He is a character in the Old Testament mentioned in the Book of Joshua. If Joshua was a historical figure, he would have lived between the 13th and 12th centuries BC. His name is Joshua bin Nun bin Ephraim bin Joseph bin Jacob, and he was the leader of the Israelites after the death of Moses.
Joshua bin Nun was mentioned in the Torah that Moses appointed him by the command of the Lord to succeed him in the people of Israel, as it was mentioned in the Book of Numbers chapter 27: So Moses spoke to the Lord, saying: “Let the Lord, the God of the souls of all mankind, appoint a man over the going out before them and entering before them and taking them out and bringing them in, so as not to The congregation of the Lord will be like sheep that have no shepherd.” And the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man who has a spirit, and lay your hand on him, and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all congregation, and command him before their eyes. And set your fear on him, that the whole congregation of the children of Israel may hear him.
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He is Joshua bin Nun bin Abraham bin Youssef bin Jacob bin Ishaq bin Ibrahim Al-Khalil, and the People of the Book say that Joshua is the cousin of the Prophet Hood.
in Judaism
Book of Moses and Joshua
He is the one who brought the Children of Israel out of the wilderness and brought them into Jerusalem (Jerusalem) after siege and fighting, and when victory was just around the corner, the afternoon time had approached, and today was Friday and the next day is Saturday (which is the day on which God forbade the Jews to work, though Sunset entered upon them because it entered the absence of the sun on Saturday, so they would not be able to fight with him, so he looked at the sun and prayed to his Lord not to set until the attack and victory were invested, and by the power of God he had that.
The tomb and tomb of the Prophet Joshua bin Nun is located in the Sheikh Maarouf cemetery on the Karkh side of Baghdad, and there is a shrine for him in the outskirts of the city of Salt in western Jordan known as “The Prophet Joshua.”
in Christianity
Most modern versions of the Bible translate the message to the Hebrews, “If Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken after that about another day,” to define Jesus as a better Joshua, as Joshua led the Israelites to the rest of Canaan, while Jesus leads God’s people to “rest.” God". Among the early church fathers, Joshua is considered typologically from Jesus.
The story of Joshua and the Canaanite kings is also mentioned in the Second Book of Maccabean, a canonical book of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
leadership of the Israelites
After the death of Moses, Joshua assumed the leadership of the nation, and became a leader for the children of Israel throughout the era in which most of the land of Canaan was seized. Joshua was able, while he was still in the Moab plain, to recruit his forces, prepare them, and organize them to fight the battles that intensified after he crossed the Jordan River. Three battles took place: one in the northern region, another in the central region, and a third in the southern region, all of which resulted in the victory of the Hebrews.
These battles are described in aggregate form. Soon after these initial battles, Joshua divided the land between the various tribes of Israel, then delivered a speech to them urging them to persevere in obedience to God. He warned them of temptation and misguidance. Then he died after being stabbed in age, and was buried in the land of Canaan.
In this book, Joshua showed, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, that God fulfills every promise He makes to Himself. Also in it we see the Hebrews entering the land to possess it after its people became corrupt and committed all the reprehensible and abominable things, such as worshiping idols and offering human sacrifices to them, but their entry into it was not automatic, as the Lord asked them to wage fierce wars before they entered it, because the Lord wanted to condemn the sin of the peoples. the kingdoms of the land of Canaan, and the people of Israel forced them to carry out his judgment.
The beginning of the book of Joshua
It was after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Joshua bin Nun, the servant of Moses, saying. Musa Abdi is dead. Now, arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, that is, to the children of Israel. Every place where the soles of your feet tread is given to you, as I spoke to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon to the great river, the Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border.
No man shall stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not neglect you nor forsake you. Tighten and encourage. For you shall give this people the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. But be strict and very courageous, in order to be careful to act according to all the law that Moses, my servant, commanded you. Do not deviate from it, right or left, so that you may succeed wherever you go. The book of this law does not depart from your mouth. But meditate on it day and night, that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way good, and then you will prosper. As for I commanded you. Tighten and encourage. Do not be afraid, do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go
So Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, “Pass through the midst of the camp.” And they commanded the people, saying, Prepare provisions for yourselves, for after three days you will cross this Jordan to go in and possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess. Then Joshua spoke to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, saying, “Remember the words that Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded you, saying: The Lord your God has given you rest and given you this land.
Your wives, your children, and your livestock will abide in the land that Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, and you shall pass over equipped before your brothers, all mighty men of valor, and you will assist them, until the Lord gives rest to your brothers like you, and they also possess the land that the Lord your God gives them. sunrise. They answered Joshua, saying. Whatever you command us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. According to all that we heard to Moses, we will hear you. Only the Lord your God will be with you as He was with Moses. Every person who disobeys your word and does not listen to your words in everything you command him to do shall be put to death. But be strict and encourage.