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Bible Geography Flashcards

1
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On which two mountains did Israel read the blessings and curses of the law?

A

Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim

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2
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What Gentile entered the Most Holy Place?

A

Antiochus

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3
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Where is the third stop for Abraham in Israel?

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Beersheba

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4
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Between what two cities did Abram make his second stop in Israel?

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Bethel and Ai

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5
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What year did the Romans capture Jerusalem (and gained sovereignty through Jesus’ life)?

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63 BC

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6
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What marks the extreme southern boundary of Israel (both in modern and biblical times)?

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Elath

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7
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What was the key city of the third missionary journey?

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Ephesus

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8
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What was the key city of the first missionary journey?

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Pisidian Antioch

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9
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What city was David anointed king and became his first capital?

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Hebron

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10
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What is the elevation of the Dead Sea?

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1, 385 ft. below

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11
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Where were the tablets discovered that recorded correspondence between Egypt and city-state rulers of the Levant (what would later be known as Israel)?

A

el-Amarna

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12
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What made Benjamin one of the busiest tribal areas?

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  • Major roads intersecting

- Invading international powers would enter and occasionally meet for battle

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13
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What is the name of the route that Abraham took through Israel?

A

Route of the Patriarchs

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14
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Primary zones in Palestine

A

chart we filled

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15
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5 Major valleys of Shephelah

And City names

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  1. Aijalon Valley – Gezer/Emmauss
  2. Sorek Valley – Beth Shemesh
  3. Elah Valley – Azekah/Gath
  4. Beth Guvrin – Maresha
  5. Lachish Valley - Lachish
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16
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International Route

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Gaza – Aphek – Megiddo – Mt. Tabor – Hazor – Dan - Damascus

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17
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What is the name of the first stop in Israel? What event happened there?

A

Shechem

Lord appeared to Abram

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18
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Name one of the most prominent places to where David fled when pursued by Saul.

A

En Gedi

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19
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Near what city and by what event did a certain place became a permanent patriarch settlement?

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Hebron

Abraham bought the cave of Macpelah

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20
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Where did the northern kingdom establish worship centers? Why?

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Dan and Bethel, because Jeroboam sought to “detour” any worshipers heading to the temple in Jerusalem

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21
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4 longitudindal zones

A

Coastal plan
Central Mountain Range
rift Valley
Transjordanian mountain

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22
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Summarize the four general principles concerning the amount of rainfall in the holy land.

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  • Decreases from north to south
  • Decreases from west to east
  • Increases with elevation
  • Greater on windward side of mountains
23
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Patriarchal Highway

A

Beersheba – Hebron – (via bethlehem) – Jerusalem – Ramah – Bethel – Shiloh - Shechem

24
Q

The most famous city of this remote region [of Edom] is

A

Petra

25
Q

When did Jerusalem fall—the city razed and temple burned?

A

The fall - July 14th 586 BC. City razed and burned - August 14th - 17th 586 BC.

26
Q

Where did people from the tribe of Levite live?

A
  • Assigned towns and pasturelands throughout Israel

- Judah and Jerusalem

27
Q

List three evidences that the northern kingdom was characterized by instability.

A
  1. 19 kings came from 9 different families
  2. 8 of its kings were either assassinated or committed suicide
  3. Israel had 4 capitals
28
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East-West Route

A

Gezer/Emmaus – Aijalon Valley – Lower Beth-Horon – Upper Beth-Horon – Ramah – Michmash - Jericho

29
Q

Name the main cities the interregional “Route of the Patriarchs” (or, “Ridge Route”) passed through between Beersheba to Shechem.

A

Beersheba, Hebron, Jerusalem, Ramah, Bethel/Ai, Shiloh, shechem

30
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From north to south, name the major regions of the Transjordanian mountains zone.

A

Bashaan, Gilead, Moab.

31
Q

Name the three great rivers of the Middle East

A

Tigris, Nile, Euphrates

32
Q

The _______ is the most important body of water to this area. Why?

A

mediterranean

Life-giving rain water

33
Q

List two evidences that Judah, the southern kingdom, was characterized by stability.

A
  1. 19 kings all from the Davidic dynasty

2. Jerusalem had been firmly established as the religious and political capital of the southern kingdom

34
Q

When did Jerusalem expand greatly from 37 to 150 acres?

A

Around the time that the Edomites invaded Judah, while Philistines captured cities near Shephelah

35
Q

During the siege of what city was David back in Jerusalem having his sinful affair with Bathsheba?

A

Rabbah

36
Q

3 mountains that form the eastern boundary of Jezreel Valley

A

Mt. Gilboa
Mt. Moreh
Mt. Tabor

37
Q

Who did Alexander leave to rule over Egypt and who later also ruled part of Palestine?

A

Ptolemy

38
Q

On what mount did Saul and Jonathan die (1 Sam 31)? Who buried Saul and Jonathan?

A

Mount Gilboa, Jabesh Gilead

39
Q

From west to east, list the five longitudinal zones of the holy land.

A

Coastal plain, central mountain range, rift valley, Tranjordanian mountains, eastern desert

40
Q

Who ruled over Syria, Mesopotamia, and Persia following Alexander’s death?

A

Seleucus I

41
Q

Who was Solomon’s successor? And where did all Israel make him king?

A

Rehoboam

Shechem

42
Q

What year did Nebuchadnezzar destroy the city and the temple?

A

586 BC

43
Q

What northern city did Israel defeat, but did not follow up their victory by establishing a settlement (so that Canaanites once again occupied this city well into the period of the judges)?

A

Hazor

44
Q

What was the key event of the second missionary journey?

A

Macedonian vision

45
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Which city was Antipas constructing as his new capital while Jesus was growing up?

A

Sepphoris

46
Q

Who ordered Jerusalem to be destroyed?

What change of name did he give to the province of Judea?

A

Emperor Hadrian AD 135.

Palestine

47
Q

What are the measurements of the Sea of Galilee?

A

13 by 7.5 miles

48
Q

What is one of the best documented events in the ancient world?

A

Sennachrib’s response

49
Q

What is the only natural seaport in Israel?

A

Acco

50
Q

What is the name of the first stop for Abram from Ur? What event happened there?

A

Haran

His father, Terah, died

51
Q

Diagonal Route

A

Gezer/Emmaus – Beth Shemesh – Azekah/Gath – Maresha – Lachish

52
Q

When the northern kingdoms rejected this king (named above in #1), who became king of the north?

A

Jeroboam

53
Q

How large was Jericho (land size and population)?

A

2,000 people, 10 acre mound

54
Q

Which city does Rasmussen state was the starting point of the Israelite departure from Egypt?

A

Rameses

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