Biblical Cities – Old Testament 1

1) What city was Goliath from?

a) Ashkelon

b) Beer-Sheba

c) Gath (1 Samuel 17:4)

d) Jericho

2) Where did Abraham live when the Lord told him to leave and go to Canaan?

a) Babylon

b) Haran (Genesis 12:1-4)

c) Jabesh-Gilead

d) Ramah

3) Boys mocked the prophet Elisha’s bald head and were killed by bears at what city?

a) Carmel

b) Hebron

c) Sidon

d) Bethel (2 Kings 2:23-24)

4) Where did Samuel declare that Saul was chosen by God to be king?

a) Chephirah

b) Lebonah

c) Mizpeh

d) Ramah

5) The Philistines displayed the armor of Saul in Ashtaroth. Where did the Philistines display his body?

a) Bethshan (1 Samuel 31:8-10)

b) Ekron

c) Gath

d) Gaza

6) Which city fell after priests walked around it blowing shofars?

a) Ashkelon

b) Damascus

c) Jericho (Joshua 6:1-5)

d) Tyre

7) Which tribe was allotted Ashtaroth and Edrei, the cities of Og, King of Bashan?

a) Ephraim

b) Manasseh (Joshua 13:31)

c) Naphtali

d) Zebulun

8) Where were Joseph and Jacob buried?

a) Shechem (Joshua 24:32 and Acts 7:15-16)

b) Beth-Anoth

c) Ziddim

d) Mizpah

9) Joshua fought the 5 kings of the Amorites and called out that the sun should stand still over what city?

a) Ashdod

b) Bashan

c) Gezer

d) Gibeon (Joshua 10:12)

10) The widow whose son died but came to life again after Elijah beseeched the Lord fed the prophet in what city?

a) Hebron

b) Kerioth

c) Ramoth

d) Zarephath (1 Kings 17:9-24)

Books Mentioned in the Bible

1­) The Book of the Wars of the Lord mentions what river, according to the bible?

a) Arnon (numbers 21:14)

b) Jordan

c) Pishon

d) Tigris

2) The sun stood still and the moon stayed, as the book of Joshua states, and is mentioned in which other book?

a) The Chronicles of Nathan

b) The Book of Moses

c) The Book of Jasher (Joshua 10:13)

d) The Book of the Law

3) The acts, wisdom, and all that he did are written in which book?

a) The Book of the Acts of Solomon 1Ki_11:41

b) The Book of the Law of Solomon

c) The Book of the Wisdom of Solomon

d) Solomon’s Pearls

4) What did not get put into the Chronicles of David?

a) The names of all of his wives

b) The number of Israel (1 Chronicles 27:24)

c) The battles he fought in

d) Nothing was left out

5) The acts of David are written in the books of which 3 men?

a) Iddo, Jeremiah, and Samuel

b) Jasher, Jeremiah, and Shemaiah

c) Iddo, Nathan, and Shemaiah

d) Gad, Nathan, and Samuel (1 Chronicles 29:29)

6) Those whose names were not written in which book were thrown into the lake of fire?

a) The Book of Judgement

b) The Book of Law

c) The Book of the Righteous

d) Book of Life (Revelation 20:15)

7) The acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, are written in the book of whom?

a) Iddo

b) Jehu (2 Chronicles 20:34)

c) Nathan

d) Samuel

8) The acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are written in the books of which 2 people?

a) Ahijah and Elijah

b) Azariah and Elisha

c) Iddo and Shemaiah 2Ch_12:15

d) Micaiah and Uriah

9) During the reign of King Josiah, the high priest Hilkiah gave which book to Shaphan the scribe?

a) Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah

b) Book of the Law (2 Kings 22:8)

c) Book of Nathan

d) Book of the Wisdom of Solomon

10) The acts of Abijam and all that he did were written in which book?

a) The Book of Abijam

b) The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel

c) The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah (1 Kings 15:7)

d) The Book of Uriah

Minor prophets Part 2

1) The prophecy that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem is in which book of the bible?

a) Joel

b) Micah (Micah 5:2)

c) Nahum

d) Zephaniah

2) The vision of Obadiah concerns which nation?

a) Edom (Obadiah 1:1)

b) Moab

c) Philistia

d) Samaria

3) Which city was Jonah supposed to prophesize to when he instead fled the presence of the Lord?

a) Damascus

b) Jerusalem

c) Nineveh (Jonah 1:2-3)

d) Tarshish

4) In the book of Acts, the apostle Peter quoted which Old Testament minor prophet at Pentecost?

