Joshua 17 Quiz

This quiz is based on the book of Joshua, chapter 17 (NIV). All questions are compulsory and should be answered before submission. Select the correct answers from the options given.
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1. Whose firstborn son was Machir?

Asher

Judah

Ephraim

Manasseh

2. Machir was described as what?

The firstborn son of Manasseh

The first born son of Judah

The first born son of Ephraim

The first born son of Asher

3. Why was Machir's descendant given Gilead and Bashan?

It is because his descendants were experienced soldiers

It is because his descendants were numerous.

It was because his descendants were wealthy.

It was because his descendants were few in number.

4. Which of these clans of the tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance on the west side of the Jordan?

The clans of Abiezer and Helek

The clans of Ishter and Azur

The clans of Assiel and Shechem

The clans of Ehud and Tohu

The clans of Eber and Haran

The clans of Hepher and Shemida

5. Machir had a son called                               .

Asriel

Abiezer

Hepher

Helek

6. Whose son was Zelophehad?

Makir

Tohu

Arba

Hepher

7. Who was Joseph's firstborn?

Makir

Ephraim

Manasseh

Zelophehad

8. Who was Manasseh's firstborn son?

Makir

Zelophehad

Nun

Hur

9. Hepher has a son called                   .

Mahlon

Makir

Gilead

Zelophehad

10. Gilead had a son called                       .

Zelophehad

Hepher

Makir

Joshua

11. Zelophehad gave birth to                               .

daughters only

sons only

both sons and daughters

many daughters and one son

12. The daughters of Zelophehad were                            .

Mahlah and Jemimah

Zelophehad and Keziah

Keren and Happuch

Mikah

Hoglah and Tirzah

Puah

13. Why did the daughters of Zelophehad come to see the leaders of Israel?

To collect an inheritance for themselves and for their brother.

To collect an inheritance for their brother.

To divorce from their husbands.

To collect their inheritance.

14. Besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, how many portions of land fell to Manasseh?

50 tracks of land

30 tracts of land

40 tracts of land

10 tracts of land

15. Because the daughters of the tribe of Manasseh received an inheritance among the sons                                  .

they stopped complaining about unfairness

they became a matrilinear tribe

ten tracts of land fell to them at the west side of the Jordan

they became the first tribe to show respect to women

16. The terretory of Manasseh included                                   .

The areas of the five Philistine cities

The territory of Edom

From Asher to Mikmethath

From Ramath to Shiloh

From Mikmethath to En Tappuah

17. The land of Tappuah belonged to which tribe?

Asher

Dan

Manasseh

Ephraim

18. The city of Tappuah belongs to whom?

The tribe of Simeon

The tribe of Judah

The tribe of Ephraim

The tribe of Manasseh

19. On the west side of the Jordan, the western boundary of the territory of Manasseh is the                               .

forested hill country

coastline of the Red Sea

Mediterranean coastline

east shoreline of the Dead Sea

20. The territory of Manasseh borders which tribe's territory to the north?

Asher

Issachar

Ephraim

Benjamin

21. The territory of Manasseh borders which tribe's territory to the east?

Asher

Issachar

Ephraim

Judah

22. The territory of Manasseh borders which tribe's territory to the south?

Asher

Issachar

Ephraim

Nephtali

23. Which towns of Manasseh were found outside Manasseh?

Kedesh and Lachish

Jokneam and Jarmuth

Ibleam and Dor

Beth Shan and Endor

Akshaph and Gezer

Taanach and Megiddo

24. What did the tribe of Manasseh fail to do?

They were unable to occupy these towns.

They failed to give praise to God.

They did not accept the decision of the elders of Israel on which towns should be their inheritance.

They failed to protect their territory.

25. At what point did the tribe of Manasseh put the Canaanites to forced labor?

When they settled down.

When they grew stronger.

When they had their first king.

When David became king.

26. What complaint did the descendants of Joseph bring to Joshua?

They complained that their land is infested with swarm of destructive locust.

They complained that their land is not arable.

They complained of receiving only one allotment and one portion though they were many.

They compalined of thirst and no availability of water in their territory.

27. Why did the children of Joseph think that the land given to them was difficult to conquer?

It is because the Canaanites living there had chariots fitted with iron.

It was because the land was swampy.

It was because the land was arid.

It was because the Canaanites there were giants and fought with armor.

28. The Canaanites of Beth Shan and its settlements and those in the Valley of Jezreel went to war with                     .

iron swords and spears

excellent archers

chariots fitted with iron

iron shields and armor

29. At the time the land was being shared, the descendants of Joseph were                       .

angry

weak

a few

numerous

30. What answer did Joshua give the children of Joseph when they complained of their land being small?

He told them to cross the Jordan and seize the territories of the Ammonites for themselves.

He told them to clear the forested hill country and take it.

He told them to cut a portion of the land of Judah for themselves.

He told them that they could drive out the Canaanites despite their military prowess.

He told them to destroy the anakims, the giants, and take their land.

31. Makir was the ancestor of the                         .

Gibeonites

Japhletites

Gileadites

Arkites

32. Which territories had forests?

The land of the Perizzites and Rephaites

The long stretch of the Jordan valley

The Negev

The wilderness and high lands of Judea

33. What must the sons of Manasseh do to possess the forested hill country?

They should drain it with trenches.

They should clear the vegetation off the land.

They should build canals to water the land.

They should remove the top soil first.

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