History
What historical document is Ein Gedi Mentioned in?
The Antiquities of the Jews.
When were the Ein Gedi Scrolls found?
1965 (1960's is acceptable)
What is another spelling of Ein Gedi
En Gedi, EnGedi
Oasis
What book was Ein Gedi part of the land the tribe of Judah got?
Joshua (15:62)
What is the only secular document is Ein Gedi mentioned in?
The Bible
When did excavation start on Ein Gedi?
In the 1960's
What animal is very populated around Ein Gedi?
Both the name of the original city, and the name of the hill the original city was on.
Who was the army in Ein Gedi hoping to attack in 2 Chronicles 20:2?
They are hoping to attack Jehoshaphat.
What makes it Significant to Jews, not Ezekiel's prophecy or David hiding there.
It has been attacked, destroyed, and rebuilt many times, It is intertwined with the rest of Israels history, and it is a very nice place.
When were the paved roads made, connecting Kibbutz to the rest of Israel?
Late 1960's 1960's will do
What does Ein Gedi translate to from Greek?
He is a goat or It is a goat
About what time did the Hasmonean kings rebuild around the oasis of Ein Gedi?
200-0 BC
In what book did David find King Saul at Ein Gedi?
(Double points if you get the chapter and verse as well, but only if you get the book right)
1 Samuel 24:1-2
What happened in the Bible, making this significant to the Jewish people. 1 answer required
David hides from King Saul there.
Ezekiel prophecies about Ein Gedi.
What Kings rebuilt around the oasis of Ein Gedi?
Hint Hasm
Not Hasmat Kings
The Hasmonean kings.
Eye or Fountain (Ein) Kid or young goat (Gedi)
The spas and resorts around the oasis and the dead sea.
How is Ein Gedi Mentioned in Song of Solomon1:14, and who mentions it?
The bride of Solomon mentions her vineyards at Ein Gedi in a love poem between the two of them.
What did Ezekiel prophecy would happen with the Ein Gedi oasis and the Dead Sea?
Ezekiel Prophecied that the oasis would flood into the dead sea and many fish would live there.
(Ezekiel 47:7-11 not needed in answer)
Name 2 events when a portion of a city near Ein Gedi was destroyed. Name who destroyed it, and other specifics. Year is not necessary.
1. Destroyed by Romans during first Jewish revolultion.
2. Ein Gedi's contents were destroyed in a fire.
3.Babylonians destroyed the original city by the oasis.
What landmarks or places are near Ein Gedi?
The dead sea.
What is the name of the current city build around the Ein Gedi Oasis?
hint Kibb
Kibbutz
Fill in the blanks
David was hiding from _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the strongholds of Ein _ _ _ _.
1 _ _ _ _ _ _ 23:29.
David was hiding from KING SAUL in the strongholds of Ein GEDI.
1 SAMUEL 23:29.