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Joshua 13 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Joshua 13, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Joshua 13 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
גְּבוּל gᵉbûwl H1366 11 cord, twisted
נַחֲלָה nachălâh H5159 9 inherited, occupancy
עִיר ʻîyr H5892 10 city, waking
מֹשֶׁה Môsheh H4872 9 Mosheh
מַמְלָכוּת mamlâkûwth H4468 5
בָּשָׁן Bâshân H1316 6 Bashan
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How preachers through history handled this text

8 public-domain excerpts on Joshua 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Calvin 2 Alexander MacLaren 2 John Wesley 1

“The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that every man should know his own, and not take that which is another's. The world must be governed, not by force, but right. Wherever our habitation is placed, and in whatever honest way our portion is assigned, we should consider them as allotted of God; we should be thankful for, and use them as such, while every prudent method should be used to prevent disputes about property, both at present and in future. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Joshua 13:7–33 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Ammon — Josh 13:10
  • Heshbon — Josh 13:10
  • Bashan — Josh 13:11
  • Geshur — Josh 13:11
  • Gilead 1 — Josh 13:11
  • Maacah — Josh 13:11

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