THE Book of Joshua consists of two sections. The first (chap. 1–12) records the conquest of the land; the second (chap. 13–24) records the distribution of the land by lot among the tribes. The first section may be divided broadly into two parts: the one beginning with the entrance into Canaan, and ending with the victory of Israel at the fall of Jericho (chap. 1–6); the other, beginning with the sin of Israel and their defeat at Ai, and ending with the enumeration of the conquered