יהושע, פרק י״ב, פסוק ח׳

The conquest of the land of Canaan by the Israelites spanned a vast and diverse landscape. The primary approach among commentators is that the historical account deliberately maps out the specific types of terrain captured during the campaign. The Israelites successfully took control of the mountainous regions, the lowlands, the plains, the slopes, the wilderness, and the southern territory.

Alongside this geographical division, the history also records the identities of the previous inhabitants of these areas. Before the arrival of the Israelites, the land was occupied by several distinct nations. These included the Hittites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, all of whom were displaced from their respective regions as the new borders were established.