Balaam Bible Quiz

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1.Whose son was Balaam?
- A. Beor
- B. Bela
- C. Zippor
- D. Hur
2.Which king sent for Balaam?
- A. Sihon
- B. Og
- C. Balak of Moab
- D. Eglon
3.What did Balak want Balaam to do to Israel?
- A. Bless them
- B. Curse them
- C. Spy on them
- D. Fight them
4.What did Balaam ride upon?
- A. A camel
- B. A horse
- C. An ass
- D. A mule
5.Who stood in the way to withstand him?
- A. An angel of the LORD
- B. Moses
- C. Phinehas
- D. A man of Moab
6.How many times did Balaam smite his ass?
- A. One
- B. Two
- C. Three
- D. Seven
7.How many oracles did Balaam speak?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four
- D. Seven
8.What 'Star' did Balaam prophesy?
- A. A star out of Jacob
- B. A star of Edom
- C. A star of Moab
- D. A star of Bethlehem
9.How did Balaam ultimately cause Israel to sin?
- A. With idolatry through Moabite women
- B. By taking spoil
- C. By blasphemy
- D. By rebellion
10.What did Balaam love, according to 2 Peter?
- A. Honour
- B. The wages of unrighteousness
- C. Power
- D. Long life

Answer Key

1.A. Beor — Numbers 22:5 (KJV)
Numbers 22:5 (KJV) — 'Balaam the son of Beor.'
2.C. Balak of Moab — Numbers 22:5 (KJV)
Numbers 22:5 (KJV) — 'Balak the son of Zippor... sent messengers therefore unto Balaam.'
3.B. Curse them — Numbers 22:6 (KJV)
Numbers 22:6 (KJV) — 'Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.'
4.C. An ass — Numbers 22:21 (KJV)
Numbers 22:21 (KJV) — 'Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass.'
5.A. An angel of the LORD — Numbers 22:22 (KJV)
Numbers 22:22 (KJV) — 'the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him.'
6.C. Three — Numbers 22:28 (KJV)
Numbers 22:28 (KJV) — 'thou hast smitten me these three times?'
7.C. Four — Numbers 24 (KJV)
Numbers 23–24 (KJV) records four parables/oracles of Balaam.
8.A. A star out of Jacob — Numbers 24:17 (KJV)
Numbers 24:17 (KJV) — 'there shall come a Star out of Jacob.'
9.A. With idolatry through Moabite women — Numbers 31:16 (KJV)
Numbers 31:16 (KJV) — 'these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor.'
10.B. The wages of unrighteousness — 2 Peter 2:15 (KJV)
2 Peter 2:15 (KJV) — 'Balaam... who loved the wages of unrighteousness.'