The Patriarchal Period, The Exodus, And Judges Exam Questions

Question 1

Cornerstone for the early dating for the Exodus.

Answer 1

1 Kings 6:1

Question 2

The Greek translation of the Old Testament is called _____________ and its symbol is ____________.

Answer 2

Septuagint, LXX

Question 3

The Hebrew Bible that is used as the main basis of our English Bibles is called the ______________ and its symbol is _______________.

Answer 3

Masoretic Text, MT

Question 4

_____________, the king of Moab, along with his Transjordan neighbors, oppressed Israel from their headquarters in Jericho.

Answer 4

Eglon

Question 5

In the process of settling down, some Israelites began to worship pagan deities, including ______________ (responsible for the fertility of the land) and his consort Ashtoreth.

Answer 5

Baal

Question 6

Many Levites moved south to Judah and Jerusalem when _____________ revolted against Solomon’s son, Rehoboam.

Answer 6

Jeroboam

Question 7

Joshua and ____________ assigned towns and their pasturelands to the Levites.

Answer 7

Eleazar

Question 8

Due to ____________ pressures, some of the Danites moved northward to Laish/Leshem, which they captured and renamed “Dan”.

Answer 8

Amorite

Question 9

The prominent hill of mount ___________ served as the meeting point where the boundaries of three tribes – Issachar, Naphtali, and Zebulun.

Answer 9

Tabor

Question 10

It was at ____________ that the tabernacle was set up.

Answer 10

Shiloh

Question 11

The tribe of Simeon specialized in ____________.

Answer 11

Keeping flocks

Question 12

At the time of the conquest, __________ was the king of Hazor.

Answer 12

Jabin

Question 13

On Mount Ebal and Mount ___________ the Israelites read the curses and the blessings of the law as the covenant between the people and Yahweh was renewed.

Answer 13

Gerizim

Question 14

A group of _________ living in the cities of Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim chose to make a treaty with Israel.

Answer 14

Hivites

Question 15

On Mt. __________ Joshua built an alter to God.

Answer 15

Ebal

Question 16

The archaeological estimates of Jericho place the population at no larger than ______________ people.

Answer 16

2,000

Question 17

Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan in the ___________ of the year.

Answer 17

Spring

Question 18

Og, the king of ____________ lived in Ashtaroth.

Answer 18

Bashan

Question 19

Sihon was the king of the Amorites who lived in _____________.

Answer 19

Heshbon

Question 20

Upon Aaron’s death ________________ was appointed in his place.

Answer 20

Eleazar

Question 21

Aaron died at Mt. _______.

Answer 21

Hor

Question 22

The trek from Mount Sinai to the border of Israel would normally take ______________ days.

Answer 22

Eleven

Question 23

After camping at Mount Sinai for about a year, the Israelites set out for the _________________ region.

Answer 23

Kadesh Barnea

Question 24

The city of Ramesses was the starting point of the exitus and was formally called _____________ - the capital of the Asiatics.

Answer 24

Avaris

Question 25

And Egyptian scribe writing on Thutmose III victories in Canaan wrote, “The capturing of _____________ is like the capturing of a thousands towns.

Answer 25

Megiddo

Question 26

The exodus and conquest occurred at the end of the Late Bronze I age (1550 – 1400 bc). During the_____________Egyptian dynasty the oppression of the Israelites came to a climax.

Answer 26

Eighteenth

Question 27

In Egypt, the ________________ dynasty, in the period known as the Middle Kingdom, was a time of great prosperity.

Answer 27

Twelfth

Question 28

During the _______________ dynasty, numerous Asiastics from the Levant infiltrated the eastern delta until they became powerful enough to establish what are now known as the Hyksos period.

Answer 28

Thirteenth

Question 29

Important military developments occurred in Canaan during the Middle Bronze II. Including cities protected by __________________ (sloping ramps built of packed earth, stone, and plaster).

Answer 29

Glacis

Question 30

The Asiatic group that took control of Egypt during the turbulent second intermediate period were called _________________.

Answer 30

Hurrian

Question 31

At the end of the MBII period (1550 BC) King _______________ expelled this Asiatic group out of Egypt and back into Canaan to the city of Sharuhen.

Answer 31

Ahmose

Question 32

The patriarchs were occupied with raising ___________ and _____________ and growing _______________.

Answer 32

Sheep, goats, grain crops

Question 33

Both Abrahamand Isaac had conflicts with the king of ______________over wells located near Beersheba.

Answer 33

Gerar

Question 34

The attempt of Abraham Abraham and his clan to live in the Bethel/AI region seems to have been somewhat problematic, possibly because there was not enough grazing land in the area or because they came tonight and the _______________________ were hostile.

Answer 34

Perizzites

Question 35

On one of the mountains in the region of __________ Isaac was bound in order to be sacrificed.

Answer 35

Moriah

Question 36

Near Hebron, Abraham purchased the cave of _______________ where ultimately Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, and Jacob and Leah were buried.

Answer 36

Machpelah

Question 37

Although Lot’s choice of living in the well-water __________ __________ seemed logical; he faced a number of difficulties and twice had to be saved from death by his uncle Abraham

Answer 37

Jordan valley

Question 38

The internal chronological markers found in Exodus and Genesis indicates that Abram was born in __________.

Answer 38

2166 BC

Question 39

When Abram was about__________, he along with his wife,____________; his nephew,_____________; his father,____________; and a group of household retainers; left Ur of the Chaldees for the “land of Canaan” (Gen 11:31).

Answer 39

Seventy, Sarai, Lot, Terah

Question 40

It was at _________, at the “Great tree of Moreh,” that the Lord appeared to Abram and promised, “to you and your offspring I will give this land.”

Answer 40

Shechem

Question 41

During the Middle Bronze I (2200–2000 BC), people were living in _________ and __________.

Answer 41

Tents, huts

Question 42

Archaeologists have uncovered many Middle Bronze I tombs. They were usually shaft tombs that lead to one or more chambers, with _____________ burial per chamber as a rule.

Answer 42

One

Question 43

Soon after Abram entered Canaan, the land experienced one of its occasional droughts. Abram crossed into egypt. This was the turbulent ________________ intermediate period in Egypt.

Answer 43

First

Question 44

Define Protology

Answer 44

The study of first things

Question 45

Define Eschatology

Answer 45

The study of end-time things

Question 46

Split Genesis into two parts and give their name and chapters.

Answer 46

Part 1 - primeval period - chaps. 1-11

Part 2 - period of the patriarchs - chaps. 12-50