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12:2 King <04428> Sihon <05511> of the Amorites <0567> who lived <03427> in Heshbon <02809> and ruled <04910> from Aroer <06177> (on <05921> the edge <08193> of the Arnon <0769> Valley <05158>)– including the city in the middle <08432> of the valley <05158> and half <02677> of Gilead <01568>– all the way <05704> to the Jabbok <02999> Valley <05158> bordering <01366> Ammonite <05983> <01121> territory. 12:3 His kingdom included the eastern <04217> Arabah <06160> from <05704> the Sea <03220> of Kinnereth <03672> to <05704> the Sea <03220> of the Arabah <06160> (the Salt <04417> Sea <03220>), including the route <01870> to Beth Jeshimoth <01020> and the area southward <08486> below <08478> the slopes <0794> of Pisgah <06449>. 12:4 The territory <01366> of King <04428> Og <05747> of Bashan <01316>, one of the few remaining <03499> Rephaites <07497>, who lived <03427> in Ashtaroth <06252> and Edrei <0154> 12:5 and ruled <04910> over Mount <02022> Hermon <02768>, Salecah <05548>, all <03605> of Bashan <01316> to <05704> the border <01366> of the Geshurites <01651> and Maacathites <04602>, and half <02677> of Gilead <01568> as far as the border <01366> of King <04428> Sihon <05511> of Heshbon <02809>. 12:6 Moses <04872> the Lord’s <03069> servant <05650> and the Israelites <03478> <01121> defeated <05221> them and Moses <04872> the Lord’s <03069> servant <05650> assigned <05414> their land <03425> to Reuben <07206>, Gad <01425>, and the half <02677> tribe <07626> of Manasseh <04519>. 12:7 These <0428> are the kings <04428> of the land <0776> whom <0834> Joshua <03091> and the Israelites <03478> <01121> defeated <05221> on the west <03220> side <05676> of the Jordan <03383>, from Baal Gad <01171> in the Lebanon <03844> Valley <01237> to <05704> Mount <02022> Halak <02510> on up <05927> to Seir <08165>. Joshua <03091> assigned <05414> this territory <04256> to the Israelite <03478> tribes <07626>, 12:8 including the hill country <02022>, the lowlands <08219>, the Arabah <06160>, the slopes <0794>, the wilderness <04057>, and the Negev <05045>– the land of the Hittites <02850>, Amorites <0567>, Canaanites <03669>, Perizzites <06522>, Hivites <02340>, and Jebusites <02983>: 12:9 the king <04428> of Jericho <03405> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Ai <05857>– located <06654> near Bethel <01008>– (one <0259>), 12:10 the king <04428> of Jerusalem <03389> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Hebron <02275> (one <0259>), 12:11 the king <04428> of Jarmuth <03412> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Lachish <03923> (one <0259>), 12:12 the king <04428> of Eglon <05700> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Gezer <01507> (one <0259>), 12:13 the king <04428> of Debir <01688> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Geder <01445> (one <0259>), 12:14 the king <04428> of Hormah <02767> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Arad <06166> (one <0259>), 12:15 the king <04428> of Libnah <03841> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Adullam <05725> (one <0259>), 12:16 the king <04428> of Makkedah <04719> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Bethel <01008> (one <0259>), 12:17 the king <04428> of Tappuah <08599> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Hepher <02660> (one <0259>), 12:18 the king <04428> of Aphek <0663> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Lasharon <08289> (one <0259>), 12:19 the king <04428> of Madon <04068> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Hazor <02674> (one <0259>), 12:20 the king <04428> of Shimron Meron <08112> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Acshaph <0407> (one <0259>), 12:21 the king <04428> of Taanach <08590> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Megiddo <04023> (one <0259>), 12:22 the king <04428> of Kedesh <06943> (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Jokneam <03362> near Carmel <03760> (one <0259>), 12:23 the king <04428> of Dor <01756>– near Naphath Dor <01756>– (one <0259>), the king <04428> of Goyim <01471>– near Gilgal <01537>– (one <0259>), 12:24 the king <04428> of Tirzah <08656> (one <0259>), a total <03605> of thirty-one <07970> kings <04428>.

