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Orville J. Nave
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–One of the tribes of Canaan De 7:1 –Land of, given to Abraham and his descendants Ge 15:21 ; Ex 3:8 , 17 ; 23:23 , 24 ; De 20:17 ; Ex 33:9 ; 34:10 , 11 –Conquered by Joshua Jos 10 ; 11 ; 12 –And Jos 24:11 –Conquered by David 2Sa 5:6-9 –Jerusalem within the territory of Jos 18:28 –Not exterminated, but they intermarry with the Israelites Jud 3:5 , 6 ; Ezr 9:1 , 2 ; 10:18-44 –They pay taxes to Solomon 1Ki 9:20 , 21
–A name sometimes given to one of the JOSHUA’s Nu 13:16
–A name of one of the JOSHUA’s 1Ch 7:27
–1. A city east of Jerusalem and near the Jordan River Nu 22:1 ; 26:3 ; De 34:1 .Called THE CITY OF PALM TREES De 34:3 .Location of, pleasant 2Ki 2:19 .Rahab the harlot lived in Jos 2 ; Heb 11:31 .Joshua sees the “captain of the host” of the Lord near Jos 5:13-15 .Besieged by Joshua for seven days; fall and destruction of Jos 6 ; 24:11 .Situated within the territory allotted to Benjamin Jos 18:12 , 21 .The Kenites lived at Jud 1:16 .King of Moab makes conquest of, and establishes his capital at Jud 3:13 .Rebuilt by Hiel 1Ki 16:34 .Company of “the sons of the prophets,” lived at 2Ki 2:4 , 5 , 15 , 18 .Captives of Judah, taken by the king of Israel, released at, on account of the denunciation of the prophet Oded 2Ch 28:7-15 .Inhabitants of, taken captive to Babylon, return to, with Ezra and Nehemiah Ezr 2:34 ; Ne 7:36 .Assist in repairing the walls of Jerusalem Ne 3:2 .Blind men healed at, by Jesus Mt 20:29-34 ; Mr 10:46 ; Lu 18:35 .Zacchaeus lived at Lu 19:1-10 –2. Plain of 2Ki 25:5 ; Jer 52:8 –3. Waters of Jos 16:1 .Purified by Elisha 2Ki 2:18-22
–Called .JEBUS Jos 18:28 ; Jud 19:10 .ZION 1Ki 8:1 ; Zec 9:13 .CITY OF DAVID 2Sa 5:7 ; Isa 22:9 .SALEM Ge 14:18 ; Ps 76:2 .ARIEL Isa 29:1 .CITY OF GOD Ps 46:4 .CITY OF THE GREAT KING Ps 48:2 .CITY OF JUDAH 2Ch 25:28 .THE PERFECTION OF BEAUTY, THE JOY OF THE WHOLE EARTH La 2:15 .THE THRONE OF THE LORD Jer 3:17 .HOLY MOUNTAIN Da 9:16 , 20 .HOLY CITY Ne 11:1 , 18 ; Mt 4:5 .CITY OF SOLEMNITIES Isa 33:20 .CITY OF TRUTH Zec 8:3 .To be called .“THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS,” Jer 33:16 .JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH (margin) Eze 48:35 –NEW JERUSALEM Re 21:2 , 10-27 –Location and appearance of Ps 122:3 ; 125:2 ; So 6:4 ; Mic 4:8 –Walls of Jer 39:4 –Gates of .Old gate, fish gate, sheep gate, prison gate Ne 3:1 , 3 , 32 ; 12:39 –Gate of Ephraim 2Ch 25:23 ; Ne 12:39 –Gate of Benjamin Jer 37:13 ; Zec 14:10 –Gate of Joshua 2 Ki 23:8 –Old gate Ne 3:6 ; 12:39 –Corner gate Zec 14:10 –Valley gate Ne 2:13 ; 3:13 –Dung gate Ne 2:13 ; 3:13 ; 12:31 –Gate of the fountain Ne 2:14 ; 3:15 ; 12:37 –Water gate Ne 3:26 ; 8:1 ; 12:37 –Horse gate Ne 3:28 –King’s gate 1Ch 9:18 –Shallecheth 1Ch 26:16 –High gate 2Ch 23:20 –East gate Ne 3:29 –Miphkad Ne 3:31 –Middle gate Jer 39:3 –First gate Zec 14:10 –Buildings .High priest’s palace Joh 18:15 –Castle Ac 21:34 –Stairs Ne 3:15 –Streets .East Street 2Ch 29:4 –Street of the House of God Ezr 10:9 –Street of the Water Gate of Ephraim gate Ne 8:16 –Baker’s Street Jer 37:21 –Towers of .See HANANEEL –See MEAH –See MILLO –See OPHEL –See SILOAM –Places in and around .Moriah 2Ch 3:1 –Jesus’ gravesite Joh 19:41 –See CALVARY –See GETHSEMANE –See OLIVES, MOUNT OF –See JEHOSHAPHAT, VALLEY