Obadiah 1:20
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The captives of this host of the children of Israel, who are among the Canaanites, will possess even to Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will possess the cities of the Negev.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageObadiah envisions Israelite exiles returning from distant places—Halah and Sepharad in the north and east, and Zarephath in Phoenicia—to repossess territories across Canaan, including the Negeb, Shephelah, Philistia, Gilead, Samaria, and Edom. Jerusalem and Mount Zion stand at the center of restored covenant rule, while Mount Esau represents Edom, Israel’s judged rival.
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Obadiah 1:20 mentions Canaan, Edom, Gilead, Halah, Jerusalem, Mount Esau, Mount Zion, Negeb, Philistia, Samaria, Sepharad, Shephelah and Zarephath.
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