Joshua 13:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 13:5

3 ^afrom Sihor, which is east of Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron northward (which is counted as Canaanite); the ^bfive lords of the Philistines—the Gazites, the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also ^cthe Avites;

4 from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians ^aas far as Aphek, to the border of ^bthe Amorites;

5 the land of ^athe Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, ^bfrom Baal Gad below Mount Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath;

6 all the inhabitants of the mountains from Lebanon as far as ^athe Brook Misrephoth, and all the Sidonians—them ^bI will drive out from before the children of Israel; only ^cdivide it by lot to Israel as an inheritance, as I have commanded you.

7 Now therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”

The Land Divided East of the Jordan

8 With the other half-tribe the Reubenites and the Gadites received their inheritance, ^awhich Moses had given them, ^bbeyond the Jordan eastward, as Moses the servant of the Lord had given them:

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Definitions of words in Joshua 13:5:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

As {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Gebalites {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Gebalites {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Hamath {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hamath {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Hamath {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Hermon {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hermon {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Hermon {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Lebanon {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Lebanon {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Lebanon {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Baal {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Baal {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Gad {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Gad {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Mount {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Joshua 13:5:

Joshua, Book Of {I.S.B.E.}
Lebanon {I.S.B.E.}
Palestine, 2 {I.S.B.E.}

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