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Exploring Canaan
The Lord said to Moses,
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“Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.”
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When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, “Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country.
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The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan.”
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Since the Amalekites and the Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea.”
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for the Amalekites and the Canaanites will face you there. Because you have turned away from the Lord, he will not be with you and you will fall by the sword.”
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Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down and attacked them and beat them down all the way to Hormah.
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Arad Destroyed
When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked the Israelites and captured some of them.
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The Lord listened to Israel’s plea and gave the Canaanites over to them. They completely destroyed them and their towns; so the place was named Hormah.
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Er and Onan were sons of Judah, but they died in Canaan.
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But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan.”
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We will cross over before the Lord into Canaan armed, but the property we inherit will be on this side of the Jordan.”
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The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.
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“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into Canaan,
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Boundaries of Canaan
The Lord said to Moses,
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“Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance is to have these boundaries:
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These are the men the Lord commanded to assign the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.
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“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you cross the Jordan into Canaan,
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Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge.
