Test 3 Flashcards
Canaanites/Religion
Polytheistic: several gods
Ex. Baal, El, Elohim
Amphictynoy
Israel’s organization before the monarchy as a confederation of twelve clans
Cherem
Ban, destroy utterly, exterminate
Corporate personality
By wheeler Robinson
A certain individual is considered indistinguishable from the group to which they belong
Baalism
Every year has life and death struggle with god of death, Mot. Baal dies every year in summer. Comes back in winter
Deuteronomic History Theme
Theory that the Hebrew canon was once all just one book
Fertility cult
Baal and Ashtoreth gods of fertility
Had sexual activity to please gods
Holy war
Jihad
Levite
Descendant of Levi
Nazarite
One chosen or set apart
Prophetess
Prophet women: Miriam, Deborah, Huldah and Hannah
Achan
Means trouble
Man duo eyes and took good from Jericho
Gilgal
Wheel, rolling, heap
Site of Israel camp west of Jordan R.
Samuel was judge and Saul made King
Baal
Canaanite god
Deborah
A prophetess “mother in Israel”
Commanded Barak to organize an army and attack Jabin’s army
Gibeonites
Fooled Israelites into thinking they were not from Canaan and made a treaty with them
Gideon
Destroyer
Called by Angel, makes excuses, lord makes promises to him, he destroys Baal alter makes one for God, had 70 sons,
Midianites
Called ishmaelites
Buy Joseph and sell him
Five of their kings killed
Defeated be Gibeon
Rahab
Prostitute helps Israel spies
Family is spared due to her “faith”
Samson
Judge
Nazirite from Dan
Amazing strength
Ehud
Second judge (deliverer)
Tribe of Benjamin
Killed Eglon
Left handed
Book of Jashar
The book of upright
Book of the righteous one
Sea Peoples
Hudor
Jericho
First city conquered by Israel
Ai
Second city taken by Israel
Conquest Theory
Albright and wright
Joshua 1-12 source
Judges 1 retelling and retaking
Trouble: city of Ai, Jericho walls, bethel not mentioned,