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Why did God condone the wholesale slaughter of people during the conquest of Canaan?

April 26, 2017canaan condone conquest god people slaughter wholesale

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Why did God condone the wholesale slaughter of people during the conquest of Canaan?

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This question primarily refers to the first half of the book of Joshua, which would be a shock to someone who is reading the Bible for the first time. Perhaps a good way to explain the complete destruction of a people is by comparing the inhabitants of Canaan with the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. In Genesis chapter 13 verse 13, the Bible reads But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the LORD.