Joshua 13:5

Translations

Modern

…the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.

Traditional

And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal–gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.

Literal

…and the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon toward the rising of the sun, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance to Hamath.

Latin

…ejusque confinia. Libani quoque regio contra orientem, a Baalgad sub monte Hermon, donec ingrediaris Emath;

Original

Hebrew

English

…the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.

Notes

Joshua 13:4–6

The Sidonians were also known as Phoenicians (see Isaiah 23:11; Obadiah 1:20; Acts 11:19). They lived along the northern coast from north of Mount Carmel to above Gebal (Byblos). They also lived in the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges. Sidon was the main Phoenician city when Israel entered Canaan.

Joshua 13:1–7

Israel did not conquer all of Canaan during Joshua's lifetime. The areas not conquered, mostly in the valleys and plains, were the places most populated. Several generations passed before Israel was strong enough to control these regions and their people.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua Inheriting the Land

Events

Dividing the landc. 1445 BC

Related verses

Joshua 12:7
And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance
1 Kings 5:18
So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.
Psalm 83:7
…of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
Ezekiel 27:9
The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.
Numbers 34:8
…and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,
Joshua 11:17
…from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.
Amos 6:2
Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
Deuteronomy 1:7
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.
Isaiah 10:9
“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
Deuteronomy 3:25
Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that pleasant hill country as well as Lebanon!”

Parallels

Judges 1:1–7

Places

Gebal: Phoenician city; skilled builders; allied against Israel Hamath: A major city and kingdom in Syria, often mentioned in the Bible Lebanon: A mountainous region known for its cedar trees Mount Hermon: Mountain on the northern border of Israel

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Baal-Gad Baal-Hermon Gebal Gebalite Giblite Hamath Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Kerioth Land Mount Hermon Sidon (Place), Sidonian Tribe of Dan

Topics

Baal-Gad: A City of the Canaanites Gebal: A City South of Sidon: Given to Reuben Geshur: District East of the Sources of the Jordan River--The Inhabitants of, not Subdued by the Israelites Hamath: A City of Upper Syria Lebanon: Given to Israel Lebanon: Great Part of, not Conquered by the Israelites The Theocracy: or Immediate Government by God: Consisted in His: Distribution of Conquered Lands

Joshua 13:5

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