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REL 101 - Old Testament Survey
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Joshua 2:1 - Jericho was (and still is) a city on the west bank of the Jordan, just
north of the Dead Sea. Archaeologists have uncovered ruins which go back beyond the time of
Joshua, to a time before pottery was invented.
Joshua 6:25 - Rahab later married Salmon, one of the leaders of the tribe of Judah.
Salmon was the grandson of Aminadab (Numbers 1:7, Ruth 4:18-22, Matthew 1:4-6); their son was
Boaz, who married Ruth. Rahab's great great grandson was king David.
Joshua 6:26 - the curse on the rebuliding of Jericho was fulfilled 400 years later,
when Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt the town (I Kings 16:34). It is not clear whether Hiel's sons
were killed accidentally while construction was in progress, or whether Hiel killed them as a
pagan sacrifice (this was sometimes done by the Canaanites and others in the region)
Joshua 9:3-27 - the trick of the Gibeonites : the Gibeonites must have been aware that
God had told the Israelites to destroy all who lived in Canaan, but to spare towns outside the
region, so they made it appear that they had travelled a long way before reaching the Israelite
encampment
Joshua 9:27 - this passage must have been written before the time of king Saul, who
renaged upon this agreement and destroyed the Gibeonites
Joshua 11:1 - Hazor was one of the largest cities of the region, situated towards the
north and west of the Sea of Galilee, and commanding the whole northern region of Canaan.
Hazor is currently being excavated by archaeologists.
Joshua 11:2 - The town of Dor, on the mediterranean coast, has also been discovered and
is being excavated. The map in the text-book places Dor as being in the sea - this is an
exaggeration; some of the cliffs on which the town was built have been washed into the sea,
but much still remains on the coast
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Department of Religion
ENMU
Portales, NM 88130
Last Updated: January 1, 2007
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