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Who succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelites?
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Moses Showing the Tables of the Law to the People, oil painting by Rembrandt, 1659; in the Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin.
Joshua succeeded Moses as the leader of the Israelites.
Initially serving as Mosesā assistant and a military leader, Joshua was formally appointed as his successor in the Book of Numbers after God identified him as a man in whom is the spirit. Moses commissioned him before the community, and he was tasked with leading the people into the Promised Land of Canaan. In Jewish tradition, Joshua is recognized not only for his military leadership but also for his role in receiving and transmitting the Torah following the death of Moses.123