Bible Quiz #49 - The Book of Joshua (Chapters 6 - 10) ANSWERS

1. Who redeemed Rahab and her family? - Two men who had spied out the land and took shelter in Rahab's house (6:22-25).
2. Who was saved from the burning of the city Jericho? - Rahab (6:25).
3. Why were the Israelites defeated at Ai? - Achan, a tribe of Judah had stolen the goods that were banned; it angered the Lord (7:4,5).
4. What was the punishment given to Achan? - Stoned to death (7:26).
5. Why did Joshua and the main body of the Israelites flee before capturing the city Ai? - Because they saw seeming defeat, so they fled to the desert (8:15-17).
6. What did Joshua do on Mount Ebal? - He built an altar and offered holocausts and peace offering to the Lord (8:30-32).
7. Why did Israelites not attack Gibeonites? - Because Joshua had made an alliance with them and made an agreement to spare them (9:15).
8. What was the job given to the Gibeonites? - Hewers of wood and drawers of water for the community and for the altar of the Lord (9:27).
9. Why did Amorite kings of the mountain country join the forces against Gibeon? - Because the king of Gibeon had made a peace accord with Joshua and the Israelites (10:4-6).
10. What are the areas Joshua conquered? - He conquered the entire country; the mountain regions, the foothills and the mountain slopes with all their kings (10:40).

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