Biblical Numbers Trivia Quiz

Answer: 12

According to scripture, twelve loaves of unleavened bread, divided into two stacks of six, were to be placed on the altar along with incense as an offering to the Lord. Leviticus 24 states that the loaves were to be changed regularly on the Sabbath.

Answer: 8

Altogether, there were four men and four women on the ark. According to Genesis 6:18, Noah and his wife, along with his three sons and their wives were told by God to move onto the ark. That is confirmed in 1 Peter 3:20, which states that there were eight people aboard the ark.

Answer: Two or three

In his teachings to Timothy, Paul is concerned that church leaders would be subjected to accusations from non-believers. Church leaders were typically elders, so Paul instructed that evidence from more than one person should be brought if accusations were to be taken seriously.

Answer: Yes

There are actually quite a few words that appear only once in the Bible. Among others, words that show up only once in the King James Version include "Reverend" (Psalms 111:9), "Grandmother" (2 Timothy 1:5) "Forgetfulness" (Psalm 88:12) and "Lukewarm" (Revelation 3:16).

Answer: 3

The story of Jonah is covered in the Old Testament. There, it states that the man was swallowed by a giant fish. He remained in the belly of the giant fish for three days and three nights (Jonah 1:17). The story of Jonah being in the belly of the giant fish is also mentioned in Matthew, 12:39-41.

The Book of Jonah is read every year in its original Hebrew on Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement, in Jewish ceremonies.

Answer: 7

In this context, Paul uses seven titles to refer to Christ. The titles are 'Heir of all things' (Hebrews 1:2), 'Captain of our salvation' (2:10), 'Apostle' (3:1), 'Author of salvation' (5:9), 'Forerunner' (6:20), 'High Priest' (10:21) and the 'Author and finisher of our faith' (12:2).

Answer: 10

The 10 plagues God sent down on ancient Egypt in order to free his people represented his total judgment of the pagan empire. The plagues included turning the Nile River to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness over the entire land for three days, and the death of the firstborn of both man and beast.

Answer: Yes

The title "Thessalonians" is thirteen letters, longer than any other title of other books in the Bible. Thessalonians were written by Paul as letters to the Thessalonian people. There are actually two books with this name in the New Testament, Thessalonians I and Thessalonians II.

In the order of books, Thessalonians fall between Paul's letter to the Colossians, and Paul's letters to Timothy in the New Testament.

Answer: 1

The book of Obadiah is one of the shortest books in the Bible. If counting by the number of chapters, it is the shortest book in the Old Testament, with only one chapter and twenty-one verses. Philemon, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude in the New Testament all also have only one chapter.

Answer: 9

According to Galatians 5:22 - 23, there are nine fruits of the Holy Spirit. These are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.