Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
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Anxiety and fearPeaceInheritanceRest
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Glossary
- Ai Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Et Tell.
- Gibeon Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: El Jib.
- Jericho Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
- Jerusalem Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Joshua Tribe
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Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A. V. ), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 .