Joe: Wow, okay. So what can you tell us about Joshua chapter 12?

Bible Expert: Well Joe, Joshua 12 is a list of all the kings that Joshua and the Israelites defeated during their conquest of the Promised Land.

Joe: Wait, so it's like a list of names?

Bible Expert: Yes, exactly. It's a list of all the kings that Joshua and the Israelites defeated during their conquest. It's a kind of roll call of all the kings they defeated.

Joe: Wow, that's interesting. So are there any other interesting details in this chapter?

Bible Expert: Yes, in this chapter we also get a bit of geography. We are told that the land the Israelites conquered stretched from the River Arnon in the south to the River Jabbok in the north, and from the eastern wilderness to the Mediterranean Sea.

Joe: That's crazy, Jamie, can you Google Arnon and Jabbok?

Jamie: Sure thing. (Jamie Googles Arnon and Jabbok and finds that Arnon is a river in southern Jordan and Jabbok is a river in northern Jordan.)

Joe: Wow, so the Israelites conquered all the way from the River Arnon in the south to the River Jabbok in the north. That's impressive. Anything else we should know about Joshua 12?

Bible Expert: Yes, we also get a hint of the future in this chapter. We are told that the land the Israelites conquered was divided among the tribes of Israel and that the Israelites continued to fight and conquer other lands. This is a hint of what will happen in the coming chapters as the Israelites continue their conquest of the Promised Land.