Untitled spreadsheet - Sheet1(2) Flashcards
(203 cards)
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רחב הזונה
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Joshuah 2:1. Rahab the Harlot. Hides two Israelite spies from the king of Jericho. She helps them escape on the condition that she and her family are protected once Israel invades Jericho.
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ירבעם
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Head of forced labor under Solomon. Rebells against Solomon’s son Rehoboam and becomes the first king of the Northern Kingdom.
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What generalizations about this period and type of leadership emerge from the Book as a whole?
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leaders are charismatic, temporary, non-dynastic, and non-normative (they do not act as a the Deuteronomic religious system says they should)
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עזא ואחיו
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Sons of Abinadab who try to guide the ark from their house to the City of David. Uzziah fumbles the ark & is killed on the spot.
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מפיבשת
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Son of Jonathan, King David takes care of him.
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אשת בעלת אוב בעין דור
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Witch of Endor- Saul goes to her to speak with Shmuel’s ghost, and learns he is soon to die in battle with Jonathan.
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הֲלָנוּ אַתָּה אִם-לְצָרֵינוּ.
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Joshua asking an angel - are you friend or foe? In modern day Israel, this phrase means “who’s side are you on?”
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עשהאל
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Tries to kill Abner, Abner begs him to stop. When Ashel doesn’t stop, Abner kills him. Later, Ashel’s death is avenged by his brother. 2Samuel
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שִֹימָה לָּנוּ מֶלֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵנוּ כְּכָל הַגּוֹיִם
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the Israelite call for a king- “set up for us a king to judge us like all the nations.”
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לֹא אֲדֹנִי אִשָּׁה קְשַׁת רוּחַ אָנֹכִי וְיַיִן וְשֵׁכָר לֹא שָׁתִיתִי וָאֶשְׁפֹּךְ אֶת נַפְשִׁי לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה
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Hannah to Eli, responding to his accusation that she is drunk in the Temple. “No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit, and neither new wine nor old wine have I drunk, and I poured out my soul before the Lord”
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יואב בן צרויה
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Ashel’s brother. He kills Abner to avenge the death of his brother. 2 Samuel
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לוּ חָפֵץ יְהוָה לַהֲמִיתֵנוּ לֹא-לָקַח מִיָּדֵנוּ עֹלָה וּמִנְחָה
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Manoah’s wife to him after he sees the angel and is afraid they are going to die. She says that God would not have accepted their sacrafice or wasted time talking to them if they God wanted to kill them
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וַיַּרְא אִשָּׁה רֹחֶצֶת, מֵעַל הַגָּג
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The first time David sees Bath Shevah.
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אוריה
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Former husband of Bathshevah. A Hittite. David sends him into battle & he is killed.
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Yehu
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Prophet against Baasha because he is a bad king. (Not the King Yehu)
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מאה ארלות פלשתים
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Foreskins of the Philistines, the bride price paid by David for Michal, Saul’s daughter
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הֲלוֹא אִם קָטֹן אַתָּה בְּעֵינֶיךָ רֹאשׁ שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָתָּה
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Samuel rebuking Saul for failing to follow God’s command regarding the Aamalakites”Even if you are small in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel?”
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וַיִּקַּח חָנוּן אֶת-עַבְדֵי דָוִד, וַיְגַלַּח אֶת-חֲצִי זְקָנָם, וַיִּכְרֹת אֶת-מַדְוֵיהֶם בַּחֵצִי, עַד שְׁתוֹתֵיהֶם; וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם.
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David sends messengers to Hanun, the Ammonite king to give condolences on the death of his father. Hanun things that the messengers are actually spies & humiliates them.
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- In what ways is Joshua depicted as being “like Moses”?
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*He sends out spies to scout the land (chpt 2)
*Joshua leads people on a miraculous crossing, causing the waters of the Jordan River to stand still “while all of Israel crossed over on dry land”(3:17)
*Encounters the “captain of the Lord’s army (Ch 7) who tells Joshua exactly what God said to Moses at the burning bush “Take your shoes from off your feet , for the place that you are standing is holy ground.” (Exod. 3.5, Josh 5:15)
*Able to work miracles. He prays to God for more daylight when fighting the Amorites, the sun stops mid day.
==> Joshuah is the second moses.
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לֵךְ וְאַרְאֶךָּ אֶת-הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר-אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ
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Yael says this to Barak. Barak asks to see Sisera, and Yael shows Barak Sisera’s corpse.
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מַה-לִּי וְלָכֶם בְּנֵי צְרֻיָה
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David talking to the sons of Zeruiah. The sons say to kill Shimei ben Gera because he is insulting David. David responds “whats it to you?”
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בְּנִי אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנִי בְנִי אַבְשָׁלוֹם, מִי-יִתֵּן מוּתִי אֲנִי תַחְתֶּיךָ, אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנִי בְנִי.
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David’s lament when he hears that Absalom is dead.
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כִּי-מוֹת נָמוּת וְכַמַּיִם הַנִּגָּרִים אַרְצָה, אֲשֶׁר לֹא יֵאָסֵפוּ
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The wise woman of Tekoa to David- a part of the parable she tells to convince him to take back Abshalom
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אבישג השונמית
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Beautiful woman. Attended King David when he was old. She never slept with him
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Heshvan 15
King Jeroboam, first king of the northern kingdom, establishes an immitation Sukkot. The immitation Sukkot starts on Heshvan 15, one month after the real Sukkot.
