In this article, we will look into 100+ Important Questions from The Bible that you should definitely know about. Bible is a collection of religious texts or scriptures sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. It is a compilation of texts of a variety of forms originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. These texts include instructions, stories, poetry, and prophecies, among other genres. More on wikipedia. We will see some of the very important questions about the bible in below section.

100+ Important Questions From The Bible You Should Know About

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1. What did Jesus pray for in the agony in the garden ?

Ans. During his agony as he prayed, "His sweat was, as it were, great drops of blood falling down upon the ground" (Luke 22:44). At the conclusion of the narrative, Jesus accepts that the hour has come for him to be betrayed.

2. What did Jesus cry out on the cross ?

Ans. About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? This is the only saying which appears in more than one gospel, and is a quote from Psalm 22:1.

3. When did Jesus cry in the Bible ?

Ans. Luke's gospel records that Jesus wept as he entered Jerusalem before his trial and death, anticipating the destruction of the Temple.

4. How did Judas betray Jesus ?

Ans. Biblical accounts suggest that Jesus foresaw and allowed Judas's betrayal. As told in the New Testament Gospels, Judas betrayed Jesus for "30 pieces of silver," identifying him with a kiss in front of Roman soldiers. Later the guilt-ridden Judas returns the bribe and commits suicide, according to the Bible

5. Who is the owner of the tomb where Jesus was buried after his death ?

Ans. While there are variations in the details, the accounts consistently describe how Christ was buried in a rock-cut tomb belonging to Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy Jewish follower of Jesus.

6. What is the meaning of scourging at the pillar ?

Ans. The Flagellation of Christ, sometimes known as Christ at the Column or the Scourging at the Pillar, is a scene from the Passion of Christ very frequently shown in Christian art, in cycles of the Passion or the larger subject of the Life of Christ.

7. How long is the Bible ?

Ans. There are 23,145 verses in the Old Testament and 7,957 verses in the New Testament. This gives a total of 31,102 verses, which is an average of a little more than 26 verses per chapter.

8. What is Gethsemane in the Bible ?

Ans. Gethsemane is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the agony in the garden and was arrested before his crucifixion.

9. Why did water and blood come out of Jesus ?

Ans. After Jesus’ death, the soldiers break the legs of the two criminals crucified alongside Him (John 19:32), causing suffocation. Death would then occur quicker. When they came to Jesus, He was already dead so they did not break His legs (John 19:33). Instead, the soldiers pierced His side (John 19:34) to assure that He was dead. In doing this, it is reported that “blood and water came out” (John 19:34), referring to the watery fluid surrounding the heart and lungs.

10. Where in the Bible does it say Jesus sweat blood ?

Ans. Jesus Christ experienced hematohidrosis while praying in the garden of Gethsemane before his crucification as mentioned in the Defenders Bible by Physician Luke as “and being in anguish he prayed more earnestly and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.”

11. Who is Lilith in the Bible ?

Ans. In rabbinic literature Lilith is variously depicted as the mother of Adam's demonic offspring following his separation from Eve or as his first wife. Whereas Eve was created from Adam's rib (Genesis 2:22), some accounts hold that Lilith was the woman implied in Genesis 1:27 and was made from the same soil as Adam.

12. What does Bible say about suicide ?

Ans. There are seven unambiguous examples of suicide in the Bible: Abimelech, mortally wounded by a millstone, ordered his armor-bearer to dispatch him to avoid the suggestion he had been slain by the woman who had thrown the stone (Judg 9:52-54), the prophet Ahithophel hanged himself after betraying David (2Sam 17:23), Zimri burned down his house around himself after military defeat (1Kgs 16:18).

And the more familiar stories of Saul and his armor-bearer (1Sam 1:1-6; 1Chr 10:1-6), Samson, (Judg 16:28), and, of course, Jesus’ disciple Judas-although it is only in Matthew’s Gospel where he kills himself (Matt 27:3-5; compare with Acts 1:18). There is nothing in any of these stories to suggest that the biblical narrators disapprove of the characters’ suicides.

13. How many books are there in the Bible ?

Ans. The Bible consists of 66 books with two distinct sections - the old testament which contains 39 books and the new testament which contains 27 books.

