Bible Cross References
the south
Numbers 24:18
He will conquer his enemies in Edom And make their land his property, While Israel continues victorious.
Numbers 24:19
The nation of Israel will trample them down And wipe out the last survivors."
Joshua 15:21
The cities farthest south that belonged to them, those that were near the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
Jeremiah 32:44
People will buy them, and the deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed. This will take place in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah, and in the towns in the hill country, in the foothills, and in southern Judah. I will restore the people to their land. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Amos 9:12
And so the people of Israel will conquer what is left of the land of Edom and all the nations that were once mine," says the LORD, who will cause this to happen.
Malachi 1:4
If Esau's descendants, the Edomites, say, "Our towns have been destroyed, but we will rebuild them," then the LORD will reply, "Let them rebuild---I will tear them down again. People will call them 'The evil country' and 'The nation with whom the LORD is angry forever.' "
Malachi 1:5
The people of Israel are going to see this with their own eyes, and they will say, "The LORD is mighty even outside the land of Israel!"
the plain
Joshua 13:2
all the territory of Philistia and Geshur,
Joshua 13:3
as well as all the territory of the Avvim to the south. (The land from the stream Shihor, at the Egyptian border, as far north as the border of Ekron was considered Canaanite; the kings of the Philistines lived at Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.)
Joshua 15:33
The cities in the foothills were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
Joshua 15:45
There was Ekron with its towns and villages,
Joshua 15:46
and all the cities and towns near Ashdod, from Ekron to the Mediterranean Sea.
Judges 1:18
The LORD helped the people of Judah, and they took possession of the hill country. But they did not capture Gaza, Ashkelon, or Ekron, with their surrounding territories. These people living along the coast had iron chariots, and so the people of Judah were not able to drive them out.
Judges 1:19
(SEE 1:18)
Isaiah 11:13
The kingdom of Israel will not be jealous of Judah any more, and Judah will not be the enemy of Israel.
Isaiah 11:14
Together they will attack the Philistines on the west and plunder the people who live to the east. They will conquer the people of Edom and Moab, and the people of Ammon will obey them.
Ezekiel 25:16
And so I am announcing that I will attack the Philistines and wipe them out. I will destroy everyone left living there on the Philistine Plain.
Amos 1:8
I will remove the rulers of the cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon. I will punish the city of Ekron, and all the Philistines who are left will die."
Zephaniah 2:4-7
4
No one will be left in the city of Gaza. Ashkelon will be deserted. The people of Ashdod will be driven out in half a day, and the people of Ekron will be driven from their city.
5
You Philistines are doomed, you people who live along the coast. The LORD has passed sentence on you. He will destroy you, and not one of you will be left.
6
Your land by the sea will become open fields with shepherd's huts and sheep pens.
7
The people of Judah who survive will occupy your land. They will pasture their flocks there and sleep in the houses of Ashkelon. The LORD their God will be with them and make them prosper again.
Zechariah 9:5-7
5
The city of Ashkelon will see this and be afraid. The city of Gaza will see it and suffer great pain. So will Ekron, and her hopes will be shattered. Gaza will lose her king, and Ashkelon will be left deserted.
6
People of mixed race will live in Ashdod. The LORD says, "I will humble all these proud Philistines.
7
They will no longer eat meat with blood in it, or other forbidden food. All the survivors will become part of my people and be like a clan in the tribe of Judah. Ekron will become part of my people, as the Jebusites did.
the fields of Ephraim
2 Kings 17:24
The emperor of Assyria took people from the cities of Babylon, Cuth, Ivvah, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the exiled Israelites. They took possession of these cities and lived there.
Ezra 4:2
So they went to see Zerubbabel and the heads of the clans and said, "Let us join you in building the Temple. We worship the same God you worship, and we have been offering sacrifices to him ever since Emperor Esarhaddon of Assyria sent us here to live."
Ezra 4:7-10
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Again in the reign of Emperor Artaxerxes of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and their associates wrote a letter to the emperor. The letter was written in Aramaic and was to be translated when read.
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Also Rehum, the governor, and Shimshai, the secretary of the province, wrote the following letter to Emperor Artaxerxes about Jerusalem:
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"From Rehum, the governor, from Shimshai, secretary of the province, from their associates, the judges, and from all the other officials, who are originally from Erech, Babylon, and Susa in the land of Elam,
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together with the other peoples whom the great and powerful Ashurbanipal moved from their homes and settled in the city of Samaria and elsewhere in West-of-Euphrates Province."
Ezra 4:17-10
Psalm 69:35
He will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there and possess the land;
Jeremiah 31:4-6
4
Once again I will rebuild you. Once again you will take up your tambourines and dance joyfully.
5
Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria, and those who plant them will eat what the vineyards produce.
6
Yes, the time is coming when sentries will call out on the hills of Ephraim, 'Let's go up to Zion, to the LORD our God.' "
Ezekiel 36:6-12
6
"So prophesy to the land of Israel; tell the mountains, hills, brooks, and valleys what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying in jealous anger because of the way the nations have insulted and humiliated them.
