joshua
noun
Simple meaning
A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan after the death of Moses.
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noun
A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
The sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.
biblical
The son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua; Quranic figure.
A Joshua tree.
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Sense: book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
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