The Pentateuch Quiz — First Five Books of the Bible Flashcards

#1

According to Genesis, how many days did God take to create the heavens and the earth?

📖 Genesis 1:31-2:3

#2

What sign did God give to Noah as a covenant promise after the flood?

📖 Genesis 9:12-17

#3

What was the name of Abraham's son born to him and Sarah in their old age?

📖 Genesis 21:1-3

#4

In Exodus, what was the tenth and final plague that God sent upon Egypt?

📖 Exodus 12:29-30

#5

How long did the Israelites wander in the wilderness before entering the Promised Land?

📖 Numbers 14:33-34

#6

At Mount Sinai, what did God inscribe on two stone tablets and give to Moses?

📖 Exodus 31:18

#7

What was the name of Jacob's new name given to him by God after he wrestled with the angel?

📖 Genesis 32:28

#8

According to Deuteronomy, what was the greatest commandment that Moses emphasized to Israel?

📖 Deuteronomy 6:5

#2

A rainbow

Genesis 9:12-17 describes God establishing a covenant with Noah and giving the rainbow as a sign that He would never again flood the earth.

Genesis 9:12-17

#1

6 days

Genesis 1:31-2:3 describes God completing His creation work in six days and resting on the seventh day.

Genesis 1:31-2:3

#4

Death of the firstborn

Exodus 12:29-30 describes the tenth plague as the death of all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh to the firstborn of the lowest slave.

Exodus 12:29-30

#3

Isaac

Genesis 21:1-3 records that Abraham and Sarah had a son named Isaac, whose name means 'he laughs,' reflecting Sarah's initial disbelief at bearing a child at her advanced age.

Genesis 21:1-3

#6

The Ten Commandments

Exodus 31:18 states that God gave Moses two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, written by the finger of God.

Exodus 31:18

#5

40 years

Numbers 14:33-34 records that God made the Israelites wander in the wilderness for forty years, one year for each day the twelve spies had scouted the land.

Numbers 14:33-34

#8

Love the Lord your God with all your heart

Deuteronomy 6:5 contains the Shema, where Moses commands Israel to 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.'

Deuteronomy 6:5

#7

Israel

Genesis 32:28 records that God changed Jacob's name to Israel, saying 'Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.'

Genesis 32:28

#9

What did the Israelites use to mark the doorposts of their homes on the night of the first Passover?

📖 Exodus 12:7

#10

In Leviticus, what was the primary purpose of the system of sacrifices and offerings prescribed to Israel?

📖 Leviticus 1:4

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#10

To atone for sins and maintain covenant relationship with God

Leviticus 1:4 and throughout the book explain that sacrifices were made to atone for sin and maintain the Israelites' covenant relationship with God, with different offerings serving specific spiritual purposes.

Leviticus 1:4

#9

Blood of a lamb

Exodus 12:7 instructs the Israelites to take some of the blood of the lamb and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of their houses, which would cause the angel of death to pass over those homes.

Exodus 12:7

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