Holy Land

Holy Land

Extremely fruitful - Ex 3:8; Nu 13:27; De 8:7-9; 11:10-12

Abounded in minerals - De 8:9; 33:25

CALLED

• The land
- Le 26:42; Lu 4:25
• The Lord's land
- Ho 9:3
• Land of Canaan
- Ge 11:31; Le 14:34
• Land of Israel
- 1Sa 13:19; Mt 2:20,21
• Land of Judah
- Isa 26:1
• Land of the Hebrews
- Ge 40:15
• Land of promise
- Heb 11:9
• Land of Immanuel
- Isa 8:8
• Pleasant land
- Ps 106:24; Da 8:9
• Good land
- Nu 14:7; De 3:25
• Glorious land
- Da 11:16
• Palestine
- Ex 15:14; Isa 14:29,31

Original inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness - Ge 15:16; Ex 23:23; Le 18:25; De 18:12

PROMISED TO

• Abraham
- Ge 12:7; 13:15; 17:8
• Isaac
- Ge 26:3
• Jacob
- Ge 28:13,15; 35:12
• Given by covenant to Israel
- Ex 6:4

EXTENT OF

• As promised
- Ge 15:18; De 1:7; Jos 1:4
• As at first divided
- Nu 34:1-12
• Under Solomon
- 1Ki 4:21,24; 2Ch 9:26

Twelve men sent to spy - Nu 13:1-33

Conquered by Joshua - Jos 6:1-12:24

Divided by lot - Nu 34:16-29; Jos 13:7-14

Allotment of, specified - Jos 14:1-19:51

All inheritances in, inalienable - Le 25:10,23

A sabbath of rest appointed for - Le 25:2-5

Obedience the condition of continuing in - Le 26:3; De 5:33; 11:16,17,22-25

DIVIDED INTO

• Twelve provinces by Solomon
- 1Ki 4:7-19
• Two kingdoms in the time of Rehoboam
- 1Ki 11:35,36; 12:19,20
• Four provinces by the Romans
- Lu 3:1

Numerous population of, in Solomon's reign - 1Ki 3:8; 2Ch 1:9

Extensive commerce of, in Solomon's reign - 1Ki 9:26-28; 10:22-29

Prosperity of, in Solomon's reign - 1Ki 4:20

Was the burial place of the patriarchs - Ge 49:29-31; 50:13,25; Jos 24:32

A type of the rest that remains for saints - Heb 4:1,2,9; 1Pe 1:4