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Mistaken Contradictions 001-015
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001
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How many men did the chief of David's captains kill?
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800
- 2 Samuel 23:8
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300
- 1 Chronicles 11:11
- Christian Response
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002
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Was Abraham justified by faith or works?
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by faith
- Romans 4:2
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by works
- James 2:21
- Christian Response
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003
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How many sons did Abraham have?
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ONE
- Hebrews 11:17
- Genesis 22:2
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MORE THAN ONE
- Genesis 16:15
- Genesis 21:2-3
- Genesis 25:1-2
- Galatians 4:22
- Christian Response
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004
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Was Abiathar the father or the son of Ahimelech?
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the son
- 1 Samuel 22:20
- 1 Samuel 23:6
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the father
- 2 Samuel 8:17, 1 Chronicles 18:16, 24:6
- Christian Response
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005
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Who was Abijam's mother?
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Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom
- 1 Kings 15:1-2
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Michaiah the daughter of Uriel
- 2 Chronicles 13:1-2
- Christian Response
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006
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How were Abijam and Asa related?
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Abijam was Asa's father.
- 1 Kings 15:8
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Abijam was Asa's brother.
- 1 Kings 15:1-2
- 1 Kings 15:9-10
- Christian Response
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007
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How long was the ark of the covenant at Abinadab's house?
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20 Years
- 1 Samuel 7:1-2
- 1 Samuel 10:24
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More than 40 years
- 2 Samuel 6:2-3
- Acts.13:21
- Christian Response
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008
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How old was Abram when Ishmael was born?
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Genesis 16:16
- 86 years old
- More than 135 years old
- Acts 7:2-4
- Genesis 11:26
- Genesis 11:32
- Christian Response
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009
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How many sons did Absalom have?
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none
- 2 Samuel 18:18
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3 sons
- 2 Samuel 14:27
- Christian Response
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010
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When did Absalom rebel against David?
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After 40 years
- 2 Samuel 15:7
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Much less than forty years since David only ruled for a total of forty years.
- 2 Samuel 5:4
- David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
- Christian Response
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011
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two contradictory creation accounts
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First Account
- Humans were created after the other animals
- Genesis 1:25-27
- The first man and woman were created simultaneously
- Genesis 1:27
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Second Account
- Humans were created before the other animals
- Genesis 2:18-19
- The man was created first, then the animals, then the woman from the man's rib.
- Genesis 2:18-22
- Christian Response
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012
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Who Was Achan's father?
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Carmi
- Joshua 7:1
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Zerah
- Joshua 7:24
- Joshua 22:20
- Christian Response
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013
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How many of Adin's offspring returned from Babylon?
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454
- Ezra 2:15
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655
- Nehemiah 7:20
- Christian Response
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014
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How many of Adonikam's offspring returned from Babylon?
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666
- Ezra 2:13
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667
- Neh.7:18
- Christian Response
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015
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Was Haman an Agagite?
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YES
- Esther 3:1
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NO
- 1 Samuel 15:2-3
- 1 Samuel 15:7-8
- 1 Samuel 15:32-33
- Christian Response
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Mistaken Contradictions 016-030
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016
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Is it wrong to have sex outside of marriage?
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YES
- Exodus 20:14, Deuteronomy 5:18
- Hebrews 13:4
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NO
- Hosea 1:2
- Hosea 3:1
- Christian Response
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017
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Was Haman an Agagite?
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Yes
- Esther 3:1
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No
- 1 Samuel 15:2-3
- 1 Samuel 15:7-8
- 1 Samuel 15:32-33
- Christian Response
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018
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Was Ahaz buried with his fathers?
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Yes
- 2 Kings 16:20
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No
- 2 Chronicles 28:27
- Christian Response
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019
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When did Ahaziah begin to reign?
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In the twelfth year of Joram.
- 2 Kings 8:25
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In the eleventh year of Joram.
- 2 Kings 9:29
- Christian Response
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020
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How old was Ahaziah when he began to reign?
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22 years old
- 2 Kings 8:26
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42 years old
- 2 Chronicles 22:2
- Christian Response
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021
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Did the city of Ai exist after Joshua destroyed it?
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No
- Joshua 8:28
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Yes
- Nehemiah 7:32
- Christian Response
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022
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What tribe was Aijalon from?
