And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
The territory of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon in the north, down toward Gerar and Gaza in the south, and eastward to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, all the way to Lasha.
This verse describes the geographical boundaries of where the Canaanite people lived, mapping out their territory from north to south and east.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the Table of Nations in Genesis 10, which describes how Noah's descendants spread across the earth after the flood. The Canaanites were descendants of Ham through his son Canaan, and they settled in the land that would later become central to Israel's history. Many of these cities mentioned, like Sodom and Gomorrah, would become significant in later biblical accounts.
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