Verse 1

Introduction

Overview

Joshua 13 . 1 , The bounds of the land not yet conquered; Joshua 13 . 8 , The inheritance of the two tribes and half; Joshua 13 . 14 , The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi; Joshua 13 . 15 , The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben; Joshua 13 . 22 , Balaam slain; Joshua 13 . 24 , The bounds of the inheritance of Gad; Joshua 13 . 29 , and of the half tribe of Manasseh.

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Joshua . Joshua 14 . 10 , Joshua 23 . 1 , Joshua 23 . 2 , Joshua 24 . 29 , Genesis 18 . 11 , 1 Kings 1 . 1 , Luke 1 . 7

to be possessed . Heb. to possess it , Deuteronomy 31 . 3

Reciprocal . Genesis 35 . 22 . Now the sons Leviticus 14 . 34 . which I Joshua 12 . 7 . Joshua gave Joshua 20 . 1 . spake Psalm 136 . 21 . General Ezekiel 48 . 29 . General

Verse 2

the land . Exodus 23 . 29-31 , Deuteronomy 11 . 23 , Deuteronomy 11 . 24 , Judges 3 . 1

borders . Genesis 10 . 14 , Genesis 26 . 1 , Joel 3 . 4

Geshuri . Joshua 13 . 11 , Joshua 13 . 13 , Joshua 12 . 5 , 1 Samuel 27 . 8 , 2 Samuel 3 . 3 , 2 Samuel 13 . 37 , 2 Samuel 13 . 38 , 2 Samuel 15 . 8

Reciprocal . Joshua 23 . 4 . Behold 2 Chronicles 9 . 26 . river Obadiah 1 . 19 . the plain

Verse 3

Sihor . Jeremiah 2 . 18

which is counted . Genesis 10 . 15-19 , Numbers 34 . 2-14

five Lords . Judges 3 . 3 , 1 Samuel 6 . 4 , 1 Samuel 6 . 16 , 1 Samuel 6 . 17 , Zephaniah 2 . 4 , Zephaniah 2 . 5 , The Philistine were not descended from Canaan , but from Mizraim , the son of Ham; . compare Genesis 10 . 6 , with Joshua 13 . 13 , yet they were numbered with the Canaanites in this distribution.

Avites . Deuteronomy 2 . 23 , Avims

Reciprocal . Joshua 15 . 4 . river Joshua 15 . 45 . Ekron Joshua 15 . 47 . the river Judges 1 . 18 . General Judges 16 . 5 . the lords 1 Samuel 6 . 18 . the five lords 1 Samuel 29 . 2 . the lords 1 Kings 8 . 65 . the river 1 Chronicles 13 . 5 . Shihor 2 Chronicles 7 . 8 . from the entering Isaiah 14 . 29 . whole Ezekiel 48 . 28 . the river Obadiah 1 . 19 . the plain Acts 8 . 26 . Gaza

Verse 4

the land of . Joshua 10 . 40 , Joshua 11 . 3 , Joshua 12 . 7 , Joshua 12 . 8

Mearah . or , the cave

Aphek . This is probably the Aphek spoken of in 1 Kings 20 . 26. 2 Kings 13 . 18 , as the capital of the kings of Syria; and the same as is mentioned by Sozomen , Eusebius , and Theophanes , as situated near the river Adonis . now Nahr Ibrahim between Heliopolis and Byblos , and celebrated for the infamous temple of Venus the Aphacite. The village Afka , situated in the bottom of a valley , and hour and three quarters from Akoura , and three hours' distance from Lake Liemoun , is supposed to occupy its site. Burckhardt , however , could not hear of any remains of antiquity in it neighbourhood. Joshua 19 . 30 , 1 Samuel 4 . 1

the Amorites . Judges 1 . 34-36

Verse 5

Giblites . Probably the inhabitants of the country , around Gebal . Ezekiel 27 . 9 , or Byblos , as the LXX render , a city of Phoenicia , situated on the Mediterranean , between Sidon and Tripoli , on the north of the river Adonis. It is now called Gibyle , of Djebail , situated about a day's journey south of Tripoli. Its walls are about a mile in circumference , with square towers about every forty yards' distance. Anciently it must have been a place of no mean extent and of considerable beauty , from the ruins still visible. 1 Kings 5 . 18 , *marg. Psalm 83 . 7 , Ezekiel 27 . 9