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תָּמוֹת נַפְשִׁי עִם-פְּלִשְׁתִּים
Samson says this right before he destroys the Phillistine temple and kills himself and everyone in it "Let me die with the Philistines."
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גַּם לִי גַם לָךְ לֹא יִהְיֶה
2 mothers arguing before King Solomon. One mother says don't kill the child, the other mother says "it won't be mine and it won't be yours. Cut him!"
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עציון גבר
Port city near Eilat, where Shlomo built ships
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עַד-מָתַי אַתֶּם פֹּסְחִים עַל-שְׁתֵּי הַסְּעִפִּים
Elijah chastises the people to pick a side, are they for God or Baal. "How long will you wait between two opinions?"
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בִּלְחִי הַחֲמוֹר, חֲמוֹר חֲמֹרָתָיִם; בִּלְחִי הַחֲמוֹר, הִכֵּיתִי אֶלֶף אִישׁ
Samson kicking Phillistine butt with the jawbone of an ass "With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of an ass have I smitten a thousand men.
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Yael,
Offers hospitality to Sisera, then kills him in his sleep. Later shows Barak where the body is.
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עכן
Man who stole from sacred booty and hid goods under his tent. The community stones him to death. Because of him, Israel looses the battle of AI
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כִּי גְדוֹלָה הַשִּׂנְאָה אֲשֶׁר שְׂנֵאָהּ, מֵאַהֲבָה אֲשֶׁר אֲהֵבָהּ
After the rape, Amnon hates Tamar. His hate is stronger than the passion he felt before the rape.
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What is the narrator's view of King David in the "Court History" of II Samuel? How does this differ from the narrator's view of David's ascent to the throne in I Samuel?
David is comparatively flawed- we see a much more balanced depiction of David's court, warts and all.
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בְּנִי הַחַי וּבְנֵךְ הַמֵּת
2 mothers arguing before King Solomon, each one saying that the living baby belongs to them.
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Izevel
(Jezebel) Daughter of the King of Tyre. She is the wife of Ahab and prosecutes the prophets of the God of Israel while promoting the worship of Baal
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ירבעל
He will fight Ba'al. Gideon's nickname because he tore down Ba'als altar.
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אביגיל
Wife of Naval- tries to fix the problem by helping David behind her husband's back. Ultimately marries David.
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וּמָחָר אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ עִמִּי
Ghost of Shmuel to Saul, through the Witch of Endor as Medium, predicting his and Jonathan's death, "Tomorrow you and your son will be with me"
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וְנָתַתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת עַמְּךָ לְהָבִין בֵּין טוֹב לְרָע
Solomon's prayer to God. He asks for wisdom.
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מַה-נִּכְבַּד הַיּוֹם מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר נִגְלָה הַיּוֹם לְעֵינֵי אַמְהוֹת עֲבָדָיו, כְּהִגָּלוֹת נִגְלוֹת אַחַד הָרֵקִים.
Michal says this to King David after he brings the tabernacle into the city of David & throws a party for the whole city. David never sleeps with her again.
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The Transjordanian altar
In the land of Gilead east of the Jordan the Reubenites, Gadites,
and half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar. The rest of Israel heard about it and set out to make
war against them. Pinchas son of Eleazar went to talk to them. But, they did not build the altar
to offer sacrifices or burnt offerings. It was built as a witness that although the Jordan separates
them, they are a part of Israel and that they will perform the service of the Lord at Shilo. And
they named the altar “witness.”
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מִזְבֵּחַ מִזְבֵּחַ
Prophecy after Jeroboam builds the northern altars in Beth El and Dan. They will be destroyed by king Josiah.
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קָטָנִּי עָבָה מִמָּתְנֵי אָבִי
Advice of the young men to tell the people that "my little finger is thicker than my father's loins" and to increace rather than decrease their burden
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מַה-לָּנוּ חֵלֶק בְּדָוִד וְלֹא-נַחֲלָה בְּבֶן-יִשַׁי לְאֹהָלֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
People reject Rehoboam and the House of David and decide to split the Kingdom "What portion have we in David...?"
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וְאִנָּקְמָה נְקַם-אַחַת מִשְּׁתֵי עֵינַי, מִפְּלִשְׁתִּים
Samson asks God for his strength one last time so that he can get vengence on the Phillistines "that I may be this once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes."
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רצפה בת-איה
****Concubine of King Saul***** After Saul's death, Abner lies with her. Saul's son, Ish Boshet chides him about it. Abner gets pissed off & defects to the camp of King David. 2 Samuel
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אבנר בן נר
Saul's general
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וּמַקָּבוֹת וְהַגַּרְזֶן כָּל-כְּלִי בַרְזֶל, לֹא-נִשְׁמַע בַּבַּיִת בְּהִבָּנֹתוֹ.
Miricle of building the Temple without using any iron tools
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בֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ, כָּרַע נָפַל שָׁכָב
Between her legs he kneeled, dropped and slept Line in Deborah's victory song about how Yael killed Sisera when he was sleeping. Probably after the two had sex.
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Barak,
Army commander for Deborah. Defeats Sisera on Mount Tabor
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אגג
Amalakite king- Saul initially spares him despite being ordered to kill him.
