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Command the children of Israel, and tell them, When you come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan according to the borders of it),
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God Sets the Boundaries
Commentators emphasize that God, not Israel, determined the borders of the Promised Land. This was to show His sovereign provision and to define the specific inheritance He was giving them. The phrase 'shall fall to you' is a reference to the division of the land by lot, further highlighting God's direct control over the process.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The land of Canaan - The name Canaan is here restricted to the territory west of the Jordan.
19th Century
Anglican
When you come... — Better, You are entering into the land of Canaan; this is the land which shall fall to you for an inheritan…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Command the children of Israel, and say to them Not to fix the borders, and settle the boundaries of the land, for t…
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Canaan was of small extent; as it is bounded here, it is only about 160 miles in length and about 50 in breadth; yet this was the country promised …