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Dan
- Joshua 21:23-24
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Ephraim
- 1 Chronicles 6:66, 69
- Christian Response
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023
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Does God want some to go to hell?
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NO
- 1 Timothy 2:3-4
- 2 Peter 3:9
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YES
- Proverbs 16:4
- John 12:40
- Romans 9:18
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12
- Christian Response
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024
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Did Jesus tell his disciples everything?
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YES
- John 15:15
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NO
- John 16:12
- Christian Response
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025
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Was David alone when asking for the holy bread at Nob?
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NO
- 1 Samuel 21:1
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YES
- Matthew12:3-4
- Mark 2:25-26
- Luke 6:3-4
- Christian Response
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026
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Did Saul and Samuel kill all the Amalekites?
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YES
- 1 Samuel 15:7-8, 33
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NO
- 1 Samuel 15:33
- No, Agag's mother was left alive.
- 1 Samuel 27:8-9
- No, David killed them all a few years later.
- 1 Samuel 30:1, 17
- And then David killed them all again, just to make sure.
- 2 Samuel 1:8-10
- No, Saul was killed by an Amalekite.
- Christian Response
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027
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Who was Amasa's father?
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Ithra an Israelite
- 2 Samuel 17:25
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Jether an Ishmaelite
- 1 Chronicles 2:17
- Christian Response
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028
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How should the Ammonites be treated?
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Do not fight against them or take their land.
- Deuteronomy 2:19
- Deuteronomy 2:37
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Kill them and take their land.
- Judges 11:32
- Jeremiah 49:2
- Christian Response
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029
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Who was Anah?
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The daughter of Zibeon
- Genesis 36:2, 14
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The brother of Zibeon
- Genesis 36:20
- 1 Chronicles 1:38
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The son of Zibeon
- Genesis 36:24
- 1 Chronicles 1:40
- Christian Response
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030
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Who drove the Anakim from Hebron?
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Joshua
- Joshua 11:21
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Caleb
- Joshua 15:13-14
- Christian Response
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Mistaken Contradictions 031-045
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031
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How long does God's anger last?
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just a moment
- Psalm 30:5
- Jeremiah 3:12
- Micah 7:18
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a long time
- Numbers 32:13
- Jeremiah 17:4
- Malachi 1:4
- Matthew 25:41
- Matthew 25:46
- Christian Response
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032
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From what were the animals created?
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Water
- Genesis 1:20
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Ground
- Genesis 2:19
- Christian Response
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033
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What were the names of the apostles?
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Matthew 10:2-4
- Simon (Peter)
- Andrew
- James (son of Zebedee)
- John
- Philip
- Bartholomew
- Thomas
- Matthew
- James (son of Alphaeus)
- Lebbaeus (surname Thaddeus)
- Simon the Canaanite
- Judas Iscariot
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Mark 3:16-19
- Simon (Peter)
- James (son of Zebedee)
- John
- Andrew
- Philip
- Bartholomew
- Matthew
- Thomas
- James (son of Alphaeus)
- Thaddeus
- Simon the Canaanite
- Judas Iscariot
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Luke 6:14-16
- Simon (Peter)
- Andrew
- James
- John
- Philip
- Bartholomew
- Matthew
- Thomas
- James (son of Alphaeus)
- Simon (Zeolotes)
- Judas (brother of James)
- Judas (Iscariot)
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Acts 1:13
- Peter
- James
- John
- Andrew
- Philip
- Thomas
- Bartholomew
- Matthew
- James (son of Alphaeus)
- Simon Zeolotes
- Judas (brother of James)
- Christian Response
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034
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Where did Jesus first appear to the eleven disciples after the resurrection?
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On a mountain top in Galilee.
- Matthew 28:16
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In a room in Jerusalem.
- Mark 16:14
- Luke 24:33-37
- John 20:19
- Christian Response
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035
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How many of Arah's offspring returned from Babylon?
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775
- Ezra 2:5
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652
- Nehemiah 7:10
- Christian Response
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036
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What was in the Ark of the Covenant?
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Only the two tables of Moses.
- 1 Kings 8:9
- 2 Chronicles 5:10
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The tables of Moses, a golden pot filled with manna, and Aaron's budded rod.
