Contributed by John Lowe on Apr 21, 2022
The Hebrew Bible identifies Joshua as one of the twelve spies of Israel sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan. In Numbers 13:1, and after the death of Moses, he led the Israelite tribes in the conquest of Canaan and allocated lands to the tribes.
Joshua, Prophet, Righteous, Forefather
Born Goshen (Lower Egypt), Ancient Egypt
Died Canaan
Venerated in Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Major shrine
Tomb of Joshua or Joshua's Hill
Feast
• July 26: Armenian Apostolic
• September 1: Roman Catholicism
• September 1: Eastern Orthodox
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Baptist
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