SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF JOSHUA
| BIBLICAL PERIOD | #4 THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN | |||||
| FOCUS | CONQUEST OF THE PROMISED LAND | SETTLEMENT OF THE PROMISED LAND | ||||
| THE COVENANT | THE SINAI COVENANT | |||||
| SCRIPTURE | 1:1 |
6:1 |
13:8 |
14:1 |
20:1 |
22:19–24:33 |
| DIVISION | PREPARATION OF ISRAEL FOR WAR | CONQUEST OF CANAAN | SETTLEMENT OF EAST JORDAN | SETTLEMENT OF WEST JORDAN | SETTLEMENT OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY | CONDITIONS FOR CONTINUED SETTLEMENT |
| TOPIC | INITIAL INVASION | WAR OF DOMINATION | TRIBAL DIVISION OF THE LAND | |||
| 12 TRIBES PREPARE FOR WAR | SUBJUGATION OF NATIVE POPULATION | VICTORY OVER CANAANITE CITIES | ||||
| LOCATION | EAST SIDE OF THE JORDAN RIVER | CANAAN (west side) | TWO AND A HALF TRIBES ON EAST OF JORDAN
NINE AND A HALF TRIBES ON WEST OF JORDAN |
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| TIME | approx. 1 month | approx. 7 years | approx. 7 years | |||
TIME LINE (BC)
WORLD EMPIRES:
EGYPT—————————————————————————ASSYRIA——————BABYLON———
| 2000 BC | ? 1300 BC | 1212-1202 BC | 1000 BC | 930 BC | 722 BC | 586 BC |
| ABRAHAM— | MOSES
Conquest of Canaan |
Merneptha Stele | KING DAVID
conquers Jerusalem |
Civil War | Northern Kingdom destroyed | Southern Kingdom destroyed |