Nimrod Bible Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.Who was Nimrod's grandfather?
- A. Ham
- B. Shem
- C. Japheth
- D. Noah
2.How is Nimrod described in Genesis 10:8?
- A. He began to be a mighty one in the earth
- B. He was meek and humble
- C. He was a priest of God
- D. He was a shepherd
3.What was Nimrod before the LORD?
- A. A mighty hunter
- B. A mighty priest
- C. A mighty prophet
- D. A mighty shepherd
4.Where did the kingdom of Nimrod begin?
- A. Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar
- B. Canaan
- C. Egypt
- D. The wilderness of Sinai
5.What other land did Nimrod go into?
- A. Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth, and Calah
- B. Egypt
- C. Canaan
- D. The land of Nod
6.What city did Nimrod build between Nineveh and Calah?
- A. Resen
- B. Babel
- C. Erech
- D. Accad
7.What does Micah 5:6 say about the land of Nimrod?
- A. They shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof
- B. They shall honour the land of Nimrod
- C. They shall build it up
- D. They shall make it their capital
8.What does 'before the LORD' likely mean in Nimrod's description?
- A. In opposition to the LORD, or in defiance of Him
- B. In worship of the LORD
- C. In submission to the LORD
- D. In prayer to the LORD
9.What does Genesis 11:4 say the people of Babel wanted to build?
- A. A city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven
- B. A temple
- C. A palace
- D. A garden
10.What was God's response to the tower of Babel?
- A. He confounded their language and scattered them abroad upon the face of all the earth
- B. He blessed their work
- C. He joined with them
- D. He made them a great nation
Answer Key
1.A. Ham — Genesis 10:8 (KJV)
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. (Genesis 10:8)
2.A. He began to be a mighty one in the earth — Genesis 10:8 (KJV)
He began to be a mighty one in the earth. (Genesis 10:8)
3.A. A mighty hunter — Genesis 10:9 (KJV)
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. (Genesis 10:9)
4.A. Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar — Genesis 10:10 (KJV)
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. (Genesis 10:10)
5.A. Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth, and Calah — Genesis 10:11 (KJV)
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah. (Genesis 10:11)
6.A. Resen — Genesis 10:12 (KJV)
And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. (Genesis 10:12)
7.A. They shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof — Micah 5:6 (KJV)
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof. (Micah 5:6)
8.A. In opposition to the LORD, or in defiance of Him — Genesis 10:9 (KJV)
The phrase 'a mighty hunter before the LORD' likely carries the sense of defiance or opposition to the LORD, as Nimrod's later building of Babel demonstrates rebellion against God. (Genesis 10:9; 11:4)
9.A. A city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven — Genesis 11:4 (KJV)
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. (Genesis 11:4)
10.A. He confounded their language and scattered them abroad upon the face of all the earth — Genesis 11:8 (KJV)
So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth. (Genesis 11:8-9)