An Examination of Bodies of Water in the Bible Quiz

Answer: Euphrates

Euphrates is one of four rives with its origins in the Garden of Eden, according to Scripture.

Genesis 2:10-14 in the NKJV states: "Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates."

Footnotes in the NKJV Study Bible state the Hiddekel River is also known as the Tigris.

Answer: First

The plague of the Nile River being turned into blood was the first of ten calamities designed to convince the Pharaoh to grant permission to the Israelites to stage a mass exodus out of Egypt.

The account can be found in Exodus 7:14-25. You will note there is no direct reference to the Nile River in the passage. However, it is generally understood when mention is made "of the river" in Egypt, it is in reference to the Nile.

At the same time, it must be pointed out more than the water of the Nile River was turned into blood.

Exodus 7:19-21 in the NKJV explains things this way: "Then the LORD spoke to Moses, 'Say to Aaron, 'Take your rod and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their streams, over their rivers, over their ponds, and over all their pools of water, that they may become blood. And there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in buckets of wood and pitchers of stone.' And Moses and Aaron did so, just as the LORD commanded. So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants. And all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt."

The second plague involved Egypt being infested with frogs.

Answer: Led the Israelites in singing a song

Scripture quotes Moses as saying he was not being a good speaker but that certainly didn't stop him from leading the Israelites in song after they successfully walked on dry land across the Red Sea.

Here's how Exodus 15:1-18 tells of the Song of Moses in the NKJV:

"Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying:
'I will sing to the LORD,
For He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!
The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father's God, and I will exalt Him.
The LORD is a man of war;
The LORD is His name.
Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has cast into the sea;
His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
The depths have covered them;
They sank to the bottom like a stone.
Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power;
Your right hand, O LORD, has dashed the enemy in pieces.
And in the greatness of Your excellence
You have overthrown those who rose against You;
You sent forth Your wrath;
It consumed them like stubble.
And with the blast of Your nostrils
The waters were gathered together;
The floods stood upright like a heap;
The depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
The enemy said, 'I will pursue,
I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil;
My desire shall be satisfied on them.
I will draw my sword,
My hand shall destroy them.'
You blew with Your wind,
The sea covered them;
They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods?
Who is like You, glorious in holiness,
Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
You stretched out Your right hand;
The earth swallowed them.
You in Your mercy have led forth
The people whom You have redeemed;
You have guided them in Your strength
To Your holy habitation.
The people will hear and be afraid;
Sorrow will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.
Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed;
The mighty men of Moab,
Trembling will take hold of them;
All the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away.
Fear and dread will fall on them;
By the greatness of Your arm
They will be as still as a stone,
Till Your people pass over, O LORD,
Till the people pass over
Whom You have purchased.
You will bring them in and plant them
In the mountain of Your inheritance,
In the place, O LORD, which You have made
For Your own dwelling,
The sanctuary, O LORD, which Your hands have established.
The LORD shall reign forever and ever'."

Scripture goes on to tell of Miriam, the sister of Moses and Aaron, taking a timbrel in hand and "all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances."

Answer: Jordan River

According to Scripture, the LORD parted the Jordan River, enabling the Israelites to enter Canaan, also known as the Promised Land, on dry land. Numbers 32:14-17, in the NKJV, tells of the miracle: "So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, and as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the whole time of harvest), that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away at Adam, the city that is beside Zaretan. So the waters that went down into the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, failed, and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho. Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan."

This marked the second time the Israelites had crossed a body of water as a result of a miracle by God, according to Scripture. Exodus 14 tells of the Israelites safely crossing the Red Sea after God parted it.

Answer: Elisha

According to 2 Kings 6:1-7, Elisha caused an axhead to float on the Jordan River. The story of the floating axhead appears in 2 Kings 6:1-7. In a nutshell, Elisha and a group of prophets were cutting trees along the Jordan River to build a new place to live when suddenly an axhead fell into the water.

The prophet who lost the axhead was apparently filled with distress as it was borrowed. When Elisha asked the man where the axhead fell, the spot was pointed out to him. 2 Kings, 6-7, in the NIV Bible, states: "Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float. 'Lift it out,' he said.

Then the man reached out his hand and took it."

Answer: Brook Cherith

According to Scripture, Elijah was fed by ravens and drank water from the nearby Brook Cherith. (The NIV uses the name Kerith Ravine, rather than Brook Cherith.) 1 Kings 17:3 states the brook flows into the Jordan River. Here's how 1 Kings 17:2-6 explains things in the NKJV: "Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 'Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.' So he went and did according to the word of the LORD, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook."

Scripture goes on to tell of the brook eventually drying up because of a severe drought with Elijah moving Zarephath.

Answer: Brook Kidron

According to John 18:1, Jesus crossed Brook Kidron before entering the Garden of Gethsemane where he would be betrayed by Judas Iscariot. (The NIV uses the name Kidron Valley rather than Brook Kidron. Meanwhile, the KJV uses the name Brook Cedron.)

Here's how John 18:1-3 explains things in the NKJBV: "When Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered. And Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place; for Jesus often met there with His disciples. Then Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons."

The rest, as they say, is history.

It's interesting to note David also crossed the Brook Kidron during a highly tumultuous time in his life. Absalom was staging a coup, the country was in a civil war, and David was on the run.

2 Samuel 15:13-14, in the NKJV, states: "Now a messenger came to David, saying, 'The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.' So David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, 'Arise, and let us flee, or we shall not escape from Absalom. Make haste to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly and bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword'."

The story continues where in Verse 23, Scripture states: "And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people crossed over. The king himself also crossed over the Brook Kidron, and all the people crossed over toward the way of the wilderness."

Answer: Scripture doesn't say

There is no account in Scripture about John the Baptist being baptized. To suggest he was baptized would be pure speculation.

The Website Thywordstruth.com offers this information as to why John was not baptized: "John was the divinely appointed forerunner of Christ. (Malachi 3:1; 4:5-6; Matthew 10:17-13) His baptism was from God. (Matthew 21:24-26) There is no reason to believe that the divinely prophesied and appointed forerunner needed to receive the baptism that he was sent to administer."

Scripture, however, leaves little doubt that John baptized a large number of people. Matthew 3:5-6, in the NKJV, tells of the multitudes coming to John to be baptized: "Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins."

The account of Jesus being baptized by John appears in Matthew 3:13-17.

Answer: Samaritan woman at the well

Jesus made the famous statement to the Samaritan woman who, according to Scripture, had gone to Jacob's well to draw water. Scripture states the unnamed Samaritan woman at the well had been married five different times.

In John 4:13-14, Jesus make His famous declaration: "Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life."

John 4:39 goes on to state "many of the Samaritans" came to believe in Jesus after the woman told them about her encounter with Him at the well.

Answer: Sea of Galilee

Scripture states Jesus calmed storms on the Sea of Galilee on two different occasions. Details of the first miracle can be found in Matthew 8, Mark 4 and Luke 8 while details of the second miracle can be found in Matthew 14 and Mark 6. In the first incident, Christ was sleeping in a boat rowed by the disciples when He calmed the storm.

In the second incident, the disciples encountered Christ walking on the water of the Sea of Galilee during a storm. In both cases He rebuked the waves and all was placid, Scripture states.