Title: Anki Torah / Tanach
Tags: Shoftom Tanach
On every note of this deck, unless a note says otherwise:
Title: The Tanach Challenge: Shoftim
Author: Rabbi Jonathan Fox

Front: Which tribe went with the tribe of Judah to battle the Canaanites at Bezek?
Back: Simeon [1:3-4]

Front: Who said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to glean under my table” (Judges 1:7)?
Back: Adoni-bezek [1:6]

Front: What was the name of ‘Debir’ (Judges 1:11) in earlier times?
Back: Kiriath-sefer [1:11]

Front: Who was the father of Achsah?
Back: Caleb [1:12]

Front: Who married Achsah?
Back: Othniel [1:13]

Front: Which tribe conquered Gaza and its territory?
Back: Judah [1:18]

Front: In which city did the tribe of Benjamin dwell with the Jebusite?
Back: Jerusalem [1:21]

Front: Which tribe spied out Beth-el?
Back: Joseph [1:23]

Front: Which people did not allow Dan to descend to the valley?
Back: The Amorite [1:34]

Front: At what age did Joshua die?
Back: 110 [2:8]

Front: On which mountain was Joshua buried?
Back: Mount Ephraim [2:9]

Front: Over which Aramean king did Othniel dominate?
Back: Cushan-rishathaim [2:10]

Front: For how many years did the Children of Israel serve Eglon?
Back: Eighteen years [2:14]

Front: Describe the weapon with which Ehud killed Eglon.
Back: A sword with two sharp edges, a cubit in length [2:16]

Front: To where did Ehud escape after killing Eglon?
Back: Seirah [2:26]

Front: How many Moabite men escaped from Ehud’s attack on Moab?
Back: None [2:29]

Front: Who struck six hundred Philistines with a cattle goad?
Back: Shamgar son of Anath [2:31]

Front: Which Canaanite king reigned in Hazor?
Back: Jabin [2:2]

Front: How many iron chariots did Sisera have?
Back: Nine hundred [4:3]

Front: Who was Deborah’s husband?
Back: Lappidoth [4:4]

Front: Who did Devorah summon to convince the people to go toward Mount Tabor?
Back: Barak son of Abinoam [4:6]

Front: What did Jael give to Sisera to drink?
Back: Milk [4:19]

Front: Who killed Sisera?
Back: Jael, wife of Heber [4:21]

Front: In the Song of Deborah: What came to its gates when ‘it chose new gods’?
Back: War [5:8]

Front: In the Song of Deborah: Who descended ‘from Machir’?
Back: Lawgivers [5:14]

Front: In the Song of Deborah: The indecision of which tribe ‘demands great investigation’?
Back: Reuben [5:16]

Front: In the Song of Deborah: Which two tribes ‘risked its life to the death’?
Back: Zebulun and Naphtali [5:18]

Front: In the Song of Deborah: Which brook swept the Canaanite kings away?
Back: Kishon Brook [5:21]

Front: In the Song of Deborah: Who said “Curse Meroz” (5:23)?
Back: The angel of Hashem [5:23]

Front: In the Song of Deborah: Who asked “Why is his chariot delayed in coming?”?
Back: Sisera’s mother [5:28]

Front: What was the name of Gideon’s father?
Back: Joash [6:11]

Front: Who said to whom: “Hashem is with you, O mighty hero!” (Judges 6:12)?
Back: An angel of Hashem to Gideon [6:11-12]

Front: True or false? Gideon was the oldest in his father’s house.
Back: False [6:15]

Front: Which items of food that Gideon presented to the angel of Hashem were consumed by a flame that went up from the rock?
Back: The meat and the matzos [6:21]

Front: From the wood of which tree was Gideon instructed to use for the elevation-offering?
Back: The Asherah-tree [6:26]

Front: Who was named Jerubaal and by whom?
Back: Gideon by his father [6:31-32]

Front: Gideon tested Hashem twice with a fleece of wool. On which occasion was the fleece dry?
Back: On the second occasion [6:40]

Front: Gideon tested Hashem twice with a fleece of wool. On which occasion was the ground wet with dew?
Back: On the second occasion [6:40]

Front: When Hashem said to Gideon, “The people with you are too numerous”, how many people were with Gideon?
Back: 32 000 [7:1-3]

Front: How many men ‘lapped with their hands to their mouth’ (Judges 7:6)?
Back: Three hundred [7:5-6]

