Joshua’s farewell speeches
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Joshua’s farewell speeches are the concluding addresses in the Hebrew Bible where Joshua exhorts the Israelites to remain faithful to God and renews their covenant before his death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joshua’s farewell speeches canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joshua’s farewell speeches Context triple: [Book of Joshua, describesEvent, Joshua’s farewell speeches]
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A.
Moses’ farewell speeches
Moses’ farewell speeches are a series of final addresses in which Moses recounts Israel’s history, reiterates God’s laws, and exhorts the people to covenant faithfulness before they enter the Promised Land.
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B.
Farewell Discourse
The Farewell Discourse is a series of final teachings and prayers attributed to Jesus, delivered to his disciples before his arrest and crucifixion, emphasizing love, the coming of the Holy Spirit, and unity with God.
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C.
Joshua
Joshua is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua.
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D.
Joshua
Joshua is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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E.
Blessing of Moses
Blessing of Moses is a biblical poetic passage in which Moses delivers final prophetic blessings to the tribes of Israel before his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joshua’s farewell speeches Target entity description: Joshua’s farewell speeches are the concluding addresses in the Hebrew Bible where Joshua exhorts the Israelites to remain faithful to God and renews their covenant before his death.
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A.
Moses’ farewell speeches
Moses’ farewell speeches are a series of final addresses in which Moses recounts Israel’s history, reiterates God’s laws, and exhorts the people to covenant faithfulness before they enter the Promised Land.
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B.
Farewell Discourse
The Farewell Discourse is a series of final teachings and prayers attributed to Jesus, delivered to his disciples before his arrest and crucifixion, emphasizing love, the coming of the Holy Spirit, and unity with God.
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C.
Joshua
Joshua is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that narrates the Israelite conquest and settlement of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua.
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D.
Joshua
Joshua is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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E.
Blessing of Moses
Blessing of Moses is a biblical poetic passage in which Moses delivers final prophetic blessings to the tribes of Israel before his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible text
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Old Testament passage ⓘ biblical speech ⓘ religious exhortation ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Israelites ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Eleazar the priest
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Adonai ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
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| canonicalStatus |
part of the Historical Books in the Christian Old Testament
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part of the Nevi’im in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | end of Joshua’s life ⓘ |
| closingElement | Joshua’s death and burial narrative follows these speeches ⓘ |
| commandedAction |
cling to the LORD
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keep and do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses ⓘ love the LORD your God ⓘ |
| containsFamousLine | As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God’s faithfulness to promises to the patriarchs
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Israel’s responsibility to keep the covenant ⓘ |
| genreRelation | parallel to Moses’ farewell speeches in Deuteronomy ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | Joshua ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-conquest settlement period in Canaan ⓘ |
| includesRitual |
setting up a stone of witness at Shechem
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writing covenant words in the book of the law of God ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Hebrew
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surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
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| literaryForm |
covenant lawsuit style
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prose discourse ⓘ |
| locatedInText |
Book of Joshua
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surface form:
Joshua 23
Book of Joshua ⓘ
surface form:
Joshua 24
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| narrativeFunction |
conclusion of the Deuteronomistic history’s conquest narrative
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formal covenant reaffirmation at Shechem ⓘ |
| partOf | Book of Joshua ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Canaan
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Shechem ⓘ |
| theme |
blessings and curses
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choice between serving God or other gods ⓘ covenant renewal ⓘ exclusive loyalty to Yahweh ⓘ faithfulness to God ⓘ inheritance of the promised land ⓘ leadership succession ⓘ obedience to the Law of Moses ⓘ remembrance of God’s past deeds ⓘ warning against idolatry ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
intermarriage with remaining nations
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serving other gods ⓘ transgressing the covenant ⓘ |
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