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    order for years by those previous to them. According to timemaps.com the Mesopotamian lands “By 6000 BC, farming settlements dotted the Middle Eastern landscape from Egypt to Iran. Most of these were small villages, but some, like Jericho, were sizeable towns. Jericho, situated in a large oasis, consisted…

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    We accept the love we think we deserve, said Stephen Chbosky. Chbosky is one of the most elaborate writers there is known for The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Pieces; A New Collection of New Voices and Sexaholic. Stephen Chbosky was born on January 25th 1970, in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. He grew up Catholic living in the Upper St. Clair's with his parents Fred and Lea and younger sister Stacy. While growing up, Chbosky enjoyed classics, horror, and fantasy novels. He loved the novel The Catcher…

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    The Oslo Accords were the name given to two sets of agreements between the government of Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). These accords signified a drastic change in relationship between the two parties. “The Oslo Accords marked the first time that the state of Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) formally recognized one another, and publicly committed to negotiate a solution to their decades-long conflict based on territorial compromise” (Al Jazeera…

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    them dead in a matter of days, but sometimes, sometimes it would leave its victims different than they were before. Different in a way that made people both in and outside of the wall scared. Out of all the infected trapped behind the high walls of Jericho, a city once one of the safest cities on the East coast,…

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    your name was Joseph...Correct?" Jericho hesitated before nodding his head with a smile. He raised an eyebrow and sweep his eyes over her whole form. Rachel looked down at herself and was surprised to see that her blood soaked clothes was replaced with a hospital gown...When the heck did that happen? "Hey don't look at me. I'm just as confused as you are. I don't even remember how I got here." She looked around the room once more before walking closer to Jericho. "Joseph…" She began as she…

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    What Was True About the Hebrews? The biblical tale of Hebrews reveals many things about them, but how true is it? The evidence behind the Hebrews’ origins, power, and religion prove the Bible to be true. Biblical evidence about Canaan and archeological evidence lead to the conclusion that the Hebrews originated from outside of Canaan. Records of victory against the Israelites as well as the life and fall of David and Solomon’s Kingdom verifies that the Israelites were a powerful nation, but not…

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    Map of the Holy Land (see attached sheet) All the parts are labeled according to the required colors. Most of the information for it came from pages 49, 54, and 224 in Halley’s Handbook, as well as some notes from class. The rest was found on the “Canaan – The 12 Tribes” map page and was confirmed by yet other maps. Important Cities and Physical Features Beer-Sheba was a location in Genesis in which Abraham had a disagreement with Abimalek. There was an important well nearby, and though Abraham…

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    holy day of rest. God also used seven as a time period for His mandates. For example, animal sacrificed were to be at least 7 days old (Exodus 22:30), the leper Naaman was to bath seven times for restoration (2 Kings 5:10), Joshua needed to march Jericho for seven…

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    have found cave drawings and Self portraits. With those cave drawings and portraits historians know what some of the people looked like if they had weird facial features sometimes even how tall they were. One historian found out that the walls of Jericho came tumbling down because of fire not sound. One village lived by a river in…

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    people out of slavery in Egypt and toward the “promised land” of Cannon where God had promised them they would live in peace. The Book of Joshua tells the story of the Israelite Joshua in the land of Canaan with command from God destroying the city of Jericho,…

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