Bible Geography
I am the longest River in Israel.
What is the Jordan?
There are this many books in the Bible.
What is 66?
Abraham gave 1/10th to me
Who is Melchizedek?
Name this verse: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. "
What is John 3:16?
I am the insect that John the Baptist ate.
What is a locust?
In Revelation, John mentions these 7 churches: Ephesus, Laodicea, Smyrna, Philadelphia, Sardis, Thyatira, & Pergamum. This modern day country is home to all of them.
What is Turkey?
How long was Jesus on the Earth between His resurrection and his ascent up to Heaven?
What is 40 days? Acts 1:1-3
We are the two archangels mentioned in the Bible
Who are Michael and Gabriel?
"I am the _____ and the _____, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
What is the "Alpha" and the "Omega"? Rev. 22:13
This religious faction did not believe in the resurrection
Who are the Sadducees?
This country is home to the land of Goshen
Where is Egypt?
How many kings did the united kindgom of Israel have?
Three: Saul, David, & Solomon
I am the sister of the 12 sons of Jacob.
Who is Dinah?
Quote John 11:35, which is the shortest verse in the Bible
What is "Jesus wept."
I am listed in Leviticus as a detestable bird not to be eaten, but I am not a bird.
What is a bat? Lev. 11:13-19
I am the modern day country where ancient Babylon is located.
What is Iraq (approximately 50 miles South of modern day Baghdad)?
This many people survived the flood on the Ark.
What is eight?
"I planted, _______ watered, but God gave the growth."
Who is Apollos?
I am referred to as the chapter of love in the Bible.
What is 1 Corinthians 13?
Both Moses (The Law) and Elijah (The Prophets) were with Jesus at the Transfiguration. Both Moses and Elijah died/left the earth on which side of the Jordan River?
What is the East?
I am the Mountain Moses died on
What is Mt. Nebo (Pisgah)? (Deut. 34:1-5)
The number of years between the ending of Malachi and the beginning of Matthew
What is 400?
I said, "For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish."
Who is Mordecai?
"As water reflects the _____, so one's life reflects the _____."
What are "face" & "heart"? Prvb. 27:19
"And in all the land there were no women so beautiful as _____ daughters. And their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers."
Who is Job? Job 42:15
Ruth hails from the area known as
Where is Moab? (Ruth 1:4)
I am the age of the oldest person mentioned in the Bible
What is 969?
I am known as the weeping prophet
Who is Jeremiah?
"You will keep in___ ___ those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you." (Isaiah 26:3)
What is "perfect peace"?
I am a book in the Bible, but God is never mentioned within my verses
What is Esther?
Paul sailed into or out of this coastal city in Israel at least four times
Where is Caesarea? Dr. Allen Diles, HU, Spring 2023.
"Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was ____ talents of gold, besides that which came from the explorers and from the business of the merchants, and from all the kings of the west and from the governors of the land."
What is 666? 1 Kings 10:14-15
I was King David's great grandmother
Who is Ruth?
I am known as the Heroes of Faith chapter.
What is Hebrews 11?
The two wives of Moses were from:
Ethiopia and Midian
Egypt and Samaria
Jordan and Samaria
Midian and Egypt
What are Ethiopia and Midian?
Israel's borders in it's pre-1967 era is roughly the same size as which US state?
New Jersey
South Carolina
Maine
Idaho
What is New Jersey?
In the book of Ester, the gallows that Haman had built to hang Modecai on were how many cubits high?
A cubit is approximately 18 inches.
What is 50? Ester 5:14
I was the first judge of Israel
Who is Othniel?
I am the shortest chapter in the Bible, containing only 2 verses.
What is Psalm 117?
12 allotments of land were given within Israel. However, the tribe of Levi did not receive an allotment. How is this possible?
What is Joseph became two tribes and the allotment went to Ephraim and Manasseh instead of Joseph and Levi?
The land of "Cush" is this modern day country.
What is Ethiopia?
How many years did Jacob work for Laban until he was given Rachel as his wife?
What is 7? Gen. 29:20-30
The first 7 years of work Jacob was "tricked" due to the customs there. After the week of wedding celebration for Leah, Laban then gave Jacob Rachel at the end of that week in exchange for another 7 years of his labor.
I am a very fat man who ruled and subjected Israel to slavery; I died from the thrust of a large knife deep into my belly with my fat covering up to the knife's hilt.
Who is Eglon, king of Moab? Judges 3:17-22
"Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are ____ in the world to be ___ in faith and ____ of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
What is "poor", "rich", & "heirs"? James 2:5
When it comes to word count, this man wrote more of the New Testament than any other author
Who is Luke?
"The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilon. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of _____ and remained there."
What is Moab? Ruth 1:2
"So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, ____ of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn."
What is 153? John 21:11
This is written about me, "...you are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you; by your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;"
Who is the prince of Tyre? Ezekiel 28:3-4
Paul speaks in/on the Areopagus in this chapter in Acts
What is 17?
Name three of the four New Testament Epistles containing only one chapter
What is Philemon, Jude, 2 John, and 3 John?
The city of Jerusalem is within my tribe's boundary.
Who is Benjamin?
" From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then __ bears came out of the woods and mauled __ of the boys.
What is 2 bears and 42 boys?
I am the author of the only OT book that contains just one chapter.
Who is Obadiah?
"____ one another with brotherly affection. _____ one another in showing _____."
What is "Love", "Outdo", "honor"? Rom 12:10
Name the three items that were held inside the Ark of the Covenant
"So he said to the men of Succoth, "Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of_______.""
What is Midian? Judges 8:5
"Now Gideon had ___ sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives."
What is 70? Judges 8:30
"And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name ________"
Who is Abimelech? Judges 8:31
"The men of Ephraim said to him, "What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?" And they accused him fiercely."
What chapter and verse am I?
What is Judges 8:1?
"and they did not show steadfast love to the family of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done to Israel." What Book and Chapter am I?
What is Judges 8?