²¹ Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.”^(A)

Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men^(A)

²⁸ When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,^[a] two demon-possessed^(B) men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

Driving Out the Nations

7 When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess^(A) and drives out before you many nations^(B)—the Hittites,^(C) Girgashites,^(D) Amorites,^(E) Canaanites, Perizzites,^(F) Hivites^(G) and Jebusites,^(H) seven nations larger and stronger than you—

¹¹ Obey what I command^(A) you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.^(B)

² I will send an angel^(A) before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.^(B)

²³ My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites,^(A) and I will wipe them out. ²⁴ Do not bow down before their gods or worship^(B) them or follow their practices.^(C) You must demolish^(D) them and break their sacred stones^(E) to pieces. ²⁵ Worship the Lord your God,^(F) and his blessing^(G) will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness^(H) from among you, ²⁶ and none will miscarry or be barren^(I) in your land. I will give you a full life span.^(J)

²⁷ “I will send my terror^(K) ahead of you and throw into confusion^(L) every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.^{(M) 28} I will send the hornet^(N) ahead of you to drive the Hivites, Canaanites and Hittites^(O) out of your way.

Later the Canaanite^(K) clans scattered ¹⁹ and the borders of Canaan^(L) reached from Sidon^(M) toward Gerar^(N) as far as Gaza,^(O) and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim,^(P) as far as Lasha.