OF –See TOPHET –Measurement of, in Ezekiel’s vision Eze 45:6 –Names of the gates of, in Ezekiel’s vision Eze 48:31-34 –The capital of David’s kingdom by divine appointment 1Ki 15:4 ; 2Ki 19:34 ; 2Ch 6:6 ; 12:13 –To be called God’s throne Jer 3:17 –The chief Levites lived in 1Ch 9:34 –The high priest lived at Joh 18:15 –Annual feasts kept at Eze 36:38 ; with De 16:16 –And Ps 122:3-5 ; Lu 2:41 ; Joh 4:20 ; 5:1 ; 7:1-14 ; 12:20 ; Ac 18:21 –Prayers of the Israelites made toward 1Ki 8:38 ; Da 6:10 –Beloved Ps 122:6 ; 137:1-7 ; Isa 62:1-7 –See COUNTRY, LOVE OF –See PATRIOTISM –Oaths taken in the name of Mt 5:35 –Melchizedek was the ancient king and priest of Ge 14:18 –King of, joined with the four other kings of the Amorites against Joshua and the armies of Israel Jos 10:1-5 –Confederated kings defeated, and the king of Jerusalem killed by Joshua Jos 10:15-26 –Falls to Benjamin in the allotment of the land of Canaan Jos 18:28 –Conquest of, made by David 2Sa 5:7 –The inhabitants of, not expelled Jos 15:63 ; Jud 1:21 –Conquest of Mount Zion in, made by David 1Ch 11:4-6 –The citadel of Mount Zion, occupied by David, and called the CITY OF DAVID 2Sa 5:5-9 ; 1Ch 11:7 –The ark of the covenant brought to, by David 2Sa 6:12-19 –The threshing floor of Araunah within the citadel of 2Sa 24:16 –David purchases and erects an altar upon Araunah’s threshing floor 2Sa 24:16-25 –The city built around the citadel 1Ch 11:8 –Fortified by Solomon 1Ki 3:1 ; 9:15 –The temple built within the citadel .See TEMPLE –Captured and pillaged by .Shishak, king of Egypt 1Ki 14:25 , 26 ; 2Ch 12:9 .Jehoash, king of Israel 2Ki 14:13 , 14 ; 2Ch 25:23 , 24 .Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon 2Ki 24:8-16 ; 25:1-17 ; 2Ch 36:17-21 ; Jer 1:3 ; 32:2 ; 39 ; 52:4-7 , 12-24 ; La 1:5-8 ; 2Ch 26:9 , 10 .Walls of, restored and fortified by .Uzziah 2Ch 26:9 , 10 .Jotham 2Ch 27:3 .Manasseh 2Ch 33:14 –Water supply brought in from the Gihon brook by Hezekiah 2Ki 18:17 ; 20:20 ; 2Ch 32:3 , 4 , 30 ; Ne 2:13-15 ; Isa 7:3 ; 22:9-11 ; 36:2 –Besieged by .Pekah 2Ki 16:5 .The Philistines 2Ch 21:16 , 17 .Sennacherib 2Ki 18:13-37 ; 19:20-37 ; 2Ch 32 –Rebuilding of, ordered by proclamation of Cyrus 2Ch 36:23 ; Ezr 1:1-4 –Rebuilt by Nehemiah under the direction of Artaxerxes Ne 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 –Wall of, dedicated Ne 12:27-43 –Temple restored .See TEMPLE –Roman rulers who resided in .Herod (Herod the Great) Mt 2:3 .Pontius Pilate Mt 27:2 ; Mr 15:1 ; Lu 23:1-7 ; Joh 18:28 , 29 .Herod (Herod Agrippa I) Ac 12:1-23 –Life and miracles of Jesus connected with .See JESUS, HISTORY OF –Gospel first preached at Mic 4:2 ; Lu 24:47 ; Ac 1:4 ; 2:14 –A revival occurs on Pentecost day at Ac 2 –Stephen martyred at Ac 6:8-15 ; 7 –Disciples persecuted and dispersed from Ac 8:1-4 ; 11:19-21 –(For personal incidents occurring therein, see the biographies of individuals) –See also ISRAELITES –Wickedness of Lu 13:33 , 34 –Catalogue of abominations in Eze 22:3-12 , 25-30 ; 23 ; 33:25 , 26 –Led Judah to sin Mic 1:5 –Prophecies against Isa 3:1-8 ; Jer 9:11 ; 19:6 , 15 ; 21:10 ; 26:9 , 11 ; Da 9:2 , 27 ; Mic 1:1 ; 3:12 –Of pestilence, famine, and war in Jer 34:2 ; Eze 5:12 ; Joe 3:2 , 3 ; Am 2:5 –Of the destruction of Jer 7:32-34 ; 26:18 ; 32:29 , 31 , 32 ; Da 9:24-27 –Destruction of, foretold by Jesus Mt 23:37 , 38 ; 24:15 ; Mr 13:14-23 ; Lu 13:35 ; 17:26-37 ; 19:41-44 ; 21:20-24 –Prophecies of the rebuilding of Isa 44:28 ; Jer 31:38-40 ; Eze 48:15-22 ; Da 9:25 ; Zec 14:8-11 –Of final restoration of Joe 3:20 , 21 ; Zec 2:2-5 ; 8 –HISTORICAL NOTICES OF .Melchizedek was ancient king of Ge 14:18
