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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

• 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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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.
  

• 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.
  

• 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...
  

• Megiddo

  [ebd] place of troops, originally one of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Josh. 12:21), belonged to the tribe of Manasseh (Judg. 1:27), but does not seem to have been fully occupied by the Israelites till the time of Solomon (1...
  [smith] (place of crowns) was in a very marked position on the southern rim of the plain of Esdraelon, on the frontier line of the territories of the tribes of Issachar and Manasseh, 6 miles from Mount Carmel and 11 from Nazareth. It...
  [nave] MEGIDDO, called also Megiddon, and probably Armageddon. A city in Issachar, situated on the southern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, Josh. 17:11; 1 Chr. 7:29. Conquest of, by Joshua, Josh. 12:21. Walled by Solomon, 1 Kin. 9...
  

• Makkedah

  [ebd] herdsman's place, one of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Josh. 12:16), near which was a cave where the five kings who had confederated against Israel sought refuge (10:10-29). They were put to death by Joshua, who afterw...
  [isbe] MAKKEDAH - ma-ke'-da (maqqedhah; Makeda): A Canaanite royal city which Joshua captured, utterly destroying the inhabitants, and doing to the king as he had done unto the king of Jericho (Josh 10:28; 12:16). It lay in the She...
  [nave] MAKKEDAH A city in Judah, conquered by Joshua, Josh. 10:28; 12:16. Five kings of the Amorites hide in a cave of, and are slain by Joshua, Josh. 10:5, 16-27.
  

• Gilgal

  [isbe] GILGAL - gil'-gal (gilgal, "circle"; Galgala): The article is always with the name except in Josh 5:9. There are three places to which the name is attached: (1) The first camp of Israel after crossing the Jordan (Josh 4:19; ...
  [smith] (a wheel; rolling). The site of the first camp of the Israelites on the west of the Jordan, the place at which they passed the first night after crossing the river, and where the twelve stones were set up which had been take...
  [nave] GILGAL 1. Place of the first encampment of the Israelites W. of the Jordan, Josh. 4:19; 9:6; 10:6, 43; 14:6. Monument erected in, to commemorate the passage of the Jordan by the children of Israel, Josh. 4:19-24. Circumcis...
  

• 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.
  

• Aphek

  [isbe] APHEK - a'-fek ('apheq, "fortress"; Aphek): (1) In Josh 12:18 we should probably read with the Septuagint "the king of Aphek in Sharon." This may correspond to Aphek in 1 Sam 4:1. It was a royal city of the Canaanites whose ...
  [smith] (strength), the name of several places in Palestine. A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was killed by Joshua, (Joshua 12:18) probably the same as APHEKAH in (Joshua 15:53) A city, apparently in the extreme nor...
  [nave] APHEK 1. A city of the tribe of Asher, Josh. 19:30. Called Aphik, Judg. 1:31. 2. A city of the tribe of Issachar. Philistines defeat Israelites at, 1 Sam. 4:1-11. Saul slain at, 1 Sam. 29:1, with chapter 31. Probably the ...
  

• Arad

  [isbe] ARAD - a'-rad (`aradh; Arad): (1) A city mentioned four times in the Old Testament. In the King James Version it is twice mistakenly rendered as the name of a king (Nu 21:1; 33:40). Three times it is spoken of as in the Sout...
  [smith] a royal city of the Canaanites, named with Hormah and Libnah. (Joshua 12:14) The wilderness of Judah was to the south of Arad." (Judges 1:16) It may be identified with a hill, Tel ?Arad , an hour and a half northeast by east ...
  [nave] ARAD 1. A city on the S. of Canaan, Num. 21:1; 33:40. Subdued by Joshua, Josh. 12:14. 2. Son of Beriah, 1 Chr. 8:15.
  

• The Defeated Kings of Canaan

  

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