Joshua 24 | |
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Judges 1 → | |
Book | Book of Joshua |
Hebrew Bible part | Nevi'im |
Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
Category | Former Prophets |
Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 6 |
Joshua 24 is the twenty-fourth (and the final) chapter of the Book of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible or in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1] According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to Joshua, with additions by the high priests Eleazar and Phinehas,[2][3] but modern scholars view it as part of the Deuteronomistic History, which spans the books of Deuteronomy to 2 Kings, attributed to nationalistic and devotedly Yahwistic writers during the time of the reformer Judean king Josiah in 7th century BCE.[3][4] This chapter records Joshua's final address to the people of Israel, that ends with a renewal of the covenant with YHWH, and the appendices of the book,[5] a part of a section comprising Joshua 22:1–24:33 about the Israelites preparing for life in the land of Canaan.[6]