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    Balaam Bible Quiz — Questions and Answers

    All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.

    1. Q1.Whose son was Balaam?

      • A. Beor ✓
      • B. Bela
      • C. Zippor
      • D. Hur

      Answer: Beor

      Numbers 22:5 (KJV) — 'Balaam the son of Beor.'

      Read Numbers 22:5 (KJV)

    2. Q2.Which king sent for Balaam?

      • A. Sihon
      • B. Og
      • C. Balak of Moab ✓
      • D. Eglon

      Answer: Balak of Moab

      Numbers 22:5 (KJV) — 'Balak the son of Zippor... sent messengers therefore unto Balaam.'

      Read Numbers 22:5 (KJV)

    3. Q3.What did Balak want Balaam to do to Israel?

      • A. Bless them
      • B. Curse them ✓
      • C. Spy on them
      • D. Fight them

      Answer: Curse them

      Numbers 22:6 (KJV) — 'Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.'

      Read Numbers 22:6 (KJV)

    4. Q4.What did Balaam ride upon?

      • A. A camel
      • B. A horse
      • C. An ass ✓
      • D. A mule

      Answer: An ass

      Numbers 22:21 (KJV) — 'Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass.'

      Read Numbers 22:21 (KJV)

    5. Q5.Who stood in the way to withstand him?

      • A. An angel of the LORD ✓
      • B. Moses
      • C. Phinehas
      • D. A man of Moab

      Answer: An angel of the LORD

      Numbers 22:22 (KJV) — 'the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him.'

      Read Numbers 22:22 (KJV)

    6. Q6.How many times did Balaam smite his ass?

      • A. One
      • B. Two
      • C. Three ✓
      • D. Seven

      Answer: Three

      Numbers 22:28 (KJV) — 'thou hast smitten me these three times?'

      Read Numbers 22:28 (KJV)

    7. Q7.How many oracles did Balaam speak?

      • A. Two
      • B. Three
      • C. Four ✓
      • D. Seven

      Answer: Four

      Numbers 23–24 (KJV) records four parables/oracles of Balaam.

      Read Numbers 24 (KJV)

    8. Q8.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

      Answer: A star out of Jacob

      Numbers 24:17 (KJV) — 'there shall come a Star out of Jacob.'

      Read Numbers 24:17 (KJV)

    9. Q9.How did Balaam ultimately cause Israel to sin?

      • A. With idolatry through Moabite women ✓
      • B. By taking spoil
      • C. By blasphemy
      • D. By rebellion

      Answer: With idolatry through Moabite women

      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.'

      Read Numbers 31:16 (KJV)

    10. Q10.What did Balaam love, according to 2 Peter?

      • A. Honour
      • B. The wages of unrighteousness ✓
      • C. Power
      • D. Long life

      Answer: The wages of unrighteousness

      2 Peter 2:15 (KJV) — 'Balaam... who loved the wages of unrighteousness.'

      Read 2 Peter 2:15 (KJV)