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Joshua, Judges & Ruth Flashcards

1
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Joshua, Judges and Ruth are known as books of history and “the __________ books.”

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Settlement

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The _______ Period is dated between 1407 and 1367 B.C.

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Conquest

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The _______ Period can be dated between 1367 and 1043 B.C.

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Judges

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The _______ Books take up the account of God’s dealing with Israel where the Pentateuch leaves off.

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Historical

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5
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Greek texts regarded Genesis to Ruth as _________.

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Oktateuchos

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Latin lists regarded Genesis to Judges as _________.

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Heptateuchos

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7
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“Joshua” means “Yahweh is _____________.”

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Salvation

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In the Greek language, the name “Joshua” is “________.”

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Jesus

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9
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________, spared in the conquest, was still alive when Joshua was written (5:1, 6).

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Rahab

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10
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Most scholars believe ___________ provided the information regarding Joshua’s death.

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Samuel

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11
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The crossing of the Jordan by Israel can be dated about _________.

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1407 B.C.

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12
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The last event in the book is the assembly at ________ in which Joshua delivered his “Farewell Address.”

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Shechem

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13
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The book of Joshua covers a period of roughly _______ years.

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27

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14
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The theme of Joshua is the Victory of ________.

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Faith

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15
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The key thought in Joshua is God’s _________.

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Faithfulness

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16
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___________: led Israel to possess the Promised Land.

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Joshua

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17
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___________: prostitute from Jericho; ancestor of David.

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Rahab

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18
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___________: disobeyed God by stealing from the plunder of Jericho.

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Achan

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19
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___________: priest and son of Eleazar.

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Phineas

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20
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___________: son of Aaron; succeeded him as high priest.

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Eleazar

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21
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Joshua’s name early had been _________.

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Hoshea

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22
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Rahab was the great-great grandmother of ________.

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David

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23
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The first military obstacle in the conquest was the city of _________.

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Jericho

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24
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As they entered the Promised Land, they would no longer follow the pillar of cloud; rather, they would follow the ________________.

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Ark of the Covenant

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25
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The Jordan River stopped flowing when the priests’ ________ touched the water.

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Feet

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26
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A monument of _______ stones was placed by the river so they would remember.

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Memorial

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27
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The 12 stones were placed in their new camp at ______.

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Gilgal

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28
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The act of __________ was renewed in Gilgal.

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Circumcision

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29
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The observance of the _______ and the Feast of ________ is also recorded here.

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Passover / Unleavened Bread

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30
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Some believe the “Commander of the Army of the Lord” was either ___________ or ____________.

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Michael / the angel of the Lord

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31
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The trumpets used in the defeat of Jericho were _________ trumpets used in connection with the announcing the presence of God.

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Jubilee

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32
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________ was the second city of conquest.

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Ai

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33
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God revealed that the defeat at Ai was the result of ________ in the camp.

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Sin

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34
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After the victory at Ai, an altar was built at Mt. _______, about 30 miles north of Ai.

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Ebal

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35
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The __________ deceived Israel, pretending to have traveled a great distance.

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Gibeonites

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36
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___________, king of Jerusalem, sought an alliance with four other kings.

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Adoni-zedek

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37
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Jerusalem would not be fully taken until the time of ________.

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David

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38
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A list of ___ cities west of the Jordan is provided in the summary of the Conquest.

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31

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39
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The tribe of ________ received no inheritance in a single area.

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Levi

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40
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The _________ did receive 48 cities, but ______ was their inheritance.

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Levites / God

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41
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The seventh book of the OT takes its name from a series of 12 individuals who arose in Israel as ________ leaders in emergency situations.

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Military

42
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Eli and _______ are said to have judged Israel.

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Samuel

43
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No regular _______ of judges is evident. God raised them up as needed.

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Succession

44
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Gradually, conquest (theme of Joshua) gave way to _________.

A

Tolerance

45
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The book was probably written before the seventh year of David’s reign (1004 B.C.) since the _________ were still holding Jerusalem.

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Jebusites

46
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A date of about _______, during the reign of Saul, is generally accepted.

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1035 B.C.

47
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Jewish tradition attributes authorship to _________.

A

Samuel

48
Q

The immediate purpose of the author was to record the major events from the death of __________ to the founding of the ____________.

A

Joshua / Monarchy

49
Q

In the Hebrew Bible, Judges is placed in the division known as the __________.

