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Samuel's birth narrative originally may have been about:
a. David
b. Saul
c. Moses
d. Joshua
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Samuel was divided into two books by:
a. Christians
b. Deuteronomistic historians
c. Samuel
d. the Septuagint
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David was from the city of:
a. Jerusalem
b. Hebron
c. Bethlehem
d. Shechem
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All are true of the “Song of Hannah” except:
a. it is a song of Thanksgiving
b. it was likely an independent tradition
c. it also appears in the Psalms
d. it is anachronistic in its present context
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Peninnah is the wife of:
a. Elkanah
b. Saul
c. Samuel
d. Jonathan
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“Nabal” means:
a. brave
b. fool
c. honest
d. favorite
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The inhabitants of ______________ retrieve and provide proper burials for the bodies of Saul and Jonathan in appreciation of the protection that Saul provided them from the Ammonites:
a. Jabesh-gilead
b. Beth-shan
c. Hebron
d. Gibeah
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Saul's greatest contribution as king was the:
a. expansion of Israelite territory
b. establishment of a standing army
c. final defeat of the Philistines
d. construction of the Jerusalem Temple
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The only festival mentioned in 1 Samuel is:
a. Weeks
b. Booths
c. Passover
d. New Moon
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Samuel held every office except:
a. priest
b. judge
c. prophet
d. Nazirite
