Numbers Complete Bible Quiz — Chapters 1 to 36 Flashcards

#1

In the first census of Israel recorded in Numbers 1, how many males of fighting age (20 years and older) were counted among all the tribes combined?

📖 Numbers 1:46

#2

What was the specific reason God commanded Moses to send spies into Canaan in Numbers 13?

📖 Numbers 13:2-3

#3

After the Israelites complained about their food in the wilderness, which two people among the spies encouraged the people to enter Canaan despite the negative report?

📖 Numbers 14:6-9

#4

In Numbers 16, Korah led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. How many people were part of Korah's assembly when they confronted Moses?

📖 Numbers 16:2

#5

What miraculous sign did God provide to prove Aaron's authority as High Priest in Numbers 17?

📖 Numbers 17:8

#6

In Numbers 20, Israel faced a water shortage and the people complained against Moses and Aaron. What specific command did God give Moses that Moses disobeyed?

📖 Numbers 20:8-11

#7

In Numbers 21, God responded to Israel's complaints by sending poisonous snakes among the people. How did God provide a means of healing?

📖 Numbers 21:8-9

#8

In Numbers 22-24, the prophet Balaam was hired by Balak, king of Moab, to curse Israel. How many times did Balaam attempt to pronounce a curse?

📖 Numbers 23-24

#2

To scout out the land and bring back a report about the people, cities, and produce

Numbers 13:2-3 records God's command for Moses to send men to scout out Canaan, with explicit instructions to report on the land, its people, cities, and whether the soil was fertile—not specifically to test faith or gather military intelligence.

Numbers 13:2-3

#1

603,550

Numbers 1:46 states the total number of men 20 years old or more who were able to serve in Israel's army was 603,550, excluding the Levites who were counted separately.

Numbers 1:46

#4

250 men

Numbers 16:2 specifies that 250 Israelite men from the community, including Korah, were part of the rebellion against Moses and Aaron's leadership.

Numbers 16:2

#3

Joshua and Caleb

Numbers 14:6-9 records Joshua and Caleb tearing their clothes and urging the people to enter Canaan, declaring that the Lord would give them the land, in contrast to the other spies' fearful report.

Numbers 14:6-9

#6

God commanded Moses to speak to the rock, but Moses struck it with his staff

Numbers 20:8-11 records God's command for Moses to speak to the rock, but Moses struck it with his staff twice instead, which cost him entry into the promised land.

Numbers 20:8-11

#5

Aaron's staff budded, blossomed, and produced almonds

Numbers 17:8 records that Aaron's staff not only budded but also blossomed and produced almonds, demonstrating God's choice of Aaron and the tribe of Levi for the priesthood.

Numbers 17:8

#8

Four times

Numbers 23 and 24 record that Balaam made four attempts to curse Israel (at Bamoth Baal, the field of Zophim, Peor, and again at Peor), but each time God blessed Israel instead.

Numbers 23-24

#7

God commanded Moses to make a bronze snake and lift it on a pole so the bitten could look and live

Numbers 21:8-9 records God's command for Moses to make a bronze snake and place it on a pole; whoever was bitten and looked at the snake would live.

Numbers 21:8-9

#9

In Numbers 25, Israel committed idolatry and immorality with Moabite women. What specific action did Phineas take that stopped the plague?

📖 Numbers 25:7-8

#10

In Numbers 26, a second census was taken of Israel after the plague. Approximately how many fighting men were counted in this second census?

📖 Numbers 26:51

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#10

601,730

Numbers 26:51 records that the second census counted 601,730 men able to serve in Israel's army, a slight decrease from the first census of 603,550 due to the wilderness judgments.

Numbers 26:51

#9

He took a spear and killed an Israelite man and Midianite woman in a tent

Numbers 25:7-8 records that Phineas took a spear and killed Zimri (an Israelite leader) and Cozbi (a Midianite woman) in a tent, which stopped the plague and earned him God's covenant of priesthood.

Numbers 25:7-8

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