Judges
War with Canaanites
War with Canaanites is dated ≈ 1406 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1451 BC in the Traditional. It is told in Joshua 4:1–12:24. Joshua, Canaan are part of it.
When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- ≈ 1406 BC (placed between the dated events around it)
- Traditional reckoning
- 1451 BC
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
- Joshua
- Canaan
Which verses connect to Joshua 4:1?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Deuteronomy 27:28 votes
And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster.
- Joshua 3:173 votes
The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.