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Joshua passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant
, an
oil painting
on wood completed by the American artist
Benjamin West
in 1800. It depicts a scene from the Biblical
Book of Joshua
in which
Joshua
, leader of the Israelite tribes after the death of
Moses
, leads them across the
River Jordan
. In the Biblical narrative,
God
(shown here as a
Pillar of Cloud
) parts the river at
Gilgal
to offer the
Children of Israel
safe passage into
Canaan
.
Painting:
Benjamin West
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