Passage Research
Joshua 13 — Sermon Preparation
God tells the aging Joshua that much land remains unconquered, and the chapter records the eastern allotments for Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh. 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.
- 33
- verses
- 439 / 167
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 8
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- 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 |
| 7 |
How preachers through history handled this text
8 public-domain excerpts on Joshua 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“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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