Old Testament Placenames Hidden in Sentences Quiz

Answer: Sheba

Sheba is the correct answer. "In a newspaper column, SHE BAsically said the beauty queen cannot be trusted."

The Queen of Sbeba was a big admirer of Solomon and made a special trip to Jerusalem to see the king in person. She also brought along a large number of gifts for Solomon.

1 Kings 10:10-12 states this about the array of gifts she presented: "Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. Also, the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought great quantities of almug wood and precious stones from Ophir. And the king made steps of the almug wood for the house of the LORD and for the king's house, also harps and stringed instruments for singers. There never again came such almug wood, nor has the like been seen to this day."

According to Wikipedia, Sheba was in the region of modern-day Yemen.

Answer: Damascus

Damascus is the correct answer. "The DAM AS CUStomary in Canada was constructed to generate electricity."

Eliezer was the chief servant of Abraham and is mentioned in Genesis 15:2.

In the verse, Abraham and Sarah did not have any children at the time and he expressed concern "the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus."

Later, Sarah would miraculously give birth to Isaac even though she was 90 years old and Abraham was 100.

Answer: Bethel

Bethel is the correct answer. "After memorizing the alphaBET, HELen will be able to begin to learn to read, the teacher said."

It was at Bethel where Jacob had a dream in which angels descended and ascended a ladder from heaven. He was apparently sleeping in an open field and using a rock as a pillow at the time.


Jacob called the location Bethel, meaning "House of God". It had been previously known as Luz.

For further details, see Genesis 28:10-22.

Answer: Babylon

Babylon is the correct answer. "The gaunt BABY LONged for nourishment, the nutritionist could tell at a glance."

Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon, when Jerusalem was conquered and the Israelites taken into captivity.

He is also known for losing his mind and during a seven year period, living like an ox and eating grass, as per Daniel 4:33. According to Scripture it was divine punishment for Nebuchadnezzar's sadistic cruelty and immense arrogance.

After seven years of living like an animal, he acknowledged the God of Israel and there was a dramatic turn around in his life.

Daniel 4:37 in the NKJV states: "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down."

Answer: Babel

Babel is the correct answer. "The college student said his BABE Loves reading science fiction books."

Babel, of course, was the location of the notorious Tower of Babel.

Genesis 11:1-9 tells of people building a tower with the objective of reaching Heaven. However, divine intervention thwarted their scheme when God caused the people to speak in a variety of different languages, making it impossible to communicate with each other.

According to Wikipedia, the Tower of Babel was in ancient Babylonia which is now part of modern-day Iraq.

Answer: Persia

Persia is the correct answer. "The tourist was honored for his good deeds, PER SIAmese tradition."

In the days of Esther, Persia was ruled by Xerxes in the NIV Bible. In the NKJV, however, he is known as Ahasuerus.

According to Esther 1:1, the Persian empire at one time stretched from India in the east to Ethiopia in the west and consisted of 127 provinces.

Answer: Midian

Midian is the correct answer. "The young man was very shy and earned the nickname tiMID IAN."

Midian was the land Moses fled to after he killed an unnamed Egyptian man, as per Exodus 2:11-12

While in his new land, Moses met up with Jethro, a Midianite priest also known as Reuel, and married his daughter Zipporah.

Midian was east of the Gulf of Aqaba and in the northwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula.

Answer: Moab

Moab is the correct answer. "The tardy worker received a meMO ABout the importance of being on time."

Moab was east of the Dead Sea in what is present day Jordan. The Moabites and the Israelites were often involved in hostilites.

One of the more famous Bible characters to come from Moab is Ruth. She was married to Mahlon, a Jewish man and after his death she married Boaz, a wealthy Jewish landowner from Bethlehem.

As documented in Matthew 1:5, Ruth is part of the lineage of Jesus Christ.

Answer: Haran

Haran is the correct answer. "IssacHAR ANd Joseph were two of the twelve sons of Jacob."

According to Scripture, Laban lived in Haran, which was part of northern Mesopotamia. The area is now part of present day Turkey and is not far from the border with Syria.

Laban was the father of Rachel and Leah who both ended up marrying Jacob. Laban's sister Rebekah married Isaac.

Answer: Red Sea

Red Sea is the correct answer. "The old man was bewildeRED SEAsonal weather patterns were out of the ordinary."

The Red Sea, of course, was the scene of one of a number of miracles in the Book of Exodus. According to Scripture, the Red Sea was miraculously parted enabling the Israelites to safely travel to the other side as they made their way out of Egypt.

However, when the Egyptian army attempted to cross over in pursuit of the Israelites, the parting of the Red Sea came to an abrupt end. As a result, the Egyptian army was obliterated.