Africa In The Bible

Question 1

• Where do we find the Ashanti people today (mainly) and where are they mentioned in the scriptures? People of Smoke.

Answer 1

Joshua 15:1, 42

Question 2

• In the 1500’s, Jews were taken to what Islands of Africa?

Answer 2

Sao Tome - Principe, Cape Verde Islands

Question 3

• Which prophets prophecied Israel would be scattered to islands? (Give 2 names and precepts)

Answer 3

Moses - Deuteronomy 28:64

Isaiah - Isaiah 11:11

Question 4

• What are the first two modern African countries mentioned in Genesis?

Answer 4

Ethiopia Genesis 2:13 and Egypt Genesis 12:10

Question 5

• Give 2 precepts that prove Israel is the Garden of Eden.

Answer 5

Ezekiel 36:35
Galatians 4:26
Isaiah 51:3

Question 6

• True or False: The Jordan River is the same river mentioned in Genesis 2:10 (Give precepts)

Answer 6

True
Joshua 3:15
2 Esdras 5:23-25
Sirach 24:25-26

Question 7

• What prophecy states what would happen to the Euphrates River in the last days?

Answer 7

Revelation 16:12

Question 8

• What part of Africa is the “Wilderness of Sin” located in? (Give a scripture)

Answer 8

Egypt/Egyptian Peninsula

Ezekiel 20:36

Question 9

• What is the significance of the port at Sidon? (Give a brief understanding)

Answer 9

It was a major trade center for ships and commerce of all types
Isaiah 23:2
1 Esdras 5:55

Question 10

• 4 rivers are listed at the beginning of creation. Which 2 are in the Land of Ham? (Give the biblical and modern names)

Answer 10

Egypt/Pison - White Nile (Genesis 2:11) Ethiopia/Gihon - Blue Nile (Genesis 2:13)

Question 11

• What is Africa called in the bible? (Provide a scripture)

Answer 11

Land of Ham (Psalms 105:23)

Question 12

• What son of Noah is the forefather of the so called Africans?

Answer 12

Ham (Genesis 10:6 and Zondervans Bible Dictionary)

Question 13

• What is the first African kingdom? (Provide a scripture)

Answer 13

Babel/Babylon kingdom of Kush (Genesis 10:9-10)