Front: What was the name of Gideon’s attendant?
Back: Purah [7:10]

Front: When Gideon went down to the Midianite camp, he heard a man relating his dream to his fellow. In the dream, what item was rolling in the Midianite camp?
Back: A roasted barley bread [7:13]

Front: Who said, “Rise up, for Hashem has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand!”?
Back: Gideon [7:15]

Front: Into how many companies did Gideon divide his 300 men?
Back: Three [7:16]

Front: What did the 300 men of Gideon’s army call out at the edge of the enemy camp?
Back: “The sword for Hashem and for Gideon!” [7:20]

Front: What were the names of the two ‘leaders’ of Midian, who were captured after the Midianites fled from Gideon and his men?
Back: Oreb and Zeeb [7:25]

Front: Who said to whom: “Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?” (Judges 8:2)?
Back: Gideon to the men of Ephraim [8:1-2]

Front: What were the names of the two ‘kings’ of Midian, who were captured after the Midianites fled from Gideon and his men?
Back: Zebah and Zalmunna [8:12]

Front: Why did Gideon take retribution on the elders of Succoth?
Back: Because they had refused to allow the people of Succoth give bread to the legion of Gideon [8:6;16]

Front: What did Gideon do to the tower of Penuel?
Back: He broke it down [8:17]

Front: To whom does this refer: ‘But the youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, since he was still a youth.” (Judges 8:20)
Back: Jether son of Gideon [8:20]

Front: Who said to whom: “I shall not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; Hashem shall rule over you!” (Judges 8:23)
Back: Gideon to the men of Israel [8:23]

Front: What did Gideon hang in Ophrah that became a snare for him and his household?
Back: An ephod [8:27]

Front: What was the name of Gideon’s son from his concubine?
Back: Abimelech [8:31]

Front: Which of Gideon’s sons was not killed by Abimelech and why?
Back: Jotham, because he had hidden [9:5]

Front: List the trees in Jotham’s parable that refused the kingship (note that a grapevine is not a tree).
Back: The olive tree and the fig tree [9:8-13]

Front: The inhabitants of which city betrayed Abimelech son of Gideon?
Back: Shechem [9:23]

Front: What was the name of the man who came with his kinsmen to Shechem and in whom the people of Shechem had confidence?
Back: Gaal son of Ebed [9:26]

Front: Who sent messengers to Abimelech to inform him that Gaal and his kinsmen were arriving in Shechem and fortifying the city against him?
Back: Zebul [9:30-31]

Front: Zebul, who sent messengers to Abimelech to inform him that Gaal and his kinsmen were arriving in Shechem and fortifying the city against him, what was his position in the city?
Back: He was the leader of the city [9:30]

Front: Who said to whom: “You see the shadow of the mountains as people.” (Judges 9:36)?
Back: Zebul to Gaal [9:36]

Front: What did Abimelech do to the city of Shechem after he had reoccupied it and had killed all the people who were in it?
Back: He tore it down and sowed it with salt [9:45]

Front: Where did Abimelech and the people who were with him kill the people of the Tower of Shechem?
Back: In the citadel of Beth-el-Berith [9:46-49]

Front: How did Abimelech and the people who were with him kill the people of the Tower of Shechem?
Back: They set the citadel alight [9:49]

Front: Name the place where a woman struck Abimelech with a millstone.
Back: Thebez [9:53]

Front: Who said to whom: “Draw your sword and kill me lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him’.’” (Judges 9:54)
Back: Abimelech to his attendant [9:54]

Front: From which tribe was Tola son of Puah?
Back: Issachar [10:1]

Front: About whom does it state: ‘He had thirty sons riding thirty colts’ (Judges 10:4)?
Back: Jair the Gileadite [10:3-4]

Front: Who caused Jephtah to flee?
Back: His brothers [11:3]

Front: Where did Jephtah settle after he had fled?
Back: In the land of Tob [11:3]

Front: What condition did Jephtah make with the elders of Gilead in order to do battle with Ammon?
Back: That if Hashem would deliver Ammon before him, Jephtah would become their leader [11:9]

Front: About whom does it state: ‘She went with her friends and wept over her virginity upon the mountains’?
Back: Jephtah’s daughter [Judges 11:38]

Front: What word could the Ephrathites not pronounce properly?
Back: Shibboleth [12:6]

Front: Which Judge was buried in Aijalon?
Back: Elon the Zebulunite [12:11-12]

Front: Who told the wife of Manoah that she would give birth to a son?
Back: An angel of God [13:3]

