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A Real and Contested Land
Commentators note the specific geography of these cities, with Zereth-shahar, for example, being located 'in the mount of the valley.' This detail, along with the historical context that this territory was often contested with the Moabites, paints a picture of the real-world landscape and challenges the Israelites faced in their allotted land.
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Joshua
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Albert Barnes
On Joshua 13:8–33
18th Century
Theologian
The writer adds to the command of God (Joshua 13:1–7) a statement that the other two and a half tribes had already had their inheritanc…
Charles Ellicott
On Joshua 13:15–33
19th Century
Bishop
John Gill
On Joshua 13:19
17th Century
Pastor
And Kirjathaim, regarding which (See Gill on Numbers 32:37);
and Sibmah, regarding which (See Gill on Numbers 32:3) and (<…
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Matthew Henry
On Joshua 13:7–33
17th Century
Minister
The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that each person should know what belongs to them, and not take what belongs to an…