And according to the Book of Joshua, Israel's tribal structure assumed its classical form at this time.

而且根据《约书亚书》,以色列的支派在那时已显示出了阶级形态。

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People in tribal societies have dreams with more physical aggression than people in industrialized societies.

部落社会里的人,会比工业社会里的人,梦见更多肢体上的冲突。

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To gain an understanding of some of the issues involved, and the emergence of a tribal structure in the land, it's helpful to know something about the geography of Israel, which is why I have handed out for you a couple of different maps but one that gives you physical features .

为了了解其中一些事件，以及在这片土地上逐渐出现的部落形式，了解以色列的地理是很有好处的，这也就是我给你发了几份不同地图的原因,其中有一幅呈现了物理特点，在最上面。

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But the tribal structure of Israelite society that would develop would be strengthened by the natural division of the land into these separate geographical areas that only reinforced the tribalization of society. And these local tribes probably did assimilate elements of the local population.

但是以色列社会的部落形态却会发展,被不断地加强,因为土地自然划分为分离的地理区域,这加强了社会的部落化，这些当地的部落,很可能同化了当地人口的特点。

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