Christmas Bible Trivia for Adults — Hard Nativity Quiz Flashcards

#1

According to Matthew's genealogy, how many generations are listed from Abraham to Jesus?

📖 Matthew 1:17

#2

During whose reign was Jesus born according to Matthew 2:1?

📖 Matthew 2:1

#3

In Luke's account, what was the profession of Zechariah, John the Baptist's father?

📖 Luke 1:5

#4

Which Old Testament prophecy specifically mentions that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem Ephrathah?

📖 Micah 5:2

#5

What was the name of the angel who announced Jesus's birth to Mary?

📖 Luke 1:26

#6

According to Matthew's account, what gift did the wise men explicitly NOT bring to Jesus?

📖 Matthew 2:11

#7

What was the census ordered by Caesar Augustus that brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, according to Luke?

📖 Luke 2:1-3

#8

How many days after Jesus's birth did Joseph and Mary present him at the temple in Jerusalem, according to Luke?

📖 Luke 2:22

#2

Herod the Great

Matthew 2:1 says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod.

Matthew 2:1

#1

42 generations

Matthew explicitly states in Matthew 1:17 that there are 42 generations from Abraham to Jesus, divided into three groups of 14 each.

Matthew 1:17

#4

Micah 5:2

Micah 5:2 states: 'But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel.' This prophecy is explicitly fulfilled in Jesus's birth.

Micah 5:2

#3

Priest

Luke 1:5 identifies Zechariah as a priest serving in the division of Abijah in the Jerusalem temple, establishing the priestly lineage of John the Baptist.

Luke 1:5

#6

Silver

Matthew 2:11 specifies that the magi brought three gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Silver is not mentioned anywhere in the nativity accounts.

Matthew 2:11

#5

Gabriel

Luke 1:26 identifies Gabriel as the angel sent by God to announce Jesus's birth to Mary, a detail specific to Luke's nativity narrative.

Luke 1:26

#8

40 days

Luke 2:22 states that 'when the time came for the purification according to the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought him to Jerusalem,' which occurred 40 days after his birth according to Levitical law (Leviticus 12:2-4).

Luke 2:22

#7

A universal census ordered by Augustus Caesar

Luke 2:1 states that Caesar Augustus issued a decree for a census of the entire Roman world, which required Joseph to return to his ancestral city of Bethlehem.

Luke 2:1-3

#9

According to Matthew, which Old Testament prophecy is quoted about the virgin birth of Jesus?

📖 Matthew 1:22-23

#10

What did Herod command regarding children in Bethlehem after the wise men departed, according to Matthew?

📖 Matthew 2:16

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#10

He ordered their execution

Matthew 2:16 records that Herod, angered by the wise men's departure without returning to him, 'gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under.' This event is known as the Massacre of the Innocents.

Matthew 2:16

#9

Isaiah 7:14

Matthew 1:22-23 quotes Isaiah 7:14 to show that Jesus' birth fulfilled the prophecy that a virgin would conceive and bear a son.

Matthew 1:22-23

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