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In the north, the following area has not yet been conquered: all the land of the Canaanites, including Mearah (which belongs to the Sidonians), stretching northward to Aphek on the border of the Amorites; <a href="/esv/joshua/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> in the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the boundary of the Amorites, <a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites; <a href="/kjv/joshua/13.htm">King James Bible</a> From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: <a href="/nkjv/joshua/13.htm">New King James Version</a> from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; <a href="/nasb_/joshua/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> to the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorite; <a href="/nasb/joshua/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> to the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorite; <a href="/nasb77/joshua/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> to the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorite; <a href="/lsb/joshua/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> to the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorite; <a href="/amp/joshua/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> in the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorite; <a href="/csb/joshua/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> in the south; all the land of the Canaanites, from Arah of the Sidonians to Aphek and as far as the border of the Amorites; <a href="/hcsb/joshua/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> in the south; all the land of the Canaanites: from Arah of the Sidonians to Aphek and as far as the border of the Amorites; <a href="/asv/joshua/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; <a href="/erv/joshua/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> on the south: all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth to the Zidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the Amorites: <a href="/gwt/joshua/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> in the south. This territory includes all the land of the Canaanites as well as Mearah which belongs to Sidon as far as Aphek, the Amorite border. <a href="/gnt/joshua/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> There is still all the Canaanite country, and Mearah (which belonged to the Sidonians), as far as Aphek, at the Amorite border; <a href="/isv/joshua/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> "To the south, there remains to be conquered all the territory held by the Canaanites, Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorites, <a href="/msb/joshua/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites; <a href="/net/joshua/13.htm">NET Bible</a> to the south; all the Canaanite territory, from Arah in the region of Sidon to Aphek, as far as Amorite territory; <a href="/nheb/joshua/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and from Arah that belongs to the Sidonians to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; <a href="/wbt/joshua/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> From the south all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, to Aphek to the borders of the Amorites: <a href="/web/joshua/13.htm">World English Bible</a> on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> from the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah, which [is] to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the border of the Amorite; <a href="/ylt/joshua/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> From the south, all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah, which is to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, unto the border of the Amorite; <a href="/slt/joshua/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> From the south all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah which is to the Sidonians, even to Aphek, even to the bound of the Amorite:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And on the south side are the Hevites, all the land of Chanaan, and Maara of the Sidonians as far as Apheca, and the borders of the Amorrhite, <a href="/cpdv/joshua/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> truly, to the south are the Hivites, all the land of Canaan, and Mearah of the Sidonians, as far as Aphek and the borders of the Amorite <a href="/nabre/joshua/13.htm">New American Bible</a> also where the Avvim are in the south; all the land of the Canaanites from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, and the boundaries of the Amorites; <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> in the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the boundary of the Amorites,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And all the land of the Canaanites, and Maarthah which belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphik, to the border of the Amorites; <a href="/hpbt/joshua/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all the land of the Canaanites and the cave of the Tsidonians unto Aphaq and unto the border of the Amorites<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth to the Zidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; <a href="/sep/joshua/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> from Thaeman even to all the land of Chanaan before Gaza, and the Sidonians as far as Aphec, as far as the borders of the Amorites. <a href="/parallel/joshua/13-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=3331" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/13.htm">Lands Yet Unconquered</a> …3from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites; 4<a