Numbers 34 — Overview

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In this chapter the bounds and borders of the land Canaan are described, according to the direction of the Lord to Moses,Nu 34:1, the south border, Nu 34:3, the western border,Nu 34:6, the north border, Nu 34:7, the east border,Nu 34:10, which is ordered to be divided by lot to the nine tribes and a half, two tribes and a half having received their inheritance on the other side Jordan, Nu 34:13, and the persons are nominated to divide the land, Eleazar and Joshua, with one prince out of every tribe, and who are mentioned by name, Nu 34:16.

Ver. 1. And the Lord spake unto Moses,....

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Numbers 34 — OverviewNumbers 34 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter God directs Moses, and he is to direct Israel, I. Concerning the bounds and borders of the land of Canaan, ver. 1-15. II. Concerning the division and distribution of it to the tribes of Israel,…Numbers 34 — OverviewNumbers 34 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeNumbers 34:1, The borders of the land; Numbers 34:16, The names of the men who shall divide the land.Numbers 34:1-15Numbers 34:1-15 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here a particular draught of the line by which the land of Canaan was meted, and bounded, on all sides. God directs Moses to settle it here, not as a geographer in his map, merely to please the curious,…Numbers 34:2Numbers 34:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeis the land: Numbers 33:51-53; Genesis 12:6-7, Genesis 13:15-17, Genesis 15:16-21, Genesis 17:8; Deuteronomy 1:7-8; Psalms 78:55; Psalms 105:11; Ezekiel 47:14; Acts 17:26 an inheritance: Psalms 16:5-6; Jeremiah 3:19;…Numbers 34:2Numbers 34:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleCommand the children of Israel, and say unto them,.... Not to fix the borders, and settle the boundaries of the land, for that is done by the Lord himself, who has determined the times before appointed, and the bounds…Numbers 34:3Numbers 34:3 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgesouth quarter: Exodus 23:31; Joshua 15:1-12; Ezekiel 47:13, Ezekiel 47:19-23 salt sea eastward: The lake Asphaltites, Dead sea, or Salt sea, is, according to the most authentic accounts, about 70 miles in length, and…

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