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The book of Joshua bridges the gap between the Pentateuch and the story of Israel in the Promised Land. It recounts the familiar traditions of the conquest of Canaan, and details the portions of territory allotted to the tribes. Does the book of Joshua relate to neighboring books in the canon? To what extent does it contain theology—such as the preceding books—and to what extent does Joshua...

However, although the geographical context is beginning to widen, one thing remains constant for the time being. When Joshua and the Israelites crossed the Jordan they encamped at Gilgal (4:19), and it was therefore presumably from Gilgal that they set out on the campaigns against Jericho and Ai. It was to the camp at Gilgal that the Gibeonites came to meet Joshua (9:6). So Gilgal was the focal point of the campaigns in the territory of Benjamin. But even when the horizons widen, it is from Gilgal
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