In the Old Testament who led the Israelites into the Promised Land?
The Twelve Spies entire generation of men who left Egypt during the Exodus would die in the desert, save for Joshua and Caleb who did not slander the land. For 40 years, the Israelites wandered in the wilderness, eating quail and manna. They were led into the Promised Land by Joshua; the victory at Jericho marked the beginning of possession of the land. As victories were won, the tracts of land were assigned to each tribe, and they lived peacefully with each other. God brought victories where needed, and his promise to Abraham was fulfilled. According to Rabbinic tradition (as seen in the
Promised Land described in terms of the territory from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates river (). A smaller area of former Canaanite land and land east of the Jordan River was conquered and occupied by their descendants, the Israelites, after Moses led the Exodus out of Egypt (), and this occupation was interpreted as God's fulfilment of the promise (). Moses anticipated that God might subsequently give the Israelites land reflecting the boundaries of God's original promise, if they were obedient to the covenant (). The concept of the Promised Land is the central tenet of Zionism, whose discourse suggests