This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...it, as a matter of course, not for Canaan and its Baalim, but for Yahweh, who had won it thus a second time in its whole extent. The defeat of the Philistines was at the same time fatal for the thus far independent remnants of Canaan. We have already observed that the southern Canaanite zone probably made alliance with ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...it, as a matter of course, not for Canaan and its Baalim, but for Yahweh, who had won it thus a second time in its whole extent. The defeat of the Philistines was at the same time fatal for the thus far independent remnants of Canaan. We have already observed that the southern Canaanite zone probably made alliance with the Philistines and smoothed the way for them into the highlands. The statement may be made with still greater confidence of the northern, the belt of Canaanite cities which extended across the plain of the Kishon from the sea to the Jordan. For the Philistines, according to 1 Samuel xxxi. 10, hung up the bodies of Saul and his sons, which they had found on the battlefield of Mount Gilboa, at Beth-shan, the Canaanite city in the Jordan valley. And without the consent of the ancient cities of Taanach and Megiddo they could not even have chosen or reached that battlefield. As soon, therefore, as Israel had recovered from this defeat, as soon as David, after long internal struggles, could gather its forces again, judgment fell upon the Canaanite cities. With the capture of Jerusalem (2 Samuel v. 6ff.) their chief bulwark was broken down; but the work was still far from complete. The fortified city of Gezer was not taken till the reign of Solomon (1 Kings ix. 15), when it was captured by the Pharaoh and given as a dowry to Solomon's Egyptian wife. Megiddo also was rebuilt (vs. 15), and doubtless had been first reduced by Solomon. But also the Canaanites who were living in peace and alliance with Israel lost their independence. We know from 2 Samuel xxi. that Saul undertook to bring the allied city of Gibeon into his power, and although the attempt failed, and his descendants had to expiate it with their blood, nevertheless the Gibeonites became u...
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