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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 helps visually
               understand the location of the peoples being
               conquered as well as the routes of the conquests.
               The map to the right shows the location of the
               peoples and the routes taken from battle to battle
               on the east side of the Jordan River.

               Conquest of the Land
               Between 2 and 2.4 million people arrived on the
               eastern side of the Jordan River, anticipating
               entering their promised land.  Just five miles to the
               west was the city of Jericho and what they saw
               must have been terrifying!  If each family in Israel
               occupied 16 square feet of space, the minimum space that that many people occupied would be 3 miles
               wide and 1.75 miles deep.  To get a better perspective on this number of people coming to destroy you,
               consider this map:


                                                                 The people at Jericho looked to the north and
                                                                 then to the south and as far as they could see,
                                                                 there were a massive number of people coming
                                                                 to claim their land.


                                                                 The people of Jericho worship Ashtaroth, the
                                                                 goddess of the Moon.  Here was centered all
                                                                 that was the vilest and most degrading of the
                                                                 religion of the Canaanites.  God’s judgment on
                                                                 them was certainly just.


















               75  The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Ge 10:15–19). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.

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