and to the Canaanite Not satisfied with summoning to his banner the tribes of the north, Jabin extended his "war-token" to the remnants of the defeated tribes of the south too; (a) the Canaanites, or "lowlanders" of the east and west; (b) the Amorites, or "highlanders" of the south; (c) the Hittites; (d) the Perizzites; (e) the Jebusites, from the still unconquered Jebus; (f) the Hivites under the snowy heights of Hermon, the most beautiful and conspicuous mountain in Palestine or Syria. For the distribution of these various nations see note above, ch. Joshua 3:10.

in the land of Mizpeh Mizpeh means "prospect" or "watch-tower." It has the article here = "the Land of the Watch-Tower." There were several places in Palestine bearing this name. This Mizpeh was probably in a plain stretching south-west at the foot of Hermon, where now is situated the village of Metullah, which also means "the look-out," or "look-down," perched on a hill 200 feet high, south of Lake Merom, and commanding a splendid view. This Mizpeh ("Belle Vue" amongst ourselves) must not be confounded with the Mizpeh of Gilead (Joshua 13:26); nor with the Mizpeh of Judah (Joshua 15:38); nor yet with that of Moab (1 Samuel 22:3).

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