Be ashamed, Sidon, and you fortress of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have neither been in labor nor given birth; I have neither reared sons nor brought up daughters.”

• Isaiah 23:4

Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird— no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.

• Hosea 9:11

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

• Matthew 1:23

She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth.

• Revelation 12:2

This quiz is about the word “birth”.  My immediate family, sort of, has a few July birthdays.  One sister-in-law, two grandchildren, and me, but notice the comma in the title.  Eleven days ago marked the birth of the regularly scheduled Bible Quizzes, started on 11 July 2020.  I apologize to folks who use the Essays, Studies, and Quizzes page.  I am a couple of months behind and I am still fighting the schedule.  But being over three years old and only skipping a couple of Saturdays, there are over one hundred and fifty quizzes so far.

The Questions:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	What was the curse involved with the first use of “birth” in the NIV?
2	When Adam made love to Eve, she gave birth to whom the first time?
3	While Terah was still alive, one of his sons, Haran, died in Ur of the Chaldeans.  What is significant about this place?
4	Ishmael had many sons.  They are listed in the order of Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.  In what order is this?
5	Who is the daughter, the first time the Bible speaks of someone giving birth to a daughter?
6	Who is recorded as having given birth with great difficulty, dying soon after her second son was born, dying in the town now called Bethlehem?
7	The book of Luke begins with an angel telling someone that he will have a son who will be a joy to him and many will rejoice in his birth.  Who was the son the angel was speaking of?
8	The handicapped man, at the gate called Beautiful, begged John and Peter for money, but they healed him instead.  What was his malady that he had since birth?
9	In James epistle, what does desire give birth to?
10	The last four references to birth in Revelation regard a woman about to give birth who is pursued and taken into the wilderness to safety.  Who is the character in this prophecy who is pursuing her?

A quiz within a quiz.  The five quotes that follow can be matched with the person making the quotes, that follow the quotes.  Put the people in the right order.

“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age.”

“A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday.”

“At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.”

“Nice to be here? At my age, it’s nice to be anywhere.”

“The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.”

The people who made these quotes are, in alphabetical order by last name: Lucille Ball, Erma Bombeck, George Burns, Benjamin Franklin, and Robert Frost.

The answers to be given after the quiz answers

Bible References:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	What was the curse involved with the first use of “birth” in the NIV?	Genesis 3:16
2	When Adam made love to Eve, she gave birth to whom the first time?	Genesis 4:1
3	While Terah was still alive, one of his sons, Haran, died in Ur of the Chaldeans.  What is significant about this place?	Genesis 11:28
4	Ishmael had many sons.  They are listed in the order of Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.  In what order is this?	Genesis 25:13-15
5	Who is the daughter, the first time the Bible speaks of someone giving birth to a daughter?	Genesis 30:21
6	Who is recorded as having given birth with great difficulty, dying soon after her second son was born, dying in the town now called Bethlehem?	Genesis 30:16-19
7	The book of Luke begins with an angel telling someone that he will have a son who will be a joy to him and many will rejoice in his birth.  Who was the son the angel was speaking of?	Luke 1:14
8	The handicapped man, at the gate called Beautiful, begged John and Peter for money, but they healed him instead.  What was his malady that he had since birth?	Acts 3:2
9	In James epistle, what does desire give birth to?	James 1:15
10	The last four references to birth in Revelation regard a woman about to give birth who is pursued and taken into the wilderness to safety.  Who is the character in this prophecy who is pursuing her?	Revelation 12:1-13

Another quiz within a quiz.  The five quotes that follow can be matched with the person making the quotes, that follow the quotes.  Put the people in the right order.

“Age is not important unless you are a cheese.”

“Eventually you reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.”

“Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.”

“Old age is fifteen years older than I am.”

“Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.”

The people who made these quotes are, in alphabetical order by last name: Helen Hayes, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Bob Hope, Groucho Marx, Will Rogers.

The answers to be given after the quiz answers to the first quiz within a quiz

Okay, this one might be tougher than the first, but if you don’t know the people doing the quoting, it’s just blind luck in getting any of them right.  And in knowing the kind of things these people said, I might get a couple …

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The Answers:

	Question	Bible References	Answers
1	What was the curse involved with the first use of “birth” in the NIV?	Genesis 3:16	Pain in child birth
2	When Adam made love to Eve, she gave birth to whom the first time?	Genesis 4:1	Cain
3	While Terah was still alive, one of his sons, Haran, died in Ur of the Chaldeans.  What is significant about this place?	Genesis 11:28	It was the place of his birth.
4	Ishmael had many sons.  They are listed in the order of Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.  In what order is this?	Genesis 25:13-15	The order of their birth
5	Who is the daughter, the first time the Bible speaks of someone giving birth to a daughter?	Genesis 30:21	Dinah, mother – Leah, father – Jacob
6	Who is recorded as having given birth with great difficulty, dying soon after her second son was born, dying in the town now called Bethlehem?	Genesis 30:16-19	Rachel, giving birth to Benjamin
7	The book of Luke begins with an angel telling someone that he will have a son who will be a joy to him and many will rejoice in his birth.  Who was the son the angel was speaking of?	Luke 1:14	John the Baptist (Baptizer)
8	The handicapped man, at the gate called Beautiful, begged John and Peter for money, but they healed him instead.  What was his malady that he had since birth?	Acts 3:2	He was lame.
9	In James epistle, what does desire give birth to?	James 1:15	Sin
10	The last four references to birth in Revelation regard a woman about to give birth who is pursued and taken into the wilderness to safety.  Who is the character in this prophecy who is pursuing her?	Revelation 12:1-13	The dragon (Satan)

The answers to the first quiz within a quiz are in this order: Robert Frost, Erma Bombeck, Benjamin Franklin, George Burns, and Lucille Ball.

The answers to the second quiz within a quiz are in this order: Helen Hayes, Will Rogers, Bob Hope, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Groucho Marx.

Whether you did well on this quiz or, ummm, not so well, … Here Amy Grant singing Better than a Hallelujah.

And here is Sory Asbury singing Born Again.

And here is Newsboys singing a different version of Born Again.

And here is Christ is Born.  It is sung by Karen Carpenter.

If you like these Saturday morning Bible quizzes, but you think you missed a few, you can use this LINK. I have set up a page off the home page for links to these Saturday morning posts. I will continue to modify the page as I add more.

Soli Deo Gloria.  Only to God be the Glory.