A list of the kings slain by Moses and Josue,
Besides Sehon and Og kinges of Hesebon and Basan slaine by Moyses, 7. are reckened thirtie one kinges slaine by Iosue.
1These are the kings, whom the children of Israel slew and possessed their land beyond the Jordan towards the rising of the sun, from the torrent Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the east country that looketh towards the wilderness.Questi sono i re che furono sconfitti da' figliuoli d'Israele i quali preser possesso del loro paese di là dal Giordano a levante, dal torrente di Arnon fino al monte Hermon, e a tutta la parte orientale, che guarda verso il deserto.THESE are the kinges, which the children of Israel stroke, and possessed, their Land beyond Iordan toward the rysing of the sunne, from the torrent Arnon vnto mount Hermon, and al the East part, that looketh toward the wildernes.Hi sunt reges, quos percusserunt filii Israël, et possederunt terram eorum trans Jordanem ad solis ortum, a torrente Arnon usque ad montem Hermon, et omnem orientalem plagam, quæ respicit solitudinem. 2Sehon king of the Amorrhites, who dwelt in Hesebon, and had dominion from Aroer, which is seated upon the bank of the torrent Arnon, and of the middle part in the valley, and of half Galaad, as far as the torrent Jaboc, which is the border of the children of Ammon.Sehon re degli Amorrhei, il quale abitò in Hesebon, ebbe signoria da Aroer che è posta sulla ripa del torrente Arnon, e dalla metà della valle, e dalla metà di Galaad sino al torrente Jaboc, che è il confine de' figliuoli di Ammon.Sehon the king of the Amorrheites, which dwelt in Hesebon, had dominion from Aroer, which is situated vpon the banke of the torrent Arnon, and of the middel part in the valley and of halfe Galaad, as farre as the torrent Iaboc, which is the border of the children of Ammon.Sehon rex Amorrhæorum, qui habitavit in Hesebon, dominatus est ab Aroër, quæ sita est super ripam torrentis Arnon, et mediæ partis in valle, dimidiæque Galaad, usque ad torrentem Jaboc, qui est terminus filiorum Ammon. 3And from the wilderness, to the sea of Ceneroth towards the east, and to the sea of the wilderness, which is the most salt sea, on the east side by the way that leadeth to Bethsimoth: and on the south side that lieth under Asedoth, Phasga.E dalla solitudine fino al mare Ceneroth verso levante, e sino al mare del deserto, che è il mare salso verso oriente lungo la strada che mena a Bethsimoth; e da mezzodì dal di sotto di Asedoth, a Phasga.and from the wildernes vnto the sea of Ceneroth against the East, and vnto the Sea of the wildernes, which is the most salt sea, on the East side by the way that leadeth to Besimoth: and on the South side, which lyeth vnder Asedoth, as farre as Phasga.Et a solitudine usque ad mare Ceneroth contra orientem, et usque ad mare deserti, quod est mare salsissimum, ad orientalem plagam per viam quæ ducit Bethsimoth: et ab australi parte, quæ subjacet Asedoth, Phasga. 4The border of Og the king of Basan, of the remnant of the Raphaims who dwelt in Astaroth, and in Edrai, and had dominion in mount Hermon, and in Salecha, and in all Basan, unto the bordersI confini del regno di Og re di Basan (rampollo de' Rafaimi, il quale abitava in Astaroth, e in Edrai) erano dal monte Hermon, e da Saleca con tutto il territorio di Basan sino ai confini.The border of Og the king of Basan, of the remnant of the Raphaims who dwelt in Astaroth, and in Edrai, and had dominion in mount Hermon, and in Salecha, and in al Basan, vnto the bordersTerminus Og regis Basan, de reliquiis Raphaim, qui habitavit in Astaroth, et in Edrai, et dominatus est in monte Hermon, et in Salecha, atque in universa Basan, usque ad terminos 5Of Gessuri and Machati, and of half Galaad: the borders of Sehon the king of Hesebon.Di Gessuri, e di Machati, e della metà del Galaad: e sino a' confini di Sehon re di Hesebon.of Gessuri, and Machati, and of the halfe part of Galaad: the borders of Sehon the king of Hesebon.Gessuri, et Machati, et dimidiæ partis Galaad: terminos Sehon regis Hesebon.
