Deuteronomy 1:7

Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 1:20 refers back to the same mountain of the Amorites, emphasizing the arrival at the land given by God.

In Deuteronomy 11:11, the Promised Land is described as a land of mountains and valleys drinking rain — the same land Moses commands Israel to take in this verse.

Deuteronomy 11:24 reiterates the same land boundaries — from Lebanon to Euphrates — reinforcing the promise.

In Genesis 15:16-21, God promises Abraham the land of the Canaanites and Amorites with specific boundaries — the same land Moses now commands Israel to take.

In Exodus 23:31, God promises borders from the Red Sea to the Euphrates — the same territorial extent Moses lists as the destination in his command.

Numbers 34:3–12 Historical context

In Numbers 34:3-12, the borders of Canaan are given in detail — the territory Moses summarizes and orders Israel to advance into.

Joshua 1:4 Allusion

Joshua 1:4 repeats the land promise boundaries from Lebanon to Euphrates, directly echoing Deuteronomy 1:7.

Joshua 10:40 Historical context

Joshua 10:40 lists the same regions conquered — hill country, Negeb, lowland — fulfilling the command to take possession.

Joshua 11:16 summarizes the conquered territory, echoing the exact geographical regions listed in the command.

Amos 2:9 Allusion

In Amos 2:9, God recalls destroying the Amorites — the very people Moses was told to drive out, showing God's faithfulness to the command.

Genesis 15:18 is the original Abrahamic covenant promise of the land to the Euphrates, referenced here in the command to possess it.

Numbers 34:2 introduces the formal boundaries of Canaan, echoing the land description here and specifying the inheritance.