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Old Testament
The Old Testament is the first half of scriptures in the Christian Bible.
19,397 Questions
Who was Seth's wife in the Bible?
Adam and Eve had sons and daughters (Genesis ch.5). Cain's wife (Genesis ch.4) must have been his own sister, for lack of choice (Rashi commentary, Leviticus 20:17); but his brother Seth, who was born later, most likely married one of his nieces (a daughter of Cain).
What creatures did God send to afflict the Israelites in the wilderness?
God sent fiery serpents as a punishment for the Israelites' disobedience in the wilderness. These serpents bit the people, causing many deaths until Moses made a bronze serpent on a pole, which the people could look at to be healed.
What temple was destroyed in 607 B.C.E?
No temple was destroyed then. The Temple of King Solomon was destroyed in 587 by the Babylonians.
Who run from Mount Carmel to Samaria faster than Ahab could drive his chariot?
The prophet Elijah ran from Mount Carmel to Samaria faster than Ahab's chariot because he was empowered by the spirit of the Lord. This event is recorded in the Bible in 1 Kings 18:46.
Is there a logo for the 12 tribes of Judah?
The Twelve Tribes of Judah are more properly called the Twelve Tribes of Israel (since they are all descended from Israel, not Judah). Each of the Tribes has its own symbol, relating to its history. Examples include the Lion as the symbol of Judah, the Sailboat as the symbol of Zebulun, the Tree as the symbol of Asher, and the Wolf as the symbol of Benjamin.
The most common symbol representing all twelve tribes is the breastplate of the High Priest adorned with twelve semi-precious and precious stones representing the twelve tribes. This is called Avnei Ha-Khoshan in Hebrew. A link to an image of this is provided.
How many years between Genesis chapter15 and Exodus chapter 12?
However, Genesis 15:13 also says Abraham's descendents would be enslaved for 400 years:-
Gen 15:12-13 (HCSB)
Gen 15 (v.12) As the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell on Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him. Gen 15 (v.13) Then the LORD said to Abram [later renamed Abraham], "Know this for certain: Your offspring will be foreigners in a land that does not belong to them; they will be enslaved and oppressed 400 years.
This difference of 30 years between 400 and 430 years just means that they were not enslaved for the first 30 years.
Today no one is. That tribe no longer exists
However philistine has come to mean different things. Mainly uneducated.
So anyone that needs to ask what 'philistine' means is a philistine
Saul had 2 daughters and atleast 7 sons: Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, Ish-bosheth(Eshbaal), Ishvi, Armoni and Mephibosheth. (1 Samuel 14:49+50; 2 Samuel 2:8; 21:8; 1 Chronicles 8:33)
-Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchi-shua died fighting Philistines (1 Samuel 31:2)
-Ish-bosheth was assassinated(2 Samuel 4:5-7)
-Armoni and Mephibosheth died at the hands of the Gibeonites (2 Samuel 21:8+9)
-The death of Ishvi is never mentioned.
What is the 4 main sections that the New Testament is divided into?
law, prophets, poetry. history
Answer:(1) The Gospels, Matthew - John(2) a book of history - Acts of the Apostles
(3) the epistles, Romans - Jude
(4) a book of prophecy - Revelation.
Psalm 136 is traditionally attributed to King Solomon, although the actual author is unknown. It is known for its repeated refrain "for his steadfast love endures forever," highlighting God's enduring love and faithfulness.
Why was Jacob buried with Leah instead of rachel?
Jacob requested to be buried with Leah because she was his first wife and the mother of six of his twelve sons. Despite his deep love for Rachel, he wanted to honor Leah's role in his family and the many years they spent together.
Where in the bible does Satan lie?
Genesis 2:15-17 relates the account of God speaking to Adam, giving him direction to be obedient, when it says: "And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."
Later, at Genesis 3:1-4, Eve is heard telling Satan about this commandment, and Satan then knowingly lies to Eve when he says ". . . YOU positively will not die.". He then assigns a bad motive to God (Genesis 3:5). Because of this lie, mankind selfishly disobeyed God(John 8:44/John 3:8) and brought sin and death to themselves, and the entire human race (Genesis 5:5/Romans 5:12).
John 8:44New King James Version (NKJV)44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
Are there 2 sets of Ten Commandments?
The original two tablets with the Ten Commandments (Exodus 31:18) were destroyed by Moses (Exodus 32:19). In Exodus 34, God told Moses to "Prepare two stone tablets, like the first ones. I will write on them the same words that were on the tablets you smashed".
