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Mapping the Unconquered Land
This verse is part of a detailed list of territories Israel had not yet conquered. Commentators note the specific mention of Canaanite lands in the south and the territory of the Sidonians. The place "Mearah" is debated, with scholars suggesting it could be a cave system, a river, or a larger region, highlighting the specific and real-world nature of the task remaining for Israel.
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Joshua
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Albert Barnes
On Joshua 13:4
18th Century
Theologian
Read on the south, and connect the words with the verse preceding. They indicate the southern limit of the still unconquered territory in …
Charles Ellicott
On Joshua 13:1–7
19th Century
Bishop
(b) According to its boundaries.
Joshua was old and stricken in years. —Rather, he…
John Gill
On Joshua 13:4
17th Century
Pastor
From the south, all the land of the Canaanites
That is, of those Canaanites who are particularly so called, in disti…
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Matthew Henry
On Joshua 13:1–6
17th Century
Minister
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…