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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Settlements</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/s/settlements.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/genesis/25-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/s/settlements.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Settlements</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/s/settlement_of_the_transjordan_tribes.htm" title="Settlement of the Transjordan Tribes">◄</a> Settlements <a href="/topical/s/settlements_and_territory.htm" title="Settlements and Territory">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In the biblical context, settlements refer to the establishment of communities or habitations by groups of people, often marked by the construction of dwellings and the cultivation of land. These settlements are significant in the narrative of the Bible, as they often represent the fulfillment of divine promises, the establishment of God's people in a particular land, and the development of societal structures.<br><br><b>Early Settlements:</b><br><br>The concept of settlement begins early in the biblical narrative. After the expulsion from the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve's descendants began to establish communities. <a href="/genesis/4-17.htm">Genesis 4:17</a> notes, "Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch." This marks one of the earliest mentions of a settlement, indicating the human inclination to create organized living spaces.<br><br><b>Patriarchal Settlements:</b><br><br>The patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were often nomadic, yet they established temporary settlements as they journeyed through the land promised to them by God. <a href="/genesis/12-8.htm">Genesis 12:8</a> describes one such instance: "From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD." These settlements were often marked by the construction of altars, signifying a place of worship and divine encounter.<br><br><b>Israelite Settlements in Canaan:</b><br><br>The most significant settlement narrative in the Bible is the Israelites' conquest and settlement of Canaan. After the Exodus from Egypt and the wilderness wanderings, the Israelites, under Joshua's leadership, began to settle in the Promised Land. <a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43-45</a> states, "So the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled there. And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hands. Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel failed; everything was fulfilled."<br><br>The division of the land among the twelve tribes of Israel is detailed in the book of Joshua, with each tribe receiving a specific inheritance. These settlements were not only physical but also spiritual, as they represented the fulfillment of God's covenant promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br><b>Urban Settlements and Cities:</b><br><br>As Israel developed, urban settlements became more prominent. Cities such as Jerusalem, Hebron, and Samaria played crucial roles in the political and religious life of the nation. Jerusalem, in particular, became the central settlement as the city of David and the location of Solomon's Temple. <a href="/2_samuel/5-9.htm">2 Samuel 5:9</a> records, "So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the supporting terraces inward."<br><br><b>Exile and Return:</b><br><br>The Babylonian exile marked a significant disruption in the settlement of the Israelites. However, the return from exile under leaders like Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah saw the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the re-establishment of settlements in Judah. <a href="/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Nehemiah 7:4</a> notes, "Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had yet been rebuilt."<br><br><b>Symbolic and Eschatological Settlements:</b><br><br>In prophetic literature, settlements often take on symbolic and eschatological significance. The prophets speak of a future restoration and settlement of God's people in a renewed land. <a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Isaiah 65:21-22</a> envisions a time when, "They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands."<br><br>Throughout the Bible, settlements are more than mere physical locations; they are deeply intertwined with the spiritual journey and covenant relationship between God and His people.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4186.htm"><span class="l">4186. moshab -- a seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 9), habitation (1), habitations (2), inhabited (3), inhabited places (1), lived<br> (1), seat (8), seating (2), settlement (1), <b>settlements</b> (3), situation (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4186.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2691b.htm"><span class="l">2691b. chatser -- settled abode, settlement, village</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from an unused word Definition settled abode, settlement, village NASB<br> Word Usage <b>settlements</b> (1), villages (47). 2691a, 2691b. chatser. 2692 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2691b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/hutton/history_of_the_moravian_church/chapter_i_the_church_and.htm"><span class="l">The Church and Her Mission, or the Three Constitutional Synods <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> first sight this list does not look very impressive; but we must, of course, bear<br> in mind that most of these congregations were powerful <b>settlements</b>, that each <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter i the church and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hutton/history_of_the_moravian_church/chapter_vi_the_struggle_in.htm"><span class="l">The Struggle in America, 1762-1857.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Instead of aiming at church extension they centralized the work round the<br> four <b>settlements</b> of Bethlehem, Nazareth, Salem and Lititz. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter vi the struggle in.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacon/a_history_of_american_christianity/chapter_iii_the_project_of.htm"><span class="l">The Project of French Empire and Evangelization --Its Wide and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> perilous adventures of exploration, and not so much to be supported and defended<br> as to be themselves the support and protection of the <b>settlements</b>, through the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bacon/a history of american christianity/chapter iii the project of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacon/a_history_of_american_christianity/chapter_vi_the_neighbor_colonies.htm"><span class="l">The Neighbor Colonies to virginia-Maryland and the Carolinas.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE chronological order would require us at this point to turn to the Dutch <b>settlements</b><br> on the Hudson River; but the close relations of Virginia with its <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bacon/a history of american christianity/chapter vi the neighbor colonies.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacon/a_history_of_american_christianity/chapter_vii_the_dutch_calvinist.htm"><span class="l">The Dutch Calvinist Colony on the Hudson and the Swedish Lutheran <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Peter Minuit with an ample commission from the all-powerful Company, who organized<br> something like a system of civil government comprehending all the <b>settlements</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bacon/a history of american christianity/chapter vii the dutch calvinist.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacon/a_history_of_american_christianity/chapter_xix_the_civil_warantecedents.htm"><span class="l">The Civil War --Antecedents and Consequences.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The patchwork of compromises and <b>settlements</b> contrived by make-shift politicians<br> like Clay and Douglas would not hold; they tore out, and the rent was made <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../a history of american christianity/chapter xix the civil warantecedents.htm</font><p><a href="/library/burgon/inspiration_and_interpretation/appendix_a.htm"><span class="l">Appendix A.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of Japheth; which hath actually received various accomplishments, in events of various<br> kinds, in various ages of the world,"in the <b>settlements</b> of European <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/burgon/inspiration and interpretation/appendix a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lactantius/the_divine_institutes/chap_xiv_of_noah_the_inventor.htm"><span class="l">Of Noah the Inventor of Wine, who First had Knowledge of the Stars <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> [315] But from these also in after times, when their number was multiplied exceedingly,<br> since the small extent of their <b>settlements</b> could not contain them <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xiv of noah the inventor.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hutton/history_of_the_moravian_church/chapter_iii_a_fall_and.htm"><span class="l">A Fall and a Recovery, 1800-1857.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The arguments of Cunow prevailed. "Our entire constitution demands," he said, "that<br> in our <b>settlements</b> no marriage shall be contracted without the Lot." But <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter iii a fall and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hutton/history_of_the_moravian_church/chapter_xii_the_golden_age.htm"><span class="l">The Golden Age, 1572-1603.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of character, and were able to obtain good situations as managers of estates, houses,<br> wine cellars and mills; and in many of the large <b>settlements</b>, such as <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter xii the golden age.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/settlements.htm"><span class="l"><b>Settlements</b> (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Settlements</b> (27 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Numbers 31:10 and all their<br> cities in their <b>settlements</b> and all their encampments they burned with fire. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/settlements.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/chaldeans.htm"><span class="l">Chaldeans (82 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Babylonia is uncertain, as is also their original home; but as they are closely<br> related to the Arameans, it is possible that their first <b>settlements</b> lay in the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/chaldeans.htm - 48k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/chaldea.htm"><span class="l">Chaldea (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Babylonia is uncertain, as is also their original home; but as they are closely<br> related to the Arameans, it is possible that their first <b>settlements</b> lay in the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/chaldea.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm"><span class="l">Canaan (102 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> with scientific thoroughness and skill, and where a large necropolis has been<br> discovered as well as the remains of seven successive <b>settlements</b>, the last of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/canaan.htm - 64k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/phoenicians.htm"><span class="l">Phoenicians</span></a><br><b>...</b> Amathus, Curium and Paphos, and on the eastern, Salamis, Ammachosta and Soli, and,<br> in the interior, Idalium and Golgi, besides other less important <b>settlements</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/phoenicians.