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Glossary

Review the lesson glossary terms below. Glossary terms may be included in quiz questions.

Charismatic Leadership

Judges were referred to as charismatic leaders, because they were raised up by God’s Spirit as His free gift even though they had no societal claim to leadership. Thus, it can be affirmed that God raised them up to deliver Israel.

Charismatic Leadership

Judges were referred to as charismatic leaders, because they were raised up by God’s Spirit as His free gift even though they had no societal claim to leadership. Thus, it can be affirmed that God raised them up to deliver Israel.

Chemosh

The national god of the Moabites. On the Moabite Stone, King Mesah ascribes his victories over the king of Israel to this god: “And Chemosh drove him before my sight.”

Chemosh

The national god of the Moabites. On the Moabite Stone, King Mesah ascribes his victories over the king of Israel to this god: “And Chemosh drove him before my sight.”

Philistines

They occupied the five cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath, in the southwestern corner of Canaan.

Philistines

They occupied the five cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath, in the southwestern corner of Canaan.

Shiloh

A town in Ephraim that was the center of tribal administration and worship for the twelve Israelite tribes from the time of Joshua until its destruction (probably by the Philistines) about 1050 B.C. The prominent tell of Shiloh stands at the northern end of a large valley nineteen miles north of Jerusalem, just east of the main road to Shechem.

Shiloh

A town in Ephraim that was the center of tribal administration and worship for the twelve Israelite tribes from the time of Joshua until its destruction (probably by the Philistines) about 1050 B.C. The prominent tell of Shiloh stands at the northern end of a large valley nineteen miles north of Jerusalem, just east of the main road to Shechem.