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12 Cards in this Set
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Divine Warrior |
The notion that God is a warrior fighting on behalf of his people. |
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Lord of Sabaoth |
The Lord of Hosts
Significance: saboath means armies which is is referring to the armies of the heavens, reaffirms that God is the leader of Israel's armies |
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Jericho |
The first city in Canaan conquered by Joshua and the Israelites. |
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Conquest |
The series of initiatives and military actions of the time of Joshua that were intended to secure Israel's control of Palestine. |
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Former Prophets |
The term designating the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings-possibly so-called because it was assumed that prophets had written these books; |
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Theocracy |
A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God. |
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Deborah |
The judge of Israel who engineered victory over the Canaanites. |
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Canaanites |
Semitic people living in the region of Canaan which was part of the land promised to the Israelites. |
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The Ban |
"devoted to destruction", divine injunction to destroy the entire population of a city along with all its material goods. |
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Cities of Refuge |
Six cities designed in Mosaic law for those who accidentally killed someone. |
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Ehud |
A judge of Israel from the book of Judges, noted for being left-handed |
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Judge |
In the period of Judges, a person who held off Israel's enemies |
