- the south:
- The south of Canaan; as in leaving Egypt, it is said he "came from the south," ("And he went²°¹ on his journeysª from the southª¹ even to¹ Bethel,ª unto¹ the placeª where¹¹ his tentª had beenª° at the beginning,ª between¹ Bethelª and Hai;ª" {Gen 13:3}), and the southern part of the promised land lay north-east of Egypt. "And Abramª journeyed,ª° going onª° stillª° toward the south.ª ... And Pharaohª commandedª° [his] men²¹ concerning¹ him: and they sent him away,ª°¹ and his wife,ª and all¹ that¹ he had." {Gen 12:9-20} + "And Abrahamª journeyedª° from thence¹¹ toward the southª country,ª and dwelledª° between¹ Kadeshª and Shur,ª and sojournedª° in Gerar.ª" {Gen 20:1} + "And [Abraham] plantedª° a groveª in Beersheba,ª and calledª° there¹ on the nameª of the LORD,ª the everlastingª God.ª" {Gen 21:33} + "So Joshuaª smoteª°¹ all¹ the countryª of the hills,ª and of the south,ª and of the vale,ª and of the springs,ª and all¹ their kings:ª he leftª° none¹ remaining,ª but utterly destroyedª° all¹ that breathed,ª as¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª commanded.ª°" {Jsh 10:40} + "And they shall divideª° it into sevenª parts:ª Judahª shall abideª° in¹ their coastª on the south,ª¹ and the houseª of Josephª shall abideª° in¹ their coastsª on the north.ª¹" {Jsh 18:5} + "And Achishª said,ª° Whitherª have ye made a roadª° to day?ª And Davidª said,ª° Against¹ the southª of Judah,ª and against¹ the southª of the Jerahmeelites,ª and against¹ the southª of the Kenites.ª" {1Sm 27:10} + "And cameª° to the strong holdª of Tyre,ª and to all¹ the citiesª of the Hivites,ª and of the Canaanites:ª and they went outª° to¹ the southª of Judah,ª [even] to Beersheba.ª" {2Sm 24:7}
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