Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
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Interpretation
As the Israelites were a type of the church on earth, they were not to be idle and slothful. The Lord was pleased to try them by the remains of the devoted nations they spared.
Glossary
- Lebo-hamath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Labweh.
- Mount Baal-hermon Place
- Lord of Hermon. (1. ) A city near Mount Hermon inhabited by the Ephraimites ( 1 Chr. 5:23 ). Probably identical with Baal-gad ( Josh. 11:17 ). (2. ) A mountain east of Lebanon ( Judg. 3:3 ).
- Mount Lebanon Place
- Biblical mountain range. Modern identification: Mount Lebanon.