Numbers Bible Quiz
10 questions on Numbers: finish its best-known verses, name the chapter a verse comes from, and test what you know about the book. Numbers has 1,288 verses in the King James Version, and every answer below links to the verse or page it comes from.
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Question 1
Fill in the missing word
“The LORD lift up his ▁▁▁▁▁ upon thee, and give thee peace.”
Numbers 6:26 - Asepulchre
- Bgoodness
- Cpleasure
- Dcountenance
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D. countenance
“The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.” — Numbers 6:26 (KJV)
Read Numbers 6Question 2
Who is traditionally regarded as the author of Numbers?
- ADavid
- BSamuel
- CSolomon
- DMoses
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D. Moses — Tradition names Moses as the author of Numbers. Moses is also traditionally credited with Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
About the Book of NumbersQuestion 3
In which chapter of Numbers is this verse?
“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”
- ANumbers 23
- BNumbers 24
- CNumbers 28
- DNumbers 29
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A. Numbers 23 — This is Numbers 23:19 — chapter 23 of Numbers.
“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?” — Numbers 23:19 (KJV)
Read Numbers 23Question 4
Fill in the missing word
“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the ▁▁▁▁▁,”
Numbers 27:16 - Aknowledge
- Bcommandment
- Cinheritance
- Dcongregation
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D. congregation
“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,” — Numbers 27:16 (KJV)
Read Numbers 27Question 5
In which chapter of Numbers is this verse?
“And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.”
- ANumbers 8
- BNumbers 12
- CNumbers 13
- DNumbers 14
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B. Numbers 12 — This is Numbers 12:6 — chapter 12 of Numbers.
“And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.” — Numbers 12:6 (KJV)
Read Numbers 12Question 6
Which group of books is Numbers part of?
- ALaw (Torah)
- BMinor Prophets
- CMajor Prophets
- DPoetry & Wisdom
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A. Law (Torah) — Numbers is one of the five books of the Law (Torah), the books from Genesis to Deuteronomy.
All 66 books by groupQuestion 7
Fill in the missing word
“Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their ▁▁▁▁▁ is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.”
Numbers 14:9 - Adefence
- Bconscience
- Coffspring
- Dpurpose
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A. defence
“Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.” — Numbers 14:9 (KJV)
Read Numbers 14Question 8
In which chapter of Numbers is this verse?
“But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.”
- ANumbers 15
- BNumbers 16
- CNumbers 18
- DNumbers 21
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A. Numbers 15 — This is Numbers 15:30 — chapter 15 of Numbers.
“But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.” — Numbers 15:30 (KJV)
Read Numbers 15Question 9
How many chapters are in Numbers?
- A30
- B36
- C40
- D41
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B. 36 — Numbers has 36 chapters.
Numbers — all 36 chaptersQuestion 10
Fill in the missing word
“I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the ▁▁▁▁▁ of Sheth.”
Numbers 24:17 - Ahearts
- Btimes
- Cchildren
- Dheavens
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C. children
“I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.” — Numbers 24:17 (KJV)
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