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Joshua 11:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Joshua 11:17

Verse 17 of 23

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[Even] from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.

Joshua 11:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 11:17

Theological / Devotional

Mount Halak. Literally, “smooth mountain,” or perhaps “divided mountain.” The LXX gives it the name Chelcha, whereas the Syriac calls it “the dividing mountain,” It is located 35 mi. southwest of the Dead Sea. The writer’s design seems to be specify the extreme southern and northern limits of the Promised Land. Joshua’s conquests extended from the borders of Seir, or Edom, where Mt. Halak was situated, northward to Baal-gad, which lies at the foot of Mt. Lebanon. This latter place some identify with Paneas or Caesarea Philippi, others with Baalbek.

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