Numbers Trivia III

NUMBERS TRIVIA III

21) What kind of trumpets did Israelite priests use to call the community together?

NUMBERS 10:1-3: The Lord said to Moses: ² "Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out. ³ When both are sounded, the whole community is to assemble before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

22) Of the twelve spies Moses sent to explore the land of Canaan, which two were not afraid of the Canaanites?

JOSHUA & CALEB PALTI & AMMIEL SHAPHAT & SHAMMUA NAHBI & GEUEL

NUMBERS 14:6-8: ⁶ Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes ⁷ and said to the entire Israelite assembly, "The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. ⁸ If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us.

23) What happened to the man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day?

ALL HIS POSSESSIONS WERE TAKEN AWAY HIS CHILDREN WERE TAKEN AWAY HE WAS UNCLEAN FOR 7 DAYS HE WAS STONED TO DEATH

NUMBERS 15:32-36: ³² While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. ³³ Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, ³⁴ and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. ³⁵ Then the Lord said to Moses, "The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp." ³⁶ So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses.

24) If an Israelite touched a corpse, how long were they unclean?

7 DAYS 12 DAYS 10 DAYS 3 DAYS

NUMBERS 19:11: Whoever touches a human corpse will be unclean for seven days.

25) When Moses counted the Levites in the Desert of Sinai, he counted every male over the age of ______.

ONE YEAR TWENTY YEARS ONE WEEK ONE MONTH

NUMBERS 3:14-15: ¹⁴ The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai, ¹⁵ "Count the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more."

26) What desert did Miriam die in?

DESERT OF ZIN DESERT OF SINAI DESERT OF GOSHEN DESERT OF PARAN

NUMBERS 20:1: In the first month the whole Israelite community arrived at the Desert of Zin, and they stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.

27) Who did Balak son of Zippor summon to put a curse on the Israelites?

BEZALEEL BARAK BALAAM BELSHAZZAR

NUMBERS 22:15-17: ¹⁵ Then Balak sent other officials, more numerous and more distinguished than the first. ¹⁶ They came to Balaam and said: "This is what Balak son of Zippor says: Do not let anything keep you from coming to me, ¹⁷ because I will reward you handsomely and do whatever you say. Come and put a curse on these people for me."

28) To whom did the clans of Libnites and Shimeites belong?

GERSHON KOHATH MERARI ELIZAPHAN

NUMBERS 3:21: To Gershon belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans.

29) Which king denied the Israelites passage through his land?

KING OF EDOM KING OF MIDIAN KING OF GOSHEN KING OF MOAB

NUMBERS 20:18: But Edom answered: "You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword."

30) Where did Aaron die?

MOUNT PISGAH MOUNT NEBO MOUNT SINAI MOUNT HOR

NUMBERS 20:27-28: They went up Mount Hor in the sight of the whole community. ²⁸ Moses removed Aaron's garments and put them on his son Eleazar. And Aaron died there on top of the mountain.