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turn you, and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the Amorites, and to all [the places] near thereunto, in the Arabah, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the sea-shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.
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The Full Scope of the Promise
Commentators explain that this verse provides a detailed geographical survey of the entire Promised Land. It describes various regions—from the southern deserts to the northern mountains of Lebanon, and all the way to the Euphrates River. This wasn't a vague promise, but a specific and vast territory God was giving to His people.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 1:7
18th Century
Theologian
To the mount of the Amorites - that is, to the mountain district occupied by the Amorites, reaching into the Negeb, and part of the territor…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 1:7
19th Century
Bishop
Enter the mount of the Amorites — that is, the southern part of Judah, from which the five kings of the Amorites, the southern co…
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 1:7
17th Century
Pastor
Turn you and take your journey
That is, remove from Horeb, where they were, and proceed on in their journey, in whic…
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Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 1:1–8
17th Century
Minister
Moses spoke to the people all that the Lord had given him in commandment. Horeb was only eleven days distant from Kadesh-barnea. This was to remind…