50 Bible Trivia Questions About Abraham

God called Abram to leave his home and promised him descendants as many as the stars. Test what you know about Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and God's covenant.

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Easy questions

  1. Question 1Easy

    God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision.

    Answer: TrueActs 7:8
    And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
  2. Question 2Easy

    Melchizedek, the priest of God Most High who blessed Abraham, was the king of what city?

    Answer: D. SalemGenesis 14:18
    And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
  3. Question 3Easy

    What did Abraham name the son born to him by Sarah?

    Answer: D. IsaacGenesis 21:3
    And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
  4. Question 4Easy

    What happened to Lot's wife when she looked back?

    Answer: B. Became a pillar of saltGenesis 19:26
    But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
  5. Question 5Easy

    Where did Abraham send his servant to find a wife for Isaac?

    Answer: D. To his own country/relativesGenesis 24:4
    But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
  6. Question 6Easy

    What was Rebekah doing when Abraham's servant first saw her?

    Answer: D. Drawing water from a wellGenesis 24:15-16
    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
  7. Question 7Easy

    What was Hagar's nationality?

    Answer: C. EgyptianGenesis 16:1
    Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
  8. Question 8Easy

    By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered his son Isaac as a sacrifice.

    Answer: TrueHebrews 11:17
    By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
  9. Question 9Easy

    Who was the mother of Ishmael?

    Answer: B. HagarGenesis 16:15
    And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
  10. Question 10Easy

    By faith, who obeyed when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance?

    Answer: B. AbrahamHebrews 11:8
    By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
  11. Question 11Easy

    What was Sarah's reaction when she heard she would have a child in her old age?

    Answer: D. She laughedGenesis 18:12
    Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
  12. Question 12Easy

    What was the ancient name of the land God promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?

    Answer: B. CanaanGenesis 12:5
    And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
  13. Question 13Easy

    How many men appeared to Abraham by the great trees of Mamre?

    Answer: B. ThreeGenesis 18:2
    And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
  14. Question 14Easy

    How old was Abraham when his son Isaac was born?

    Answer: D. 100 years oldGenesis 21:5
    And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
  15. Question 15Easy

    What animal did Abraham find caught in a thicket?

    Answer: B. A ramGenesis 22:13
    And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

Medium questions

  1. Question 16Medium

    What does the name 'Isaac' mean?

    Answer: D. LaughterGenesis 21:6
    And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
  2. Question 17Medium

    What gifts did Abraham's servant give Rebekah at the well?

    Answer: C. Gold nose ring and braceletsGenesis 24:22
    And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
  3. Question 18Medium

    To whom did God promise the land He showed Moses on Mount Nebo?

    Answer: B. Abraham, Isaac, and JacobDeuteronomy 34:4
    And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.
  4. Question 19Medium

    What did the rich man ask Abraham to send Lazarus to do?

    Answer: C. Dip the tip of his finger in water and cool his tongueLuke 16:24
    ‹And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.›
  5. Question 20Medium

    What sign did Abraham's servant ask for to identify the woman chosen for Isaac?

    Answer: A. She offers water to him and his camelsGenesis 24:14
    And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
  6. Question 21Medium

    Who was the commander of the army for Abimelech, king of Gerar?

    Answer: C. PhicolGenesis 21:22
    And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
  7. Question 22Medium

    What was the physical sign of the covenant for Abraham?

    Answer: D. CircumcisionGenesis 17:10
    This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
  8. Question 23Medium

    Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and did what to him?

    Answer: C. Blessed himHebrews 7:1
    For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
  9. Question 24Medium

    How many camels did Abraham's servant take with him to find a wife for Isaac?

    Answer: B. TenGenesis 24:10
    And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
  10. Question 25Medium

    Who did Abraham marry after Sarah died?

    Answer: A. KeturahGenesis 25:1
    Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
  11. Question 26Medium

    In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Abraham states that a great gulf is fixed so that no one can cross between them.

    Answer: TrueLuke 16:26
    ‹And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that› would come ‹from thence.›
  12. Question 27Medium

    Who was Abram's father?

    Answer: C. TerahGenesis 11:31
    And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
  13. Question 28Medium

    What rained down on Sodom and Gomorrah?

    Answer: B. Sulfur and fireGenesis 19:24
    Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
  14. Question 29Medium

    What did Abraham say God would provide for the offering?

    Answer: D. The lambGenesis 22:8
    And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
  15. Question 30Medium

    God promised Abraham the land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the...

    Answer: A. EuphratesGenesis 15:18
    In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
  16. Question 31Medium

    The promise that the Messiah would bring salvation to all nations is rooted in God's covenant with Abraham, which stated:

    Answer: A. All peoples on earth will be blessed through youGenesis 12:3
    And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
  17. Question 32Medium

    To which region did God tell Abraham to take Isaac for sacrifice?

    Answer: A. MoriahGenesis 22:2
    And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
  18. Question 33Medium

    Where was the beggar Lazarus carried by the angels when he died?

    Answer: D. Abraham's bosomLuke 16:22
    ‹And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;›
  19. Question 34Medium

    Who is listed as the father of Abram (Abraham)?

    Answer: A. Terah1 Chronicles 1:26-27
    Serug, Nahor, Terah, Abram; the same is Abraham.
  20. Question 35Medium

    Abraham refused to give Melchizedek any of the spoils of war.

    Answer: FalseHebrews 7:2
    To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

Hard questions

  1. Question 36Hard

    How old were the heifer, goat, and ram that God commanded Abram to sacrifice?