7
I, the Sovereign LORD, solemnly promise that the surrounding nations will be humiliated.
8
But on the mountains of Israel the trees will again grow leaves and bear fruit for you, my people Israel. You are going to come home soon.
9
I am on your side, and I will make sure that your land is plowed again and crops are planted on it.
10
I will make your population grow. You will live in the cities and rebuild everything that was left in ruins.
11
I will make people and cattle increase in number. There will be more of you than ever before, and you will have many children. I will let you live there as you used to live, and I will make you more prosperous than ever. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
12
I will bring you, my people Israel, back to live again in the land. It will be your own land, and it will never again let your children starve.
Ezekiel 36:28-12
Ezekiel 37:21-25
21
Then tell them that I, the Sovereign LORD, am going to take all my people out of the nations where they have gone, gather them together, and bring them back to their own land.
22
I will unite them into one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. They will have one king to rule over them, and they will no longer be divided into two nations or split into two kingdoms.
23
They will not defile themselves with disgusting idols any more or corrupt themselves with sin. I will free them from all the ways in which they sin and betray me. I will purify them; they will be my people, and I will be their God.
24
A king like my servant David will be their king. They will all be united under one ruler and will obey my laws faithfully.
25
They will live on the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They will live there forever, and so will their children and all their descendants. A king like my servant David will rule them forever.
Ezekiel 47:13-21
13
The Sovereign LORD said, "These are the boundaries of the land that is to be divided among the twelve tribes, with the tribe of Joseph receiving two sections.
14
I solemnly promised your ancestors that I would give them possession of this land; now divide it equally among you.
15
"The northern boundary runs eastward from the Mediterranean Sea to the city of Hethlon, to Hamath Pass, to the city of Zedad,
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to the cities of Berothah and Sibraim (they are located between the territory of the kingdom of Damascus and that of the kingdom of Hamath), and to the city of Ticon (located by the border of the district of Hauran).
17
So the northern boundary runs from the Mediterranean eastward to Enon City, with the border regions of Damascus and Hamath to the north of it.
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"The eastern boundary runs south from a point between the territory of Damascus and that of Hauran, with the Jordan River forming the boundary between the land of Israel on the west and Gilead on the east, as far as Tamar on the Dead Sea.
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"The southern boundary runs southwest from Tamar to the oasis of Kadesh Meribah and then northwest along the Egyptian border to the Mediterranean Sea.
20
"The western boundary is formed by the Mediterranean and runs north to a point west of Hamath Pass.
21
"Divide this land among your tribes;
Ezekiel 48:1-9
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The northern boundary of the land runs eastward from the Mediterranean Sea to the city of Hethlon, to Hamath Pass, to Enon City, to the boundary between the kingdoms of Damascus and Hamath. Each tribe is to receive one section of land extending from the eastern boundary west to the Mediterranean Sea, in the following order from north to south: Dan Asher Naphtali Manasseh Ephraim Reuben Judah
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(SEE 48:1)
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(SEE 48:1)
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(SEE 48:1)
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(SEE 48:1)
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(SEE 48:1)
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(SEE 48:1)
8
The next section of the land is to be set apart for special use. It is to be 10 miles wide from north to south, and the same length from east to west as the sections given to the tribes. The Temple will be located within this section.
9
In the center of this section, a special area 10 miles by 8 miles is to be dedicated to the LORD.
Benjamin
Joshua 13:25
Their territory included Jazer and all the cities of Gilead, half the land of Ammon as far as Aroer, which is east of Rabbah;
Joshua 13:31
It included half of Gilead, as well as Ashtaroth and Edrei, the capital cities of Og's kingdom in Bashan. All this was given to half the families descended from Machir son of Manasseh.
Joshua 18:21-28
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The cities belonging to the families of the tribe of Benjamin were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
22
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
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Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,
24
Chepharammoni, Ophni, and Geba: twelve cities, along with the towns around them.
25
There were also Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
26
Mizpah, Chephirah, Mozah,
27
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
28
Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (or Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath Jearim: fourteen cities, along with the towns around them. This is the land which the families of the tribe of Benjamin received as their possession.
1 Chronicles 5:26
So God caused Emperor Pul of Assyria (also known as Tiglath Pileser) to invade their country. He deported the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh and settled them permanently in Halah, Habor, and Hara, and by the Gozan River.
Jeremiah 49:1
This is what the LORD said about Ammon: "Where are the men of Israel? Is there no one to defend their land? Why have they let the people who worship Molech take the territory of the tribe of Gad and settle there?
Amos 1:13
The LORD says, "The people of Ammon have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. In their wars for more territory they even ripped open pregnant women in Gilead.
Micah 7:14
Be a shepherd to your people, LORD, the people you have chosen. Although they live apart in the wilderness, there is fertile land around them. Let them go and feed in the rich pastures of Bashan and Gilead, as they did long ago.