“And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.”
A massive gathering of forces — Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country (הָהִיטִּים בַהַר), and Hivites below Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah. The ethnic and geographic catalog demonstrates the comprehensiveness of the northern coalition. Mount Hermon marks the northern limit of Israel's conquest; the forces gathered 'below' it indicate a presence still controlling the northernmost territories. The land of Mizpah is a critical high-ground position overlooking the Jordan valley.
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