‏ Joshua 12:7

Joshua 12:7 – Breviate of Joshua’s Conquests

This section gives a summary of all the land and kings that Joshua and the Israelites conquered west of the Jordan River. The passage describes the borders of the land, the types of land and people living there, and lists the kings who were defeated. It shows how God kept His promise to give the land to Israel and how He helped them win many victories. The number of kings and the description of the land help us see how rich and plentiful Canaan was at that time, and how much God had given to His people.

v. 7: The land Joshua conquered stretched from the Jordan River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, and from Baal-gad near Mount Lebanon in the north to Mount Halak near Edom in the south (v. 7 a). This matches the boundaries God promised to Israel (Numbers 34:2-12 b).

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