am 2560, bc 1444, An, Ex, Is, 47
Joshua: Joshua 14:10, Joshua 23:1-2, Joshua 24:29; Genesis 18:11; 1 Kings 1:1; Luke 1:7
to be possessed: Heb. to possess it, Deuteronomy 31:3
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Joshua 13:1
Joshua 13:1
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