Quotes About History

They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)

Jattir, Eshtemoa,

Holon, Debir,

Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.

And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,

Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ëLong ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.

and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea, the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea.

After this, you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand.

For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.

Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.

And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.

Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.