The book of Joshua describes three campaigns against the Canaanites: a central, a northern, and a southern. The campaigns are launched from the Israelite's camp on the eastern side of the Jordan. The central campaign results in the famous attack on Jericho. In the northern campaign, Joshua travels furthest afield to defeat a coalition of kings led by Jabin of Hazor, the lartgest fortified city in the region. The southern campaign encompassses the defeat of Ai, the treaty with the Gibeonites, and the miraculous victory at the Battle of Gibeon.
The book concludes with a rosy
picture of all Canaan at the feet of the Israelites, even though Joshua barely leaves the central
highlands. The book of Judges disputes that picture.