a) Amos

b) Haggai

c) Joel (Acts 2:16-21)

d) Malachi

5) Which book of the bible has the prophet saying that the Lord will send Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord?

a) Habakkuk

b) Hosea

c) Joel

d) Malachi (Malachi4:5)

6) The word of the Lord came to Hosea during the reign of which king of Israel?

a) Ahab

b) Hezekiah

c) Jeroboam (Hosea 1:1)

d) Solomon

7) Which prophet is the grandson of Iddo the prophet?

a) Haggai

b) Jonah

c) Nahum

d) Zechariah (Zechariah 1:1)

8) What was the occupation of the prophet Amos?

a) Farmer

b) Herdsman (Amos 1:1)

c) Merchant

d) Prophet

9) The word came to Zephaniah during the reign of which king?

a) Josiah king of Judah (Zephaniah 1:1)

b) Jotham king of Judah

c) Hezekiah king of Israel

d) Uzziah king of Israel

10) What did the prophet Habakkuk call his vision?

a) A burden (Habakkuk 1:1)

b) A blessing

c) A word

d) He did not call it anything

11) Nahum prophesized against which city?

a) Jerusalem

b) Nineveh (Nahum 1:1)

c) Samaria

d) Tyre

12) The book of Joel opens with a lament about what?

a) An evil king

b) The exile of Israel

c) A plague of locusts (Joel 1:2-4)

d) The destruction of the temple

13) Which prophet was told to take a prostitute for a wife?

a) Amos

b) Hosea (1:2)

c) Obadiah

d) Micah

14) In which book does the prophet see a  Man riding a red horse?

a) Habakkuk

b) Joel

c) Malachi

d) Zechariah (Zechariah 1:8)

15) What was the result of the prophecies spoken by Haggai?

a) The city was destroyed

b) They rebuilt the temple

c) The people obeyed the word of the Lord (Haggai 1:12)

d) No result is given

Minor prophets Part 1

1) Romans 9:13 quotes which minor prophet when it says “Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated"?

a) Amos

b) Malachi (Malachi 1:2-3)

c) Obadiah

d) Nahum

2) To whom did Haggai prophesize to?

a) Hezekiah king of Judah

b) Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah

c) Uzziah king of Judah

d) Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel governor of Judah (Haggai 1:1)

3) In what book shall they “look upon Him whom they have pierced”?

a) Amos

b) Malachi

c) Micah

d) Zechariah (Zechariah 12:10)

4) The prophecies of Micah concerned which cities?

a) Samaria and Jerusalem (Micah 1:1)

b) Jerusalem and Nineveh

c) Edom and Tyre

d) Jericho and Tyre

5) In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus refers to His death and calls it the sign of which prophet?

a) Habakkuk

b) Haggai

c) Jonah (Matthew 12:40)

d) Micah

6) Why is it said in the book of Hosea that Israel is like a prostitute?

a) Israel put idols into the temple

b) Israel permitted the heathen to live among them

c) Israel had forsaken the Lord (Hosea 1:2)

d) No reason was given

7) The word Amos saw concerning Israel took place 2 years before which event?

a) Earthquake (Amos 1:1)

b) Jubilee

c) The reign of Rehoboam

d) War with the Philistines

8) Fill in the blank: In Zechariah, there is a stone with seven ______.

a) Colors

b) Eyes (Zechariah 3:9)

c) Fissures

d) Sides

9) The chief priests and scribes told Herod that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. They quoted which prophet?

a) Hosea (Matthew 2:5-6; Hosea 11:1)

b) Joel

c) Malachi

d) Zechariah

10) What books were written about prophecies given during the reign of Darius?

a) Amos and Hosea

b) Joel and Micah

c) Haggai and Zechariah (Haggai 1:1 and Zechariah 1:1; 7:1)

d) Nahum and Obadiah

Messianic prophecies in Genesis

1) One of the first Messianic prophecies in the bible states that God would put enmity between the serpent and the descendants of Eve. Where was this prophecy uttered?

a) Nod

b) Outside the Garden of Eden

c) Inside the Garden of Eden

d) The bible does not say where it is uttered

2) Fill in the blank: The Messiah will bruise the serpent’s ____ and the serpent will bruise the Messiah’s ____.

a) Heel, head

b) Head, heel

c) Head, hand

d) Body, hand

3) In Genesis 12, God says in you will all the nations be blessed. Who is God referring to when He said “you”?

