And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.
Key themes
PeaceInheritanceRestCovenant fidelity
Glossary
- Amorites People
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Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan ( Gen. 14:7 ), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions.
- Jordan Place
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Biblical river. Modern identification: Jordan River.
- Jericho Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Sultan.
- Perizzites People
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Villagers; dwellers in the open country, the Canaanitish nation inhabiting the fertile regions south and south-west of Carmel.