Here, we have a challenging Genesis 14 quiz.
This chapter is rich with kings, wars, alliances, and one incredibly significant rescue mission. It’s a thrilling historical journey, but the real challenge is how well you can recall these events.
Are you ready to put your knowledge to the test? I have prepared a set of 30 thought-provoking questions drawn exclusively from Genesis Chapter 14 of the King James Version (KJV). This Bible quiz on Genesis Chapter 14 is intended to be difficult and tricky, designed to challenge even the most diligent Bible students.
Remember, the goal isn’t simply to get the right answers, but to deepen your understanding of this chapter. Don’t rush. Take your time to ponder over each question before selecting your answer from the five options provided.
So, are you ready for the challenge? Let’s get started with the Genesis Chapter 14 quiz!
[Related: Genesis 13 Quiz]
Bible Quiz on Genesis Chapter 14
Genesis 14 Questions
Question 1:
In the opening verse, it is mentioned that there was a war. Which king’s name is mentioned last among the four kings in Genesis 14:1?
a) Amraphel
b) Arioch
c) Chedorlaomer
d) Tidal
e) None of the above
Question 2:
What is the name of the city associated with King Shinab in verse 1?
a) Elam
b) Ellasar
c) Admah
d) Sodom
e) Shinar
Question 3:
According to verse 2, who were the kings that the four kings waged war against?
a) Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber
b) Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Amraphel
c) Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Chedorlaomer
d) Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Melchizedek
e) Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Abram
Question 4:
In verse 3, where did all the latter kings join together in battle?
a) Valley of Siddim
b) Vale of Shaveh
c) Rephaims
d) Salt Sea
e) Zoar
Question 5:
Verse 4 mentions a period of servitude. How long did the kings serve Chedorlaomer?
a) Eleven years
b) Twelve years
c) Thirteen years
d) Fourteen years
e) None of the above
Question 6:
Which verse indicates that the five kings rebelled?
a) Verse 1
b) Verse 4
c) Verse 5
d) Verse 12
e) Verse 3
Question 7:
In verse 5, in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him smote which of the following?
a) Rephaims
b) Zuzims
c) Emims
d) Horites
e) All of the above
Question 8:
What was the specific location where Chedorlaomer and his allies defeated the Zuzims, according to verse 5?
a) Ashteroth Karnaim
b) Ham
c) Shaveh Kiriathaim
d) Mount Seir
e) Enmishpat
Question 9:
According to verse 6, where did they smite the Horites?
a) Mount Seir
b) Elparan
c) Enmishpat
d) Shaveh Kiriathaim
e) Zoar
Question 10:
What did Chedorlaomer and the kings with him do when they returned, as per verse 7?
a) They dwelt in the land of Canaan.
b) They smote the Amalekites.
c) They went to the plain of Mamre.
d) They rested in the vale of Siddim.
e) They divided the spoils among themselves.
Question 11:
Where was Chedorlaomer’s last stop before he headed to Enmishpat?
a) Elparan
b) Mount Seir
c) Hazazon-tamar
d) Amalek
e) None of the above
Question 12:
What is another name for Enmishpat as mentioned in verse 7?
a) Kadesh
b) Paran
c) Zoar
d) Siddim
e) None of the above
Question 13:
Verse 8 mentions the names of kings. How many kings are mentioned in that verse?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
e) Six
Question 14:
According to verse 9, how many kings in total went to battle in the vale of Siddim?
a) Four
b) Five
c) Seven
d) Nine
e) Ten
Question 15:
What is unique about the Vale of Siddim, as mentioned in verse 10?
a) It was full of wells of water
b) It was full of date palms
c) It was full of slime pits
d) It was full of salt
e) It was full of vineyards
Question 16:
In verse 11, what did the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah lose to the conquering kings?
a) Their lives
b) Their cities
c) Their families
d) Their subjects
e) All their goods
Question 17:
Which significant figure was taken captive during the battle, according to verse 12?
a) Melchizedek
b) Bera
c) Birsha
d) Lot
e) Amraphel
Question 18:
In verse 24, Abram stated that he would take nothing except what his men have eaten. Who else did Abram permit to take their portion of the spoils?
a) Mamre
b) Eshcol
c) Aner
d) Lot
e) All of the above
Question 19:
In verse 13, who was referred to as the Hebrew?
a) Lot
b) Melchizedek
c) Abram
d) Amraphel
e) Mamre
Question 20:
In verse 18, Melchizedek is also referred to by what title?
a) Priest of the most high God
b) King of righteousness
c) King of peace
d) The chosen one
e) The holy one
Question 21:
Where was Abram living when he got the news about Lot’s captivity according to verse 13?
a) Plain of Mamre
b) Plain of Shaveh
c) Vale of Siddim
d) The city of Sodom
e) The city of Gomorrah
Question 22:
What did Abram do when he heard that his brother was taken captive, as mentioned in verse 14?
a) He mourned
b) He armed his trained servants
c) He went to negotiate with the kings
d) He prayed to God
e) He hid himself
Question 23:
According to verse 14, how many trained servants were born in Abram’s house?
