Exodus 13:5

And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

Cross-reference

Exodus 13:11 repeats the promise of entry into the land, reinforcing the same oath and command as verse 5.

Exodus 34:11 promises to drive out the same nations listed in 13:5, reinforcing the conquest promise.

Exodus 3:8 Allusion

Exodus 3:8 first describes the land as 'flowing with milk and honey' and lists the nations, echoed in 13:5.

Exodus 3:17 Parallel

Exodus 3:17 contains the same promise of a land flowing with milk and honey, reinforcing the oath that grounds the feast command.

Exodus 6:8 Parallel

Exodus 6:8 earlier states the same promise of giving the land as an inheritance, with the oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Exodus 12:25 gives the same instruction to keep the service upon entering the land—a direct parallel to the command here.

Exodus 33:3 Contrast

Exodus 33:3 reiterates the land promise but adds that God will not go with them—a condition not mentioned here, highlighting Israel's sin.

Exodus 12:26 provides the catechetical explanation for the service commanded here, telling parents what to answer their children.

Exodus 33:1 Parallel

Exodus 33:1 reiterates the land promise after the golden calf incident, emphasizing God's faithfulness despite Israel's sin.

Numbers 14:16 shows the nations' view that God failed to fulfill the oath due to Israel's unbelief—a dark contrast to the promise here.

Genesis 17:7 establishes the covenant with Abraham, the foundational oath that underlies the land promise in Exodus 13:5.

Numbers 14:30 narrows the oath: only Caleb and Joshua enter the land, contrasting the generational expectation in Exodus 13:5.

Numbers 32:11 states the exodus generation is barred from the land sworn to the patriarchs—direct contrast to the promise of entrance here.

Deuteronomy 7:1 lists the nations to be driven out, matching the list in Exodus 13:5, showing continuity.

Deuteronomy 12:29 echoes the same promise of driving out nations and possessing the land, reinforcing commands to destroy worship sites.

Deuteronomy 26:1 picks up the same entry into the land, instructing the firstfruits offering as a response to God's gift.

Joshua 24:11 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 24:11 recounts the actual entry into the land and battles with the nations, fulfilling the promise of Exodus 13:5.

Genesis 50:24 records Joseph's prophecy of God bringing Israel to the land sworn to the patriarchs—the same oath referenced here.

Genesis 26:3 repeats the land promise to Isaac, one of the 'fathers' sworn to in Exodus 13:5, confirming the inheritance.

Genesis 17:8 explicitly promises the land of Canaan to Abraham, the exact land sworn to the fathers in Exodus 13:5.

Genesis 15:18-21 contains the covenant promise of the land to Abraham, which Exodus 13:5 recalls as the oath to ancestors.

Numbers 13:27 reports the land 'flowing with milk and honey,' the exact phrase used in Exodus 13:5.

Genesis 24:7 records Abraham's recollection of God's oath to give the land to his offspring—the same promise grounding the command here.

Jeremiah 32:22 directly echoes the promise of a land flowing with milk and honey sworn to the ancestors.

Ezekiel 20:6 repeats the oath to bring Israel to a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful.

Genesis 22:16-18 contains God's oath to Abraham after Isaac, including blessing and victory, which grounds the land promise.

Deuteronomy 6:23 summarizes God bringing Israel out to give them the land sworn to their ancestors.

Deuteronomy 19:1 continues the theme of possessing the land after nations are cut off, now leading to laws for cities of refuge.