Louis Ginzberg 
Legends of the Jews [PDF ebook] 
Bible Times and Characters From Joshua to Esther

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Later Joshua, who was so ignorant that he was called a fool, became the minister Of Moses, and God rewarded his faithful service by making him the successor to Moses.3 He was designated as such to Moses when, at the bidding of his master, he was carrying on war with the Amalekites.’ In this campaign God’s care of Joshua was plainly seen. Joshua had condemned a portion of the Amalekites to death.