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The promised land was a place of hills

The high ground to the east of Jordan

Deuteronomy 3:12 See also Genesis 31:21

The high ground of Judah in the south

Joshua 11:21 See also Joshua 12:8; Luke 1:39

The high ground of Judah includes Jerusalem

Joel 3:17 See also Psalm 2:6; Isaiah 10:32; Daniel 9:16

The high ground to the north

Judges 3:27 See also Joshua 20:7; 2 Kings 5:22

Topics associated with hills

Plenty

Joel 3:18 See also Deuteronomy 8:7-9; Psalm 50:10; Psalm 72:3,16; Isaiah 7:25; Amos 9:13

Age

Job 15:7 See also Genesis 49:26; Deuteronomy 33:15; Proverbs 8:25; Habakkuk 3:6

Hiding

Joshua 2:16; 1 Samuel 23:14

Grazing

1 Kings 22:17; Jeremiah 33:13; Ezekiel 34:6; Matthew 18:12

Idolatrous worship

Deuteronomy 12:2 See also 1 Kings 11:7; Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 17:10; Kings 23:13; Jeremiah 13:27; Hosea 4:13

Hills used metaphorically

Matthew 5:14 See also Psalm 114:4; Isaiah 40:12; Isaiah 55:12

See also

4035  abundance
4254  mountains
4830  height
5511  safety
5611  watchman
7257  promised land
7269  Zion
7312  Baal
7374  high places
8769  idolatry, in OT