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1. I was the city called the center of the entire earth. Human beings began to think they didn't need God and began building "a tower with its top in the heavens" here. Because of this, the Lord confused their language and they scattered to the ends of the earth. What is my name?
2. I am the city where Abram moved with his family. Abram's father Terah died while they lived within my walls. Many years later, Jacob, Abram's grandson, came and worked for 14 years in order to marry Rachel. What is my name?
3. I am the land where the family of Jacob settled after Joseph brought his family down to Egypt from Canaan. They remained, for the most part, here until the Exodus. What is my name?
4. We are twin cities which Pharaoh forced the Israelites to build for him before the exodus. What is my name?
5. I am the mountain at the base of a peninsula by the same name. Israel stopped by my foot and Moses climbed me to receive the Law. The Israelites stayed here for a year. What is my name?
6. I am a city just outside the Promised Land. I was the location where the Israelites waited for the report of the spies sent into Canaan. What is my name?
7. As a nation, I claim to be descended from the eldest daughter of Lot. I was an enemy of Israel throughout most of my history. I was the nation which hired Balaam, son of Beor, to curse Israel as it moved toward the promised land. I was the homeland of Ruth, an ancestor of King David, the man who eventually defeated me. What is my name?
8. I am the beautiful capital city of the nation of Assyria. It was my nation which defeated the Northern Kingdom of Israel and took the people into captivity. Many know of the prophet sent to me named Jonah, but have you heard of the prophet who prophesied about me named Nahum? What is my name?
9. I am where the Assyrians took the nation of Israel after they defeated Hoshea, King of Israel. What is my name?
10. I am the city where Esther became Queen of Persia, Mordecai saved the king and Haman attempted to execute all Jewish people. What is my name?
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