Joshua
the name of four persons mentioned in the Old Testament (Josh. i: 1; I Sam. vi: 14-18; II Kings xxiiii : 8; Hag. i: 1). The last-named Joshua is the Jeshua of Ezra v: 2. The earliest and most celebrated of the four, after whom the other three were named named, was the son of Nun, an Ephraimite (I Chron. (I Chron . vii: 27), who first appears as commanding the Israelites by appointment of Moses during the fight with Amalek.
Before the death of Moses Joshua was divinely named his successor, and formally invested with authority ( xxvii: 18). He afterward led the Israelitish host in the conquest of Canaan. He died at the age of 110, and was buried at Timnath-serah, in Mount Ephraim (Joshua xxiv: 30).
The Book of Joshua. - The 6th book of the Old Testament, immediately succeeding the Pentateuch in the Hebrew. The events recorded are considered to have occupied about 25 years, from 1451 to 1426 в. c. The expression "to this day" occurs 14 times in the book, once of Rahab's dwelling among the people (vi: 25), and apparently of the life of Caleb (xiv: 14). Hence, all but the concluding verses have been attributed to Joshua , or one of the elders who outlived him.
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