    Answer: D. Three years oldGenesis 15:9
    And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
  2. Question 37Hard

    When Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah, he paid with '400 shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.' Since coins were not yet invented, how was this transaction made?

    Answer: B. By weighing out raw pieces of silver on a scale against standard stone weightsGenesis 23:16
    And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
  3. Question 38Hard

    Jesus said, 'Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, _____.'

    Answer: C. I AMJohn 8:58
    Jesus said unto them, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.›
  4. Question 39Hard

    Which people group was NOT listed as possessing the land promised to Abram?

    Answer: A. PhilistinesGenesis 15:19-21
    The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
  5. Question 40Hard

    In the letter to the Galatians, how many years after the promise to Abraham was the law introduced?

    Answer: C. 430 yearsGalatians 3:17
    And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
  6. Question 41Hard

    How many trained men did Abram take to rescue Lot?

    Answer: A. 318Genesis 14:14
    And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
  7. Question 42Hard

    In Stephen's speech, how many years does he say Abraham's descendants would be enslaved?

    Answer: C. 400 yearsActs 7:6
    And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
  8. Question 43Hard

    According to Paul's letter to the Romans, what was credited to Abraham as righteousness?

    Answer: A. He believed GodRomans 4:3
    For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
  9. Question 44Hard

    In Jesus' parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Abraham says: 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if _____.'

    Answer: A. Someone rises from the deadLuke 16:31
    ‹And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.›
  10. Question 45Hard

    In Stephen's speech, how much inheritance of the land of Canaan did he say God gave Abraham initially?

    Answer: A. Not even a foot of groundActs 7:5
    And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
  11. Question 46Hard

    How many years did God say Abram's descendants would be enslaved?

    Answer: B. 400Genesis 15:13
    And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
  12. Question 47Hard

    Which cave did Abraham buy to bury Sarah?

    Answer: C. MachpelahGenesis 23:9
    That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
  13. Question 48Hard

    How many princes did God promise would come from Ishmael?

    Answer: C. TwelveGenesis 17:20
    And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
  14. Question 49Hard

    How old was Abraham when he died?

    Answer: A. 175 years oldGenesis 25:7
    And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
  15. Question 50Hard

    What did Abraham call the place where he offered the ram?

    Answer: C. Jehovah-jirehGenesis 22:14
    And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

Answer key

  1. True (Acts 7:8)
  2. D. Salem (Genesis 14:18)
  3. D. Isaac (Genesis 21:3)
  4. B. Became a pillar of salt (Genesis 19:26)
  5. D. To his own country/relatives (Genesis 24:4)
  6. D. Drawing water from a well (Genesis 24:15-16)
  7. C. Egyptian (Genesis 16:1)
  8. True (Hebrews 11:17)
  9. B. Hagar (Genesis 16:15)
  10. B. Abraham (Hebrews 11:8)
  11. D. She laughed (Genesis 18:12)
  12. B. Canaan (Genesis 12:5)
  13. B. Three (Genesis 18:2)
  14. D. 100 years old (Genesis 21:5)
  15. B. A ram (Genesis 22:13)
  16. D. Laughter (Genesis 21:6)
  17. C. Gold nose ring and bracelets (Genesis 24:22)
  18. B. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Deuteronomy 34:4)
  19. C. Dip the tip of his finger in water and cool his tongue (Luke 16:24)
  20. A. She offers water to him and his camels (Genesis 24:14)
  21. C. Phicol (Genesis 21:22)
  22. D. Circumcision (Genesis 17:10)
  23. C. Blessed him (Hebrews 7:1)
  24. B. Ten (Genesis 24:10)
  25. A. Keturah (Genesis 25:1)
  26. True (Luke 16:26)
  27. C. Terah (Genesis 11:31)
  28. B. Sulfur and fire (Genesis 19:24)
  29. D. The lamb (Genesis 22:8)
  30. A. Euphrates (Genesis 15:18)
  31. A. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you (Genesis 12:3)
  32. A. Moriah (Genesis 22:2)
  33. D. Abraham's bosom (Luke 16:22)
  34. A. Terah (1 Chronicles 1:26-27)
  35. False (Hebrews 7:2)
  36. D. Three years old (Genesis 15:9)
  37. B. By weighing out raw pieces of silver on a scale against standard stone weights (Genesis 23:16)
  38. C. I AM (John 8:58)
  39. A. Philistines (Genesis 15:19-21)
  40. C. 430 years (Galatians 3:17)
  41. A. 318 (Genesis 14:14)
  42. C. 400 years (Acts 7:6)
  43. A. He believed God (Romans 4:3)
  44. A. Someone rises from the dead (Luke 16:31)
  45. A. Not even a foot of ground (Acts 7:5)
  46. B. 400 (Genesis 15:13)
  47. C. Machpelah (Genesis 23:9)
  48. C. Twelve (Genesis 17:20)
  49. A. 175 years old (Genesis 25:7)
  50. C. Jehovah-jireh (Genesis 22:14)
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Who was Abraham?

Abraham, first called Abram, was the son of Terah and came from Ur of the Chaldees. God called him to leave his country and his father's house, promising to make of him a great nation and to bless all families of the earth through him (Genesis 12:1–3). He traveled to Canaan with his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot.

Although he and Sarah were old and childless, Abraham believed God's promise that his descendants would be as many as the stars, and God counted it to him for righteousness (Genesis 15:5–6). God changed his name to Abraham, saying he would be a father of many nations (Genesis 17:5). Sarah's servant Hagar bore him Ishmael, and at last Sarah gave birth to Isaac. Abraham's faith was tested when God asked him to offer Isaac, and God provided a ram instead (Genesis 22:13).

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