Joshua 17:15
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.”Joshua 17:15
What Does Joshua 17:15 Mean?
Joshua 17:15 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 17, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Joshua 17:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Samuel 5:18“The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.”2 Samuel 18:6“So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;”Joshua 17:18“But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.”Genesis 13:7“And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.”Genesis 14:5“And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,”Judges 3:27“And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.”Judges 18:2“And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.”2 Chronicles 19:4“And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.”Jeremiah 4:15“For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.”Jeremiah 50:19“And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.”Genesis 15:20“And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,”Exodus 33:2“And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:”2 Samuel 5:22“And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.”Ezra 9:1“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”Luke 12:48“But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”
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