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These areas hold significant historical, theological, and cultural importance throughout the biblical narrative. The hill-country is frequently mentioned in the context of the land of Canaan, particularly in relation to the tribes of Israel and their inheritance. Geographical Significance The hill-country primarily refers to the central mountainous region of ancient Israel, which includes parts of modern-day Judea and Samaria. This area is distinguished from the coastal plains and the Jordan Valley. The hill-country is known for its rugged terrain, fertile valleys, and strategic locations, making it a vital area for settlement and defense. Biblical References 1. Inheritance of the Tribes: The hill-country was allotted to several tribes of Israel as part of their inheritance in the Promised Land. Notably, the tribe of Judah received a significant portion of the hill-country. <a href="/joshua/15-48.htm">Joshua 15:48-50</a> states, "These were the cities in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim." 2. Caleb's Request: Caleb, one of the faithful spies sent by Moses, specifically requested the hill-country of Hebron as his inheritance. <a href="/joshua/14-12.htm">Joshua 14:12</a> records Caleb's words: "Now give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day. For you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there and that their cities were large and fortified. But the LORD helping me, I will drive them out just as He said." 3. Refuge and Strongholds: The hill-country often served as a place of refuge and strongholds. David, before becoming king, sought refuge in the hill-country to escape from King Saul. <a href="/1_samuel/23-14.htm">1 Samuel 23:14</a> notes, "And David stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God did not deliver David into his hand." 4. Spiritual Symbolism: The hill-country is also symbolic of spiritual elevation and closeness to God. The Psalms frequently use the imagery of hills and mountains to convey God's majesty and strength. <a href="/psalms/121.htm">Psalm 121:1-2</a> declares, "I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth." Cultural and Historical Context The hill-country was not only a geographical feature but also a cultural and historical backdrop for many biblical events. It was a region where patriarchs like Abraham and Jacob sojourned, where battles were fought, and where prophets delivered God's messages. The terrain provided natural fortifications and was conducive to agriculture, supporting vineyards, olive groves, and pastures. Theological Implications Theologically, the hill-country represents God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the patriarchs and the nation of Israel. It serves as a testament to God's provision and protection, as seen in the narratives of conquest and settlement. The hill-country's prominence in biblical history underscores the theme of God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His covenant promises. In summary, the hill-country is a multifaceted term in the Bible, encompassing geographical, historical, and theological dimensions. It is a region that played a crucial role in the unfolding of God's redemptive plan for His people.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3714.htm">3714. oreinos -- mountainous, the hill country</a> ... mountainous, the hill country. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: oreinos Phonetic Spelling: (or-i-nos) Short Definition: mountainous, hilly Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3714.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2022.htm">2022. har -- mountain, hill, hill country</a> ... har. 2023 . mountain, hill, hill country. Transliteration: har Phonetic Spelling: (har) Short Definition: mountains. ... hill country, mountain, promotion. ... /hebrew/2022.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/8556b.htm">8556b. Timnath Serech -- "territory of the sun," a village in the ...</a> ... Timnath Serech. 8557 . "territory of the sun," a village in the hill country of Ephraim. Transliteration: Timnath Serech Short Definition: Timnath-serah. ... /hebrew/8556b.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6024.htm">6024. Anab -- "grape," a place in the hill country of Judah</a> ... 6023, 6024. Anab. 6025 . "grape," a place in the hill country of Judah. Transliteration: Anab Phonetic Spelling: (an-awb') Short Definition: Anab. ... /hebrew/6024.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6044.htm">6044. Anim -- a place in the hill country of Judah</a> ... 6043, 6044. Anim. 6045 . a place in the hill country of Judah. Transliteration: Anim Phonetic Spelling: (aw-neem') Short Definition: Anim. ... /hebrew/6044.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/8556a.htm">8556a. Timnath Cheres -- "territory of the sun," a village in the ...</a> ... Timnath Cheres. 8556b . "territory of the sun," a village in the hill country of Ephraim. Transliteration: Timnath Cheres Short Definition: Timnath-heres. ... /hebrew/8556a.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/8556.htm">8556. Timnath Cherec -- "territory of the sun," a village in the ...</a> Timnath Cherec. 8555, 8556. Timnath Cherec. 8556a . "territory of the sun," a village in the hill country of Ephraim. Transliteration: Timnath Cherec Phonetic ... /hebrew/8556.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/jowett/my_daily_meditation_for_the_circling_year/february_the_eleventh_the_hill.htm">February the Eleventh the Hill Country of the Soul</a> ... FEBRUARY The Eleventh THE HILL COUNTRY OF THE SOUL. ... There should be a hill country in every life, some great up-towering peaks which dominate the common plain. ... /.../my daily meditation for the circling year/february the eleventh the hill.htm<a href="/library/origen/origens_commentary_on_the_gospel_of_john/30_of_what_john_learned.htm">Of what John Learned from Jesus when Mary visited Elisabeth in the ...