PEOPLE & PLACES
What city were the Israelites preparing to conquer after crossing the Jordan River?
A. Jerusalem
B. Jericho
C. Bethlehem
D. Ai
B. Jericho ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:1–2
After the Commander told Joshua that he was standing on holy ground, what did Joshua do?
A. He called the priests
B. He took off his sandals
C. He blew a trumpet
D. He returned to camp
B. He took off his sandals ✅ 📖 Joshua 5:15
What were the Israelites NOT allowed to do while marching around the city?
A. Carry weapons
B. Make any sound with their voices
C. Look at the city walls
D. Walk near the Ark
B. Make any sound with their voices ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:10
For how many days did the Israelites follow the special marching plan around Jericho?
A. 3 days
B. 5 days
C. 7 days
D. 10 days
C. 7 days ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:3–4
Hosea 8:11
11 “Because Ephraim has made many altars for sin,
They have become for him altars for sinning."
Who appeared to Joshua with a drawn sword before the battle of Jericho?
A. The king of Jericho
B. Moses
C. The Commander of the army of the Lord
D. One of the priests
C. The Commander of the army of the Lord ✅ 📖 Joshua 5:13–14
After Joshua received God’s battle plan, what did he tell the priests to do?
A. Carry swords in front of the army
B. Stay inside the camp
C. Carry the Ark and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it
D. Build an altar outside Jericho
C. Carry the Ark and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:6
What kind of trumpets did the priests use while marching around Jericho?
A. Ram’s horn trumpets
B. Silver trumpets
C. Golden trumpets
D. Wooden trumpets
A. Ram’s horn trumpets ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:4
How many times did the Israelites march around Jericho during the first six days?
A. Once each day
B. Twice each day
C. Seven times each day
D. Twelve times each day
A. Once each day ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:3
Ephesians 3:20
20 "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,"
Who carried the seven trumpets in front of the Ark of the Covenant?
A. Seven soldiers
B. Seven priests
C. Seven tribal leaders
D. Joshua’s commanders
B. Seven priests ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:6
What did the Israelites do after marching around Jericho on each of the first six days?
A. They attacked the city gates
B. They returned to camp
C. They shouted together
D. They stayed outside the walls overnight
B. They returned to camp ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:14
What object was carried in the procession as the Israelites marched around the city?
A. The Ark of the Covenant
B. A golden altar
C. Moses’ staff
D. The tablets of stone
A. The Ark of the Covenant ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:6
If Israel marched around Jericho once a day for six days and seven times on the seventh day, how many total trips around the city did they make?
A. 7
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
C. 13 ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:3–4
Joshua 24:33
33 "And Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in a hill belonging to Phinehas his son, which was given to him in the mountains of Ephraim."
Who were the only people in Jericho who survived when the city was destroyed?
A. The king and his family
B. The priests of Jericho
C. Rahab and her family
D. The soldiers who surrendered
C. Rahab and her family ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:22–23
What happened differently on the seventh day?
A. They marched around Jericho seven times
B. They marched without the Ark
C. Joshua entered the city alone
D. The priests stopped blowing their trumpets
A. They marched around Jericho seven times ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:15
Which items from Jericho were saved?
A. Food, clothing, and weapons
B. Silver, gold, and bronze
C. Gold, weapons, and livestock
D. Silver, pottery, and clothing
B. Silver, gold, and bronze ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:19
On the seventh day, after completing the seventh circuit around Jericho, what combination of events was supposed to signal the people to give a loud shout?
A. Joshua raised his sword and the army stopped
B. The priests gave a long blast on the trumpets
C. The Ark was placed in front of the city gate
D. The soldiers struck the walls seven times
B. The priests gave a long blast on the trumpets ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:5
Hebrews 6:19
19 "This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,"
Where were the Israelites camped before facing Jericho, near the place where God had recently performed a major miracle?
A. Near the Jordan River
B. Near the Red Sea
C. At Mount Sinai
D. In the wilderness of Egypt
A. Near the Jordan River ✅ 📖 Joshua 3; Joshua 5:10
After the Israelites completed their seventh trip around Jericho on the seventh day, what did Joshua command them to do?
A. Return to camp and wait
B. Run toward the city gates
C. Shout, because the Lord had given them the city
D. Kneel while the priests continued marching
C. Shout, because the Lord had given them the city ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:16
Which answer gives the correct order of the main groups described in the procession around Jericho?
A. Priests with trumpets → Armed guard → Ark → Rear guard
B. Ark → Armed guard → Priests with trumpets → Rear guard
C. Armed guard → Priests with trumpets → Ark → Rear guard
D. Armed guard → Ark → Rear guard → Priests with trumpets
C. Armed guard → Priests with trumpets → Ark → Rear guard ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:9
Joshua 6:4 uses the number seven for three different parts of God’s instructions. Which combination is correct?
A. Seven priests, seven trumpets, seven days
B. Seven priests, seven armies, seven days
C. Seven tribes, seven trumpets, seven gates
D. Seven priests, seven swords, seven cities
A. Seven priests, seven trumpets, seven days ✅ 📖 Joshua 6:4
Lamentations 2:11
11 "My eyes fail with tears,
My heart is troubled;
My bile is poured on the ground
Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people,
Because the children and the infants
Faint in the streets of the city."