The Pentateuch: Hard Bible Trivia on Genesis to Deuteronomy Flashcards

#1

According to Genesis, how many years did Methuselah live, and what was his relationship to Noah?

📖 Genesis 5:25-27

#2

In Exodus, what specific Egyptian plague did God send that affected livestock but spared the livestock of the Israelites in Goshen?

📖 Exodus 9:1-7

#3

According to the law in Leviticus, on how many days was the Israelite community required to cease work and observe complete rest, including the Sabbath?

📖 Leviticus 23

#4

In Numbers, God commanded a census of the Israelite men aged 20 and older who were able to go to war. What was the total count from the first census?

📖 Numbers 1:46

#5

Which of Jacob's twelve sons was born to Leah and became the priestly tribe after the incident at Mount Sinai?

📖 Genesis 29:34; Exodus 32:26-29

#6

According to Deuteronomy 34, from which mountain did Moses view the Promised Land before his death, and which three geographical regions did he see?

📖 Deuteronomy 34:1-4

#7

In Genesis, Cain's offering was rejected while Abel's was accepted. What specific type of offering did each brother bring?

📖 Genesis 4:3-4

#8

According to Numbers 13-14, how many of the twelve spies sent to scout Canaan returned with a positive report about entering the land?

📖 Numbers 13:30; Numbers 14:6-9

#2

Livestock disease

The fifth plague was livestock disease (murrain in KJV), which killed Egyptian livestock but the animals of the Israelites in Goshen were unharmed (Exodus 9:1-7).

Exodus 9:1-7

#1

969 years; Noah's grandfather

Methuselah lived 969 years, making him the oldest person in the Bible, and was Noah's grandfather—Noah was born when Methuselah was 369 years old (Genesis 5:25-27).

Genesis 5:25-27

#4

603,550 men

Numbers 1:46 records the first census total as 603,550 men of military age, excluding the Levites who were counted separately for temple service.

Numbers 1:46

#3

22 days per year

Leviticus 23 prescribes 22 days of rest annually: 52 Sabbaths (1 per week) plus the Feast of Unleavened Bread (7 days), Pentecost (1 day), Feast of Trumpets (1 day), Day of Atonement (1 day), and Feast of Tabernacles (8 days) when no regular work was permitted.

Leviticus 23

#6

Mount Pisgah; Negev, the Jordan Valley, and Jericho plains

Deuteronomy 34:1-4 records that Moses viewed the Promised Land from Mount Pisgah (or Nebo), seeing the Negev, the Jordan Valley (the plains of Moab), and the valley of Jericho.

Deuteronomy 34:1-4

#5

Levi

Levi, born to Jacob and Leah (Genesis 29:34), became the priestly tribe after the golden calf incident, when Levites executed judgment on the unfaithful Israelites (Exodus 32:26-29).

Genesis 29:34; Exodus 32:26-29

#8

Two

Only Joshua and Caleb returned with a positive report, urging the Israelites to enter Canaan, while the other ten spread fear about giants and fortified cities (Numbers 13:30, 14:6-9).

Numbers 13:30; Numbers 14:6-9

#7

Cain: produce; Abel: livestock

Genesis 4:3-4 states that Cain brought an offering of the produce of the soil (grain), while Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock, and the Lord favored Abel's livestock offering.

Genesis 4:3-4

#9

In Exodus 12, what specific instruction did God give regarding the Passover lamb regarding broken bones?

📖 Exodus 12:46

#10

According to Deuteronomy 27, on which mountain were the Israelites commanded to inscribe all the curses of the law on large stones after entering Canaan?

📖 Deuteronomy 27:4, 8

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#10

Mount Ebal

Deuteronomy 27:4, 8 commands the Israelites to set up large stones on Mount Ebal and inscribe the law upon them as a memorial of the covenant curses.

Deuteronomy 27:4, 8

#9

Not one bone of it shall be broken

Exodus 12:46 explicitly states, 'Do not break any of the bones,' a command that prefigured Christ's unbroken bones at the crucifixion (John 19:33, 36).

Exodus 12:46

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