Torah Quiz 101 – #22
Before the curse was pronounced, God gave a remarkable promise that Adam appears to have held onto. Just a few verses earlier, in Genesis…
Torah Quiz 101 – #21
A well-known tradition raises this very question: Where did Isaac go? Genesis Rabbah 56:11 suggests that Abraham sent Isaac to Shem to study Torah. Similarly,…
Torah Quiz 101 – #20
Both did. Abraham lied twice: Genesis 12: 10-20 and Genesis 20:1-18 Isaac lied once. Genesis 26: 6-11 How did the rabbis address this problem?…
Torah Quiz 101 – #19
Today’s common Jewish understanding of Hanukkah differs greatly from its powerful historical and prophetic significance found in Scripture and early history. The well-known story of…
Torah Quiz 101 – #18
No. Moses did not have horns. The idea that Moses had “horns” comes from a misunderstanding of Exodus 34:29, which states that the…
Torah Quiz 101 – #17
The majority of Arab nations are not descendants of Shem (as Abraham and Ishmael were), but are descendants of Ham, Shem’s brother. Following…
Torah Quiz 101 – #16
No, that would truly be impossible; however, the original Hebrew text is much more revealing. The Hebrew literally says: “…with one hand doing…
Torah Quiz 101 – #15
No, the book of Enoch is not inspired. When encountering this book or similar texts, such as any of the apocryphal…
Torah Quiz 101 – #14
Answer : Yom Teruah — The Feast of Trumpets The feast in question is Yom Teruah, the Feast of Trumpets, more commonly known…
Torah Quiz 101 – #13
In Genesis 1, God starts with the creation of the heavens and the earth, but in Genesis 2, He begins with the creation of man;…
Torah Quiz 101 – #12
Is it true that the word Babylon never appears in the Hebrew Scriptures? Out of the 284 times the Hebrew word Babel (בָּבֶל) appears in…
Torah Quiz 101 – #11
Does the name Jacob mean “deceiver”? The Hebrew word is עקב, aquob, meaning heel, and it is the origin of the name Jacob. Genesis 25:26:…
Torah Quiz 101 – #10
Did Job’s wife say in Job 2:9: “Curse God and die” or “Bless God and die”? The word ‘barak’ in Hebrew is one of those…
Torah Quiz 101 – #9
When Paul traveled, he had a habit of visiting one specific place first. Which place was it? Although Paul’s unique calling and ministry was to…
Torah Quiz 101 – #8
Why did Moses break the tablets, and why didn’t God respond by punishing him? Exodus 32:19 : It came about, as soon as Moses came…
Torah Quiz 101 – #7
Are all Jews going to be saved according to Romans 11:26? In biblical Greek (Koine Greek), the word πᾶς (pas), usually translated as “all,”…
Torah Quiz 101 – #6
Was Luke Jewish? The only passage that has been taken to suggest Luke was a Gentile is found in Colossians 4:10–14, where Paul distinguishes between…
Torah Quiz 101 – #5
The name of the next Jewish Holiday is Rosh Hashanah meaning New Year. Is it the biblical New Year? One very surprising tradition is that…
Torah Quiz 101 – #4
Why are there 2 breads (challah) eaten on the Jewish Sabbath? The tradition of having the two challah loaves of bread for Shabbat traces…
Torah Quiz 101 – #3
Why did David pick up 5 stones when he only needed one ? This was not an act of doubt, but of faith joined with…