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Warfare in the Hebrew Bible concerns any military engagement narrated or discussed in the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Tanakh or Old Testament of the Bible. Texts about warfare in the Hebrew Bible are part of the broader topic of The Bible and violence. They cover a wide range of topics from detailed battle reports including weapons and tactics used, numbers of combatants involved, and casualties experienced, to discussions of motives and justifications for war, the sacred and secular aspects of warfare , descriptions and considerations of what in modern times would be considered war crimes such as genocide or wartime sexual violence , and reflections on wars that have happened, or predictions, visions or imaginations of wars that are yet to come.