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שני עגלי זהב
Two golden calfs that Jeroboam placed in the Temples at Dan and BethEl, because the only "official" place of worship was in Judah
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לֹא, כִּי אֲנִי שַׂר-צְבָא-ה''--עַתָּה בָאתִי
The Angel's response to Joshua. "I am God's officer". Joshuah bows to the ground before him
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The stones at Gilgal
***The stones mark each tribe's crossing of the Jordan into the land*** Joshuah 4:12. Stones at the feet of the priests. One person from every tribe picks up a stone and brings it back to their tribe as a testmant to how wonderful God is. That night, Israel camps at Gilgal, the Eastern border of Jericho. Joshuah takes the stones and sets up a monument. He says the stones represent the crossing of the Jordan, he invokes the crossing of the red sea.
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רחבעם
Solomon's son who inherits monarchy from Solomon, later is King of Judah.
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בְּעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר יָשְׁבוּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם מֵעוֹלָם, תֶּרַח אֲבִי אַבְרָהָם וַאֲבִי נָחוֹר; וַיַּעַבְדוּ, אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים.וָאֶקַּח אֶת-אֲבִיכֶם אֶת-אַבְרָהָם, מֵעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר, וָאוֹלֵךְ אֹתוֹ,
בְּכָל-אֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן; וארב (וָאַרְבֶּה), אֶת-זַרְעוֹ, וָאֶתֶּן-לוֹ,
אֶת-יִצְחָק. וָאֶתֵּן לְיִצְחָק, אֶת-יַעֲקֹב וְאֶת-עֵשָׂו; וָאֶתֵּן לְעֵשָׂו אֶת-הַר
שֵׂעִיר, לָרֶשֶׁת אוֹתוֹ, וְיַעֲקֹב וּבָנָיו, יָרְדוּ מִצְרָיִם.
Joshua to the people during the Covenant Ceremony in Shechem recounting the great deads God has done for their forefathers
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פנינה
Fertile wife of Elkanah
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אמנון
Son of kIng david. rapes his half sister, Tamar
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מצדת ציון
Stronghold of Zion. Later becomes the city of David.
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שֶׁנְהַבִּים וְקֹפִים, וְתֻכִּיִּים
Ivory, Apes, and peacocks All the exotic gifts Shlomo recieved
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בית יער הלבנון
Shlomo's Forrest Palace
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תמר
Daughter of king david. Raped by her half brother Amon, avenged by her full brother Absalom.
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יכין ובועז
Bronze columns in the Temple
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אביתר
Only priest to escape Nob
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מזבח בגרן ארניה ]ארונה היבסי
Place where David is commanded to build an altar after the census invoked plague
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כָּל-מָקוֹם, אֲשֶׁר תִּדְרֹךְ כַּף-רַגְלְכֶם בּוֹ--לָכֶם נְתַתִּיו
God says this phrase to Moses and also to Joshuah. It is the Israelite doctrine of Manifest Destinany.
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וַיִּתְפֹּשׂ אֲחִיָּה, בַּשַּׂלְמָה הַחֲדָשָׁה אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו; וַיִּקְרָעֶהָ--שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר, קְרָעִים
Prophecy of Ahijah to Jeroboam that he will take ten of the tribes from Shlomo's kingdom to his own in the North
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וַיְדַבֵּר שְׁלשֶׁת אֲלָפִים מָשָׁל וַיְהִי שִׁירוֹ חֲמִשָּׁה וָאָלֶף: וַיְדַבֵּר עַל הָעֵצִים מִן הָאֶרֶז אֲשֶׁר בַּלְּבָנוֹן וְעַד הָאֵזוֹב אֲשֶׁר יֹצֵא בַּקִּיר וַיְדַבֵּר עַל הַבְּהֵמָה וְעַל הָעוֹף וְעַל הָרֶמֶשׂ וְעַל הַדָּגִים: וַיָּבֹאוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים לִשְׁמֹעַ אֵת חָכְמַת שְׁלֹמֹה מֵאֵת כָּל מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְעוּ אֶת חָכְמָתוֹ:
Examples of how great and wise Shlomo is
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אֶת שׁוֹר מִי לָקַחְתִּי וַחֲמוֹר מִי לָקַחְתִּי וְאֶת מִי עָשַׁקְתִּי אֶת מִי רַצּוֹתִי וּמִיַּד מִי לָקַחְתִּי כֹפֶר וְאַעְלִים עֵינַי בּוֹ וְאָשִׁיב לָכֶם
Shmuel to Israel, establishing that he has committed no wrong against anyone up to this point- "...whose ox did I take, or whose ass did I take, or whom did I rob; or whom did I oppress, or from whose hand did I take a ransom, that I hide my eyes therewith, and I shall restore to you."
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כִּי הָאָדָם יִרְאֶה לַעֵינַיִם וַיהֹוָה יִרְאֶה לַלֵּבָב
God to Samuel, regarding David. David may not be impressive in appearance, but God sees his heart and finds him worthy of the crown. -- "For man sees what is visible to his eyes, but God sees into the heart."
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Zimri
Commander to King Elah (son of Baasha). Kills king Elah and all the house of Baasha according to the prophecy of Yehu. He becomes king until he is killed by Omri.
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הַנֶּאֱהָבִים וְהַנְּעִימִם בְּחַיֵּיהֶם, וּבְמוֹתָם, לֹא נִפְרָדוּ; מִנְּשָׁרִים קַלּוּ, מֵאֲרָיוֹת גָּבֵרוּ.
David sings this when he hears that Saul and Jonathan died. David is describing the two.
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שמעי בן גרא
A member of Saul's clan. He hurls insults at David while David is running away from Abasolom. Apologizes when David returns to power.
