A Quick Look at Fishermen & Fish in the Bible Quiz

Answer: Genesis

The statement by God regarding "be fruitful and multiply" and have "dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth," is from Genesis 1:28. The statement was uttered after God had created man "in Our image, according to Our likeness."

In other words, using the NKJV, you don't have to read too far before you encounter the word 'fish'.

Answer: Plague of Waters Becoming Blood

When the water of the Nile River was miraculously turned into blood, Exodus 7:21 in the NKJV states all the fish died and the river stank. As a result, the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river. Details about the water turned into blood can be found in Exodus 7:14-21.

It was the first of ten plagues unleashed on Egypt to convince the Pharaoh to give permission to the Israelites to leave the country and head to Canaan, known as the Promised Land.

Answer: Solomon

1 Kings 4:1-34 tells of Solomon's riches and his superior wisdom. According to Verse 34 in the NKJV, "men of all nations, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to hear the wisdom of Solomon."

Verse 33 also states Solomon spoke of trees and of animals, including "birds, creeping things and fish."

According to the passage, Solomon "spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs were one thousand and five."

Answer: True

True. Using the NKJV, the Fish Gate is mentioned four different times -- 2 Chronicles 33:14, Nehemiah 3:3, 12:39 and Zephaniah 1:10. It was one of a number of gates that allowed entry into the walled city of Jerusalem.

The Fish Gate was originally built during the reign of Manasseh, as per 2 Chronicles 33:14. When Nehemiah rebuilt the walls around Jerusalem, the Fish Gate was constructed by the sons of Hassenaah, as per Nehemiah 3:3.

No one knows for certain, but many people believe the Fish Gate got its name due to the fact there was a nearby fish market, as per Nehemiah 13:16.

Answer: Jesus

Jesus, of course, is the correct answer. The statement is part of a passage in which Jesus tells the people, "ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." The passage runs from Verse 9 to 13 in Luke 11.

The Gospel of Luke was written by Luke, a physician and worker in the early church.

Answer: Peter

Peter miraculously found the money to pay the temple tax after Jesus told him to go to the sea, cast in a hook and then look in the mouth of the first fish he landed. Sure enough, the first fish Peter caught contained a coin which was used to pay the temple tax.

Details can be found in Matthew 17:24-27. According to the passage, the miracle took place in Capernaum.

Answer: 4,000

Jesus fed four thousand men with only seven loaves of bread and "a few small fish", as per accounts in Mark 8:1-10 and Matthew 15:32-39. Woman and children were not included in census figures and the like during Biblical times and most scholars believe Jesus fed as many as twelve thousand people with the pittance of food.

The feeding of the four thousand men is one of two accounts in the Gospels of Jesus feeding a multitude with a tiny amount of bread and fish.

Answer: 2 small fish

Jesus fed the multitude with "five barley loaves and two small fish", as per John 6:9 in the NKJV. According to the account in John 6:1-14, the multitude consisted of five thousand men and everyone ate as much as they wanted. (In Biblical times, it was not the custom to include women and children in census figures and like, and it is believed by some scholars Jesus fed as many as fifteen thousand people with the five loaves and the two small fish.)

After the people were fed, the disciples collected twelve baskets of food that was left over, as per Verse 13.

Details of the miracle can be also found in Matthew 14, Mark 6 and Luke 9.

Answer: Peter, Andrew, James and John

Going strictly by New Testament Scripture, Peter, Andrew, James and John were fishermen. It's possible other disciples were fishermen as well, but there are no details in the four New Testament Gospels.

Peter and Andrew were brothers, just like James and John.

Answer: 153

The net of the disciples was crammed with one hundred and fifty-three fish, according to the account in John 21:1-14. In fact, there were so many fish, "they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish," according to Verse 6 in the NKJV. This even though the disciples had been fishing unsuccessfully all night long. Things changed dramatically, however, when Jesus told them to cast the net on the right side of the boat.

The passage goes on to tell of Jesus and the disciples having breakfast on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.