Joshua 12:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joshua 12:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joshua 12:8 is a verse from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south cou..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joshua 12:8 — KJV
“In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:”
— Joshua 12:8 (KJV)
Joshua 12:8 in Context — About the Book of Joshua
Joshua is the book of possessed promises. After Moses' death, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, around Jericho's walls, and into the inheritance God swore to Abraham. It is a manual for courage — God's command to be strong and courageous frames the whole conquest.
Cross-References for Joshua 12:8
“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 12:8: hittites, amorites, canaanites
“And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 12:8: hittites, amorites, canaanites
“For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 12:8: hittites, amorites, canaanites
“The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.”
Shares key themes with Joshua 12:8: mountains, south, hittites
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
Shares key themes with Joshua 12:8: hittites, amorites, canaanites
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