JoshuaJudges2Samuel1Kings - Sheet1(1) Flashcards
רחב הזונה
Joshuah 2:1. Rahab the Harlot. Hides two Israelite spies from the king of Jericho. She helps them escape on the condition that she and her family are protected once Israel invades Jericho.
בית יער הלבנון
Shlomo’s Forrest Palace
וּמַקָּבוֹת וְהַגַּרְזֶן כָּל-כְּלִי בַרְזֶל, לֹא-נִשְׁמַע בַּבַּיִת בְּהִבָּנֹתוֹ.
Miricle of building the Temple without using any iron tools
אֲנִי הֹלֵךְ אֵלָיו, וְהוּא לֹא-יָשׁוּב אֵלָי.
David mourning the death of his & Bathsheva’s baby.
Shechem
Site of the Covenant ceremony. Also where Joshua died. He gave final
instructions and the words of God to the people. Wrote it in a book of instruction. set up a stone
as a witness.
שֶׁמֶשׁ בְּגִבְעוֹן דּוֹם, וְיָרֵחַ, בְּעֵמֶק אַיָּלוֹן.
Joshua says this so Israel would have more sunlight to do battle.
אבנר
Saul’s army commnder. Later joins King David.
אֲנִי לְקַחְתִּיךָ מִן-הַנָּוֶה, מֵאַחַר הַצֹּאן–לִהְיוֹת נָגִיד, עַל-עַמִּי עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל.
God speaking to Nathan. He is reaffirming the divine election of David. ????check this
היכל
משכן
תרצה
Israel Palace in the North
כרם נבות
Won’t sell his family’s vineyard to King Ahab, Jezebel has him framed for profaning the Lord’s name so that he will be killed and Ahab can have the land.
עֲשֵׂה לְךָ, חַרְבוֹת צֻרִים; וְשׁוּב מֹל אֶת-בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֵׁנִית.
Haftorah read on the first day of Pesach. God commanding Joshua to perform circumcision in the land.
צֵא צֵא אִישׁ הַדָּמִים, וְאִישׁ הַבְּלִיָּעַל.
Insult that Shimei ben Gera hurls at David while David was fleeing Jerusalem (and from Absolom’s army)
Zimri
Commander to King Elah (son of Baasha). Kills king Elah and all the house of Baasha according to the prophecy of Yehu. He becomes king until he is killed by Omri.
וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל-דָּוִד, אַתָּה הָאִישׁ
Nathan admonishing David for stealing Uriah’s wife, Bat Shevah.
בת שבע
Wife of Uriah. David sleeps with her, and then sends his husband into battle to be killed. She gives birth to King Solomon.
אָבִי, יִסַּר אֶתְכֶם בַּשּׁוֹטִים, וַאֲנִי, אֲיַסֵּר אֶתְכֶם בָּעַקְרַבִּים
Rehoboams response to the people that he will increase their burden “…my father chastosed you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpians”
וְהִנֵּה אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר אַנְשֵׁי בְנֵי-בְלִיַּעַל נָסַבּוּ אֶת-הַבַּיִת
The men of Givah trying to get into the house so that they can rape the guest. Shows them to be like the men of Sodom
קָטָנִּי עָבָה מִמָּתְנֵי אָבִי
Advice of the young men to tell the people that “my little finger is thicker than my father’s loins” and to increace rather than decrease their burden
אֵין-לָנוּ חֵלֶק בְּדָוִד וְלֹא נַחֲלָה-לָנוּ בְּבֶן-יִשַׁי–אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָיו, יִשְׂרָאֵל.
Sheba ben Bichri from the tribe of Benjamin protesting David’s kingship
Mt Carmel
Site of the epic “prophet off” between Elijah and the prophets of Baal. The prophets of Baal can’t get their sacrifice to be “accepted” (go up in fire), and Elijiah’s is even after he had the altar soaked in water. After this, the people revolt and slaughter the prophets of Baal
עובדיהו
Steward of the palace to King Ahab. He hides prophets of the God of Israel in caves to protect them.
הַאַתָּה תִּבְנֶה-לִּי בַיִת, לְשִׁבְתִּי.
God speaking to Nathan. Asking why DAvid is building him a house. ????check this
קוֹל דְּמָמָה דַקָּה
God speaks to Elijah in the desert in a “still small voice”
לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶל-הָרִנָּה וְאֶל-הַתְּפִלָּה
Listen to the cry and to the prayer… Shlomo asking God to listen to the prayers of those in the Temple
גבעת הערלות
Spot on the eastern side of the Jordan River where Joshua circumcizes the Israelites before they enter the land. Joshuah 5:3. In Egypt, all males were circumcised. IN the wilderness, no one was circumcised. On givat horlot, all men were circumcised at once. God called the town Gilgal, since it is where God “rolled away” the shame of slavery.
אבישג השונמית
Beautiful woman. Attended King David when he was old. She never slept with him
הַמִּזְבֵּחַ נִקְרָע, וַיִּשָּׁפֵךְ הַדֶּשֶׁן מִן-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ: כַּמּוֹפֵת, אֲשֶׁר נָתַן אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים–בִּדְבַר יְהוָה
The destruction of the Northern kingdom’s altars in Beth El and Dan
לוּ חָפֵץ יְהוָה לַהֲמִיתֵנוּ לֹא-לָקַח מִיָּדֵנוּ עֹלָה וּמִנְחָה
Manoah’s wife to him after he sees the angel and is afraid they are going to die. She says that God would not have accepted their sacrafice or wasted time talking to them if they God wanted to kill them
וְהָיָה הַיּוֹצֵא, אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא מִדַּלְתֵי בֵיתִי לִקְרָאתִי, בְּשׁוּבִי בְשָׁלוֹם, מִבְּנֵי עַמּוֹן–וְהָיָה, לַיהוָה, וְהַעֲלִיתִיהוּ, עֹלָה
Yiftach’s vow that he will offer whatever comes through his door to God… It was his daughter..
