Phinehas 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.
Q1.Whose son was Phinehas?
- A. Aaron
- B. Eleazar ✓
- C. Ithamar
- D. Nadab
Answer: Eleazar
Numbers 25:7 (KJV) — 'Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest.'
Q2.What did Phinehas take in his hand?
- A. A sword
- B. A javelin ✓
- C. A censer
- D. A rod
Answer: A javelin
Numbers 25:7 (KJV) — 'took a javelin in his hand.'
Q3.Whom did he slay?
- A. A Levite
- B. An Israelite man and a Midianitish woman ✓
- C. A Moabite king
- D. Two priests
Answer: An Israelite man and a Midianitish woman
Numbers 25:8 (KJV) — 'thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman.'
Q4.What did Phinehas's act turn away?
- A. The plague ✓
- B. The famine
- C. The flood
- D. The enemy
Answer: The plague
Numbers 25:8 (KJV) — 'So the plague was stayed.'
Q5.How many died in that plague?
- A. 3,000
- B. 14,700
- C. 24,000 ✓
- D. 70,000
Answer: 24,000
Numbers 25:9 (KJV) — 'those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.'
Q6.What covenant did God give Phinehas?
- A. Of the land
- B. Of an everlasting priesthood ✓
- C. Of a kingdom
- D. Of long life
Answer: Of an everlasting priesthood
Numbers 25:13 (KJV) — 'the covenant of an everlasting priesthood.'
Q7.What was Phinehas zealous for?
- A. His own honour
- B. His God ✓
- C. Israel's wealth
- D. His tribe
Answer: His God
Numbers 25:13 (KJV) — 'he was zealous for his God.'
Q8.Phinehas's act was counted to him for what?
- A. Wisdom
- B. Righteousness ✓
- C. Honour
- D. Strength
Answer: Righteousness
Psalm 106:31 (KJV) — 'that was counted unto him for righteousness.'
Q9.Phinehas later led Israel in war against which nation?
- A. Edom
- B. Midian ✓
- C. Ammon
- D. Philistia
Answer: Midian
Numbers 31:6 (KJV) — Moses sent Phinehas with the holy instruments against Midian.
Q10.In Joshua 22, Phinehas was sent to which tribes about an altar?
- A. Judah and Benjamin
- B. Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh ✓
- C. Ephraim and Dan
- D. Levi and Simeon
Answer: Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh
Joshua 22:13 (KJV) — sent unto the children of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh.