Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsYLT
Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs--four cities.
ASV
Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.
WEB
Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
DBT
Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period