Lebanon . Deuteronomy 1 . 7 , Deuteronomy 3 . 25

Baalgad . Joshua 12 . 7

under mount . Joshua 11 . 17

unto the . Numbers 34 . 8 , Isaiah 10 . 9 , Amos 6 . 2

Reciprocal . Joshua 9 . 1 . Lebanon Judges 3 . 3 . in mount 1 Kings 8 . 65 . from the entering 1 Chronicles 13 . 5 . Hemath Jeremiah 39 . 5 . Hamath Jeremiah 52 . 9 . Hamath Ezekiel 11 . 10 . in

Verse 6

Misrephothmaim . Joshua 11 . 8

them . Joshua 23 . 13 , Genesis 15 . 18-21 , Exodus 23 . 30 , Exodus 23 . 31 , Judges 2 . 21-23

only divide . Joshua 14 . 1 , Joshua 14 . 2

Reciprocal . Numbers 34 . 8 . the entrance Numbers 36 . 2 . The Lord commanded Joshua 17 . 18 . for thou shalt Joshua 23 . 4 . Behold Joshua 23 . 5 . he shall Ezekiel 45 . 1 . shall divide by lot Matthew 15 . 21 . Tyre

Verse 7

Numbers 26 . 53-56 , Numbers 33 . 54 , Numbers 32 . 2-14 , Ezekiel 47 . 13-23 , Ezekiel 48 . 23-29

Reciprocal . Genesis 48 . 5 . two sons Joshua 18 . 8 . that I may here Joshua 23 . 4 . Behold 1 Chronicles 12 . 37 . the other side Psalm 78 . 55 . divided Psalm 105 . 44 . inherited

Reciprocal . Genesis 14 . 5 . Ashteroth Numbers 21 . 33 . they turned Numbers 21 . 35 . General Deuteronomy 3 . 3 . General

Verse 13

expelled . Joshua 13 . 11 , Joshua 23 . 12 , Joshua 23 . 13 , Numbers 33 . 55 , Judges 2 . 1-3 , 2 Samuel 3 . 3 , 2 Samuel 13 . 37 , 2 Samuel 13 . 38

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 3 . 14 . Geshuri Joshua 13 . 2 . Geshuri Joshua 13 . 3 . five Lords 1 Samuel 27 . 8 . the Geshurites 1 Chronicles 2 . 23 . Geshur 1 Chronicles 3 . 2 . Geshur

Verse 14

See note on Joshua 13 . 33. Joshua 14 . 3 , Joshua 14 . 4 , Numbers 18 . 20-24 , Deuteronomy 10 . 9 , Deuteronomy 12 . 12 , Deuteronomy 12 . 19 , Deuteronomy 18 . 2

Reciprocal . Numbers 26 . 62 . those that Deuteronomy 3 . 12 . from Aroer Deuteronomy 18 . 1 . they shall Joshua 18 . 7 . the Levites Ezekiel 44 . 28 . I am their inheritance

Verse 15

Reciprocal . Exodus 6 . 14 . these be Joshua 22 . 4 . get Judges 11 . 20 . General 1 Chronicles 5 . 8 . Aroer Ezekiel 48 . 6 . Reuben

Verse 16

Joshua 13 . 9 , Joshua 12 . 2 , Numbers 21 . 28-30 , Numbers 32 . 33-38 , Deuteronomy 3 . 12 , Isaiah 15 . 1 , Isaiah 15 . 2 , Isaiah 15 . 4 , Isaiah 16 . 7-9 , Jeremiah 48 . 21-24

Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 30 . 28 . Aroer 2 Samuel 24 . 5 . Aroer Isaiah 16 . 2 . the fords Isaiah 17 . 2 . Aroer

Verse 17

Dibon . Eusebius says the city was situated in the plain of Arnon.

Bamothbaal . or , the high places of Baal , and the house of Baal-meon , Numbers 21 . 19 , Numbers 22 . 41 , Numbers 32 . 38

Reciprocal . Numbers 21 . 30 . Dibon Joshua 21 . 39 . Heshbon 1 Chronicles 5 . 8 . Baalmeon Isaiah 15 . 2 . is gone Jeremiah 48 . 18 . Dibon Jeremiah 48 . 23 . Bethmeon Ezekiel 25 . 9 . Baalmeon

Verse 18

Jahaza . A city near Medeba and Dibon , afterwards given to the Levites. Joshua 21 . 36 , Joshua 21 . 37 , Numbers 21 . 23 , Jahaz , 1 Chronicles 6 . 78 , 1 Chronicles 6 . 79 , Jahzah

Kedemoth . Supposed to have been situated east of the Arnon.

Mephaath . Situated near the desert , east of Moab. In the time of Eusebius , he says the Romans kept a garrison there.

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 2 . 26 . Kedemoth Isaiah 15 . 4 . Jahaz Jeremiah 48 . 21 . Jahazah

Verse 19

And Kirjathaim . This city , according to Eusebius , was situated ten miles west of Medeba. Numbers 32 . 37 , Numbers 32 . 38 , Sibman , Called Shibmah , Numbers 32 . 38 , and celebrated for its vines Jeremiah 48 . 32. Isaiah 16 . 8 , Isaiah 16 . 9 , on which last place , Jerome says , there were scarcely 500 paces between it and Heshbon.

Reciprocal . Genesis 14 . 5 . Shaveh Kiriathaim Jeremiah 48 . 23 . Kiriathaim Ezekiel 25 . 9 . Baalmeon

Verse 20

Bethpeor . Numbers 25 . 3 , Deuteronomy 4 . 46

Ashdothpisgah . or , springs of Pisgah , or , the hill , Joshua 12 . 3 , Deuteronomy 3 . 17

Bethjeshimoth . Numbers 33 . 49 , Ezekiel 25 . 9

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 4 . 49 . under the springs

Verse 21

And all the . Deuteronomy 3 . 10

whom Moses . Numbers 21 . 24-35 , Deuteronomy 2 . 30-36

with the . Numbers 31 . 8

Reciprocal . Numbers 22 . 4 . elders Numbers 25 . 15 . Zur Joshua 21 . 39 . Heshbon

Verse 22

Balaam . Numbers 22 . 5-7 , Numbers 24 . 1 , Numbers 31 . 8 , 2 Peter 2 . 15 , Jude 1 . 11 , Revelation 2 . 14 , Revelation 19 . 20

soothsayer . or , diviner

Reciprocal . Numbers 22 . 4 . elders Numbers 24 . 25 . General Jeremiah 27 . 9 . hearken

Verse 23

Reciprocal . Exodus 6 . 14 . these be

Verse 24

Numbers 32 . 34-36

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 4 . 48 . Aroer Deuteronomy 33 . 20 . Blessed 1 Samuel 13 . 7 . Gad 1 Chronicles 5 . 11 . Gad Jeremiah 49 . 2 . Rabbah Ezekiel 48 . 27 . Gad

Verse 25

their coast . Numbers 32 . 35

Jazer . A city near a brook of the same name , now called Wady Szyr; and probably the present Szyr occupies its site.

half . Numbers 21 . 26-30 , Deuteronomy 2 . 19 , Judges 11 . 13-27

Rabbah . Deuteronomy 3 . 11 , 2 Samuel 11 . 1 , 2 Samuel 12 . 26 , Ezekiel 21 . 20 , Amos 1 . 14

