Girls outsmart boys in Bible Quiz, Gedera teen takes top prize

With an answer of “Leviathan,” 11th grader Emunah Cohen of Gedera takes home the top prize in the International Bible Contest.

Cohen beats out Neta Lax, also from Israel, in the annual competition, which traditionally takes place on Independence Day. That marks the first ever time that girls have taken the top two spots in the competition.

Lax, an 11th grader from the settlement of Halamish, had an opportunity to tie on the final question — when was the first time King David cried? — but was unable to come up with the correct answer: After meeting Jonathan following the affair with the arrows.

Cohen managed to answer Leviathan correctly on the penultimate question, which was in regard to creatures mentioned in the book of Job.

Girls dominated boys in this year’s competition, which featured 10 girls and six boys from around the world answering questions about biblical minutia.