John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 11:16

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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So Joshua took all that land, etc.] The whole land of Canaan, described as follows, both as to the southern and northern parts of it: the hills; the hill country of Judea, of which (see <420139>Luke 1:39,65); and all the south country; where lived the five kings; and those of other places, the account of the taking of which we have in the preceding chapter, (<061040>Joshua 10:40); and all the land of Goshen; (see <061041>Joshua 10:41); and the valley, and the plain; the low places and campaign fields which lay between the hills and mountains; particularly all the plain and campaign country near Eleutheropolis, towards the north and west, Jerom says, in his day, was called “Sephela”, or “the vale” f247: and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same; by which may be meant Jerusalem, situated on a mountain, and is so called, (<261723>Ezekiel 17:23) (<262040>Ezekiel 20:40); and its valley may be the valley of Hinnom or of Jehoshaphat, as they were after called, which were near it: some think the hill of Samaria or the mountains about that are meant.

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