Joshua
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Joshua is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Joshua | 0 |
| Joshua son of Nun | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Deuteronomistic history
ⓘ
book of the Christian Old Testament ⓘ book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Eleazar the priest
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
part of Catholic canon
ⓘ
part of Jewish canon ⓘ part of Orthodox canon ⓘ part of Protestant canon ⓘ |
| centralLocation |
Canaan
ⓘ
surface form:
land of Canaan
|
| centralPeople | Israelites ⓘ |
| containsStory |
Gibeonite deception
ⓘ
Joshua’s farewell speeches ⓘ allocation of tribal territories ⓘ battle of Ai ⓘ crossing of the Jordan River ⓘ Israelite conquest of Canaan ⓘ
surface form:
fall of Jericho
renewal of the covenant at Shechem ⓘ sun standing still at Gibeon ⓘ |
| follows | Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
theological history ⓘ |
| keyVerse | Joshua 1:9 ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read in Jewish and Christian worship contexts ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Joshua
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Joshua son of Nun
|
| modernScholarshipView | product of Deuteronomistic historians ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Israelite conquest of Canaan
ⓘ
division of Canaan among the tribes of Israel ⓘ settlement of the land of Canaan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Prophets
ⓘ
surface form:
Former Prophets
Neviim ⓘ
surface form:
Nevi'im
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| precedes |
Judges
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
|
| primaryLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatusInChristianity | historical book of the Old Testament ⓘ |
| scripturalStatusInJudaism | book of the Prophets ⓘ |
| structure |
conquest narratives
ⓘ
farewell and covenant renewal ⓘ land allotment lists ⓘ lists of kings and territories ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
covenant faithfulness
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fulfillment of God’s promises to the patriarchs ⓘ herem (ban) and holy war ⓘ land as divine gift ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthorship | attributed to Joshua in some religious traditions ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book of Numbers
subject surface form:
Book of Joshua
this entity surface form:
Joshua son of Nun