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1 In Chapter 1 of Matthew's gospel, the genealogy of Jesus includes Solomon, the wisest man in the Bible. What three women, apart from His mother Mary, are also mentioned by name in the genealogy?
Answer: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth

See Matthew 1: 1-17.
This is interesting since none of these women were ones whom one would expect to find in the genealogy of one whom Christians believe to be the Son of God.
Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah who disguised herself as a prostitute and waylaid him. Subsequently she gave birth to twins, Perez and Zerah (Genesis 38: 1-30).
Rahab was also a prostitute, in Jericho (Joshua 2:1-21).
Ruth was not even an Israelite but was from Moab (Ruth).
  From Quiz: Biblical Wise Guys
2 How many people are mentioned by name in the genealogy found in Matthew 1 in the NIV Bible?
Answer: 47

The genealogy covers 41 generations from Abraham to Jesus. It also mentions six others by name: Judah's son Perez's brother Zerah, Perez's mother Tamar, Boaz's mother Rahab, Boaz's wife Ruth, Solomon's mother's first husband Uriah, and Mary the mother of Jesus. That's 41 generations plus six others making 47 all together. The genealogy can be found in Matthew 1:1-16.
  From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Matthew
3 Jesus told many parables during His lifetime. Why did the various religious leaders want to kill Jesus after He told a parable in Matthew 21?
Answer: They perceived that He spoke about them (and it wasn't good)

This parable concerned wicked vineyard keepers who stole the fruit of the vineyard from their master. The master sent servants to them to get his fruit, but they killed the servants, so the master at last sent his son. The greedy vineyard keepers then murdered the son and were happy because they thought now they would keep the vineyard forever. Of course, in the end the master came and destroyed them for having killed his son. The listening religious rulers understood that Christ was accusing them of being the wicked vineyard keepers. Let's say they were pretty mad about it.
  From Quiz: Outwit the Master
4 What is the very first word of the book of Matthew in the King James Version?
Answer: The

Matthew 1:1 reads, "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham."

Matthew was a tax collector. The first chapter of Matthew deals with the lineage of Christ.
  From Quiz: The First of the Gospels
5 In Matthew 3:13-17, who baptized Jesus in the river Jordan?
Answer: John the Baptist

Although John didn't feel worthy of baptizing Jesus, he did consent to it and afterward the heavens opened and the Spirit of God descended upon Jesus.
  From Quiz: The Gospel of Matthew
6 A group of influential people called a meeting and plotted to destroy Jesus. Who besides the chief priest and elders made up this group of plotters?
Answer: Scribes

Matthew 26: 3-4 states that the chief priests, scribes and elders, assembled at the palace of Caiaphas and made plans to capture Jesus.
  From Quiz: Plot to Kill Jesus
7 What did Jesus say the bread was, according to Matthew's description of the Last Supper in the KJV Bible?
Answer: his body

When Jesus and his disciples were at the Last Supper, Jesus took some bread and broke it. He gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat, this is my body." (Matthew 26:26)
  From Quiz: From the Upper Room to the Grave and Back Again
8 Where are the Beatitudes found?
Answer: Matthew 5

They are found in Matthew 5:3-11.
  From Quiz: The Beatitudes
9 In the genealogy of Jesus, there are 4 women named, and one woman is mentioned but not named in the genealogy itself. Who is she?
Answer: Bathsheba

These were not women we would expect to be included! Tamar was an adulteress, Ruth was not a Jew (she was a Moabitess), Rachab was a harlot, and Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah (which King David had killed to hide her pregnancy by David). The suspicions of these four fit perfectly with the circumstances that surrounded Mary, mother of Jesus.
  From Quiz: Matthew 101
10 While on the mountain, Jesus gave the crowd eight teachings that began with the same word. What word did Jesus use? (Matthew 5:3-8, KJV)
Answer: Blessed

Jesus started his Sermon on the Mount with eight teachings that began with the word blessed. These eight teachings are known as the Beatitudes. The word beatitude comes from the Latin word "beatitudo".
  From Quiz: Bible Literacy 4: Sermon on the Mount
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