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    Children of Israel

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    of Israelstayed in Egypt for two hundred years and suffered from much oppression from the Pharaohs during that time. Children of Israel (بنى إسرائيل) | | | Children of Israel (بنى إسرائيل) are mentioned in the Quran when referring to the Israelites. According to Islamic belief‚ the twelve tribes of Israel are the descendents of Yaqub (Jacob‚ also known asIsrael)‚ who was the son of Isaac. This category is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) | Living Creation

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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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    In order to completely understand the book of Ezekiel‚ we must first look at the historical circumstances surrounding this book. According to The Jewish Study Bible‚ the prophetic book of Ezekiel spans a time period ranging from 593BCE to 571 BCE. This time period both predates and postdates the destruction of the First Temple. The kingdom was split into two communities‚ one in Judah and one in Babylonia. The Judeans had to deal with the destruction of the temple and all that came with it‚ including

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    12 Tribes of Israel

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    He created Adam ‚ He walked with Enoch ‚ He saved Noah ‚ and He called Abraham. In the case of Abraham‚ God had taken one man‚ uprooted him from home and family‚ moved him hundreds of miles away into a foreign and dangerous land‚ and established him in the land of Canaan. The death of Abraham in Genesis 25:8 signaled a change in the course of direction God would take with His people. The Bible next turns to Abraham’s son‚ Isaac. From Isaac comes Jacob. Jacob produces twelve sons‚ and the 12

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    Book Of Exodus

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    Jessica L25432952 Bible 104 11/24/12 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Exodus

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    Deurotonomy

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    generation’ and he was blameless. Noah also walked with God. The stories relate because one person is warned about something in each story. 2. The covenant that Noah and God made was that the earth wouldn’t flood again. The gods of Mesopotamia and the Israelites is that they both put a blessing on someone to survive. When Utnapishtim goes to the afterlife he goes to a paradise-type area. 3. The story seems to be crafted in a way where we should keep all the animals and all living things alive. 4.By putting

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    Merneptah Stele

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    Bibliography: Miller & Hayes. A History of Ancient Israel and Judah. 2nd ed 2006 Provan & Long. A Biblical History of Israel. 2003 Rainey‚ ‘Scholars Disagree: Can You Name the Panel with the Israelites?’ Biblical Archaeology Review (17.06)‚ November/December 1991 Wylen‚ Stephen. The Jews in the Time of Jesus: An Introduction 1999

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    What happened to the Ark of the Covenant? The Ark of the Covenant‚ a central part of the Israelites’ worship to God‚ has been an object of fascination for historians‚ archaeologists‚ and even popular culture. From the time that the Ark was created as told in the book of Exodus‚ it followed the Israelites in their quest into the promised land and eventually found its place in the Holy of Holies‚ the inner most room of the Jewish Temple that only the High Priest was permitted to enter in order to offer

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    Joshua

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    (1 Chro. 7:20‚27) • Originally named Hoshea (Numbers 13:8)‚ meaning salvation‚ Moses renamed him Joshua‚ meaning The Lord is Salvation (Numbers 13:16) • Joshua is best known as Moses’ second in command who takes over and leads the Israelites into the Promised Land after Moses’ death. • Joshua is considered one of the Bible’s greatest military leaders for leading the seven-year conquest of the Promised Land. • He is often held up as a model for leadership and a source of

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    The Book of Exodus 1-40

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    Runninghead: Exodus Week 2: Exodus Jordan Decker Religion 111 Bethel University 03/29/12 Moses The sons of Israel (Jacob ’s sons) have died‚ along with the Pharaoh who knew Joseph. A new king of Egypt treats the Israelites harshly; they have to make bricks. Worse‚ since there are too many of them‚ the king tells the midwives to kill the male babies as they are born. The midwives don ’t do it‚ and say in their defense that the Hebrew women give birth too quickly for them to get there.

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