Joshua son of Nun
historical figure · 4 works · 4 mentions · 4 anchored passages
Joshua the son of Nun · Joshua
in the texts
Stromata
Successor of Moses, described as seeing the vision of Moses' taking up together with Caleb.
And Joshua saw this sight below, lifted up in spirit, together with Caleb.
Adversus Judaeos
Israelite leader who conducted the seven-day siege of Jericho, cited as evidence servile work occurred on the Sabbath.
In short, so far is this solemnity from being celebrated in the cessation of the Sabbath — that is, of the seventh day — that Joshua son of Nun, at the time when he was warring down the city of Jericho, said that a command had been given him by God to charge the people that the priests should carry the ark of God's covenant around the circuit of the city for seven days, and that thus, when the cir …
De idolatria
Successor to Moses who led Israel's armies.
And yet Moses bore a rod, and Aaron a buckle, and John is girded with a leather belt, and Joshua the son of Nun leads a line of march, and the people warred—if it please you to trifle.
Scorpiace
Successor to Moses; Israel's apostasy into idolatry follows his death.
" And thus, through almost all the annals of the Judges, and thereafter of the Kings, the strength of the surrounding nations being reserved, by war and captivity and the yoke of the foreigners did Israel dispense the wrath of God, as often as it strayed away from him most of all into idolatry.