What is Book of Joshua?
{{Books of the Old Testament}} The '''Book of Joshua''' is the sixth book of the [[Christian]] [[Bible]], and also the sixth book of the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] [[Tanakh]]. It is not clear who wrote the book, although most of the [[Jewish]] [[tradition]] believe it was [[Joshua|Joshua, son of Nun]]. It is the first of the books of the Tanakh ([[Old Testament]]) covering the history of [[Israel]] from the arrival in [[Canaan]] or the [[Promised Land]] to the [[Babylon]]ian captivity. It is not known when the Book was written, but it cannot have been written before roughly 1200 BC, as the events described in the book occur then. Some scholars believe it was written much later, perhaps in 550 BC, at the time of the Babylonian [[exile]], when there was a desire to remember and retell their own history. == Summary == After the death of [[Moses]], God put Joshua in charge of the people. Joshua sent two spies to spy on the city of [[Jericho]]. A woman prostitute called Rahab hid these two men and told the enemies they had already left. She hid them on top of her roof, underneath stalks of flax. The spies later promised that they would keep the oath that Joshua made with them. Jericho fell when the people of [[Israel]], instructed by God, circled around the wall of Jericho seven times and blew their ram's horns, and on the seventh time, they all shouted with a great shout, causing the wall to fall. Joshua told the spies to go to Rahab's house and bring out her family and belongings. The spies did as they were told, as they kept the oath. Joshua saved Rahab's life, and she went to live in Israel. Later, God told Joshua to invade the city of Ai. After they did this, the people of Gibeon tricked Joshua into a treaty. However, three days later, the people of Israel realized that they really made a treaty with Gibeon's neighbors, the Hivites. The Hivities became cursed, but the people of Gibeon promised that they would do whatever the [[Israelites]] say. After making peace with the Hivites, they went to lay siege to