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נֶחְבָּא אֶל הַכֵּלִים
A sign of Saul's shyness, he hides when he is being selected as king. "He is hidden among the baggage"
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צֵא צֵא אִישׁ הַדָּמִים, וְאִישׁ הַבְּלִיָּעַל.
Insult that Shimei ben Gera hurls at David while David was fleeing Jerusalem (and from Absolom's army)
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לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶל-הָרִנָּה וְאֶל-הַתְּפִלָּה
Listen to the cry and to the prayer... Shlomo asking God to listen to the prayers of those in the Temple
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וְהִנֵּה אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר אַנְשֵׁי בְנֵי-בְלִיַּעַל נָסַבּוּ אֶת-הַבַּיִת
The men of Givah trying to get into the house so that they can rape the guest. Shows them to be like the men of Sodom
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Gideon and the angel, the altar
Gideon makes a sacrifice of meat, bread, and broth. The Angel sets it all on fire. Gideon realizes he has seen an angel and is afraid; but God reaasures him. Gideon builds an altar on the spot.-- Destroys the alter of Baal and gets a new name, ירבעל
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לְכוּ וְנֵלְכָה הַגִּלְגָּל וּנְחַדֵּשׁ שָׁם הַמְּלוּכָה
Shmuel to the people, inviting them to establish Saul as king- "Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew there the kingdom."
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קוֹל דְּמָמָה דַקָּה
God speaks to Elijah in the desert in a "still small voice"
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What editorial viewpoint emerges from the inclusion of the last two stories, that of Micah's priest and the rape of the concubine at Gilbeah?
The way in which worship of God is being practiced is flawed, and a lack of central leadership (political and religious) leads to barbarism and potentially pagan religious practices.
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הִנֵּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלוּךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם
Jeroboam says this to the people of the Northern Kingdom after he sets up the altars with the Golden calves in Beth El and Dan. "Behold thy gods..."
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Manoah, Manoah's Wife
Parents of Sampson. Angel visits Manoah's wife and tells her that she will have a son who will be special. Manoah wants to see the angel himself, but when he does he is afraid that they are going to die.
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פְּלִשְׁתִּים עָלֶיךָ שִׁמְשׁוֹן
Delilah testing Samson to see if he really told her the secret to his strength
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הַמִּזְבֵּחַ נִקְרָע, וַיִּשָּׁפֵךְ הַדֶּשֶׁן מִן-הַמִּזְבֵּחַ: כַּמּוֹפֵת, אֲשֶׁר נָתַן אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים--בִּדְבַר יְהוָה
The destruction of the Northern kingdom's altars in Beth El and Dan
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אִם-הַיּוֹם תִּהְיֶה-עֶבֶד לָעָם הַזֶּה וַעֲבַדְתָּם, וַעֲנִיתָם, וְדִבַּרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם דְּבָרִים טוֹבִים--וְהָיוּ לְךָ עֲבָדִים, כָּל-הַיָּמִים
Advise of the elders to Rehoboam to lighten the burden on the people so that they will stay loyal...He doesn't listen to them.
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Yiftach, Yiftach's daughter
Makes an oath that if he is victoriaous in battle he will sacrafice the first thing that goes out of his door, it was his daughter
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יְהֹוָה הוּא הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינָו יַעֲשֶֹה
Shumel respond to Eli's request that he share what God has told him. "He is the Lord. May He do what is good in His eyes."
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עֲשֵׂה לְךָ, חַרְבוֹת צֻרִים; וְשׁוּב מֹל אֶת-בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֵׁנִית.
Haftorah read on the first day of Pesach. God commanding Joshua to perform circumcision in the land.
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הָלוֹךְ הָלְכוּ הָעֵצִים לִמְשֹׁחַ עֲלֵיהֶם מֶלֶךְ
The trees went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.' Parable of why Avimelech should NOT be king
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תרצה
Israel Palace in the North
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אבנר
Saul's army commnder. Later joins King David.
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מַיִם שאַל, חָלָב נָתָנָה
He asked for water, she gave him milk. Line in the song of Deborah, about how Yael tricks Sisera
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אחיתופל
David's counselor who defects and join's Absaloms court. Hangs himself.
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Where are the various chieftans from? What is the geographic area of each one's activity?
Almost all Judges come from the Northern tribes. They primarily work in the North.
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Shilo
City which housed Mishkan, division of land happens here.
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גלגל
Place where Samuel Judges
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מירב ומיכל
Saul's daughters
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ציבא
Servant that gives David's men donkeys, food & wine while they are running away from Absalom. David rewards her by giving her everything that her master has.
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הנה
Barren wife of Elkanah, Mother of Shmuel
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היכל
משכן
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הר גלבוע
place where Saul and Jonathan die fighting the Philistines
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רמה
Place where Samuel Judges. Also Sammuel's home and place where he built an altar to God.
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בית דגון
Temple of Dagon. Dagon is a Philistine God, The PHilistines captured the ark of the covenant and put it in Beit DAgon. The next day, Dagon was found face down. They picked up Dagon. The day after Dagon had his hands and his head were cut off.
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דואג
An edomite, sent by Saul to kill the preists when Achimelech is discovered to be working with david
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4. What plot lines from Numbers and Deuteronomy are brought to a conclusion in the Book of Joshua?
The Reubenites, Gadites, and half Menasheh inherit the land to the east of the Jordan
The circumcision of Israel was necessary after the incident with the spies, the next 40 years saw
all of the men finally die off, and apparently no circumcision was carried out in the desert during
that time. Israel was finally circumcised in preparation for the battle of Jericho.
