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circa 1406–1380 BC

Conquest of Canaan

Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan into the promised land, defeating the Canaanite kingdoms one by one.

658 verses · 1 book covered

Verses from This Period

  1. Joshua 15:50c. 1443 BC

    'Anav, Esht'moh, 'Anim,

  2. Joshua 15:51c. 1443 BC

    Goshen, Holon and Giloh - eleven cities, together with their villages.

  3. Joshua 15:52c. 1443 BC

    Arav, Dumah, Esh'an,

  4. Joshua 15:53c. 1443 BC

    Yanum, Beit-Tapuach, Afekah,

  5. Joshua 15:54c. 1443 BC

    Humtah, Kiryat-Arba (that is, Hevron) and Tzi'or - nine cities, together with their villages.

  6. Joshua 15:55c. 1443 BC

    Ma'on, Karmel, Zif, Yutah,

  7. Joshua 15:56c. 1443 BC

    Yizre'el, Yokde'am, Zanoach,

  8. Joshua 15:57c. 1443 BC

    Kayin, Giv'ah and Timnah - ten cities, together with their villages.

  9. Joshua 15:58c. 1443 BC

    Halchul, Beit-Tzur, G'dor,

  10. Joshua 15:59c. 1443 BC

    Ma'arat, Beit-'Anot, Elt'kon - six cities, together with their villages.

  11. Joshua 15:60c. 1443 BC

    Kiryat-Ba'al (that is, Kiryat-Ye'arim) and Rabbah - two cities, together with their villages.

  12. Joshua 15:61c. 1443 BC

    In the desert: Beit-'Aravah, Middin, S'khakhah,

  13. Joshua 15:62c. 1443 BC

    Nivshan, 'Ir-Hamelach and 'Ein-Gedi - six cities, together with their villages.

  14. Joshua 15:63c. 1443 BC

    As for the Y'vusi, who lived in Yerushalayim, the descendants of Y'hudah could not drive them out; so the Y'vusi live with the descendants of Y'hudah in Yerushalayim to this day.

  15. Joshua 16:1c. 1443 BC

    The border of the territory chosen by lot for the descendants of Yosef began from the Yarden at Yericho, at the spring of Yericho on the east, went up from Yericho through the hills and desert to Beit-El,

  16. Joshua 16:2c. 1443 BC

    went out from Beit-El to Luz, passed on to the border with the Arki to 'Atarot,

  17. Joshua 16:3c. 1443 BC

    went down westward to the border with the Yafleti, to the border of Lower Beit-Horon, on to Gezer and ending at the sea.

  18. Joshua 16:4c. 1443 BC

    So the descendants of Yosef, M'nasheh and Efrayim took the inheritance.

  19. Joshua 16:5c. 1443 BC

    The border of the descendants of Efrayim according to their families was as follows: the eastern border of their inheritance began at 'Atrot-Adar and went to Upper Beit-Horon;

  20. Joshua 16:6c. 1443 BC

    then the border extended westward, with Mikhm'tat on the north; next the border turned eastward to Ta'anat-Shiloh and passed by it to the east of Yanochah;

  21. Joshua 16:7c. 1443 BC

    then it went down from Yanochah to 'Atarot, went to Na'arah, extended to Yericho and ended at the Yarden.

  22. Joshua 16:8c. 1443 BC

    From Tapuach the border went westward to Vadi Kanah and ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Efrayim according to their families,

  23. Joshua 16:9c. 1443 BC

    together with the cities set aside for the descendants of Efrayim inside the territory to be inherited by the descendants of M'nasheh, all the cities with their villages.

  24. Joshua 16:10c. 1443 BC

    They did not drive out the Kena'ani living in Gezer, so the Kena'ani live together with Efrayim to this day, having become slaves to do the heavy work.

  25. Joshua 17:1c. 1443 BC

    This was the territory chosen by lot for the tribe of M'nasheh, for he was the firstborn of Yosef. As for Makhir the firstborn of M'nasheh, the father of Gil'ad, because he was a warrior he got Gil'ad and Bashan.