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Before the israelites could enter the promised land the priests had to place the soles of their feet where?
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Shortest time for Israelites to get to Promised Land?
The Israelites probably could have (and did) reached the Promised Land in 6-9 months. Because of their disobedience, they had to wander for 40 years.
Where does God promise to send the israelites?
God promised to send the Israelites to the Promised Land (Canna, or Palestine). They walked 40 years in the desert with Moses (though he never made it to the Promised Land, he died when they could see it in the distance and Joshua took over).
What types of work did the priests do?
The priests of the Old Testament worked in the temple taking care of the sacrifices and the temple itself. When the Israelites were wondering in the desert the high priests were the only people who could carry the ark of the covenant.
Are there any references about priests in bible?
In the Old Testament the Israelites are given specific instructions on their way of worship. One of these rules is that only the priests could enter the Holy Ground and only the High Priest was allowed to enter the Holy of Holies where God was.
What could Eastern Orthodox priests do that Roman Catholic priests could not?
They can get married.
Were women allowed in Vatican City before?
Women were always allowed in the Vatican. However, they could never be priests.
Could priests marry when Elizabeth was Queen?
Then as now Catholic Priests could not marry; but Anglican Priests who were not members of religious orders were allowed to get married.
What was Joshua's strength and weaknesses in the bible?
Joshua was a friend of Moses, and was one of the spies sent into the Promised Land. He has his sidekick, Caleb, were the only two who said that with God's help that they could take the land that had been promised to them. God was so upset with the Israelites' lack of faith in Him, that He caused the Israelites to wander for forty years in the wilderness, until the only people who had left Egypt and were still alive were Moses, Joshua and Caleb. Moses went up to the mountain to see the land and died there, leaving Joshua to lead the Israelites in. Faith and loyalty were his strengths.
Where did moses led his people?
The Old Testament speaks of him leading them to 'The Promised Land', that is, a land where they could set up their own separate independent nation without fear of persecution and enslavement by regional Superpowers such as Egypt. Many people believe that The Promised Land was a kind of second Garden of Eden, a 'land of milk and honey' (Exodus 3:8) that would be Paradisical in nature. It was an area where God promised them that they could be free from abuse, and that would be agriculturally fertile and water-rich enough for them to generate a plentiful food supply and to create their own state.
How had the Israelites become a problem in Egypt?
The reason could be fear, as the Israelites were fast multiplying.
How many kingdoms did Israel defeat before conquering the promised land?
According to the Book of Joshua, the Israelites defeated 31 city kingdoms in their conquest of the Promised Land. However, Lawrence E. Stager (The Oxford History of the Biblical World, Forging an Identity: The Emergence of Ancient Israel) examines the evidenced for each of he cities mentioned in Joshua and finds that most of the cities could not have been conquered by Joshua, including that many of them were not even occupied at that time.The strong consensus of historians is that there was no unified conquest of the Canaanite cities. The Israelites were actually descendants of rural Canaanites who left the region of the rich coastal cities to settle peacefully in the hitherto sparsely populated hinterland. In time, the Israelites needed a glorious past that they could be proud of, and this legendary conquest became that glorious past.For more information on the Book of Joshua and early Israelite history, please visit:http://christianity.answers.com/bible/the-book-of-joshua-explained
Why was Moses denied entry into the promised Land of Israel?
"Despite living to 120, he did not enter the Land of Israel,or the promised land, because he hit the rock twice instead of speaking to the rock" An alternate answer: Moses's function as the deliverer of the Israelites (they weren't "Jews" yet) from Egypt to the promised land had concluded. The Israelites now had to conquer the land - fighting some tribes and making peace with others. This phase required a completely different persona, embodied in the young, charismatic military tactician, Joshua. An alternative to this theory is that Moses had been "building up" the promised land in the imaginations of the Israelites for 40 years. Moses knew that the reality on the ground would be much more difficult and complex. Had Moses crossed the Jordan river with his people, they might have rebelled against him and the LORD for misleading them. This is why a new leader, one that could start with a "clean slate" was needed.