בִּלְחִי הַחֲמוֹר, חֲמוֹר חֲמֹרָתָיִם; בִּלְחִי הַחֲמוֹר, הִכֵּיתִי אֶלֶף אִישׁ
Samson kicking Phillistine butt with the jawbone of an ass “With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men.
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אמנון
Son of kIng david. rapes his half sister, Tamar
וַיַּטּוּ נָשָׁיו, אֶת-לִבּוֹ
Solomons wives “turned his heart” ie caused him to sin
אדוניה בן חגית
Son of David after Absolom. Boasts that he will be king. he asks Solomon to marry אבישג השונמית. Solomon interprets this as meaning that he wants to be king, and kills him.
משל יותם
Parable of why Avimelech should NOT be king
Gideon and the angel, the altar
Gideon makes a sacrifice of meat, bread, and broth. The Angel sets it all on fire. Gideon realizes he has seen an angel and is afraid; but God reaasures him. Gideon builds an altar on the spot.– Destroys the alter of Baal and gets a new name, ירבעל
עמק עכור
Joshua took Achan, sons, daughters, livestock, belongings to the “Valley of
Achor (to bring calamity upon) and put them in fire and stoned them to death
Manoah, Manoah’s Wife
Parents of Sampson. Angel visits Manoah’s wife and tells her that she will have a son who will be special. Manoah wants to see the angel himself, but when he does he is afraid that they are going to die.
אִישׁ תַּחַת גַּפְנוֹ וְתַחַת תְּאֵנָתוֹ מִדָּן וְעַד בְּאֵר שָׁבַע
Describing the conditions in Israel under the reign of King Solomon. Everyone lives in safety & all was peaceful.
ציבא
Servant that gives David’s men donkeys, food & wine while they are running away from Absalom. David rewards her by giving her everything that her master has.
וְאִנָּקְמָה נְקַם-אַחַת מִשְּׁתֵי עֵינַי, מִפְּלִשְׁתִּים
Samson asks God for his strength one last time so that he can get vengence on the Phillistines “that I may be this once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.”
Dan and BethEl
Cities where Jeroboam establishes alternative Temples.
Sisera
Captain of King Jabin’s Army. After fleeing from Barak and the Israelite army, he is killed by Yael who seduced him.
מצדת ציון
Stronghold of Zion. Later becomes the city of David.
וְנָתַתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת עַמְּךָ לְהָבִין בֵּין טוֹב לְרָע
Solomon’s prayer to God. He asks for wisdom.
The Transjordanian altar
In the land of Gilead east of the Jordan the Reubenites, Gadites,
and half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar. The rest of Israel heard about it and set out to make
war against them. Pinchas son of Eleazar went to talk to them. But, they did not build the altar
to offer sacrifices or burnt offerings. It was built as a witness that although the Jordan separates
them, they are a part of Israel and that they will perform the service of the Lord at Shilo. And
they named the altar “witness.”
Izevel
(Jezebel) Daughter of the King of Tyre. She is the wife of Ahab and prosecutes the prophets of the God of Israel while promoting the worship of Baal
קַנֹּא קִנֵּאתִי לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת, כִּי-עָזְבוּ בְרִיתְךָ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל–אֶת-מִזְבְּחֹתֶיךָ הָרָסוּ, וְאֶת-נְבִיאֶיךָ הָרְגוּ בֶחָרֶב; וָאִוָּתֵר אֲנִי לְבַדִּי, וַיְבַקְשׁוּ אֶת-נַפְשִׁי לְקַחְתָּהּ
Elijah after he runs into the desert because he is angry that the people will not follow God. “…the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets…”
וְהִנֵּה לֹא-הֻגַּד-לִי, הַחֵצִי
The Queen of Sheba says this when she sees Shomo’s great kingdom. “…behold the half was not told to me”
רחבעם
Solomon’s son who inherits monarchy from Solomon, later is King of Judah.
אשה חכמה מתקוע
The woman of Takoah convinces David to bring Absalom back by telling him a parable
The stones at Gilgal
The stones mark each tribe’s crossing of the Jordan into the land Joshuah 4:12. Stones at the feet of the priests. One person from every tribe picks up a stone and brings it back to their tribe as a testmant to how wonderful God is. That night, Israel camps at Gilgal, the Eastern border of Jericho. Joshuah takes the stones and sets up a monument. He says the stones represent the crossing of the Jordan, he invokes the crossing of the red sea.
- What plot lines from Numbers and Deuteronomy are brought to a conclusion in the Book of Joshua?
The Reubenites, Gadites, and half Menasheh inherit the land to the east of the Jordan
The circumcision of Israel was necessary after the incident with the spies, the next 40 years saw
all of the men finally die off, and apparently no circumcision was carried out in the desert during
that time. Israel was finally circumcised in preparation for the battle of Jericho.
Mana ceased to come on the after the passover offering at Gilgal.
Caleb claiming his inheritance as promised by Moses because of his forthright report. Hebron.
The establishment of the cities of refuge.
Daughters of Zlofekhad. Burying Joseph’s bones. Covenant ceremony at Shechem
אחיתופל
David’s counselor who defects and join’s Absaloms court. Hangs himself.
מפיבשת
Son of Jonathan, King David takes care of him.
רצפה בת-איה
Concubine of King Saul* After Saul’s death, Abner lies with her. Saul’s son, Ish Boshet chides him about it. Abner gets pissed off & defects to the camp of King David. 2 Samuel