• Jos 11:16--12:24 -- A Summary of Israel's Victories

• GALILEE, SEA OF

  [ebd] (Matt. 4:18; 15:29), is mentioned in the Bible under three other names. (1.) In the Old Testament it is called the "sea of Chinnereth" (Num. 34:11; Josh. 12:3; 13:27), as is supposed from its harp-like shape. (2). The "lake ...
  [isbe] GALILEE, SEA OF - (he thalassa tes Galilaias): 1. The Name: This is the name 5 times given in the New Testament (Mt 4:18; 15:29; Mk 1:16; 7:31; Jn 6:1) to the sheet of water which is elsewhere called "the sea of Tiberias" (J...
  [smith] So called from the province of Galilee, which bordered on the western side. (Matthew 4:18) It was also called the "Sea of Tiberias," from the celebrated city of that name. (John 6:1) At its northwestern angle was a beautiful ...
  

• Joshua

  [ebd] Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A.V.), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 (R.V., Jos...
  [nave] JOSHUA 1. Called also Jehoshua, and Jehoshuah, and Oshea. Son of Nun, Num. 13:8; 1 Chr. 7:27. Intimately associated with Moses, Ex. 24:13; 32:17; 33:11. A religious zealot, Num. 11:28. Sent with others to view the promise...
  

• TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

  [isbe] TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - || I. EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING IN ISRAEL 1. Invention of Alphabet 2. The Cuneiform 3. References to Writing in the Old Testament 4. Inscriptions after Settlement in Canaan 5. Orthography of the Pe...
  

• Salmon

  [ebd] shady; or Zalmon (q.v.), a hill covered with dark forests, south of Shechem, from which Abimelech and his men gathered wood to burn that city (Judg. 9:48). In Ps. 68:14 the change from war to peace is likened to snow on the ...
  

• City

  [ebd] The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Gen. 4:17). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12). Next, we have a record of the cities o...
  

• Jebusites

  [nave] JEBUSITES One of the tribes of Canaan, Deut. 7:1. Land of, given to Abraham and his descendants, Gen. 15:21; Ex. 3:8, 17; 23:23, 24; Deut. 20:17; Ex. 33:2; 34:10, 11. Conquered by Joshua, Josh. 10-12; 24:11; by David, 2 Sa...
  

• Canaan

  [nave] CANAAN 1. Son of Ham, Gen. 9:18, 22, 25-27. Descendants of, Gen. 10:6, 15; 1 Chr. 1:8, 13. 2. Land of (The history of this region is involved in that of the Israelites. The student is therefore referred to Israel, History ...
  

• Hittites

  [nave] HITTITES A tribe of Canaanites. Children of Heth, Gen. 10:15; 23:10. Sell a burying-ground to Abraham, Gen. 23. Esau intermarries with, Gen. 26:34; 36:2. Dwelling place of, Gen. 23:17-20; Num. 13:29; Josh. 1:4; Judg. 1:26...
  

• JOSHUA (2)

  [isbe] JOSHUA (2) - || I. FORM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF NAME II. HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF JOSHUA 1. First Appearance 2. The Minister of Moses 3. One of the Spies 4. The Head of the People (1) His First Act--Sending of the Spies (2) Crossi...
  

• PALESTINE, 2

  [isbe] PALESTINE, 2 - III. Palestine in the Historic Books of the Old Testament. 1. Book of Joshua: Joshua is the great geographical book of the Old Testament; and the large majority of the 600 names of places, rivers and mountains...
  

