Conquest of Canaan Complete
Following the death of Moses, Joshua led the Israelites across the Jordan River and conducted a series of campaigns that defeated key Canaanite kings and cities, bringing much of the Promised Land under Israelite control. Once military operations concluded, Joshua allotted the conquered territories to the twelve tribes according to divine instructions, with specific portions assigned east and west of the Jordan as permanent inheritances. This fulfillment of the Abrahamic covenant demonstrated Godโs faithfulness in delivering the land promised centuries earlier and transitioned Israel from a nomadic people to a settled nation. In Scripture the event underscores themes of obedience, divine sovereignty, and the foundation for the subsequent period of the judges.
Meanwhile in the World
Egypt is at the height of its New Kingdom power under pharaohs like Thutmose III and Ramesses II. The Hittite Empire controls Anatolia. The Late Bronze Age collapse is approaching. Troy exists as a real city. This is the time of the Amarna letters and international diplomacy.