Joshua 13:5 meaning and explanation
the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.
Joshua 13:5, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD is speaking to Joshua, now old, listing the land still unconquered (verses 1 to 6). Verse 5 names northern regions: the land of the Gebalites, linked with Byblos on the coast, and all Lebanon eastward, stretching from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon north to Lebo-hamath, a place often used to mark Israel's ideal northern boundary.
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