And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
Parallel translations
- WEB the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
- BSB Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
- NKJV the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
- NASB the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Rephaim,
- NLT Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
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Quick answer
The list continues with the Hittites, Perizzites, and Rephaim. The detailed naming underscores the certainty of God's land promise.
Overview
Further nations are named among those whose territory Israel would inherit. The thoroughness of the list reflects the comprehensive scope of God's grant. These peoples' eventual removal would display both God's faithfulness to His promise and His righteous judgment, themes woven throughout the conquest narratives.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Gen 14:5And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
- Isa 17:5And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
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