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    1. The conquest of Canaan as described in these two sources has a lot in common. First off both of the accounts show that the people of Israel were invading all kinds of foreign people. They had received instructions from God on how to go about obtaining this land. In both of the two accounts the people are commanded to invade‚ conquer‚ and then exterminate all the people living in these cities. There are exceptions to this though; Rehab and the man who showed the spies where to enter are two exceptions

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    Ham: Curse of Canaan

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    father‚ then his life and the that of his descendants would have never been rough. Now‚ lets look at a couple of theories as to why Canaan‚ son of Ham would one day be cursed. Noah had awaken from his drunken stupor and found out what his son Ham had done. This angered Noah and he cursed Ham ’s son‚ Canaan. Which is why there is room left open to believe that Canaan was also involved in this

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    could not enter into Canaan. Joshua was about eighty years old when Moses leads Israel to the Jordan river‚ to the place where God will allow them to enter Canaan. Moses was not allowed to enter into Canaan because of his own sin against God. Joshua was there when God delivered Og and Sihon to Israel. Joshua and those allowed to take possession of Canaan were shown the strength and the will of God. God chose Joshua to succeed Moses as Israel’s new leader to take them into Canaan. These two events

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    people of Israel that if they went to conquer the land of Canaan‚ or the Promised Land‚ they would receive it as their inheritance from the Lord. So finally after not trusting in God‚ becoming fearful because of the people of Canaan‚ and forty years of wilderness travel‚ the land of Canaan was finally conquered. Only those under twenty‚ or specifically chosen by God were allowed to enter Canaan under the command of Joshua. The conquering of Canaan is all in the past. How could one man’s command over a

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    of spies from the Bible that were sent on a mission: The spies that Moses sent into the land of Canaan and the spies that Joshua sent into Jericho. There are some distinct differences as well as some close similarities between the two missions. The first thing that we notice in this story is the number of spies sent out by both Moses and Joshua. Moses sent twelve spies into Canaan‚ by the Lord’s command. There was one man from each tribe of the children of Israel. Each man sent

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    forces during their journey from Egypt to Canaan. This decision by Moses proved to be a wise choice‚ because not long after leaving Egypt the Israelites had to defend themselves against the Amalekites. Besides Aaron‚ Moses’ brother‚ Joshua becomes the only other person that Moses depends on. Joshua accompanies Moses to the top of the Mt. Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments‚ becomes caretaker of the Tabernacle‚ is selected as one of 12 spies to go into Canaan and reports back to Moses that it would

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    consisting of mostly farmers along with several nomad tribes who shaped their judicial system and military after the Mesopotamians. The Canaanite cities were smaller versions of the bigger cities of Sumer‚ Assyria and Babylonia. Canaan‚ in 1600

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    Furthermore‚ with respect to the Canaanites‚ evidence suggests that they may have even held close racial ties to the Israelites. One theory holds that the Israelites represented a portion of the peasant population in Canaan. Under the stress of hard economic times‚ they left Canaan and established themselves in tribes and clans

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    Euphrates River

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    of a vision from God where God was telling him to pack up his family and all of his belongings and to head toward the land of Canaan. His family made it to Harran and settled there until his father Terah died at age 205. So Abraham‚ now 75 left and took Lot with him as God had told him. They followed the Fertile Crescent because if they had gone straight across to Canaan they would run out of water‚ due to the way the land was set up. Abram was to make this journey from Harran to as far as the site

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    Bible 104 Quiz 2

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    What is the term "toledot"‚ and why is it important? Often translated "generations"-A better translation of the phrase "these are thetoledot of..." might be "this is what became of...."-It normally serves as a marker introducing each section What is the significance of the two creation accounts? They’re a description of the origin and structure of the universe. How are the two creation accounts similar? How are the two creation accounts different? #1: Discusses the order and structure

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