Joshua 12 in the early church
[Vulgate: Josue]
9 passages quote, allude to, or echo Joshua 12, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Joshua 12:1
Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 12:1–24 | Joshua, lines 397–420 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Joshua 12:7
And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 12:7–24 | Commentary on John 6.22 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Josh 12:7–24 | Homilies on Numbers 26.6 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Josh 12:7–24 | Tractates on the Psalms 118.18.8 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Josh 12:7–24 | Part 2, chapter 16 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Joshua 12:9
the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 12:9 | Homilies on Joshua 13.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Joshua 12:12
the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 12:12 | Homilies on Joshua 13.1 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Joshua 12:24
and the king of Tirzah, one. So there were thirty-one kings in all.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 12:24 | Homilies on Joshua 3.2 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Josh 12:24 | Demonstration 3.14 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |