Shmuel aleph (4&5)

Shmuel aleph (4&5)

Previously...

• Elkana's wife, Chana davens for a child in Shiloh.

• Eli the kohen mistakes her intense kavana for being drunk. He then blesses her that her prayers should be answered

• Chana has a child called Shmuel, as she "requested him from H'"

• Chana sings a song to Hashem in gratitude

• Eli's sons Chofni & Pinchas sin by stealing BY's karbonos (among other things)

• Shmuel recieves a nevuah from Hashem that Eli's family will be cut of from being kohanim as a result of this

Perek daled (4)

The capture of the Aron Kodesh

Multiple Choice

Israel & the Plishtim go to battle against each other.

Where do Israel encamp?

• Ashtod

• Ev'en Haezer

• Beer Sheva

• Sholoh

Multiple Choice

Where do the Plishtim encamp?

• Bet El

• Yahatz

• Aphek

• Eitam

Multiple Choice

How many men did the Plishtim kill of Israel?

• 1,000 men

• 2,000 men

• 3,000 men

• 4,000 men

Multiple Choice

BY decide to take out a specific object in hope that Hashem will improve their situation.

What object to they take out from Sholoh?

• The Ephod

• The Keruvim

• The menorah

• The Aron Kodesh/Ark

"When the Aron Kodesh arrived at the camp, all of Israel sounded a great shofar blast and the ground shook" (4,5)

Multiple Choice

Who said: "What is the sound of the great shofar blast in the camp of the Hebrews?"

• Midianim

• Moavim

• Plishtim

• Ammonim

The Plishtim were afraid as they said "G-d has come to the camp!" (4,7)

Multiple Choice

Finish the posuk:

"Woe to us! Who will save us from the hand of this mighty G-d? This is the G-d that struck the ____ with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness!"

• Egyptians/Mitzriim

• Ammonim

• Plishtim

• Moavim

Shmuel aleph (4,9)

Multiple Choice

The Plishtim say "Be strong, be men!" and "be men and fight!"

Consequently, how many of BY did the Plishtim kill?

• 10,000

• 30,000

• 3,000

• 4,000

Shmuel aleph (4,10)

The Plishtim primarily killed 4,000 Jews. Then the Jews bring out the Aron Kodesh. The Plishtim then encourage themselves out of fear, and kill another 30,000 Jews and capture the...

Multiple Choice

What do the Plishtim capture in this battle?

• The Ephod

• The shofar

• The Aron Kodesh

• The menorah

Multiple Select

Which two other people died in this battle?

• Shmuel

• Chofni

• Pinchas

• Elkana

Shmuel aleph (4,11)

This fulfilled Eli's prophesy, that Chofni & Pinchas died on the same day in this devastating battle, where the Aron Kodesh was captured and 34,000 Jews died.

Multiple Choice

A man came to Shiloh to fulfill Eli of the terrible news (that the Jews had lost the battle, Chofni + Pinchas had died and that the Aron was captured...)

Which tribe was this messenger from?

• Yehudah

• Ephraim

• Naftali

• Binyamin

Multiple Select

At this point Eli was motionless and blind.

How old was he?

• 100

• 110

• 98

• 89

Multiple Choice

When Eli heard the news, he fell back on his chair and broke his...?

• neck

• skull

• leg

• rib cage

Multiple Choice

At which point during the Benjamite man's retelling of events did Eli die?

• When he heard that the Plishtim had struck a great blow against Israel

• When he heard that Chofni & Pinchas (his sons) had died)

• When he heard that the Aron Kodesh had been captured

Shmuel aleph (4,18)

Multiple Choice

How long had Eli judged Israel?

• 10 years

• 20 years

• 30 years

• 40 years

Multiple Choice

Who "heard the news about the capture of the Aron Kodesh" and so "crouched down and gave birth, for her labour pains came upon her"?

• The wife of Chofni

• The wife of Pinchas

• The wife of Eli

• The wife of Shmuel

Multiple Choice

Those standing around her said "fear not, for you have borne a ___"

• Son

• Daughter

Perek heh (5)

The journey of the Aron Kodesh

Multiple Choice

The Plishtim brought the Aron Kodesh from Ev'en Haezer (where BY had been encamping) and brought it to which Plishti city?

• Ekron

• Gaza

• Ashtod

• Ashkelon

Multiple Choice

Which idol do they place the Aron Kodesh next to in Ashtod?

• Baal

• Dagon

• Ashera

• Ashteros

Shmuel aleph (5,2)

Dagon had the body of a fish, and the head and hands of a human.

(This idol is also mentioned in Shoftim. See next slide to find out where...)

Where is Dagon mentioned in Shoftim?

Shoftim (16,23). The Plishtim brought Shimshon to Gaza, and had a party while serving Dagon

Multiple Select

The next day, Dahon has fallen over, so they put him upright again.

The day after that Dagon had fallen over again.

As well as this, which parts of Dagon's body were severed?

• Its tail

• Its head

• Its two palms

• Its tongue

Shmuel aleph (5,4)

"This is why the priests of Dagon and all those who come to the House of Dagon do not tread upon the threshold of Dagon in Ashtod to this day" (5,5)

Multiple Choice

Hashem then struck the Ashtodites with...?

• Boils

• locusts

• hemorrhoids

• blindness

Multiple Choice

Due to this plague, the Ashtodites transfer the Aron Kodesh to another Plishti city.

Which city is the Aron Kodesh brought to?

• Gat

• Gaza

• Ashkelon

• Ekron

Multiple Choice

The people of Gat also get afflicted with haemorrhoids, so they transfer the Aron Kodesh to...?

• Gaza

• Ekron

• Ashtod

• Ashkelon

Multiple Choice

Who said:

"They have transfered to me the Aron of the G-d of Israel, to kill me and my people!"

• The people of Gat

• The people of Ashtod

• The people of Ekron

Multiple Choice

In which city was there: "A panic of death in the whole city; the hand of G-d was heavy there. The people who did not die were stricken with haemorrhoids, and the cry of the city ascended to heaven"

• Ekron

• Gat

• Ashtod

Shmuel aleph (5,11-12)