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    Book of Joshua (Hebrew: סֵפֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎ Sefer Yəhōšūaʿ, Tiberian: Sēp̄er Yŏhōšūaʿ‍; Greek: Ιησούς του Ναυή; Latin: Liber Iosue) is the sixth book in...
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    assistant in the books of Exodus and Numbers, and later succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelite tribes in the Book of Joshua of the Hebrew Bible. His...
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  • According to the Book of Joshua, while Joshua was winning a battle against Adonizedek (king of Jerusalem) and his allies, Joshua prayed for the sun...
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    narrative of the Hebrew Bible, it covers the time between the conquest described in the Book of Joshua and the establishment of a kingdom in the Books of Samuel...
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  • The Book of Joshua, sometimes called the Samaritan Chronicle, is a Samaritan chronicle so called because the greater part of it is devoted to the history...
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    narrative of the Book of Deuteronomy the divine command to commit 'genocide' is explicit. Fourth, genocide and mass slaughter follow in the Book of Joshua. These...
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    times, in particular in the Book of Joshua, as the place where the Israelites camped after crossing the Jordan River (Joshua 4:19 – 5:12). The Hebrew term...
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    in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans" (Genesis 11:28). In the King James Version, Nahor is also referred to as Nachor (Joshua 24:2). When...
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    Bethel (category Kingdom of Israel (Samaria))
    is mentioned again in the book of Joshua 7:2, 8:9 as being close to Ai and on the west side of it; in this episode Joshua sent men from Jericho to capture...
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  • Look up Joshua in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Joshua is a Biblical figure, the central character of the Book of Joshua. The name may also refer to:...
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    the Book of Joshua, seeing Jews instead as indigenous Canaanites who developed a monotheistic religion over time.: 4  From Joshua to the formation of the...
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  • Book of Joshua lists almost 400 ancient Levantine city names (including alternative names and derivatives in the form of words describing citizens of...
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  • Transjordan (region) (category Geography of the Middle East)
    part of the Promised Land", and so the Manassites' status is less problematic than that of the Reubenites or Gadites. In the Book of Joshua (1), Joshua affirms...
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    north of Tiberias. The area had been settled since ancient times and is mentioned in the Book of Joshua (Joshua 19:34). The Palestinian village of Yaquq...
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    Canaan (redirect from Land of canaan)
    , Book of Joshua 10:5 f., Book of Deuteronomy 1:19 f., 27, 44, we find them located in the southern mountain country, while verses such as Book of Numbers...
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  • appears in the Septuagint version of the Book of Joshua. Ahava is the name of a canal or river mentioned in the Book of Ezra. The location is unknown. Albert...
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    Battle of Jericho, as described in the Biblical Book of Joshua, was the first battle fought by the Israelites in the course of the conquest of Canaan...
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    Israel. The Book of Joshua locates its territory inside the boundaries of the Tribe of Judah (Joshua 19:9). It is usually counted as one of the ten lost tribes...
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    Joshua 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible or in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. According to Jewish tradition the...
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    scholars argue that the conquest of Joshua, as described in the Book of Joshua, never occurred. "Besides the rejection of the Albrightian 'conquest' model...
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    Joshua, whose book in the Samaritan community is significantly different from the Book of Joshua in the Jewish Bible. Essentially, the authority of all...
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    was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Following the completion of the conquest of Canaan by the Israelite tribes in the Book of Joshua, Joshua allocated...
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    'Mount Seir' further north, on the north boundary of Judah, mentioned in the Book of Joshua (Joshua 15:10). Mount Seir was named for Seir the Horite,...
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  • Yehoshua may refer to: Joshua (Hebrew Yehoshua), biblical figure, and the Book of Joshua (Hebrew: ספר יהושע Sefer Yĕhôshúa), a book of the Bible Yehoshua...
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    Jebusites (category History of Jerusalem)
    by Joshua (Joshua 11:3, Joshua 12:10) and completed by King David (2 Samuel 5:6–10), although a majority of scholars agree that the Book of Joshua holds...
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    Rahab (category Book of Joshua)
    Tiberian: Rāḥāḇ, "broad", "large", Arabic: رحاب, a vast space of a land) was, according to the Book of Joshua, a Gentile woman who lived in Jericho in the Promised...
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    Joshua 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible or in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. According to Jewish tradition...
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    Yucca brevifolia (redirect from Joshua Tree)
    Yucca brevifolia (also known as the Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree yucca) is a plant species belonging to the genus Yucca. It is tree-like...
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  • Nevi'im (redirect from Sons of the Prophets)
    Kings) The Book of Joshua (Yehoshua יהושע) contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. After Moses' death, Joshua, by virtue...
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  • Hivites (category Book of Joshua)
    Hivites, according to the Book of Joshua, lived in the hilly region of Lebanon from Lebo Hamath (Judges 3:3) to Mount Hermon (Joshua 11:3). Hivites are also...
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