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• Division of the Land of CanaanBible

  The division of the land of Canaan was the allotment of territory by lot to the twelve tribes, carried out by Joshua and Eleazar the priest after Israel entered Canaan. It is recorded chiefly in Joshua 13–21.

• CanaanBible

  Canaan is the land lying between the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is the "Promised Land" that God pledged to give to Abraham and his descendants, and it is the principal setting of Old Testament Israel's history.

• Conquest of CanaanBible

  The conquest of Canaan was Israel's entry into the land of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua, when the Israelites crossed the Jordan River and took possession of a number of cities. It is recorded chiefly in Joshua 1–12.

• Mount NeboBible

  Mount Nebo is a mountain in the land of Moab, east of the Jordan River. Before his death, Moses climbed it and viewed Canaan, the Promised Land (Deuteronomy 34:1-6).

• PisgahBible

  Pisgah was a mountain or ridge in the land of Moab, east of the Jordan River and opposite Jericho. From its summit Moses viewed the Promised Land of Canaan before his death.

• Mount PisgahBible

  Mount Pisgah is a mountain or ridge in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, northeast of the Dead Sea. It is known as the place from whose summit Moses viewed the Promised Land of Canaan before his death.

• Deuteronomy 34Bible

  Deuteronomy 34 is the final chapter of Deuteronomy. In it Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo, dies in the land of Moab at the age of 120, and is succeeded by Joshua.

• Deuteronomy 3Bible

  Deuteronomy 3 recounts Moses' recollection of the defeat of Og king of Bashan and the distribution of the land east of the Jordan among the tribes, and it relates how his prayer to enter the Promised Land was refused.

• Canaan BelieversChristian Life

  "Canaan believers" (gana-an seongdo) is a term used in Korean Protestantism for Christians who maintain their faith but do not attend any particular church. It is a wordplay: reversing the syllables of the Korean phrase for "not going" (to church) produces the Korean name for Canaan, the Promised Land.

• The Twelve SpiesBible

  The Twelve Spies were the men, one chosen from each tribe, whom Moses sent to explore Canaan, the Promised Land, before Israel entered it after the Exodus. The term also refers to the episode itself, which is recorded in Numbers 13–14.

• EuphratesBible

  The Euphrates is a great river of western Asia. In the Bible it appears as one of the four rivers into which the river flowing out of the Garden of Eden divided, and as the northeastern boundary of the land promised to Abraham's descendants.

• Deuteronomy 8Bible

  Deuteronomy 8 is the chapter in which Moses urges Israel to remember the Lord's guidance during the forty years in the wilderness and warns them not to grow proud and forget the Lord once they enjoy abundance in the Promised Land.

• Joshua 1Bible

  Joshua 1 is the chapter in which, after the death of Moses, God commands Joshua to cross the Jordan into the Promised Land and promises to be with him. Joshua prepares the people and the tribes east of the Jordan for the crossing, and they pledge their obedience.

• Great SeaBible

  The Great Sea is a biblical place name for the present-day Mediterranean Sea, which lies west of the land of Canaan. The name appears mainly in passages that describe the western boundary of the Promised Land.

• CalebPeople

  Caleb is a man of the tribe of Judah who appears in the Old Testament books of Numbers and Joshua. One of the twelve spies, he joined Joshua in urging Israel to take Canaan, and the two of them were the only members of the Exodus generation to enter the Promised Land.

• Mount HorBible

  Mount Hor is a mountain in the Book of Numbers. Located on the border of Edom, it is where Aaron died and the place from which Israel set out just before the episode of the bronze serpent. A mountain of the same name also appears on the northern boundary of the Promised Land.

• JebusitesBible

  The Jebusites were one of the peoples who lived in the land of Canaan before Israel entered it. They held Jerusalem, formerly called Jebus, until David conquered it.

• AmoritesBible

  The Amorites were a people who lived in the hill country of Canaan and east of the Jordan River before Israel entered the land. In the Bible, the name is also used for the native inhabitants of Canaan as a whole.

• HamathBible

  Hamath was an ancient city and kingdom on the Orontes River in what is now western Syria. The Old Testament frequently uses it as a reference point for the northern boundary of the land of Israel.