The Conquest of Joshua could not have been a primitive assault, because a civilized land like Canaan with well-fortified cities could easily have repulsed an attack that was militarily naïve. ...Spies were sent to search out the land and lay the groundwork.

— Cyrus H. Gordon The Common Background of Greek and Hebrew Civilizations (1965)

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