The Book of Joshua Review Flashcards

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the key people, places, and events in the biblical Book of Joshua, chapters 1-24.

Joshua

The son of Nun and assistant to Moses who became the leader of Israel after Moses' death.

Jordan River

The body of water the Israelites crossed to take possession of the land given by the Lord.

Rahab

A prostitute in Jericho who hid the two Israelite spies and was saved during the city's destruction.

Scarlet Cord

The item Rahab tied in her window as a sign to the Israelites to spare her household.

Chatham

The location from which Joshua sent the two spies secretly toward Jericho.

Two Thousand Cubits

The required distance maintained between the people and the Ark of the Covenant while crossing the Jordan.

Gilgal

The site where the Israelites encamped after crossing the Jordan, marked by twelve memorial stones.

Manna

The food provided by God in the wilderness that ceased the day after the Israelites ate the produce of Canaan.

Commander of the army of the Lord

The figure Joshua encountered by Jericho who commanded him to remove his sandals because the ground was holy.

Rams' Horns

The types of trumpets blown by seven priests during the seven-day march around Jericho.

Akin

The son of Carmi who broke faith by taking devoted things from Jericho, leading to Israel's initial defeat at Ai.

Valley of Achor

The place where akin and his household were stoned and burned, and where a great heap of stones was raised.

Ai

The city captured by Joshua through an ambush strategy involving thirty thousand mighty men of valor.

Mount Ebal

The location where Joshua built an altar of uncut stones and wrote a copy of the law of Moses in the presence of Israel.

Gibeonites

The people who used worn-out clothes and dry bread to deceive Joshua into making a covenant with them.

Cutters of wood and drawers of water

The role assigned to the Gibeonites as servants for the congregation and the altar of the Lord.

Sun and Moon

The celestial bodies that stood still over Gibeon and the Valley of Aijalon during Israel's battle against the five Amorite kings.

Makeda

The location of the cave where the five Amorite kings hid before being executed by Joshua.

Hazor

The head of the northern kingdoms that Joshua captured and burned with fire.

Thirty-one

The total number of kings defeated by Joshua and the people of Israel as listed in chapter 12.

Caleb

The son of Jephunneh who requested and received Hebron as an inheritance for his faithfulness.

Zelophehad

The son of Hepher whose daughters (Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah) received an inheritance among the brothers of their father.

Shiloh

The location where the whole congregation assembled to set up the tent of meeting and where the remaining land was divided by lot.

Cities of Refuge

Designated places where a manslayer who killed someone unknowingly could flee from the Avenger of blood.

Forty-eight

The total number of cities with pasture lands given to the Levites from the other tribes' inheritances.

Witness Altar

An altar of imposing size built by the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh as a sign between them and the rest of Israel.

One Hundred and Ten

The age of Joshua at the time of his death.