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Joshua 1:4

Joshua 1:4
From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

From the wilderness,.... The wilderness of Kadesh and Sin, on the border of Edom; in the southeast corner, as Jarchi says, see Num 34:3,

and this Lebanon; which though on the other side Jordan, and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Lebanon is spoken of as “this Lebanon,” because visible from the neighborhood in which Israel was encamped. (Compare Deu 3:8-9.) “The wilderness” of the text is the Desert of Arabia, which forms the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

From the wilderness and this Lebanon - Joshua appears to be standing with his face towards the promised land, and pointing out the different places, or their situation, with his hand, This Lebanon,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 1:1-9

Honour is here put upon Joshua, and great power lodged in his hand, by him that is the fountain of honour and power, and by whom kings reign. Instructions are given him by Infinite Wisdom, and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

From the wilderness For the boundaries of the Land of Promise compare (a) Gen 15:18-21; (b) Exo 23:31; (c) Num 34:1-12; (d) Deu 11:24. They were to be, on the South, the desert of El-Tíh; on the…