- Hebrews 9:4
- Christian Response
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037
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Was Asa perfect?
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YES
- 1 Kings 15:14
- 2 Chronicles 15:17
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NO
- 2 Chronicles 16:7
- 2 Chronicles 16:10
- 2 Chronicles 16:12
- Christian Response
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038
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Did Asa remove the high places?
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YES
- 2 Chronicles 14:3-5
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NO
- 1 Kings 15:14
- 2 Chronicles 15:17
- Christian Response
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039
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How many of Asaph's offspring returned from Babylon?
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128
- Ezra 2:41
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148
- Nehemiah 7:44
- Christian Response
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040
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When did Jesus ascend into heaven?
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the day of his resurrection.
- Luke 24:1-51
- Mark 16:9-19
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At least eight days after his resurrection.
- John 20:26
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Many days after his resurrection.
- Acts 13:31
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Forty days after his resurrection.
- Acts 1:2-3, 9
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041
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Did Peter ask Jesus where he was going?
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YES
- John 13:36
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NO
- John 16:5
- Christian Response
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042
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On what did Jesus ride into Jerusalem?
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an ass and a colt.
- Matthew 21:5-7
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a colt.
- Mark 11:7
- Luke 19:35
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a young ass.
- John 12:14
- Christian Response
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043
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Is the day of the Lord at hand?
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YES
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
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NO
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2-3
- Christian Response
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044
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How many of Azgad's offspring returned from Babylon?
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1222
- Ezra 2:12
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2322
- Nehemiah 7:17
- Christian Response
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045
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When did Baasha die?
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In the 26th year of King Asa's reign.
- 1 Kings 16:6-8
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Sometime after the 36th year of King Asa's reign.
- 2 Chronicles 16:1
- Christian Response
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Mistaken Contradictions 046-060
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046
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How many languages were there before the Tower of Babel was built?
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ONE
- Genesis 11:1
- Genesis 11:6-9
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MANY
- Genesis 10:5
- Genesis 10:20
- Genesis 10:31
- Christian Response
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047
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How many of Bani's offspring returned from Babylon?
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642
- Ezra 2:10
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648
- Nehemiah 7:15
- Christian Response
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048
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In whose name is baptism to be performed?
- The Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
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Jesus
- Acts 2:38
- Acts 8:16
- Acts 10:48
- Acts 19:5
- Christian Response
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049
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Did Jesus baptize anyone?
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YES
- John 3:22
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NO
- John 4:2
- Christian Response
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050
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Did Jesus tell his apostles to go barefoot and without a staff?
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YES
- Matthew 10:10
- Luke 9:3
- Luke 10:4
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NO
- Mark 6:8-9
- Christian Response
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051
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Who was to blame for original sin?
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Eve
- 1 Timothy 2:14
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Adam
- Romans 5:12
- Christian Response
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052
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Who was Bashemath's father?
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Elon the Hittite.
- Genesis 26:34
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Ishmael
- Genesis 36:2-3
- Christian Response
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053
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What was the volume of the molten sea in Solomon's temple?
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2000 baths.
- 1 Kings 7.26
- It contained two thousand baths.
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3000 baths.
- 2 Chronicles 4:5
- It received and held three thousand baths.
- Christian Response
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054
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How many of Bebai's offspring returned from Babylon?
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623
- Ezra 2:11
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628
- Nehemiah 7:16
- Christian Response
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055
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When did Saul become David's enemy?
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After the dancing girls sang,
- 1 Samuel 18:8-9
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After David bought Saul's daughter
- 1 Samuel 18:27-29
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056
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Who named Beersheba?
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Abraham
- Genesis 21:31
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Isaac
- Genesis 26:33
- Christian Response
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057
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Where did Joseph and Mary live before the birth of Jesus?
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Nazareth
- Luke 2:1-7
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Bethlehem
- Matthew 2:1-2, 11, 22-23
- Christian Response
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058
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Should we believe everything?
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YES
- 1 Corinthians 13:7
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NO
- Proverbs 14:15
- Proverbs 26:25
- 1 Thessalonians 5:21
- 1 John 4:1
- Christian Response
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059
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How many believers were there at the time of the ascension?
