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Biblical Geography Made Easy

Biblical Geography Made Easy. Promised Land Map – Part 1 of 3. What do you need?. N. blank 8-1/2 x 11 paper. pencil. straight edge. What do you do?. Fold the paper three times in each direction. Make your folds precise and your crease sharp!.

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Biblical Geography Made Easy

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  1. Biblical Geography Made Easy Promised Land Map – Part 1 of 3

  2. What do you need? N • blank 8-1/2 x 11 paper • pencil • straight edge What do you do? • Fold the paper three times in each direction. Make your folds precise and your crease sharp! • Unfold and smooth the paper. The crease lines are your guidelines for drawing the map. • Up is north.

  3. 1 RIVER Down the center of the Promised Land is a deep ditch which is part of the Rift Valley that stretches from Anatolia to East Africa. JordanRiver The ditch slopes from north to south At the bottom of the ditch is a river. • Leave one square blank as you draw the JORDAN RIVER.

  4. 2 NATURALBOUNDARIES Great Sea (Mediterranean Sea) Draw a line to the left of the Jordan as shown. • This is the coastline of the GREAT SEA. Draw a line to the right of the Jordan as shown. • This is the edge of the ARABIAN DESERT. The Jordan, seacoast and desert edge combined to channel most movement north and south rather than east and west. ArabianDesert

  5. 3 Lake Huleh INLAND SEAS Find points on the Jordan River halfway up and down. Kinneret(Sea of Galilee) • Draw a circle where the creases on top intersect. This is the KINNERET. • On the bottom draw an oval two squares tall. This is the SALT SEA. Salt Sea(Sea of the Plain)(Dead Sea) • Between the Sea of Galilee and the fold above draw a small circle. This is LAKE HULEH.

  6. 4 STREAMS(EAST) All four streams flow east to west from the desert edge into the Jordan Valley. Yarmuk • into the Jordan just below the Sea of Galilee. This is the YARMUK. Jabbok • along the center crease. This is the JABBOK. Arnon • into the Dead Sea’s center. This is the ARNON. Zered • into the Dead Sea bottom. This is the ZERED.

  7. +4 STREAMS(WEST) Litani Kishon All four flow into the Great Sea on an angle SE to NW. Please note the crease lines. • The BESOR. Yarkon • The YARKON. • The KISHON. • The LITANI. Note that the Litani flows south from the top edge of the map and then slices due west. Besor

  8. 5 PLAINS AsherPlain Three plains skirted the sea west of the Jordan Sharon Plain • the ASHER plain Jezreel Plain • the SHARON plain • the PHILISTINE plain Philistine Plain The other two plains reached inland • the JEZREEL plain shaped like an arrowhead aimed at the sea Negev • the NEGEV,shaped like a figure-8 on its side

  9. 6 UPLAND HOMELANDS Gal-ilee Israel settled in the western hill country of: Bashan • JUDEA (Judah) • SAMARIA (Ephraim) Samaria Gilead • GALILEE Israel also settled on the higher eastern plateau: Shephelah(lowhills) • BASHAN Judea Mishor • GILEAD Jeshimon(desertwaste) • the MISHOR Judea’s upland was flanked on the west by the Shephelah and on the east by Jeshimon

  10. 6 Highland Homelands 5 Plains 4+ 4 Streams 3 Inland Seas 2 Boundaries REVIEW One Learning Categories 1 River

  11. 6 Highland Homelands Judea (Shephelah,Jeshimon) Samaria Galilee Bashan Gilead Mishor 5 Plains Asher Sharon Philistine Jezreel Negev 4+ 4 Streams Yarmuk Jabbok Arnon Zered Besor Yarkon Kishon Litani 3 Inland Seas Kinneret Salt Sea Lake Huleh REVIEW Two Learning what’s in the categories 2 Boundaries Great Sea Arabian Desert 1 River Jordan

  12. 6 Homelands Judea (Shephelah,Jeshimon) Samaria Galilee Bashan Gilead Mishor 5 Plains Asher Sharon Philistine Jezreel Negev Yarmuk Jabbok Arnon Zered 4+ 4 Streams Besor Yarkon Kishon Litani Kinneret Salt Sea Lake Huleh 3 Inland Seas Great Sea Arabian Desert 2 Boundaries REVIEW Three Checking 1 River Jordan

