Joshua-1 Chronicles: Places Flashcards
David conquered this city from the Jebusites and called it the city of David, also called Zion. This is the city where David brought the Ark of God
Jerusalem
King David’s first capital city of Judah and it is the city where David was anointed as King of all Israel
Hebron
What is Ramah?
The home of Elkanah, Samuel’s father, and the birthplace and burial place of Samuel himself
The home of Elkanah, Samuel’s father, and the birthplace and burial place of Samuel himself
Ramah
What is Hebron?
King David’s first capital city of Judah and it is the city where David was anointed as King of all Israel
A city of priests in Benjamin where its inhabitants were put to the sword by the command of Saul for their hospitality to David
Nob
Known as the “mountain of God”. This is where Elijah went to spend the night and after an earthquake and a fire, God comes to him through a gentle whisper
Mount Horeb
Joshua assembled the people to make the second distribution of the Land of Promise and here the tabernacle of the Lord was set up. The ark and the tabernacle continued at _____ until it was taken by the Philistines
Shiloh
A Philistine city that still remained to be conquered at the end of Joshua’s life. In a war against Israel, the Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant and stored it briefly in ___ but the Ark caused plagues of sickness and rodents and the Philistines sent it back. ____ is remembered mostly for being the birthplace of the giant Goliath
Gath
The place where the angel of God announced judgment on Israel at beginning of the period of Judges because they had not destroyed pagan altars but had made covenant treaties with the native inhabitants. The people cried and named the place, ___, which means “weepers”
Bokim
What is Jabesh Gilead?
Tribe of Israel that refused to come up to Mizpeh to take part with Israel against the tribe of Benjamin. An expedition was sent against _____ ____ where all inhabitants were put to the sword except four hundred virgins, which were given to the Benjamites
What happened Jericho?
A city of Benjamin, the first city in Canaan taken by Joshua as God told the Israelites to march around their walls seven times and after doing so the walls were completely destroyed
A city of Benjamin, the first city in Canaan taken by Joshua as God told the Israelites to march around their walls seven times and after doing so the walls were completely destroyed
Jericho
What happened in Jerusalem?
David conquered this city from the Jebusites and called it the city of David, also called Zion. This is the city where David brought the Ark of God
What is Nob?
A city of priests in Benjamin where its inhabitants were put to the sword by the command of Saul for their hospitality to David