Joshua (1537-1427 BC) was the leader of the Israelites from 1451 BC to 1427 BC, succeeding Moses and preceding Othniel.
Biography[]
Joshua was born in Egypt in 1537 BC to a family of Hebrew slaves, the son of Nun. He worked as a stonecutter at Pi-Ramesses during his years of bondage, falling in love with the water girl Lilia. One day, he met the Egyptian prince Moses and told him of the Hebrew God, and Moses later saved Joshua from death by killing his overseer Baka. Joshua escaped from hard labor in the copper mines during Moses' exile and later rejoined him while Moses was living among the Midianites as a shepherd. After Moses reached Canaan during the Exodus, Moses appointed Joshua as the new leader of the Israelites before dying in 1451 BC. After the crossing of the Jordan River, Joshua led the Israelites to destroy the walled city of Jericho, and he defeated Ai in c. 1400 BC after a brief setback. Later that year, he routed an alliance of enemies at the Waters of Merom. He died in 1427 BC, and he told his people not to mate with the locals, lest they stray from God, and reminded them to continue being faithful.
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