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.
All labels observed (6)
Statements (51)
| 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 the priest ⓘ
surface form:
Eleazar
Gibeonites ⓘ Rahab ⓘ |
| literaryGroup |
Prophets
ⓘ
surface form:
Former Prophets
Neviim ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Joshua ⓘ |
| majorSection |
conquest narratives
ⓘ
covenant renewal at Shechem ⓘ land allotment lists ⓘ |
| openingEvent | death of Moses ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| precedes |
Judges
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
|
| primaryLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Ai
ⓘ
Canaan ⓘ Jericho ⓘ Jordan River ⓘ Shechem ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor |
Eleazar the priest
ⓘ
surface form:
Eleazar
Joshua son of Jehozadak ⓘ
surface form:
Joshua
Phinehas ⓘ |
Referenced by (88)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tribe of Naftali
this entity surface form:
Joshua 13
subject surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim
subject surface form:
Battle of Ai
subject surface form:
Battle of Ai
this entity surface form:
Joshua 8
subject surface form:
Gezer
subject surface form:
Tribe of Benjamin