Why is the book called 'Numbers'?

Because of the numbering / census of Israel. Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel by their families… (Numbers 1:2, KJV)

How many spies did Moses send into Canaan?

Twelve. Send thou men… of every tribe a man… Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan. (Numbers 13:2, KJV)

Which two spies brought back a good report?

Joshua and Caleb. Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. (Numbers 13:30, KJV)

What happened because Israel believed the evil report?

They wandered forty years in the wilderness. Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness… forty years… ye shall bear your whoredoms. (Numbers 14:33, KJV)

Whose rod budded, blossomed, and yielded almonds?

Aaron's. Aaron's rod… was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. (Numbers 17:8, KJV)

What did Moses make when fiery serpents bit the people?

A brazen serpent on a pole. Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. (Numbers 21:9, KJV)

Who was the prophet hired to curse Israel?

Balaam. Balak… sent messengers therefore unto Balaam… to curse this people. (Numbers 22:5, KJV)

What spoke to Balaam?

His donkey. The LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee? (Numbers 22:28, KJV)

What did Balaam end up doing instead of cursing Israel?

Both blessing and prophesying. How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed?… There shall come a Star out of Jacob. (Numbers 23:8, KJV)

How old was Aaron when he died on Mount Hor?

One hundred and twenty-three. Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount. And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died. (Numbers 33:38, KJV)

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Q1. Why is the book called 'Numbers'?
A: Because of the numbering / census of Israel — Numbers 1:2
Q2. How many spies did Moses send into Canaan?
A: Twelve — Numbers 13:2
Q3. Which two spies brought back a good report?
A: Joshua and Caleb — Numbers 13:30
Q4. What happened because Israel believed the evil report?
A: They wandered forty years in the wilderness — Numbers 14:33
Q5. Whose rod budded, blossomed, and yielded almonds?
A: Aaron's — Numbers 17:8
Q6. What did Moses make when fiery serpents bit the people?
A: A brazen serpent on a pole — Numbers 21:9
Q7. Who was the prophet hired to curse Israel?
A: Balaam — Numbers 22:5
Q8. What spoke to Balaam?
A: His donkey — Numbers 22:28
Q9. What did Balaam end up doing instead of cursing Israel?
A: Both blessing and prophesying — Numbers 23:8
Q10. How old was Aaron when he died on Mount Hor?
A: One hundred and twenty-three — Numbers 33:38