Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

boundary crossing into divinely given land

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A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


jewish christian

  • Numbers Chapter 31 / Footnotes / Chapter 32 / Chapter 33; lines 2532-2644 confidence: high

    In the plains of Moab by the Jordan, Yahweh tells Moses to instruct Israel to cross into Canaan, drive out inhabitants, destroy idols, images, and high places, and possess the land Yahweh has given.

    Yahweh instructs Israel to pass over the Jordan into Canaan, take possession of the land, and dwell there because he has given it to them.

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