the Book of Joshua

Book of Joshua — This article is about the canonical book of the Hebrew Bible. For information on the Samaritan version, see Book of Joshua (Samaritan). Hebrew Bible …   Wikipedia

Joshua, The Book of —    Contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of three parts:    1) The history of the conquest of the land (1 12).    2) The allotment of the land to the different tribes, with the appointment of… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

Book of Joshua (Samaritan) — The Samaritan Book of Joshua is a Samaritan chronicle, written in Arabic. It is so called because the greater part of it is devoted to the history of Joshua. It was published from an Arabic manuscript written in the Samaritan alphabet, with a… …   Wikipedia

JOSHUA, THE BOOK OF —    a book of the Bible, is closely connected with the Pentateuch, and now regarded as the continuation and completion of it, constituting along with it what is called the Hexateuch, or sixfold book; it covers a period of 25 years, and contains a… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

Book of Joshua — noun a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses • Syn: ↑Joshua, ↑Josue • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑Prophets, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

JOSHUA, BOOK OF — JOSHUA, BOOK OF, the first book of the Former Prophets, which relates the conquest of canaan and its early settlement from the death of moses to the death of joshua . The Book of Joshua is divided into three main sections: the conquest of the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

Book of Judges — (Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים) is a book of the Bible originally written in Hebrew. It appears in the Tanakh and in the Christian Old Testament. Its title refers to its contents; it contains the history of Biblical judges (not to be confused… …   Wikipedia

Joshua — • The name of eight persons in the Old Testament, and of one of the Sacred Books Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Joshua     Josue (Joshua)      …   Catholic encyclopedia

JOSHUA — (Heb. יְהוֹשֻׁעַ; YHWH is salvation ), son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and leader of the Israelites in the conquest and apportionment of the land of Canaan; his name was originally Hosea (Num. 13:8, 16; Deut. 32:44). Joshua, who appears in the …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

Joshua (disambiguation) — Joshua is a Biblical figure. The name Joshua may also refer to:People* Joshua (name) * The name Jesus also derives from the Hebrew form of Joshua. * Joshua the High Priest * A. B. Yehoshua, an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright * Joshua,… …   Wikipedia

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