14. How many chapters in Bible ?

Ans. There are 929 chapters in the Old Testament. There are 260 chapters in the New Testament. This gives a total of 1,189 chapters

15. What does the Bible say about abortion ?

Ans. The word "abortion" is not mentioned in the Bible, but much in the Bible speaks to the issue. The most obvious passage is from Exodus 21:22-25. This part of the Covenant Code legislates the case of a pregnant woman who becomes involved in a brawl between 2 men and has a miscarriage. A distinction is then made between the penalty that is to be exacted for the loss of the fetus and injury to the woman.

16. How old is the earth according to the Bible ?

Ans. the Bible's genealogical records combined with the Genesis 1 account of creation are used to estimate an age for the Earth and universe of about 6000 years, with a bit of uncertainty on the completeness of the genealogical records, allowing for a few thousand years more.

17. How many chapters are in the Bible ?

Ans. There are 929 chapters in the Old Testament. There are 260 chapters in the New Testament. This gives a total of 1,189 chapters (on average, 18 per book).

18. Who is Enoch in the Bible ?

Ans. Enoch is a biblical figure and patriarch prior to Noah's flood and the son of Jared and father of Methuselah. He was of the Antediluvian period in the Hebrew Bible. The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God.

19. Who is the first man on Earth ?

Ans. Adam was the first man.

20. When was Adam and Eve born ?

Ans. Adam and Eve were not created until the 7th Day, approximately 9,700 years ago during the early Mesolithic.

21. Who is Abraham in the Bible ?

Ans. According to the biblical account, Abram (“The Father [or God] Is Exalted”), who is later named Abraham (“The Father of Many Nations”), a native of Ur in Mesopotamia, is called by God (Yahweh) to leave his own country and people and journey to an undesignated land, where he will become the founder of a new nation.

22. Who created the World ?

Ans. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

23. Where are the ten commandments in the Bible ?

Ans. The Bible contains two complete sets of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2-17 and Deut. 5:6-21). In addition, Leviticus 19 contains a partial set of the Ten Commandments (see verses 3-4, 11-13, 15-16, 30, 32), and Exodus 34:10-26 is sometimes considered a ritual decalogue.

24. What did God create first ?

Ans. On the first day, God created light in the darkness.

25. What time was Jesus alive ?

Ans. Most scholars assume a date of birth between 6 and 4 BC.

26. Did Adam have any daughters ?

Ans. Genesis 5:4 tells us that Adam had both sons and daughters.

27. Is Adam in heaven ?

Ans. The Bible doesn't explicitly say if Adam went to heaven or hell. Most scholars plead ignorance when asked this question but few believe that Adam is likely in heaven. We know that after Jesus died on Good Friday, he descended to the dead.

28. Who wrote the Bible ?

Ans. Even after decades of investigations by biblical scholar, we do not for sure who wrote its various texts and under what circumstances.

29. What is God ?

Ans. According to Bible, God is the creator of the universe who carefully fashioned mankind in his very own image.

30. Who was job in the bible ?

Ans. Job is a wealthy man living in a land called Uz with his large family and extensive flocks. He is “blameless” and “upright,” always careful to avoid doing evil (1:1). One day, Satan (“the Adversary”) appears before God in heaven.

31. Who was Deborah in the Bible ?

Ans. According to the Book of Judges, Deborah was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible.

32. Who was Jacob in the Bible ?

Ans. Jacob first appears in the Book of Genesis, where he is described as the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the grandson of Abraham, Sarah and Bethuel.

33. How did God look like ?

Ans. Genesis 18:1-3 explained that God appeared to Abraham as a man, and in Ezekiel 1:26-28, it’s a similar scenario: “And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it." the verses state. So, based on what the Bible says, God actually just looks like a normal man.

34. When was Jesus actually born ?

Ans. The date of birth of Jesus is not stated in the gospels or in any historical reference but most biblical scholars believe that he was born between 6 B.C. and 4 B.C., based partly on the biblical story of King Herod the Great.

35. What is Jesus period called ?

Ans. The time period he lived was AD (anno dominum), which is now called CE (common era).

36. Where did Jesus get born ?

Ans. Bethlehem is the place where Jesus was born.

