Bible Quiz

Biblical Geography

1. Where did the Pishon, Gihon and Hiddekel rivers flow from?

2. What function did Bezer, Ramoth, Golan, Kedesh, Shechem and Hebron have in common?

3. What was the first piece of real estate to be sold in the Bible?

4. Where in Samaria did Jesus meet the Samaritan woman?

5. This mountain, jutting into the Mediterranean Sea, witnessed a dramatic confrontation between the prophets of Baal and Asherah on the one hand and a lone prophet of Yahweh on the other.

6. In what city did the town clerk quiet an unruly mob that feared that the goddess Artemis would be discredited?

7. Fleeing Joshua, five wicked kings hid themselves in a cave at this place.

8. The Israelites found bitter water at this location, the name of which means “bitter.”

9. Where did Jesus meet Simon/Peter and Andrew?

10. Over what land did Eglon reign as king?

Prepared by Eugene Lincoln, former editor of The Sabbath Sentinel and president of the Bible Sabbath Association, of Fairview, Oklahoma. He lives in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Answers

1. The Garden of Eden. “A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers” (Genesis 2:10). These four rivers were the Pishon, which flowed around the land of Havilah, “where there is gold”; the Gihon, which flowed around the land of Cush; the Hiddekel, another name for the Tigris, in Mesopotamia; and the Euphrates, also in Mesopotamia. The Pishon and Gihon have not been identified.