6Moses the servant of the Lord, and the children of Israel slew them, and Moses delivered their land in possession to the Rubenites, and Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses.Mosè servo del Signore, e i figliuoli d'Israele sconfisser quel re, e Mosè diede il dominio del loro paese ai Rubeniti, e a' Gaditi, e a mezza la tribù di Manasse.Moyses the seruant of our Lord, and the children of Israel stroke them, and Moyses deliuered their Land in possession to the Rubenites, and Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses.Moyses famulus Domini et filii Israël percusserunt eos, tradiditque terram eorum Moyses in possessionem Rubenitis, et Gaditis, et dimidiæ tribui Manasse. 7These are the kings of the land, whom Josue and the children of Israel slew beyond the Jordan on the west side from Baalgad in the field of Libanus, unto the mount, part of which goeth up into Seir: and Josue delivered it in possession to the tribes of Israel, to every one their divisions,Questi sono i re del paese sconfitti da Giosuè, e da' figliuoli d'Israele di là dal Giordano dalla parte d'occidente, da Baalgad nella campagna del Libano sino alla montagna di cui una parte sale verso Seir: e Giosuè ne diede il possesso alle tribù d'Israele; a ognuna la sua porzione,These are the Kinges of the Land, whom Iosue stroke and the children of Israel beyond Iordan on the West side, from Balaalgad in the field of Libanus, vnto the mount, part wherof goeth vp into Seir: and Iosue deliuered it in possession to the tribes of Israel, to euerie one their portions,Hi sunt reges terræ, quos percussit Josue et filii Israël trans Jordanem ad occidentalem plagam, a Baalgad in campo Libani, usque ad montem cujus pars ascendit in Seir: tradiditque eam Josue in possessionem tribubus Israël, singulis partes suas, 8As well in the mountains as in the plains and the champaign countries. In Asedoth, and in the wilderness, and in the south was the Hethite and the Amorrhite, the Chanaanite and the Pherezite, the Hevite and the Jebusite.Tanto nella montagna, come ne' piani e nelle campagne. In Asedoth, e nel deserto, e a mezzodì vi erano gli Hethei, e gli Amorrhei, i Chananei, e i Pherezei, gli Hevei, e li Jebusei.as wel in the mountaines as in the plaine and champaine countries. In Asedoth, and in the wildernes, and in the south was the Hetheite and the Amorrheite, the Chananeite, and the Pherezeite, the Heueite, and the Iebuseite.tam in montanis quam in planis atque campestribus. In Asedoth, et in solitudine, ac in meridie, Hethæus fuit et Amorrhæus, Chananæus, et Pherezæus, Hevæus et Jebusæus. 9The king of Jericho one: the king of Hai, which is on the side of Bethel, one:Un re di Gerico: un re di Hai, la quale sta accanto a Bethel,The king of Iericho one: the king of Hai, which is on the side of Bethel, one:Rex Jericho unus: rex Hai, quæ est ex latere Bethel, unus:
10The king of Jerusalem one, the king of Hebron one,Un re di Gerusalemme, un re di Hebron.the king of Ierusalem one, the king of Hebron one,rex Jerusalem unus, rex Hebron unus, 11The king of Jerimoth one, the king of Lachis one,Un re di Jerimoth , un re di Lachis,the King of Ierimoth one, the King of Lachis one,rex Jerimoth unus, rex Lachis unus, 12The king of Eglon one, the king of Gazer one,Un re di Eglon , un re di Gazer,the King of Eglon one, the King of Gazer one,rex Eglon unus, rex Gazer unus, 13The king of Dabir one, the king of Gader one,Un re di Dabir, un re di Gader,the King of Dabir one, the King of Gader one,rex Dabir unus, rex Gader unus, 14The king of Herma one, the king of Hered one,Un re di Herma, un re di Hered,the King of Herma one, the King of Hered one,rex Herma unus, rex Hered unus, 15The king of Lebna one, the king of Odullam one,Un re di Lebna, un re di Odullam,the King of Lebna one, the King of Adullam one,rex Lebna unus, rex Odullam unus, 16The king of Maceda one, the king of Bethel one,Un re di Maceda, un re di Bethel,the King of Maceda one, the King of Bethel one,rex Maceda unus, rex Bethel unus, 17The king of Taphua one, the king of Opher