God promised Abraham that his descendants would inherit the land of Canaan (Genesis 12:1-7). More than four centuries later, after delivering Israel from Egyptian bondage through Moses (c. 1450 B.C.), God began fulfilling that promise under Joshua. The book of Joshua records Israel’s conquest of Canaan and the gradual possession of the land God had sworn to give Abraham’s descendants.
Many skeptics have dismissed the Exodus and the conquest of Canaan as legend or as heavily embellished tradition rather than straightforward history; yet archaeology has repeatedly confirmed historical details recorded in the Bible.… Read more