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Joshua 1

Joshua 1:4

God Instructs Joshua · Joshua 1:1–9
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Translations

Modern
Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.
Traditional
From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
Literal
From this wilderness and Lebanon and as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory.
Latin
A deserto et Libano usque ad fluvium magnum Euphraten, omnis terra Hethæorum usque ad mare magnum contra solis occasum erit terminus vester.

Original

Hebrew
English
Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.

Notes

Joshua 1:4

  • The most southern region where ancient Israel settled was the Negev, near Beersheba (15:28). Israel's most northern tribes settled in parts of the Lebanon mountains, making 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 1:1–9

God confirmed Joshua as Israel's leader and the man to succeed Moses. God promised Abraham that those descended from him would possess the land of Canaan (Genesis 12:7; 15:7; 17:8). God repeated this promise to Moses (Exodus 3:6–8; 13:3–5; Deuteronomy 1:6–8; 6:10–19). Now, God was ready to fulfill this promise through Joshua.

Joshua led the army of Israel's first people who settled in the land God promised to give Israel. Joshua had victories against two Canaanite groups. First, he won battles in the south and then in the north. This allowed access to the hill country for settlement by the Israelites.

Events

Parallels

Deuteronomy 11:8–17

People

Heth: Son of Canaan and ancestor of the Hittites

Places

Euphrates: Major river in ancient Near East; boundary of Promised Land Great Sea: The Mediterranean Sea, the western boundary of the Promised Land Lebanon: A mountainous region known for its cedar trees

Glossary

Conquest and Allotment of the Land Euphrates River Inheritance Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Numbers, Book of The Great Sea Tribe of Dan

Topics

Call: To Special Religious Duty: Joshua Canaan: Land of According to the Promise Canaanites: Territory of Christian Minister: Charge Delivered To Communion: Joshua Courage: Enjoined Upon Joshua Euphrates: The Eastern Limit of the Kingdom of Israel Hittites: Dwelling Place of Hittites: Their Land Given to the Israelites Holy Land: Extent of As Promised Lebanon: Northern Boundary of the Land of Canaan Mediterranean Sea: Mentioned in Scripture As |The Great Sea| The Euphrates River The Sun: The Jews: Expressed the West by Setting of