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Who were the troublesome neighbors in the story?
Philistines
What is God?
Holy!
Who was the prophet in the story?
Samuel
What is a seraphim
A special angel that dwells before God’s throne
What happened in the Philistine cities where the ark of the covenant was kept ?
People grew tumors and rats flooded the city
What country was Philistine right next to?
Israel
Did the Israelites bring a token of God to their first battle?
No
What did the Israelites bring with them to the second battle against the philistines?
The Ark of the Covenant
How many wings do the seraphim have?
6
What did Samuel name the stone he put between Mizpah and Shen?
Ebenezer
How many years before Jesus lived, did the story take place?
1000 years
What did Dagon look like?
Man at the top but fins and tail of a fish from the waist down
Where was the ark of the covenant typically kept?
In the tabernacle
What had fallen off of Dagon’s image in the temple where he was found face down?
Head and hands
Where did the Israelites meet Samuel and this is the same place the last stack on the Israelites occurred?
Mitzpah
Who was the main god the Philistines depend on
Dagon
How many Israelite men were killed in the first battle against the philistines?
4,000
What was kept in the Ark pf the Covenant?
The 10 commandments
Why did the Lord let the Israelites get defeated in battle?
Because they were sinning against God by worshipping fake idols. Because God is Holy!
How many years did the Israelites continue to disobey God?
20 years
Name two of the 5 cities in Philistine?
Ekron, Ashdod, ashekelon, gath, and gaza
What is the present day land the philistines occupied called?
Palestine
How many Israelites died in the second battle against the philistines
30,000 plus two priests
What city was Dagon’s temple in?
Ashdod
What fake gods did the Israelites worship
Baal and ashtoreth