Bible Quiz, Intermediate Level: Israel's Neighboring Peoples (10 Questions and Answers)

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Philistines, Amalekites, Midianites, Moab, Assyrians, Babylonians: ten questions on Israel's neighbors.

1. Who holds up Moses' hands during the battle against Amalek?
   Answer: Aaron and Hur
   Aaron and Hur held up Moses' hands until sunset, and Joshua defeated Amalek (Exodus 17:12-13).
2. Which king of Moab summons Balaam to curse Israel?
   Answer: Balak
   Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent messengers to Balaam to ask him to curse Israel (Numbers 22:4-6).
3. Which deliverer kills Eglon, king of Moab, in his summer room?
   Answer: Ehud
   Ehud, a left-handed Benjamite, killed Eglon with a double-edged sword (Judges 3:15-21).
4. Who comes up with Midian to ravage the land of Israel?
   Answer: Amalek and the people of the East
   Midian came up with Amalek and the people of the East, as numerous as locusts (Judges 6:3-5).
5. Which city is Goliath, the Philistine giant, from?
   Answer: Gath
   Goliath, six cubits and a span tall, was a Philistine from Gath (1 Samuel 17:4).
6. Which god do the Philistines honor in the temple at Ashdod?
   Answer: Dagon
   The Philistines placed the ark of God in the temple of Dagon at Ashdod (1 Samuel 5:1-2).
7. Against whom does Jephthah the Gileadite march after his vow?
   Answer: The Ammonites
   Jephthah made a vow to the LORD, then marched against the Ammonites, whom the LORD gave into his hand (Judges 11:29-32).
8. Which king of Assyria besieges Samaria under King Hoshea?
   Answer: Shalmaneser
   Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, besieged Samaria for three years and carried Israel away to Assyria (2 Kings 17:3-6).
9. Who speaks in the language of Judah before the wall of Jerusalem?
   Answer: The Rabshakeh
   The Rabshakeh, sent by the king of Assyria, shouted in the language of Judah to discourage the people on the wall (2 Kings 18:26-28).
10. Which king of Babylon besieges Jerusalem under King Zedekiah?
    Answer: Nebuchadnezzar
    In Zedekiah's ninth year, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, camped against Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:1).