one,Un re di Taphua, un re di Opher,the King of Taphua one, the King of Opher one,rex Taphua unus, rex Opher unus, 18The king of Aphec one, the king of Saron one,Un re di Aphec, un re di Saron,the King of Aphec one, the King of Saron one,rex Aphec unus, rex Saron unus, 19The king of Madon one, the king of Asor one,Un re di Madon, un re di Asor,the King of Madon one, the King of Asor onerex Madon unus, rex Asor unus, 20The king of Semeron one, the king of Achsaph one,Un re di Semeron, un re di Achsaph,the King of Semeron one, the King of Acsaph one,rex Semeron unus, rex Achsaph unus, 21The king of Thenac one, the king of Mageddo one,Un re di Thenac, un re di Mageddo,the King of Thenac one, the King of Mageddo one,rex Thenac unus, rex Mageddo unus, 22The king of Cades one, the king of Jachanan of Carmel one,Un re di Cades, un re di Jachanan del Carmelo,the King of Cades one, the King of Iachanan one,rex Cades unus, rex Jachanan Carmeli unus, 23The king of Dor, and of the province of Dor one, the king of the nations of Galgal one,Un re di Dor, e uno della provincia di Dor, e un re delle nazioni di Galgal,the King of Carmel one, the King of Dor, and of the prouince of Dor one, the King of the Nations of Galgal one,rex Dor et provinciæ Dor unus, rex gentium Galgal unus, 24The king of Thersa one: all the kings thirty and one.Un re di Thersa: in tutto trentun re.the King of Thersa one: al the Kinges thirtie one.rex Thersa unus: omnes reges triginta unus.
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Wilderness. Hebrew, "all the plain country (Araba) on the east."
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Calmet
Galaad. Sehon occupied from the middle of the torrent Arnon, as far as half of the mountains of Galaad, and the torrent Jaboc. (Calmet)
Haydock
Og possessed the other half of the mountains northward, while the Ammonites had the eastern parts. (Haydock)
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Calmet
Bethsimoth is ten miles from Jericho, (Eusebius) near the Dead Sea, in the plains of Moab. (Calmet)
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Phasga. Asedoth lay at the foot of this mountain, being well supplied with water. Subjacet Acedoth usque Phasga, the southern limits of Sehon's dominions had "abundance of springs, as far as Phasga." (Haydock)
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Og. See Numbers 21:33., and Deuteronomy 3:11.
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Haydock
Seir. The same expression occurs, chap 11:17. Hebrew, "from Baalgad, in the vale of Libanus, even unto Mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir." (Haydock)
Calmet
Halak means, "bald or naked." It is not know what mountain it denotes. Josue, (Calmet) or the Israelites, (Haydock) conquered "all the country beyond the Jordan, on the north from Baalgad, at the foot of Libanus, and from Hermon, where these mountains meet, as far as the mountains of separation," which divide the country of Chanaan from that of Seir, on the south of Judea. (Calmet)
Haydock
Baalgad was situated on the north western borders of this territory, not of the Jordan. (Haydock)
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Asedoth, or "in the springs," or valleys, ver. 3.
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Herma, "a curse," where the Israelites defeated king Arad, Numbers 14:45., and 21:3.
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Calmet
Odullam, ten miles east of Eleutheropolis, and famous for the retreat of David. (Calmet)
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Menochius
Bethel. Josue perhaps slew the king, but did not take the city, Judges 1:22. (Menochius)
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Aphec. A place of this name was in the tribe of Aser, another in that of Juda.
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Madon, or Maron. Septuagint, chap 11:1. This place is joined with Semeron, in Hebrew (ver. 20,) improperly. Perhaps it may be the Meros, (Judges 5:23,) or Maronia, a city of Phoenicia.
