Author digging in Square 20, at Khirbet el Maqatir, the ancient site of Ai, 2010.
Find content and assistance below using Star Namer Bible Study: Joshua 9 & 10, (SNBS). The Bible study encompasses both action novels:
A free downloadable Blank Map of Canaan to plot the action of SPSSN.
The Answer Map for finding the places named in the story of Joshua and the Gibeonites of Joshua 9 and 10.
Access Research links suggested in SNBS to learn more about elements of the story, e.g., the brown bear of chapter 1 or the use of a sling stone mentioned in a later chapter.
Free, downloadable samples of SNBS:
Free downloadable Outline to adapt SNBS for use in a group setting such as a classroom, an informal youth group study, or a family devotional.
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This is a powerful, flexible tool for your Bible study.)
The Answer Map for finding the places named in the story of Joshua and the Gibeonites of Joshua 9 and 10.
Research links suggested in SNBS.
All links provided here for Star Namer Bible Study: Joshua 9 & 10 are active as of 5/12/23. Regular attempts will be made to check the viability of the links thereafter. Please contact the author through the Contact function of this website if you find any to be inactive. Enjoy the adventure!
Unit 1
You say it’s written in stone? bit.ly/SNBS-01-01
Really? Bears in Israel? bit.ly/SNBS-01-02
Unit 2
Which way is North? bit.ly/SNBS-02-01
They say it’s written in the stars. bit.ly/SNBS-02-02
It’s a dangerous world out there. bit.ly/SNBS-02-03
Unit 3
What causes the seasons? bit.ly/SNBS-03-01
Show me how to do that. bit.ly/SNBS-03-02
Unit 4
Earthquakes? In Jerusalem? bit.ly/SNBS-04-01
What’s that golden dome about? bit.ly/SNBS-04-02
They say it’s just a phase. bit.ly/SNBS-04-03
Let me tell you more about phases. bit.ly/SNBS-04-04
Unit 5
What? Honey as Medicine? bit.ly/SNBS-05-01
Me? Try making a Tripod? bit.ly/SNBS-05-02
Making a Ladder. Now we’re getting somewhere. bit.ly/SNBS-05-03
Unit 6
Exploring the Arnon Gorge with Captain John. Who’s he? bit.ly/SNBS-06-01
Hand-held games: A Game Kings of Egypt Played Too? New link: http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/detail.aspx?id=15033
Unit 7
Jericho? Then and now. bit.ly/SNBS-07-01
Unit 8
Mt. Hermon, Sometimes referred to as “the old man of Canaan.” bit.ly/SNBS-08-01
Unit 9
We’re talking hand-to-hand combat here. bit.ly/SNBS-09-01
“Do not try this at home.” YouTube: “How to Use a Sling” bit.ly/SNBS-09-02
Unit 10
Once you know the science, it’s simple. bit.ly/SNBS-10-01
Let’s go camping! bit.ly/SNBS-10-02
Unit 11
Ooh! What’s that? New Link: https://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&type=E210US739G0&p=praying+mantis+facts
What big eyes you have. bit.ly/SNBS-11-02
Unit 12
Back-to-school shopping was a little more difficult back then. bit.ly/SNBS-12-01
Unit 13
You see them all over Israel. bit.ly/SNBS-13-01
How would you like to wake up to this? New link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjuxSkTdJ54
Unit 14
See the Road to Jerusalem That Jesus Walked. bit.ly/SNBS-14-01
What is an Analogy? bit.ly/SNBS-14-02
Unit 15
So, Jerusalem really has a ‘Hill of Evil Counsel’? bit.ly/SNBS-15-01
Personifi-what? bit.ly/SNBS-15-02
Unit 16
Who are the Gadites of the Bible? bit.ly/SNBS-16-01
Who were the men with lion-like beards? bit.ly/SNBS-16-02 See also I Chron. 12:8.
A Huge Archaeological Find at Gibeon in the 1950s. bit.ly/SNBS-16-03
This link has been deleted.
“Owls for Peace” bit.ly/SNBS-16-05
Unit 17
Reflections of the O.T. in the Twenty-First Century: “The Abraham-Accords” bit.ly/SNBS-17-01
See it for yourself: An Historic Agreement bit.ly/SNBS-17-02
Lachish: Archaeological Site of Israel bit.ly/SNBS-17-03 (4/22) Please excuse this link. It now goes to the website of the President of Israel. (Interesting, but not what we’re looking for.) Please try this one: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/canaanite-temple-revealed-in-biblical-city-destroyed-by-joshua-617870
Rare Artifacts Found at Lachish bit.ly/SNBS-17-04
Thirty of the Most Impressive Fortresses—of the World Author: So sorry this excellent article is no longer available. Congratulations for getting this far!
Unit 18
What is the Negev? bit.ly/SNBS-18-01
Go to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. bit.ly/SNBS-18-02
What’s this about the Sabbath? bit.ly/SNBS-18-03
What’s for supper? bit.ly/SNBS-18-04
Talk about ‘aged cheese’! bit.ly/SNBS-18-05
Whatever! bit.ly/SNBS-18-06
Unit 19
So, you’d like to go on a hike? bit.ly/SNBS-19-01
More of the Negev? bit.ly/SNBS-19-02
What’s so special about this spring? bit.ly/SNBS-19-03
How does a city get lost? bit.ly/SNBS-19-04
Unit 20
Why is it called ‘Tower of David’ Museum? bit.ly/SNBS-20-01 Please skip this link as it has been changed and no longer gives the information we intended.
A great place to get the ‘lay of the land.’ bit.ly/SNBS-20-02
There’s ‘In the beginning’ and there’s ‘In the beginning of modern times.’ bit.ly/SNBS-20-03
What is, or is not ‘mandatory’? bit.ly/SNBS-20-04