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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Tuesday 20 May 2025
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1BH0/02
Biblical
Hebrew
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COMPONENT 2: Literature
You must have: Total Marks
Source Booklet (enclosed)
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Biblical Hebrew COMPONENT 2: Literature QP MAY 2025
Instructions
• name, centre number and candidate number.
• Use black ink or ball-point
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
pen.
• In Section A you must answer all
• In Section B you must answer all questions.
• be written in Biblical Hebrew where relevant:
• In Section C you must answer the
questions.
All answers must be written in English, with the following exceptions, which may
question.
– roots
– individual Hebrew letters
– words or short phrases from the passages, if the Hebrew is necessary for
• Answers in Biblical Hebrew must be written using square script (the ‘block’ system).
a complete illustration of the answer.
• Transliteration of Biblical Hebrew words is acceptable only for proper nouns.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
• – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• The total mark for this paper is
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
100.
Advic
•
e
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over
P78901A
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Y:1/1/1/1/
, SECTION A
Set text 1 – Judges: Gideon and Abimelech
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Read Passage A1 in the Source Booklet on page 3 then answer Questions 1–6.
Answer all questions in English, except where the Biblical Hebrew is necessary for a
complete illustration of the answer.
1 Give the number of people the youth wrote down
in line 2. (1)
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2 Give two details from the message of the speaker in lines 2–4.
(2)
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
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2 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
3 State one way in which Penuel was attacked in lines 5–6.
(1)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
4 Give two different examples of how questions are asked in this passage.
(2)
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
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2 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
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, 5 Give two meanings of the phrase
֔֔ (2)
ֶ הם ָָּב
֣
( ֹּ֣ י ַ ַ ד ע � ַַוline 5) in context.
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
2 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
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֖ ַ� ח ַ ד ְֹּכ
א
ָָ֕֕ ְָּ֣כמֹוָ ך ְֹכמֹו ֔ ֔�ֶהםone Give 7–8). (lines
ַ �֖
ֹת
ַאר ָֹּב
�֥
ֵ֥ני ֶַ֔ה
�ֽ
phrase the Examine 6�ֹ ֶ�׃ְך
ֹ ֶּֽמ ל
meaning of the entire phrase. Do not just translate.
(2)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
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THIS IN THIS
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IN WRITE
(Total for Passage A1 = 10 marks)
DO NOT
DO NOT WRITE
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■■■ Turn
■ over
, Read Passage A2 in the Source Booklet on page 3 then answer Questions 7–11.
Answer all questions in English, except where the Biblical Hebrew is necessary for a
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complete illustration of the answer.
7 State where Jotham/Yotam is standing
(line 3). (1)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
8 State two attributes of the fig tree mentioned in line 8.
(2)
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
2 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
AREA
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9 Give the conjugation/binyan of
a( ַַו ֣�ֹּיַָ֨ א ְֹס ֜וּ֜פline ( )1
)
(1)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
)b( ַ ְֹיָֹּכ בַּ֥דוline( )6
(1)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....................... AREA
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours) Paper
referenc
e
1BH0/02
Biblical
Hebrew
🟐 🟐
COMPONENT 2: Literature
You must have: Total Marks
Source Booklet (enclosed)
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Biblical Hebrew COMPONENT 2: Literature QP MAY 2025
Instructions
• name, centre number and candidate number.
• Use black ink or ball-point
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
pen.
• In Section A you must answer all
• In Section B you must answer all questions.
• be written in Biblical Hebrew where relevant:
• In Section C you must answer the
questions.
All answers must be written in English, with the following exceptions, which may
question.
– roots
– individual Hebrew letters
– words or short phrases from the passages, if the Hebrew is necessary for
• Answers in Biblical Hebrew must be written using square script (the ‘block’ system).
a complete illustration of the answer.
• Transliteration of Biblical Hebrew words is acceptable only for proper nouns.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
• – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• The total mark for this paper is
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
100.
Advic
•
e
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over
P78901A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/
, SECTION A
Set text 1 – Judges: Gideon and Abimelech
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
Read Passage A1 in the Source Booklet on page 3 then answer Questions 1–6.
Answer all questions in English, except where the Biblical Hebrew is necessary for a
complete illustration of the answer.
1 Give the number of people the youth wrote down
in line 2. (1)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
2 Give two details from the message of the speaker in lines 2–4.
(2)
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
2 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
3 State one way in which Penuel was attacked in lines 5–6.
(1)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
4 Give two different examples of how questions are asked in this passage.
(2)
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
2 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
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, 5 Give two meanings of the phrase
֔֔ (2)
ֶ הם ָָּב
֣
( ֹּ֣ י ַ ַ ד ע � ַַוline 5) in context.
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
2 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
AREA
֖ ַ� ח ַ ד ְֹּכ
א
ָָ֕֕ ְָּ֣כמֹוָ ך ְֹכמֹו ֔ ֔�ֶהםone Give 7–8). (lines
ַ �֖
ֹת
ַאר ָֹּב
�֥
ֵ֥ני ֶַ֔ה
�ֽ
phrase the Examine 6�ֹ ֶ�׃ְך
ֹ ֶּֽמ ל
meaning of the entire phrase. Do not just translate.
(2)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
THIS IN THIS
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
IN WRITE
(Total for Passage A1 = 10 marks)
DO NOT
DO NOT WRITE
AREA AREA
3
■■■ Turn
■ over
, Read Passage A2 in the Source Booklet on page 3 then answer Questions 7–11.
Answer all questions in English, except where the Biblical Hebrew is necessary for a
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
complete illustration of the answer.
7 State where Jotham/Yotam is standing
(line 3). (1)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
8 State two attributes of the fig tree mentioned in line 8.
(2)
1 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
2 ............ ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ...... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....... ..................
AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
9 Give the conjugation/binyan of
a( ַַו ֣�ֹּיַָ֨ א ְֹס ֜וּ֜פline ( )1
)
(1)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... .......................
)b( ַ ְֹיָֹּכ בַּ֥דוline( )6
(1)
......... ........... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........ ...... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ....................... AREA
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