Guiding Questions: Joshua 11

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

How is the alliance described in the opening section of Joshua 11 different from the earlier alliance which marched against the Gibeonites? Is there any reference to a different type of military resources (see Joshua 11:6) which might have elicited some new concerns on the part of the Israelites?
How does Joshua 11:15 serve as an encapsulating refrain/justification/ explanation of the total eradication approach?
Joshua 11:20 echoes a refrain from the Egyptian experience, Pharaoh and Divinity. What is this refrain?
In Joshua 11:21 there is a reference to “Anakim.” Does this term necessarily mean “giants”? Does “Anak” have any other meaning? And why does Onkelos translate this term as “gibara?ya”?
How does Joshua 11:23 indicate that the closing mandates for the distribution of the conquered land were observed by Joshua?
Is the impression communicated that, with the end of this chapter, the conquest of the land is over?

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Post categories: Joshua, Neviim (Prophets), Tanakh Yomi, Torah

Post tags: Joshua 11, Perek Yomi (USCJ)

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