Shem Bible Quiz

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1.Whose son was Shem?
- A. Noah
- B. Methuselah
- C. Lamech
- D. Enoch
2.Shem entered the ark with how many other persons?
- A. Three
- B. Five
- C. Seven
- D. Twelve
3.What did Shem and Japheth do for their father?
- A. Mocked him
- B. Covered him with a garment, walking backward
- C. Carried him out
- D. Anointed him
4.What did Noah say of Shem?
- A. Cursed be Shem
- B. Blessed be the LORD God of Shem
- C. Shem shall serve
- D. Shem shall multiply alone
5.How old was Shem when he begat Arphaxad?
- A. 50
- B. 100
- C. 187
- D. 500
6.How long did Shem live in all?
- A. 500 years
- B. 600 years
- C. 950 years
- D. 969 years
7.Shem was the ancestor of which patriarch?
- A. Abraham
- B. Esau
- C. Lot
- D. Job
8.Through which son's line is Shem's blessing fulfilled in Christ?
- A. Ham
- B. Japheth
- C. Shem
- D. Cain
9.What did Noah say should be Canaan's relation to Shem?
- A. His brother
- B. His servant
- C. His lord
- D. His equal
10.Where are 'the generations of Shem' recorded?
- A. Genesis 5
- B. Genesis 10:21-31 and Genesis 11:10-26
- C. Exodus 1
- D. Numbers 1

Answer Key

1.A. Noah — Genesis 5:32 (KJV)
Genesis 5:32 (KJV) — 'Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.'
2.C. Seven — Genesis 7:13 (KJV)
Genesis 7:13 (KJV) — eight souls in all (Noah, his wife, three sons and their wives).
3.B. Covered him with a garment, walking backward — Genesis 9:23 (KJV)
Genesis 9:23 (KJV).
4.B. Blessed be the LORD God of Shem — Genesis 9:26 (KJV)
Genesis 9:26 (KJV) — 'Blessed be the LORD God of Shem.'
5.B. 100 — Genesis 11:10 (KJV)
Genesis 11:10 (KJV) — 'an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad.'
6.B. 600 years — Genesis 11:11 (KJV)
Genesis 11:11 (KJV) — 'lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years' (total 600).
7.A. Abraham — Genesis 11:26 (KJV)
Genesis 11:10-26 (KJV) traces the line from Shem to Abram.
8.C. Shem — Luke 3:36 (KJV)
Luke 3:36 (KJV) — Christ's genealogy passes through Sem (Shem).
9.B. His servant — Genesis 9:26 (KJV)
Genesis 9:26 (KJV) — 'Canaan shall be his servant.'
10.B. Genesis 10:21-31 and Genesis 11:10-26 — Genesis 10:21 (KJV)
Genesis 10 (KJV) and 11 (KJV) list Shem's descendants.