Q 01/05

What does the Hebrew name of Bethlehem, Bet Lehem, literally mean?

A) House of bread

B) City of David

C) Little town

D) House of the star

Answer · why

A) House of bread

The Arabic name Bet Lahm means "house of meat", and the city lies about six miles south of Jerusalem.

Q 02/05

Which king does the Hebrew Bible identify as having been born in Bethlehem?

A) Saul

B) David

C) Solomon

D) Herod

Answer · why

B) David

The New Testament makes it the birthplace of Jesus as well, and the Church of the Nativity draws Christmas pilgrims.

Q 03/05

Which Nazareth basilica contains the grotto where, in Catholic tradition, Gabriel appeared to Mary?

A) The Nativity

B) The Holy Sepulchre

C) The Annunciation

D) All Nations

Answer · why

C) The Annunciation

It is considered one of the largest Christian sites of worship in the Middle East.

Q 04/05

Which biblical 'city of palm trees' was the first the Israelites captured in the Promised Land?

A) Ai of Canaan

B) Hebron

C) Gibeon

D) Jericho

Answer · why

D) Jericho

Archaeologists have found more than 20 successive settlements there going back 11,000 years.

Q 05/05

Which chief tax collector, according to Luke, repented after Jesus passed through his city of palm trees?

A) Zacchaeus

B) Matthew

C) Levi

D) Bartimaeus

Answer · why

A) Zacchaeus

The road from Jerusalem to his city is also the setting of the parable of the Good Samaritan.