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Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of
Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. (ESV)
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Other groups such as the Philistines are present in
the region as well. This map, from the Logos Deluxe
Mapset, is a wonderful tool for helping pastors
visually understand the location of the peoples
being conquered as well as the routes of the
conquests. There are three maps in this series that
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pertain to the conquest. This first shows the
location of the peoples and the routes taken from
battle to battle on the east side of the Jordan River.

The second map shows the campaigns west of the
Jordan River.

70 Once the major parts of the promised land had been
conquered Joshua divided up the land among the tribes.
The Tribe of Levi, the priests, did not receive land as God
was to be their inheritance. The other tribes were each
given large tracks of land throughout the Promised land.
On the east side of the Jordan River the tribes of Gad,
Reuben and half the tribe of Manasseh (Joshua 13:7-8).
On the west side the other tribes were given land. These
tribes included Asher, Zebulun, Naphtali, Issachar,
Manasseh, Ephraim, Dan, Benjamin, Judah, and
Simeon. Voss explains that though the land was
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divided they did not actually conquer it al then “We
discover from the books of Joshua and Judges that the

68 The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Ge 10:15–19). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.
69 Norris, D. Thaine. Logos Deluxe Map Set. Oak Harbor, WA: Lexham Press, 1997. Maps shown include: “Israel’s
first Campaign East of the Jordan”; “Israel’s First Campaigns West of the Jordan”; and “Israel’s Last
Campaign West of the Jordan.”
70 Voss, illustrative map: “Land allocated to the Tribes of Israel” in Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Manners and
Customs, 109.
71 Ibid., 10.

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