Book of the Wars of the Lord
A lost book referenced in Numbers 21:14. But no longer available (extant). Probably lost during the Destruction of Israel by Assyrian Empire if not during the Fall of Jerusalem by Babylonian Empire. It is common to history for some book to be mentioned, and then lost over time, sometimes the bible makes mention of such lost books, and other times other documents or inscriptions make mention of biblical events or figures.
Helpful maps by another contributor show different eras to make sense of places "before Abraham" and in the time of "the patriarchs"
https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Bible-Atlas.pdf
Title - Thesis | Scroll | Short Description | Synthesis 2nd Temple | Antithesis | Synthesis Apostolic | Synthesis Amoraim | Continent Origin | Southern Worldview | Northern Worldview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book of the Wars of the Lord | Scroll 03.1 | Archive War Chronicles | pre-Numbers | Book of the Wars of the Lord | pre-Numbers | NA | Asia | Book of Histories | Apocrypha |
Category Reference Guide
Title/Thesis - The name of the book in American English
Synthesis 2nd Temple - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from 2nd temple Judaism up to the 1st century
Antithesis - The name of the book in another language
Synthesis Apostolic - The identity of the book in order of its presentation according to Tradition in the church after the 3rd century
Synthesis Amoraim - The name of the book in order of its presentation other than the Apostles, ranging from Tannaim up to the 5th century
Continent Origin - Continent from where the Text Type Source comes from
Southern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. South means Africa or Egypt (Alexandrian) such as LXX. South of Palestine.
Northern Worldview - Catalog strategy for storing the scrolls include the interpretation. North means Asia or Persia (Babylonian) such as Masoretic. North of Palestine.
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Link to general area where the wars might have happened