a) 314
b) 318
c) 324
d) 350
e) None of the above
Question 24:
Where did Abram go to rescue Lot as mentioned in verse 15?
a) As far as Dan
b) As far as Shaveh
c) As far as Ellasar
d) As far as Kiriathaim
e) As far as Hobah
Question 25:
In verse 16, what did Abram recover?
a) All the goods
b) His brother Lot
c) The women and the people
d) The kings’ treasures
e) All of the above
Question 26:
Who is the king of Salem, as mentioned in verse 18?
a) Bera
b) Birsha
c) Amraphel
d) Melchizedek
e) None of the above
Question 27:
Where did Lot dwell, as mentioned in verse 12?
a) Sodom
b) Gomorrah
c) Shinar
d) Ellasar
e) Zoar
Question 28:
In verse 20, to whom did Abram give tithes?
a) Melchizedek
b) Mamre
c) King of Sodom
d) Chedorlaomer
e) None of the above
Question 29:
As per verse 22, who did Abram lift up his hand to swear to?
a) King of Sodom
b) Melchizedek
c) God, the most high.
d) Lot
e) The inhabitants of the land
Question 30:
Who told Abram about his brother’s captivity, as per verse 13?
a) One who had escaped
b) Melchizedek
c) Mamre
d) Amraphel
e) None of the above
[Next Chapter: Genesis 15 Quiz]
Answers to Genesis 14 Quiz Questions
Answer 1
d) Tidal
Explanation: Genesis 14:1 states “And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations”.
Answer 2
c) Admah
Explanation: In Genesis 14:1, it is written “And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.”
Answer 3
a) Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber
Explanation: According to Genesis 14:2, the four kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
Answer 4
a) Valley of Siddim
Explanation: Genesis 14:3 states “All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.”
Answer 5
b) Twelve years
Explanation: In Genesis 14:4, it is written “Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.”
Answer 6
c) Verse 5
Explanation: Genesis 14:5 mentions “And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,” indicating rebellion in the previous verse.
Answer 7
e) All of the above
Explanation: According to Genesis 14:5, Chedorlaomer and the kings with him smote the Rephaims, Zuzims, Emims, and the Horites.
Answer 8
a) Ashteroth Karnaim
Explanation: In Genesis 14:5, it states that the Zuzims were smote in Ashteroth Karnaim.
Answer 9
a) Mount Seir
Explanation: According to Genesis 14:6, the Horites were smote in their mount Seir.
Answer 10
b) They smote the Amalekites.
Explanation: Genesis 14:7 says “And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.”
Answer 11
d) Amalek
Explanation: In Genesis 14:7, it is mentioned that they came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, after smiting all the country of the Amalekites.
Answer 12
a) Kadesh
Explanation: According to Genesis 14:7, another name for Enmishpat is Kadesh.
Answer 13
d) Five
Explanation: Genesis 14:8 mentions five kings – “And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar);”
Answer 14
d) Nine
Explanation: According to Genesis 14:9, there were nine kings in total who went to battle – “With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.”
Answer 15
c) It was full of slime pits
Explanation: Genesis 14:10 states “And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.”
Answer 16
e) All their goods
Explanation: According to Genesis 14:11, the conquering kings took away all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah – “And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.”
Answer 17
d) Lot
Explanation: In Genesis 14:12, it is stated that Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, was taken captive during the battle – “And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.”
Answer 18
e) All of the above
Explanation: Genesis 14:24 mentions that Abram allowed Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre to take their portion – “Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.”
Answer 19
c) Abram
Explanation: In Genesis 14:13, Abram is referred to as the Hebrew – “And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew.”
Answer 20
a) Priest of the most high God
Explanation: Genesis 14:18 states “And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.”
Answer 21
a) Plain of Mamre
Explanation: According to Genesis 14:13, Abram was dwelling in the plain of Mamre – “for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.”
Answer 22
b) He armed his trained servants
Explanation: Genesis 14:14 states “And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.”
Answer 23
b) 318
Explanation: According to Genesis 14:14, Abram armed his 318 trained servants, born in his own house, when he heard about his brother’s captivity.
Answer 24
a) As far as Dan
Explanation: Genesis 14:14 mentions that Abram pursued the captors as far as Dan.
Answer 25
e) All of the above
Explanation: In Genesis 14:16, it is mentioned that Abram recovered all the goods, his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
Answer 26
d) Melchizedek
Explanation: According to Genesis 14:18, Melchizedek was the king of Salem – “And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.”
Answer 27
a) Sodom
Explanation: In Genesis 14:12, it states that Lot dwelt in Sodom – “And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.”
Answer 28
a) Melchizedek
Explanation: According to Genesis 14:20, Abram gave tithes to Melchizedek – “And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.”
Answer 29
c) God, the most high.
Explanation: Genesis 14:22 states “And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth.”
Answer 30
a) One who had escaped
Explanation: Genesis 14:13 mentions that one who had escaped brought the news of Lot’s captivity to Abram – “And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew.”
