6.) =She'chem=, between the twin mountains Ger'i-zim and E'bal, in the center of the land (1 Kings 12. 1). 7.) =Sa-ma'ri-a=, the capital of the Ten Tribes (1 Kings 16. 24). 3. In the _Jor'dan Valley_ were: 1.) =Jer'i-cho=, near the head of the Dead Sea (1 Kings 16. 34). 2.) =Dan=, at one of the sources of the Jor'dan, the northernmost place in the land (Judg. 18. 28; 20. 1). Blackboard Outline I. =Na.= Ca. Isr. Jud. Pal. II. =Dim.= Ca. 6,600. Pal. 12,000. C. L. 140. To Jor. 25. To D. S. 60. Jor. L. 155. III. =Wat.= Med. Jor. L. Me. S. Gal. D. S. IV. =Nat. Div.= M. P. Sh. M. R. J. V. E. T.-L. V. =Mtns.= Her. Leb. Tab. Gil. Car. Eb. Ger. Zi. Ne. VI. =Pla.= 1. _Sea. Pl._ Ga. Jop. Ty. 2. _Mtn. Reg._ Beer. Heb. Beth. Jer. Bet. She. Sam. 3. _Jor. Val._ Jer. Da. Review Questions Name nine mountains on the map of Pal'es-tine. State the location of each mountain. State a fact for which each mountain is celebrated. Name and locate three places on the Maritime Plain. Name and locate seven places in the Mountain Region. Name and locate two places in the Jor'dan Valley. SEVENTH STUDY The Conquest of Canaan I. Let us notice the =Ca'naan-ites=, the peoples who were dispossessed by the Is'ra-el-ites. 1. They were of =one stock=, according to the Scriptures, belonging to the Ham'ite race, and all descended from the family of Ca'naan (Gen. 10. 15-19). 2. They were divided into =various tribes=, from seven to ten nations, arranged mainly as follows: 1.) On the seacoast plain, the Phi-lis'tines on the south, the Ca'naan-ites in the middle, and the Phoe-ni'cians, or Zi-do'ni-ans, on the north of Mount Car'mel. 2.) In the mountain region, the Am'or-ites in the south, the Jeb'u-sites around Je-ru'sa-lem, the Hi'vites in the center of the land, and the Hit'tites in the north. 3.) The Jor'dan valley was held by the Ca'naan-ites. 4.) On the eastern table-land, the Mo'ab-ites east of the Dead Sea, the Am'or-ites east of the Jor'dan, and the Ba'shan-ites in the north. 3. Their =government= was =local=. Not only was each tribe independent, but each little locality, often each city, had its own "king," or chief. There was no unity of government, and scarcely any combination to resist the invasion of Is'ra-el, a fact which made the conquest far less difficult. 4. They were =idolatrous= and, as a result, grossly =immoral=. Idolatry is always associated with immorality; for the worship of idols is a deification of sensuality. Ba'al and Ash'e-rah (plural Ash'to-reth) were the male and female divinities worshiped by most of these races (Judg. 2. 13). 5. They had been =weakened= before the coming of the Is'ra-el-ites either by war or by pestilence. The allusions in Exod. 23. 28; Deut. 7. 20; and Josh. 24. 12, have been referred to an invasion before that of Israel, or to some plague, which destroyed the native races.