Defeat at Hormah – Defeat by Amalekites – Wilderness

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Numbers 13, ancient maps, Bible history, military history, Bible battles, defeat at Hormah

Bible Battle #5 History – C. 1445 BC The Hebrews failed in their attempt to go into the Promised Land without God’s permission and were beaten back at a place which would, in future, be named Hormah. ANCIENT HISTORY before the Defeat at Hormah After Mount Sinai, things turned for the worse. As so often is the case, after the ecstasy of accomplishing a great … Read More

Battle of REPHIDIM – Defeat of the Amalekites – Moses on the hill

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Exodus 17, ancient maps, Bible history, military history, Bible battles, Battle of Rephidim

Bible Battle #4 – C. 1446 BC After the Hebrews crossed the Red Sea their goal was to reach Mount Sinai. Their camp was attacked by nomadic Amalekites who saw them as trespassers but were defeated.   ANCIENT HISTORY before the Battle of Rephidim As the people journeyed through the wilderness they began complaining about their thirst. Moses was directed by God to strike a … Read More

Early Mesopotamian Empires and Peoples | Akkadians; Ur; Amorites ; Babylon; Tower of Babel; Canaanites

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Ancient Middle East map, ancient maps, Biblical maps, early empires

World History In the context of this project, the key objective of analyzing other powers is to compare each empire to the Kingdom of Israel. Highlight the approximations that each empire has to the kingdom rooted in God’s Law and see where they fall short.   Around the 2nd Millennium BC a text was produced in southern Mesopotamia now known … Read More