Christmas Trivia #2

Merry Christmas to all.  I trust all of you are having a great celebration of God Incarnate - Emmanuel!

Here are some trivia answers...

 will post answers before the next post but would love to see everyones' answers - remember that your answers are anonymous so answer as you see fit and honest.  Let's see what fun we can have...

1)  What is the statistical likelihood that the prophecies around Christ's birth would be fulfilled as they were-   1 in how many?


somewhere between 1 in 65 billion and 1 in a trillion
2)  How many years was it between Isaiah and Jesus birth?


about 700 years
3)  When did the kings (wise men) show up to see Jesus?


when Jesus was around 2 years old

4)  Why was it so important that Joseph be Jesus' earthly father?


He was of the descent of David - fulfilling prophecy

5)  What is the first mention of Jesus in the bible (the verse)?


Some different answers here - Matthew 1:1 and the like but Genesis 1:26 seems clear...




6 to 10 will be in the next post...