How Well Do You Know the Old Testament?

There is no book that has a greater place in my heart than my long-cherished old copy of the Holy Bible. I know I am imperfect (aren't we all) but I think I know it pretty well. How about you? How well do you think you know about the people, places, and plots of the Old Testament? Take our memory taxing quiz to see how much knowledge of history's most important book.
 
 
What language were the 5 books of the Law (Torah/Pentateuch) written in originally?
Hebrew
Greek
Aramaic
Egyptian
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Which biblical hero was born first?
Abraham
Joseph
Jacob
Joshua
 
 
Which son of David rebelled against his father and declared himself king?
Absalom
Solomon
Adonijah
Amnon
 
 
In which OT book does the following verse appear? ‘The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.’
Psalms
Job
Isaiah
Ecclesiastes
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Who was the first king of the Jewish people?
Saul
David
Solomon
Joshua
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How many sons did Jacob have?
12
13
50
0
 
 
In First Samuel 3, how many times does the LORD call Samuel during his sleep?
4
3
1
5
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What was the name of Abraham’s wife?
Sarah
Rebecca
Deborah
Judith
 
 
What is the missing word from this famous verse of Ecclesiastes: ‘Vanity of vanities, saith the ______, vanity of vanities; all is vanity’?
Preacher
LORD
Prophet
Fool
 
 
After Moses and Joshua, the Hebrews had many quasi-leaders known as Judges, one of whom was a woman. What was her name?
Deborah
Esther
Ruth
Hannah
 
 
After King Solomon’s death a revolt separated the Kingdom of Israel into two separate kingdoms, the northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of ____.
Judah
Simeon
Dan
Manasseh
 
 
Which of the 13 tribes of Israel did not become landowners, and were instead set aside to perform religious and political duties?
Levi
Reuben
Manasseh
Benjamin
Try Again
Perhaps you're not a biblical person, or perhaps it's been a long time since you've read the older parts. If you ARE interested, though, you can look at the your mistakes or try again.
Nice!
You have a good memory for the bible, and while you didn't get a perfect score, you did do enough to convince us you've studied it at some time or other. Have a look at your mistakes to learn where your memory failed you.
Excellent!
My my you've got a terrific memory for the Old Testament Bible, how marvelous! You've definitely read it extensively or recently to have such a high score. Congratulations, you aced it!
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