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and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the hinder sea,

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A Miraculous Panorama

Commentators explain that God supernaturally enabled Moses to see the entire expanse of the Promised Land. From his vantage point, he saw the future territories of the northern tribes like Naphtali, the central lands of Ephraim and Manasseh, and Judah in the south, all the way to the Mediterranean Sea—a physically impossible feat for a normal human eye.

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Deuteronomy

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Deuteronomy 34:1–2

19th Century

Bishop

Pisgah. See Numbers 21:20. The word seems to mean a height.

The Lord showed him all the land of Gilead, unto Da…

John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 34:2

17th Century

Pastor

And all Naphtali
Which lay in the northern part of the land, and where was Galilee of the Gentiles, and so he had a …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 34:1–4

17th Century

Minister

Moses seemed unwilling to leave his work; but once that was finished, he showed no unwillingness to die. God had declared that he would not enter C…