Book of Joshua

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The Book of Joshua is an Old Testament biblical book that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under Joshua’s leadership following Moses’ death.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Deuteronomistic history
Old Testament book
book of the Bible
religious text
associatedWith land promise to Abraham
attributedTo Joshua
canonicalStatus canonical in Catholicism
canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy
canonical in Judaism
canonical in Protestantism
centralTheme conquest of Canaan
covenant faithfulness
distribution of the land of Canaan
fulfillment of divine promise
describesEvent Gibeonite treaty
Israelite conquest of Canaan
Joshua’s farewell speeches
allotment of land among Israelite tribes
battle of Ai
crossing of the Jordan River
fall of Jericho
sun standing still at Gibeon
dividedInto 24 chapters
follows Book of Deuteronomy
genre historical narrative
theological history
keyFigure Caleb
Eleazar
Gibeonites
Rahab
literaryGroup Former Prophets
Neviim
mainCharacter Joshua
majorSection conquest narratives
covenant renewal at Shechem
land allotment lists
openingEvent death of Moses
partOf Christian Old Testament
Hebrew Bible
precedes Book of Judges
primaryLanguage Biblical Hebrew
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
setting Ai
Canaan
Jericho
Jordan River
Shechem
traditionalAuthor Eleazar
Joshua
Phinehas


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