joshua

Noun
  1. (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land;
    Best remembered for his destruction of Jericho (synset 111112531)
    referred to in: old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
    is an instance of: religious leader - leader of a religious order
  2. A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses (synset 106445593)
    is an instance of: book - a major division of a long written composition
    is a part of:
    • old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
    • nebiim, prophets - the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
    same as: book of joshua, josue

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