People, Places & Events – Joshua to 1 Chronicles Flashcards
One of the twelve spies of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. After the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan and allocated the land to the tribes and then died at the age of 110.
Joshua
A people who chose their inheritance on the east side of Jordan, in the Land of Gilead. They built an imposing altar near the Jordan which made the Israelites furious because they thought it was an altar for themselves and that they were forsaking the Lord but in reality they built the altar as a replica and as a witness between them and the rest of the Israelites that God was still with them. This is why the altar was named, “A Witness Between Us”.
Reubenites, Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh
A prostitute in Jericho who received, concealed, and safely sent off Joshua’s two spies who were being chased by the King of Jericho. After the Israelites attacked and marched around the walls of Jericho seven times, everything collapsed and they destroyed everyone except the house of Rahab.
Rahab
An Israelite who was stoned for keeping a quantity of the gold, silver, and costly clothing after the fall of Jericho when God commanded the entire army to destroy everything. He tried to hide the possessions in his tent but was caught and stoned to death and burned, along with his entire family. His name means, “One who troubles.”
Achan
One of the twelve spies and together with Joshua brought back a good report from Canaan. Joshua blesses him as a sign of God’s blessing and approval, giving him Hebron.
Caleb
The first Judge of Israel. He gained the hand of Achsah, daughter of Caleb, as a reward for his bravery in leading a successful expedition against the city of Debir.
Othniel
King of Bezek who fled in battle when his men were defeated, but was captured and punished for his cruelty of mutilating the thumbs and great toes of seventy kings whom he had conquered—his thumbs and big toes were likewise cut off.
Adoni-Bezek
The second judge of the Israel who was a strong, left-handed warrior. He used a two-edged dagger to put to death Eglon, a Moabite king. He thereafter captured and slaughtered 10,000 other Moabites and brought about forty years of rest.
Ehud
A Moabite king who was killed by Ehud as he drew a sword into his fat belly.
Elgon
The fourth Judge of Israel and a prophetess who judged Israel at the end of the 20 year Israelite oppression by Jabin, king of Hazor. She is considered a “mother in Israel” and she also wrote the “Song of Deborah” which commemorates the battle in which they defeated Jabin’s army.
Deborah
Didn’t want to fight the army led by Sisera without Deborah and so she went and they were victorious.
Barak
Captain of Jabin’s army who was defeated by the Israelite army. After all was lost he fled and Jael, Heber’s wife, received him into her tent with apparent hospitality, yet drove a tent peg through his skull while he was asleep.
Sisera
A Judge of Israel who was called by God to save Israel out of the Midian’s hand as he was threshing wheat in a winepress. When he doubted, God simply told him to “Go in the strength you have”. God shrunk his army from 32,000 to 300 to show that it was not going to be about the size of the army that He will bring about victory. With 300 men they defeated the Midianites.
Gideon (Jerub-Baal)
Two kings who were killed by Gideon after confessing that they took part in killing his brothers.
Zebah and Zalmunna
Son of Gideon who murdered 70 of his brothers. He was struck on the head by a millstone thrown by a woman on the wall. Realizing the wound was fatal, he told his armor-bearer to kill him so they wouldn’t say he was killed by a woman.
Abimelech