Mana ceased to come on the after the passover offering at Gilgal.
Caleb claiming his inheritance as promised by Moses because of his forthright report. Hebron.
The establishment of the cities of refuge.
Daughters of Zlofekhad. Burying Joseph’s bones. Covenant ceremony at Shechem
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העי
Battle city after Jericho. Spies went up, west of Jericho, near Beth-El. Said we only need 2-3 thousand men.
but the men were routed by the people of Ai. (because of Achan who had taken what was to be
proscribed.
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אֵין-לָנוּ חֵלֶק בְּדָוִד וְלֹא נַחֲלָה-לָנוּ בְּבֶן-יִשַׁי--אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָיו, יִשְׂרָאֵל.
Sheba ben Bichri from the tribe of Benjamin protesting David's kingship
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וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל-גָּד, צַר-לִי מְאֹד; נִפְּלָה-נָּא בְיַד-ה'' כִּי-רַבִּים רַחֲמָו, וּבְיַד-אָדָם אַל-אֶפֹּלָה.
David sins by counting the people of Israel. He repents. Gad comes and tells David that he should choose between three punishments: A seven year famine in the land, hiding from his enemies for three months, or three days of pestilence in the land. David responds with this line - asking God to decide the punishment.
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הַאַתָּה זֶה עֹכֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל
King Ahab calls Elijah the "trouble of Israel"
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Deborah,
Judge and Prophetess, Tells Barak to defeat king Jabin
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יבש גלעד, נחש העמוני
Town that is attacked by the Nachash Ha'Amoni. People are asked to surrender, Saul shows his leadership by bringing Israel to victory here
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עַד עֲקָרָה יָלְדָה שִׁבְעָה וְרַבַּת בָּנִים אֻמְלָלָה
Part of Hannah's prayer of thanks for Shmuel. "While the barren woman has born seven, She that had many children, has been bereaved."
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How is the political, national, and religious situation in the Book of Judges different from the description in Book of Joshua?
The tribes are fractured, working independently from each other. No centralized authority. There are Canaanites and Philistines and all manner of non-Israelite active in the Land, often conquering the Israelites.
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הַחֵפֶץ לַיהֹוָה בְּעֹלוֹת וּזְבָחִים כִּשְׁמֹעַ בְּקוֹל יְהֹוָה הִנֵּה שְׁמֹעַ מִזֶּבַח טוֹב לְהַקְשִׁיב מֵחֵלֶב אֵילִים
Samuel rebuking Saul, rejecting Saul's attempt to offer the the remaining booty from Amalek as an apology. -- "Has the Lord (as much) desire in burnt offerings and peace-offerings, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than a peace-offering; to hearken (is better) than the fat of rams."
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אולם
חצר
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קרית יערים
City. Ark of the covenant stays here for 20 years, then men of the city take it to the house of Abindab in the hills.
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שַׂר וְגָדוֹל נָפַל הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל.
David telling his soldiers about the death of Abner, King Saul's former army commander.
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בת שבע
Wife of Uriah. David sleeps with her, and then sends his husband into battle to be killed. She gives birth to King Solomon.
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אֲנִי הֹלֵךְ אֵלָיו, וְהוּא לֹא-יָשׁוּב אֵלָי.
David mourning the death of his & Bathsheva's baby. Responding to questions about his sudden change of behavior, from sorrow to acceptance.
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לֹא אִישׁ בְּשֹׂרָה אַתָּה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ, בְּיוֹם אַחֵר; וְהַיּוֹם הַזֶּה לֹא תְבַשֵּׂר
Joab, commander of David's army warning Ahimaaz. He says Ahimaaz should not be the one who tells David that David's son Absolom was killed.
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Dan and BethEl
Cities where Jeroboam establishes alternative Temples.
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עובדיהו
Steward of the palace to King Ahab. He hides prophets of the God of Israel in caves to protect them.
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חברון
Hometown of David is coronated here after Saul dies
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Micah’s priest and the tribe of Dan
While searching for a new territory they pass through Ephraim and take Micah's priest to be pries over all of Dan instead of just one man's house
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What is the Narrator's point of view about Saul's character, David's character, David's rise to power, and the conflict between Saul and David?
The narrator assumes that Saul is paranoid, David is noble and nigh perfect as a man and future king, David's rise to power comes justly and without any attempt to grab power on David's part, and that in all ways David is in the right in his conflict with Saul.
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וְהִנֵּה לֹא-הֻגַּד-לִי, הַחֵצִי
The Queen of Sheba says this when she sees Shomo's great kingdom. "...behold the half was not told to me"
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בית אל
Place where Samuel Judges
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וַיִּסֹּב שְׁמוּאֵל לָלֶכֶת וַיַּחֲזֵק בִּכְנַף מְעִילוֹ וַיִּקָּרַע וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו שְׁמוּאֵל קָרַע יְהֹוָה אֶת מַמְלְכוּת יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעָלֶיךָ הַיּוֹם וּנְתָנָהּ לְרֵעֲךָ הַטּוֹב מִמֶּךָּ:
Samuel pronounces God's decision to turn away from Saul as a consequence of his disobedience regarding the Amalakites "The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you, today; and has given it to your fellow who is better than you. And also, the Strength of Israel will neither lie nor repent, for He is not a man to repent."
