Texts · 17 · Moses and Joshua

Entering from the east, skipping Judah

In the exodus-conquest account, Israel bypasses Judah and enters the land at Jericho, on the northern kingdom's southern border.

A clue to northern authorship.

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Most scholars agree the book of Joshua didn't originally report a conquest of the south.

Bible reference: Joshua 3–6

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 275

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