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  1. Bible Answer: The Promised Land” is so named because it was territory that God had promised to Abram, who was later renamed as Abraham. The territory was included in what is called the Abrahamic Covenant and it is described in Genesis 12:1-4. In the covenant God promised Abram that 1) he would become a great nation, 2) have a land of his ...

  2. The Promised Land is an expression used to describe the territory that God promised to give Abraham's descendants.

  3. Israel Crossed the Jordan River Opposite Jericho Israel crossed the Jordan River from the plains of Moab (Joshua 13:22) into the land of Canaan, the Promised Land, about 1406 B.C. 1 Archaeological data supports a date of about 1400 B.C. 2 The dates developed by Kenyon have been discredited. The record of their crossing is given in Joshua 3:14-17. It is important to notice that the Israelites crossed the Jordan River opposite the city of Jericho. So when the people set out from their tents to ...

  4. Bible Answer: Moses picked Joshua to lead the people into the Promised Land because God had picked Joshua. Moses was only doing what God had asked. Moses was not allowed to take the Jewish people into the Promised Land because he had disobeyed God in the Wilderness of Zin (Num. 20). Moses was disappointed and so he asked God for a second chance ...

  5. When the Israelites entered the Promised Land, the tribe of Dan was given the seventh opportunity to select their territory (Joshua 19:40-51). However, they were not able to occupy their selected territory due to a lack of faith and later moved north (Judges 18:1-31). In the process of moving north the Danites stole Micah’s idols (Judges 18: ...

  6. 8. The extent of the promised land was described (Genesis 15:18-21). This expansion of the Abrahamic Covenant occurred after Abram believed in God and Genesis 15:6 says that his belief in God was reckoned as righteousness. The dimensions of the land promised to Abraham was defined in Genesis 15:18-21.

  7. Bible Question: How old was Joshua when he entered the Promised Land? Bible Answer: Joshua’s age at the time Israel crossed the Jordan River and entered the Promised Land is found by comparing passages in the books of Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua and Exodus.

  8. Dan is the first tribe. God gives the tribe of Dan first place in the land assignment. Ezekiel 48:1-2 reveals that God will keep His promise and Dan is included in His promises. God promised the nation of Israel the Promised Land. The tribe of Dan was promised a portion of that land. They will finally inherit it in the millennial kingdom!

  9. God sent spies into Canaan after He promised the land as another spiritual example for us, and through it He is seeking our obedience as He sought Moses'.

  10. Why did God tell the Israelites to kill the Canaanites and other nations? Because the Canaanites would in time corrupt the nation of Israel with foreign gods and do evil. Therefore, when the nation of Israel entered the Promised Land, Joshua ordered the Israelistes to kill everyone in the occupying nation to put eradicate the evil in the land.