JOSHUA - Bible Quiz - Chapter 16

Joshua Chapter 16 recounts the allotment of land among the tribes of Israel following their entry into the Promised Land. Specifically focusing on the inheritance of the descendants of Joseph—Ephraim and the half-tribe of Manasseh—this chapter describes the territory assigned to each tribe. It details the boundaries and landmarks of the regions granted to them by Joshua under God's instruction, marking a crucial phase in the distribution of land among the twelve tribes of Israel. The chapter delineates the specific areas allocated to these tribes, providing essential geographical and territorial information.

1. Where did the allotment for Joseph begin? (Joshua 16:1)

a. Jericho

b. Bethel

c. Ataroth

d. Gezer

a. Jericho

2. What territory did the allotment for Joseph cross over to after Bethel? (Joshua 16:2)

a. Arkites

b. Japhletites

c. Beth Horon

d. Gezer

a. Arkites

3. Where did the allotment for Joseph end? (Joshua 16:3)

a. Lower Beth Horon

b. Japhletites

c. Gezer

d. The sea

d. The sea

4. Where did the allotment for Joseph begin geographically? (Joshua 16:1)

a. East of the waters of Jericho

b. In the desert

c. In the hill country of Bethel

d. At the Jordan

a. East of the waters of Jericho

5. What geographical area did the allotment for Joseph pass through after starting east of the waters of Jericho? (Joshua 16:1)

a. The desert

b. The hill country of Bethel

c. The plains of Jericho

d. The valley of Beth Horon

b. The desert

6. Where did the allotment for Joseph conclude geographically? (Joshua 16:3)

a. Lower Beth Horon

b. Gezer

c. The Japhletites region

d. The sea

d. The sea

9. Where did the boundary of Ephraim's inheritance start in the east? (Joshua 16:5)

a. Upper Beth Horon

b. Ataroth Addar

c. Taanath Shiloh

d. Janoah

b. Ataroth Addar

10. What was the last point at which the boundary of Ephraim touched before reaching the Jordan? (Joshua 16:7)

a. Ataroth and Naarah

b. Jericho

c. Janoah

d. Jordan

b. Jericho

11. Where did the border of Ephraim end? (Joshua 16:8)

a. Micmethath

b. Kanah Ravine

c. Taanath Shiloh

d. Ataroth

b. Kanah Ravine

12. The boundary of Ephraim's inheritance went from Ataroth Addar in the east to _____________. (Joshua 16:5)

a. Upper Beth Horon

b. Upper Bethel

c. Lower Beth Horon

d. Lower Bethel

c. Lower Beth Horon

13. From _________ on the north, the boundary of Ephraim's inheritance curved eastward to _________, passing by it to Janoah on the east. (Joshua 16:6)

a. Upper Beth Horon, Janoah

b. Micmethath, Taanath Shiloh

c. Ataroth Addar, Upper Beth Horon

d. Ataroth, Naarah

b. Micmethath, Taanath Shiloh

14. Then it went down from _________ to __________ and Naarah, touched Jericho, and came out at the Jordan. (Joshua 16:7)

a. Jericho, Jordan

b. Naarah, Jericho

c. Janoah, Ataroth

d. Upper Beth Horon, Janoah

c. Janoah, Ataroth

15. From ________ the border went west to the ____________ and ended at the sea. (Joshua 16:8)

a. Janoah, Upper Beth Horon

b. Tappuah, Kanah Ravine

c. Naarah, Jericho

d. Ataroth, Jordan

b. Tappuah, Kanah Ravine

16. Whom did the Ephraimites fail to dislodge from Gezer? (Joshua 16:10)

a. Philistines

b. Canaanites

c. Amorites

d. Jebusites

b. Canaanites

17. Who lived among the people of Ephraim according to Joshua 16:10?

a. Moabites

b. Hittites

c. Canaanites

d. Ammonites

c. Canaanites

18. According to Joshua 16:10, what were the Canaanites required to do among the people of Ephraim?

a. Forced labor

b. Voluntary service

c. Payment of tribute

d. Military service

a. Forced labor