</a> ... Sixth Book. 30. Of What John Learned from Jesus When Mary Visited Elisabeth in the Hill Country. "The next day John seeth Jesus ... /.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/30 of what john learned.htm<a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_11_the_mountainous_country.htm">The Mountainous Country of Judea.</a> ... almost as Jerusalem itself. Which the Holy Scripture called "The hill-country of Judah," Joshua 21:11; Luke 1:39. Unless I am very ... /.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 11 the mountainous country.htm<a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_20_beth-el_beth-aven.htm">Beth-El. Beth-Aven.</a> ... She had gardens in Ramatha, olive-trees making oil in the valley, a house of watering in Beth-el." Not that Beth-el properly was in the hill-country of Ephraim ... /.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 20 beth-el beth-aven.htm<a href="/library/ramsay/was_christ_born_in_bethlehem/chapter_4_importance_in_lukes.htm">Importance in Luke's History of the Story of the Birth of Christ</a> ... authority. It is a different thing when we read, 1:65 f., "these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea. ... /.../ramsay/was christ born in bethlehem/chapter 4 importance in lukes.htm<a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/a_soldier_who_spared_his.htm">A Soldier who Spared his Enemy</a> ... Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "Is not David hiding in the hill country of Hachilah?" So Saul went down to the Wilderness of Ziph with three ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/a soldier who spared his.htm<a href="/library/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/vii_mary_future_mother_of.htm">Mary, Future Mother of Jesus, visits Elisabeth, Future Mother of ...</a> ... VII. Mary, Future Mother of Jesus, Visits Elisabeth, Future Mother of John the Baptist. (in the Hill Country of Jud??a, bc5.) ^C Luke 1:39-56. ... /.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/vii mary future mother of.htm<a href="/library/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/viii_the_birth_and_early.htm">The Birth and Early Life of John the Baptist.</a> ... The Period of Christ's Life Prior to His Ministry. VIII. The Birth and Early Life of John the Baptist. (Hill Country of Jud??a, bc5.) ^C Luke 1:57-80. ... /.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/viii the birth and early.htm<a href="/library/white/the_desire_of_ages/chapter_10_the_voice_in.htm">The Voice in the Wilderness</a> ... Zacharias dwelt in "the hill country of Judea," but he had gone up to Jerusalem to minister for one week in the temple, a service required twice a year from ... //christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 10 the voice in.htm<a href="/library/meyer/john_the_baptist/ii_the_house_of_zacharias.htm">The House of Zacharias.</a> ... KEBLE. Early History of the Baptist"God's Hidden Ones"The Hill Country of Judea"A Childless Home"The Forerunner Announced. ... //christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/ii the house of zacharias.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/foothills.htm">Foothills (19 Occurrences)</a> ... Deuteronomy 1:7 turn, and take your journey, and go to the hillcountry of the Amorites, and to all the places near there, in the Arabah, in the hillcountry... /f/foothills.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/c/country.htm">Country</a> ... compare Genesis 7:19 Joshua 15:9; Joshua 18:15, and many other references), or "hillcountry." Thus we have the "hill-country of the Amorites" (Deuteronomy 1:7 ... /c/country.htm - 23k<a href="/topical/w/western.htm">Western (19 Occurrences)</a> ... Joshua 9:1 Now on hearing the news of these things, all the kings on the west side of Jordan, in the hill-country and the lowlands and by the Great Sea in ... /w/western.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/m/mountain.htm">Mountain (298 Occurrences)</a> ... valleys"; 1 Kings 20:23, "god of the hills"; Psalm 2:6, "my holy hill of Zion": 98:8, "hills sing for joy." "Mount" is changed "hill-country" in Deuteronomy 1:7 ... /m/mountain.htm - 48k<a href="/topical/l/lowland.htm">Lowland (34 Occurrences)</a> ... Deuteronomy 1:7 turn, and take your journey, and go to the hillcountry of the Amorites, and to all the places near there, in the Arabah, in the hillcountry... /l/lowland.htm - 19k<a href="/topical/a/anakim.htm">Anakim (10 Occurrences)</a> ... and from all the hill-country of Israel," remnants of them being left in the Philistine cities of Gaza, Gath and Ashdod (Joshua 11:21, 22). ... /a/anakim.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/e/e'phraim.htm">E'phraim (146 Occurrences)</a> ... are a great people, go up to the forest, and clear land for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hillcountry of Ephraim ... /e/e'phraim.htm - 35k<a href="/topical/k/kiriath.htm">Kiriath (34 Occurrences)</a> ... Joshua 20:7 They set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hillcountry of Naphtali, Shechem in the hillcountry of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron) in ... /k/kiriath.htm - 17k<a href="/topical/k/kiriath-arba.htm">Kiriath-arba (9 Occurrences)</a> ... Joshua 20:7 And they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba ( the same is ... /k/kiriath-arba.