Stop 1 of 9
Shittim
Two spies sent out from the camp across the Jordan.
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Probable location · approximate route along known terrain and travel corridors
Follow the conquest campaigns in Joshua: the Jordan crossing, Jericho and Ai, the southern coalition at Gibeon, the northern battle at Hazor, and the tent at Shiloh. (c. 1406 BC)
Why the geography matters
The campaigns follow the Jordan valley, central ridge and routes linking the southern and northern cities of Canaan.
Joshua 2–18 · Joshua, Rahab, Caleb
9 stops · about 418 km along the drawn route
Shittim · Joshua 2:1
Two spies sent out from the camp across the Jordan.
Gilgal · Joshua 4:19 · 11 km
The Jordan stops, twelve stones are set up, and the camp is made.
Jericho · Joshua 6:20 · 17 km
Seven days of marching, then the walls fall flat.
Ai · Joshua 8:1 · 36 km
Defeat over Achan's sin, then victory by ambush.
Shechem · Joshua 8:30 · 69 km
The law read aloud on Ebal and Gerizim, blessing and curse.
Gibeon · Joshua 10:12 · 110 km
The Gibeonite treaty, then the long day of battle.
Makkedah · Joshua 10:16 · 143 km
The five southern kings defeated and the campaign completed.
Hazor · Joshua 11:10 · 307 km
The northern coalition broken at the waters of Merom.
Shiloh · Joshua 18:1 · 418 km
The tent of meeting set up and the land divided by lot.