Biblical Geography 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Valley

In Joshua 10, when the Israelites were chasing the five Amorite Kings, Joshua was basically asking for more time to complete their mission.
Joshua 10:12-13 says, "Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: 'Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.' So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the people had revenge upon their enemies."

Answer: Hebron

Hebron was a city in the hills of Judah, some 19 miles south of Jerusalem.

Capernaum was located on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee.

Tiberias was located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.

Cana was a town in Galilee, where Jesus attended the "water to wine" wedding described in the Gospel of John.

Answer: Adriatic Sea

Paul's journey to Rome can be found in Acts 27. Some of the places they stopped prior to the shipwreck were, Sidon, Cyprus, Myra, Cnidus, Salmone, and Fair Havens. The ship was headed to a harbor on Crete, called Phoenix when the storm blew them off course.
Acts 27:27 says, "Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were drawing near some land."
And so, after the shipwreck Paul spent 3 months on Malta ministering to the people.

Answer: Rivers

The story of Naaman the Syrian and Elisha can be found in 2 Kings 5. Naaman was the commander of the Syrian army, but he was also a leper. His story takes him to Israel and to Elisha. Naaman went to the home of Elisha, in hopes of seeing the prophet. But, the only one to come out was Elisha's servant. He said to Naaman, "Go to the Jordan and dunk yourself seven times and you will be clean." So, Naaman became upset, because he had come all that way to be told to just go into the river.
In 2 Kings 5:12 he said, "'Are not the Abanah and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?' So he turned and went away in a rage."
Naaman's servant finally convinced him to go down to the Jordan and do what Elisha had said. He went and dipped 7 times in the Jordan and was healed.

Answer: Caves

The story of Elijah, Obadiah, Ahab and Jezebel can be found in 1 Kings 18.
1 Kings 18:4 says, "For so it was, while Jezebel massacred the prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah had taken one hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty to a cave, and had fed them with bread and water."

Answer: Springs

All farmers would wish for a water supply. Judges 1:15 recounts, "So she said to him, 'Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.' And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs."

Answer: Mount(ain)

Mount Gilboa was the location of Saul's last battle.
1 Samuel 31:1 says, "Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa."
1 Samuel 31:8 continues, "So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa."

Answer: Brook

Elijah hid at the Brook Cherith, where he found water and was fed by the ravens. Once the brook dried up, he left for Zarephath where he lived with the widow and her son.
1 Kings 5:3 says, "Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan."
The continuing story of Elijah is found in 1 Kings.

Answer: Forests

After receiving their inheritance, Ephraim and Manasseh showed a little attitude, but Joshua didn't stand for it.
Joshua 17:14-15 says, "Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, 'Why have you given us only one lot and one share to inherit, since we are a great people, inasmuch as the Lord has blessed us until now?' So Joshua answered them, 'If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, since the mountains of Ephraim are too confined for you.'"

Answer: Waterfalls

This quote is from Psalms 42:7, and "waterfalls" is used in the New King James, the New International and the New American Standard Versions. The term used in the King James Version is waterspouts.