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/k/kir'iath-ar'ba.htm">Kir'iath-ar'ba (9 Occurrences)</a> ... Joshua 20:7 And they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba--the same is ... /k/kir'iath-ar'ba.htm - 9k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/mount-Ephraim.html">What is the significance of Mount Ephraim in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Gibeah-in-the-Bible.html">What is the significance of Gibeah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/mount-Seir.html">What is significance of Mount Seir? | GotQuestions.org</a> <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>Hill-country (85 Occurrences)<a href="/luke/1-39.htm">Luke 1:39</a> And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah, (WBS YLT)<a href="/luke/1-65.htm">Luke 1:65</a> And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea. (BBE DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/genesis/31-21.htm">Genesis 31:21</a> So he went away with all he had, and went across the River in the direction of the hill-country of Gilead. (BBE)<a href="/genesis/31-23.htm">Genesis 31:23</a> And taking the men of his family with him, he went after him for seven days and overtook him in the hill-country of Gilead. (BBE)<a href="/genesis/31-25.htm">Genesis 31:25</a> Now when Laban overtook him, Jacob had put up his tent in the hill-country; and Laban and his brothers put up their tents in the hill-country of Gilead. (BBE)<a href="/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8</a> So Esau made his living-place in the hill-country of Seir (Esau is Edom). (BBE)<a href="/genesis/36-9.htm">Genesis 36:9</a> And these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites in the hill-country of Seir: (BBE)<a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Numbers 13:17</a> And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way by the South, and go up into the hill-country: (ASV BBE DBY)<a href="/numbers/13-29.htm">Numbers 13:29</a> Amalek dwelleth in the land of the South: and the Hittite, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, dwell in the hill-country; and the Canaanite dwelleth by the sea, and along by the side of the Jordan. (ASV BBE DBY)<a href="/numbers/14-45.htm">Numbers 14:45</a> Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites who were living in the hill-country, and overcame them completely, driving them back as far as Hormah. (BBE JPS)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Deuteronomy 1:7</a> turn you, and take your journey, and go to the hill-country of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the Arabah, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the South, and by the sea-shore, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. (ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-19.htm">Deuteronomy 1:19</a> And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as Jehovah our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-20.htm">Deuteronomy 1:20</a> And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the hill-country of the Amorites, which Jehovah our God giveth unto us. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-24.htm">Deuteronomy 1:24</a> and they turned and went up into the hill-country, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out. (ASV BBE YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">Deuteronomy 1:41</a> Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against Jehovah, we will go up and fight, according to all that Jehovah our God commanded us. And ye girded on every man his weapons of war, and were forward to go up into the hill-country. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-43.htm">Deuteronomy 1:43</a> So I spake unto you, and ye hearkened not; but ye rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah, and were presumptuous, and went up into the hill-country. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-44.htm">Deuteronomy 1:44</a> And the Amorites, that dwelt in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Deuteronomy 2:37</a> only to the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not near; all the side of the river Jabbok, and the cities of the hill-country, and wheresoever Jehovah our God forbade us. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/3-12.htm">Deuteronomy 3:12</a> And this land we took in possession at that time: from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill-country of Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites: (ASV BBE JPS)<a href="/deuteronomy/3-25.htm">Deuteronomy 3:25</a> Let me go over, I pray thee, and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. (See JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Joshua 2:16</a> And she said to them, Get away into the hill-country, or the men who have gone after you will overtake you; keep yourselves safe there for three days, till the searchers have come back, and then go on your way. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/2-22.htm">Joshua 2:22</a> And they went into the hill-country and were there three days, till the men who had gone after them had come back; and those who went after them were searching for them everywhere without coming across them. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/2-23.htm">Joshua 2:23</a> Then the two men came down from the hill-country and went over and came back to Joshua, the son of Nun; and they gave him a complete account of what had taken place. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">Joshua 9:1</a> And it came to pass, when all the kings that were beyond the Jordan, in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; (ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Joshua 10:6</a> And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered together against us. (ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Joshua 10:40</a> So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, commanded. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/11-2.htm">Joshua 11:2</a> and to the kings that were on the north, in the hill-country, and in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, and in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west, (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/11-3.htm">Joshua 11:3</a> to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the hill-country, and the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpah. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/11-16.htm">Joshua 11:16</a> So Joshua took all that land, the hill-country, and all the South, and all the land of Goshen, and the lowland, and the Arabah, and the hill-country of Israel, and the lowland of the same; (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/11-21.htm">Joshua 11:21</a> And Joshua came at that time, and cut off the Anakim from the hill-country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill-country of Judah, and from all the hill-country of Israel: Joshua utterly destroyed them with their cities. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/12-8.htm">Joshua 12:8</a> in the hill-country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the South; the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/13-6.htm">Joshua 13:6</a> all the inhabitants of the hill-country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, even all the Sidonians; them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only allot thou it unto Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. (ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT)<a href="/joshua/14-12.htm">Joshua 14:12</a> Now therefore give me this hill-country, whereof Jehovah spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakim were there, and cities great and fortified: it may be that Jehovah will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Jehovah spake. (ASV BBE YLT)<a href="/joshua/15-8.htm">Joshua 15:8</a> and the border hath gone up the valley of the son of Hinnom, unto the side of the Jebusite on the south (it 'is' Jerusalem), and the border hath gone up unto the top of the hill-country which 'is' on the front of the valley of Hinnom westward, which 'is' in the extremity of the valley of the Rephaim northward; (YLT)<a href="/joshua/15-9.htm">Joshua 15:9</a> and the border hath been marked out, from the top of the hill-country unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and hath gone out unto the cities of mount Ephron, and the border hath been marked out 'to' Baalah, (it 'is' Kirjath-Jearim); (YLT)<a href="/joshua/15-48.htm">Joshua 15:48</a> And in the hill-country, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, (ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">Joshua 16:1</a> And the lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill-country to Beth-el; (ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/17-15.htm">Joshua 17:15</a> And Joshua said unto them, If thou be a great people, get thee up to the forest, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the Rephaim; since the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee. (ASV BBE DBY JPS)<a href="/joshua/17-16.htm">Joshua 17:16</a> And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel. (ASV BBE DBY JPS)<a href="/joshua/17-18.htm">Joshua 17:18</a> but the hill-country shall be thine; for though it is a forest, thou shalt cut it down, and the goings out thereof shall be thine; for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong. (ASV BBE DBY JPS)<a href="/joshua/18-12.htm">Joshua 18:12</a> And their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/19-50.htm">Joshua 19:50</a> according to the commandment of Jehovah they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and dwelt therein. (ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/20-7.htm">Joshua 20:7</a> And they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba ( the same is Hebron ) in the hill-country of Judah. (ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/21-11.htm">Joshua 21:11</a> And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak ( the same is Hebron ), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. (ASV BBE JPS WBS YLT)<a href="/joshua/21-21.htm">Joshua 21:21</a> And they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs, (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/24-30.htm">Joshua 24:30</a> And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/joshua/24-33.htm">Joshua 24:33</a> And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim. (ASV BBE YLT)<a href="/judges/1-9.htm">Judges 1:9</a> And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the lowland. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Judges 1:19</a> And Jehovah was with Judah; and drove out the inhabitants of the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Judges 1:34</a> And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country; for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley; (ASV BBE JPS)<a href="/judges/2-9.htm">Judges 2:9</a> And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill-country of Ephraim, on the north of the mountain of Gaash. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/3-27.htm">Judges 3:27</a> And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill-country, and he before them. