Who was Moses' successor?

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Succession after Moses in the biblical narrative goes to Joshua. Moses led Israel out of Egypt and through the wilderness, but after Moses’ death, God designates Joshua as his successor and commissions him to lead (notably through the laying on of hands and the charge to be strong and courageous). Joshua had been Moses’ assistant and faithful servant, and he carries the movement into the next phase by guiding the people into the Promised Land, as described in the book that bears his name. Aaron, while a vital leader and high priest, does not become the successor; Caleb remains a faithful scout who later receives inheritance but does not lead Israel after Moses; and David appears much later as a king, not Moses’ immediate successor.