Rachav & The Spies
Where did Rachav hide the two spies when the King’s soldiers came looking for them?
On the roof (under stalks of flax).
Which river did Bnei Yisrael cross to enter Eretz Yisrael?
The Jordan River (Yarden).
On the 7th day, how many times did the army march around the city?
Seven times.
In the first battle against Ai, did Bnei Yisrael win or lose?
They lost.
The Givonim tricked Yehoshua into thinking they came from a country that was very ________.
Very far away
What was the sign Rachav had to tie in her window so her family would be saved?
A scarlet (red) cord/thread.
Who stood in the middle of the river holding the Aron (Ark) while the people crossed?
The Kohanim
What instrument did the Kohanim blow while marching around the walls?
Shofars
This man sinned by taking loot from Yericho that was forbidden.
Achan.
Name one thing the Givonim used to make their trick look real.
Moldy bread, old clothes, cracked wineskins, or worn-out shoes.
How many spies did Yehoshua send to Yericho?
2
Yehoshua told the people to take this many stones from the riverbed to make a monument (memorial).
12 stones (one for each tribe).
What happened to the walls of Yericho when the people shouted?
fell down flat.
Because of Achan's sin, how many Jewish soldiers died in the first battle of Ai?
36.
The leaders of Israel made a mistake and signed a treaty because they did not ask advice from whom?
HaShem
Rachav told the spies that the people of Yericho were terrified of Bnei Yisrael because they heard about this miracle Hashem did 40 years ago.
Splitting of the Yam Suf (Red Sea)
What happened to the waters of the Jordan River when the Kohanim stepped into it?
They split (stood up like a wall/heap).
Joshua commanded that all the silver, gold, and vessels from Jericho must go to this place.
The Treasury of Hashem (Otzar Hashem).
In the second battle of Ai, Joshua used this military strategy to trick the King of Ai.
An ambush (hiding soldiers behind the city).
Since they could not be killed, Yehoshua made the Givonim these two types of workers for Bnei Yisrael.
Woodchoppers and Water carriers.
The spies told Rachav that for her family to be safe, they must all be inside this place when Bnei Yisrael attacks.
Her house.
Bnei Yisrael were told to keep a distance of 2,000 of these between themselves and the Aron.
Amot
Joshua made a curse that no one should ever do this to the city of Jericho
Rebuild it.
During the battle, Yehoshua held out this weapon toward the city until the victory was complete.
His spear (or Javelin)
When the Gibeonites came, they said, "We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a ______ with us."
Treaty/Brit