37. How did Adam and Eve have babies ?

Ans. According to Genesis 4, after being exiled from the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve had two sons: Cain and Abel.

38. Who is Azura in the Bible ?

Ans. Azura was the daughter of Adam and Eve and the wife (and sister) of Seth in the Book of Jubilees, chapter 4.

39. Who is Cain's wife ?

Ans. According to various Abrahamic traditions, Awan was the wife and sister of Cain and the daughter of Adam and Eve.

40. How old was Adam and Eve when died ?

Ans. Adam was 930 years old whenever died. The age of Eve when she died is not mentioned in the bible.

41. Where is the Garden of Eden?

Ans. The location of Eden is described in the Book of Genesis as the source of four tributaries. Various suggestions have been made for its location: at the head of the Persian Gulf, in southern Mesopotamia (now Iraq) where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers run into the sea; and in Armenia.

42. How tall was Goliath in the Bible ?

Ans. Some ancient texts say that Goliath stood at "four cubits and a span" which Chadwick says equals about 7.80 feet (2.38 meters) while other ancient texts claim that he towered at "six cubits and a span" - a measurement equivalent to about 11.35 feet (3.46 m).

43. What language did Adam and Eve speak ?

Ans. The Adamic language, according to Jewish tradition (as recorded in the midrashim) and some Christians, is the language spoken by Adam (and possibly Eve) in the Garden of Eden.

44. What are the beatitudes in the Bible ?

Ans. The Beatitudes are sayings attributed to Jesus, and in particular eight blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, and four in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, followed by four woes which mirror the blessings. Each is a proverb-like proclamation, without narrative.

45. Did Jesus had a wife ?

Ans. The claims frequently depict Jesus as married, often to Mary Magdalene, and as having descendants living in Europe, especially France but also the UK.

46. What language did the Jesus speak?

Ans. There's scholarly consensus that the historical Jesus principally spoke Aramaic, the ancient Semitic language which was the everyday tongue in the lands of the Levant and Mesopotamia.

47. Who was Luke in the Bible ?

Ans. Luke was a physician and possibly a Gentile. He was not one of the original 12 Apostles but may have been one of the 70 disciples appointed by Jesus (Luke 10). He also may have accompanied St. Paul on his missionary journeys.

48. Who was Paul in the Bible ?

Ans. Paul (previously called Saul of Tarsus), commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world.

49. Who was Jezebel in the Bible ?

Ans. Jezebel was the daughter of the priest-king Ethbaal, ruler of the Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon.

50. What is faith in the Bible ?

Ans. Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen - Hebrews 11:1. This passage concerning the function of faith in relation to the covenant of God is often used as a definition of faith.

51. Who was Elijah in the Bible ?

Ans. Elijah was, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BCE).

52. What are the 7 deadly sins in the Bible ?

Ans. Although they are not directly mentioned in the Bible, there are parallels with the seven things God is said to hate in the Book of Proverbs. According to the standard list, they are:-

• Pride
• Greed
• Wrath
• Envy
• Lust
• Gluttony
• Sloth

53. What is Manna in the Bible ?

Ans. According to the Bible, Manna is an edible substance which God provided for the Israelites during their travels in the desert during the 40-year period following the Exodus and prior to the conquest of Canaan.

54. What is Passover in the Bible ?

Ans. Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is one of the very important Jewish most sacred and widely observed holidays. In Judaism, Passover commemorates the story of the Israelites' departure from ancient Egypt, which appears in the Hebrew Bible's books of Exodus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, among other texts.

55. What is Zion in the Bible ?

Ans. In the old testament, Zion is the eastern most of the two hills of ancient Jerusalem.

56. What is the mark of the beast in the Bible ?

Ans. "Those who reject God's memorial of creatorship - the Bible Sabbath - choosing to worship and honor Sunday in the full knowledge that it is not God's appointed day of worship, will receive the 'mark of the beast'." "The Sunday Sabbath is purely a child of the Papacy. It is the mark of the beast."

