Biblical Parallels Index – Devarim 20/0

Biblical Parallels Index – Devarim 20

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Making Peace with the Seven Nations?

Devarim 20:16-18 commands extremely harsh warfare against the nations of Canaan, without the possibility of forming a peaceful covenant.  However, other sections of the Tanakh, including Yehoshua 11 and Yehoshua 6, seem to indicate a possibility of making peace.  

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• See Calling for Peace in the Conquest of Canaan for discussion of the different Biblical sources and how they are interpreted by a range of commentators.