So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel near by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
"A goodly Babylonian mantle ..." It is unfortunate that recent translators of the Bible saw fit to change from the original language here which is, "one fine mantle of Shinar."[16]  The word "Shinar" here, like so many other indications in Joshua, points squarely at the times of Joshua for the date of this book, because, "Shinar is the name given to Babylon in the earliest records of the Hebrews."[17]