  13. Biblical Geography Made Easy Promised Land Map – Part 2 of 3

  14. 7 HEATHEN NEIGHBORS Aram • Relatives east and south: • EDOMITES • MOABITES Canaan • AMMONITES • ARAMEANS Ammon Philistia • AMALEKITES • To the west of the Jordan: • PHILISTINES Moab • the seven nations of the CANAANITES Amalek Edom

  15. 8 Damascus CITIES ON MAIN STREET Hazor • on the “Way of the Sea” • GAZA Megiddo • JOPPA Way of the Sea • APHEK Joppa • MEGIDDO Rabbah Aphek • HAZOR • on the “King’s Highway” King’s Highway Gaza • DAMASCUS • RABBAH Bozrah • BOZRAH

  16. 9 CITIES ON THE RIDGE ROAD Dan Ridge Road from Dan to Beersheba: • DAN Jezreel • JEZREEL Shechem • SHECHEM Shiloh • SHILOH Bethel • BETHEL Jerusalem Bethlehem • JERUSALEM Hebron • BETHLEHEM Beersheba • HEBRON • BEERSHEBA

  17. 9 Ridge Road Cities 8 Main Street Cities 7 Heathen Neighbors REVIEW One Learning Categories

  18. Dan Jezreel Shechem 9 Ridge Road Cities Shiloh Bethel Jerusalem Bethlehem Hebron Beersheba 8 Main Street Cities Gaza Joppa Aphek Megiddo Hazor Damascus Rabbah Bozrah 7 Heathen Neighbors Edom Moab Ammon REVIEW Two Learning what’s in the categories Aram Amalek Philistines Canaanites

  19. 9 Ridge Road Cities Dan Jezreel Shechem Shiloh Bethel Jerusalem Bethlehem Hebron Beersheba 8 Main Street Cities Gaza Joppa Aphek Megiddo Hazor Damascus Rabbah Bozrah 7 Heathen Neighbors Edom Moab Ammon Aram Amalek Philistines Canaanites REVIEW Three Checking

  20. Biblical Geography Made Easy Promised Land Map – Part 3 of 3

  21. 10 Lebanon Hermon MOUNTAINS North Tabor Zalmon • LEBANON Carmel Moreh • HERMON Gilboa Jezreel East • CARMEL • ZALMON Ebal & Gerizim • TABOR • NEBO Nebo • MOREH Moriah • GILBOA Highlands • EBAL & GERIZIM • MORIAH

  22. 11 Sidon OUT OF THE WAY OLD TESTAMENT PLACES Tyre • SIDON • TYRE Dor Bethshan • DOR Samaria Jabesh • BETHSHAN Mahanaim • JABESH Jericho Ekron/Timnah • SAMARIA • MAHANAIM Gath/Lachish • JERICHO Engedi • EKRON / TIMNAH • GATH / LACHISH • ENGEDI

  23. 12 = promised inheritance in Canaan TRIBAL PORTIONS D Aram A N East of the Jordan Z • REUBEN • GAD I • ½MANASSEH ½M The blessing tribe ½M • JUDAH E The birthright tribes Ammon G • EPHRAIM D B • ½MANASSEH Those assigned by lot R J • BENJAMIN • SIMEON Note: Dan movednorth without God’s approval. • ZEBULUN Moab S • ISSACHAR = extra inheritance (Sihon/Og) • ASHER • NAPHTALI Edom • DAN

  24. 12 Tribal Portions 11 Out of the Way Places 10 Mountains REVIEW One Learning Categories

  25. Reuben Gad ½ Manasseh 12 Tribal Portions Judah Ephraim ½ Manasseh Benjamin Simeon Zebulun Issachar Asher Naphtali Dan Sidon Tyre Dor Out of the Way Places 11 Bethshan Jabesh Samaria Mahanaim Ekron/Timnah Gath/Lachish Engedi REVIEW Two Learning what’s in the categories Lebanon Hermon 10 Mountains Carmel Tabor Moreh Gilboa Zalmon Nebo Ebal & Gerizim Moriah

  26. Reuben Gad ½ Manasseh Judah Ephraim ½ Manasseh Benjamin Simeon Zebulun Issachar Asher Naphtali Dan 12 Tribal Portions Sidon Tyre Dor Bethshan Jabesh Samaria Mahanaim Ekron/Timnah Gath/Lachish Engedi 11 Out of the Way Places Lebanon Hermon Carmel Tabor Moreh Gilboa Zalmon Nebo Ebal & Gerizim Moriah 10 Mountains REVIEW Three Checking

  27. Wisconsin Lutheran SeminaryMequon, WisconsinSummer Quarter 2005 John C. Lawrenz OT 5061

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