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  1. Joshua, Josue, Book of Joshuanoun

    a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses

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  1. Book of Joshua

    The Book of Joshua (Hebrew: סֵפֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎ Sefer Yəhōšūaʿ, Tiberian: Sēp̄er Yŏhōšūaʿ) is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.: 42  It tells of the campaigns of the Israelites in central, southern and northern Canaan, the destruction of their enemies, and the division of the land among the Twelve Tribes, framed by two set-piece speeches, the first by God commanding the conquest of the land, and, at the end, the second by Joshua warning of the need for faithful observance of the Law (torah) revealed to Moses.Almost all scholars agree that the Book of Joshua holds little historical value for early Israel and most likely reflects a much later period. The earliest parts of the book are possibly chapters 2–11, the story of the conquest; these chapters were later incorporated into an early form of Joshua likely written late in the reign of king Josiah (reigned 640–609 BCE), but the book was not completed until after the fall of Jerusalem to the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE, and possibly not until after the return from the Babylonian exile in 539 BCE.: 10–11 

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  1. book of joshua

    The Book of Joshua is a book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Named after Joshua, the leader of the Israelites after Moses, the book tells of Joshua's conquests of the land of Canaan, the Promised Land given to the Israelites by God, and the distribution of land among the twelve tribes of Israel. It is historical and theological in nature, highlighting God's faithfulness to His promises and the importance of obedience to God’s commandments. Joshua is often considered the sixth book of the Bible and the first book of the Deuteronomic History.

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  1. Book of Joshua

    The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its 24 chapters tell of the entry of the Israelites into Canaan, their conquest and division of the land under the leadership of Joshua, and of serving God in the land. Joshua forms part of the biblical account of the emergence of Israel which begins with the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, continues with the book of Joshua, and culminates in the Judges with the conquest and settlement of the land. The book is in two roughly equal parts, the story of the campaigns of the Israelites in central, southern and northern Canaan and the destruction of their enemies, followed by the division of the conquered land among the twelve tribes; the two parts are framed by set-piece speeches by God and Joshua commanding the conquest and at the end warning of the need for faithful observance of the Law revealed to Moses. Almost all scholars agree that the book of Joshua holds little historical value for early Israel and most likely reflects a much later period. Rather than being written as history, the Deuteronomistic history – Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings – was intended to illustrate a theological scheme in which Israel and her leaders are judged by their obedience to the teachings and laws set down in the book of Deuteronomy.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of book of joshua in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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    The numerical value of book of joshua in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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