts of Israel?

Jeremiah

What did Jeremiah buy and gave to Baruch its sealed deed of purchase?

A piece of land

Who saw the vision of creatures that had faces of a human being, lion, ox, and eagle?

Ezekiel

In the Book of Daniel, the young Daniel separated the two elders from each other in order to examine them, and in the process, he saved the innocent _______

Susanna

In the Hebrew canon which of the following is not considered a prophetic book?

Daniel

The animal that attacked and withered the bush under which Jonah prayed was a _____

Worm

In what prophetic book do we find this Messianic prophecy: “But you, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel”?

Micah

Who prophesied that God would send back Elijah the Prophet before the Day of the Lord comes, to turn the heart of fathers to their children?

Malachi

What is the last book of the Old Testament in the Catholic canon?

Malachi

What is the name which means “mother of all the living”?

Eve

Who said these famous words: “Am I my brother’s keeper?”?

Cain

What is the sign God gave to Noah in promising that he would no longer send the Deluge to destroy mankind and the earth?

Rainbow

Who is the woman who looked back at the burning city of Sodom and was turned into a pillar of salt?

Lot’s wife

Who is the woman who, in his love for her, Isaac found solace after the death of his mother Sarah?

Rebekah

Who dreamt of a stairway resting on the ground, with its top reaching to the heavens?

Jacob

Who is the first wife of Jacob?

Leah

Who is the youngest and favorite son of Jacob?

Benjamin

Who is the sister of Moses?

Miriam

What did Aaron fashion out of the gold earrings of the Israelites when Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain?

Golden Calf

Who is the prostitute of Jericho who hid the spies sent by Joshua?

Rahab

Who said this to David: “Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep to be prince over my people Israel; and I have been with you wherever you went”?

Nathan

Where were the people exiled when Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, fell?

Assyria

What psalm did David write after his adultery with Bathsheba was exposed?

Psalm 51

What place made the Jewish exiles in Babylon mourn and weep whenever they remembered it, as we read in Psalm 137?

Zion or Jerusalem

What is the name of the prophet Hosea’s wife who was formerly a prostitute?

Gomer