a) Isaac

b) Jacob

c) Israel

d) Abraham

4) Jesus is a high priest after the order of which Old Testament priest?

a) Abraham

b) Aaron

c) Melchizedek

d) Levi

5) The king of Salem brought out what food that Jesus used to illustrate Himself in the Gospel of Matthew?

a) Bread and wine

b) Fish and bread

c) Bread and fish

d) Wine and water

6) What animal did Abraham say God would provide for a burnt offering when he was about to sacrifice Isaac?

a) Goat

b) Lamb

c) Ram

d) Abraham did not say anything

7) In Genesis 22, God said all nations would be blessed by the descendants of Abraham because he did what?

a) He worshiped the one true God

b) He obeyed the voice of God

c) He wrestled with God

d) He did nothing

8) In Genesis 26, there was a famine in the land so a descendent of Abraham attempted to travel elsewhere. The Lord stopped him and reiterated the promise given to Abraham, that all nations would be blessed through his descendants. Who was this man?

a) Isaac

b) Jacob

c) Ishmael

d) Israel

9) Fill in the blank: Before Jacob died, he prophesied about his sons. He said the _____ would not depart from Judah until someone came.

a) Crown

b) Throne

c) Staff

d) Scepter

10) It would only depart from Judah when who came?

a) Ariel

b) Shiloh

c) Immanuel

d) The Prince of Peace

Biblical Cities – New Testament 3

1) Where was Jesus from?

a) Nazareth

b) Bethlehem

c) Capernaum

d) Jerusalem

2) Where was Paul imprisoned and his cell door opened by an earthquake?

a) Antioch

b) Berea

c) Philippi

d) Thessalonica

3) Paul had a confrontation with Peter over refusing to eat with gentiles in what city?

a) Jerusalem

b) Ephesus

c) Damascus

d) Antioch of Syria

4) Mary anointed the feet of Jesus with expensive spikenard (ointment) in what city?

a) Capernaum

b) Bethsaida

c) Bethany

d) Jericho

5) Where was Stephen stoned?

a) Cana

b) Jerusalem

c) Capernaum

d) Bethany

6) The Lord told Paul that he would bear witness of Him in what city?

a) Rome

b) Athens

c) Damascus

d) Jerusalem

7) In what city did Jesus cure a blind man by spitting in his eyes and laying hands on him?

a) Jericho

b) Bethsaida

c) Capernaum

d) Nain

8) A voice asked “Saul Saul why do you persecute Me?” Where was Saul traveling to when this happened?

a) Jerusalem

b) Gaza

c) Damascus

d) Caesarea

9) In what city did the Holy Spirit come at Pentecost?

a) Bethany

b) Cana

c) Shiloh

d) Jerusalem

10) Herod ordered the children of what city killed in an effort to kill Jesus?

a) Bethlehem

b) Nazareth

c) Cana

d) Jerusalem

Biblical Cities – New Testament 2

1) According to the Gospel of John, what city were the disciples headed towards when Jesus walked on water towards their boat?

a) Capernaum

b) Bethsaida

c) Tiberias

d) Magdala

2) Peter (through Christ) healed Aeneas a man who had been paralyzed for 8 yrs in what city?

a) Ephesus

b) Lydda

c) Emmaus

d) Joppa

3) What city are the apostles Philip, Andrew, and Peter from?

a) Bethsaida

b) Jerusalem

c) Capernaum

d) Magdala

4) In what city in the Book of Acts, does James state that gentile Christians only need to abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood?

a) Damascus

b) Antioch of Pisidia

c) Tarsus

d) Jerusalem

5) Where were early believers first called Christians?

a) Cana

b) Jerusalem

c) Antioch of Syria

d) Antioch of Pisidia

6) The people of which city were praised for searching the scriptures to see if the words Paul spoke to them were true?

a) Bethlehem

b) Bethany

c) Berea

d) Bethsaida

7) Claudius commanded all Jews to leave what city?

a) Athens

b) Rome

c) Tyre

d) Damascus

8) What city did Jesus go to when He raised Lazarus from the dead?

a) Emmaus

b) Caperaum

c) Nain

d) Bethany

9) In what city did the Holy Spirit, using Paul, blind a conjurer who was seeking to sway a proconsul away from the gospel?

a) Paphos

b) Syracuse

c) Corinth

d) Salamis

10) Where did Peter have the vision of clean and unclean foods?

a) Caesarea

b) Gaza

c) Joppa

d) Azotus