The words of the Ten Commandments are listed in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5. Their wording differs somewhat, though the commands themselves are identical.
The Ten Commandments were written on two stone tablets and those commandments can be grouped into two categories. In Matthew 22:34-40 Jesus condensed the Ten Commandments into two sets of commands:
1. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind"
2. "Love your neighbor as yourself".
Reverence for God is the basis for the first group, and reverence and love for others was the basis for the second group. If you obeyed both of these commandments then you would obey all Ten Commandments."
What warning did Jonah the prophet give?
Jonah was to deliver a judgement message to the Assyrian city of Nineveh (Jonah 1:2) saying that unless they repented and turned around to doing good, God would destroy them (Jonah 3:1-4). Amazingly, they listened, obeyed and were saved for a time.(Jonah 3:5+10)
Kass also cites an insightful comment from a student he taught at his university. If you say that Abraham, when he goes up Mount Moriah, neither hopes nor believes in the slightest that Isaac will somehow be saved or restored at the end of it all - if you say that Abraham has resigned himself wholly to the loss of his son Isaac - then you must also say . . . that Abraham is here offering Isaac to a God whom Abraham believes to be a liar. For did not God promise that "it is through Isaac that offspring shall be called for you (Genesis 21:12)?
Who wrote first and second Samuel?
The author(s) is unknown; Nathan the prophet and Gad may have written part of 2 Samuel (1 chron 29:29) and Samuel himself; 1 Sam 27:6 records the division of the kingdom thus excluding a Solomonic authorship
Did Solomon disobey God while he was king?
God gives the Israelites water from a rock, but Moses does not make it look like God did it. Moses disobediently puts on a show (striking the rock, which was not what God specified), and makes it look like himself who is bringing the water.
God says, "Because you did not believe in Me, to sanctify Me in the eyes of the Israelites, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them."
Moses didn't lead the people to trust in God, so he is unfit to lead them into the Promised Land, which will require great amounts of trust.
How does Deuteronomy serve as a bridge between the Pentateuch and the historical books?
We all know that the Book of Deuteronomy is one of the five books that form the Pentateuch. In fact the name Deuteronomy means 'Second Law", a reference to laws described here and elsewhere in the Pentateuch. Scholars have also established that the author of Deuteronomy also wote the group of books known as the Deuteronomic History - Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 2 Kings. Although traditionally regarded as having been written over a period of many centuries by different authors in different times and even different cultures, they actually form a well-integrated set of works that are, in large part, by the same hand. This is the same hand that also wrote the Book of Deuteronomy, making it a bridge between the stories of the Pentateuch and those of the History.
Although Deuteronomy is traditionally regarded as having been written well before the books of history, Deuteronomy 34:10 tells us that this book was actually written long after the establishment of the nation of Israel, when it says, "And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses ..." The books of history follow in the order of the chronology they relate.
Azal mentioned in Zechariah 14:5 is a valley due south of old Jerusalem that the Arabs call Wadi Yasul, and the Israelis call Nahal Azal. Detailed information about Azal and its discovery can be found at http://zechariahfourteenfive.wordpress.com, or by searching the Internet for zechariah + azal + yasul.
What kind of God is portrayed in the Book of Genesis?
Genesis chapters 1 (strictly speaking verses 1:1-2:4a) and 2 (2:4b-25) tell two different creation stories that come from two different sources and portray God very differently in each case.
The first creation story is attributed to the 'P Source' (Priestly Source) who wrote during the Babylonian Exile. The P Source used the names for God that his predecessors had also used, but showed a strong preference for the name El Shaddai ('God Almighty'). In the first chapter of Genesis, he really did portray God as almighty. He simply spoke things into existence. By creating the sun, moon and stars, he not only proved his powers over the universe, he proved that the sun god and moon god of ancient times were nothing at all. There is no suggestion here or anywhere else in the Priestly writings that God could ever be found walking on earth.
The second creation story is much older in Judaism, being attributed to the 'J Source' (Yahwist), writing around the ninth century BCE. In this story, there are limits to God's power. There is no suggestion he created the sun and stars, and the plants were already there but God had not caused it to rain and there was no one to till the ground (2:5). God could not make Adam out of nothing, but needed dirt of the ground to create his form and then breathe life into his nostrils (2:7). Similarly, God created every other living thing out of dirt (2:19). Eve is made out of the rib, or side, of Adam (2:21). So in this story, God forms things, rather than really creating them. We begin to see God as human-like, speaking to Adam, and in chapter 3, we find him walking in the garden in the cool of the day (3:8).
