CHST 111 PPE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
noah - Answer-After receiving a message from God, Noah built an ark, on which all the
animals on the earth went, two by two, to escape drowning in the great flood, which
lasted 40 days and 40 nights.
terah - Answer-Father of Abraham
haran - Answer-Father of Lot
Abram/Abraham - Answer-the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of
Isaac; ancestor of a multitude
Sarai/Sarah - Answer-The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
lot - Answer-Abraham's nephew
Melchizedek - Answer-King of Salem
hagar - Answer-Sarah's servant, the mother of Ishmael
Ishmael - Answer-Abraham's son by Hagar, Sarah's servant. The founder of the Arab
tribes
Isaac - Answer-Son of Abraham and Sarah
Keturah - Answer-Wife of Abraham (after Sarah) by whom he had six sons.
Rebekkah - Answer-Wife found in Haran for Isaac by Eleazar; helped Jacob deceive his
dying father Isaac
laban - Answer-Father of Rachel and Leah
Jacob/Israel - Answer-The son of Isaac and Rebekah who had twelve sons, ancestors
of the twelve tribes.
Esau/Edom - Answer-While famished, sold his birthright to Jacob. Lost his father's
blessing after Jacob went to Isaac dressed in animal fur, posing as Esau. Long after,
when the descendants of Jacob came out of Egypt, the Edomites warred against Israel.
Leah - Answer-Jacob's first wife
Rachel - Answer-Jacob's favorite wife, mother of Joseph and Benjamin
bilhah - Answer-maidservant of Rachel who gave birth to Dan and Naphtali
, Zilpah - Answer-Leah's maidservant, bore two sons to Jacob: Gad and Asher
reuben - Answer-Oldest son of Jacob
Red Sea - Answer-This body of water separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa.
wilderness - Answer-An area where there are few people living; an area still in its
natural state
Sinai - Answer-The mountain where Moses received the Law from God.
Holy of Holies - Answer-The sanctuary inside the tabernacle in the Temple of Jerusalem
where the Ark of the Covenant was kept.
Holy Place - Answer-The outer room of the Jewish tabernacle/temple (the Holies).
Kadesh Barnea - Answer-Site in northern Sinai where the Israelites stayed for some
time during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land
simeon - Answer-The holy man who recognized Jesus as the Christ when he was
presented at the Temple.
Levi - Answer-A tax collector who was called to be a disciple
Judah - Answer-A Hebrew kingdom in Palestine, established around 922 B.C.
Joseph - Answer-Jacob's favorite among his twelve sons. His envious brothers sold him
as a slave, but Joseph rose to become prime minister of Egypt, where he was ultimately
able to save his family from starvation.
benjamin - Answer-youngest son of Jacob
Potiphar - Answer-The Egyptian official who bought Joseph for a slave
Tamar - Answer-David's daughter, raped by her half-brother Amnon
Pharaoh - Answer-biblical evil Pharaoh who freed his nation's Hebrew slaves only after
a series of ugly plagues convinced him the gods really, really, really wanted him to let
those people go.
Miriam - Answer-Sister of Moses and Aaron
Aaron - Answer-Brother of and spokesman for Moses. He was the first priest of Israel.
Moses - Answer-(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt
across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus
Bezalel - Answer-The person who is said to have built the Ark for Moses
Oholiab - Answer-One of the lead craftsmen for the tabernacle
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
noah - Answer-After receiving a message from God, Noah built an ark, on which all the
animals on the earth went, two by two, to escape drowning in the great flood, which
lasted 40 days and 40 nights.
terah - Answer-Father of Abraham
haran - Answer-Father of Lot
Abram/Abraham - Answer-the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of
Isaac; ancestor of a multitude
Sarai/Sarah - Answer-The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
lot - Answer-Abraham's nephew
Melchizedek - Answer-King of Salem
hagar - Answer-Sarah's servant, the mother of Ishmael
Ishmael - Answer-Abraham's son by Hagar, Sarah's servant. The founder of the Arab
tribes
Isaac - Answer-Son of Abraham and Sarah
Keturah - Answer-Wife of Abraham (after Sarah) by whom he had six sons.
Rebekkah - Answer-Wife found in Haran for Isaac by Eleazar; helped Jacob deceive his
dying father Isaac
laban - Answer-Father of Rachel and Leah
Jacob/Israel - Answer-The son of Isaac and Rebekah who had twelve sons, ancestors
of the twelve tribes.
Esau/Edom - Answer-While famished, sold his birthright to Jacob. Lost his father's
blessing after Jacob went to Isaac dressed in animal fur, posing as Esau. Long after,
when the descendants of Jacob came out of Egypt, the Edomites warred against Israel.
Leah - Answer-Jacob's first wife
Rachel - Answer-Jacob's favorite wife, mother of Joseph and Benjamin
bilhah - Answer-maidservant of Rachel who gave birth to Dan and Naphtali
, Zilpah - Answer-Leah's maidservant, bore two sons to Jacob: Gad and Asher
reuben - Answer-Oldest son of Jacob
Red Sea - Answer-This body of water separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa.
wilderness - Answer-An area where there are few people living; an area still in its
natural state
Sinai - Answer-The mountain where Moses received the Law from God.
Holy of Holies - Answer-The sanctuary inside the tabernacle in the Temple of Jerusalem
where the Ark of the Covenant was kept.
Holy Place - Answer-The outer room of the Jewish tabernacle/temple (the Holies).
Kadesh Barnea - Answer-Site in northern Sinai where the Israelites stayed for some
time during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land
simeon - Answer-The holy man who recognized Jesus as the Christ when he was
presented at the Temple.
Levi - Answer-A tax collector who was called to be a disciple
Judah - Answer-A Hebrew kingdom in Palestine, established around 922 B.C.
Joseph - Answer-Jacob's favorite among his twelve sons. His envious brothers sold him
as a slave, but Joseph rose to become prime minister of Egypt, where he was ultimately
able to save his family from starvation.
benjamin - Answer-youngest son of Jacob
Potiphar - Answer-The Egyptian official who bought Joseph for a slave
Tamar - Answer-David's daughter, raped by her half-brother Amnon
Pharaoh - Answer-biblical evil Pharaoh who freed his nation's Hebrew slaves only after
a series of ugly plagues convinced him the gods really, really, really wanted him to let
those people go.
Miriam - Answer-Sister of Moses and Aaron
Aaron - Answer-Brother of and spokesman for Moses. He was the first priest of Israel.
Moses - Answer-(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt
across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus
Bezalel - Answer-The person who is said to have built the Ark for Moses
Oholiab - Answer-One of the lead craftsmen for the tabernacle
