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Numbers 34

Numbers 34:2

Command the children of Israel and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan, (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts [boundaries] THEREOF, that is, the land of your inheritance, the Land of Promise, shall have the following bo... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:3

then your south quarter, the general southern boundary, SHALL BE FROM THE WILDERNESS OF ZIN ALONG BY THE COAST OF EDOM, in the southeastern corner, AND YOUR SOUTH BORDER SHALL BE THE OUTMOST COAST OF THE SALT SEA EASTWARD, the extreme southeastern corner of the Dead Sea;... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:4

and your border shall turn from the south, that is, bend southwards in Israel's favor, TO THE ASCENT OF AKRABBIM, the mountains on the northeastern boundary of Edom, AND PASS ON TO ZIN, along the border of the desert; AND THE GOING FORTH THEREOF SHALL BE FROM THE SOUTH TO KADESH-BARNEA, to include t... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:5

and the border shall fetch a compass (turn toward) FROM AZMON UNTO THE RIVER OF EGYPT, AND THE GOINGS OUT OF IT SHALL BE AT THE SEA, for the brook of Egypt would form the boundary on the southwest, 1 Kings 8:65; 2 Kings 24:7.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:6

And as for the western border, ye shall even have the Great Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, FOR A BORDER; THIS SHALL BE YOUR WEST BORDER.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:7

And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you Mount Hor; this mountain, probably in the Anti-Lebanon range, was to determine the extent of the country toward the north.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:8

From Mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath, on the boundary of the kingdom of that name, in the valley of the Orontes, 2 Kings 14:25; AND THE GOINGS FORTH OF THE BORDER SHALL BE TO ZEDAD, toward the northeast;... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:9

and the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar-enan, a village noted for its abundant springs, between Palmyra and Damascus; THIS SHALL BE YOUR NORTH BORDER.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:11

and the coast shall go down from Shepham to Biblah, on the east side of Ain, in the borders of the land of Hamath, 2 Kings 23:33; AND THE BORDER SHALL DESCEND, AND SHALL REACH UNTO THE SIDE, literally, "the shoulder," OF THE SEA OF CHINNERETH, later called the Sea of Galilee, EASTWARD, thus striking... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:12

and the border, skirting the lake on the eastern side, SHALL GO DOWN TO JORDAN, AND THE GOINGS OUT OF IT SHALL BE AT THE SALT SEA, the Dead Sea, both the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan thus being included within the boundary of Canaan proper. THIS SHALL BE YOUR LAND WITH THE COASTS THEREOF ROUND ABOU... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:13

And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord commanded to give unto the nine tribes and to the half tribe;... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:14

for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers have received their inheritance, to be definitely assigned to them after they had fulfilled the condition which they had accepted, Numbers 32:2... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:15

The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan, near Jericho eastward, toward the sun-rising, this expression being used to denote the entire kingdom of the Amorites, as well as Bashan and Gilead. Every new message of the Lord made the possession of the land of... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:17

These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you, the men in charge of the lot-casting which should determine the location of each individual tribe: ELEAZAR, THE PRIEST, AND JOSHUA, THE SON OF NUN.... [ Continue Reading ]

Numbers 34:29

These are they whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. of these princes only Caleb is mentioned elsewhere. The list of tribes in the order named corresponds, with some exceptions, to the situation of the territory which the tribes received... [ Continue Reading ]

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