Bible Explorer · Event · c. 1405 BC

Joshua defends Gibeon as the sun stands still

Joshua marched by night from Gilgal to rescue Gibeon from five Amorite kings, and the sun and moon stood still over Gibeon and the Valley of Aijalon.

Chronology and Dating

Date: c. 1405 BC · Note: Opened the southern conquest of Canaan.

Scripture References

Joshua 10:1-14

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