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The land of the OT lies east of this beautiful blue body of water

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Mediterranean Sea

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Freshwater lake, seven miles wide and 14 miles long. 26 miles inland from the Meditterranean

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Sea of Galilee

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Flows south out of the sea of Galilee. Travels for 75 miles to empty into the dead sea. Many are surprised at how much history has revolved around such a small river

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Jordan River

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“bottom of the world: lowest point on land. almost three thousand feet below sea level at its lowest point. water flows in - no water flows out. super high concentration of mineral deposits. does not support any life.

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dead sea

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most famous river in the world. flows through heart of egypt. empties into Mediterranean

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Nile River

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These twin rivers flow for almost a thousand miles each before they join and flow into the persian gulf… (flows through present day iraq)

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tigris and euphrates rivers

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along with tigris and euphrates rivers, these form the easternmost boundary for the lands of the Old testament (present day - separates iran from saudi arabia)

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Persian Gulf

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Begins with creation and tells the story of the jewish people up until the time of Christ

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Old Testament

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How many OT books?

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39

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How many books of the bible

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66

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NT Books?

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27

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What are the three different types of books in the OT? and how many of each

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Historical (17)
Poetical (5)
Prophecy (17)

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Reading the first 17 books of the Old Testament will tell you…

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The story of the Hebrew Nation in the Old Testament - composing a historical timeline for the nation of Israel

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What is the difference between the Primary books and secondary books in the OT?

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The history of Israel is advanced in the eleven primary books and repeated or amplified in the 6 secondary books.

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T/F - the poetical & prophetical books were written during the time period that is constructed in the first 17 books

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T

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What are the three types of books in NT?

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History (5)
Pauline Epistles (13)
General Epistels (9)
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What are Epistles?

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Letters!

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What are Epistles?

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Letters!

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What will you find in the first five books of the NT?

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History (5books). Story of Jesus and the church he established

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What will you find in the Pauline Epistles?

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13 books. Paul’s Instructions to churches and individuals.

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What will you find in the general epistles?

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9 books. Read instructions to churches and individuals by men like apostles Peter and John.

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Genesis 1:1

What does each component stand for?

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book - chapter - verse

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The Old Testament is the story of…

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God and the Hebrew people, their poets, and prophets.

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The New Testament is the story of…

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Jesus of Nazareth, the church he founded, and its growth under the leadership of his apostles after His death and ressurection.

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The primary anchor points for mastering the geography of the Bible are...
bodies of water!
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Near the convergence of four rivers, two of which were tigris and euphrates
Garden of Eden (impossible to pinpoint)
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Small piece of land, lies between Mediterranean coast and sea of Galilee-Jordan River-Dead Sea. This land changes names often throughout the bible, but in Genesis it is called...
Canaan
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Lies between Mediterranean coast and sea of Galilee-Jordan River-Dead Sea. Changes names often. After the Hebrew people stablish themselves in the land in the book of Joshua, Canaan becomes...
Israel
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In the New Testament Canaan/Israel is known by its regions from south to north:
Judea, Samaria, Galilee
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Located just off the northwestern shoulder of the Dead Sea, is the capital nation of Israel
Jerusalem
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The "grande dame" of ancient civilization
Egypt
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Located at the headwaters of tigris and euphrates. conquered the northern kingdom of Israel and dispersing her people to the four winds
Assyria
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Shortlived, but conquered Assyria. found between tigris and euphrates "mesopotamia"
Babylonia
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Conquered the southern kingdom of Judah 136 years after assyria conquered the northern kingdom of israel
Babylonia
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Mesopotamia means...
meso "in the middle of" | potamnus - "rivers"
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Final historical superpower of the old testament
Persia
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Conquers babylonia and allows hebrews to return from captivity to rebuild the city of jerusalem and reinstate temple worship
Persia
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List the 9 main eras of the OT
Creation, Patriarch, Exodus, Conquest Judges, Kingdom Exile, Return, Silence
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``` # of era and name: Creation of the world and man, and early events. ```
1. Creation
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``` # of era and name: Birth of the hebrew people through a family of patriarchs, covering a period of 200 years ```
2. Patriarchs
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``` # Era, Figure Description: The first man ```
1. creation, adam.
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``` #, era, description The first patriarch ```
2, Patriarch, Abraham
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The leaving of the Hebrew people as they are delivered out of 400 years of slavery in Egypt to return to the promised land
3. Exodus
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Where was the promised land
Cannan
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Era + Figure, | Leader of the exodus
3. Exodus, Moses
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The conquest of the promised land by the hebrew people upon their return from egypt
4. Conquest
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How long were Hebrew people slaves in Egypt?
400 years
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how long was the judges period?
400 years
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how long was the kingdom era
400 years
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A 400 year period during which Israel is governed by rulers
5. Judges
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400 year period when isreal is a full nation ruled by a monarchy
6. kingdom
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70 year period during Israels leaders live away, having been conquered by foreign powers
7. Exile
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How long was the exile Era
70 years
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Jews go back to Jerusalem to rebuild the city and the temple
8. Return
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400 year period between OT and NT
9. Silence
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Leader of Israels Army
4. Conquest - Joshua
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The most famous Judge
5. Judges - Samson
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The most well-known Israelite King
6. Kingdom - David
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major prophet during the exile
7. exile - Daniel
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The main leader of the return
8. Return - Ezra
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Religious Leaders of the jews
9. Silence - Pharisees
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The Garden of _____ where _____ is created. Near the convergence of the ______ and _____ Rivers
Garden of Eden, Adam, near convergence of Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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Where does Abraham migrate from + to? He lived there until when?
Migrates from Ur, near Eden, to Canaan. He lived there until the time of slavery in egypt
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Describe the Exodus Era
3. Exodus, Mosel, Egypt. | During severe famine, the Israelites migrate to egypt and are enslaved for 400 years before their exodus to freedom
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Describe the Creation Era
1. creation, Adam, Eden | Garden of Eden, where adam is created, near the convergence of the tigis and euphrates rivers
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describe the patriarch era
2. Patriarch. Abraham, Canaan Abraham migrates from UR, near Edem, to canaan, where he and the other Patriarchs live until the time of slavery in Egypt
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Describe conquest era
4. conquest, joshua, canaan. | Joshua leads the conquest of the promised land in canaan
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describe judges era
5. judges. samson. canaan. | israelites live in canaan under a loose tribal system ruled by judges for 400 yrs.
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describe kingdom era.
6. kingdom. david. israel. | with the formation of a formal monarcy, the land is now referred to by the national name Israel
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describe exile era
7. exile. daniel. babylonia. because of the judgment for national moral corruption, israel is conquered by foreign nations, finally forcing leaders into seventy years of exile in babylonia.
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describe return era
8. return. ezra. jerusalem. the exiled israelites are allowed to return to jerusalem to rebuild the city and temple, through the remain under the dominion of Persia
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describe silence era
9. silence. pharisees. jerusalem though dominion of the land changes from persia to greece to rome, israel is allowed to worship is jerusaelm without disruption for the next four hundred years of silence.
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location of creation era
garden of eden
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location of patriarch era
canaan
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location of exodus era
egypt
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location of conquest era
4. canaan
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location of judges era
canaan
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location of kingdom era
6. israel
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location of exile era
7. babylonia
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location of return era
jerusalem
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location of silence era
jerusalem

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