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Thenac, a city of the Levites, but seized afterwards by the Chanaanites, Judges 1:27. It was near the town of Legion, built by the Romans.
Calmet
Mageddo, where Josias was overcome, 2 Paralipomenon 35:22. (Calmet)
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Jachanan was near Mount Carmel. Sometimes Josue specifies both the city and the canton, where it was situated; at other times he only mentions the latter, as in the following verse.
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Galgal, not where the Israelites had encamped, but that part which was afterwards called the Galilee of the Gentiles, in some corner of which the king in question had fixed his residence. For we cannot suppose that he ruled over all that country, extending from Tyre to beyond the Jordan. His people might probably be a mixed multitude of various nations, as Strabo (xvi.) observes, that many parts of Palestine were peopled by men of this description.
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Brocard
Thersa. Here the kings of Israel kept their court, till Amri built Samaria, (Calmet) about nine miles more to the north. (Brocard.)
Menochius
One. The two kings slain by Moses (Worthington) are not included. (Menochius)
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Moyses slew two kinges, & Iosue thirtie one.
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2. HE RULED, etc., THE MIDDLE PART IN THE VALLEY. — In Hebrew, he ruled in the middle of the valley. Thus the Septuagint, as if to say: He ruled through the middle of the valley, which is divided by the river Arnon, so that the middle of the river and the adjacent valley was of Sehon king of the Amorites, but the other half was of the Moabites. See Deut. iii, 16.
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4. RAPHAIM. — Thus were called the giants born from Rapha, just as the Anakim born from Enac. See the remarks on Gen. xiv, 5. WHO DWELT IN ASTAROTH. — Thus was this city and royal seat of Og king of Bashan named, from Astarte the idol of Diana or Juno, that is the moon, which was worshipped there; whence also it was surnamed Carnaim, that is, of two horns, because the moon when born is two-horned. See the remarks on Gen. xiv, 5; thus also Baalgad, says Arias, received its name from the deity of Fortune, which was worshipped there: for Gad is fortune, as I said in Gen. xxx, 11; Baal is God.
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9. The King of Jericho, One. — "King," that is, a kinglet, or prince. For individual cities with their territories had their own kings, that is, rulers and princes, as is evident from what follows; for in former times the lords of individual cities were called kings, as Aristotle testifies, book III of the Politics, Strabo, book XVI, and Pliny, book VI, chapter ix. From this gather how great was the simplicity of that age, when kings, content with their own cities, did not seek others, but conspired with them against common enemies, for example the Hebrews. But now we not rarely see such ambition in men that the whole world is not sufficient to satisfy it. Whence concerning Alexander the Great the Poet sang: One world suffices not the Pellaean youth, A tomb shall be his rest. Why, wretched mortals, do you covet the earth? Why do you strive to add fields to fields, cities to cities, kingdoms to kingdoms? Why do you torment yourselves your whole life in the expansion of estates, about to die tomorrow, and to render to God the judge and avenger an exact account of ambition, injustice and tyranny? to be buried in a grave of eight feet of earth? to burn in hell throughout all eternity? This is a point of earth, which among mortals is divided by iron and fire. O how narrow are the bounds of mortals! O how narrow and blind are the minds of mortals! Do you truly prefer this point of earth to the vastest, most beautiful, most opulent spheres and kingdoms of heaven?
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23. THE KING OF THE GENTILES GALGAL, ONE. — In Hebrew the article lamed is added to Galgal, as if to say, "The King of the Gentiles Galgal," or in Galgala, "one." It is certain that Galgal here is not Galgala, where Joshua after crossing the Jordan fixed his camp: for there was no city there, no king. Wherefore Masius and others reasonably think that Galgal is Galilee. For this in Hebrew is called גליל Galil. But Galgal is the same as Galil, with only the letter guimel doubled, which is frequent among the Hebrews. Whence the Septuagint in the Roman edition translates Galgal as Galilee, nor do we find anywhere else any Galgal except Galilee. This is called of the Gentiles, both because it had as neighbors the Tyrians, Sidonians and other Gentiles; and because in it dwelt and were mixed various nations of Canaanites and other peoples, as Abulensis says; and because on account of the sea's commerce and merchandise there was great resort of other nations to it, as Masius says. A fourth cause was added later, that Solomon gave to Hiram king of Tyre the Gentile, on account of his work performed in the building of the temple, twenty cities in Galilee, as St. Jerome notes. But this gift of Galilee did not at first give it the name of the Gentiles, but rather strengthened and confirmed a name already given. More things concerning Galilee I shall say in the following chapter, verse 2.
