''A Terra Prometida'' (English: ''The Promised Land'') is a Brazilian

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produced by Casablanca and broadcast by

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. It premiered on July 5, 2016 and ended on March 13, 2017. It tells the story of the biblical character

Joshua Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

Synopsis

The series takes place in approximately 1200 B.C in a Hebrew camp in Shittim, in the desert of Moab. After the death of Moses, Joshua becomes the new leader of the

Hebrews The terms ''Hebrews'' (Hebrew: / , Modern: ' / ', Tiberian: ' / '; ISO 259-3: ' / ') and ''Hebrew people'' are mostly considered synonymous with the Semitic-speaking Israelites, especially in the pre-monarchic period when they were still ...

. Joshua is an experienced

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, endowed with courage, determination, and a powerful faith. But it is no easy task to lead a people to their destination. With his closest and trusted allies, (the Levite priest Eleazar and Caleb, who is the leader of the tribe of Judah) Joshua has to fulfill a difficult mission, one ordained by God: to command the twelve tribes of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and lead them in their conquest of Canaan, the Promised Land.

Cast

Broadcast

The telenovela aired from July 5, 2016 to March 13, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. (

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/ AMT). In the

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it aired on

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from August 7, 2017 to September 8, 2017 and on September 11, 2017 it moved to sister channel

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due to low ratings.

Ratings

Brazil

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Terra Prometida, A 2016 telenovelas Television series based on the Bible Brazilian telenovelas RecordTV telenovelas 2016 Brazilian television series debuts 2017 Brazilian television series endings Portuguese-language telenovelas