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Yehoshua 10: Did Yehoshua Invent Daylight Savings Time?
Frustrated in their attempt to defeat the Israelites, five kings in Canaan decide to take out their frustrations on the Gibeonites for making peace with the Israelites. Reminiscent of the battle of the five kings and four kings at the time of Avraham, this battle drags the Israelites into an inter Canaan dispute. Interestingly, the treaty with the Gibeonites in the last chapter did not seem to include a mutual defense option, only a non-combatant component. This may have looked like the perfect “out” for the Israelites to allow others to defeat the Gibeonites. Nevertheless, Joshua brings…
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