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ID: 901000706
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000706
Record Type: Character/Person

Joshua (Old Testament character)

Note: Leader of the Israelite tribes after the death of Moses, who conquered Canaan and distributed its lands to the 12 tribes. His story is told in the Old Testament Book of Joshua.

Names:
Joshua (Old Testament character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Josue (Old Testament character) (English,U,N)
Joshua, Son of Nun (Old Testament character) (English,U,N)
Josué (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Yehoshua (Old Testament character) (Hebrew (transliterated),U,N)
Yehoshuʻa (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
יהושע (Old Testament character) (Hebrew,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
........<Old Testament characters> (P)
............Joshua (Old Testament character) (I)
Related Iconography:
source is .... Bible, Old Testament
..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Bible (sacred literature, Judeo-Christian), Bible, Old Testament (Biblical books, sacred texts)) [901000253]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... religious character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Joshua (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 50038068
................National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. [online] (2001-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 71E5 the book of Joshua (Josue)
Josue (Old Testament character)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 71E5 the book of Joshua (Josue)
Joshua, Son of Nun (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Josué (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Yehoshua (Old Testament character)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Yehoshuʻa (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
יהושע (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Joshua," accessed 30 June 2017
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)

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