Glossary


 * Covenant **  - An agreement that brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the covenants made with Abraham, Moses and David.
 * Canaanites **  - The people of  [|Canaan].
 * Deuteronomy **  - The fifth book of the Bible. It contains a recapitulation of the Ten Commandments and much of the Mosaic law.
 * Exalt - **  To hold someone or something in very high regard (eg; Joshua 3:7)
 * Exhort **  - Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.
 * [|The Jordan] **  - In the book of Joshua the waters of the Jordan stop flowing for the Israelites to cross over.
 * Nun **  - Nun was the father of Joshua, son of Elishama, he grew up in, and may have spent his entire life in the Israelites Egyptian captivity. Nun is believed to be buried near his son which according to Joshua 24:30 is at Tim'nath-se'rah.
 * Patriarchal promise **  - T    he Lord promised Abraham and his descendants that they would be blessed and become a blessing, that they would grow to become a great nation, and that they would be given a land o   f their own.
 * Rahab  **   - A woman who lived in Jericho in the promised land and assisted the Israelites in capturing the city. In the book of Joshua she is described as being a prostitute. Rahab provided a place to stay for the spies that Joshua sent to Jericho, in return for this Joshua spared Rahab and her families lives when the city was burnt to the ground.
 * The Red Sea  **   - Also known as the sea of reeds.