Unit 1 Review Flashcards
followed after Moses to lead the Israelites in the Conquest of Canaan
Joshua
river that Israel crossed through to enter the Promised Land
Jordan River
hid the spies sent into Jericho
Rahab the harlot
plant; produces linseed oil; linen fabric made from fibers
flax
goods and riches taken in war
spoils
female judge of the Israelites; defeated Sisera
Deborah
called by the Lord to defeat Midian with 300 men
Gideon
altar to the Lord in Ophrah, means “the Lord is peace”
Yahweh-Shalom
Gideon’s youngest son; told parable of the bramble
Jotham
Gideon’s son; his death fulfilled Jotham’s parable of the bramble
Abimelech
Ruled Israel between Joshua and the kings
Judges
a pagan god in Canaan, Hebrew
Baal
thorny bush, obviously not valuable to a farmer
bramble
defeated Ammonites; sacrificed his daughter
Jephthah
strongest man in the Bible
Samson
enemies of Israel; lived on the seacoast of Canaan near Gaza
Philistines
Samson’s Philistine wife
Delilah
false god of the Philistines
Dagon
solemn promise or special commitment
vow
Samson used this to kill 1,000 Philistine men
donkey’s jawbone
faithful daughter-in-law
Ruth
wife of Elimelech; mother-in-law to Ruth
Naomi
dedicated kinsman of Naomi
Boaz
relative, family member
kinsman
method of collecting wheat by picking up grain by grain, what is left behind by reapers; to gather bit by bit
glean