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Joshua (6th Book of the Old Testament).

Author.
Joshua.

Main point.
Conclusion possibly written by the high priest Phinehas. The amazing history of God's people continues as they finally enter and claim the Promised Land.

Main people.
Joshua, Rahab, Achan, Phinehas, Eleaza.

Special features.
Discloses how only two of the original million-plus people of the exodus got to enter the Promised Land. Entry begins with a crossing of water, the Jordan River, just as the exodus began with a crossing of the Red Sea. Pays tribute to a prostitute who saved the lives of Israel's spies. Describes the amazingly musical conquest of the walled town of Jericho.

Date.
Sometime between 1200 and 550 B.C.

How many chapters?
24 chapters.

How the Book got its name?
The book tells the story of the Israelites under Joshua's godly leadership.