Genesis Chapter 11 — The Tower of Babel Quiz Flashcards

#1

What did the people who built the Tower of Babel want to make for themselves?

📖 Genesis 11:4

#2

In what region was the Tower of Babel located?

📖 Genesis 11:2

#3

What material did the people use to build the Tower of Babel?

📖 Genesis 11:3

#4

What did God do in response to the people building the Tower of Babel?

📖 Genesis 11:7-9

#5

What name was given to the city because of the confused languages?

📖 Genesis 11:9

#6

Who was the son of Noah mentioned at the beginning of Genesis 11?

📖 Genesis 11:10

#7

How many years after the Flood was Shem's son Arphaxad born?

📖 Genesis 11:10

#8

What was the name of Abram's father mentioned in Genesis 11?

📖 Genesis 11:26-27

#2

Shinar

Genesis 11:2 explicitly states that 'as people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there,' identifying Shinar as the location where the tower was built.

Genesis 11:2

#1

A name

Genesis 11:4 states their intention was to 'make a name for ourselves,' reflecting their desire for fame and unified identity rather than obedience to God's command to fill the earth.

Genesis 11:4

#4

He confused their language

Genesis 11:7-9 describes God confusing their language so they could not understand each other, which caused them to stop building and scatter across the earth.

Genesis 11:7-9

#3

Bricks and tar

Genesis 11:3 states 'they said to each other, Come, let's make bricks and bake them thoroughly. They used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.'

Genesis 11:3

#6

Shem

Genesis 11:10 begins the genealogical record by stating 'This is the account of Shem's family line,' tracing the line from Shem through to Abram.

Genesis 11:10

#5

Babel

Genesis 11:9 explains that the city was called Babel because 'the LORD confused the language of all the world' (Babel sounds like the Hebrew word for 'confused').

Genesis 11:9

#8

Terah

Genesis 11:26-27 states 'When Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran' and 'This is the account of Terah's family line.'

Genesis 11:26-27

#7

2 years

Genesis 11:10 states 'two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.'

Genesis 11:10

#9

From where did Terah take Abram to go to the land of Canaan?

📖 Genesis 11:31

#10

Where did Terah and his family settle, falling short of their destination of Canaan?

📖 Genesis 11:31-32

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#10

Haran

Genesis 11:31-32 states 'they came to Haran and settled there. Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran,' indicating they stopped at Haran rather than continuing to Canaan.

Genesis 11:31-32

#9

Ur of the Chaldeans

Genesis 11:31 states 'Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai...and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan.'

Genesis 11:31

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