“And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.”
Israel discovers the deception — Three days after the covenant is made, the Israelites hear that the Gibeonites live near them (בְקִרְבָּם) and dwell among them. The discovery comes swiftly—'three days' echoes the resurrection timeframe and suggests a short-lived ignorance before light breaks forth. The Israelites learn the truth precisely because they begin to encounter Gibeonites in their own territory, making geography reveal what deception concealed.
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