Reciprocal . Numbers 32 . 1 . Jazer Joshua 22 . 9 . the country of Gilead Judges 5 . 17 . Gilead 1 Chronicles 6 . 81 . Jazer Isaiah 16 . 8 . Jazer Jeremiah 49 . 2 . Rabbah Obadiah 1 . 19 . Benjamin

Verse 26

Ramathmizpeh . Joshua 20 . 8 , Genesis 31 . 49 , Judges 10 . 17 , Judges 11 . 11 , Judges 11 . 29 , 1 Kings 22 . 3

Mahanaim . Joshua 21 . 38 , Genesis 32 . 1 , Genesis 32 . 2 , 2 Samuel 2 . 8 , 2 Samuel 17 . 27

Debir . 2 Samuel 9 . 4 , 2 Samuel 9 . 5 , 2 Samuel 17 . 27 , Lodebar

Reciprocal . Joshua 13 . 30 . General 2 Samuel 17 . 24 . Mahanaim 1 Chronicles 6 . 81 . Heshbon

Verse 27

Betharam . A city near mount Peor , and not far from the entrance of the Jordan into the Dead Sea; rebuilt and called Livias by Herod , in honour of Livia , wife of Augustus. Numbers 32 . 36

Bethnimrah . Numbers 32 . 3 , Numbers 32 . 36

Succoth . Genesis 33 . 17 , Judges 8 . 5 , Judges 8 . 6 , Judges 8 . 14-16 , 1 Kings 7 . 46

Chinnereth . Joshua 11 . 2 , Joshua 12 . 3 , Chinneroth , Numbers 34 . 11 , Deuteronomy 3 . 17 , Luke 5 . 1 , Gennesaret

Reciprocal . Joshua 19 . 35 . Chinnereth Psalm 60 . 6 . valley Isaiah 15 . 6 . Nimrim

Verse 29

Reciprocal . Numbers 32 . 22 . this land Numbers 32 . 40 . General Deuteronomy 3 . 13 . the rest Joshua 17 . 5 . beside Joshua 22 . 7 . General 1 Chronicles 5 . 23 . Baalhermon Ezekiel 48 . 4 . Manasseh

Verse 30

Joshua 13 . 26 , Numbers 32 . 39-41 , Deuteronomy 3 . 13-15 , 1 Chronicles 2 . 21-23

Reciprocal . Numbers 21 . 33 . Og Numbers 32 . 41 . Jair Deuteronomy 3 . 3 . General Deuteronomy 3 . 4 . all his cities 1 Chronicles 2 . 22 . Jair

Verse 31

Ashtaroth . Joshua 12 . 4

the children of Machir by . Numbers 32 . 39 , Numbers 32 . 40

Reciprocal . Genesis 14 . 5 . Ashteroth Deuteronomy 3 . 4 . all his cities Deuteronomy 3 . 10 . Edrei Joshua 22 . 9 . the country of Gilead Judges 5 . 17 . Gilead 1 Chronicles 7 . 14 . Machir Obadiah 1 . 19 . Benjamin

Verse 32

Reciprocal . Joshua 14 . 3 . but unto

Verse 33

At Joshua 13 . 14 , as well as here , notice is taken , that to the tribe of Levi , "Moses gave no inheritance ," for so God had appointed. Numbers 18 . 20. If they had been appointed to a lot entire by themselves , Moses would have served them first , not because it was his own tribe , but because it was God's , but they must be provided for in another manner; their habitation must be scattered in all the tribes , and their maintenance brought out of all the tribes , and God himself was the portion both of their inheritance and of their cup. Joshua 18 . 7 , Deuteronomy 10 . 9 , Deuteronomy 18 . 1 , Deuteronomy 18 . 2

Reciprocal . Numbers 26 . 62 . those that Deuteronomy 12 . 12 . General Joshua 14 . 3 . but unto Ezekiel 44 . 28 . I am their inheritance Hebrews 11 . 33 . through