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'''Joshua''' is the sixth book of the [[Old Testament]], immediately following the [[Pentateuch]]. | '''Joshua''' is the sixth book of the [[Old Testament]], immediately following the [[Pentateuch]]. | ||
| − | It describes the [[Israelite]] conquest of [[Canaan]] by its eponymous hero. | + | It describes the [[Israelite]] conquest of [[Canaan]] by its eponymous [[Joshua (Biblical leader)|hero]]. |
It is considered one the more troubling books of the [[Bible]] due to its unambiguous exhortations to [[genocide]] - for example, after Joshua has massacred the entire population of [[Jericho]] (Joshua 6:20), God instructs him to 'Do to Ai what you did to Jericho' (Joshua 8:1). | It is considered one the more troubling books of the [[Bible]] due to its unambiguous exhortations to [[genocide]] - for example, after Joshua has massacred the entire population of [[Jericho]] (Joshua 6:20), God instructs him to 'Do to Ai what you did to Jericho' (Joshua 8:1). | ||
Revision as of 00:07, March 27, 2007
Joshua is the sixth book of the Old Testament, immediately following the Pentateuch.
It describes the Israelite conquest of Canaan by its eponymous hero.
It is considered one the more troubling books of the Bible due to its unambiguous exhortations to genocide - for example, after Joshua has massacred the entire population of Jericho (Joshua 6:20), God instructs him to 'Do to Ai what you did to Jericho' (Joshua 8:1).