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24. ALL THE KINGS THIRTY-ONE. — St. Jerome notes, in his letter to Dardanus, that the land promised and given by God to the Hebrews in length from Dan to Beersheba contains only one hundred and sixty thousand paces, or one hundred and sixty Italian miles; but the breadth, which we measure from Joppa to the Jordan, comprises sixty thousand paces: therefore it was narrower than Italy, indeed even than Belgium. Wherefore so many kinglets ruling in a land so narrow, and so many other peoples remaining in it, of which in the following chapter, argues that the fertility of that soil was once admirable, and deservedly called a land flowing with milk and honey.
Machine translation from the Latin, not reviewed.
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… It designates (in opposition to the "mountain" har, the "low plain" šēfēlāh, the "south" nēgēbh: Josh. 11:16; 12:8) the depression (or stretches of it) extending from the south of the Hermon to the Elanitic Gulf (e.g.: Josh. 8:14; 11:2, 16; 12:1, 3, 8; 18:18) along the valley of the Jordan, the Dead Sea, and from there to the Red Sea. Precisely this last stretch (never mentioned in the Bible) is today called wādi el-'Arabah, …
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1. A city on the southern border of the Amorite kingdom of Sihon, from which it was taken by the Israelites (Deut. 2:36; Josh. 12:2). Rebuilt by the Gadites (Num. 32:34), it was assigned to the tribe of Reuben (Josh. 13:9, 16; etc.). …
… v.) ca. the year 2000. Sometimes, however, the Old Testament distinguishes between Canaanites and Amorites, calling Amorites not only the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Transjordan (cf. Num. 21, 13, 31; Deut. 3, 8; 4, 47 ff.; 31, 4; Ios. 2, 10; 9, 10; 12, 2; 13, 10; Iudc. 10, 8), but also a part of the inhabitants of Palestine proper, that is, those dwelling in the mountain (Deut. 1, 7.19.20.44: people dwelling in the south of Palestine; …
… the patriarch Jacob (v.), returning from Mesopotamia, with a mysterious figure (Yahweh or the angel of Yahweh?), who changed his name to that of "Israel" (Gen. 32:23-30; 33:17-20). It was near Mahanaim (v.) and divided Gilead into two equal parts (Josh. 12:2; Judg. 11:13-22). It marked the boundary between the Kingdom of Og (Bashan) and that of Sihon (Hesh-
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The parts of the A. named in the Old Testament are: the Dead Sea (v.) jām ha-'arābhāh, "sea of the A." (Deut. 3:17; 4:49; Josh. 3:16; 12:3; 2 Kings 14:25; Vulgate: "mare solitudinis"), 'arbhāth Jērīhā (Vulgate: "campestria urbis Iericho"; Josh. 4:13; 5:10) and 'arbhāth Mō'āh (Vulg.: "campestria Moab"; Num. 22:1; 26:3, …
deep depression of the Gör (Deut. 3:17; Josh. 3:16; 12:3; 2 Kings 14:25); Jâm haq-Qadhmânî ("eastern sea"), as opposed to the Mediterranean Sea (Ezek. 47:18); or "front sea" (Joel 2:20; Zech. 14:18), in antithesis to the "rear sea" or Mediterranean, …
EDRAI (Hebrew 'Edhre'). - 1. City of Transjordan, residence of Og, king of Bashan (Deut. 1:4; Josh. 12:3; 13:12). Occupied by the Israelites, E. was assigned to the tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 13:31). Ptolemy also speaks of it (V, 15, 23), as do Eusebius and St. Jerome in the Onomasticon; …