href="/hebrew/8486.htm" title="8486: mit·tê·mān (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- South, south wind. Or teman; denominative from yamiyn; the south.">to the south,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">of the Canaanites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4632.htm" title="4632: ū·mə·‘ā·rāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A cave region in Lebanon. The same as m'arah; cave; Mearah, a place in Palestine.">from Mearah</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/6722.htm" title="6722: laṣ·ṣî·ḏō·nîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-proper-mp) -- An inhab. of Sidon. Patrial from Tsiydown; a Tsidonian or inhabitant of Tsidon.">the Sidonians</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/663.htm" title="663: ’ă·p̄ê·qāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Or raphiyq; from 'aphaq; fortress; Aphek, the name of three places in Palestine.">Aphek,</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.">as far as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the border</a> <a href="/hebrew/567.htm" title="567: hā·’ĕ·mō·rî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps mountain dwellers, a Canaanite tribe. ">of the Amorites;</a> 5the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Deuteronomy 2:23</a> And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.) <a href="/genesis/10-14.htm">Genesis 10:14</a> the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites. <a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7</a> “Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir? <a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4</a> For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a> This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ... <a href="/ezekiel/26-1.htm">Ezekiel 26:1-21</a> In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’ / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. ... <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Zephaniah 2:4-7</a> For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted. / Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.” / So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep. ... <a href="/1_kings/5-1.htm">1 Kings 5:1</a> Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David. <a href="/2_samuel/8-18.htm">2 Samuel 8:18</a> Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders. <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a> 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. <a href="/1_chronicles/22-4.htm">1 Chronicles 22:4</a> and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David. <a href="/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11-14</a> King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. / So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. / “What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">2 Chronicles 2:8-10</a> Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours / to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful. / I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.” <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21-28</a> Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” ... <a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24-30</a> Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice. / Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. / Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians to Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:the land of<a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Joshua 10:40</a> So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.<a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Joshua 11:3</a> And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.<a href="/joshua/12-7.htm">Joshua 12:7,8</a> And these are 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 for a possession according to their divisions; … Mearah.<a href="/1_kings/20-26.htm">1 Kings 20:26</a> And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.<a href="/2_kings/13-18.htm">2 Kings 13:18</a> And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.<a href="/1_kings/20-26.htm">1 Kings 20:26</a> And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.<a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30</a> Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.<a href="/1_samuel/4-1.htm">1 Samuel 4:1</a> And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.the Amorites<a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34-36</a> And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/joshua/12-18.htm">Aphek</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-10.htm">Arah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Belongeth</a> <a href="/joshua/7-15.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-17.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-12.htm">Property</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-9.htm">Sidonians</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-9.htm">Sido'nians</a> <a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">South</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-30.htm">Zidonians</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/13-10.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/joshua/13-10.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Aphek</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-39.htm">Arah</a> <a href="/judges/19-14.htm">Belongeth</a> <a href="/judges/18-28.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/joshua/13-10.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/15-7.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/joshua/13-10.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/joshua/17-12.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/joshua/13-16.