- the good land:
- "Furthermore the LORDª was angryª° with me for your sakes,ª¹ and swareª° that I should not¹ go overª°¹ Jordan,ª and that I should not¹ go²° in¹ unto¹ that goodª land,ª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee [for] an inheritance:ª ... But¹ I¹ must dieª° in this¹ land,ª I must not¹ go overª°¹ Jordan:ª but ye¹ shall go over,ª° and possessª°¹ that¹ goodª land.ª" {Deu 4:21-22} + "But the land,ª whither¹¹ ye¹ goª° to possessª° it, [is] a landª of hillsª and valleys,ª [and] drinkethª° waterª of the rainª of heaven:ª ... A landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª careth¹ for:²° the eyesª of the LORDª thy Godª [are] alwaysª upon it, from the beginningª¹ of the yearª even unto¹ the endª of the year.ª" {Deu 11:11-12} + "And I am come downª° to deliverª° them out of the handª¹ of the Egyptians,ª and to bring²° them up¹ out of¹ that¹ landª unto¹ a goodª landª and a large,ª unto¹ a landª flowingª° with milkª and honey;ª unto¹ the placeª of the Canaanites,ª and the Hittites,ª and the Amorites,ª and the Perizzites,ª and the Hivites,ª and the Jebusites.ª" {Exd 3:8} + "Wherefore, saidª° they, if¹ we have foundª° graceª in thy sight,ª let¹ this¹ landª be givenª° unto thy servantsª for a possession,ª [and] bring us not overª°¹¹ Jordan.ª" {Num 32:5} + "In the dayª [that] I lifted upª° mine handª unto them, to bring them forthª° of the landª¹ of Egyptª into¹ a landª that¹ I had espiedª° for them, flowingª° with milkª and honey,ª which¹ [is] the gloryª of all¹ lands:ª" {Ezk 20:6}
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