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וְחָרָשׁ לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְּכֹל אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל
The Philistines restricted access to Iron age tech, and Israel was not able to arm themselves to match their enemy. - "No smith could be found in all of Israel"
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1. What is the overall view of the Israelite conquest of Canaan depicted in the Book of Joshua?
Complete, total, miraculous, shock and awe. Lightening strike with God on our side.
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לוּלֵא חֲרַשְׁתֶּם בְּעֶגְלָתִי, לֹא מְצָאתֶם חִידָתִי
Samson's response when they solve his riddle-- "If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle"
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הֲכֶלֶב אָנֹכִי כִּי אַתָּה בָא אֵלַי בַּמַּקְלוֹת
Goliath to David, expressing his contempt for David. "Am I a dog for you to come at me with sticks?"
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רַק דָּגוֹן נִשְׁאַר עָלָיו
The captured Ark destroys the idols that are kept with it. "only Dagon('s trunk) alone remained upon him"
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יְהוָה אָמַר, לִשְׁכֹּן בָּעֲרָפֶל. בָּנֹה בָנִיתִי בֵּית זְבֻל, לָךְ--מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ, עוֹלָמִים.
Shlomo welcoming God to dwell in the Temple he just built
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ידידה
A nickname for Solomon
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בּוֹאִי שִׁכְבִי עִמִּי אֲחוֹתִי.
Amnon to Tamar- David's son Amnon raping Tamar, his half sister.
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וּמֶה קוֹל הַצֹּאן הַזֶּה בְּאָזְנָי וְקוֹל הַבָּקָר אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵעַ
Samuel to Saul, noticing that Saul has not killed all the Amalakites as he was commanded. "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears? And the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"
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וְאֵלֶּה דִּבְרֵי דָוִד, הָאַחֲרֹנִים: נְאֻם דָּוִד בֶּן-יִשַׁי, וּנְאֻם הַגֶּבֶר הֻקַם עָל--מְשִׁיחַ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב, וּנְעִים זְמִרוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל.
Introduction to David's final words.
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Mt Carmel
Site of the epic "prophet off" between Elijah and the prophets of Baal. The prophets of Baal can't get their sacrifice to be "accepted" (go up in fire), and Elijiah's is even after he had the altar soaked in water. After this, the people revolt and slaughter the prophets of Baal
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אִישׁ תַּחַת גַּפְנוֹ וְתַחַת תְּאֵנָתוֹ מִדָּן וְעַד בְּאֵר שָׁבַע
Describing the conditions in Israel under the reign of King Solomon. Everyone lives in safety & all was peaceful.
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הֲלוֹא אָנֹכִי טוֹב לָךְ מֵעֲשָׂרָה בָּנִים
Am I not better to you than ten sons?" Elkanah to Hannah, when she is weaping over her bareness and the mocking of Paninah
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וְהָיִינוּ גַם אֲנַחְנוּ כְּכָל הַגּוֹיִם
The Israelite affirmation of their desire for a king after Shmuel warns them of the consequences. "And also we shall be like all the nations"
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וַיַּטּוּ נָשָׁיו, אֶת-לִבּוֹ
Solomons wives "turned his heart" ie caused him to sin
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שֶׁמֶשׁ בְּגִבְעוֹן דּוֹם, וְיָרֵחַ, בְּעֵמֶק אַיָּלוֹן.
Joshua says this so Israel would have more sunlight to do battle.
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ספר הישר
Pre-existing biblical book referenced in the book of Joshuah
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הֲרָצַחְתָּ, וְגַם-יָרָשְׁתָּ
Elijah is commanded by God to say this to King Ahab for what he and Jezebel did to Naboth in order to gain possesion of his vineyard. "you killed and now you're gonna take his stuff?!?!?"
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חירם מלך צור
Friend of King David who establishes relations with King Solomon. Sells Solomon cedar wood to build the first Temple. Zur is in modern day Lebanon.
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5. What are the geographic areas where events are taking place? Note how
schematic/representative are the locations and types of battles specified
Entered centrally.
1 lightening-strike southern campaign.
1 lightening-strike northern campaign.
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וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל-דָּוִד, אַתָּה הָאִישׁ
Nathan admonishing David for stealing Uriah's wife, Bat Shevah. This line is the punchline of the parable.
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כרם נבות
Won't sell his family's vineyard to King Ahab, Jezebel has him framed for profaning the Lord's name so that he will be killed and Ahab can have the land.
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וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁט יְהוֹנָתָן אֶת הַמְּעִיל אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ לְדָוִד
An expression of Jonathan's love for David-- "And Jonathan stripped himself of the cloak which was on him, and gave it to David, and his garments"
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הֲלוֹא קְצִיר חִטִּים הַיּוֹם אֶקְרָא אֶל יְהֹוָה וְיִתֵּן קֹלוֹת וּמָטָר וּדְעוּ וּרְאוּ כִּי רָעַתְכֶם רַבָּה אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה לִשְׁאוֹל לָכֶם מֶלֶךְ
Shmuel to the people, calling down the miracle of rain out of season to support his claim- "Is it not wheat harvest today? I shall call to the Lord, and He will send thunder and rain, and you shall know and see, that your evil is great, which you have done in the eyes of the Lord, to ask for yourselves a king."
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Avimelech
Gideon's son, he kills his brothers so that he can become the king of Shechem
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אֲנִי לְקַחְתִּיךָ מִן-הַנָּוֶה, מֵאַחַר הַצֹּאן--לִהְיוֹת נָגִיד, עַל-עַמִּי עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל.