A

Prophets

50
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In the Hebrew Bible, this is followed by the _________.

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Writings

51
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One of the most difficult problems facing the student of the OT is the _________ of the book of Judeges.

A

Chronology

52
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As Joshua is a book proclaiming victory, Judges is characterized by _________.

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Defeat

53
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The genre of Judges is primarily _________ narrative.

A

Historical

54
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The key word in the book is ___________ and forms of it occurred 49 times.

A

Deliver

55
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The key phrase in the book is __________.

A

Did evil

56
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In Judges, ever-increasing sin is followed by severe _________.

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Oppressions

57
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This book illustrates the principle that, where sin abounds, ____________ abounds even more.

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Grace

58
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__________ was the Phoenician and Canaanite god of rain, storm and fertility.

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Baal

59
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________ was one of the Canaanite goddesses of love, sex and war.

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Ashtoreth

60
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_______ was a major part of the worship of the Canaanite goddesses.

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Prostitution

61
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Other names for these Canaanite goddesses were _________, _________ and __________

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Anath / Astarte / Asherah

62
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Apparently, the ________ were left in the land to test the faith of the Israelites.

A

Canaanites

63
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In contrast with Moses, Joshua died without a ________.

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Successor

64
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________ was the first judge.

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Othniel

65
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________ was known as “the Left-handed Judge.”

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Ehud

66
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The only thing we know of ________ is that he struck down 600 Philistines with an ox goad.

A

Shamgar

67
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_______ name was translated as “honeybee.” She was both a ______ and a judge.

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Deborah’s / prophetess

68
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_______ was a reluctant “leader,” but only conditionally if Deborah went with him.

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Barak

69
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_______ was killed by Jael, who drove a text stake through his temple.

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Sisera

70
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The judgeship of ______ receives more coverage than any other in this book.

A

Gideon

71
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_______ sought for a sign involving a fleece.

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Gideon

72
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Gideon’s son ________, was made king, but apparently limited in jurisdiction to Shechem and the surrounding area.

A

Abimelech

73
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_______ was a deliverer in the hill country of Ephraim, but was from the tribe of Issachar.

A

Tola

74
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______ served for 22 years in Gilead.

A

Jair

75
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______ took a vow that involved his daughter.

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jephthah

76
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______ apparently served from his home in Bethlehem. He had a large family of 30 sons and 30 daughters.

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Ibzan

77
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______ led Israel for the first half of the 40 years of Philistine oppression.

A

Samson

78
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In route to the wedding, Samson killed a young lion, empowered by the _________.

A

Holy Spirit

79
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Samson’s downfall came through ________, a woman of the Valley of Sorek.

A

Delilah

80
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Samson finally revealed the secret of his strength - the ______ of his hair.

A

Length

81
Q

Ruth was a _______ girl who came to live with the Jews.

A

Moabite

82
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Ruth married a wealthy Israelite farmer and became part of the royal line of _______.

A

David

83
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The setting of the book of Ruth is in the time of _______.

A

The Judges

84
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The atmosphere of simple _______ permeates the story.

A

Devotion

85
Q

Originally, the book was the concluding portion of the book of _________.

A

Judges

86
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Ruth was removed from this book about the time of ___.

A

Josephus

87
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The newly created book was placed among four other short OT books in a collection call the _____ or the ____.

A

Megilloth / Scrolls

88
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______ is generally considered the author of Ruth.

A

Samuel

89
Q

Scholars generally date the book of Ruth about _______.

A

1055 B.C.

90
Q

There is no personal _______ prophesy, found in Judges or Ruth.

A

Messianic

91
Q

One of the major figures of the book of Ruth is that of the ______ redeemer.

A

Kinsman

92
Q

The Book of Ruth was traditionally read at the Feast of Weeks or _______.

A

Pentecost

93
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Ruth was the __________ of David.

A

Great-grandmother

94
Q

The main characters in the first part of the book are ______, _________ and their sons.

A

Elimilech / Naomi

95
Q

Naomi returned home when she heard the ______ had ended.

A

Famine

96
Q

______ decided to follow Naomi’s advice and returned home.

A

Orphah

97
Q

______ was introduced as a “near relative” to Elimilech.

A

Boaz

98
Q

Boaz used the term “daughter” in referring to Ruth because of ________ difference.

A

Age

99
Q

The passing of a ________ finalized a legal transaction.

A

Sandal

100
Q

Boaz and Ruth had a son named _____.

A

Obed

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