Hebrew Bible Quiz

Who did the Israelites believe they were descended from?

• Moses

• The Egyptian pharaoh

• Abraham

• The 12 tribes of Israel

What did God make with Abraham?

• A promise

• A covenant

• A prophecy

• A commandment

What is the belief in one god called?

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Atheism

• Agnosticism

Where did some Israelites go to survive a long drought?

• Canaan

• Egypt

• The Red Sea

• The hills outside Egypt

What action did the pharaoh take to prevent the Israelites from rebelling?

• He enslaved them

• He made a peace treaty

• He ordered all baby boys to be thrown into the Nile River

• He sent soldiers after them

Who was Moses?

• The pharaoh's son

• The leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt

• The founder of the 12 tribes of Israel

• The creator of the covenant

What does the term 'plague' refer to in the context of the Hebrew Bible?

• A natural disaster

• A terrible disease or event

• A group of soldiers

• A religious ritual

What miraculous event allowed the Israelites to leave Egypt according to the Hebrew Bible?

• A drought ended

• The Red Sea parted

• The pharaoh was overthrown

• A covenant was made

What happened to the soldiers who chased the Israelites into the Red Sea?

• They were turned back

• They caught the Israelites

• They drowned

• They became allies with the Israelites

What did Moses receive on the top of Mount Sinai?

• The Ten Commandments

• The Holy Grail

• A map to the Promised Land

• The Torah