Friday Facts - Babies and a Scarlet Thread

In the 38th book of Genesis is the story of Judah and Tamar. Tamar was the wife of Judah's son Er. Shortly after Er and Tamar were married, God took the life of Er (due to his evil ways) and Tamar was left a widow. After a period of time, Tamar went to live with her father in another town and, also during this same period of time, Judah's wife died and he was left alone. One day he went on a journey to his sheepshearer's in another part of the country and, while traveling, came upon a woman sitting outside the gateway of Enaim. When Judah saw her he thought she was a harlot and went into her home with her. In actuality, it was Tamar. Soon after their time together Tamar discovered she had conceived and was expecting twins by her father-in-law, Judah.

This is where we find this week's "Friday Fact".

When Tamar gives birth to her twins, one of the babies has a scarlet thread tied around its hand before birth. Below is the passage of scripture that gives us this unusual fact.....

"Moreover, it took place while she was giving birth, one put out a hand, and the mid-wife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, "This one came out first." But it came about as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out. Then she said, "What a breach you have made for yourself!" So he was named Perez. And after his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand; and he was named Zerah." Genesis 38:28-30

I pray you have a terrific weekend filled with many, many blessings! Happy Friday!

Friday Fun - Noah's Ark - Quiz #4

Here we are again... another Friday... another Noah's Ark quiz.

Last Friday, the question was....

How many clean animals went into the ark?

In Genesis 7:2 we read, "You shall take with you of every clean animal by sevens, a male and his female; and of the animals that are not clean two, a male and his female."

Ready for one more question about Noah's Ark? After this one, we'll switch to another Bible topic or character (I haven't quite made up my mind yet where to go from here. If you've got any ideas, just let me know in the comments. I'm open and eager to hear your interests.)

Okay, so here's the new question for this week.....

Where did the ark come to rest?

Friday Fun - Noah's Ark - Quiz #3

Friday has rolled around once again. With Friday, comes the answer to last week's quiz, which was.....

What material was used to water-proof the ark?

Genesis 6:14 tells us, "Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall cover it inside and out with pitch." The walls and the main construction of the ark was build of gopher wood and it was the pitch that was used to waterproof the gopher wood. The pitch was what kept the flood waters from leaking into the ark.

In keeping with the theme of Noah and Noah's Ark, here's another related question for this week...

How many clean animals went into the ark?

See ya back next Friday for the answer!

Friday Fun - Noah's Ark - Quiz #2

So... are you ready for the answer to last week's question about Noah?
The question that was asked was.....

How old was Noah when the flood came?

And, the correct answer is......

Noah was 600 years old when the flood came.

Genesis 7:16 it tells us, "Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth."

Congratulations to each one that answered correctly...
Lea of Shabby Olde Potting Shed
Tricia of It's All About Him!

Are you ready for another question about Noah? Or, maybe I should say, are you ready for another question about Noah's Ark? This one may be a bit tougher (at least it was for me) as it is about a specific type of material used in the building of the Ark.

What material was used to waterproof the ark?

See you back next Friday (June 20) for the answer.

Friday Fun - Noah's Ark - Quiz #1

I've always been one that loved a good quiz.... well, except for the kind that came in the classroom and effected my school grade and all :). What I enjoy is a good trivia type question. One of my favorites is quizzes on Bible facts. It's a fun way to learn more about the Bible and set my mind a thinkin' on things of the Lord.

With that said, I thought it might be fun to start a Friday Fun day devoted to Bible questions. I'll post a question regarding the Bible and anyone that wants to join in can share their answer in the comments. I'm going to keep it simple. I'll post a question and then the following week I will follow up with the correct answer and a new question for that week.

I thought I'd start with questions related to Noah and Noah's Ark and we'll focus on that topic for a few weeks and then move on to another part of the Bible. The story of Noah and the floods can be found in Genesis in chapters 6-10.

The question for this week is.....

How old was Noah when the flood came?

Stop by next week (Friday, June 13) for the answer!