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Judges 4:5</a> And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/7-24.htm">Judges 7:24</a> And Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill-country of Ephraim, saying, Come down against Midian, and take before them the waters, as far as Beth-barah, even the Jordan. So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and took the waters as far as Beth-barah, even the Jordan. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Judges 10:1</a> And after Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/12-15.htm">Judges 12:15</a> And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill-country of the Amalekites. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/17-1.htm">Judges 17:1</a> And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/17-8.htm">Judges 17:8</a> And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find a place, and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/18-2.htm">Judges 18:2</a> And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/18-13.htm">Judges 18:13</a> And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/19-1.htm">Judges 19:1</a> And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/19-16.htm">Judges 19:16</a> And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/judges/19-18.htm">Judges 19:18</a> And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am now going to the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that taketh me into his house. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/1-1.htm">1 Samuel 1:1</a> Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite: (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/9-4.htm">1 Samuel 9:4</a> And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/13-2.htm">1 Samuel 13:2</a> and Saul chooseth for himself three thousand 'men' out of Israel; and two thousand are with Saul in Michmash, and in the hill-country of Beth-El; and a thousand have been with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin; and the remnant of the people he hath sent each to his tents. (YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/14-22.htm">1 Samuel 14:22</a> Likewise all the men of Israel that had hid themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm">1 Samuel 14:24</a> And all the people were with Saul, about twenty thousand men, and the fight was general through all the hill-country of Ephraim; but Saul made a great error that day, by putting the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes food before evening comes and I have given punishment to those who are against me. So the people had not a taste of food. (BBE)<a href="/1_samuel/23-14.htm">1 Samuel 23:14</a> And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/1_samuel/25-20.htm">1 Samuel 25:20</a> and it hath come to pass, she is riding on the ass and is coming down in the secret part of the hill-country, and lo, David and his men are coming down to meet her, and she meeteth them. (YLT)<a href="/2_samuel/20-21.htm">2 Samuel 20:21</a> The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/1_kings/4-8.htm">1 Kings 4:8</a> And these are their names: Ben-hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim; (ASV JPS YLT)<a href="/1_kings/12-2.htm">1 Kings 12:2</a> And, hearing of it, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, where he had gone in flight from Solomon, and was living there, came back to his town Zeredah, in the hill-country of Ephraim; (BBE)<a href="/1_kings/12-25.htm">1 Kings 12:25</a> Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/2_kings/5-22.htm">2 Kings 5:22</a> And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there are come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/1_chronicles/4-42.htm">1 Chronicles 4:42</a> And some of them, five hundred of the sons of Simeon, went to the hill-country of Seir, with Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, at their head. (BBE)<a href="/1_chronicles/6-67.htm">1 Chronicles 6:67</a> And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs, (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">2 Chronicles 13:4</a> And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel: (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8</a> And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/2_chronicles/19-4.htm">2 Chronicles 19:4</a> And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and brought them back unto Jehovah, the God of their fathers. (ASV BBE JPS YLT)<a href="/2_chronicles/27-4.htm">2 Chronicles 27:4</a> Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. (ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/17-26.htm">Jeremiah 17:26</a> And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places round about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the lowland, and from the hill-country, and from the South, bringing burnt-offerings, and sacrifices, and meal-offerings, and frankincense, and bringing 'sacrifices of' thanksgiving, unto the house of Jehovah. (ASV DBY YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/32-44.htm">Jeremiah 32:44</a> Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the deeds, and seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill-country, and in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith Jehovah. (ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/33-13.htm">Jeremiah 33:13</a> In the cities of the hill-country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks again pass under the hands of him that numbereth them, saith Jehovah. (ASV BBE DBY JPS YLT)<a href="/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8</a> Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Jehovah. 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