Numbers 34:9

And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.

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Interpretation

Canaan was of small extent; as it is here bounded, it is but about 160 miles in length, and about 50 in breadth; yet this was the country promised to the father of the faithful, and the possession of the seed of Israel. This was that little spot of ground, in which alone, for many ages, God was known.

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This thought runs through Numbers 34:9-13.

Numbers 34:9 Numbers 34:10 Numbers 34:11 Numbers 34:12 Numbers 34:13

Glossary

Hazar-enan Place: Village of fountains, a place on the north-east frontier of Palestine ( Num. 34:9 , 10). Some have identified it with Ayan ed-Dara in the heart of the central chain of Anti-Libanus. Modern identification: Al Qaryatayn.
Ziphron Place: Sweet odour, a city on the northern border of Palestine ( Num. 34:9 ), south-east of Hamath. Modern identification: Huwwarin.