| 540BCE | 06: Book of Joshua |
| 10.12 | p.119 | 7489 | Joshua said, Sun, stand thou still |
| Full Idea: Then Joshua spake to the Lord, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and the Sun stood still. | |||
| From: Anon (Josh) (06: Book of Joshua [c.540 BCE], 10.12) | |||
| A reaction: This verse became highly significant during the controversies from Copernicus to Galileo about the heliocentric universe. |