However, the Bible paints such a picture. The sons of Anak, the Anakim, are said in Numbers 13 to have been occupying Hebron, and likely the Central Highlands north of Jerusalem. In Deuteronomy 2 the land of Ammon is said to belong to the Rephaim , a people as great as the Anakim, and also connected to the Nephilim giants in Genesis. Og, the giant king of Bashan, was the last of the Rephaim, and king of the Amorites. Deuteronomy gives the dimensions of Og's bed as over 14 feet long, and over 6 feet wide!
Caleb drove the sons of Anak from their land, and forced them to migrate west, where they merged and assimilated with the Philistines. I Chronicles speaks of another Philistine giant, "a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot - twenty-four in all. The Israelites encountered these two Amorite kings in Numbers Moses sent messengers to Sihon, king of Moab, seeking permission to pass through his land.
Moses assured Sihon the Israelites would not disturb the land nor the people. Sihon, however, refused and gathered his troops for battle. This proved a fatal mistake, as God gave the Israelites victory over Sihon. Scripture records his brother, Og, king of Bashan, then gathered his troops. The Lord assured Moses victory, and handed Og over to the Israelites. These tribes became known as the Transjordan Tribes of Israel. Old Testament Bible maps attest to the importance Jericho played in the Conquest.
The city was not chosen randomly. If Jericho were taken, the Israelites would control three routes leading into Canaan. After the battle of Jericho , Joshua would move northwest and take Ai. Thus began the Southern Invasion of Israel. Joshua encamped at Abel-shittim, a natural spot to camp before crossing the Jordan.
It was from Abel-shittim the spies were sent out to Jericho. There they encountered Rahab the harlot. After the spies returned safely back to camp, Joshua moved the Israelite camp to the shores of the Jordan. For three days the Israelites camped here.
God, then, stopped the flow of the Jordan in Adam, north of the Israelites, and provided a miraculous crossing on dry ground. After crossing the Jordan, Joshua moved the Israelites to Gilgal. Before going into battle, however, the Israelites had to consecrate themselves to God, thus, they were circumcised as a nation for the first time in forty years. It was also in Gilgal Joshua encountered a visitor, an angel of the Lord's, perhaps the archangel Michael.
Ancient Syria was the territory of the Aramaeans, it was located north of Israel and its capital was Damascus. Syria was a powerful nation and a threat to Israel, and they went to war many times throughout the period of the Kings.
Ancient Assyria was also known as the land of Asshur, and it's capital was Nineveh. This nation was called by God BC to, destroy the northern kingdom of Israel.
God made them a fierce fighting machine and they were unstoppable, they were also ruthless and barbaric. They became a mighty empire before they were conquered by the Babylonians and the Medes in BC.
Ancient Babylonia was the southern portion of ancient Mesopotamia, the soil was very fertile and this was the area of the Tower of Babel. The ancient Babylonians became dominant as a world power and under King Nebuchadnezzar they conquered Jerusalem in BC. Their capital city Babylon gained world fame under the monarch Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He built the great Ziggurat on the ruins of an earlier Ziggurat. The golden table in his palace weighed 20, pounds of solid gold.
The Jews were brought captive to the land of Babylon, to the land of idolatry. The ancient land of Chaldea dominated southern Mesopotamia in the ancient world. Ancient Sumer and Ur were powerful cities in ancient Chaldea. The ancient Persians were descendents of Elam, the grandson of Noah and oldest son of Shem.
The famous cities of the Persians were Persepolis, Susa, and Pasargadae. The famous rulers were Xerxes, Darius, and Cyrus the Great. Cyrus was the Persian King who uttered a decree to allow the Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild their temple. According to the prophet Daniel the Messiah would die in Jerusalem years after this decree was made.
The Medes are mentioned throughout the Old Testament, and originally the Persians and the Medes were all one big territory. They were fierce fighters and dwelt in mountainous territories below the Caspian Sea. To cater to the increasing needs of your readers, you should forget about the old fashion PDF publications. Nazareth Sites Screensaver 1. Each photo is also mapped to a Web page that describes the site and shows more.
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