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from Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir, even to Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under Mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and struck them, and put them to death.
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The Boundaries of Victory
Commentators explain that this verse geographically defines the full extent of Joshua's conquest. It stretched from 'mount Halak' in the south near Edom to 'Baal-gad' in the north under Mount Hermon. While scholars debate the precise modern locations, the key point is the comprehensive nature of the victory, encompassing the entire promised territory from its southern to northern limits.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The mount Halak - See the margin and reference. The name serves to mark the southern limit of Joshua’s conquests. It suits equally well seve…
19th Century
Anglican
The mount Halak is marked as unknown in Conder’s Biblical Gazetteer. But the smooth hill which goeth up to Seir, may very…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[Even] from the mount Halak, that goes up to Seir Or the "smooth" and "bald" mountain, which had no trees on it, as …
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