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43 Cards in this Set
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Abimelech |
Gideon's wicked son. The bramble king. |
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Achan |
He and his family were stoned to death by all of Israel because he violated the Lord's command and took treasure from Jericho. |
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Adoni-Bezek |
He fled from the men of Judah. He was caught and had his thumbs and big toes cut off. |
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Ammonites |
Jephthah's enemies |
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Anakites |
Giants living in the fertile land of Hebron |
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Asherah |
An immoral goddess, grief for Israel |
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Baal |
God of rain; a source of evil for Israel. |
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Balak and Balaam |
Balak was the king who paid Balaam to curse Israel |
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Caleb and Joshua |
Received special inheritance because of their faithfulness in the case of the spies. |
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Childs, Brevard |
Tries to minimize bad effect of documentary hypothesis by saying we must deal with the Bible as it is, but he still accepts critical views of its origins. |
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Deborah |
Woman judge; encouraged Barak; Defeated Sisera. Sang a victory song |
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Delilah |
Sold out her lover for a big payoff |
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Driver and Briggs |
Popularized the documentary hypothesis in Britain and America. Not to be confused with Briggs and Stratton. lol |
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Edomites |
Started years of enmity by refusing Israel passage. |
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Eglon |
Ehud's left-handed treachery brought this oppressor to a gruesome end. |
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Ehud |
Lefty who gutted Eglon of Moab. |
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Emites |
One of the giants that the Lord had driven out in behalf of the descendants of Esau and Lot (the other was the Rephaites) |
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Gideon |
Hesitant judge. God given victory vs. the Midianites. Trouble with his oen people. Refused to be king but made an ephod. |
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Graf; Wellhausen |
Two men who developed and popularized the Documentary Hypothesis in its classical form |
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Jabin |
King of Hazor who led coalition against Israel. |
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Jael |
Foreigner living in Israel who killed Sisera in her tent. |
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Jephthah |
An outsider who came to the rescue; Defeated Ammonites and Ephraimites; His rash vow destroyed his daughter. |
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Jeshurun |
Lit. "the upright one." "grew fat and kicked;" the Nation that turned from the Lord and to idols. Basically, it is a poetic name for Israel. |
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Jonathan |
A corrupt priest, for sale to the highest bidder; Moses' descendant. |
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Joshua |
Son of Nun; Moses' assistant and successor; led the conquest of the land. |
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Levi (Deut. 33) |
Stood by Moses at Sinai in the calf incident - curse of dispersion in Israel changed to a blessing for him because of this. |
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Midianites |
enemies of Gideon |
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Naomi |
Losses lead her to be called Bitter. But a happy ending |
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Negative critics |
Deny biblical claims of authorship and historicity of the texts. They reject miracles and prophecy. |
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Og |
King of the Amorites in the Transjordan who with Sihon was the first conquered by Israel. |
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Oreb |
One of the leaders of the Midianites with Zeeb. Gideon's foe. |
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Orpah |
Naomi's daughter-in-law who went home again. |
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Othniel |
The "boring judge" who defeated Cushan-Rishathaim. |
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Philistines |
Shamgar's enemies who became Israel's chief nemesis. |
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Rahab |
Prostitute who sheltered Israel's spies. She was spared when Jericho was destroyed. Became part of Savior's line. |
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Rephaites |
One of the giant races that the Lord had driven out in behalf of the descendants of Esau and Lot (the other was the Emites) |
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Ruth |
Moabite became part of Savior's line. A woman of noble character. |
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Samson |
Hero vs. Philistines. Bad taste in women his tragic flaw. |
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Sihon |
King of the Amorites in the Transjordan who with og was the first conquered by Israel. |
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Reuben Gad Manasseh |
Three tribes that received land in the transjordan |
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Simeon |
During the blessing of Moses less blessed. Scattered in Israel because of Simeon's sin and terrible record during the wilderness years. |
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Simeon and Levi |
Two tribes that received not tribal territory of their own. |
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Sisera |
Canaanite general. A pounding splitting headache. |