Yehoshua Perek 11

Yehoshua Perek 11

Previously:

• Yehoshua sends spies to Yericho and they hide in Rachav's house, who assures them that they are certain for success.

• Bnei Yisrael (BY) miraculously cross the Yarden by it rising into a pillar. A mound of 12 stones is made to commemorate this miracle.

• BY conquer Yericho through a miracle. They are forbidden to take from the spoils

• Achan of Yehudah takes from the spoils of Yericho. Because of this, BY lose the first battle of Ai.

• They win the second battle of Ai through an ambush strategy

• The Givonim lie to make peace with Israel.

• 5 Amorite Kings attempt to attack the Givonim, but are defeated.

Perek Yud Aleph (11)

The conquest of the North

Multiple Choice

Yavin the king of _____ hears of BY succuess, and sends to Yovav king of Madon, the king of Shimron and the king of Achshof, to the kings in the north, in the mountains, in the plain south of Kineret, in the lowland and in the districts of Dor to the west... and to the Chivi in the foothils of Hermon in Mitzpah.

Who is Yavin the king of?

• Goshen

• Chatzor

• Carmel

• Yarmus

Yehoshua (11,1-3)

Yavin king of Chatzor sends to numerous armies to fight BY when he hears of their scuccess.

Yehoshua (11,4)

Multiple Choice

These kings gather at which place in Merom to fight against Israel?

• The cave of Merom

• The Mountain of Merom

• The tree of Merom

• The waters of Merom

Yehoshua (11,5)

Multiple Choice

Hashem tells Yehoshua "Do not fear them... for I will deliver them all as corpses before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots in fire"

At what time will this happen?

• This time tomorrow

• In 3 days

• In 1 week

• The day after tomorrow

Yehoshua (11,6)

Multiple Choice

True or false:

After successfully conquering their enemies at the waters of Merom, Yehoshua burns Chatzor in fire.

• True

• Fasle

Yehoshua (11,11)

"They smote every soul that was in it, destroying them by the edge of the sword; not a soul was left. He burned Chatzor in fire"

Multiple Choice

True or False:

BY were forbidden to take from the spoils of Chatzor

• True

• False

Yehoshua (11,14)

"All the spoils of these cities and the livestock, BY took for themselves as booty; but they struck every man by the edge of the sword until they exterminated them. They did not leave any soul"

Multiple Select

Yehoshua then strikes the anakim (giants) from the mountain, from Chevron, Devir and Anav, and from all the mountains of Yehudah and Israel.

However, the anakim (giants) remained in 3 cities. Which ones?

• Gaza

• Bet El

• Gat

• Ashtod

Yehoshua (11,22)

Gaza, Gat and Ashtod are all Plishti cities

Yehoshua (11,23)

"Thus, Yehoshua took the entire land, according to all that Hashem had spoken to Moshe. Yehoshua gave it to Israel as a heritage according to their divisions, to their tribes. The land then rested from war".

MAZAL TOV!!!!

We have finished the Yehoshua syllabus!!!

Huge huge shcoyach to you all!!!

Can't wait to start Shoftim!