Quotes About Promise

But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.

because the hill country will be yours as well. It is a forest; clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours. Although the Canaanites have iron chariots and although they are strong, you can drive them out.”

there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance.

So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?

and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.

On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah

The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar, including these cities and their villages.

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.

Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.

Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.

The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.

When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,

Then the LORD said to Joshua,

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

But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

Jattir, Eshtemoa,

Holon, Debir,

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

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