Questions tagged [joshua--book-of]

Joshua 5:13-15 recounts when Joshua stands (then bows) before the commander of the Lord's army and then is told to take off his sandals- since that is the end of the recorded conversation: a) is that all the commander told him? Or b) does the…

According to the opinions that it doesn't just mean innkeeper in this context (see this question), does anyone explain why we are told that she was a zonah? She seems to be shown as a very good person in other ways and it seems odd that we need to…

"ויהי אחרי מות משה עבד ה..." And it was after Moshe the servant of Hashem died... Rashi explains why the following Pasuk says "משה עבדי מת...," Moshe My servant haso died. Here's a link to the Rashi.…

Are there any sources explaining why these two peoples were not expelled like so many others? וְלֹ֤א הוֹרִ֙ישׁוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖י וְאֶת־הַמַּעֲכָתִ֑י וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב גְּשׁ֤וּר וּמַֽעֲכָת֙ בְּקֶ֣רֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם…