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Joshua 12:17 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Joshua 12:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 12 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;”
Joshua 12:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 12:17
The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one—Tappuah (תַּפּוּחַ, tappuach, 'apple' or 'citadel') appears both as a border town (12:17, 15:34) and later as land allotted to Manasseh's daughters (17:8), demonstrating how conquest lists became inheritance documents. The name's dual meaning (fruit and fortress) captures Canaan's character—a land flowing with milk and honey (Exodus 3:8) yet requiring military dispossession before enjoyment.Hepher (חֵפֶר, chepher, 'a pit' or 'shame') later becomes significant as the territorial designation for Zelophehad's daughters (Numbers 26:33, Joshua 17:2-...
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Cross-References for Joshua 12:17
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“in Arubboth (to him [pertained] Socoh”
“to Ethkazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretches to Neah;”
“and En Gannim”