Jos 1:4 | TNotes | STEP | 1:4 Ancient Israel’s southernmost settlement was in the Negev , in the vicinity of Beersheba (15:28 ). Israel’s northernmost tribes settled in portions of the Lebanon mountains , which made them neighbors of the Sidonians. • The Hittites were one of the subgroups that made up Canaan’s population (see study note on 3:10).

‏ Joshua 1:4

1:4 ^a Ancient Israel’s southernmost settlement was in the Negev, in the vicinity of Beersheba (15:28 ^b). Israel’s northernmost tribes settled in portions of the Lebanon mountains, which made them neighbors of the Sidonians.

• The Hittites were one of the subgroups that made up Canaan’s population (see study note on 3:10).