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Numbers 34 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Numbers 34, 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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Numbers 34 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מַטֶּה maṭṭeh H4294 18 branch, extending
גְּבוּל gᵉbûwl H1366 14 cord, twisted
נָשִׂיא nâsîyʼ H5387 9 exalted, king
יָם yâm H3220 8 sea, large body of water
תּוֹצָאָה tôwtsâʼâh H8444 5 exit, boundary
קֶדֶם qedem H6924 5 front, fore part
נָחַל nâchal H5157 4 inherit, occupy

How preachers through history handled this text

5 public-domain excerpts on Numbers 34, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Calvin 1 John Wesley 1

“In this chapter God directs Moses, and he is to direct Israel, I. Concerning the bounds and borders of the land of Canaan, ver. 1-15. II. Concerning the division and distribution of it to the tribes of Israel, ver. 16, &c. The Boundaries of Canaan. (b. c. 1452.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Numbers 34:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Hazar-enan — Num 34:10
  • Shepham — Num 34:10
  • Ain 1 — Num 34:11
  • Riblah 2 — Num 34:11
  • Sea of Galilee — Num 34:11

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