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Joshua 24

Joshua 24:30

Joshua’s Death and Burial · Joshua 24:29–33
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Translations

Modern
And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
Traditional
And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath–serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.
Literal
And they buried him within the border of his inheritance at Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash.
Latin
…sepelieruntque eum in finibus possessionis suæ in Thamnathsare, quæ est sita in monte Ephraim, a septentrionali parte montis Gaas.

Original

Hebrew
English
And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

Notes

Joshua 24:30

Timnath-serah: See 19:49–51.

Joshua 24:29–33

The tombs of a respected ancestor and two honored leaders served as a final sign that Canaan truly belonged to Israel. Even so, much work still remained. The people would need to stay alert, and at times they would still need to fight.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua Shechem

Events

Parallels

Judges 2:6–9

People

Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel

Places

Gaash: Mountain in Ephraim; burial place of Joshua Timnath-heres: Town allotted to Joshua, where he was buried

Glossary

Burial, Burial Customs Gaash Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of King Mount Gaash Rest Timnath-heres, Timnath-serah Tribe of Dan

Topics

Gaash: Joshua Buried on the North Side of Gaash: Joshua's Inheritance Embraced Joshua: Also Called Jehoshua, and Jehoshuah, and Oshea: Death and Burial of Shechem: Also Called Sychar, a City of Refuge in Mount Ephraim: Joshua Buried At Timnath-Serah: Joshua Buried In