1. all the kings which were on this side —that is, the western side of Jordan. in the hills, and in ther valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea —This threefold distinction marks out very clearly a large portion of Canaan. The first designates the hill country, which belonged afterwards to the tribes of Judah and Ephraim: the second, all the low country from Carmel to Gaza; and the third, the shores of the Mediterranean, from the Isthmus of Tyre to the plain of Joppa. (As for the tribes mentioned, see on :- ). heard thereof —that is, of the sacking of Jericho and Ai, as well as the rapid advance of the Israelites into the interior of the country. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"
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