21. How many were the children of Bethel and Ai


Two hundred and twenty-three- Ezra 2:28
One hundred and twenty-three- Nehemiah 7:32


22. Ezra 2:64 and Nehemiah 7:66 agree that the total number of the whole assembly was 42,360. Yet the numbers do not add up to anything close. The totals obtained from each book is as follows


29,818 (Ezra)
31,089 (Nehemiah)


23. How many singers accompanied the assembly


Two hundred- Ezra 2:65
Two hundred and forty-five- Nehemiah 7:67


24. What was the name of King Abijahs mother


Michaiah, daughter of Uriel of Gibeah- 2 Chronicles 13:2
Maachah, daughter of Absalom (2 Chronicles 11:20) But Absalom had only one daughter whose name was Tamar- 2 Samuel 14:27


25. Did Joshua and the Israelites capture Jerusalem


Yes- Joshua 10:23, 40
No- Joshua 15:63


26. Who was the father of Joseph, husband of Mary


Jacob -Matthew 1:16
Hell - Luke 3:23


27. Jesus descended from which son of David


Solomon- Matthew 1:6
Nathan- Luke3:31

28. Who was the father of Shealtiel


Jechoniah - Matthew 1:12
Neri - Luke 3:27


29. Which son of Zerubbabel was an ancestor of Jesus Christ


Abiud - Matthew 1: 13
Rhesa (Luke 3:27) But the seven sons of Zerubbabel are as follows: i.Meshullam, ii. Hananiah, iii. Hashubah, iv. Ohel, v.Berechiah, vi. Hasadiah, viii. Jushabhesed
I Chronicles 3:19, 20-. The names Abiud and Rhesa do not fit in anyway.


30. Who was the father of Uzziah


Joram - Matthew 1:8
Amaziah - 2 Chronicles 26:1


31. Who was the father of Jechoniah


Josiah - Matthew 1:11
Jeholakim - I Chronicles 3:16


32. How many generations were there from the Babylonian exile until Christ


Matthew says fourteen - Matthew 1:17
But a careful count of the generations reveals only thirteen -see Matthew 1: 12-16


33. Who was the father of Shelah


Cainan- Luke 3:35-36
Arphaxad - Genesis II: 12


34. Was John the Baptist Elijah who was to come


Yes -Matthew II: 14, 17:10-13
No -John 1:19-21


35. Would Jesus inherit Davids throne


Yes. So said the angel- Luke 1:32
No, since he is a descendant of Jehoiakim (see Matthew 1: I 1, I Chronicles 3:16). And Jehoiakim was cursed by God so that none of his descendants can sit upon Davids throne -Jeremiah 36:30


36. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on how many animals


One - a colt (Mark 11:7; cf Luke 19:3 5). And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it.
Two - a colt and an ass (Matthew 21:7). They brought the ass and the colt and put their garments on them and he sat thereon

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37. How did Simon Peter find out that Jesus was the Christ


By a revelation from heaven- Matthew 16:17
His brother Andrew told him -John 1:41


38. Where did Jesus first meet Simon Peter and Andrew


By the sea of Galilee- Matthew 4:18-22
On the banks of river Jordan (John 1:42). After that, Jesus decided to go to Galilee -John 1:43


39. When Jesus met Jairus was Jairus daughter already dead


Yes. Matthew 9:18 quotes him as saying, My daughter has just died
No. Mark 5:23 quotes him as saying, My little daughter is at the point of death


40. Did Jesus allow his disciples to keep a staff on their journey


Yes- Mark 6:8
No - Matthew 10:9; Luke 9:3


to be continued