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ASTAROTH. - A city between the Sea of Galilee and the Auran, the ancient residence of Og, king of Bashan (Josh. 9:10; 12:4). After the conquest of Canaan it was assigned to the tribe of Manasseh (13:31), then declared a Levitical city (1 Chron. 6:71). The Rephaim are defeated by Chedorlaomer at A. Qarnaim …
… asking Moses to be allowed to settle in the territory of the defeated kings and obtained the concession, undertaking to take part with all the tribes in the conquest of Canaan (ibid. 32:33-42; cf. 1:32; 34:14-15; Deut. 3:12-13; 29:8; Josh. 1:12-8; 12:4-6; 18:7). The territory assigned by Moses in Transjordan extended from the south from Mahanaim (v.) on the Jabbok, as far as the slopes of Mount Hermon in the north, including upper …
Zuzim (Heb. Zāzīm; Gr. Ἕδνη Ὄργυρα)
… Zāzīm; Gr. Ἕδνη Ὄργυρα). - An autochthonous tribe of the district of Hám in 'Aglûn, east of the Jordan, defeated by King Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:5) and belonging to the gigantic race of the Rephaim, who in the pre-Semitic era populated Transjordan (ibid. 14:5; Deut. 2:11, 20; Josh. 12:4; 13:12) and certain areas of Palestine (Gen. 15:20).
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… The Geshurites (gēšūrī) are mentioned together with the inhabitants of Maacah (Deut. 3:14; Josh. 12:5; 13:11), probably also in II Sam. 2:9 according to the Syriac version and the Vulgate. …
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Gad (Heb. Gad «Fortune», «Happiness»)
… Gad «Fortune», «Happiness»). - A pagan deity, of whom the Bible speaks only in Is. 65:11; nevertheless it appears as a component of certain theophoric names, such as Baalgad (Josh. 11:17; 12:7; 13:5) and Magdalgad (ibid. 15:37).
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… It designates (in opposition to the "mountain" har, the "low plain" šēfēlāh, the "south" nēgēbh: Josh. 11:16; 12:8) the depression (or stretches of it) extending from the south of the Hermon to the Elanitic Gulf (e.g.: Josh. 8:14; 11:2, 16; 12:1, 3, 8; 18:18) along the valley of the Jordan, the …
… It is always included by the Bible in the enumeration of the pre-Israelite peoples (Gen. 15:21; Ex. 3:8; 13:5; 23:23; 32:2; 34:11; Deut. 7:1; 20:17; Josh. 3:10; 5:1; 9:1; 11:3; 12:8; 24:11; etc.), sometimes as the chief nucleus of the ethnic group alongside the Hittites (Num. 13:30), so that it also represents the whole complex of the pre-Israelite Palestinian …
… Εὐαῖος, sometimes οἱ Εὐαῖοι). - A people settled in the land of Canaan and always included in the list of the whole group of peoples dwelling in the land before the Israelite conquest (Ex. 2, 11; 3, 8; 13, 5; 23, 28; Deut. 7, 1; 20, 17; Josh. 3, 10; 9, 1; 12, 8; 24, 11; Judg. 3, 5; 2 Kings 9, 29; 2 Chron. 8, 7; v. CANAAN).
In the distribution of the Promised Land, the N. fell by lot to the tribes of Judah and Simeon (Ios. 10, 40; 12, 8); but the boundaries, especially in the southern part, do not appear well delimited. …
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Hai (Heb. Ha-'Aj, always with the article 'the ruin'; Septuagint Ia)
… A Canaanite city to the east and near Bethel and Bethaven (Gen. 12:8; Josh. 8:9; 12:9), a little to the north of Machmas (Is. 10:28), identified with the ruins of et-Tell, located 2 km east of Bejtin (v. BETHEL) and 2 km north of Dejr Divān on the Muḥmas-Bejtin road.
