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8 Cards in this Set
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Philistia
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-very strong
-controlled iorn -worshiped idols -David drove them out of Isreal -Next to the Med. sea and Judan |
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Moab
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-East of the dead sea
-related through lot (to isreal) -Reffused to let isrealites pass through when they cam out of egypt -Balak (moabite king) sent Balaam to curse them but God caused him to bless the isrealites -worshiped idol ; Chemosh -Ruth moabite woman -Moab very fertal land |
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Ammon
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-mean fierce cruel
-morth of moab and east of Jordan R. -descendants of lot -worshiped idol Molech |
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Edom
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-reletives of Esau
-Southeast of Judah -refused to let isreal pass through their country -to the promise land -rich in iorn and copper -small country |
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Egypt
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-many gods
-world power -when isreal divided the pharaoh shishak invated jereusulm and took off w/ the temple treasures -he wrote an account of raid on a temple wall -Assyria reffered to them as "a splinterd reed" |
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Aram
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-northwest of isreal
-divide into several small kingdoms -capital city of Aram -rich in farmland larger and more powerful then isreal -isreal made a treaty w/ Aram and they formed a bigger force |
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Phoenicia
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small country coast of Med. sea
-sailors and shippers -most friendly to isreal -Ahab married the Phoenicin prinsess Jecebel -Jezebel was a worshiper of Baal and Ashtora |
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Assyria
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-between tigris and euphraties
-gained strenghth and expanded -a dreaded enemy -were very curel -Prophet warned kings that if they were not faithful to Gkod the Assyrians would counquer them |