This view of God continues through to the story of Noah's Flood, when God decided to kill all living people, except Noah and his family. Unable to simply will the people dead, God had to send a great flood that killed all the people and all living things. He was a wrathful God, but also a merciful one, since he created a rainbow as a sign that he would never send another such flood again. Of course, we now know that the laws of science mean that rainbows existed since earliest times.
There are other minor images such as the divine beings who appeared to Abraham and to Lot, as well as the god who wrestled with Jacob. This story creates problems for the modern monotheistic view, resutling in a variety of explanations, often based on Jacob's opponent being an angel, although the original Hebrew word means 'god'. Jacob was left alone and wrestled with a man all night until the break of day, when the man said he must leave (Genesis 32:24ff). Even though his leg was dislocated, Jacob refused to let his opponent go unless he blessed Jacob. That the 'man' was a god is amply demonstrated - Jacob asked for his blessing, he had the prerogative of changing Jacob's name, Jacob's new name was Israel (generally assumed to mean "wrestled with God') and Jacob called the place Peniel ('the face of God') because he had seen God face to face. If the man who wrestled with Jacob was a god, then Jacob was also a god in the very early tradition behind this passage, as demonstrated by the fact that he was such an even match for his opponent. And if the opponent was a god, he was also a sun god - daybreak signalled the end of the contest, he had to leave Jacob before the sun could rise, then the sun rose upon Jacob. This was the daily struggle in which the sun god defeats the moon god at dawn. This tells us that Jacob was indeed the moon god in early times, but the story had evolved ambiguously by the time Genesis was first written down, to suit the story of Jacob as a human ancestor of the Israelites. There is a great deal of evidence that the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) were originally incarnations of the moon god, but as religious beliefs evolved they all became regarded as Israel's human ancestors.
What are the names of Jesse's 8 sons in the old testament?
1 Samuel 17:12 says that Jesse had 'eight sons'. Seven of them are named:
Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah(Shimea),Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem and David (1 Chronicles 2:13-15). It is believed by many that the eighth may have died before producing offspring, explaining why his name would not be found in the genealogy.
Which book in the Old Testament contains 150 hymns used to worship God?
The book of Psalms IS the ancient Israelite songbook with songs used in the Temple and other areas of worship. Often the 'superscription' above a particular Psalm will give direction to the musicians and singers, such as at Psalms 109 and 92.
What type of psalm is Psalm 34?
Psalm 34 is classified as a psalm of thanksgiving and praise. It is also known as an acrostic psalm, where each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Who originally settled the Land of Canaan?
The Land of Canaan was originally settled by various Canaanite peoples, including the Amorites, Jebusites, Hittites, and others. These groups inhabited the region before the arrival of the Israelites.
Most likely no. Her father was a priest of Midian, it didn't say they were Midianites. Her father's names give us a hint on their ancestry. The name, Jethro means "His Excellency," and is a title. His other name is Reuel....there is another man named Reuel in the Bible. Esau married a woman named Basemath, she was the daughter of Ishmael and a Hittite lady. We know this as she is mentioned in Gen. 26:34, "...and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.." Elon is most likely Basemath's mother's father. In Gen.36:3, she is mentioned again as the daughter of Ishmael, in the next verse, we learn Esau and Basemath had a son, Reuel....by Zipporah's father being called Reuel, this gives us a hint, her family is most likely the descendants of Esau and Basemath. There is a slim chance they are descendants of Midian, son of Abraham and his third wife, Keturah. If they are descendants of Esau and Basemath, this makes sense why Zipporah is not mentioned in the genealogies in Gen.6, or why her sons were not given important positions, as they were part Egyptian, part Hebrew, and part Hittite. Zipporah's father's real name was Hobab, (Judges 4: 11) and his son was named after him (Numbers 10:29), of course, the confusion of Zipporah's father and brother means that Heber descended from Hobab, the son of Reuel/Jethro/Hobab, therefore are descendants of Moses' father-in-law. If this is true of them descending from Esau, Zipporah and Moses' sons would have Levite or Hebrew blood as well as foreign Egyptian and Hittite blood. Very amazing-Moses was a Prince of Egypt, adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter, his wife, Zipporah may have Egyptian roots and his sons may also have Egyptians roots as well. However, this explains why they were not given important positions in the Levite tribe and why Zipporah is not mentioned in the Genelogies in Ex.6.
