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The book of Obadiah is an oracle against the nation of:
a. Babylon
b. Assyria
c. Egypt
d. Edom
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In the Jewish canon, all are included among the Five Scrolls except:
a. Ruth
b. Lamentations
c. Esther
d. Job
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Most scholars date the nucleus of Obadiah to the __________ century BCE.
a. seventh
b. sixth
c. fifth
d. fourth
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Yahweh is depicted as a violent spouse in all of the following texts except:
a. Ezekiel
b. Obadiah
c. Hosea
d. Lamentations
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The city of ___________ was never captured by the Babylonians.
a. Ashkelon
b. Sidon
c. Lachish
d. Tyre
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After the priests, the _____________ is given land closest to the sanctuary in the new Jerusalem.
a. prince
b. tribe of Judah
c. tribe of Dan
d. tribe of Levi
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After the fall of Jerusalem, Nebuchadrezzer installed ______________ as the new ruler of Judah.
a. Ishmael
b. Gedaliah
c. Zedekiah
d. Jehoiachin
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Ezekiel experienced his first vision near the ____________ River.
a. Chebar
b. Jordan
c. Euphrates
d. Tigris
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Gedaliah was assassinated by:
a. Hophra
b. Amel-Marduk
c. Ishmael
d. Nehemiah
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According to Obadiah, Edom will be punished for its participation in the destruction of Jerusalem:
a. when the Babylonian empire falls
b. when the exiles return to the land
c. on the day of Yahweh
d. never
