KJV ORIGINAL
And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal-gad at the foot of Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes part of the Promised Land that still needed to be conquered, listing specific territories and boundaries from Lebanon to Mount Hermon.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from God's instructions to Joshua about dividing the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel. The Giblites were people living in the coastal city of Gebal (later called Byblos), and these territories represented unconquered areas that were still part of God's promise to Israel, even though they hadn't been taken yet.
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