Front: Who said to whom: “Why is it that you ask my name? It is hidden!” (Judges 13:18)
Back: The angel of God to Manoah [13:18]

Front: What miracle did the angel of God perform in front of Manoah and his wife?
Back: The angel went up in flame on the altar [13:19-20]

Front: What instrument did Samson use to tear apart the lion?
Back: None [14:6]

Front: What prize did Samson offer for solving his riddle?
Back: Thirty sheets and thirty changes of clothing [14:12]

Front: Quote the riddle of Samson.
Back: From the eater came forth food; and from the strong came forth sweetness. [14:14]

Front: Quote the solution that was given to the riddle of Samson.
Back: What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion? [14:18]

Front: About whom does it state: he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty men of them; he took their garments (Judges 14:19).
Back: Samson [14:19]

Front: How many foxes did Samson set alight?
Back: 300 [15:4]

Front: Where was Samson dwelling when the 3000 men of Judah confronted him?
Back: In the cleft of the Rock of Etam [15:8;11]

Front: With what did Samson strike down 1000 Philistines?
Back: With the jawbone of a donkey [15:15]

Front: Describe the miracle that allowed Samson to quench his thirst.
Back: God split open the hollow that was in the jawbone, and water came from it for him to drink [15:19]

Front: ‘he loved a woman from the Sorek Brook’ (Judges 16:4) – who was the woman?
Back: Delilah [16:4]

Front: Who said to Samson: “Please tell me what makes your strength so great, and how you could be bound, to afflict you.” (Judges 16:6)?
Back: Delilah [16:6]

Front: What was the true way for Samson's strength to leave him?
Back: If he would be shaven [16:17-20]

Front: How many locks did Delilah shave off Samson’s head?
Back: Seven [16:19]

Front: Who said to whom: “Let go of me and let me touch the pillars that the building rests upon, so that I may lean on them.” (Judges 16:26)
Back: Samson to the boy who was holding his hand [16:26]

Front: Who said: “I will exact vengeance from the Philistines for one of my two eyes” (Judges 16:28)
Back: Samson [16:28]

Front: About whom does it state: ‘The dead whom he killed at his own death were more than he had killed in his lifetime.’ (Judges 16:30)
Back: Samson [16:30]

Front: Who took the eleven hundred pieces of silver from Micajehu’s mother?
Back: Micajehu [17:2]

Front: From what tribe was the lad who was appointed by Micah to be the priest in his house?
Back: Levi [17:12]

Front: The five men of Dan inquired whether their journey would be successful. From whom did they inquire?
Back: The Levite priest in the house of Micah [18:4-5]

Front: The five men of Dan inquired whether their journey would be successful. Was the answer positive or negative?
Back: Positive [18:6]

Front: What items did the people of Dan take from the house of Micah?
Back: The ephod, the icons and the carved image [18:20]

Front: Which city did the people of Dan strike down and build up again?
Back: Laish [18:27]

Front: The people of Dan struck down Laish and built it up again. What did they rename the city?
Back: Dan [18:28-29]

Front: After the tribe of Dan set up the carved image, whom did they appoint as their priest?
Back: Jonathan son of Gershom [18:30]

Front: With whom did the Levite from Mount Ephraim dwell with in Beth-lehem?
Back: His father-in-law [19:4]

Front: The concubine of the Levite man deserted her husband and went to her father’s home. Where did her father live?
Back: Beth-lehem [19:1]

Front: The concubine of the Levite man deserted her husband and went to her father’s home in Beth-lehem. For how long did she stay there before her husband went after her?
Back: Four months [19:2]

Front: What reason did the Levite man give for not turning into the city of Jebus?
Back: It was a city of a foreign people, not of the Children of Israel [19:12]

Front: From which tribe were the people in Gibeah?
Back: Benjamin [9:16]

Front: Who said: “I took hold of my concubine and cut her apart” (Judges 20:6)
Back: The Levite husband of the concubine [20:4-6]

Front: On which day of the battle between the Children of Israel and Benjamin, did the Children of Israel gain ascendancy?
Back: On the third day [20:30-37]

Front: What was the vow that the men of Israel took at Mizpah?
Back: Not to give their daughters as wives to the men of Benjamin [21:1]

Front: To which place does this refer: its inhabitants did not come up to Hashem at Mizpah and 400 virgin girls were found among its inhabitants
Back: Jabesh-gilead [21:8-9;12]