  We reanalyse the solar eclipse linked to the Biblical passage about the
military leader Joshua who ordered the sun to halt in the midst of the day
(Joshua 10:12). Although there is agreement that the basic story is rooted in a
real event, the date is subject to different opinions. We review the historical
emergence of the text and confirm that the total eclipse of the sun of 30
September 1131 BCE is the most likely candidate. The Besselian Elements for
this eclipse are re-computed. The error for the deceleration parameter of
Earth's rotation, $\Delta T$, is improved by a factor of 2.
