Quiz 3 - Week 6

Question 1

Two aspects of the area (SE part of the Land Between) dominate history: migration from ___________ and the region’s importance for ______-______ _________. Since it sits on the western edge of Arabia, it first felt the pressure from tribes migrating north into more settled districts of the Land Between.

Answer 1

Arabia; east-west trade

Question 2

There are, however, shorter ways to reach the Coastal Highway and the Mediterranean from Edom. These lie northwest of __________and __________. The Bible records scattered episodes about these routes, but prophetic pronouncement s and archeological discoveries reveal that they were the scene of __________ ____________.

Answer 2

Bozrah; Petra; fierce competition

Question 3

Remains of ___________ ___________cities and cemeteries along canyons north and south of ___________ testify to well-organized, thriving communities in this area four and a half millennia ago.

Answer 3

Early Bronze; Zoar

Question 4

From his new capital in ____________David planned to interrupt Transjordan trade by moving against ____________and ____________.

Answer 4

Jerusalem; Moab; Edom

Question 5

As Nabatean pressure increased, the ____________took advantage of Judah’ s exile to Babylon by migrating beyond the Negev into the areas of ____________and ____________. Persia allowed Jews to return to ____________, but a certain ‘Geshem the Arab’ threatened Jewish returnees.

Answer 5

Edomites; Hebron; Mareshah; Jerusalem

Question 6

____________was known for wisdom and insight. Nowhere is this better illustrated than in the thought-provoking story of Job, perhaps set in the area of Edom. After encountering the resurrected Jesus, Paul journeyed here.

Answer 6

Arabia

Question 7

The two decades before -841 were a rare period of cooperation between Israel and Judah. The two kingdoms each were able to expand into ____________. Israel controlled ____________and __________, while Judah dominated Edom and the Red Sea port of ______-______.

Answer 7

Transjordan; Gilead; Moab; Ezion-geber

Question 8

The natural northern border of Moab was the deep __________ __________. North of it is the small ___________ ____________. It served as Moab’s forward position, a natural spring-board for an advance onto the strategic ____________ ____________ with its intersection of trade routes along the ___________ _ ____________.

Answer 8

Nahal Arnon; Debon plateau; Medeba Plateau; Transjordanian Highway

Question 9

Edom’s desire for the southern crossing to Philistia brought the Edomites into direct conflict with ____________who wanted the Negev as an entrance into the arena of ____________ _________.

Answer 9

Judah; southern trade

Question 10

The Edomites added stronger fortifications to ____________, their chief city in Edom, and they also appear to have taken over ports on _____ _______ _______.

Answer 10

Bozrah; the Red Sea

Question 11

The _______-________-________ ________ lies between the Sharon and ________ plains. The cities which outline this triangle are on higher ground near basins of ________ ________ soil.

Answer 11

Joppa-Aphek-Gezer Triangle; Philistine; rich alluvial

Question 12

The land of ________ was not an imperial battlefield. However, when outside armies had to quell revolts in the hills they could drive a wedge into the heart of the hill country by occupying this area. The Bible’s emphasis on local events and the on-going conflict between ________ and ________ explains why this land features so prominently in the Bible.

Answer 12

Benjamin; Judah; Ephraim

Question 13

To avoid the central hills and slopes of the Dead Sea, international traffic in the Land Between had to pass through either the ________-________-________ Triangle or the ________ Plateau.

Answer 13

Joppa-Aphek-Gezer; Medeba

Question 14

When ________ chose ________ as his capital, Judah’ s shadow fell over the entire central arena, a fact which ultimately led to a ________ in the tribal league.

Answer 14

David; Jerusalem; rupture

Question 15

The Joppa-Aphek-Gezer Triangle manages traffic on the ________ ________ between the Philistine and Sharon plains and is a staging ground for entering the land of Benjamin.

Answer 15

Coastal Highway

Question 16

The ________ is a buffer zone between the Hill Country of Judah and the ________ ________ and serves as a front line of defense against attacks by imperial armies.

Answer 16

Shephelah; Philistine Plain

Question 17

The ________ ________ is a transit zone along the ______________ Highway and a staging ground for moving west via the Jericho oasis into the land of Benjamin.

Answer 17

Medeba Plateau; Transjordanian

Question 18

Ridge routes from the ________ and _______ valleys in the Shephelah are the best way to enter the hill country.

Answer 18

Aijalon; Elah

Question 19

The lesson Israel learned at the seashore on the way to the Wilderness appears to have been forgotten as Israel made its way to Mt. Sinai, received the Law at Mt. Sinai and journeyed to ________ on the edge of Canaan. There was still no option of entering the land via the region of _______ where Egyptian garrisons continued to maintain their strong hold on Egypt’s ‘front door’ into the Land Between. An option, however, was to enter the land via the ________ and the _______ country of ________ without the fear of Egyptian garrisons.

Answer 19

Kadesh; Gaza; Negev; hill; Hebron

Question 20

Erosion has cut deep canyons in the area between Jerusalem, Bethel and ________.

Answer 20

Jericho

Question 21

The theme of ________ by ________ is woven into the on-going development of the early Israelite monarchy. In the eyes of the people Saul won his right to rule by delivering _______-________. Saul lost that right when he crumbled under Philistine supremacy in his own land of ________.

Answer 21

walking; faith; Jabesh-gilead; Benjamin