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Site: Thirdmill Online Courses
Course: The Book of Joshua (eJOS)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-2
A

Achan

Man who sinned by secretly keeping some of the plunder from Jericho

Ai

The second city that Israel attacked in Canaan

Amorites

Another name for the Canaanites

C

Charam

Hebrew word meaning to devote wholly to the Lord, or to destroy in devotion to the Lord

G

Gibeonites

People who lived in the heart of Canaan, but deceived Israel into making a peace treaty with them by claiming that they were from outside of Canaan

J

Jericho

The first city that Israel conquered in Canaan

Jordan

Name of the river bordering Canaan, that the Israelites crossed to enter the Promised Land.

Joshua

In Hebrew, this is the same as the name "Jesus."

P

Pentateuch

The first five books of the Bible

Primary History

Phrase used by Bible scholars to refer to the history that stretches from Genesis through Kings