Acts 13:19

then, after destroying seven heathen nations in Canaan, he allotted their land to this people –

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In The King James Version

And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

In Context

18For about forty years he bore with them in the desert;

20For about four hundred and fifty years. In later times he gave them Judges, of whom the prophet Samuel was the last.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:8I will give to you, and to your descendants after your, the land where you are now foreigners, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.”

Joshua 18:10Joshua then drew lots for them at Shilo before the Lord, where he divided the land for the Israelites according to their divisions.

Joshua 23:4I have allotted you to the remaining nations, after those which I have wiped out, and you will hold the land of these nations from the Jordan to the Mediterranean in the west.

Psalms 135:11Sihon, king of the Amorites, Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.

Matthew Henry on Acts 13:15-42

Paul at Antioch in Pisidia. 14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. 16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. 17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and… Read the whole commentary →

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