–1. Also called JESHUAH .A priest, head of the ninth shift 1Ch 24:11 .973 Of his descendants returned from Babylon Ezr 2:36 ; Ne 7:39 –2. A Levite who had charge of the tithes 2Ch 31:15 .His descendants returned with Ezra from Babylon Ezr 2:40 ; Ne 7:43 –3. Also called JOSHUA .A priest who accompanied Zerubbabel from Babylon Ezr 2:2 ; Ne 7:7 ; 12:1 .Descendants of Ne 12:10 .He rebuilt the altar Ezr 3:2 .Rebuilt the temple Ezr 3:8-13 .Contends with those who sought to defeat the rebuilding of the temple Ezr 4:1-3 ; 5:1 , 2 –4. Father of Jozabad Ezr 8:33 –5. Son of Pahath-moab Ezr 2:6 ; Ne 7:11 –6. Father of Ezer Ne 3:19 –7. A Levite who explained the law to the people when Ezra read it aloud Ne 8:7 ; 12:8 –8. A Levite who sealed Nehemiah’s covenant Ne 10:9 –9. A city of the tribe of Judah Ne 11:26 –10. Joshua called Ne 8:17 –SYMBOLICAL .Prophecies concerning Zec 3 ; 6:9-15 .See JOSHUA
–1. Also called JEHOSHUA, and JEHOSHUAH, and OSHEA .Son of Nun Nu 13:8 ; 1Ch 7:27 .Intimately associated with Moses Ex 24:13 ; 32:17 ; 33:11 .A religious zealot Nu 11:28 .Sent with others to view the promised land Nu 13:8 .Makes a favorable report Nu 14:6-10 .Rewarded for his courage and fidelity Nu 14:30 , 38 ; 32:12 .Commissioned, ordained, and charged with the responsibilites of Moses’ office Nu 27:18-23 ; De 1:38 ; 3:28 ; 31:3 , 7 , 23 ; 34:9 .Divinely inspired Nu 27:18 ; De 34:9 ; Jos 1:5 , 9 ; 3:7 ; 8:8 .His life miraculously preserved when he made a favorable report about the land Nu 14:10 .Promises to Jos 1:5-9 .Leads the people into the land of Canaan Jos 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; Ac 7:45 ; Heb 4:8 .Renews circumcision of the children of Israel; re-establishes the Passover; has a vision of the angel of God Jos 5 .Besieges and captures Jericho Jos 6 .Captures Ai Jos 7 ; 8 .Makes a treaty with the Gibeonites Jos 9:3-27 .The kings of the six nations of the Canaanites band together against him Jos 9:1 , 2 .The six kings make war upon the Gibeonites; are defeated and killed Jos 10 .Defeats seven other kings Jos 10:28-43 .Conquers Hazor Jos 11 .Completes the conquest of the whole land Jos 11:23 .List of the kings whom Joshua struck down Jos 12 .Allots the land Jos 13 ; 14 ; 15 ; 16 ; 17 ; 18 ; 19 .Sets the tabernacle up at Shiloh Jos 18:1 .Sets apart several cities of refuge Jos 20 .48 Cities for the Levites Jos 21 .Exhortation of, before his death Jos 23 ; 24 .Survives the Israelites who refused to enter the promised land Nu 26:63-65 .His portion of the land Jos 19:49 , 50 .Death and burial of Jos 24:29 , 30 .Esteem with which he was held Jos 1:16-18 .Faith of Jos 6:16 .Military genius of, as exhibited .At the defeat of the Amalekites Ex 17:13 .At Ai Jos 8 .At Gibeon Jos 10 .At Hazor Jos 11 .Age of, at death Jud 2:8 –2.An Israelite 1Sa 6:14 , 18 –3. A governor of Jerusalem 2Ki 23:8 –4. Also called JESHUA .The high priest of the captivity Ezr 2:2 .Assists Zerubbabel in restoring the temple Ezr 3 ; 4:1-6 ; 5 ; Hag 1:1 , 12-14 ; 2:2 –SYMBOLICAL .Of the restoration of God’s people Zec 3 ; 6:9-15
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