• Bashan

  [isbe] BASHAN - ba'-shan (ha-bashan, "the Bashan"; Basan): This name is probably the same in meaning as the cognate Arabic bathneh, "soft, fertile land," or bathaniyeh (batanaea), "this land sown with wheat" ("wheatland"). 1. Bound...
  [smith] (fruitful), a district on the east of Jordan. It is sometimes spoken of as the "land of Bashan," (1 Chronicles 5:11) and comp. Numb 21:33; 32:33 And sometimes as "all Bashan." (3:10,13; Joshua 12:5; 13:12,30) It was taken ...
  [nave] BASHAN A region E. of the Jordan and N. of Arnon, Gen. 14:5. Og, king of, Josh. 13:12. Allotted to the two and one half tribes, which had their possession E. of the Jordan, Num. 32:33; Deut. 3:10-14; Josh. 12:4-6; 13:29-31...
  

• Jabbok

  [ebd] a pouring out, or a wrestling, one of the streams on the east of Jordan, into which it falls about midway between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea, or about 45 miles below the Sea of Galilee. It rises on the eastern side ...
  [smith] (emptying), a stream which intersects the mountain range of Gilead, comp. (Joshua 12:2,5) and falls into the Jordan on the east about midway between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. It was anciently the border of the chil...
  [nave] JABBOK A stream on the E. of the Jordan, the northern boundary of the possessions of the Ammonites, Num. 21:24; Judg. 11:13; of the Reubenites and the Gadites, Josh. 12:2; Deut. 3:16. The northern boundary of the Amorites, ...
  

• Adullam

  [ebd] one of the royal cities of the Canaanites, now 'Aid-el-ma (Josh. 12:15; 15:35). It stood on the old Roman road in the valley of Elah (q.v.), which was the scene of David's memorable victory over Goliath (1 Sam. 17:2), and no...
  [isbe] ADULLAM - a-dul'-am (`adhullam): (1) A city, with dependencies, and in ancient times having a king, mentioned five times in the Old Testament, each time in a list with other cities (Josh 12:15; 15:35; 2 Ch 11:7; Mic 1:15; Ne...
  [smith] (justice of the people), Apocr. ODOLLAM, a city of Judah int he lowland of the Shefelah, (Joshua 15:35) the seat of a Canaanite king, (Joshua 12:15) and evidently a place of great antiquity. (Genesis 38:1,12,20) Fortified by ...
  [nave] ADULLAM 1. A cave near the Dead Sea. David takes refuge in, 1 Sam. 22:1; 2 Sam. 23:13; 1 Chr. 11:15. See titles of Psalms 57 and 142. 2. An ancient city of Canaan, Gen. 38:1; Josh. 12:15; 15:35; 2 Chr. 11:7; Neh. 11:30; Mic...
  

• Og

  [isbe] OG - (`ogh; Og): King of Bashan, whose territory, embracing 60 cities, was conquered by Moses and the Israelites immediately after the conquest of Sihon, king of the Amorites (Nu 21:33-35; Dt 3:1-12). The defeat took place a...
  [nave] OG, king of Bashan. A man of gigantic stature, Num. 21:33; Deut. 3:11; Josh. 12:4; 13:12. Defeated and slain by Moses, Num. 21:33-35; Deut. 1:4; 3:1-7; 29:7; 31:4; Josh. 2:10; 9:10; Psa. 135:10, 11; 136:18-20. Land of, give...
  

• Madon

  [ebd] strife, a Canaanitish city in the north of Palestine (Josh. 11:1; 12:19), whose king was slain by Joshua; perhaps the ruin Madin, near Hattin, some 5 miles west of Tiberias.
  [isbe] MADON - ma'-don (madhon; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Marrhon; Codex Alexandrinus Madon (Josh 11:1); Codex Vaticanus Marmoth; Codex Alexandrinus Maron (Josh 12:19)): A royal city of the Canaanites named along with Hazor of Ga...
  [smith] (strife) one of the principal cities of Canaan before the conquest, probably in the north. Its king joined Jabin and his confederates in their attempt against Joshua at the waters of Xierom, and like the rest was killed. (Jos...
  [nave] MADON, a Canaanite city, Josh. 11:1; 12:19.
  

