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11 Gilead and the region belonging to the descendants of Geshur and Maacath, including all of Mount Hermon, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah. 12 Also included was[a] the entire kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei. (He was the sole survivor left of the Rephaim.)[b] Although Moses had defeated these people and driven them out, 13 the Israelis did not drive out the descendants of Geshur or the descendants of Maacath—Geshur and Maacath live within the territory of Israel to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 13:12 The Heb. lacks Also included was
  2. Joshua 13:12 I.e. a race of giants that formerly populated Canaan; cf. Num 13:22, 33

11 It also included Gilead,(A) the territory of the people of Geshur and Maakah, all of Mount Hermon and all Bashan as far as Salekah(B) 12 that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan,(C) who had reigned in Ashtaroth(D) and Edrei.(E) (He was the last of the Rephaites.(F)) Moses had defeated them and taken over their land.(G) 13 But the Israelites did not drive out the people of Geshur(H) and Maakah,(I) so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.(J)

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