Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher
Questions for Study 5
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OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS TIMELINE
A MAP OF THE TIME OF GENESIS
A MAP OF THE DIVISION OF CANAAN
MAPS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH
A MAP OF EGYPT AND SINAI
GENESIS' GENEOLOGY
A LIST OF ISRAEL'S KINGS AND PROPHETS
A TIMELINE FROM BABYLON TO ROMAN EMPIRES
A TIMELINE OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY.
I. Issachar and Benjamin (7:1-12)
1. What does it say about Israel when the only people noted are the fighting men?
II. Naphtali and Manasseh (7:13-19)
2. Why might the shortest genealogy be Naphtali's?
3. What can be learned about Manasseh's clan through the mother of their descendants?
III. Ephraim and Asher (7:20-40)
4. How were Ezer and Elead and why might that be significant? How did their father respond to their death and what does this say about family in those days? What did he name his next child and what does this say about family in those days? What is unique about the territory of Ephraim?
5. How are the heads of the families of Asher described compared to the other tribal leaders of Israel?
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