• Geder

  [ebd] a walled place, (Josh. 12:13), perhaps the same as Gederah or Gedor (15:58).
  [isbe] GEDER - ge'-der (gedher): A royal city of the Canaanites taken by Joshua along with Lachish, Eglon, Gezer, Debir and Hormah (Josh 12:13 f). It may be the city called "Beth-gader" in 1 Ch 2:51, and the birthplace of Baal-hana...
  [smith] (a wall). The king of Geder was one of the thirty-one kings who were overcome by Joshua on the west of the Jordan. (Joshua 12:13) (B.C. 1445.) It is possible that it may be the same place as the Geder named in (1 Chronicle...
  [nave] GEDER An ancient city of Canaan, Josh. 12:13. Possibly identical with Gedor, 2 or 3.
  

• Achshaph

  [ebd] fascination, a royal city of the Canaanites, in the north of Palestine (Josh. 11:1; 12:20; 19:25). It was in the eastern boundary of the tribe of Asher, and is identified with the modern ruined village of Kesaf or Yasif, N.E...
  [isbe] ACHSHAPH - ak'-shaf ('akhshaph, "sorcery," or "fascination"): A city in the northern part of the territory conquered by Joshua. The king of Achshaph was a member of the coalition against Israel under Jabin and Sisera. It is ...
  [smith] (fascination), a city within the territory of Asher, named between Beten and Alammelech, (Joshua 19:25) originally the seat of a Canaanite king. (Joshua 11:1; 12:20)
  [nave] ACHSHAPH, an ancient city in N. Palestine, Josh. 11:1; 12:20; 19:25.
  

• Hepher

  [isbe] HEPHER - (chepher): (1) Septuagint Hopher (Josh 12:17), a Canaanitish town mentioned between Tappuah and Aphek, unidentified. (2) In 1 Ki 4:10 a district connected with Socoh, and placed by Solomon under the direction of Be...
  [smith] a place in ancient Canaan which occurs in the lists of conquered kings. (Joshua 12:17) It was on the west of Jordan. Comp. (Joshua 12:7) and 1Kin 4:10
  [nave] HEPHER 1. Son of Gilead, and ancestor of Zelophehad, Num. 26:32, 33; 27:1; Josh. 17:2, 3. 2. Son of Naarah, 1 Chr. 4:6. 3. One of David's heroes, 1 Chr. 11:36. 4. A city west of the Jordan, Josh. 12:17; 1 Kin. 4:10.
  

• EDREI

  [ebd] mighty; strength. (1.) One of the chief towns of the kingdom of Bashan (Josh. 12:4, 5). Here Og was defeated by the Israelites, and the strength of the Amorites broken (Num. 21:33-35). It subsequently belonged to Manasseh, f...
  [isbe] EDREI - ed'-re-i ('edhre`i; Edra-ein): (1) One of the cities of Og, not far from Ashtaroth, where the power of his kingdom received its deathblow from the invading Israelites (Josh 12:4; Nu 21:33 ff, etc.). It seems to mark ...
  [smith] (stronghold). One of the two capital cities of Bashan, in the territory of Manasseh east of the Jordan. (Numbers 21:33; 1:4; 3:10; Joshua 12:4) In Scripture it is only mentioned in connection with the victory gained by the I...
  

• Libnah

  [ebd] transparency; whiteness. (1.) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:20, 21). (2.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (Josh. 10:29-32; 12:15). It became one of the Levitical t...
  [isbe] LIBNAH - lib'-na (libhnah "whiteness," "transparency," "pavement" (compare Ex 24:10 where libhnath, is translated "paved work" or a "compact foundation"); Lebna): (1) A desert camp of the Israelites between Rimmon-perez and ...
  [nave] LIBNAH 1. A station of the Israelites in the desert, Num. 33:20. 2. A city of Judah, captured by Joshua, Josh. 10:29-32, 39; 12:15. Allotted to the priests, Josh. 21:13; 1 Chr. 6:57. Seacherib besieged; his army defeated ...
  

• The Defeated Kings of Canaan

  

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