57. Where is purgatory in the Bible ?

Ans. The Bible does not contain the word “purgatory” but most Roman Catholic Christians who believe in purgatory interpret passages such as 2 Maccabees 12:41- 46, 2 Timothy 1:18, Matthew 12:32, Luke 16:19–16:26, Luke 23:43, 1 Corinthians 3:11–3:15 and Hebrews 12:29 as support for prayer for purgatorial souls who are believed to be within an active interim state for the dead.

58. Where is the Lord's prayer in the Bible ?

Ans. It appears in two forms in the New Testament: the shorter version in the Gospel According to Luke 11:2–4 and the longer version, part of the Sermon on the Mount, in the Gospel According to Matthew 6:9–13.

59. Who was Joshua in the Bible ?

Ans. According to the biblical book named after him, Joshua is best known as the Moses second in command. He was the personally appointed successor to Moses (Deuteronomy 31:1–8; 34:9) and a charismatic warrior who led Israel in the conquest of Canaan after the Exodus from Egypt.

60. Who was Mark in the Bible ?

Ans. Mark the Evangelist also known as Saint Mark (Acts 12:12; 15:37), an associate of St. Paul and a disciple of St. Peter, whose teachings the Gospel may reflect.

61. Who is David in the Bible ?

Ans. David is described in the Hebrew Bible as the third king of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah. In the Books of Samuel, David is a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying the giant Goliath, a champion of the Philistines in southern Canaan.

62. Who is Esther in the Bible ?

Ans. Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. She is the young Jewish woman who became queen of Persia and rescued her people from a murderous plot to annihilate them.

63. How many words in the Bible ?

Ans. The King James Authorized Bible has 783,137 words.

64. Who was Nicodemus in the Bible ?

Ans. Nicodemus was an early follower of Jesus Christ, uniquely mentioned only in the fourth gospel, the Gospel of John. According to that gospel, he was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin (the Jewish Council) in Jerusalem at the time of the trial and crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth.

65. Who was Moses in the Bible ?

Ans. According to the Bible, Moses was the prophet who led Israel out of slavery in Egypt and brought them to the edge of the promised land.

66. Who was Matthew in the Bible ?

Ans. Matthew the Apostle, also known as Saint Matthew and possibly as Levi, was, according to the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and the traditional author of the first Synoptic Gospel (the Gospel According to Matthew).

67. Who was Jeremiah in the Bible ?

Ans. Jeremiah was a prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah in the Old Testament.

68. Who was Isaiah in the Bible ?

Ans. Isaiah was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named.

69. Who was Ezra in the Bible ?

Ans. Ezra was a religious leader of the Jews who returned from exile in Babylon, reformer who reconstituted the Jewish community on the basis of the Torah (Law, or the regulations of the first five books of the Old Testament).

70. Who is Theophilus in the Bible ?

Ans. Theophilus is the name or honorary title of the person to whom the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles are addressed (Luke 1:3, Acts 1:1). It is thought that both works were written by the same author, and often argued that the two books were originally a single unified work.

71. Who is Cain in the Bible ?

Ans. Cain, in the Bible (Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament), firstborn son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16).

72. What is the shortest book in the Bible ?

Ans. The shortest book of the Bible is 3 John, just about 219 words long in its original Greek language.

73. What is the Jewish Bible called ?

Ans. The Jewish scriptures are called the Tanakh, after the first letters of its three parts in the Jewish tradition.

74. What does the rainbow mean in the Bible ?

Ans. In Judeo-Christianity, the rainbow is associated with God's protection, as it is described in the Book of Genesis (9:11–17) as a sign of the covenant between God and man.

75. What is gall in the Bible ?

Ans. In Acts the Greek chole is translated bitterness while in Matthew 2:34 it is translated gall. The root word implies a substance of a greenish hue, like liver bile, while in Matthew's account of the crucifixion it is a decoction of some product in wine, likely derived from a plant.

76. What does the Bible say about tithing ?

Ans. Leviticus 27:30 (TLB) says, “A tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain or fruit, is the Lord's, and is holy.” And Proverbs 3:9 (NIV) says, “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops.”

77. What does the Bible say about fasting ?

Ans. Jesus explained that fasting should be done without fanfare and not “of a sad countenance” so as to “appear unto men to fast.

78. What is the longest book in the Bible ?

Ans. Most resources claim that the book of Psalms is the longest book in the Old Testament, and therefore the Bible.

