Read Joshua 11.16-23. In 11.16-23: Culmination of the conquest. In verse 16: The description parallels 10.40, In verse 17: A line of territorial extent reaches from Mount Halak in the south near the border with Edom to Baal-gad somewhere near Mount Hermon on Israel's north (12.7; 13.5-6). In verse 20: The stubborn hostility and incessant attacks of the enemy were the Lord's doing, part of a divine plan to wipe them out. On verses 21-22: In Israel folklore, the Anakim were an ancient indigenous race of unusual statue. In verse 23: The Lord has kept the promise made in 1.3-5, and Joshua has the task assigned in 1.6.With the words the land had rest from war, the conquest draws to a close. Comments or Questions..
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