And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
What does Joshua 14:1 mean?
The Israelites must occupy the new conquests. Canaan would have been subdued in vain, if it had not been inhabited.
Key themes
PeaceInheritanceRestCovenant fidelity
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Keep this verse inside Joshua 14:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Canaan Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.
- Eleazar Person
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God has helped. (1. ) The third son of Aaron ( Ex. 6:23 ). His wife, a daughter of Putiel, bore him Phinehas ( Ex. 6:25 ). After the death of Nadab and Abihu.
- Joshua Tribe
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Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A. V. ), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 .