79. What is wisdom in the Bible ?

Ans. Wisdom is a divine gift from the god that allows us to understand life from God's perspective.

80. When was the King James Bible written ?

Ans. The King James Bible was published, in English, some seven years later, in 1611.

81. Who is Gabriel in the Bible ?

Ans. In the Abrahamic religions, Gabriel or Cebrail is one of only three archangel who appears in the Hebrew Bible.

82. Who is Daniel in the Bible ?

Ans. According to the Hebrew Bible, Daniel was a noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, serving the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the Persian conqueror Cyrus, all the while remaining true to the God of Israel.

83. Who is Samuel in the Bible ?

Ans. Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the period of the biblical judges to the institution of a kingdom under Saul, and again in the transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

84. Who is Solomon in the Bible ?

Ans. Solomon is known for being the king of Israel who built the first Temple in Jerusalem. He was also the second (after his father, David) and last king of a unified Israel, which was at the height of its power during his reign. He is known for stories told in the Bible about his wisdom.

85. Who was Aaron in the Bible ?

Ans. Aaron, the traditional founder and head of the Israelite priesthood, who, with his brother Moses, led the Israelites out of Egypt. The figure of Aaron as it is now found in the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, is built up from several sources of traditions.

86. Who was Gideon in the Bible ?

Ans. Gideon was the son of Joash, from the Abiezrite clan in the tribe of Manasseh and lived in Ephra (Ophrah).

87. Who was Melchizedek in the Bible ?

Ans. Melchizedek, also spelled Melchisedech, in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), a figure of importance in biblical tradition because he was both king and priest, was connected with Jerusalem, and was revered by Abraham, who paid a tithe to him.

88. Who was the oldest person in the Bible ?

Ans. According to the Bible, Methuselah is the oldest of all the figures mentioned in the Bible.

89. What does noel mean in the Bible ?

Ans. Noel is another word for Christmas, the Christian holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.

90. Why isn't the Bible in chronological order ?

Ans. The books of the Bible are not listed in chronological order because they are primarily arranged according to type of literature.

91. Who wrote Ecclesiastes in the Bible ?

Ans. According to rabbinic tradition the book was written by King Solomon in his old age.

92. Who is the tax collector in the Bible ?

Ans. In the Gospel, a man known by the name of Zacchaeus was mentioned as the wealthy chief tax collector.

93. Who is Joseph in the Bible ?

Ans. Joseph is an important figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis. He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth child and eleventh son).

94. Who was Stephen in the Bible ?

Ans. Stephen is first mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as one of seven deacons appointed by the Apostles to distribute food and charitable aid to poorer members of the community in the early church. According to Orthodox belief, he was the eldest and is therefore called "archdeacon".

95. What is hyssop in the Bible ?

Ans. In the Old Testament hyssop was used to sprinkle blood as part of the Jewish Passover. Hyssop was mentioned in the Bible for its cleansing effect in connection with plague, leprosy and chest ailments and symbolically in cleansing the soul.

96. What is an ephod in the Bible ?

Ans. An ephod was a type of apron worn by the Jewish high priest the kohen gadol, an artifact and an object to be revered in ancient Israelite culture, and was closely connected with oracular practices and priestly ritual.

97. What does circumcision mean in the Bible ?

Ans. In the Old Testament circumcision is clearly defined as a covenant between God and all Jewish males.

98. Who wrote revelations in the Bible ?

Ans. According to a belief, the book of revelations was written by the Apostle John.

99. Who wrote romans in the Bible ?

Ans. The Apostle Paul is the author of the Epistle to the Romans (see Romans 1:1).

100. Are Dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible ?

Ans. The Bible doesn't mention the word 'dinosaur' because that term was recently invented however the Bible tells us that God created all of the land animals on the sixth day of creation. As dinosaurs were land animals, they must have been made on this day, alongside Adam and Eve, who were also created on Day Six (Genesis 1:24–31).

101. What does raca mean in the Bible ?

Ans. Raca comes from the Aramaic term reqa. It basically means empty-headed, foolish, or vain.. Matthew 5:22 is the only passage in the Bible where the term raca is used.