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The land of the Gebalites and the whole Lebanon eastward, stretching from Baal-gad at the foot of Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.

“I myself will remove the entire population of the highlands from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim before the Israelites, that is, all the Sidonians. You have only to allot it to Israel as a legacy exactly as I commanded you. So now divide up this land as a legacy for the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh. You will give it out from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. The Mediterranean Sea is the border.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 13:7 LXX; MT lacks You will give it out from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. The Mediterranean Sea is the border.

the area of Byblos;(A) and all Lebanon(B) to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon(C) to Lebo Hamath.(D)

“As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim,(E) that is, all the Sidonians, I myself will drive them out(F) before the Israelites. Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have instructed you,(G) and divide it as an inheritance(H) among the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”

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