# Joshua — Poetry character guide

> Joshua in Poetry by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0025-moses

## Who they are

Moses' successor who leads Israel into Canaan.

## In the story

### [Moses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_7_se/chapters/moses)

Moses' successor, to whom his charge is laid before Moses' death.

### [The Death of Moses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_7_se/chapters/ix-the-death-of-moses)

Moses' successor, to whom the charge of leading the people into Canaan is given.

### [The Sin of Achan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_7_se/chapters/the-sin-of-achan)

Joshua is portrayed as a faithful leader who seeks God's answer for Israel's defeat and serves as a model for a future leader who will rid the nation of its curse and crime.

### [The Jewish Grandfather’s Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_7_se/chapters/the-jewish-grandfather-s-story)

Mentioned as a successor to Moses in leading the people.

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