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Bethel and Dan: Forgotten Temples

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Bethel and Dan Forgotten Temples game quiz
"You have heard of the temple of YHWH in Jerusalem but there are also other places of worship in the Bible. Explore two central temples of YHWH in the northern kingdom of Israel, in the cities of Bethel and Dan. (Jerusalem Bible translation)"

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1. These places of worship are very controversial in the Bible. At times they are given great respect as being rooted in the worship of the patriarchs and at times they are condemned vehemently. Let us see how much you really know about them. The quiz is based on the Hebrew Massoretic text of the Bible and complies to the Jerusalem Bible translation unless explained otherwise.

What does the name Bethel mean in Hebrew?
    gate to heaven
    city of angels
    house of God
    city of idolatry


2. What is the city of Dan named after?
    A canaanite deity
    One of the tribes of Israel
    The person who founded the city
    All of these


3. Which of the following is NOT another name used to refer to Bethel in the Bible?
    Beth-aven
    Luz
    Bochim
    Shiloh


4. What was the city of Dan formerly known as?
    Laish or Leshem
    Egoz or Luz
    Kiriath-arba or Kiriath-sepher
    Jebus or Salem


5. Where is Bethel situated?
    in the inheritance of Judah, adjacent to the border with Ephraim
    in the inheritance of Ephraim, adjacent to the border with Judah
    In the inheritance of Benjamin, adjacent to the border with Ephraim.
    in the inheritance of Dan, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea


6. Where is Dan situated?
    on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
    in the Negeb, the southern desert
    in the far north of Eretz Israel
    in the heart of Samaria


7. What of the following occurred in Bethel according to the Bible?
    all of these
    Jacob had a dream of a ladder that reaches the heavens
    Jacob wrestled the Angel of YHWH
    eleven tribes of Israel gathered to annihilate the tribe of Benjamin


8. King Jeroboam, the first king of Israel as a separate entity from Judah, set up two golden calves that symbolized YHWH. He set one in Bethel and one in Dan thus making them the sanctioned religious centers of the kingdom.
According to the Bible, who or what eradicated the religious worship in these holy sites once and for all?
    King Hezekiah
    King Josiah
    The Assyrian conquest and exile
    The Babylonian conquest and exile


9. Here's a tough one: what is believed by some scholars to have been an important part of the rituals of worship in Bethel?
    human sacrifice
    ritual drunkeness
    ritual bull fights
    ritual crying


10. According to the Septuagint (as well as other ancient sources) - the first priest of the temple in Dan was a descendant of whom?
    Aaron
    Saul
    Qorah
    Moses


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Compiled Jun 28 12