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Painting by James Jacques Joseph Tissot showing Joshua in ancient armor, raising his arm and shield, with an army and battlefield in the background. Painting by James Tissot shows Moses and Joshua kneeling with raised hands in a tabernacle. Black and white illustration by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld showing Joshua and Israelites blowing trumpets as the walls of Jericho collapse, based on the passage Joshua 6:20 in the Bible. Etching by Jan Luyken shows Joshua commanding the sun and moon to stand still, with Joshua raising his hand toward the sky as soldiers watch and light beams break through clouds. Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, oil painting by John Martin, shows Joshua with raised arms before an army, dramatic sky, and ancient city in the background. Plate 6: Joshua bidding the Sun stand still, illuminated miniature from the Psalter of St. Louis, c. 1260. In the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris (MS. lat 10 525, fol. 46). 12 X 9 cm.
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Joshua Gives the Signal for the Attack
Joshua, with a spear and shield, announcing an impending attack as an army assembles...
The Jewish Museum, New York, Gift of the heirs of Jacob Schiff (X1952-220), www.thejewishmuseum.org
Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle
Joshua and Moses praying in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Gouache on board painting...
The Jewish Museum, New York, Gift of the heirs of Jacob Schiff (X1952-208), www.thejewishmuseum.org
“Jericho is conquered and destroyed”
Israelites bearing trumpets and the Ark of the Covenant surrounding Jericho as the...
© Culture Club—Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Joshua orders the Sun and Moon to stand still
The Sun and Moon stop in their courses, at Joshua's command, to extend the day during...
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (RP-P-OB-45.318)
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon
Joshua raising his arms amid hailstorms to command the Sun to pause. Oil on canvas...
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Paul Mellon Fund (2004.64.1), www.nga.gov
Plate 6: Joshua bidding the Sun stand still, illuminated miniature from the Psalter...
Courtesy of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
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