<P> The Book of Joshua ( Hebrew : ספר יהושע ‎ Sefer Yĕhôshúa ) is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible ( the Christian Old Testament ) and the first book of the Deuteronomistic history , the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile . It tells of the campaigns of the Israelites in central , southern and northern Canaan , the destruction of their enemies , and the division of the land among the Twelve Tribes , framed by two set - piece speeches , the first by God commanding the conquest of the land , and , at the end , the last by Joshua warning of the need for faithful observance of the Law ( torah ) revealed to Moses . </P>
<P> The Book of Joshua ( Hebrew : ספר יהושע ‎ Sefer Yĕhôshúa ) is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible ( the Christian Old Testament ) and the first book of the Deuteronomistic history , the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile . It tells of the campaigns of the Israelites in central , southern and northern Canaan , the destruction of their enemies , and the division of the land among the Twelve Tribes , framed by two set - piece speeches , the first by God commanding the conquest of the land , and , at the end , the last by Joshua warning of the need for faithful observance of the Law ( torah ) revealed to Moses . </P>
the settlement of the israelites in canaan is the theme of which book
the settlement of the israelites in canaan is the theme of which book
Joshua
Joshua