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/phoenicia.htm"><span class="l">Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Amathus, Curium and Paphos, and on the eastern, Salamis, Ammachosta and Soli, and,<br> in the interior, Idalium and Golgi, besides other less important <b>settlements</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/phoenicia.htm - 40k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/canaanites.htm"><span class="l">Canaanites (63 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> with scientific thoroughness and skill, and where a large necropolis has been<br> discovered as well as the remains of seven successive <b>settlements</b>, the last of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/canaanites.htm - 55k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kittim.htm"><span class="l">Kittim (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The date of the earliest Phoenician <b>settlements</b> in Cyprus is unknown, but it has<br> been suggested that they were anterior to the time of Moses. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kittim.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/settlement.htm"><span class="l">Settlement (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/settlement.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/settler.htm"><span class="l">Settler (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/settler.htm - 9k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Israeli-settlements.html">Should Israel be building settlements in the occupied territories, i.e., the West Bank and East Jerusalem? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/tithe-miscellaneous.html">Should a Christian tithe off miscellaneous income, e.g. inheritance, gifts, winnings, tax refunds, legal settlements, etc.? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Dead-Sea.html">What is the importance of the Dead Sea in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Settlements (27 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/25-16.htm">Genesis 25:16</a></span><br />These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/36-43.htm">Genesis 36:43</a></span><br />chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/21-25.htm">Numbers 21:25</a></span><br />Israel took all these cities: and Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its towns.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/21-32.htm">Numbers 21:32</a></span><br />Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took its towns, and drove out the Amorites who were there.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/31-10.htm">Numbers 31:10</a></span><br />and all their cities in their <span class="boldtext">settlements</span> and all their encampments they burned with fire. <br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/32-41.htm">Numbers 32:41</a></span><br />Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its towns, and called them Havvoth Jair.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/32-42.htm">Numbers 32:42</a></span><br />Nobah went and took Kenath, and its villages, and called it Nobah, after his own name.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/13-30.htm">Joshua 13:30</a></span><br />Their border was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty cities.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-45.htm">Joshua 15:45</a></span><br />Ekron, with its towns and its villages;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/15-47.htm">Joshua 15:47</a></span><br />Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with its coastline.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Joshua 17:11</a></span><br />Manasseh had three heights in Issachar, in Asher Beth Shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/17-16.htm">Joshua 17:16</a></span><br />The children of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us. All the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are in Beth Shean and its towns, and those who are in the valley of Jezreel."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Judges 1:27</a></span><br />Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor of Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/11-26.htm">Judges 11:26</a></span><br />While Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years; why didn't you recover them within that time?<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/4-13.htm">1 Kings 4:13</a></span><br />Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/2-23.htm">1 Chronicles 2:23</a></span><br />Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm">1 Chronicles 4:33</a></span><br />and all their villages that were around the same cities, to Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54</a></span><br />Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28</a></span><br />Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Nehemiah 11:25</a></span><br />As for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, and in Dibon and its towns, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/11-27.htm">Nehemiah 11:27</a></span><br />and in Hazar Shual, and in Beersheba and its towns,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/11-28.htm">Nehemiah 11:28</a></span><br />and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in its towns,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/11-30.htm">Nehemiah 11:30</a></span><br />Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its towns. So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/11-31.htm">Nehemiah 11:31</a></span><br />The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/42-11.htm">Isaiah 42:11</a></span><br />Let the waste land and its flocks be glad, the tent-circles of Kedar; let the people of the rock give a glad cry, from the top of the mountains let them make a sound of joy.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8</a></span><br />He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field; and he shall make forts against thee, and cast up a mound against thee, and set up bucklers against thee.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/34-13.htm">Ezekiel 34:13</a></span><br />I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; 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