Answer: Gad
When Israel approached the Promised Land, it did so from east of the Jordan. Numbers chapter 32 records that the tribes of Reuben and Gad had a lot of livestock and found the territories of Jazer and Gilead, through which they passed, were suitable for grazing the flocks and herds. They petitioned Moses to let them inherit that land, east of the Jordan, instead of on the west side. Moses agreed, on condition that the fighting men join in the conquest of Canaan. Joshua 22 records that this is what happened, and when Canaan had been settled:
"Now Moses had made an allotment in Bashan to one half-tribe of Manasseh, but Joshua made an allotment west of the Jordan River to the other half-tribe of their relatives. So when Joshua sent them on their way back to their tents, he also blessed them by saying 'Return to your tents with great wealth, plenty of livestock, silver, gold, bronze, iron, and lots of clothing. Divide the spoil from your enemies among your relatives'. The descendants of Reuben, the descendants of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh went back to the land of Gilead, leaving the Israelis at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, for their territorial possession that they had inherited in accordance with the command of the LORD given through Moses" (International Standard Version).
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From Quiz: Number Six: Joshua
Answer: 200
Joshua 7:21. Achan admitted to Joshua that he taken the 200 shekels of silver. He also took a Babylon-like garment, and a golden wedge of 50 shekels weight.
From Quiz: Jericho: Joshua, the Spies, and the Sin of Achan
Answer: Eleazar
Eleazar was the son of Aaron. He took over the duty of high priest when Aaron died. He lived to see the Israelites enter Canaan, then, "Eleazar son of Aaron died and was buried at Gibeah, which had been allotted to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim." (Joshua 24:33, NIV)
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Joshua
Answer: Saul
"The king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not a part of Israel but were survivors of the Amorites; the Israelites had sworn to spare them, but Saul in his zeal for Israel and Judah had tried to annihilate them.)" (2 Samuel 23 v. 2)
2 Samuel 23 is one of the most difficult of Old Testament passages to interpret. Summarised simply: There was a famine in Israel. David consulted God and came to the conclusion that it was due to Saul and his attempt at ethnic cleansing. As Saul was dead by this time, David approached the surviving Gibeonites who asked that they be given some members of Saul's family to execute. David handed them over and these seemingly innocent people were put to death. The famine then ended indicating that God had been appeased.
Some commentators have suggested that this says more about David than it does about God. In these times, it was common for a new king to eradicate all male remnants of the previous dynasty to prevent them becoming a focus for political opposition. Thus, it is argued, David took advantage of the famine to have the remaining sons of Saul killed whilst hiding behind a cloak of religion.
From Quiz: The Curious Tale of the Gibeonites
Answer: A prostitute
They lodged in the house of Rahab the harlot, who hid them and lied to save them when the men of Jericho came looking for them. For this, she was rewarded with her life when the Israelites sieged the city.
From Quiz: Joshua
Answer: What is the tribe of Levi?
Joshua 13:33 The tribe of Levi was given the duties for the tabernacle. The Lord was their inheritance.
From Quiz: Joshua Jeopardy
Answer: His sons and daughters were to be stoned along with him
Joshua 7:23-26. Achan's punishment for stealing and covetous behavior was highly extreme. Not only was he put to death, but so were his children, his oxen, his donkeys, and his sheep. All of these died, and his home tent was burned away and buried under a heap of stones.
From Quiz: Jericho: Joshua, the Spies, and the Sin of Achan
Answer: Achan, son of Zerah
After the Israelites had taken Jericho, they were defeated while attempting to take Ai. The reason was that Achan had kept some of the plunder for himself. His entire family was stoned along with him, and then burned. They heaped a large pile of rocks over Achan and called that place, "The Valley of Achor". (Joshua 7:25-26)
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: Joshua
Answer: Ephraim
Joshua 24:33 " And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim." Aaron, you may recall, is the brother of Moses.
From Quiz: Now Entering, "Joshua"
Answer: The waters of the Jordan are parted
This first miracle occurs in Joshua 4. When the priest bearing the ark of the covenant set foot into the waters, the Jordan parted. When they came back onto dry land, the waters fell back into place, and flowed over the banks of the Jordan as before. To commemorate the event, Joshua had each of the twelve tribes lay out a stone as a memorial.
From Quiz: Joshua
Answer: What is Shiloh?
Joshua 18:1 Once they finished subduing the land the Israelites gathered together at Shiloh and assembled the tabernacle and worshipped there. The tabernacle remained there for many years until the time of Samuel.
From Quiz: Joshua Jeopardy
Answer: Circumcised them
Apparently, those who were born in the wilderness had not undergone the covenant of circumcision. This occurs in Joshua 5, at the command of God.
From Quiz: Joshua
Answer: Thirteen
They went around it one time per day for 6 days, and then 7 times on the 7th day.
From Quiz: Joshua
Answer: Achan
See Joshua Chapter 7. The Jews were not supposed to take of the spoils of war, but Achan did, and hid them in his tent. As a consequence, Achan and his children were stoned and burned along with the stolen possessions.
From Quiz: Joshua
Answer: The Book of Jasher
This books has been lost to us today. Some scholars associate it with a book mentioned in Numbers and II Samuel, called "the book of the wars of the Lord."
From Quiz: Joshua