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120
- Acts 1:15
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500
- 1 Corinthians 15:6
- Christian Response
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060
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How old was Benjamin when his clan migrated to Egypt?
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a child
- Genesis 44:20
- Genesis 44:22
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grown man with ten sons
- Genesis 46:8, 21
- Christian Response
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Mistaken Contradictions 061-075
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061
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Who were the sons of Benjamin?
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Genesis 46:21
- Belah
- Becher
- Ashbel
- Gera
- Naaman
- Ehi
- Rosh
- Muppim
- Huppim
- Ard
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Numbers 26:38-40
- Bela
- Ashbel
- Shupham
- Hupham
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1 Chronicles 7:6
- Bela
- Becher
- Jediael
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1 Chronicles 8:1-2
- Bela
- Ashbel
- Aharah
- Nohah
- Rapha
- Christian Response
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062
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Were Naaman and Ard the sons or the grandsons of Benjamin?
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sons
- Genesis 46:21
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grandsons
- Numbers 26:38-40
- Christian Response
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063
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Who asked for the best seats in heaven?
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James and John
- Mark 10:35-37
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mother of James and John
- Matthew 20:20-21
- Christian Response
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064
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When did Jacob rename Luz to Bethel?
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Before visiting the land of Padanaram
- Genesis 28:18-19
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After visiting the land of Padanaram
- Genesis 33:18
- Genesis 35:6-7
- Christian Response
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065
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How many of Bethlehem and Netophah's offspring returned from Babylon?
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179
- Ezra 2:21-22
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188
- Nehemiah 7:26
- Christian Response
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066
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Where did Jesus cure the blind man?
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Bethsaida
- Mark 8:22-25
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Outside the temple
- John 8:59 - 9:1-6
- Christian Response
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067
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How many of Bezai's offspring returned from Babylon?
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323
- Ezra 2:17
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324
- Nehemiah 7:23
- Christian Response
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068
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How many of Bigvai's offspring returned from Babylon?
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2056
- Ezra 2:14
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2067
- Nehemiah 7:19
- Christian Response
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069
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Who makes people deaf and blind?
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God
- Exodus 4:11
- John 9:1-3
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Foul spirits.
- Mark 9:17, 25
- Christian Response
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070
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How many blind men were healed near Jericho?
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one
- Mark 10:46
- Luke 18:35
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Two
- Matthew 20:30
- Christian Response
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071
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Does the blood of animal sacrifices take away sin?
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YES
- Leviticus 4:20, 26, 31, 35
- Leviticus 5:10, 16, 18
- Leviticus 6:7
- Leviticus 17:11
- Numbers 15:27-28
- Numbers 29:5
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NO
- Hebrews 10:4
- Hebrews 10:11
- Christian Response
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072
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Should we bear each other's burdens?
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YES
- Galatians 6:2
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NO
- Galatians 6:5
- Christian Response
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073
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Who buried Jesus?
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Joseph of Arimathaea
- Matthew 27:57-60
- Mark 15:43-46
- Luke 23:50-53
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Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus
- John 19:38-42
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The Jews and their rulers
- Acts 13:27-29
- Christian Response
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074
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On what day did the temple burn?
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the seventh day
- 2 Kings 25:8-9
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the tenth day
- Jeremiah 52:12-13
- Christian Response
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075
- Christian Response
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Did God command the Israelites to make him burnt offerings?
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YES
- Exodus 8:27
- Exodus 10:25
- Exodus 20:24
- Exodus 29:16-18
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NO
- Jeremiah 7:22
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Mistaken Contradictions 076-090
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076
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Who appeared to Moses in the burning bush?
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God
- Exodus 3:4
- Mark 12:26
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An angel
- Exodus 3:2
- Acts 7:35
- Christian Response
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077
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What became of Cain?
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He was a fugitive and a vagabond.
- Genesis 4:11-12
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He settled down, married, had a son, and built a city.
- Genesis 4:16-17
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Christian Response
- Christian Response 1
- Christian Response 2
- Christian Response 3
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080
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Can God do anything?
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YES
- Genesis 18:14
- Job 42:1-2
- Jeremiah 32:17
- Jeremiah 32:27
- Matthew 19:26, Mark 10:27
- Luke 1:37
- Luke 18:27
- Revelation 19:6
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NO
- Judges 1:19
- Mark 6:5
- Hebrews 6:18
- Christian Response
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081
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How long was the Egyptian Captivity?
