Math & Science in the Bible

What's the answer when you take the number of NAMED children of Adam and Eve and multiply by the number of times Peter denied knowing Christ?

(Genesis 4:25 and Matthew 26:34)

• 54

• 12

• 4

• 9

Answer explanation

The named children of Adam and Eve were Cain, Abel, and Seth. Although they still had other offspring, the Bible did not mention them.

What's the answer when you take the number of Jacob's sons and add on the number of pieces of silver given to Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus?

(Genesis 35:22-26 and Matthew 26:15)

• 15

• 130

• 42

• 27

Answer explanation

Jacob's 12 Sons were:

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin

Jesus Christ were sold for 30 pieces of silver.

What's the answer when you take the number of books in the Pentateuch of the Old Testament and multiply by the number of days until Jesus rose from the dead after His crucifixion?

• 30

• 15

• 9

• 48

Answer explanation

Pentateuch = first 5 books of the Old Testament written by Moses.

Jesus Christ rose from the dead after 3 days.

What's the answer when you take the number of people who were saved on the ark during the Great Flood and add on the number of books in the New Testament Paul is credited with writing? (Genesis 7:13)

• 21

• 14

• 76

• 35

Answer explanation

The eight people saved by the ark were:

1. Noah and his wife

2. Japeth and his wife

3. Shem and his wife

4. Ham and his wife

The 13 books credited to Apostle Paul were:

Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon

What's the answer when you take the age of Methuselah at the time of his death and subtract the number of days Jesus fasted in the wilderness?

(Genesis 5:27 and Matthew 4:2)

• 76

• 888

• 479

• 929

Answer explanation

Methuselah was the oldest person ever recorded in the Bible - with an age of 969 years old.

Jesus Christ fasted in the wilderness for 40 days.

What's the answer when you take the number of pieces of silver Joseph's brothers sold him for and add on the number of books addressed to Timothy in the New Testament? (Genesis 37:28)

• 7

• 32

• 22

• 29

What's the answer when you take the number of days it rained during the Great Flood and subtract the number of disciples Jesus took with Him to the Mount of Transfiguration? (Genesis 7:4 and Matthew 17:1)

• 99

• 37

• 35

• 7

What scientific principle is described in Ecclesiastes 1:7 “All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return.”

• Krebs Cycle

• Carnot Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Energy Cycle

What field of science is described in 1^st Corinthians 15:41? “There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.”

• Astronomy

• Astrology

• Economy

• Geography

Which part of the water cycle is described in the verse Isaiah 55:10 “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth. And make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater.”

• Precipitation

• Recitation

• Machination

• Condensation