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Historical Books Flashcards

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Which is true of the Israelite conquest of Ai?

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The Israelites took the city by setting up an ambush.

Joshua

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According to the account in Joshua 7, the Israelites were unable to conquer the small city of Ai because this person had taken some of the “devoted things” as spoils after the fall of Jericho:

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Aching

Joshua

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Which Old Testament book describes the distribution of land to the tribes as their inheritance?

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Joshua

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At the end of his life, Joshua led the tribes of Israel in a covenant renewal ceremony near which city?

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Shechem

Joshua

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Who challenged the people by saying, “Choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD”?

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Joshua

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Why did Joshua gather all of the tribes of Israel at Shechem?

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to renew a covenant

Joshua

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In the book of Judges, what did God repeatedly do when the people turned their backs?

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Gave them over to their enemies

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Which of the judges led the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun to victory over Sisera?

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Deborah

Judges

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Who is the only woman identified in the Book of Judges as a person who “was judging Israel”?

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Deborah

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To fulfill a vow he made to the LORD in exhange for victory over the Ammonites, Jephthah “offered up . . . as a burnt offering”

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his daughter.

Judges

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What “nazirite to God from birth” would “begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines”?

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Samson

Judges

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What was the name of the “woman in the valley of Sorek” whom the Philistines persuaded to coax Samson into revealing what made “his strength so great”?

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Delilah

Judges

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According to the book of Judges, why was it that “people did what was right in their own eyes”?

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because “there was no king in Israel”

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14
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What were the names of Naomi’s daughters-in-law?

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Orpah and Ruth

Ruth

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The responsibility of a “next-of-kin” to “redeem” land by purchasing it so that it does not pass out of a family’s ownership plays a central role in the story about

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Boaz and Ruth

Ruth

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16
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Which woman in the Bible was said to be “more to you than seven sons”?

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Ruth (Book of Ruth)

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Who offered the prayer that begins with these words: “My heart exults in the LORD; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my victory”?

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Hannah

1 Samuel

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When the boy Samuel heard his name being called during the night, he initially thought he was being summoned by

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Eli, the priest

1 Samuel

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As Israel became a monarchy, how was Samuel involved?

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  • He anointed David to serve as king.
  • He anointed Saul to serve as king.
  • He told the people that to want a king was to reject the Lord.
    1 Samuel
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Which of the following occurs first in the story of David?

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Samuel anoints David as king of Israel.

1 Samuel

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Which of Saul’s sons made a covenant with David “because he loved him as his own soul”?

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Jonathan

1 Samuel

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Who said, “the LORD gave you into my hand today, but I would not raise my hand against the LORD’s anointed”?

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David

1 Samuel

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Who tells the parable of the rich man and the poor man who “had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought”?

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Nathan

2 Samuel

24
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Which prophet first announced the LORD’s support of David’s plan to replace the tabernacle with a temple, but then announced God’s intention that after David’s death Solomon would build the temple?

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Nathan

2 Samuel

25
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When David decides to build a ‘house’ for the LORD

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the LORD promises to make David a ‘house’ that will be established forever.
2 Samuel

26
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David exclaimed, “Would I had died instead of you, … my son, my son!” when he was informed of the death of which of his sons?

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Absalom

2 Samuel

27
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Which of David’s sons did the general Joab and the priest Abiathar support to succeed him as king of Judah?

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Adonijah

1 Kings

28
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Who was the first king of (northern) Israel after the division of the kingdom?

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Jeroboam

1 Kings

29
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Which city did Omri build that became the capital of the Northern Kingdom?

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Samaria

1 Kings

30
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Over which country was Ahab king?

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Israel

1 Kings

31
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Who said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away”?

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Elijah

1 Kings

32
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Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was cured of leprosy when he followed instructions given to him by

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Elisha

2 Kings

33
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What Israelite official murdered the kings of Israel and of Judah, and then assumed the throne in Israel?

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Jehu

2 Kings

34
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On whose sin does 2 Kings blame the fall of Jerusalem?

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Hezekiah’s

2 Kings

35
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During the reign of which king was the book of the law discovered in the temple?

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Josiah

2 Kings

36
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After the book of the law is found in the temple, to whom does Josiah send representatives to “inquire of the Lord”?

A

Huldah

2 Kings

37
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Which king of Judah was released from prison in Babylon, but not allowed to return to his homeland?

A

Jehoiachin

2 Kings

38
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The book of 1 Chronicles begins with

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a series of genealogies.

39
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According to Chronicles, which leader was responsible for arranging the Levitical singers and ministers for service before the ark of the LORD?

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David

40
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In contrast to the accounts in 1 and 2 Kings, the book of 2 Chronicles…

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deals with kings of the northern kingdom of Israel only as they relate to Judah because God had given the right to rule all the tribes of Israel to David and his descendants.

41
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The edict of King Cyrus of Persia announcing “the LORD, the God of heaven” had charged him “to build [God] a house at Jerusalem” that concludes 2 Chronicles is also found in the opening verses of which book?

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Ezra

2 Chronicles, Ezra

42
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The decree of Cyrus regarding the reconstruction of the Jerusalem Temple may be found in which book?

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Ezra

43
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Which of the following Persian kings issued the edict permitting Judah’s exiles to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple?

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Cyrus

Ezra

44
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Which of the following books contains a series of letters, written in Aramaic, regarding Persian policy toward Jerusalem?

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Ezra

45
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Ezra returned to Jerusalem during the reign of which Persian king?

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Artaxerxes

Ezra

46
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King Artaxerxes of what country gave permission for Ezra and others to return to Jerusalem?

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Persia

Ezra

47
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Of which priest is it said: he “set his heart to study the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach the statutes and ordinances in Israel”?

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Ezra (Book of Ezra)

48
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Under whose leadership were the walls of Jerusalem rebuilt?

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Nehemiah (Book of Nehemiah)

49
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What is said of Ezra?

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  • That he was a scribe of the law of the God of heaven.
  • That Artaxerxes of Persia authorized him to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people.
    -That the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
    (He was NOT appointed governor in Judah)
    Nehemiah, Ezra
50
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What was the “great work” that Nehemiah was doing that he refused to stop in order to meet with Sanballat?

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rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem

Nehemiah

51
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Who said, “Remember me, O my God, for good.”

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Nehemiah (Book of Nehemiah)

52
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What was the name of the Persian official who “plotted to destroy all the Jews” because “Mordecai did not bow down or do obeisance” to him?

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Haman

Esther

53
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The plot to destroy all the Jews throughout the whole kingdom of Persia was conceived by

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Haman.

Esther

54
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To whom did Mordecai say, “Who knows? Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this”?

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Esther (Book of Esther)

55
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Which appointed festival is described in Esther?

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Purim

Esther

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