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Promised Land
The Promised Land is the land of Canaan, which God promised to give to Abraham and his descendants. In the New Testament, the idea extends to the heavenly homeland and the kingdom of God that believers will receive.
Articles 314, showing 6
- 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.
Verses in the King James Version 10, showing 6
- Exodus 12:25
And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
- Deuteronomy 6:3
Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
- Deuteronomy 9:28
Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
- Deuteronomy 19:8
And if the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
- Deuteronomy 27:3
And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee.
- Joshua 22:4
And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side Jordan.
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