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and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />the land of the Gebalites and all of the Lebanon mountain area to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalite, and all of Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalite, and all of Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalite, and all of Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalite, and all of Lebanon, <i>to the east</i> toward the sunrise, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalite, and all Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon east from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon east from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entrance of Hamath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering in of Hamath:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It also includes the land of the people of Gebal, all Lebanon eastward from Baal Gad at the foot of Mount Hermon to the border of Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />the land of the Gebalites; all of Lebanon to the east, from Baalgad, which is south of Mount Hermon, to Hamath Pass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />including the territory of the Gebalites and all of Lebanon facing the east from Baal-gad at the foot of Mount Hermon as far as Lebo-hamath, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />the territory of Byblos and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad under Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon towards the sun-rising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon to the entering into Hamath.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad under Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the land of the Giblite, and all Lebanon, at the sun-rising, from Ba‘al-Gad under Mount Hermon, to the going in to Hamath:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the land of the Giblite, and all Lebanon, at the sun-rising, from Baal-Gad under mount Hermon, unto the going in to Hamath:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the land of the Giblites and all Lebanon from the sunrising from lord Gad under mount Hermon, even to the entrance of Hamath.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And his confines. The country also of Libanus towards the east from Baalgad under mount Hermon to the entering into Emath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and his confines; also, the region of Lebanon toward the east, from Baalgad, under mount Hermon, until you enter into Hamath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and the Gebalite territory; and all the Lebanon on the east, from Baal-gad at the foot of Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the land of Gebal, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Gilead below mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And land of Gabel and all Lebanon from the dawning of the sun that is in Gelad, under the Mountain of Hermon unto the entrance of Khamath<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entrance of Hamath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And all the land of Galiath of the Phylistines, and all Libanus eastward from Galgal, under the mountain Aermon as far as the entering in of Emath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/13-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=3340" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm">Lands Yet Unconquered</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites; <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·hā·’ā·reṣ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1382.htm" title="1382: hag·giḇ·lî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Gebal.: patrial from Gbal; a Gebalite, or inhabitant of Gebal.">of the Gebalites;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3844.htm" title="3844: hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr. From lbab; white mountain; Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine.">Lebanon</a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: miz·raḥ (N-msc) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">to the east,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: haš·še·meš (Art:: N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1171.htm" title="1171: mib·ba·‘al (Prep) -- Baal of fortune, a place near Mt. Hermon. From Ba'al and gad; Baal of Fortune; Baal-Gad, a place in Syria.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1171.htm" title="1171: gāḏ (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- Baal of fortune, a place near Mt. Hermon. From Ba'al and gad; Baal of Fortune; Baal-Gad, a place in Syria.">Baal-gad</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">below</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har- (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/2768.htm" title="2768: ḥer·mō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Sacred (mountain), a mountain in S. Aram (Syria) and N. Isr. From charam; abrupt; Chermon, a mount of Palestine.">Hermon</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lə·ḇō·w (Prep:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2574.htm" title="2574: ḥă·māṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A place N. of Damascus. From the same as chowmah; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria.">Lebo-hamath.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim—all the Sidonians—I Myself will drive out before the Israelites. Be sure to divide it by lot as an inheritance to Israel, as I have commanded you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8-11</a></span><br />and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad, / continue to Ziphron, and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north. / And your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-9.htm">Deuteronomy 3:9-10</a></span><br />which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir— / all the cities of the plateau, all of Gilead, and all of Bashan as far as the cities of Salecah and Edrei in the kingdom of Og.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">1 Kings 4:21</a></span><br />And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15-17</a></span><br />This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, / Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. / So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a></span><br />the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-16.htm">1 Chronicles 5:16</a></span><br />They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-19.htm">1 Kings 9:19</a></span><br />as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-29.htm">1 Kings 10:29</a></span><br />A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-28.htm">2 Chronicles 9:28</a></span><br />Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all the lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a></span><br />Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-15.htm">Matthew 4:15</a></span><br />“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-14.htm">Luke 4:14-15</a></span><br />Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region. / He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Acts 9:31</a></span><br />Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-3.htm">Acts 15:3</a></span><br />Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sun rise, from Baalgad under mount Hermon to the entering into Hamath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Ezekiel 27:9</a></b></br> The ancients of Gebal and the wise <i>men</i> thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.