Acts 13:19

“And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, etc.] The Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, Jebusites, and Girgashites; and the name of seven nations is what they are usually called by in Jewish writings; and though they were not utterly destroyed, or everyone of them put to death, or driven out, for some remained to be thorns in the sides of the Israelites; yet they were so wasted and conquered, that they could never recover any more: he divided their land to them; every tribe had its portion of it assigned, by lot; (see <061401>Joshua 14:1-3).”

“And when he had destroyed - Subdued, cast out, or extirpated them as nations. It does not mean that all were put to death, for many of them were left in the land; but that they were subdued as nations, they were broken up and overcome, Deuteronomy 7:1, “And hath cast out many nations before them,” etc. Seven nations - The Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, Deuteronomy 7:1; Joshua 3:10; Nehemiah 9:8. In the land of Canaan - The whole land Was called by the name of one of the principal nations. This was the promised land; the holy land, etc. He divided ... - See an account of this in Jos. 14–15: The lot was often used among…”

“Seven nations - Enumerated Deu 7:1; about four hundred and fifty years - That is, from the choice of the fathers to the dividing of the land; it was about four hundred and fifty years. Acts 13:21”

“when: Act 7:45; Deu 7:1; Jos 24:11; Neh 9:24; Psa 78:55 Chanaan: Gen 12:5, Gen 17:8; Psa 135:11, Canaan he divided: Num 26:53-56; Jos 14:1, Jos 18:10, Jos 23:4; Psa 78:55 Acts 13:20”