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400 years
- Genesis 15:13
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430 years
- Exodus 12:40
- Galatians 3:17
- Christian Response
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082
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Does God prefer castrated men?
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YES
- Matthew 19:12
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NO
- Deuteronomy 23:1
- Christian Response
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083
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Is casting out devils a sign of a true Christian?
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YES
- Mark 16:17
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NO
- Mark 9:38
- Luke 9:49
- Christian Response
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084
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Did God kill all the Egyptian cattle in the sixth plague?
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YES
- Exodus 9:3-6
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NO
- Exodus 9:19
- Exodus 12:29
- Christian Response
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085
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Is it OK to take a census??
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YES
- 2 Chronicles 2:17
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NO
- 2 Samuel 24:1-17
- 1 Chronicles 21:2
- Christian Response
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086
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Did the Centurion ask Jesus directly to help his slave?
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YES
- Matthew 8:5-8
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NO
- Luke 7:1-7
- Christian Response
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087
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What did the Centurion call Jesus when he died?
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The Son of God.
- Mark 15:39
- Matthew 27:54
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A righteous man.
- Luke 23:47
- Christian Response
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088
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How high was the chapiter?
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Five cubits
- Jeremiah 52:22
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Three cubits
- 2 Kings 25:17
- Christian Response
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089
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How many men did David kill?
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700 men in chariots and 40,000 horsemen
- 2 Samuel 10:18
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7000 men in chariots and 40,000 footmen
- 1 Chronicles 19:18
- Christian Response
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090
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Is childbearing sinful?
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NO
- Genesis 1:28
- 1 Timothy 2:15
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YES
- Leviticus 12:6-7
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Christian Response
- Christian Response 1
- Christian Response 2
- Christian Response 3
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Mistaken Contradictions 091-100
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091
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Is it a a good thing to be childish?
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YES
- Matthew 18:3
- Matthew 19:14
- Mark 10:15
- Luke 18:17
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NO
- 1 Corinthians 13:11
- 1 Corinthians 14:20
- Ephesians 4:14
- Christian Response
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092
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How did Jesus respond when questioned by the high priest?
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He did not answer directly.
- Matthew 26:63-64
- Luke 22:70
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He answered directly by saying, "I am."
- Mark 14:62
- Christian Response
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093
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Is circumcision required?
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YES
- Genesis 17:7
- Genesis 17:10
- Genesis 17:13
- Genesis 17:19
- Leviticus 12:3
- Acts 16:3
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NO
- Galatians 5:2
- Colossians 2:10-11
- Christian Response
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094
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To whom were the cities of Exhtaol and Zoreah given?
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to Judah
- Joshua 15:20, 33
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to Dan.
- Joshua 19:40-41
- Christian Response
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095
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Did the cock crow before or after Peter's denial?
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before
- Matthew 26:70, 72, 74
- Luke 22:57-60
- John 18:17, 25-27
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after
- Mark 14:67-72
- Christian Response
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096
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What colour was Jesus' robe?
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Scarlet
- Matthew 27:28
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Purple
- Mark 15:17
- John 19:2
- Christian Response
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097
- Christian Response
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Did Jesus forewarn the apostles of his death and resurrection?
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YES
- Matthew 20:18-19
- Matthew 26:1-2
- Matthew 26:31-32
- Mark 8:31
- Mark 10:33-34
- Mark 14:28
- Luke 18:31-33
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NO
- John 20:9
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098
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Is God the author of confusion?
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YES
- Genesis 11:7-9
- 1 Corinthians 1:27
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NO
- 1 Corinthians 14:33
- Christian Response
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099
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Is it OK to covet?
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YES
- 1 Corinthians 12:31
- 1 Corinthians 14:39
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NO
- Exodus 20:17
- Deuteronomy 5:21
- Romans 13:9
- Ephesians 5:3
- Colossians 3:5
- Christian Response
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100
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Did Jesus say before the cock crow or before the cock crows twice?
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Before the cock crow
- Matthew 26:34
- Luke 22:34
- John 13:38
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Before the cock crows twice.
- Mark 14:30
- Christian Response