Joshua 18 in the early church
[Vulgate: Josue]
17 passages quote, allude to, or echo Joshua 18, 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.
Verses: 1 · 4 · 6 · 11 · 16 · 25 · 28
Joshua 18:1
Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 18:1 | Homilies on Joshua 23.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Josh 18:1 | Preparation for the Gospel 9.30.1 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Josh 18:1 | Oration 42.22 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Josh 18:1 | Letter 108.13 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Josh 18:1–10 | Joshua, lines 446–469 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, medium confidence | early 5th cent. |
Joshua 18:4
Appoint three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 18:4 | Homilies on Joshua 24.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Joshua 18:6
When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 18:6 | Homilies on Joshua 23.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Joshua 18:11
The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 18:11 | Homilies on Joshua 23.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Josh 18:11 | Homilies on Joshua 25.1 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Josh 18:11 | Homilies on Numbers 21.3 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
Joshua 18:16
Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 18:16 | Against Celsus 6.25 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Josh 18:16 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 16 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
Joshua 18:25
Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 18:25 | Homilies on Matthew 9.2 · John Chrysostom | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
Joshua 18:28
Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh 18:28 | Homilies on Joshua 23.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Josh 18:28 | Homilies on Jeremiah 13.2 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 240 |
| Josh 18:28 | Homilies on Jeremiah 19.13 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Josh 18:28 | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 16 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |