Glossary

__Canaan __: is the area of land that was promised by god through Moses, then through Joshua to the people of Israel. Joshua leads the Israelites to possess the lands of Jericho, Ai and Gibeon within the Canaan. __Gadites __: one of the tribes of people that contribute to form the Israelites. __God: __ The leader of the Israelites. The god of the people of Israel. He speaks through Moses and Joshua to lead the Israelites. He is also referred as "The LORD" or "YHWH". __Half-tribe of Manasseh __: one of the tribes of people that contribute to form the Israelites. __Israelites __: also called the people of Israel, the people of god. The Israelites started as a group of people in slavery in Egypt. After being called by god, a man named Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt and when he dies, another man named Joshua leads the Israelites to the promised land. __Jericho __: The first town in Joshua’s campaign for the Israelites' possession. Situated opposite the Jordon River in the Canaan Area, the Israelites defeat the inhabitants of Jericho and obtain the land of Jericho. __Joshua __: the Book of Joshua is named after this person. He is the main person in the book. After the death of Moses, god calls Joshua to lead the people of Israel to the promised land. __Jordan river __: the river flows through the land of Canaan. Joshua and the Israelites miraculously pass through it when the water separates for them, in order to capture town of Jericho. __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Moses __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: The leader of the Israelites before Joshua. God calls Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery from Egypt. This is covered The Book of Exodus in the Old Testament Bible. When Moses dies, god calls Joshua to replace Moses in leading the people of Israel to the promised land. __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rahab __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: A female prostitute that lives in Jericho. She saves the Israelites spies that Joshua had sent to search the land especially Jericho and helps them escape from the guards. Jericho is very secure surrounded by walls making it hard to get in or out. She lives on a high part of the wall which the Israelite spies were able to escape over. The Israelite spies make an oath with Rahab and her family, will be spared when the Israelites destroy and take over Jericho. __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Reubeenites __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: one of the tribes of people that contribute to form the Israelites. __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The Book of Deuteronomy __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">: In the Old Testament, the Book of Deuteronomy is before the Book of Joshua and the Book of Joshua lead on from it. The book focuses on Moses preparing the Israelites as they wander to the promised land but Moses dies and god calls Joshua to take over.

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