Joshua 13:3 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

and the larger territory of the Canaanites, extending from the stream of Shihor on the border of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron. It includes the territory of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. The land of the Avvites

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Sihor is derived from a root signifying “to be black,” and is suitable enough as a designation for the Nile (Isaiah 23:3). Here it most…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

(Joshua 13:1–14).

(b) According to its boundaries.

Joshua was old and stricken in years. —Rather, he…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

From Sihor, which is before Egypt. Which Jarchi and Kimchi interpret of the river Nile, and so that river is called ([Ref…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

This chapter begins the account of dividing the land of Canaan among the tribes of Israel by lot, a narrative showing the fulfillment of the promis…