Joshua 13:3

New International Reader's Version

Those areas begin at the Shihor River in the eastern part of Egypt. They go to the territory of Ekron in the north. All that land is considered Canaanite even though it is controlled by five Philistine rulers. They rule over Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron. The Avvites

Cross References

Genesis 10:6

The sons of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

Genesis 15:18

On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram. He said, “I am giving this land to your family who comes after you. It reaches from the River of Egypt to the great Euphrates River.

1 Kings 8:65

At that time Solomon celebrated the Feast of Booths. The whole community of Israel was with him. It was a huge crowd. People came from as far away as Lebo Hamath and the Wadi of Egypt. For seven days they celebrated in front of the Lord our God. The feast continued for seven more days. That made a total of 14 days.

1 Chronicles 13:5

David gathered together all the Israelites. They came from the area between the Shihor River in Egypt and Lebo Hamath. They came to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim to Jerusalem.

Isaiah 23:3

Grain from Egypt came across the mighty waters. The harvest of the Nile River brought wealth to Tyre. It became the market place of the nations.

Jeremiah 2:18

Why do you go to Egypt to drink water from the Nile River? Why do you go to Assyria to drink from the Euphrates River?

Deuteronomy 2:23

The Avvites lived in villages as far away as Gaza. But people came from Crete and destroyed the Avvites. Then the people of Crete made their home in the territory of the Avvites.

Joshua 13:13

But the Israelites didn’t drive out the people of Geshur and Maakah. So they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.

Judges 16:5

The rulers of the Philistines went to her. They said, “See if you can get him to tell you the secret of why he’s so strong. Find out how we can overpower him. Then we can tie him up. We can bring him under our control. Each of us will give you 28 pounds of silver.”

Judges 3:3

So he left the five rulers of the Philistines. He left the people of Canaan and the people of Sidon. He left the Hivites living in the Lebanon mountains. They lived in the area between Mount Baal Hermon and Lebo Hamath.

1 Samuel 5:1

The Philistines had captured the ark of God. They took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

1 Samuel 5:10

So the ark of God was sent to Ekron. As the ark was entering Ekron, the people of the city cried out. They shouted, “They’ve brought the ark of the god of Israel to us. They want to kill us and our people.”

1 Samuel 5:8

So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines. They asked them, “What should we do with the ark of the god of Israel?” The rulers answered, “Have the ark moved to Gath.” So they moved it.

1 Samuel 6:4

The Philistines asked, “What guilt offering should we send to him?” Their advisers replied, “There are five Philistine rulers. So send five gold rats. Also send five gold models of the growths in your bodies. Do it because the same plague has struck you and your rulers alike.