Israelite conquest of Canaan
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The Israelite conquest of Canaan refers to the biblical account, chiefly in the Book of Joshua, of the Israelites’ military campaigns and settlement in the land of Canaan following their exodus from Egypt.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israelite conquest of Canaan canonical | 6 |
| fall of Jericho | 1 |
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Target entity: Israelite conquest of Canaan Context triple: [Book of Joshua, narrativeFocus, Israelite conquest of Canaan]
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Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
The Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel was an 8th-century BCE military campaign in which the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the northern Israelite kingdom, deported much of its population, and set in motion one of the earliest major dispersions of the Jewish people.
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Capture of Jerusalem
The Capture of Jerusalem refers to King David’s conquest of the Jebusite-held city, after which he established it as the political and religious capital of ancient Israel.
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Babylonian exile
The Babylonian exile was the period in the 6th century BCE when much of the Jewish population of the Kingdom of Judah was deported to Babylon, profoundly shaping Jewish religion, identity, and scripture.
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Neo-Assyrian expansion
Neo-Assyrian expansion refers to the period of aggressive territorial growth and military campaigns by the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the first millennium BCE, during which it established dominance over much of the Near East.
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Maccabean Revolt
The Maccabean Revolt was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish uprising against Seleucid rule that led to the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and is commemorated by the festival of Hanukkah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Israelite conquest of Canaan Target entity description: The Israelite conquest of Canaan refers to the biblical account, chiefly in the Book of Joshua, of the Israelites’ military campaigns and settlement in the land of Canaan following their exodus from Egypt.
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A.
Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
The Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel was an 8th-century BCE military campaign in which the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the northern Israelite kingdom, deported much of its population, and set in motion one of the earliest major dispersions of the Jewish people.
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B.
Capture of Jerusalem
The Capture of Jerusalem refers to King David’s conquest of the Jebusite-held city, after which he established it as the political and religious capital of ancient Israel.
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C.
Babylonian exile
The Babylonian exile was the period in the 6th century BCE when much of the Jewish population of the Kingdom of Judah was deported to Babylon, profoundly shaping Jewish religion, identity, and scripture.
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D.
Neo-Assyrian expansion
Neo-Assyrian expansion refers to the period of aggressive territorial growth and military campaigns by the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the first millennium BCE, during which it established dominance over much of the Near East.
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E.
Maccabean Revolt
The Maccabean Revolt was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish uprising against Seleucid rule that led to the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and is commemorated by the festival of Hanukkah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament narrative
ⓘ
biblical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe |
Tribe of Asher
ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Asher
Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Benjamin
Tribe of Dan ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Dan
tribe of Ephraim ⓘ Tribe of Gad ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Gad
Tribe of Issachar ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Issachar
Tribe of Judah ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Judah
Tribe of Levi ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Levi
Tribe of Manasseh ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Manasseh
Tribe of Naphtali ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Naphtali
Tribe of Reuben ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Reuben
tribe of Simeon ⓘ Tribe of Zebulun ⓘ
surface form:
tribe of Zebulun
|
| centralFigure | Joshua ⓘ |
| chronologyAccordingToTraditionalBiblicalDating | late 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| commander | Joshua ⓘ |
| deity |
YHWH
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| describedIn |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| follows |
Exodus from Egypt
ⓘ
Israelites’ wilderness wanderings ⓘ
surface form:
Israelite wilderness wanderings
|
| hasAdditionalSource |
Judges
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
|
| hasTheme |
covenant fulfillment
ⓘ
divine promise of land ⓘ herem (ban of total destruction) ⓘ holy war ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Battle of Jericho
ⓘ
Gibeonite treaty ⓘ destruction of Ai ⓘ division of the land among the tribes of Israel ⓘ northern campaign against Hazor ⓘ southern campaign against Amorite kings ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| location |
Ai
ⓘ
Canaan ⓘ Hazor ⓘ Jericho ⓘ Canaan ⓘ
surface form:
northern Canaan
Canaan ⓘ
surface form:
southern Canaan
|
| mainSource | Book of Joshua ⓘ |
| opponent |
Amorites
ⓘ
Canaanites ⓘ Hittite Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Hittites
Hivites ⓘ Jebusites ⓘ Perizzites ⓘ |
| partOf | Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| precedes | period of the Judges ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biblical archaeology debates
ⓘ
historicity discussions in biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| viewedAs | foundational narrative of Israelite settlement in Canaan ⓘ |
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Subject: Israelite conquest of Canaan Description of subject: The Israelite conquest of Canaan refers to the biblical account, chiefly in the Book of Joshua, of the Israelites’ military campaigns and settlement in the land of Canaan following their exodus from Egypt.
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