God to Nathan for David; God raised David up from nothing to be a leader of Israel. " I took you from the sheep cote, from following the sheep, to be a leader over My people Israel."
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יְהוָה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים, יְהוָה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים
People proclaim that the Lord is God after they see Elijah's sacrafice accepted and the prophets of Baal's was not.
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קִרְאוּ בְקוֹל-גָּדוֹל כִּי-אֱלֹהִים הוּא--כִּי שִׂיחַ וְכִי-שִׂיג לוֹ, וְכִי-דֶרֶךְ לוֹ; אוּלַי יָשֵׁן הוּא, וְיִקָץ
Elijah says this, during the "prophet-off" at Mt. Carmel, to mock the prohets of Baal... Maybe your god is on a trip or taking a nap?
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מיכיהו
Man from ephraim who builds a "home" altar and has a levite serve as his priest.
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How do the stories carry different levels of meaning depending on the various levels of redaction- episodes, story cycles, the book as a whole?
On the episodic/story cycle level, we see a cycle of sin, punishment, outcry, chieftan rising to deliver the people, and a peaceful period. Taken as a whole, the pattern shows a chaotic cycle in which a decentralized Israelite population keeps falling into trouble without a centralized authority to lead them.
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Shomron
Omri buys the hill of Samaria (Shomron), this is where the house of Obri rules from in Northern Israel
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יערת הדבש
After Saul curses anyone in his army who will eat that day, Jonathan eats the honey from a beehive
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מלכת שבא
Travels to King Solomon and is totally impressed by his wisdom and wealth.
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שלמה
Son of King David & Bathsheva. Becomes King of Israel.
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הֲקִימֹתִי לִי כֹּהֵן נֶאֱמָן כַּאֲשֶׁר בִּלְבָבִי וּבְנַפְשִׁי יַעֲשֶֹה וּבָנִיתִי לוֹ בַּיִת נֶאֱמָן וְהִתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי מְשִׁיחִי כָּל הַיָּמִים
God to Eli- Describing how He will raise Shmuel up to take the place of Eli's sons. "I shall raise up for Myself a faithful priest, who will do as is in My heart and in My mind, and I shall build for him a sure house, and he shall walk before My anointed all of the days."
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אשה חכמה מתקוע
The woman of Takoah convinces David to bring Absalom back by telling him a parable
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-מְשִׁיחַ ה''.
What Shimei ben Gera calls David after David wins back the kingship (by defeating Absalom.)
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אַתָּה בָּא אֵלַי בְּחֶרֶב וּבַחֲנִית וּבְכִידוֹן וְאָנֹכִי בָא אֵלֶיךָ בְּשֵׁם יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת
David to Goliath-- "You come to me with spear and javelin, and I come to you with the Name of the Lord of Hosts, the God of the armies"
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מצפה
Place where Samuel Judges
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אָבִי, יִסַּר אֶתְכֶם בַּשּׁוֹטִים, וַאֲנִי, אֲיַסֵּר אֶתְכֶם בָּעַקְרַבִּים
Rehoboams response to the people that he will increase their burden "...my father chastosed you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpians"
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בָּחוּר וָטוֹב וְאֵין אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל טוֹב מִמֶּנּוּ מִשִּׁכְמוֹ וָמַעְלָה גָּבֹהַּ מִכָּל הָעָם
Saul's physical description- "He was young and handsome, there being no one of the children of Israel handsomer than he; from his shoulders and upwards he was taller than any of the people."
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משל יותם
Parable of why Avimelech should NOT be king
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בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם, אֵין מֶלֶךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל: אִישׁ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו, יַעֲשֶׂה
In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes. Leads into the Book of Samuel and the people's desire to have a King. The period of the Judges was not always good becuase there was not steady leadership
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רָאִיתִי אֶת-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל נְפֹצִים אֶל-הֶהָרִים, כַּצֹּאן, אֲשֶׁר אֵין-לָהֶם רֹעֶה
Micaiah's prophecy to King Ahab that, even with the help of Jehosaphat of Judah, they will be defeated in the war against Aram. "I saw all of Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd."
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אלקנה
Ephraimite, hill billy. Has two wives - one loved and one fertile.
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הֲלֹא אֵת אֲשֶׁר יוֹרִישְׁךָ, כְּמוֹשׁ אֱלֹהֶיךָ--אוֹתוֹ תִירָשׁ
Yiftach mocking the Amorites as they defeat them "Will you not possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to posses?"
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Shechem
Site of the Covenant ceremony. Also where Joshua died. He gave final
instructions and the words of God to the people. Wrote it in a book of instruction. set up a stone
as a witness.
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אחימלך
Priest at Noc, gives David food and Golaith's sword
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Joshuah at the Jordan River
***Joshua holds back the waters, a miracle that ties him to Moses*** Joshuah 3. Before the battle of Jericho, Israel spent the night camped along the Jordan river. The next day, twelve priests carry the ark infront of Bnai Israel into battle. Joshua tells them (and then it happens) that as soon as their feet hits the Jordan, the Jordan's river waters pile up in a heap and Israel is able to cross the Jordan on dry land. The priests stand in the middle of the Jordan with the ark until everyone crosses.
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Sisera
Captain of King Jabin's Army. After fleeing from Barak and the Israelite army, he is killed by Yael who seduced him.
