Conquest and Judges
1406 BC to 1050 BC・Joshua; Judges; 1 Samuel 1–8
What's happening?
Under Joshua, the Israelites enter the promised land and conquer it, dividing the land between the twelve tribes. After Joshua’s death, Israel falls into a pattern of sin, servitude, supplication, salvation and forgetfulness. There is a clear moral decline.Key events
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Narrative booksJoshua; Judges; 1 Samuel 1–8
Supplemental booksRuth
Color meaningGreen: the green hills of Canaan
World powerEgypt
Secular historyBuilding projects of Pharaohs Seti I and Rameses II