</p><p class="hdg">or Byblos, as the LXX.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">1 Kings 5:18</a></b></br> And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew <i>them</i>, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7</a></b></br> Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Ezekiel 27:9</a></b></br> The ancients of Gebal and the wise <i>men</i> thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.</p><p class="hdg">Lebanon</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Deuteronomy 1:7</a></b></br> Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all <i>the places</i> nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-25.htm">Deuteronomy 3:25</a></b></br> I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that <i>is</i> beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.</p><p class="hdg">Baal-gad</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Joshua 12:7</a></b></br> And these <i>are</i> the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel <i>for</i> a possession according to their divisions;</p><p class="hdg">under mount</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Joshua 11:17</a></b></br> <i>Even</i> from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.</p><p class="hdg">unto the </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-9.htm">Joshua 10:9</a></b></br> Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, <i>and</i> went up from Gilgal all night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/6-2.htm">Amos 6:2</a></b></br> Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: <i>be they</i> better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/19-3.htm">Area</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Baalgad</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Baal-Gad</a> <a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Below</a> <a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">East</a> <a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/joshua/12-5.htm">Hermon</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Sunrise</a> <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Sunrising</a> <a href="/joshua/1-15.htm">Sun-Rising</a> <a href="/joshua/12-1.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/19-46.htm">Area</a> <a href="/joshua/13-17.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Baalgad</a> <a href="/joshua/11-17.htm">Baal-Gad</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-11.htm">Below</a> <a href="/joshua/13-8.htm">East</a> <a href="/joshua/18-3.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/joshua/20-4.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/joshua/13-11.htm">Hermon</a> <a href="/joshua/13-6.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/joshua/13-11.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/joshua/19-12.htm">Sunrise</a> <a href="/joshua/19-12.htm">Sunrising</a> <a href="/joshua/19-12.htm">Sun-Rising</a> <a href="/joshua/15-4.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">The bounds of the land not yet conquered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-8.htm">The inheritance of the two tribes and a half</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-15.htm">The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-22.htm">Balaam slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-24.htm">The bounds of the inheritance of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/13-29.htm">and of the half tribe of Manasseh</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>the land of the Gebalites;</b><br>The Gebalites were inhabitants of Gebal, also known as Byblos, an ancient Phoenician city. This city was significant in the ancient world for its trade and production of papyrus. The mention of the Gebalites highlights the extent of the land that was to be conquered and distributed among the tribes of Israel. The Phoenicians were known for their seafaring and trade, which played a role in the economic landscape of the region. The inclusion of the Gebalites in the land to be possessed indicates the comprehensive nature of the land promise to Israel.<p><b>and all Lebanon to the east,</b><br>Lebanon, with its famous cedar trees, was a region known for its natural resources and beauty. The reference to "all Lebanon to the east" suggests the inclusion of the mountainous regions, which were significant for their strategic and economic value. Lebanon's cedars were used in the construction of the temple by Solomon, indicating the importance of this region in Israel's history. The mention of Lebanon also connects to the broader biblical narrative, where Lebanon often symbolizes strength and majesty.<p><b>from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon</b><br>Baal-gad was a city located in the valley of Lebanon, at the foot of Mount Hermon. This area marked the northern boundary of the land that Israel was to possess. Mount Hermon is a significant geographical landmark, often associated with the northernmost point of the Promised Land. The name Baal-gad suggests the presence of Canaanite religious practices, as "Baal" was a common deity worshiped in the region. This highlights the spiritual challenges Israel faced in taking possession of the land.<p><b>to Lebo-hamath.</b><br>Lebo-hamath marks the northern boundary of the land promised to Israel. It is often associated with the entrance to Hamath, a city-state in ancient Syria. This boundary signifies the extent of the land that God promised to the Israelites, stretching from the southern deserts to the northern reaches near Hamath. The mention of Lebo-hamath underscores the vastness of the territory and the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the land his descendants would inherit. This boundary also serves as a reminder of the divine mandate for Israel to occupy and settle the land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gebalites.htm">Gebalites</a></b><br>The inhabitants of Gebal, an ancient city known today as Byblos, located in modern-day Lebanon. It was a significant center for trade and culture in the ancient Near East.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/lebanon.htm">Lebanon</a></b><br>A region known for its majestic cedar trees, Lebanon was a significant area in biblical times, often associated with beauty and strength.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/baal-gad.htm">Baal-gad</a></b><br>A location at the foot of Mount Hermon, Baal-gad was a place of worship for the Canaanite god Baal. It marked the northern boundary of the land that Israel was to inherit.