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Property</a> <a href="/joshua/13-6.htm">Sidonians</a> <a href="/joshua/13-6.htm">Sido'nians</a> <a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">South</a> <a href="/joshua/13-6.htm">Zidonians</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 13</div>1. <a href="/joshua/13-1.htm">The bounds of the land not yet conquered</a> 8. <a href="/joshua/13-8.htm">The inheritance of the two tribes and a half</a> 14. <a href="/joshua/13-14.htm">The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi</a> 15. <a href="/joshua/13-15.htm">The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben</a> 22. <a href="/joshua/13-22.htm">Balaam slain</a> 24. <a href="/joshua/13-24.htm">The bounds of the inheritance of God</a> 29. <a href="/joshua/13-29.htm">and of the half tribe of Manasseh</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>to the south This phrase indicates the direction of the land being described. In the context of the Israelites' conquest, "to the south" refers to the southern regions of Canaan, which were part of the territories yet to be fully conquered. The south was significant as it included areas that were strategically important for trade and military purposes. The southern regions were often associated with desert areas and were less fertile compared to the northern parts of Canaan.all the land of the Canaanites The Canaanites were the original inhabitants of the land that God promised to the descendants of Abraham. This phrase encompasses the entirety of the Canaanite territory, which was known for its diverse city-states and cultures. The Canaanites practiced polytheism and were often in conflict with the Israelites. The land of the Canaanites was significant because it was the land flowing with milk and honey, promised to the Israelites as their inheritance (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>). The conquest of Canaan was a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>).from Mearah of the Sidonians Mearah is believed to be a cave or a region associated with the Sidonians, who were a Phoenician people known for their seafaring and trade. The Sidonians were located in the northern part of Canaan, along the Mediterranean coast. This reference indicates the northern boundary of the land described in this passage. The Sidonians were known for their influence and wealth, and their territory was often a point of interaction and conflict with Israel.to Aphek Aphek was a city or region that served as a significant military site in various biblical narratives. It was located near the northern border of the land of Canaan. Aphek is mentioned in several battles, including conflicts with the Philistines (<a href="/1_samuel/4.htm">1 Samuel 4:1</a>) and the Arameans (<a href="/1_kings/20-26.htm">1 Kings 20:26</a>). The city's strategic location made it a key point of control for whoever held it.as far as the border of the Amorites The Amorites were another group of people inhabiting the land of Canaan. They were known for their fortified cities and were often mentioned as one of the primary groups opposing Israel's settlement in the land. The border of the Amorites marks the extent of the territory described in this passage. The Amorites were significant in biblical history as they were one of the peoples God commanded the Israelites to drive out of the land (<a href="/deuteronomy/7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1</a>). Their presence in the land was a test of Israel's faithfulness to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/c/canaanites.htm">Canaanites</a> A group of ancient people who lived in the land of Canaan, which God promised to the Israelites. They were often seen as adversaries to the Israelites due to their idolatrous practices. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sidonians.htm">Sidonians</a> Inhabitants of Sidon, a major city in ancient Phoenicia, known for its trade and maritime prowess. The Sidonians were often associated with the worship of Baal. 3. <a href="/topical/a/arah.htm">Arah</a> A location associated with the Sidonians, though not much is known about it. It represents the northern boundary of the land described. 4. <a href="/topical/a/aphek.htm">Aphek</a> A city or region mentioned several times in the Bible, often as a site of conflict between the Israelites and their enemies. It marks a significant boundary in the land distribution. 5. <a href="/topical/a/amorites.htm">Amorites</a> Another group of ancient people who lived in the land of Canaan. They were known for their fortified cities and were often in conflict with the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_promises.htm">Understanding God's Promises</a> The land described in <a href="/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4</a> is part of the inheritance promised to the Israelites. This reminds us of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises, even when the fulfillment requires patience and perseverance. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_boundaries.htm">Spiritual Boundaries</a> Just as the Israelites were given specific boundaries for their inheritance, Christians are called to recognize and respect spiritual boundaries in their lives, avoiding influences that lead away from God. <a href="/topical/o/overcoming_adversaries.htm">Overcoming Adversaries</a> The presence of the Canaanites and Amorites represents the spiritual battles believers face. We are called to rely on God's strength to overcome these challenges. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_faith.htm">Historical Context and Faith</a> Understanding the historical context of biblical events enriches our faith and helps us see God's hand in history, encouraging us to trust Him in our own lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a> The Israelites' interactions with the Canaanites and Sidonians often led to spiritual compromise. This serves as a warning to guard against allowing worldly influences to dilute our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 13</a> <a href="/q/contradictions_in_1_samuel_4_on_eli's_sons.htm">Are there any contradictions between 1 Samuel 4 and other biblical accounts regarding the fate of Eli's sons or the Ark's movements?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_work_in_heaven.htm">What is the identity of the Kenizzites?</a> <a href="/q/joshua_4_1-24__how_to_reconcile_timeline_conflicts.htm">Joshua 4:1-24: How do we reconcile this account with conflicting timelines or details in other biblical narratives?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'let_your_yes_be_yes'_mean.htm">What does 'We will serve the Lord' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - From the south. The LXX. and the best modern commentators connect these words with what precedes. This gives a better sense than joining it to what follows. For the south was not "all the land of the Canaanites," but a large part of it belonged, as we have just seen, to a tribe not of Canaanitish origin, while the land of the Canaanites (see note on Joshua 3:10) extended far to the northward. Therefore we must understand the words "all the land of the Canaanites" to begin a fresh section, and to be descriptive of the territory extending from Philistia northward towards Sidon. So the Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic. Mearah. The margin has "the cave." But there is no article in the original The LXX. reads ἀπὸ Γάζης for Mearah, having clearly, as Masius observes, substituted Zain for Resh. But this mistaken reading compels a mistranslation of the passage. Vandevelde supposes it to be a remarkable cave still existing near Sidon, which is mentioned by William of Tyre as having been fortified by the Crusaders. He speaks of it as municipium quoddam, and states that it was commonly known as the "cave of Tyre." "spelunca inexpugnabilis." It was afterwards "the last retreat of the Emir Fakkr-ed-Din" (Vandevelde, s.v. Mearah). There is a village now, north of Sidon, called Mog-heiriyeh, or the village of the cave. So also Kuobel. Beside the Sidonians. Rather, near, or in the direction of, or which belong to the Sidonians. Aphek. Or Aphekah. This (Knobel) was the northern Aphek (<a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30</a>; <a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Judges 1:31</a>), in the tribe of Asher, known later as Aphaca, and now as Afka. Not the Aphekah of <a href="/joshua/15-53.htm">Joshua 15:53</a>, probably the Aphek of <a href="/1_samuel/4-1.htm">1 Samuel 4:1</a>. It is the same Aphek which in later times was captured by the Syrians, and was the scene of several decisive victories of Israel (<a href="/1_kings/20-26.htm">1 Kings 20:26, 30</a>; <a href="/2_kings/13-17.htm">2 Kings 13:17</a>). It is doubtful which Aphek is meant in <a href="/joshua/12-18.htm">Joshua 12:18</a>, though it is probably the southern Aphek. The situation is described as one of "rare beauty" (Delitzsch), "on the northwest slopes of Lebanon," amid exquisite groves (Conder). Here the Syrian Astarte was worshipped, and the ruins of her temple, dedicated to her as mourning for Tammuz, or Adonis, may still be seen. See Kenrick, 'Phoenicia,' 310,311, and Mover's 'Die Phonizier,' 1:192. Perhaps it was never actually occupied by the Asherites, but remained in the hands of Syria, and as a place of great resort was the natural point to which the attacks of Israel would be directed. Vandevelde, however, believes in four and Conder in seven cities of this name, and they suppose the Aphek which was the scene of the battle with the Syrians to have been on the east of Jordan, from the occurrence of the word "Mishor" in the narrative in <a href="/1_kings/20.htm">1 Kings 20</a>. The term "Mishor" is, however, applied to other places beside the territory east of Jordan (see Gesenius, s.v. Mishor). The Aphek in <a href="/1_samuel/29-1.htm">1 Samuel 29:1</a> cannot be identified with any that have been named. To the borders of the Amorites. This can hardly be anything but the northern border of the kingdom of Bashan, in the neighbourhood of Mount Hermon. <a href="/commentaries/joshua/13-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>to the south, מִתֵּימָ֞ן (mit·tê·mān) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8486.htm">Strong's 8486: </a> South, south wind all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of the Canaanites, הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י (hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan from Mearah וּמְעָרָ֛ה (ū·mə·‘ā·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4632.htm">Strong's 4632: </a> Mearah -- a cave region in Lebanon of אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the Sidonians לַצִּידֹנִ֖ים (laṣ·ṣî·ḏō·nîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6722.htm">Strong's 6722: </a> Sidonians -- an inhabitant of Sidon to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while Aphek, אֲפֵ֑קָה (’ă·p̄ê·qāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_663.htm">Strong's 663: </a> Aphek -- perhaps 'fortress', the name of several places in Palestine as far as עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the border גְּב֥וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of the Amorites; הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ (hā·’ĕ·mō·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_567.htm">Strong's 567: </a> Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/13-4.htm">OT History: Joshua 13:4 On the south (Josh. 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