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.
Aliases (1)
- Joshua 13 ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Deuteronomistic history
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Old Testament book → book of the Bible → religious text → |
| associatedWith |
land promise to Abraham
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| attributedTo |
Joshua
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| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Catholicism
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canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy → canonical in Judaism → canonical in Protestantism → |
| centralTheme |
conquest of Canaan
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covenant faithfulness → distribution of the land of Canaan → fulfillment of divine promise → |
| describesEvent |
Gibeonite treaty
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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
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| follows |
Book of Deuteronomy
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| genre |
historical narrative
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theological history → |
| keyFigure |
Caleb
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Eleazar → Gibeonites → Rahab → |
| literaryGroup |
Former Prophets
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Neviim → |
| mainCharacter |
Joshua
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| majorSection |
conquest narratives
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covenant renewal at Shechem → land allotment lists → |
| openingEvent |
death of Moses
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| partOf |
Christian Old Testament
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Hebrew Bible → |
| precedes |
Book of Judges
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| primaryLanguage |
Biblical Hebrew
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism → |
| setting |
Ai
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Canaan → Jericho → Jordan River → Shechem → |
| traditionalAuthor |
Eleazar
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Joshua → Phinehas → |
Referenced by (28)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Beersheba
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Gilead → Hazor → Issachar → Jebus → Jericho → Megiddo → Plains of Moab ("Joshua 13") → Transjordanian territories of Israel → Tribe of Benjamin → Tribe of Dan → Tribe of Judah → Tribe of Naftali → Tribe of Reuben → Tribe of Simeon → Valley of Hinnom → Zebulun → גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם → |
mentionedIn |
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Ark of the Covenant
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Plains of Moab → Twelve Tribes of Israel → |
describedIn |
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Hinnom Valley
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Jebusites → |
mentionedInBook |
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Orit
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contains |
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Book of Judges
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follows |
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Twelve Tribes of Israel
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hasLandAllotmentDescribedIn |
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Israelites
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scripturalSource |
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Perizzites
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sourceText |