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 The Kingdom of David and Solomon. Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River from Tiphsah to Gaza; he was at peace with all his neighbors (I Kings, 4:24)
(larger image)Abraham 'On that day, God made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt as far as the great river the Euphrates. The land of the Kenites, Kenizites, Kadmonites; the Chitties, Perizites, Refaim; the Emorites, Canaanites, Gigashites and Yevusites." '
(Genesis 15:18-21)
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Isaac "To you and your descendants I give this land." (Genesis 26:3)
Jacob "The ground upon which you are lying I give to you and your descendants." (Genesis 28:13)
Moses "I made a pact with them to give them the land of Canaan.” (Exodus 6:4)
'Now Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, and all Naphtali and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah as far as the western sea [Mediterranean Sea], and the Negev and the plain in the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar. Then the LORD said to him, "This is the land which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants'; I have let you see {it} with your eyes, but you shall not go over there." '
(Deuteronomy 34:1-4)
'Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' servant, saying, "Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel. "Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses. Jos 1:4 "From the wilderness and this Lebanon [NIV says:..'from the desert to Lebanon], even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea [Mediterranean Sea] toward the setting of the sun will be your territory. "No man will {be able to} stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. "Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.'
(Joshua 1:1-6)
The concept is frequently used symbolically by Christians, especially in hymnody as a reference to Heaven, or to a new land, such as North America colonized by the Pilgrims. |
Biblical References |
| Gen 28:15 | "Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you." |
| Exd 12:25 | "And when you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. |
| Exd 32:13 |
"Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.'" |
| Deu 6:3 |
"Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the Lord , the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey. |
| Deu 9:28 |
"'lest the land from which you brought us say, "Because the Lord was not able to bring them into the land that he promised them, and because he hated them, he has brought them out to put them to death in the wilderness." |
| Deu 11:25 | "No one shall be able to stand against you. The Lord your God will lay the fear of you and the dread of you on all the land that you shall tread, as he promised you. |
| Deu 19:8 |
"And if the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he has sworn to your fathers, and gives you all the land that he promised to give to your fathers-- |
| Deu 27:3 |
"And you shall write on them all the words of this law, when you cross over to enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord , the God of your fathers, has promised you. |
| Jos 22:4 |
"And now the Lord your God has given rest to your brothers, as he promised them. Therefore turn and go to your tents in the land where your possession lies, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you on the other side of the Jordan. |
| Jos 23:5 |
"The Lord your God will push them back before you and drive them out of your sight. And you shall possess their land, just as the Lord your God promised you. |
| Jos 23:15 |
"But just as all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you have been fulfilled for you, so the Lord will bring upon you all the evil things, until he has destroyed you from off this good land that the Lord your God has given you, |
 Map of Greater Israel as defined in Genesis 15:18-21
(larger image)Mainstream Jewish tradition regards the promise made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as having been given to all Jews, including converts and in turn their descendants.
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References
- Kol Torah, vol. 13, no. 9, Torah Academy of Bergen County, Nov 8, 2003
- See 6th and 7th portion commentaries by Rashi
- Stuart, Douglas K., Exodus, B&H Publishing Group, 2006, p. 549
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary, Walter A. Elwell, Philip Wesley Comfort, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2001, p. 984
- See 6th and 7th portion commentaries by Rashi
- Edersheim Bible History - Bk. 1, Ch. 10 Retrieved 5/22/2009
- Edersheim Bible History - Bk. 1, Ch. 13 Retrieved 5/22/2009
- Albert Barnes Notes on the Bible - Genesis 15 Retrieved 5/22/2009
- Genesis - Chapter 15 - Verse 13 - The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible on StudyLight.org Retrieved 5/22/2009
- Parshah In-Depth - Lech-Lecha Retrieved 5/22/2009
- Bible.org Q&A Did God send the angel to save Ishmael so that Islam could exist since Moslems believe Ishmael is the father of the Arabs? Retrieved 5/22/2009
- Reformed Answers: Ishmael and Esau Retrieved 5/22/2009
- II. The Promises to Isaac and Ishmael, The Place of Ishmael in Islam Retrieved 5/22/2009
- God Calls Abram Abraham Retrieved 5/22/2009
- THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT: ITS SCOPE AND SIGNIFICANCE (PART I of II) - A COMMENTARY ON DR. MALCOLM FABIYI’S ESSAY Retrieved 5/22/2009
- Google Books, The First book of Moses Retrieved 5/22/2009
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