The Rabbis of the Jews record two other monuments. The One is, [that there] was placed over the sepulchre of Joshua an image — or rather a statue — of the Sun, by which the memory of that admirable solar institution [the sun standing still], obtained from God by Joshua himself (concerning which above, ch. 9), might be made famous into all posterity. And this Masius judges probable — so that [he] thinks [that] thence the Joshuan city Thamnathsarach [Timnath-serah], by letters transposed, was named [that] which (Judges 2:10) is called, entirely and rightly, “Thamnath-cheres” [Timnath-heres], that is, “the city of the Sun.” And Caietanus [Cajetan], on ch. 2 of Judges: “The city,” he says, “which before was called ‘the prohibition of the remnant’ [prohibitio residui] (I know not from what event [it was] named), was, after [its] rebuilding, [called] by Joshua ‘the prohibition of the Sun’ [prohibitio Solis], in memory of the Sun prohibited [stopped] by Joshua, lest it should go forward. For ‘Thimnath’ signifies prohibition; ‘Serach,’ the remnant; and ‘cheres,’ in truth, the Sun.”
The Other [monument is], [that] when Joshua was buried in Mount Ephraim, an earthquake occurred: and from that, the mountain [was] called “Gaas,” that is, [the mountain] of commotion and trembling. For the word “Gahas” signifies to be moved and to tremble. This [tale is] most vain and old-wives’ [anilis] to Masius: but, without argument, and from no cause, to deny [it], is perhaps rather vain and old-wifely [itself]. For [that] this could happen, and was done, the ancients assert, who wrote the Midras, or explanation of the book of Ruth, in old times, and who [wrote] the Seder Olam: nor is [there] anything which is repugnant [to it] — nay, this is very apt for signifying the death and burial of the true JESUS CHRIST the Lord. For in this [death], “the earth was moved, and the rocks were rent” (Matt. 27:51 [the text prints ch. 26]).
But to these two, Gregory of Tours adds two others (bk. 1 of the Miracles, ch. 18). First: “There are,” he says, “at the city Lewida, warm waters, in which Jesus [Joshua] son of Nave was wont to wash: where likewise lepers are cleansed. And it is 12 miles from Jericho.” Second: “Near Jericho [there] are trees which produce wools [lanae]. For [the tree] exhibits apples in the manner of gourds, having hard shells round about, but within [they] are full of wool. And of these, indeed, [men] say [that] garments were wont to be made for Jesus [Joshua] son of Nave. But today too such [trees] exhibit wools, [some] of which — brought by certain [persons] — we have seen, and have admired either the whiteness or the fineness of them.” [Gregory] also mentions, in the following chapter, these Lewida waters — which perhaps are those to which Herod the Tyrant, sick and worn out with phthiriasis [lice-disease] and wasting, went, [as] Josephus narrates (bk. 17, ch. 8): …μον ἠράσθη· περάσας Ἰορδάνην, θερμοῖς τοῖς κατὰ Καλλιρρόην αὐτὸν παρεδίδου, ἅπερ σὺν τῇ … ἀρετῇ, καὶ πότιμά ἐστι [… perasas Iordanēn, thermois tois kata Kallirroēn auton paredidou…, ”… having crossed the Jordan, he gave himself over to the warm [springs] at Callirrhoe, which — besides [their] virtue [healing power] — are also potable”].