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_hermon.htm">Mount Hermon</a></b><br>A prominent mountain in the Anti-Lebanon range, Mount Hermon was a landmark in the northern boundary of the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/lebo-hamath.htm">Lebo-hamath</a></b><br>A location marking the northern extent of the land promised to Israel, often associated with the entrance to Hamath, a significant city-state in ancient Syria.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_promises.htm">Understanding God's Promises</a></b><br>The specific boundaries mentioned in <a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5</a> remind us of God's detailed promises to His people. Just as God was faithful to Israel, He is faithful to fulfill His promises to us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites were tasked with taking possession of the land. This required obedience and action. In our lives, we must also act in obedience to God's commands to fully experience His blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_sovereignty.htm">Recognizing God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The inclusion of regions like Lebanon and Mount Hermon highlights God's sovereignty over all creation. We are reminded that God is in control of all nations and lands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>Just as Israel had a physical inheritance, believers have a spiritual inheritance in Christ. We should seek to understand and live in the fullness of what God has provided for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_historical_context.htm">Cultural and Historical Context</a></b><br>Understanding the historical and cultural context of biblical passages enriches our comprehension of Scripture and its application to our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/augustus_caesar's_biblical_role.htm">What is Ai's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_philistines'_quick_defeat_plausible.htm">Is the quick defeat of the Philistines (5:17-25) historically plausible given their established military presence and lack of corroborating records from neighboring cultures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_couldn't_israel_drive_out_some_peoples.htm">Joshua 13:13 - How could Israel remain unable to drive out certain peoples if God supposedly promised victory, suggesting an inconsistency with divine intervention claims?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_apatheism_mean.htm">What does the Bible say about conscientious objection?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Giblites.</span> The inhabitants of Gebal, called Jebail (<span class="accented">i.e.</span>, hill city, from <span class="accented">Jebel</span>) by the Arabs, and Byblus by the Greeks. This is Masius's idea, and other commentators have accepted it (see 1 Kings 5:32; <a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7</a>; and <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Ezekiel 27:9</a>, where the LXX. translates by Byblus). In the first named passage the word is translated "stone squarers," in our version (where it is the 18th and not the 32nd verse). All the other versions render "Giblites" as here, and no doubt the inhabitants of the Phoenician city of Jebail are meant, since in the ruins of Jebail the same kind of masonry is found as is seen in Solomon's temple. Byblus (Kenriek, 'Phoenicia,' l.c. Movers, l.c. Lenormant, 'Manual of the History of the East,' if. 223) was the great seat of the worship of Tammuz, or Adonis. Here his father Cinyras was supposed to have been king, and the licentious worship, with its corrupting influences, was spread over the whole region of Lebanon and even Damascus. This territory was never actually occupied by the Israelites (see for this passage also <a href="/joshua/11-8.htm">Joshua 11:8, 17</a>; and Joshua 12:7). <span class="cmt_word">Hamath</span>. The spies penetrated nearly as far as this (Numbers 42:21), and David reduced the land into subjection as far as the borders of this territory. But the Israelites never subdued it. Toi, king of Hamath, was an ally, not a tributary of David (<a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm">2 Samuel 8:9</a>). The border of Israel is always described as extending "to the entering in of Hamath" (<a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65</a>; <a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a>), though Jeroboam II. is said to have "recovered" (v. 28) Hamath itself. This "entering in of Hamath" commences at the end of the region called Coele Syria, according to Robinson, 'Later Biblical Researches,' see. 12, at the northeast end of the Lebanon range. So Vandevelde and Porter. Vandevelde remarks that the expression refers to an "entrance formed by Nature herself," namely, the termination of the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges. The city of Hamath, which gave its name to the territory, is situated on the Orontes, and was known later as Epiphaneia, no doubt after Antiochus Epiphanes, king of Syria. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/13-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאָ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Gebalites;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּבְלִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(hag·giḇ·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1382.htm">Strong's 1382: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gebalite -- inhabitant of Gebal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Lebanon</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְּבָנוֹן֙</span> <span class="translit">(hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">east</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְרַ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(miz·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of sunrise, the east</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבַּ֣עַל</span> <span class="translit">(mib·ba·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Baal-gad</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(gāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1171.htm">Strong's 1171: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal-gad -- 'Baal of fortune', a place near Mount Hermon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">below</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֖חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mount</span><br /><span class="heb">הַר־</span> <span class="translit">(har-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hermon</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶרְמ֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥer·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2768.htm">Strong's 2768: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hermon -- 'sacred', a mountain in southern Aram (Syria) and Northern Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Lebo-hamath.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמָֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2574.htm">Strong's 2574: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hamath -- a place North of Damascus</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">OT History: Joshua 13:5 And the land of the Gebalites (Josh. 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