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OF CONTENTS...2
INTRODUCTION...3
MARKING PROCEDURES FOR REGIONAL STUDY MAPS...4
I. THE LAND BETWEEN IN ITS MIDDLE EASTERN SETTING (ME MAP)...5
EVENT 1: Abraham’s Journeys—‘Go…to the land I will show you!’...5
EVENT 2: Phoenicia’s Markets—‘Your riches, your wares, your merchandise’...7
EVENT 3: Israel, the Third—‘A highway from Egypt to Assyria’...9
EVENT 4: Jesus’ Journey—‘Archelaus was ruling Judea in place of
his father erod’...11
II. IMPERIAL HIGHWAYS THROUGH THE LAND BETWEEN (LB MAP)...12
EVENT 5: Egypt’s Priorities—‘Let me know the way to pass Megiddo’...13
EVENT 6: Ezekiel’s Signpost—‘The king of Babylon stood…at
the fork of the Highway’...14
EVENT 7: David’s Expansion—‘In the course of time, David defeated
...’...15
EVENT 8: Hazael’s Expansion—‘Hazael defeated Israel throughout
all their territories’...17
Some Concluding Thoughts...19
III. NORTHERN BATTLEFIELDS ALONG THE HIGHWAYS (NCA MAP)...20
EVENT 9: Saul’s Battles—‘Philistines gathered at Aphek; Israel
camped by the spring in Jezreel’...20
EVENT 10: Ben-hadad’s New Markets—‘Ben-hadad conquered Ijon,
Dan...all Chinnereth’...22
EVENT 11: Ahab’s Claim—‘Don’t you know that Ramoth-gilead
belongs to us?’...24
IV. TAKING OR HOLDING THE JEZREEL VALLEY (GAL MAP)...27
EVENT 12: Thutmose’s Triumph—‘Taking Megiddo is
like taking a thousand cities’...27
EVENT 13: Sisera’s Strategy—‘At Megiddo by the
waters of Taanach’...30
An Overview From Megiddo...32
V. COMPETING CLAIMS ON SOUTHERN TRADE ROUTES (SCA MAP)...36
EVENT 14: A ‘Philistine’ Sheriff—‘Achish gave Ziklag to David…and
David...went up and raided’...37
EVENT 15: Mesha’s Rebellion—‘After Ahab’s death, Moab
rebelled against Israel'...45
EVENT 16: A Southern Attack—‘Moabites, Ammonites, and some Meunites
came to make war’...47
EVENT 17: Edom’s Incessant Advance—‘Lest Edom come’...48
VI. TAKING OR HOLDING THE SHEPHELAH (JUD MAP)...50
EVENT 18: David Prevails—‘The Philistines gathered for war...at
Socoh which belongs to Judah’...52
EVENT 19: Rehoboam Prepares—‘Rehoboam fortified cities in Judah
against siege’...58
An Overview From Azekah...59
VII. A WAY THROUGH THE HILLS BETWEEN IMPERIAL HIGHWAYS (BEN MAP and others)...62
EVENT 20: Israel’s Entrance—‘Go up to the Abarim Heights...across
from Jericho...view Canaan’...62
EVENT 21: Joshua’s March—‘After an all night march…Israel
pursued on the ascent of Beth-horon’...69
EVENT 22: Jonathan’s Faith—‘Seek and destroy divisions went out
from the Philistine camp…’...77
EVENT 23: David’s Maneuver—‘And they smote the Philistine
forces from Gibeon to Gezer’...85
EVENT 24: Jerusalem’s Access—‘Baasha…fortified Ramah
to prevent anyone leaving or entering...’...89
An Overview From Nebi Samwil ...93-98
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