NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 34:1 God promised Abraham that his
descendants would be given “all the land of Canaan” (Genesis
17:8). Here the Lord describes the borders of the Promised Land. The
boundary is not always clear. In general terms, Canaan consisted of
the land between the Mediterranean Sea and... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 34:7 The northern border of the Promised
Land runs from the Mediterranean, north of Byblos, to HAZAR-ENAN,
which was perhaps an oasis on the edge of the desert east of Zedad.
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 34:10 The eastern border of the Promised
Land is the hardest to define. From HAZAR-ENAN it apparently runs
southward along the edge of the desert before swinging westward to the
Sea of Galilee (SEA OF CHINNERETH). From there it runs south along the
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NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 34:16__ The men who divide the land are the
chiefs of the 10 tribes who will settle west of the Jordan. No chiefs
of Reuben and Gad are listed because they are settling east of the
Jordan.
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