The Book of Numbers
Little and big
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When Abram learned that his nephew, Lot, and other citizens of Sodom had been taken prisoner by four kings, he gathered an army and rescued them. On his return, Abram met the priest-king Melchizedek in the Valley of Shaveh. What fraction of the captured loot did Abram give him? |
1/10 (Genesis 14:20)
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The future king Saul first met Samuel when Saul and a servant were searching for lost livestock. What fraction of a silver shekel did Saul’s servant propose to pay Samuel for help in finding the animals? |
1/4 (1 Samuel 9:8)
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The author of Revelation saw a great red seven-headed dragon that attempted to devour a newborn baby. What fraction of the stars of heaven did the dragon sweep down to earth with its tail? |
1/3 (Revelation 12:4)
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In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus reminded his listeners that they were worth more than many sparrows. What was the price of a sparrow? |
2/5 “penny” (Luke 12:6)
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In the Gospel of Matthew, sparrows are more expensive. How much did a sparrow cost according to this Gospel? |
1/2 “penny” (Matthew 10:29)
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Most of the tribes of Israel settled in the land of Canaan within the boundaries the Lord described to Moses. How many of the tribes received their inheritance instead in the land “beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise”? |
2 1/2 (Numbers 34:15)
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Joash reigned for 40 years in Jerusalem. How old was he when he became king? |
7 (2 Kings 11:21; 2 Chronicles 24:1)
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Jesus’ disciples were having little luck fishing in the Sea of Galilee when Jesus appeared and told them where to cast the net. How many large fish were in their net when they dragged it to shore? |
153 (John 21:11)
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How old was Lamech, the father of Noah, when he died? |
777 years (Genesis 5:31)
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How many songs did King Solomon compose? |
1,005 (1 Kings 4:32)
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How many proverbs did King Solomon utter? |
3,000 (1 Kings 4:32)
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King Asa, who dismantled the pagan altars in Judah, ruled in peace for ten years until Zerah the Ethiopian attacked the 580,000 soldiers of Judah and Benjamin. How many soldiers did Zerah command? |
1,000,000 (2 Chronicles 14:9)
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In the Apocalypse, at the sound of the sixth trumpet, angels released bloodthirsty soldiers riding horses with heads of lions. How many were in this formidable cavalry? |
200,000,000 (Revelation 9:16)
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Eliphaz the Temanite rebuked Job for complaining that God had been cruel to him while leaving the wicked unpunished. How many iniquities had Job committed, according to Eliphaz? |
Infinity (Job 22:5)
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Prepared by Bill Ickes, of Berlin, Pennsylvania. This is the first Book of Numbers submitted by Mr. Ickes, who has previously contributed seven BR bible quizzes.