In tractate Bava Basra 54a of the Babylonian Talmud, in speaking about the process of laying claim to property, one method that is refered to is that of drawing a picture upon the property, (such as upon a building), to show one's ownership of the property by beautifying it.
In John 8:6 we read that Yehoshua knelt down and drew or wrote upon the ground. This 'mark' is the only 'mark' that Yehoshua is recorded to have made by hand. He made it directly on the Land of Israel.
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