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Deuteronomy 1

Deuteronomy 1:7

The Command to Leave Horeb · Deuteronomy 1:1–8
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Translations

Modern
Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.
Traditional
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
Literal
Turn and set out for yourselves, and go to the mountains of the Amorite and to all the neighboring places in the plain, in the hill country, and in the Shephelah, and in the Negev, and on the seacoast, to the land of the Canaanite, and to Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.
Latin
…revertimini, et venite ad montem Amorrhæorum, et ad cetera quæ ei proxima sunt campestria atque montana et humiliora loca contra meridiem, et juxta littus maris, terram Chananæorum, et Libani usque ad flumen magnum Euphraten.

Original

Hebrew
English
Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.

Notes

Deuteronomy 1:7

  • The hill country included the interior areas of Canaan, where the Amorites also lived (see 1:4; Numbers 13:29; Joshua 10:6). The Canaanites once lived all over Palestine, but the Amorites forced them into the valleys and lowlands.

  • the foothills (Hebrew the Shephelah): This is a term still used in modern Israel for the area between the hills of Judah and the coastal plain. This region is known for orchards and vineyards.

  • the Negev: This large desert area is south of Canaan. The Hebrew word can also mean “the south.”

Deuteronomy 1:6–4:40

Secular treaties (formal agreements between nations) often included a section about the past relationship between the two partners. This section reviewed what had happened before the agreement.

In this case, the purpose was to review Israel’s successes and failures since the exodus from Egypt. It reminded the people that God had kept his word, even when they did not obey him.

To prepare the Israelites for life in Canaan, Moses reminded them about life in Egypt, their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, and their past mistakes. He warned them to obey God's covenant. He assured them that God's grace would follow them as they learned to trust and obey the Lord.

Parallels

Exodus 33:1–6

People

Amorites: Canaanite people group, enemies of Israel

Places

Arabah: A desert region in the Jordan Valley and southward Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants Euphrates: Major river in ancient Near East; boundary of Promised Land Lebanon: A mountainous region known for its cedar trees Negeb: The southern region of Israel, a semi-arid area Shephelah: Lowland region between Judean hills and coastal plain

Glossary

Amorites Archaeology and the Bible Deuteronomy, Book of Euphrates River Hill Country of the Amorites Joshua, Book of

Topics

Amorites: Territory of Beasts: Unclean: Not Eaten Euphrates: The Eastern Limit of the Kingdom of Israel Holy Land: Extent of As Promised Lebanon: Bounded the Land of Canaan on the North Lebanon: Northern Boundary of the Land of Canaan Stagnation The Amorites: Originally Inhabited a Mountain District in the South The Euphrates River The Euphrates: Called: The Great River The Euphrates: Extreme Eastern Boundary of the Promised Land Valleys: Called: Vales