The Answer Is Either True or False -- #9 Quiz

Answer: False

False. Bilhah and Zilpah were concubines of Jacob, the father of Joseph. There is no documentation in Scripture of Joseph having a concubine. He, however, was married to Asenath.

In addition to having Bilhah and Zilpah as concubines, Jacob had two wives -- Rachel and Leah.

Answer: True

True. Tamar gave birth to twins, Perez and Zerah, as per Genesis 38. According to Scripture, Tamar became pregnant after she posed as a prostitute and had sexual relations with Judah, her father-in-law.

Tamar had been married to two sons of Judah at different times but they were both struck dead by God because of their wickedness. The sons were Er and Onan.

Answer: False

False. Michal was David's first wife, but she was the daughter of King Saul, not the daughter of Samuel. According to 1 Samuel 18, David was requested by Saul to produce one hundred Philistine foreskins to win Michal's hand and he responded by producing two hundred foreskins.

Answer: True

True. After Vashti was deposed as queen, Esther was appointed to the position by Ahasuerus. Details about Esther ascending to become queen can be found in chapters 1 and 2 of Esther.

According to Esther 1:1, the Persian empire consisted of one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, stretching from India to Ethiopia.

In the NIV, Ahasuerus is known as Xerxes and Ethiopia is referred to as Cush.

Answer: False

False. The Minor Prophet section of the Old Testament consists of twelve different books, not fifteen. For the record, the twelve books consist of Hosea, Amos, Micah, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.

Answer: False

False. Scripture tells of Jesus successfully raising the daughter of Jairus from the dead. Details can be found in Mark 5 and Luke 9.

In addition to raising the twelve-year-old daughter of Jairus from the dead, Scripture tells of Jesus bringing back to life Lazarus and an unnamed widow's son at Nain.

Answer: True

True. Matthew 14:28-33, tells of Peter walking on water for an ever-so-brief amount of time. According to the passage, the disciples were rowing across the Sea of Galilee at night while a storm was raging when they saw Jesus walking on the water. Peter, always impulsive, asked Jesus if he too could walk on the water.

Verses 28-32 in the NKJV tells what happened next: "So He said, 'Come.' And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, 'Lord, save me!' And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, 'O you of little faith, why did you doubt?' And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased."

Answer: False

False. Judas Iscariot committed suicide after he betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. Details about Judas hanging himself shortly after his betrayal of Christ can be found in Matthew 27:3-9.

Answer: True

True. Barnabas, a worker in the early church, was a Levite from Cyprus, according to Acts 4:36. He was a tireless worker in the early church, serving alongside the likes of Paul and John Mark. Barnabas' original name was Joses, but because he was such an encouragement to others, the apostles called him Barnabas.

Answer: False

False. There is no documentation in Scripture about John the Baptist and Peter being cousins. Tradition holds John the Baptist and Jesus were cousins.

John the Baptist was the forerunner of Christ, while Peter was one of the original Twelve Disciples.