Joshua+1-6

In these chapters they cross the Jordan river and take the city of Jericho without actually fighting, only marching around the city. By this point the ark of the covenant is very important and carried by the priests wherever they go. confusing, because some sound like a military conquest and others like gradual infiltration. Perhaps, said Ian Morris, the Israelites settled first on the marginal hills.
 * Who ** ? The Israelites, specifically Joshua, their leader
 * What ** is it? Israelite settlement – after Moses dies, Joshua leads the Israelites into Canaan.
 * When ** ? ~ 1200 B.C.E
 * Where ** ? Canaan
 * Why ** ? Significant because it describes the building of a nation. However, the passages are somewhat