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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 13:3

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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13:3 The stream of Shihor probably marked the traditional boundary between Canaan and Egypt, bisecting the northern Sinai Peninsula. • The Philistine territory included five main cities: Gaza, Ashdod, and Ashkelon were on the Mediterranean coast, and Gath and Ekron were a few miles inland. • The Philistines displaced the Avvites (Deut 2:23).
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