Q 01/05

Which of Abraham's sons inherited the divine promise of the land?

A) Midian

B) Ishmael

C) Isaac

D) Lot

Answer · why

C) Isaac

Ishmael was separately promised that he would found a great nation of his own.

Q 02/05

Abraham is regarded as the forefather of the Jewish people through Isaac and of which other people through Ishmael?

A) The Persians

B) The Arabs

C) The Greeks

D) The Egyptians

Answer · why

B) The Arabs

That shared ancestry is why Judaism, Christianity and Islam are grouped as the Abrahamic religions.

Q 03/05

Who was Abraham's father?

A) Haran

B) Shem

C) Nahor

D) Terah

Answer · why

D) Terah

He was the ninth in descent from Noah.

Q 04/05

In which city did Abraham's family originally live?

A) Nineveh

B) Damascus

C) Babylon

D) Ur

Answer · why

D) Ur

Some commentators, such as Nahmanides, thought he was born elsewhere and moved there later.

Q 05/05

How old was Abram when he set out for Canaan with Sarai and Lot?

A) 75

B) 80

C) 90

D) 99

Answer · why

A) 75

He travelled with Sarai and his nephew Lot to Shechem, where he built an altar.