New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey

Holy Land

• Extremely fruitful Ex. 3:8; Num. 13:27; Dt. 8:7-9, 11:10-12
• Abounded in minerals Dt. 8:9, 33:25
• Called
  • The land Lev. 26:42; Lk. 4:25
  • The Lord's land Hos. 9:3
  • Land of Canaan Gen. 11:31; Lev. 14:34
  • Land of Israel 1 Sam. 13:19; Mt. 2:20, 21
  • Land of Judah Isa. 26:1
  • Land of the Hebrews Gen. 40:15
  • Land of promise Heb. 11:9
  • Land of Immanuel Isa. 8:8
  • Pleasant land Ps. 106:24; Dan. 8:9
  • Good land Num. 14:7; Dt. 3:25
  • Glorious land Dan. 11:16
  • Palestine Ex. 15:14; Isa. 14:29, 31
• Original inhabitants of Gen. 10:15-20; Dt. 7:1
• Inhabitants of, expelled for wickedness Gen. 15:16; Ex. 23:23; Lev. 18:25; Dt. 18:12
• Promised to
  • Abraham Gen. 12:7, 13:15, 17:8
  • Isaac Gen. 26:3
  • Jacob Gen. 28:13, 15, 35:12
• Given by covenant to Israel Ex. 6:4
• Extent of
  • As promised Gen. 15:18; Dt. 1:7; Josh. 1:4
  • As at first divided Num. 34:1-12
  • Under Solomon 1 Ki. 4:21, 24; 2 Chr. 9:26
• Twelve men sent to spy Num. 13:1-33
• Conquered by Joshua Josh. 6:1-12:24
• Divided by lot Num. 34:16-29; Josh. 13:7-14
• Allotment of, specified Josh. 14:1-19:51
• All inheritances in, inalienable Lev. 25:10, 23
• A sabbath of rest appointed for Lev. 25:2-5
• Obedience the condition of continuing in Lev. 26:3; Dt. 5:33, 11:16, 17, 22-25
• Divided into
  • Twelve provinces by Solomon 1 Ki. 4:7-19
  • Two kingdoms in the time of Rehoboam 1 Ki. 11:35, 36, 12:19, 20
  • Four provinces by the Romans Lk. 3:1
• Numerous population of, in Solomon's reign 1 Ki. 3:8; 2 Chr. 1:9
• Extensive commerce of, in Solomon's reign 1 Ki. 9:26-28, 10:22-29
• Prosperity of, in Solomon's reign 1 Ki. 4:20
• Was the burial place of the patriarchs Gen. 49:29-31, 50:13, 25; Josh. 24:32
• A type of the rest that remains for saints Heb. 4:1, 2, 9; 1 Pet. 1:4