Old Testament Men Trivia – ©2002 – Ken Sapp
1.a Who is the oldest person in the Bible?
(Methuselah). Genesis 5:27
1.b For extra points, how old was he?
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2. Who was one of the fattest men in the Old Testament?
(Eglon, King of Moab). Judges 3:17-23
3. Who put on a goatskin disguise?
This smooth-skinned man tricked his father into giving him the blessing that had been saved for his hairy elder brother Esau by putting goatskins on his hands and part of his neck.
(Jacob) Genesis 27:1-40
4. This was one of the most talented men in the Bible. He was a super strong shepherd. He killed a lion with his bare hands. He composed music and wrote poems. He killed a giant. He was Israel’s most successful king.
(King David) 1 Samuel 17
5. One of the Old Testament judges wanted God to tell him that he would save Israel. To find out, he put a fleece outside overnight. If there was dew on the fleece but not on the ground, the answer was yes. He got his answer but he still was not sure. He then asked for dew to be on the ground but not on the fleece. This happened to whom?
(Gideon) Judges 6:36-40.
6. What father almost sacrificed his own son: Abraham, David, Lot, Aaron?
(Abraham)
7. I was very old when I became a Dad, But God had promised I’d have a son, I was the Father of Many Nations, Beginning with the Jewish one, Who am I?
(Abraham)
8. I was such a little man, That I could hardly see, And so I climbed a tree that day, To see Jesus but he saw me. Who am I?
(Zacchaeus)
9. I was the first but not the last -Many have walked this earth, But I didn’t begin the same as you –
To me no one gave birth. Who am I?
(Adam)
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