Bible trivia!!! :)

Fools - Proverbs 1:7 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.


What is written on the twelve gates of the New Jerusalem?

Revelation 21:12

And had a wall great and high, and
had twelve gates, and at the gates
twelve angels, and names written
thereon, which are the names of
the twelve tribes of Israel.



Name two diseases from the book of 2 Kings.

hillbillyhippiechick said:

Revelation 21:12

And had a wall great and high, and
had twelve gates, and at the gates
twelve angels, and names written
thereon, which are the names of
the twelve tribes of Israel.



Name two diseases from the book of 2 Kings.

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Leprosy and Blindness

2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.

2 Kings 6:18
As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, "Strike these people with blindness." So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked.


Which prophet was teased/taunted by some youths because he was bald?

Elisha - 2 Kings 2:22,23 - So the water remains healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke. Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”

Who ate honey that he was not supposed to eat, and got himself into a heap of trouble for doing it?

Jonathan


1 Samuel 14:43
Then Saul said to Jonathan, "Tell me what you have done." So Jonathan told him, "I merely tasted a little honey with the end of my staff. And now must I die?"



What was Achan's sin?

Joshua 7:20,21

And A'-chan answered Joshua, and
said, Indeed I have sinned against the
Lord God of Israel, and thus and thus
have I done.
When I saw among the spoils a goodly
Babylonish garmet, and two hundred
shek'-els ofsilver, and a wedge of gold
of fifty shek'-els weight, then I coveted
them; and, behold, they are hid in
the earth in the midst of my tent, and the
silver under it.


Name a parable of judgement from the book of Isaiah.

The Vineyard (Isaiah 5)

5:7 7 The vineyard of the LORD Almighty
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
are the garden of his delight.
And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed;
for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.


How much time did God give Ninevah to repent (after Jonah gave them His message)?

Forty days

Jonah 3:4 - And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.


What has God maginified above all His name (KJV)?

His word (Psalm 138: 2)
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

Who was so excited to hear Peter's voice that she forgot to open the door for him?
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14Still shaking his head, amazed, he went to Mary's house, the Mary who was John Mark's mother. The house was packed with praying friends. When he knocked on the door to the courtyard, a young woman named Rhoda came to see who it was. But when she recognized his voice—Peter's voice!—she was so excited and eager to tell everyone Peter was there that she forgot to open the door and left him standing in the street. Acts 12:12-14


Why was the Samaritan woman surprised when Jesus spoke to her?

redrose26 said:

14Still shaking his head, amazed, he went to Mary's house, the Mary who was John Mark's mother. The house was packed with praying friends. When he knocked on the door to the courtyard, a young woman named Rhoda came to see who it was. But when she recognized his voice—Peter's voice!—she was so excited and eager to tell everyone Peter was there that she forgot to open the door and left him standing in the street. Acts 12:12-14


Why was the Samaritan woman surprised when Jesus spoke to her?

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9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.http://foru.ms/showthread.php?p=40320070#_ftn1
http://foru.ms/showthread.php?p=40320070#_ftnref1 Jn 4:8-10

He was staying with a tanner when God sent for him

Peter

Acts 10:32 Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea.'

What was Jehu known for?
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one was a prophet - 1 Kings 16:7 - And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.

and another guy who appeared to live at around the same time, was anointed by Elijah to be king. - 1 Kings 19:16 - And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.


What were the names of the 3 sons of Anak

Joshua 15:14

She'-shai
A-hi'-man
Tal'-mai


What three things besides messengers did Hiram king of Tyre send to David to build him a house?

cedar logs
carpenters
stonemasons.

2 Samuel 5:11
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.


Whose dreams did Joseph interpret while in prison?

Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I would make mention today of my own offenses. 10 “Pharaoh was furious with his servants, and he put me in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard, both me and the chief baker. 11 “We had a dream on the same night, he and I; each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream. 12 “Now a Hebrew youth was with us there, a servant of the captain of the bodyguard, and we related them to him, and he interpreted our dreams for us. To each one he interpreted according to his own dream. 13 “And just as he interpreted for us, so it happened; he restored me in my office, but he hanged him.” Genesis 41 9:13


Where does Paul tell us that victory can be found?

In Jesus.

1 Corinthians 15:7
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

What did Ruth and Boaz name their son?

Obed

Where was Antipas slain?

Pergamum

Revelation 2:12,13
"To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: I know where you live--where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city--where Satan lives.

(That was a hard one - I had no idea who Antipas was! )



Who did God give Hebron to - as an inheritance?

Jacob