Joshua
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Joshua was the son of Nun. He lead the Hebrews into Caanan after the death of Moses.
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[edit] Battle with the Aminites
Joshua was told by Moses to lead the Hebrews into battle against the Aminites who were propearing to attack the people.
[edit] Joshua the Spy
When the Children of Israel reached the Jordan River Joshua was sent along with eleven other spies to search out the land. Joshua and Calab were the only ones with enough faith to take a stand to propose that they countinue to go into Caanan.
[edit] Joshua the Leader
After the death of Moses God chose Joshua to lead the people into Caanan.
[edit] Counquering Caanan
Joshua would fight many battles to take Caanan, the most famous of which is the Battle of Jericho.
[edit] See also
Prophets in the Hebrew Bible | |
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| Patriarchs | Abel · Kenan · Enoch · Noah · Eber · Abraham · Isaac · Jacob · Sarah · Rebecca · Rachel · Joseph |
| Israelite prophets in the Torah | Moses · Aaron · Miriam · Eldad & Medad · Phinehas |
| Prophets mentioned in the First Prophets | Joshua · Deborah · Eli · Elkanah · Hannah · Abigail · Samuel · Saul · David · Solomon · Gad · Nathan · Jeduthun · Ahiyah · Elijah · Elisha · Shemaiah · Iddo · Azariah · Hanani · Jehu · Micaiah · Jahaziel · Eliezer · Zechariah ben Jehoiada · Oded · Huldah · Uriah · Hilkiah · |
| Major Prophets | Isaiah · Jeremiah · Ezekiel · Daniel |
| Minor Prophets | Hosea · Joel · Amos · Obadiah · Jonah · Micah · Nahum · Habakkuk · Zephaniah · Haggai · Zechariah · Malachi |
| Noahide prophets | Beor · Balaam · Job · Eliphaz · Bildad · Zophar · Elihu |
| Other prophets | Amoz · Beeri · Baruch · Buzi · Mordecai · Esther |
| Italics denote that the status as a prophet is not universally accepted. | |
