Dictionary entry

Holy Land

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Extremely fruitful Ex 3:8; Nu 13:27; De 8:7-9; 11:10-12

Abounded in minerals De 8:9; 33:25

CALLED

The land Le 26:42; Lu 4:25

The Lord's land Ho 9:3

Land of Canaan Ge 11:31; Le 14:34

Land of Israel 1Sa 13:19; Mt 2:20,21

Land of Judah Isa 26:1

Land of the Hebrews Ge 40:15

Land of promise Heb 11:9

Land of Immanuel Isa 8:8

Pleasant land Ps 106:24; Da 8:9

Good land Nu 14:7; De 3:25

Glorious land Da 11:16

Palestine Ex 15:14; Isa 14:29,31

Original inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness Ge 15:16; Ex 23:23; Le 18:25; De 18:12

PROMISED TO

Abraham Ge 12:7; 13:15; 17:8

Isaac Ge 26:3

Jacob Ge 28:13,15; 35:12

Given by covenant to Israel Ex 6:4

EXTENT OF

As promised Ge 15:18; De 1:7; Jos 1:4

As at first divided Nu 34:1-12

Under Solomon 1Ki 4:21,24; 2Ch 9:26

Twelve men sent to spy Nu 13:1-33

Conquered by Joshua Jos 6:1-12:24

Divided by lot Nu 34:16-29; Jos 13:7-14

Allotment of, specified Jos 14:1-19:51

All inheritances in, inalienable Le 25:10,23

A sabbath of rest appointed for Le 25:2-5

Obedience the condition of continuing in Le 26:3; De 5:33; 11:16,17,22-25

DIVIDED INTO

Twelve provinces by Solomon 1Ki 4:7-19

Two kingdoms in the time of Rehoboam 1Ki 11:35,36; 12:19,20

Four provinces by the Romans Lu 3:1

Numerous population of, in Solomon's reign 1Ki 3:8; 2Ch 1:9

Extensive commerce of, in Solomon's reign 1Ki 9:26-28; 10:22-29

Prosperity of, in Solomon's reign 1Ki 4:20

Was the burial place of the patriarchs Ge 49:29-31; 50:13,25; Jos 24:32

A type of the rest that remains for saints Heb 4:1,2,9; 1Pe 1:4