What is going on with this mysterious character, who was singled out to judge and lead Israel into the Promised Land? Why would a religion that advocates marriage and procreation not include information about their first leader? Shouldn't Joshua have led by example?
2007-08-10 21:43:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They also forgot Noah and his sons' wives names. They were pretty important to remember since they were 'chosen' to restart the human population. But, according to SOME, it's 'unnecessary mental clutter'. I guess the authors just didn't realize that, maybe, mother's, wives, daughters, etc. were important. Gee, another thing God apparently doesn't foresee being a problem, despite being omniscient.
2007-08-12 07:33:11 · answer #1 · answered by strpenta 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Joshua Son Of Nun Genealogy
2016-11-06 22:12:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought Moses was their first leader. If of course you don't play the literalist and say that Jacob was actually their first leader. But if Joshua was good enough for Moses, he's good enough for me.
Joshua's home life wasn't really relevant to the story. If it was, I'm sure that it would have been included. We do know that he was a very busy man, and may not have had much time for a family, what with leading the entire nation of Israel and all.
Most of the Biblical Genealogies leave out the mothers, except when it's appropriate or significant--such as Jacob's which sons of Jacob came from which wife, or Rahab and Ruth being specifically mentioned in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus.
Beyond that, it is believed that the books of Joshua and Judges were passed down by oral tradition only until about 800 years after the events they describe, so the unnecessary details about his family may have been left out to avoid unnecessary mental clutter.
2007-08-10 22:09:05 · answer #3 · answered by SDW 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
what was his mother's name
2016-08-30 13:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by Chinwe N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