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וְהָיָה הַיּוֹצֵא, אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא מִדַּלְתֵי בֵיתִי לִקְרָאתִי, בְּשׁוּבִי בְשָׁלוֹם, מִבְּנֵי עַמּוֹן--וְהָיָה, לַיהוָה, וְהַעֲלִיתִיהוּ, עֹלָה
Yiftach's vow that he will offer whatever comes through his door to God... It was his daughter..
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כִשְׁמוֹ כֶּן הוּא
Michal to David, about her husband (at the time) Nabal (which means 'a vile person') - "Like his name, so is he"
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דביר
קדש קדשים
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נוב
town of the priests
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אֶל הַנַּעַר הַזֶּה הִתְפַּלָּלְתִּי וַיִּתֵּן יְהֹוָה לִי אֶת שְׁאֵלָתִי אֲשֶׁר שָׁאַלְתִּי מֵעִמּוֹ
Hannah's acknowledgement of thanks to God, when she brings Shmuel to the Temple. "For this child did I pray, and the Lord granted me my request, which I asked of Him."
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הֲיוֹנָתָן יָמוּת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הַיְשׁוּעָה הַגְּדוֹלָה הַזֹּאת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חָלִילָה חַי יְהֹוָה אִם יִפֹּל מִשַּׂעֲרַת רֹאשׁוֹ אַרְצָה כִּי עִם אֱלֹהִים עָשָֹה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
The people protect Jonathan from being put to death for tasting the honey forbidden by Saul. "Shall Jonathan, who has wrought this great salvation in Israel, die? Far be it. As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day."
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עמק עכור
Joshua took Achan, sons, daughters, livestock, belongings to the “Valley of
Achor (to bring calamity upon) and put them in fire and stoned them to death
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אדוניה בן חגית
Son of David after Absolom. Boasts that he will be king. he asks Solomon to marry אבישג השונמית. Solomon interprets this as meaning that he wants to be king, and kills him.
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לֹא-אָכַל הָאַרְיֵה אֶת-הַנְּבֵלָה, וְלֹא שָׁבַר אֶת-הַחֲמוֹר
prophet who doesn't listen to God and accepts food and drink. Heis punished with death but his carcass is not eaten. "and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass, the lion had not eaten the carcass nor torn the ass."
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הֲגַם שָׁאוּל בַּנְּבִיאִים
As part of the process of becoming king, Saul encounters a group of prophets and begins to prophecy with them. "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
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הוּא יִבְנֶה-בַּיִת, לִשְׁמִי; וְכֹנַנְתִּי אֶת-כִּסֵּא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ, עַד-עוֹלָם. 14 אֲנִי אֶהְיֶה-לּוֹ לְאָב, וְהוּא יִהְיֶה-לִּי לְבֵן
God to Nathan for David; God's promise to establish a Davidic Dynasty, and let David's son build a Temple. "He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. will be to him a father, and he shall be to Me a son; so that when he goes astray I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of Adam."
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הַאַתָּה תִּבְנֶה-לִּי בַיִת, לְשִׁבְתִּי.
God speaking to Nathan to tell David; assuring David he is not being inappropriate living in a palace while the Temple is still unbuilt. "Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?"
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קַנֹּא קִנֵּאתִי לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת, כִּי-עָזְבוּ בְרִיתְךָ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל--אֶת-מִזְבְּחֹתֶיךָ הָרָסוּ, וְאֶת-נְבִיאֶיךָ הָרְגוּ בֶחָרֶב; וָאִוָּתֵר אֲנִי לְבַדִּי, וַיְבַקְשׁוּ אֶת-נַפְשִׁי לְקַחְתָּהּ
Elijah after he runs into the desert because he is angry that the people will not follow God. "...the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets..."
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Ah'av
Son of Omri, he is led astray by his pagan wife Jezebel. He is known as a bad king because of idolatry. Died in battle against the Assyrians when he was hit by a stray arrow.
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גבעת הערלות
***Spot on the eastern side of the Jordan River where Joshua circumcizes the Israelites before they enter the land.*** Joshuah 5:3. In Egypt, all males were circumcised. IN the wilderness, no one was circumcised. On givat horlot, all men were circumcised at once. God called the town Gilgal, since it is where God "rolled away" the shame of slavery.
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דַּבֵּר כִּי שֹׁמֵעַ עַבְדֶּךָ
Shmuel to God, when God speaks to him after Eli instructs him to lie down and wait. "Speak, for Your bondsman is listening."
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נבל
A man who refuses to give David provisions. Dies for his sins against David.
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אֵיךְ, נָפְלוּ גִבּוֹרִים
David sings this when he hears that Saul and Jonathan died.
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איש בשת
Son of Saul. Abner makes him king over Gilead. Results in a civil war
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מֵהָאֹכֵל יָצָא מַאֲכָל, וּמֵעַז, יָצָא מָתוֹק
One of Samson's riddles to the Phillistines. "Out of the eater came food, and out of the strong came sweetness"
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פילגש בגבעה
Concubine was raped and killed when she was in Givah (Benjaminite). The husband chopped her up and sent her dismembered parts to all the tibes to show what had happened. All of Israel turns against the tribe of Benhamin
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יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר הִצִּלַנִי מִיַּד הָאֲרִי וּמִיַּד הַדֹּב הוּא יַצִּילֵנִי מִיַּד הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי הַזֶּה
David to Saul, expressing his confidence that God will protect him and let him defeat Goliath because of his past experience. "The Lord Who saved me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will save me from the hand of this Philistine."
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גלית מגת
Philistine giant, killed by David