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… Holy Scripture relates that L., inhabited by Canaanites and governed by a king, was taken by Joshua (Josh. 10:3, 31 ff.; 12:11; cf. 15:21). Rehoboam, son of Solomon, fortified it like other cities of Judea around 920 B.C. (2 Chron. 11:9). L. saw the death of King Amaziah (789 B.C.) at the hands of his assassins …
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2. Canaanite city of the Shephelah (Josh. 12:12), whose king Debir (Josh. 10:3) joined the coalition sponsored by Adoni-zedek (v.), king of Jerusalem, against the Gibeonites, allies of the Israelites. …
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From the body of the biblical texts (Josh. 12:14; 1 Chron. 4:30) it must be sought within the radius of Beersheba. …
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Lebna (Heb. Libhná; Gr. Lechna, Lochna)
… Libhná; Gr. Lechna, Lochna). - A city of Palestine situated between Maceda and Lachish (Josh. 10:29-31). Taken by Joshua (Josh. 10:30, 39; 12:15), it was assigned to the Levites (Josh. 21:13; 1 Chron. 6:57). It made itself independent by revolting against Judah under Jehoram (2 Kings 8:22; 2 Chron. 21:10). It seems to have …
Odollam (Hebrew 'Adhullām; cf. Arabic 'Adula, "To Take Refuge")
ODOLLAM (Hebrew 'Adhullām; cf. Arabic 'Adula, "To Take Refuge"). - A Canaanite city, often mentioned in the Bible from the time of the Patriarchs to that of the Maccabees (cf. Gen. 38:1; Josh. 12:15; 15:35; 2 Chron. 11:7; Neh. 11:30; 2 Macc. 12:38), identified in 1875 by Clermont-Ganneau with the present-day Hirbet 'Id-el-mā ('Idelmijeh), about 20 km west-southwest of Bethlehem.
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Aphec (Hebrew 'Āphīq or 'Āphēq, "Fortress" or "Watercourse")
1. Canaanite city in the mountains of Judah, whose king was defeated by Joshua (Josh. 12:18 and 15:52 [Aphecol]); it corresponds either to present-day Fūqīn, 9 km west of Bethlehem, or to Ḥirbet ed-Darrame near the spring 'Ayn Dilbe.
2. Canaanite city, conquered by Thutmose III (list no. 25), it is mentioned in the el-'Amārna letters (Sarōna, 241,4); its geographical location is uncertain, that is, whether it corresponds to a city of the coastal plain conquered by Joshua (Josh. 12:18), or to a locality in Galilee between Tabor and the Lake of Tiberias, which preserves the name Hirbet Sarūnah, southwest of el-Aḥmah, and in whose vicinity the Jewish colony of Sarona has arisen.
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… Joshua killed its king (Josh. 12:21), but M., although assigned to the Manassites (Josh. 17:11; 1 Chron. 7:29), remained Canaanite until the battle of Sisera "at the waters [Kishon] of M." (Judg. 5:19). Fortified by …
Thanach (Heb. Ta'ānākh and Ta'nākh; Septuagint Gevez)
… At the time of the Israelite conquest, Joshua defeated and killed its king (Josh. 12:21); but the city remained in the power of the Canaanites.
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Gilgal, Gilgala (Heb. Hag-Gilgâl "The Circle")
Other localities with the name of G. are: G. visited by the prophets Elisha and Elijah (II Kings 4:28), today Gilğâlijjeh, 12 km north of Bethel; G. in the plain of Sharon (Josh. 12:23), Gilğâlijjeh 5 km north of Rûa el-'Ajn; G. (Deut. 11:30), Guleğâl, 4 km southeast of Shechem.
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Thersa (Heb. Tirzah; Gr. Θεραΐ)
… Tirzah; Gr. Θεραΐ). - A city of ancient Palestine (Josh. 12:24), located in the territory of the tribe of Manasseh (Num. 27:1; Josh. 17:3), chosen by Jeroboam as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel (1 Kings 14:17).
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · Vulgata Clementina · original Douay-Rheims (Douay 1609-10), transcription by EEBO-TCP (CC0) · La Sacra Bibbia, tradotta dalla Volgata da Antonio Martini (1769-1781) (LaParola (laparola.net), Martini OSIS text, Public domain (LaParola's electronic edition marks it 'Dominio pubblico')). Public domain.